20210507ICL Comments.pdf

Benjamin J. Otto (ISB No. 8292)
710 N 6th Street
Boise,ID 83701
Ph: [phone] x ll2
botto@idahoconservation. org
Attomey for the Idaho Conservation League
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF IDAHO
POWER COMPANY'S PTETION TO
EXTEND THE FILING DATE OF
ITS 2021 INTEGRATED RESOURCE
PLAN
rPC-E-21-06
ICL Comment
CASE NO. IPC.E-2I-06
COMMENT
IDAHO CONSERVATION LEAGUE
The Idaho Conservation League (ICL) supports Idaho Power's request to extend
the filing date for the202l IRP to December. As an active participant in the planning
process for the last decade or more, ICL agrees that the process and the public benefits
when customers and stakeholders have "amble time to provide input" and the plan has
been "fully discussed". IPC Petition at 4. One example of an issue that remains
undeveloped is the gas price forecast. Idaho Power invited a representative of S&P
Global Platts to explain the firm's confidential gas price forecast. That presentation was
nearly incomprehensible and lacked of any publicly available documentation. Since then,
customers and stakeholders have not seen any further information or been given the
opportunity to provide input or discuss this import issue. This reason alone is sufficient to
support extending the IRP process timeline.
Respectfully submitted this 7'h day of May 2021.
/s/ Beniamin J. Otto
Benjamin J. Otto
Idaho Conservation League
I
i0l{lay 7,2021
CERTIFICATE OF SERYICE
I hereby certi$ that on this 7th day of May,202l,I delivered tnre and correct
copies of the foregoing COMMENT to the following p€rsons via the method of service
noted:
/s/ BeniaminJ. Otto
BenjaminJ. Otto
Electronic mail only (See Order 34502):
Idaho Public Uttlities Commission
JanNoriyuki, Seoetary
secretary@puc. idaho. gov
Idaho Power
LisaNordstrom
Alison Williams
lnordstrom@idahopower. com
AWilliams@idahopower. com
IPCdockets@idahopower. com
IPC-E-21-06
ICL Comment 2
May 7,2021