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LISA D. NORDSTROM
Lead Counsel
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June 29,2017
VIA HAND DELIVERY
Diane M. Hanian, Secretary
ldaho Public Utilities Commission
472 West Washington
Boise, Idaho 83702
Re: Case No. IPC-E-17-10
Joint Application of ldaho Power Company and the City of Rupert to Approve
Territory Allocation Ag reement
Dear Ms. Hanian:
Enclosed for filing in the above matter please find an original and seven (7) copies
of the Joint Application.
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1221 W. ldaho St. (83702)
P.O. Box 70
Boise. lD 83707
rl :r.rl\itrn.:.1.-lnLiJLISA D. NORDSTROM (lSB No. 5733)
ldaho Power Company
1221West ldaho Street (83702)
P.O. Box 70
Boise, ldaho 83707
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
I no rdstrom @ id a hopower. com
Attorney for ldaho Power Company
Michael P. Tribe (lSB No. 6816)
ROBINSON & TRIBE
P.O. Box 396
Rupert, ldaho 83350
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
Attorney for City of Rupert
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE JOINT
APPLICATION OF IDAHO POWER
COMPANY AND THE CITY OF
RUPERT TO APPROVE A TERRITORY
ALLOCATION AGREEMENT.
CASE NO. IPC-E-17-10
JOINT APPLICATION
ldaho Power Company ("ldaho Power") and the City of Rupert ("the City"), in
accordance with ldaho Code S 61-332, ef seg., and RP 52, hereby respectfully make
application to the ldaho Public Utilities Commission ("Commission") for an order
approving the Territory Allocation Agreement ('Agreement") between ldaho Power and
the City (hereinafter referred to as a "Pafi" or "Parties"). The Agreement is attached to
this Joint Application as Attachment 1.
JOINT APPLICATION - 1
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ln support of this Application, the Parties represent as follows:
I. BACKGROUND
Luke Adams owns approximately 350 acres located at 500 North Meridian Road
in Minidoka County, ldaho. ldaho Power currently provides Mr. Adams with residential
and irrigation service using single and three phase power at various locations on his
acreage. Mr. Adams would now like to install three phase 480 volt service to solely
serve four to six grain bins to be constructed on 1.98 acres located near the southwest
corner of his 350 acre parcel, which is located within ldaho Power's service area. No
other services would be interconnected on the 1.98 acre parcel.
ldaho Power currently has single phase power located near the southwest corner
of Mr. Adams's parcel. ln order for ldaho Power to serve the 1.98 acres with three
phase power, Mr. Adams would need to pay to have the single phase line rebuilt for
approximately 900 feet. This would consist of installing four new poles and three phase
wire in order to accommodate the three phase service, with ldaho Power's end pole in
tight proximity to the City's line.
Mr. Adams's property is adjacent to the City of Rupert's service area. The City
has three phase power approximately 30 feet from the location of the grain bins; it
would need only to install a transformer to provide three phase service to this portion of
Mr. Adams's property. Please see Attachment 2 to view a map illustrating the location
of the City of Rupert's lines, ldaho Power's lines, and service to the 1.98 acres at issue.
!I. TERRITORY ALLOCATION AGREEMENT
The Parties have entered into the Agreement in order to allow the City of Rupert
to provide three phase electric service to the 1.98 acre portion of Luke Adams's parcel
on which the grain bins are located: Part of Tract H in Section 28 (more particularly
defined in Attachment 1), Township 8 South, Range 24 East of Boise Meridian,
Minidoka County, ldaho.
JOINT APPLICATION - 2
Notwithstanding ldaho Power's right to be the sole provider of electric service to
this location pursuant to Section 61-3328 of the Idaho Electric Supplier Stabilization Act,
ldaho Power agrees to allow the City of Rupert the right to provide electric service to Mr.
Adams's grain bins located on the 1.98 acres as set forth in the Agreement. ldaho
Power will continue to provide single and three phase residential and irrigation electrical
service to Mr. Adams on the remainder of the 350 acre parcel.
The Parties believe that the Agreement benefits Mr. Adams with lower line
extension charges, will avoid duplication of facilities, and will avoid disputes between
the Parties.
The Parties believe that a hearing is not necessary to consider the issues
presented herein and respectfully request that this Application be processed under
Modified Procedure; i.e., by written submissions rather than by hearing. RP 201, ef seg.
III. COMMUNICATIONS AND SERVICE OF PLEADINGS
Communications and service of pleadings with reference to this Application
should be sent to the following
Lisa D. Nordstrom
ldaho Power Company
1221West ldaho Street (83702)
P.O. Box 70
Boise, ldaho 83707
I n ordstrom @ ida hopower. com
dockets@ idahopower. com
Michael P. Tribe
ROBINSON & TRIBE
P.O. Box 396
Rupert, ldaho 83350
[e-mail]
Kristy Patteson
ldaho Power Company
1221West Idaho Street (83702)
P.O. Box 70
Boise, ldaho 83707
kpatteso n @ i d a h o powe r. co m
James Bowers
Rupert City Department Manager
City of Rupert
121 South 50 West
P.O. Box 426
Rupert, ldaho 83350
iames. bowers@rupert. id. us
JOINT APPLICATION - 3
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ldaho Power and the City of Rupert respectfully request the Commission approve
the Territory Allocation Agreement to allow the City of Rupert to extend its facilities to
provide service to Mr. Adams at the in Rupert, ldaho
DATED at Boise, Idaho, this 2f day of 2017.
