20200716Notice_of_Vacated_Comment_Deadlines_Order_No_34724.pdf

NOTICE OF VACATED COMMENT DEADLINES
ORDER NO. 34724 1

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
July 16, 2020
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

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
acknowledge the Company sufficiently validated 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.
On March 6, 2020, the Commission issued a Notice of Intervention Deadline. Order
No. 34575. Idaho Conservation League and Industrial Customers of Idaho Power intervened.
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION
OF IDAHO POWER FOR A VALIDATED
ECONOMIC CLOSURE DATE FOR NORTH
VALMY POWER PLANT UNIT 2
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CASE NO. IPC-E-19-18

NOTICE OF
VACATED COMMENT
DEADLINES

ORDER NO. 34724
NOTICE OF VACATED COMMENT DEADLINES
ORDER NO. 34724 2

On May 19, 2020, the Commission issued a Notice of Modified Procedure and
established an August 19, 2020 comment deadline and a September 2, 2020 reply comment
deadline.
On July 2, 2020, the Company filed a Motion to Suspend Procedural Schedule. The
Company states it has identified necessary changes to the amended IRP and it is conducting an
internal review and audit of its IRP modeling. The Company anticipates providing a status update
by July 31, 2020.
Having reviewed the record, the Commission now issues this Notice of Vacated
Comment Deadlines.
NOTICE OF VACATED COMMENT DEADLINES
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Commission vacates the comment deadline
and reply comment deadline in this case. The Commission will establish a new comment deadline
and a new reply comment deadline after the Company concludes its systematic internal audit and
submits a revised proposed schedule.
O R D E R
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the comment deadline and the reply comment deadline
are vacated until further order.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that parties should continue to comply with Order No.
34602, issued March 17, 2020. All pleadings should be filed with the Commission electronically
and shall be deemed timely filed when received by the Commission Secretary. See Rule 14.02.
Service between parties should also be accomplished electronically. Voluminous discovery-related
documents may be filed and served on CD-ROM or a USB flash drive.

NOTICE OF VACATED COMMENT DEADLINES
ORDER NO. 34724 3

DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho this 16th
day of July, 2020.

PAUL KJELLANDER, PRESIDENT

KRISTINE RAPER, COMMISSIONER

ERIC ANDERSON, COMMISSIONER

ATTEST:

Diane M. Hanian
Commission Secretary

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