20200304Notice_of_Amended_Application_Order_No_34573.pdf

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
March 4,2020
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF IDAHO POWER )CASE NO.IPC-E-20-01
COMPANY'S APPLICATION TO MODIFY )
SCHEDULE 30,SPECIAL CONTRACT )NOTICE OF AMENDED
WITH UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF )APPLICATION
ENERGY )
)NOTICE OF AMENDED
)COMMENT DEADLINES
)NOTICE OF
)TELEPHONIC HEARING
)ORDER NO.34573
On January 14,2020,Idaho Power Company ("Company"or "Idaho Power")applied
to the Commission for an order authorizing the Company to (1)modify Schedule 30-Electric
Service Rate for United States Department of Energy Idaho Operations Office-("Schedule30"),
and (2)true-up charges related to the Company's Schedule 30 assets that have been suspended
since November 2015.The Company requested an effective date of April 1,2020 and that its
Application be processed by Modified Procedure.
On February 26,2020,the Company filed an Amended Application seeking approval
of an asset transfer agreement entered between the Company and PacifiCorp underlying the
Company's Application to modify Schedule 30.At the March 3,2020 Decision meeting,Staff
requested that the Commission issue and order giving Notice of Amended Application,Notice of
Amended Comment Deadlines,and Notice of Telephonic Hearing.This ensures treatment of the
asset transfer agreement in the Company's Amended Application does not occur separate from the
Commission's decision on the proposed modifications to Schedule 30.Rather,the asset transfer
agreement can now be decided concurrentlywith the modifications to Schedule 30.Staff indicated
that even with the additional procedural requirements of the Company's Amended Application,it
could meet the Company's requested effective date of April 1,2020 with its proposed timeline.
The Commission now issues this Notice of Amended Application,Notice of Amended
Comment Deadlines,and Notice of Telephonic Hearing.
NOTICE OF AMENDED APPLICATION
NOTICE OF AMENDED COMMENT DEADLINES
NOTICE OF TELEPHONIC HEARING
ORDER NO.34573 1
BACKGROUND
The genesis of the proposed modifications to Schedule 30 is an August 21,2019
transfer of title agreement entered between the Department of Energy ("DOE")and the
Company-transferringownership of DOE owned asset to the Company.See Attachment 1.With
the transfer agreement in place between the DOE and the Company,the Company then transferred
partial ownership of those same assets'under a separate transfer of title agreement entered between
the Company and PacifiCorp,dated August 22,2019.See Attachment 2.
On February 10,2020,the Commission issued a Notice of Application and Notice of
Modified Procedure,establishing a public comment deadline of March 10,2020 and Company
reply deadline of March 17,2020.On February 4,2020,Commission Staff sent its First Production
Request to the Company.In its First Production Response No.1,filed on February 18,2020,the
Company responded to Staff's request regarding the statutory requirements of Idaho Code §61-
328(3)and the asset transfer between the Company and PacifiCorp,which is directlyrelated to the
Company's Application.
After reviewing the Company's First Production Response No.1,Commission Staff
became concerned about processing the Company's Application to modify Schedule 30 without
also knowing if the Company's asset transfer to PacifiCorp would be approved or disapproved
pursuant to the requirements of Idaho Code §61-328(3).Commission Staff therefore asked the
Company to file the Amended Application,seeking approval of the asset transfer to PacifiCorp in
addition to approval of the modifications to Schedule 30.Staff believes this ensures any decision
made regarding the asset transfer will not later affect the outcome of modifications to Schedule 30
requested in this Application.
NOTICE OF AMENDED APPLICATION
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Company's Amended Application seeks
approval pursuant to Idaho Code §61-328 of the asset transfer agreement entered between the
Company and PacifiCorp,dated August 22,2019.
1 Regarding the assets transferred from Idaho Power to PacifiCorp,and for purposes of the Joint Ownership and Operating
Agreement,the Weighted Average Ownership Percentage will be 53.365%for Idaho Power and 46.635%for PacifiCorp.NOTICE OF AMENDED APPLICATION
NOTICE OF AMENDED COMMENT DEADLINES
NOTICE OF TELEPHONIC HEARING
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YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Company's Amended Application states
the transferred assets are used by the Company to serve only the DOE and by PacifiCorp to serve
its electrical customers.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the assets being transferred have never been
recorded in the Company's accounting records or used to develop any rates or charged to the
Company's customers.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the assets transferred from the Company to
PacifiCorp will transfer at no cost.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Company's Amended Application supports
the asset transfer using the criteria of Idaho Code §61-328(3).
NOTICE OF AMENDED COMMENT DEADLINES
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Commission finds its reasonable to extend
the public comment and Company reply deadlines,as requested by Staff based on the Company's
Amended Application,to allow for the addition of a telephonic hearing and to better align the
public comment and Company reply deadlines with the telephonic hearing.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that any person desiring to state a position on this
Application,or the Amended Application,must file a written comment in support or opposition
with the Commission by March 24,2020.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Company must file any reply comments by
March 27,2020.
NOTICE OF TELEPHONIC PUBLIC HEARING
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that in Order No.34551,the Commission issued
Notice of Modified Procedure in this case.The Commission's Rules of Modified Procedure
contemplate that a case will be processed by written submissions without the need for a public
hearing.However,the Commission finds good cause to schedule a public hearing in this case
because the Company filed its Amended Application seeking approval of an asset transfer under
Idaho Code §61-328,and that statute requires a public hearing.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Commission will conduct a public
telephonic customer hearing in this matter on TUESDAY,March 24,2020 AT 2:00 P.M.MDT.
The purpose of the public hearing is to take testimony from members of the public and the
NOTICE OF AMENDED APPLICATION
NOTICE OF AMENDED COMMENT DEADLINES
NOTICE OF TELEPHONIC HEARING
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Company's customers.To participate,interested persons can call 1-800-920-7487 shortlybefore
or at the designated time,and enter the passcode 6674832#when prompted.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the telephonic hearing will meet accessibility
requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act.Persons needing the help of a sign language
interpreter or other assistance in order to participate in or to understand testimony at a public
hearing may ask the Commission to provide a sign language interpreter or other assistance at the
hearing.The request for assistance must be received at least five (5)working days before the
hearing by contacting the Commission Secretary at:
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
PO BOX 83720
BOISE,IDAHO 83720-0074
[phone] (Telephone)
[phone] (FAX)
E-Mail:[e-mail]
ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that a telephonic public hearing be held in this case on
TUESDAY,March 24,2020 at 2:00 P.M.MDT.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that persons interested in submitting written comments
must do so by March 24,2020.The Company must file any reply comments by March 27,2020.
NOTICE OF AMENDED APPLICATION
NOTICE OF AMENDED COMMENT DEADLINES
NOTICE OF TELEPHONIC HEARING
ORDER NO.34573 4
DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise,Idaho this
day of March 2020.
PA'UL KJE ER,PRESIDENT
KRI liA SIONER
ERIC ANDERSON,COMMISSIONER
Diane M.Hanian
Commission Secretary
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