20200306Notice_of_Intervention_Deadline_Order_No_34575.pdf

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
March 6,2020
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION )CASE NO.IPC-E-19-18
OF IDAHO POWER FOR A VALIDATED )ECONOMIC CLOSURE DATE FOR NORTH )NOTICE OF
VALMY POWER PLANT UNIT 2 )INTERVENTION DEADLINE
)ORDER NO.34575
On May 31,2017,the Commission approved a settlement stipulation that required
Idaho Power Company ("Idaho Power"or "Company")to use prudent and commercially
reasonable efforts to end its participation in Unit 1 of the North Valmy power plant ("Valmy")by
December 31,2019,and Unit 2 by December 31,2025.Order No.33771.
On May 31,2019,the Commission approved ratemaking treatment for the December
31,2019,retirement of Unit 1 and ordered the Company to use best efforts to file,within 21 days
of the Commission's order,additional analysis validating the December 31,2025,economic
retirement date for Unit 2.Order No.34349.
On June 27,2019,Idaho Power filed an Application requesting the Commission
acknowledgethe Company sufficientlyvalidated December 31,2025,as the economic retirement
date of Unit 2 of Valmy.
On July 19,2019,the Company filed a letter in Case No.IPC-E-19-19 stating that it
needed additional time to perform modeling and analysis for its 2019 Integrated Resource Plan
("IRP").
On August 6,2019,Commission Staff recommended the Commission issue a Notice
of Application,but not determine procedure or set deadlines until after the Company submitted its
amended 2019 IRP because the amended IRP might affect the economic analysis conducted in this
case.
On August 13,2019,the Commission issued a Notice of Application.Order No.34398.
On January 31,2020,the Company submitted its amended 2019 IRP in Case No.IPC-
E-19-19.
The Commission now issues this Notice of Intervention Deadline.
NOTICE OF INTERVENTION DEADLINE
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NOTICE OF INTERVENTION DEADLINE
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a Notice of Application was previously issued
in this case.Order No.34398.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that in Case No.IPC-E-16-24 and IPC-E-19-08,
Commission Staff requested additional economic analysis from the Company demonstrating the
economic retirement date of Unit 2.Order Nos.33771 at 4,34349 at 2.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the modeling issues identified in the 2019 IRP
required the Company to conduct supplemental analysis to validate the December 31,2025,
economic retirement date.See Application at 3 (describing the reliance on the 2019 IRP to perform
economic retirement analysis for Unit 2).
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that persons who wish to intervene in this matter to
obtain the rights of party (e.g.,to file formal discovery,or present evidence or cross-examine
witnesses at a hearing)must file a Petition to Intervene with the Commission under the
Commission's Rules of Procedure 72 and 73,IDAPA 31.01.01.072and .073.Persons who wish
to intervene as a party must file a Petition to Intervene no later than twenty-one days
following the service date of this Notice.Such persons shall also provide the Commission
Secretary with their electronic mail address to facilitate further communications.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that persons who would like to present their views
without parties'rights of participation and cross-examinationare not requiredto intervenebut may
present their views by submitting written comments to the Commission.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Commission Secretary shall issue a Notice
of Parties after the deadline for intervention has passed.The Notice of Parties shall assign exhibit
numbers to each party in this proceeding.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that once the Notice of Parties is issued,
Commission Staff will informally confer with the parties to discuss a schedule to process this case
and other issues as raised by the parties.
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ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that persons desiring to intervene in this case for the
purpose of obtaining parties'rights of participation must file a Petition to Intervene with the
Commission,pursuant to Rules 72 and 73,IDAPA 31.01.72-.73,within 21 days of the service date
of this Order.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that,after the Secretary issues a Notice of Parties,Staff
will informally confer with the parties to discuss the appropriate scheduling of this case.
DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise,Idaho this La
day of March,2020.
PAUL KJELLANDER,PRESIDENT
KRÌŠTINERAPER,OMMISSIONER
ERIC ANDERSON,COl lISSIONER
Diane M.Hanian
Commission Secretary
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