20210406Notice_of_Application_Order_No_34986.pdf

NOTICE OF APPLICATION
NOTICE OF INTERVENTION DEADLINE
ORDER NO. 34986 1

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
April 6, 2021

BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

On March 15, 2021, Idaho Power Company (“Company”) requested the Commission
determine the Company prudently incurred $47,010,777 in demand-side management (“DSM”)
expenses in 2020.
The Commission now issues this Notice of Application and sets deadlines by which
interested persons may intervene.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Company reports it spent $40,477,043 of
Idaho Energy Efficiency Rider funds and $6,533,734 on demand response program incentives
funded through base rates and tracked annually through the Power Cost Adjustment mechanism.
Application at 1.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Company reports it saved 180,818 MWh
from its energy efficiency programs and an additional 15,991 MWh from energy-efficient market
transformation savings through Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance savings. Id. at 2-3.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Company reports it achieved a total demand
reduction of 336 MW from its demand response programs out of an available capacity of 366 MW.
Id. at 3.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Company reports energy savings of 37,302
MWh from the residential sector, 130,633 MWh from the commercial and industrial sector, and
12,884 MWh from the irrigation sector. Application at 4-5.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Company’s DSM 2020 Annual Report is
included as Attachment 1 to the Application. Supplement 1 to the DSM 2020 Annual Report
shows the results of the cost-effectiveness tests for each program and Supplement 2 contains
IN THE MATTER OF IDAHO POWER
COMPANY’S APPLICATION FOR A
DETERMINATION OF 2020 DEMAND-SIDE
MANAGEMENT EXPENSES AS
PRUDENTLY INCURRED
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program evaluations and customer surveys and reports. The DSM 2020 Annual Report also
describes the Company’s DSM strategies for 2021.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Company reports its energy efficiency
portfolio achieved a Utility Cost Test ratio of 2.71. DSM 2020 Annual Report at 1.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Application, the DSM 2020 Annual Report,
and Supplements are available for public inspection during regular business hours at the
Commission’s office. These documents are also available on the Commission’s web site at
www.puc.idaho.gov. Click on the “ELECTRIC” icon, select “Open Cases,” and click on the case
number as shown on the front of this document.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that all proceedings in this case will be held
pursuant to the Commission’s jurisdiction under Title 61 of the Idaho Code and specifically Idaho
Code §§ 61-501 to 61-503.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that all proceedings in this matter will be conducted
pursuant to the Commission’s Rules of Procedure, IDAPA 31.01.01.000 et seq.
NOTICE OF INTERVENTION DEADLINE
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 31.01.01.072 and .073. Persons who wish
to intervene as a party must file a Petition to Intervene no later than 21-days from the service
date of this Order. Such persons shall also provide the Commission Secretary with their e-mail
address to facilitate further communications. After the intervention deadline runs, the Commission
Secretary shall issue a Notice of Parties that identifies the parties and assigns exhibit numbers to
each party. Once the Notice of Parties has issued, Commission Staff shall informally confer with
the Company and any intervening parties about how to further process this case and shall then
report back to the Commission on a proposed case schedule.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that persons who would like to present their views
without parties’ rights of participation and cross-examination are not required to intervene but may
present their views by submitting written comments to the Commission.

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YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the following people are designated as the
Company’s representatives in this matter:
Lisa D. Nordstrom
Connie Aschenbrenner
Idaho Power Company
1221 West Idaho Street (83702)
P.O. Box 70
Boise, Idaho 83707
E-mail: [e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

Adam Lowney
McDowell Rackner Gibson PC
419 SW 11th Ave., Suite 400
Portland, OR 97205
E-mail: [e-mail]

O R D E R
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that persons desiring to intervene in this matter shall file
a Petition to Intervene no later than 21 days from the service date of this Order. Once the deadline
has passed, the Commission Secretary shall prepare and issue a Notice of Parties.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, after the Notice of Parties has issued, Commission
Staff shall confer with the parties regarding a procedural schedule for this matter.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that parties should continue to comply with Order No.
34781, issued September 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.
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DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho this 6th day
of April 2021.

PAUL KJELLANDER, PRESIDENT

KRISTINE RAPER, COMMISSIONER

ERIC ANDERSON, COMMISSIONER

ATTEST:

Jan Noriyuki
Commission Secretary

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