SA . NORDS
Attorney for ldaho Power Company
MIC P. TRIBE
Attomey for the City of Rupert
JOINT APPLICATION .4
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
! HEREBY CERTIFY that on the 29th day of June 2017 I served a true and
correct copy of the within and foregoing JOINT APPLICATION upon the following
named parties by the method indicated below, and addressed to the following:
The City of Rupert
Michael P. Tribe
ROBINSON & TRIBE
P.O. Box 396
Rupert, ldaho 83350
James Bowers
Rupert City Department Manager
City of Rupert
121 South 50 West
P.O. Box 426
Rupert, ldaho 83350
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JOINT APPLICATION - 5
BEFORE THE
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
GASE NO. IPC-E-17-10
IDAHO POWER COMPANY
ATTAGHMENT 1
TERRITORY ALLOGATION AGREEMENT
TERRITORY ALLOCATION AGREEMENT
This Agreement to Supply New Service ("Agreement") is entered into this 2q
day of .\U np 2017, by and among the City of Rupert, an Idaho municipality
(hereinaftEr "the City'), ldaho Power Company, an ldaho corporation (hereinafter.lPC")
and Customer, Luke Adams a sole proprietor, located at Minidoka County, ldaho
(hereinafter "Custome/').
RECITALS
A. The City and lPC each own and operate electrical power systems that
provide electric service to customers in southern ldaho.
B. IPC and the City currently have specific service territories in accordance
with the terms and conditions of ldaho Code S 61-332, ef seg., the ldaho Electric
Supplier Stabilization Act ("the Act").
C. Customer owns approximately 350 acres located within the service
territory of lPC and currently has residential and irrigation service accounts with lPC.
The Customer has requested electrical service from the City of Rupert to grain bins that
will be constructed on the 1.98 acres identified in Section 1 below.
D. lt is less expensive for the Customer to interconnect to the City's system
for three phase service to the grain bins than it is to ldaho Power's system.
E. IPC agrees to allow the City to provide electrical service to the Customer's
grain bins located on the 1.98 acres identified in Section 1 below and the City is willing
to provide electrical service to Customer.
F. lPC will continue to serve the Customer's residential and irrigation
accounts with single and three phase power on the remainder of the Customer's 350-
acre parce!.
NOW THEREFORE, it is mutually understood and agreed among the parties
hereto as follows:
1. Customer hereby confirms that it desires the City provide it with its three
phase electric service needs on the 1.98 acres of his property at the following location,
to wit:
Part of Tract H located in Section 28 in Township I South,
Range 24 East of the Boise Meridian, Minidoka County,
State of ldaho.
Beginning at the Southwest Corner of Section 28 in T.8 S.,
R.24 E., B.M. said corner marked by a brass cap; Thence
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North 88 degrees 52 minutes 34 seconds East (East, Rec.)
along the south line of Section 28 for a distance of 188.91
feet (189.3', Rec.) to the Point of Beqinnins;
THENCE North 00 degrees 04 minutes 28 seconds
West for a distance of 230.00 feet to aYz" rebar;
THENCE North 88 degrees 52 minutes 34 seconds
East for a distance of 375.00 feet to aYz" rebar;
THENCE South 00 degrees 04 minutes 28 seconds
East for a distance of 230.00 feet to a Yz" rebar on the south
line of Section 28;
THENCE South 88 degrees 52 minutes 34 seconds
West along said line for a distance of 375.00 feet to the Point
of Beqinnino.
These 1.98 acres are hereinafter referred to as the "Property." This Property is a
portion of a larger 350-acre parcel, the remainder of which is and will continue to be
served by ldaho Power Company.
2. Notwithstanding IPC's right to be the sole provider of electric service to
Customer pursuant to $ 61-3328 of the Act, by this Agreement, IPC hereby agrees to
allow the City the right to provide electric service to the Customer at the Property
described in Section 1 pursuanlto ldaho Code S 61-333.
3. The City hereby agrees to provide three phase electric service to
Customer's Property identified in Section 1.
4. The right to provide electric service to the Property identified in Section 1
is deemed permanent and shall not be modified unless mutually agreed upon by and
between the City and IPC (or their successors in interest) or unless modified by statute.
5. Except for the change in electric service providers to this Property, no
other modification to IPC and the City's present service territories is made or intended
by this Agreement.
6. This Agreement is subject to the approval of the ldaho Public Utilities
Commission ("Commission"). In the event the Commission does not approve the
customer allocation and associated electric service rights described herein, this
Agreement shall be void ab initio.
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Dated thb ?q 0", or?S%l,
Custorner
ldaho Porryer Company
Cityof Rupert
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BEFORE THE
IDAHO PUBLIG UTILITIES COMMISSION
GASE NO. IPC-E-17-10
IDAHO POWER COMPANY
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