20210513Reply Comments.pdf

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May 13,2021
VIA ELECTRONIC FILING
Jan Noriyuki, Secretary
ldaho Public Utilities Commission
11331 W. Chinden Blvd., Bldg 8,
Suite 201-A(83714)
PO Box 83720
Boise, ldaho 83720-OOT 4
Case No. IPC-E-21-06
ln the Matter of ldaho Power Company's Petition to Extend the Filing Date of lts
2021 lntegrated Resource Plan
Dear Ms. Noriyuki:
Enclosed forelectronic filing, please find ldaho Power Company's Reply Comments in
the above-entitled matter.
lf you have any questions about the enclosed document, please do not hesitate to
contiact me.
Very truly yours,
JULIA HILTON
Deputy General Gounsel
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LISA D. NORDSTROM (lSB No. 5733)
JULIA HILTON (lSB No. 7740)
ldaho Power Company
1221 West ldaho Street (83702\
P.O. Box 70
Boise, ldaho 83707
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Attomeys for Idaho Power Company
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF IDAHO POWER
COMPANY'S PETITION TO EXTEND THE
FILING DATE OF ITS 2021 INTEGRATED
RESOURCE PLAN
CASE NO. !PC-E-21-06
IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S
REPLY COMMENTS
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ldaho Power Company ("ldaho Power" or "Company") respectfully submits the
following Reply Comments in response to Comments filed by Idaho Public Utilities
Commission Staff ("Staff'), the City of Boise ("City"), and ldaho Conservation League
("lCL"). The Company is grateful for supportive comments from al! three parties with
respect to ldaho Powe/s request to extend the filing date of the 2021 Integrated Resource
Plan ("lRP"). Comments from these parties reiterate the necessity of a filing extension to
allow ample time for discussion and review of IRP materia!.
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As explained in the Company's petition, the next several months are vital for the
development of the 2021 lRP. The Company presented a detailed schedule of future
meetings of the IRP Advisory Council ("lRPAC') to facilitate discussion and
recommendations on key IRP inputs and modeling assumptions.
ldaho Power recognizes, though, that certain topics may warrant additional
discussion. One such topic is the natural gas price forecast, identified by ICL as an
"undeveloped" issue. ICL Comments at 1. ldaho Power encourages healthy discussion
through the IRPAC and, to that end, intends to revisit the natural gas price forecast. The
Company also may facilitate additional discussion on other topics, should the scheduled
IRPAC meetings not allow sufficient time to explore the material.
In conclusion, Idaho Power is grateful for the comments it received-all of which
reflect a high leve! of engagement and interest in the lRP process. The Company
respectfully requests the Commission grant its petition for extension to ensure the 2021
IRP is developed with thoughtful input, examination, and review.
DATED at Boise, ldaho, this 13h day of May 2021.
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JULIA HILTON
Attomey for ldaho Power Company
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that on the 13th day of May 2021, I served a true and correct
copy IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S REPLY COMMENTS upon the following named
parties by the method indicated below, and addressed to the following:
Commission Staff
John R. Hammond, Jr.
Deputy Attomey General
ldaho Public Utilities Commission
11331 W. Chinden Blvd., Bldg No. 8,
Suite 201-A(83714)
PO Box 83720
Boise, lD 83720-0074
Idaho Conservation League
Benjamin J. Otto
710 N.6th Street
Boise, ldaho 83702
City of Boise
Deputy City Attomey
BOISE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
150 N. Capito! Blvd.
P.O. Box 500
Boise, ldaho 83701-0500
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Sandra D. Holmes, LegalAssistant
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