20220525Notice_of_Application_Order_No_35417.pdf

NOTICE OF APPLICATION
NOTICE OF INTERVENTION DEADLINE
ORDER NO. 35417 1

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
May 25, 2022
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

IN THE MATTER OF IDAHO POWER
COMPANY’S APPLICATION FOR A
CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE
AND NECESSITY TO ACQUIRE
RESOURCES TO BE ONLINE BY 2023 TO
SECURE ADEQUATE AND RELIABLE
SERVICE TO ITS CUSTOMERS
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CASE NO. IPC-E-22-13

NOTICE OF APPLICATION

NOTICE OF INTERVENTION
DEADLINE

ORDER NO. 35417

On April 29, 2022, Idaho Power Company (“Company”) applied for a Certificate of
Public Convenience and Necessity (“CPCN”) to acquire 120 megawatts (“MW”) of dispatchable
energy storage. The Company filed the Direct Testimony of Timothy E. Tatum, Jared L. Ellsworth,
and Eric Hackett in support of the Application.
The Industrial Customers of Idaho Power and Idaho Hydroelectric Power Producers
Trust d/b/a IdaHydro intervened. Order Nos. 35407 and 35413.
With this Order, the Commission provides notice of the Application and sets a
deadline for interested parties to intervene.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Company seeks to acquire 120 MW to meet
an identified capacity deficiency beginning in 2023 and continuing until 2026 when the
construction of the Boardman to Hemingway Transmission project is anticipated to be complete.
Application at 1.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED the Company competitively solicited bids to meet
its capacity requirements through a Request for Proposals (“RFP”) as well as conducting “a
parallel investigation into different configuration of Company-owned and constructed battery
storage systems. Id. at 5-6.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that, after the culmination of the RFP process and
its own investigations, the Company proposes to meet the 2023 capacity deficiency with projects
totaling 120 MW of dispatchable battery storage. Id. at 6. Due to a multitude of factors, the
Company asserts that its ownership and operation of the battery storage systems will reduce risk
to the Company, customers, and other stakeholders.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
NOTICE OF INTERVENTION DEADLINE
ORDER NO. 35417 2

YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Company executed a contract for the
purchase of a 40 MW minimum Battery Energy Storage System (“BESS”) that it currently
envisions to be co-located with the Black Mesa 40 MW solar photovoltaic facility. The Company
also executed a contract for a BESS with a minimum capacity of 80 MW and has identified the
Hemingway substation as a potential location for this system. However, the Company asserts that
it will continue to evaluate potential sites for both the 40 MW and 80 MW battery storage systems.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Application and supporting testimony have
been filed with the Commission and 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 then
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 desiring to intervene in this matter to
obtain parties’ rights of participation must file a Petition to Intervene with the Commission
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 21
days after the date of service of this Order. Such persons shall also provide the Commission
Secretary with their email 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 do not have to intervene but may
present their views by submitting written comments to the Commission.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
NOTICE OF INTERVENTION DEADLINE
ORDER NO. 35417 3

YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the following people are designated as the
Company’s representatives in this matter:
For the Company:

Donovan E. Walker
Tim Tatum
Idaho Power Company
1221 West Idaho Street (83702)
P.O. Box 70
Boise, ID 83707-0070
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

O R D E R
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that persons desiring to intervene in this matter must 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 including, if
necessary, a hearing in this matter.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that parties comply with Order No. 35375, issued April
21, 2022. Generally, all pleadings should be filed with the Commission electronically and will be
deemed timely filed when received by the Commission Secretary. See Rule 14.02. Service between
parties should continue to be accomplished electronically when possible. However, voluminous
discovery-related documents may be filed and served on CD-ROM or a USB flash drive.
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NOTICE OF APPLICATION
NOTICE OF INTERVENTION DEADLINE
ORDER NO. 35417 4

DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho this 25th day
of May 2022.

ERIC ANDERSON, PRESIDENT

JOHN CHATBURN, COMMISSIONER

JOHN R. HAMMOND JR., COMMISSIONER

ATTEST:

Jan Noriyuki
Commission Secretary

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