20191127King Affidavit.pdf

Preston N. Carter (ISB No. 8462)
Givens Pursley LLP
601 W. Bannock St.
Boise, ID 83702
Telephone: [phone]
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Attorneys for ldaho Clean Energt Asstsciation
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
RECEIVED
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IN THE MATTER OIT'fHE PETITION
OF IDAHO POWER COMPANY TO
STUDY COSTS, BENEFITS. AND
COMPENSATION OF NET EXCESS
ENERCY SUPPLIED BY CUSTOMER
ON.SITE GENERAI'ION
Case No. IPC-E-Itl-I5
AFFrDAvrr oF KEVrN KING lN SuppoRT oF'
IDAHO CLEAN ENERGY ASSoCIATIoN,
INC.'s REeUEST FoR INTERvENoR
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STATE OF IDAHO
County ofAda
Kevin King, being first duly sworn on oath deposes and states as follows:
I . I am the owner of several solar energy companies in Idaho, one of which is a
member ofthe Idaho Clean Energy Association, Inc. ("ICEA"). I have been an active member of
ICEA's Board since January 2013 and started the solar task force in February 2015.
2. I am currently the President of ICEA. In that capacity, I attended and participated
in the settlement conferences and associated activities in this case.
3. ICEA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to, among other things,
providing a collaborative forum for Idaho's diverse renewable energy and energy efficiency
business community and to pursuing other objectives related to the advancement of clean energy
in Idaho. Members of ICEA include businesses, such as solar installers, engaged in the business
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ofselling, installing, servicing, and undertaking other activities related to renewable energy and
on-slte generation.
4. In total, ICEA is requesting rec overy of $22,776 in intervenor funding. To fully
participate in this proceeding, ICEA retained Preston Carter with Givens Pursley LLP.
5. This proceeding proved to be time-consuming, with eight settlement conferences,
significant time to coordinate and discuss positions, legal briefing, and many complicated issues.
6. ICEA worked with Givens Pursley to limit the expenses incurred, and I
understand that Preston has reduced his rate, written offsignificant amounts of time, and
performed work at no charge in light ofthe time required for this case and in consideration for
ICEA's limited resources.
7. This was not the only case that required ICEA's participation and attention. ICEA
also participated in IPC-E-18-16, which presents issues that overlap with this case; IPC-E-19-15,
which presents issues that overlap with this case; and PAC-19-08, Rocky Mountain Power's case
involving onsite generation. Participating in all these cases at the same time only increased the
strain on ICEA's resources.
8. ICEA is a nonprofit that relies solely on donations from its members. At this
time, the size of the industry that ICEA represents is small relative to the funds required to retain
legal representation in complex cases such as these.
9. lf ICEA is not able to obtain intervenor funding, it will not be able to continue to
retain legal counsel to participate in cases such as this.
10. In my opinion, the fees incurred by Givens Pursley in this case are reasonable in
light of the circumstances.
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11. For these reasons, the costs incuned by ICEA are reasonable, and are a significant
financial hardship for ICEA.
DATED: November ?1,2019.
Kevin King
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this LG d^y of November,2019.
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I certify that on November 27,2019, a true and correct copy of the foregoing comments
were served upon all parties ofrecord in this proceeding via the manner indicated below:
Hand Delivery & Electronic Mail
Edward Jewell, Deputy Attomey General
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
1 1331 W. Chinden Blvd., Bldg. 8, Ste. 20 l -A
Boise, ID 83714
Edward.Jcwell ouc.idaho.eov
Via Electronic Mail
Lisa D. Nordstrom
Regulatory Dockets
Idaho Power Company
1221 West Idaho Street (83702)
P.O. Box 70
Boise, ID 83707
[e-mail]
dockets(d.idahooower.com
Benjamin J. Otto
Idaho Conversation League
710 North 6th Street
Boise, Idaho 83702
[e-mail]
Idaho Inigation Pumpers Association, Inc.
c/o Anthony Yankel
12700 Lake Avenue, Unit 2505
Lakewood, Ohio 44107
[e-mail]
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Commission Staff
Diane Hanian, Commission Secretary
ldaho Public Utilities Commission
I l33l W. Chinden Blvd., Bldg. 8, Ste. 201-A
Boise, ID 83714
[e-mail]
lilectron ic l\Iail
Timothy E. Tatum
Connie Aschenbrenner
Idaho Power Company
1221 West Idaho Street (83702)
P.O. Box 70
Boise, ID 83707
ttatum@idahopower. com
[e-mail]
Idaho Irrigation Pumpers Association, Inc.
c/o Eric L. Olsen
Echo Hawk & Olsen, PLLC
505 Pershing Avenue, Suite 100
P.O. Box 6119
Pocatello, Idaho 8305
elo@:chohawk.com
Idahydro
c/o C. Tom Arkoosh
Arkoosh Law Offices
802 W. Bannock Street, Suite LP 103
P.O. Box 2900
Boise, ID 83701
[e-mail]
Erin.cecil@arkoosh. com
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Ted Weston
Rocky Mountain Power
1407 West North Temple, Suite 330
Salt Lake City, UT 841l6
ted.weslon@pacifi corp.com
Briana Kober
Vote Solar
358 S. 700 E., Suite 8206
Salt Lake City, UT 84102
[e-mail]
Al Luna
Aluna@earthj ustice.org
Abigail R. Germaine
Boise City Attomey's Office
105 N. Capitol Blvd.
P.O. Box 500
Boise, ID 83701-0500
[e-mail]
Zack Waterman
Mike Heckler
Idaho Sierra Club
503 W. Franklin Street
Boise, ID 83702
zack.waterman@sienacl ub.orq
[e-mail]
NW Energy Coalition
c/o Benjamin J. Otto
Idaho Conservation League
710 N. 6th Street
Boise, ID 83702
[e-mail]
Micron Technology, Inc.
c/o Austin Rueschhoff
Thorvald A. Nelson
Holland & Hart, LLP
555 Seventeenth Street, Suite 3200
Denver, CO 80202
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Yvonne R. Hogle
Rocky Mountain Power
1407 West North Temple, Suite 330
Salt Lake City, UT 841 I 6
wonne.ho gle@oaci fi com.com
David Bender
Earthjustice
3916 Nakoma Road
Madison, WI 5371I
dbender@earthi ustice.ors
Nick Thorpe
nthome@earthj ustice.ore
Idaho Sierra Club
c/o Kelsey Jae Nunez
Kelsey Jae Nunez LLC
920 N. Clover Drive
Boise, ID 83703
kelsev@kelseyjaenunez. com
F. Diego Rivas
NW Energy Coalition
I 101 8m Avenue
Helena, MT 59601
[e-mail]
Jim Swier
Micron Technology, Inc.
8000 S. Federal Way
Boise, lD 83707
[e-mail]
Industrial Customers of Idaho Power
c/o Peter J. Richardson
Richardson, Adams, PLLC
5 l5 N. 27th Street
P.O. Box 7218
Boise, Idaho 83702
[e-mail]
Industrial Customers of Idaho Power
Dr. Don Reading
6070 Hill Road
Boise. Idaho 83703
dreadinq@mindsprine. com
Russell Schiermeier
29393 Davis Road
Bruneau, Idaho 83604
buyhay(dgmail.com
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Preston N. Cartcr
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