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DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO: COMMISSIONER KJELLANDER
COMMISSIONER RAPER
COMMISSIONER ANDERSON
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEGAL
FROM: EDWARD JEWELL
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
DATE: APRIL 23, 2020
SUBJECT: IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF IDAHO POWER
COMPANY FOR APPROVAL OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE
BLIND CANYON HYDRO PROJECT; CASE NO. IPC-E-20-18.
On April 3, 2020, the Company filed an Application with the Commission requesting
approval of an amendment to its Energy Sales Agreement with the Blind Canyon hydro project
(“Blind Canyon”). Blind Canyon is a qualifying facility under the Public Utility Regulatory
Policies Act of 1978. The amendment would change the time by which Blind Canyon must notify
the Company of its estimated net energy production for the following month. Currently, Blind
Canyon must provide the Company its estimated net energy production one month in advance.
The amendment would change the reporting requirement to the 25th day of the month. The
Commission has previously approved the same amendment in similar cases. E.g. IPC-E-19-01.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Commission issue a Notice of Application and Notice of
Modified Procedure and establish a 21-day comment deadline and a 7-day reply comment
deadline.
COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission wish to issue a Notice of Application and Notice of Modified
Procedure and establish a 21-day comment deadline and a 7-day reply comment deadline?
__________________________
Edward J. Jewell
Deputy Attorney General
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