20220406Notice_of_Application_Order_No_35365.pdf

NOTICE OF APPLICATION
NOTICE OF INTERVENTION DEADLINE
ORDER NO. 35365 1

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
April 6, 2022
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

On March 15, 2022, Idaho Power Company (“Company”) requested the Commission
determine the Company prudently incurred $35,055,318 in demand-side management (“DSM”)
expenses in 2021.
The Commission now issues this Notice of Application and sets deadlines by which
interested persons may intervene.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Company reports it spent $27,922,340 of
Idaho Energy Efficiency Rider funds and $7,132,978 on demand response program incentives
funded through base rates and tracked annually through the Power Cost Adjustment mechanism.
Application at 1.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Company reports it saved 143,971
Megawatt hours (“MWh”) from its energy efficiency programs including savings through
Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance savings.1 Id. at 2-3.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Company reports it achieved a total demand
reduction of 313 Megawatts (“MW”) from its demand response programs out of an available
capacity of 384 MW. Id. at 3.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Company reports energy savings of 21,217
MWh from the residential sector, 95,184 MWh from the commercial and industrial sector, and
9,700 MWh from the irrigation sector. Id. at 4.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Company’s DSM 2021 Annual Report was
filed with the Commission. Supplement 1 to the DSM 2021 Annual Report shows the results of

1 The Company states the total amount of energy savings decreased by 54,461 MWh from 2020. Id. at 3.
IN THE MATTER OF IDAHO POWER
COMPANY’S APPLICATION FOR A
DETERMINATION OF 2021 DEMAND-SIDE
MANAGEMENT EXPENSES AS
PRUDENTLY INCURRED
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CASE NO. IPC-E-22-08

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the cost-effectiveness tests for each program and Supplement 2 contains program evaluations and
customer surveys and reports. The DSM 2021 Annual Report also describes the Company’s DSM
strategies for 2022.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Company reports its energy efficiency
portfolio achieved a Utility Cost Test ratio of 2.18. DSM 2021 Annual Report at 1.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Application, the DSM 2021 Annual Report,
and Supplements are available for public inspection during regular business hours at the
Commission’s office. These documents are also available on the Commission’s website at
www.puc.idaho.gov. Click on the “ELECTRIC” icon, select “Open Cases,” 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.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that all proceedings in this matter will be conducted
pursuant to the Commission’s Rules of Procedure, IDAPA 31.01.01.000 et seq.
NOTICE OF INTERVENTION DEADLINE
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that persons who wish to intervene in this matter
to obtain the rights of party (e.g., to file formal discovery, or present evidence, or cross-examine
witnesses at a hearing) must file a Petition to Intervene with the Commission under the
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 21-days from the service
date of this Order. Such persons shall also provide the Commission Secretary with their e-mail
address to facilitate further communications. After the intervention deadline runs, the Commission
Secretary shall issue a Notice of Parties that identifies the parties and assigns exhibit numbers to
each party. Once the Notice of Parties has issued, Commission Staff shall informally confer with
the Company and any intervening parties about how to further process this case and shall then
report back to the Commission on a proposed case schedule.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that persons who would like to present their views
without parties’ rights of participation and cross-examination are not required to intervene but may
present their views by submitting written comments to the Commission.
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YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the following people are designated as the
Company’s representatives in this matter:
Connie Aschenbrenner
Zack Thompson
Idaho Power Company
1221 West Idaho Street (83702)
P.O. Box 70
Boise, Idaho 83707
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

Lisa D. Nordstrom
1221 West Idaho Street (83702)
P.O. Box 70
Boise, Idaho 83707
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

O R D E R
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that persons desiring to intervene in this matter shall file
a Petition to Intervene no later than 21 days from the service date of this Order. Once the deadline
has passed, the Commission Secretary shall prepare and issue a Notice of Parties.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, after the Notice of Parties has issued, Commission
Staff shall confer with the parties regarding a procedural schedule for this matter.
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
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DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho this 6th day
of April 2022.

ERIC ANDERSON, PRESIDENT

JOHN CHATBURN, COMMISSIONER

JOHN R. HAMMOND JR., COMMISSIONER

ATTEST:

Jan Noriyuki
Commission Secretary

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