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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20220111Decision Memo.pdfDECISION MEMORANDUM 1 DECISION MEMORANDUM TO: COMMISSIONER ANDERSON COMMISSIONER RAPER COMMISSIONER CHATBURN COMMISSION SECRETARY COMMISSION STAFF LEGAL FROM: DAYN HARDIE DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL DATE: JANUARY 7, 2022 SUBJECT: IN THE MATTER OF IDAHO POWER COMPANY’S 2021 INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLAN; CASE NO. IPC-E-21-43. On December 30, 2021, Idaho Power Company (“Company”) filed its 2021 Integrated Resource Plan (“IRP”) requesting Commission acknowledgement. The Company states the primary goals of its “2021 IRP are to: (1) identify sufficient resources to reliably serve the growing demand for energy within Idaho Power’s service area throughout the 20-year planning period (2021-2040); (2) ensure the selected resource portfolio balances cost and risk, while including environmental considerations; (3) give balanced treatment to both supply-side resources and demand-side measures; and (4) involve the public in the planning process in a meaningful way.” Application at 3. Based on the Company’s preferred portfolio, the IRP contains a Short-term Action Plan that would (1) add 120 megawatts (“MW”) of solar photovoltaic (“PV”) capacity in 2022; (2) convert Jim Bridger units 1 and 2 from coal to natural gas by summer 2024; (3) seek acquisition of significant resources to meet energy and capacity needs in 2023 through 2027; (4) exit Jim Bridger unit 3 and Valmy unit 2 by year-end 2025; and (5) energize Boardman to Hemingway (“B2H”) in 2026. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS Staff recommends the Commission issue a Notice of Application and Notice of Intervention Deadline establishing a 21-day intervention period. DECISION MEMORANDUM 2 COMMISSION DECISION Does the Commission wish to issue a Notice of Application, and Notice of Intervention Deadline establishing a 21-day intervention period? Dayn Hardie Deputy Attorney General I:\Legal\ELECTRIC\IPC-E-21-43 IRP\memos\IPCE2143_dec1_dh.docx