20211102Notice_of_Application_Order_No_35214.pdf

NOTICE OF APPLICATION
NOTICE OF INTERVENTION DEADLINE
ORDER NO. 35214 1
Office of the Secretary
Service Date
November 2, 2021
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

IN THE MATTER OF IDAHO POWER
COMPANY’S APPLICATION FOR
APPROVAL TO MODIFY ITS DEMAND
RESPONSE PROGRAM
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CASE NO. IPC-E-21-32

NOTICE OF APPLICATION

NOTICE OF INTERVENTION
DEADLINE

ORDER NO. 35214

On October 1, 2021, Idaho Power Company ("Company") applied to the Commission
for an order authorizing it to: (1) modify its demand response (“DR”) programs; (2) implement
associated revised tariff schedules; and (3) establish a revised cost-effectiveness method to
evaluate DR. Application at 1. The Company seeks a June 15, 2022, effective date and requests
the Commission issue an order by February 15, 2022. Id. at 19.
Idaho Irrigation Pumpers Association, Inc. intervened in this case. See Order No.
35207.
The Commission now issues this Notice of Application and establishes a deadline for
interested persons to intervene.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Company offers three DR programs
“designed to be available to meet potential peak-hour system capacity deficits that typically occur
during low-hydro generation and high-load events on [the Company’s] system.” Id. at 2. These
DR programs are the residential Air Conditioner Cool Credit Program, the Commercial &
Industrial Flex Peak Program, and the Irrigation Peak Rewards Program. Id. at 2-3.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that, in 2013, the Company and stakeholders
entered into a settlement agreement (“Settlement”) which included “several program specific
requirements, including marketing limitations, the method for determining cost effectiveness, and
the Term of the Stipulation . . . .” Id. at 4 (citing Order No. 32923).
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that in evaluating its existing DR programs, the
Company determined that the existing DR programs are ineffective in meeting system needs over
the 20-year planning horizon.

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YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Company asserted that it “has experienced
a change in system need and operations since the [Settlement] was approved in 2013 and requests
approval to modify the DR programs.” Id. at 5.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Company requests to extend the DR
program season one month, shift the available event times by two hours, and increase the weekly
hours DR programs are currently available, from 15 hours to 16 hours. Id. at 10.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that to implement its proposed changes to the DR
programs, the Company proposes to revise the tariffs for the Irrigation Peak Rewards, Residential
Air Condition Cycling Program, and Flex Peak Program (Schedules 23, 81, and 82 respectively).
Id. at 16; See Attachment 1.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Company seeks to modify its current
method for determining the cost-effectiveness of the DR programs at both the individual program
and portfolio levels. Id. at 17-18.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the proposed modifications to the DR
programs, along with the revised tariff schedules and revised cost-effectiveness method, are
detailed in the Application and accompanying documents.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Company’s Application, pre-filed direct
testimony, and proposed tariff sheets are available for public inspection during regular business
hours at the Commission’s office. The Application is also available on the Commission’s web site
at www.puc.idaho.gov. Click on the “ELECTRIC” tab in the left-hand column of the home page,
then select “Open Cases” and then locate 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. The Commission may
enter any final order consistent with its authority under Title 61.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that all proceedings in this matter will be conducted
under the Commission’s Rules of Procedure, IDAPA 31.01.01.000, et seq.
NOTICE OF INTERVENTION DEADLINE
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that people desiring to intervene in this matter to
obtain parties’ rights of participation must file a Petition to Intervene with the Commission

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pursuant to this 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
twenty-one (21) days from the service date of this Order. Persons desiring to present their views
without parties’ rights of participation do not have to intervene and may present their comments
without prior notification to the Commission or the parties.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Commission Secretary shall issue a Notice
of Parties after the deadline for intervention has passed. The Notice of Parties shall assign exhibit
numbers to each party in this proceeding.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that once the Notice of Parties is issued,
Commission Staff will informally confer with the parties to discuss a schedule to process this case
and other issues as may be raised by the parties.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the following persons are designated as the
Company’s representatives in this matter:
Lisa D. Nordstrom
Lead Counsel
Idaho Power Company
P.O. Box 70
Boise, Idaho 83707
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Connie Aschenbrenner
Rate Design Senior Manager
Idaho Power Company
P.O. Box 70
Boise, Idaho 83707
[e-mail]

O R D E R
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that persons desiring to intervene in this case for the
purpose of obtaining parties’ rights of participation must file a Petition to Intervene with the
Commission, under Rules 72 and 73, IDAPA 31.01.01.72-73, no later than twenty-one (21) days
from the service date of this Order.
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 INTERVENTION DEADLINE
ORDER NO. 35214 4
DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho this 2nd day
of November 2021.

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PAUL KJELLANDER, PRESIDENT

KRISTINE RAPER, COMMISSIONER

ERIC ANDERSON, COMMISSIONER
ATTEST:

Jan Noriyuki
Commission Secretary

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