20211130Notice_of_Modified_Procedure_Order_No_35244.pdf

NOTICE OF MODIFIED PROCEDURE
ORDER NO. 35244 1

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
November 30, 2021
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

IN THE MATTER OF IDAHO POWER
COMPANY’S PETITION FOR APPROVAL
OF A CUSTOMER SURCHARGE AND
MODIFIED LINE ROUTE
CONFIGURATION FOR CONSTRUCTION
OF A NEW 138 kV TRANSMISSION LINE IN
THE WOOD RIVER VALLEY

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CASE NO. IPC-E-21-25

NOTICE OF MODIFIED
PROCEDURE

ORDER NO. 35244

On August 6, 2021, Idaho Power Company (“Company”) petitioned the Commission
for an order: 1) approving a proposed surcharge for the Company’s customers in Blaine County to
pay for additional undergrounding of a previously approved transmission line; 2) approving the
modifications to the line route previously approved in the Certificate of Public Convenience and
Necessity (“CPCN”) granted to the Company in Order No. 33872; and 3) finding that the
Commission’s findings and directives from the CPCN, Order No. 33872, as well as the order
requested in this case, carries with it the express authority over any action or order of other
government agencies or local governments that are in conflict with such orders of the Commission
pursuant to Idaho Code § 67-6528. In support of the Petition, the Company filed the direct
testimony of Ryan Adelman, Vice President of Power Supply, regarding the Company’s local
permitting activities with Blaine County, Idaho, as well as the proposed line route and
configuration; and the direct testimony of Timothy Tatum, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs,
regarding the proposed surcharge amounts and calculation method. The Company requested that
its Petition be processed by Modified Procedure.
On October 12, 2021, the Commission issued Notice of the Company’s Petition and
Notice of Intervention Deadline. See Order 35194. The Blaine County Board of County
Commissioners, Kiki Leslie A. Tidwell, pro se, and Cox Communications were granted
intervention into this case. See Order Nos. 35154 and 25225.
The Commission now issues Notice of Modified Procedure and sets comment and reply
comment deadlines.

NOTICE OF MODIFIED PROCEDURE
ORDER NO. 35244 2
NOTICE OF MODIFIED PROCEDURE
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Commission has determined that the public
interest may not require a formal hearing in this matter, and that it will proceed under Modified
Procedure pursuant to Rules 201 through 204 of the Commission’s Rules of Procedure, IDAPA
31.01.01.201 through .204. The Commission notes that Modified Procedure and written comments
have proven to be an effective means for obtaining public input and participation.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that persons desiring to state a position on this
Petition may file a written comment explaining why the person supports or opposes the Petition.
Persons who would like a hearing must specifically request a hearing in their written
comments. Persons shall have until December 21, 2021, to file written comments. Comments
must be filed through the Commission website or by e-mail unless computer access is unavailable.
To comment electronically, please access the Commission’s home page at www.puc.idaho.gov.
Click the “Case Comment Form” and complete the form using the case number as it appears on
the front of this document. To file by e-mail, the customer must e-mail the comments to the e-
mail addresses listed below. In addition to submitting the comments to the Commission Secretary,
the customer must also e-mail the Company at the e-mail addresses listed below. If computer
access is unavailable, then comments may be mailed to the Commission and Company at these
addresses:
For the Idaho Public Utilities
Commission:

Commission Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, Idaho 83720-0074
[e-mail]

Street Address for Express Mail:

11331 W. Chinden Blvd.
Building 8, Suite 201-A
Boise, Idaho 83714

For Idaho Power Company:

Donovan E. Walker
Idaho Power Company
1221 West Idaho Street (83702)
P.O. Box 70
Boise, Idaho 83707
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

Timothy E. Tatum
Idaho Power Company
1221 West Idaho Street (83702)
P.O. Box 70
Boise, Idaho 83707
[e-mail]

NOTICE OF MODIFIED PROCEDURE
ORDER NO. 35244 3

YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Company must file any reply comments by
January 11, 2022.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that if no written comments or protests are received
within the time limit set, the Commission will consider this matter on its merits and enter its order
without a formal hearing. If written comments are received within the time limit set, the
Commission will consider them and, in its discretion, may set the same for formal hearing.
O R D E R
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Company’s Application be processed by Modified
Procedure, Rules 201-204 (IDAPA 31.01.01.201-.204). Persons interested in submitting written
comments must do so by December 21, 2021. The Company must file any reply comments by
January 11, 2022.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that parties should continue to comply with Order No.
35058, issued June 3, 2021. 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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NOTICE OF MODIFIED PROCEDURE
ORDER NO. 35244 4
DONE by order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho this 30th day
of November 2021.

PAUL KJELLANDER, PRESIDENT

KRISTINE RAPER, COMMISSIONER

ERIC ANDERSON, COMMISSIONER

ATTEST:

Jan Noriyuki
Commission Secretary

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