20210507City of Boise Comments.pdf

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
MAYOR' Lauren Mclean I DIRECTOR, Stephan Burgos , =.. l.-" :: i ; :' i"j
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Moy 7,2021
Ms. Jon Noriyuki, Commission Secretory
ldoho Public Utilities Commission
I l33l W. Chinden Boulevord
Building 8, Suite 201-A Boise, lD 83714
SUBJECT: ldoho Public Utilities Commission Cose #l?C-E-21-06; Written Comments
(Submiff ed El e cl r o ni c olly)
Deor Ms. Noriyuki,
The City of Boise ("City") submits the following comments on ldoho Power's petition to
extend the filing dote for lhen 2021 lntegroted Resource Plon (lRP). The City
recommends the Commission extend the deodline from June to the end of December
2021. This extension will ensure sufficient time for ldoho Power to obtoin robust feedbock
through the lntegroted Resource Plon Advisory Council (IRPAC) ond meoningful public
engogement.
As o porticipont on the IRPAC, the City recognizes the detoiled ond technicol
informotion thot needs to be conveyed, discussed, ond onolyzed to ensure the inputs
ond modeling process produce the best 20-yeor plon for ldoho Power customers. The
evoluotion of increosed renewoble energy resources ond demond-side monogement
opportunilies ore porticulorly criticolto ensuring o leost-cost, relioble, ond responsible
resource mix.
ln the 2021 IRP process so for, the City ocknowledges the significont effort by ldoho
Power stoff to present high-quolity informotion in o virtuolsetting ond to ensure
questions, comments, ond feedbock from IRPAC members ore oddressed. The current
deodline in June is on insufficient qmount of time to cover the lorge number of
outstonding topics of the IRPAC, os outlined in ldoho Power's published timeline, or to
complete ond present the finol Auroro results.
lf you hove ony questions or need odditionol informotion, pleose contoct the Climote
Action Division of the Deportment of Public Works ot [phone].
cc: Liso Nordstrom, ldoho Power
Allison Willioms, ldoho Power
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