20220523Decision Memo.pdf

DECISION MEMORANDUM 1
DECISION MEMORANDUM

TO: COMMISSIONER ANDERSON
COMMISSIONER CHATBURN
COMMISSIONER HAMMOND
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEGAL

FROM: RILEY NEWTON
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL

DATE: MAY 24, 2022

SUBJECT: 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; CASE
NO. IPC-E-22-13.

On April 29, 2022, Idaho Power Company (“Company”) applied to the Commission
for an order granting the Company a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to acquire
120 megawatts of dispatchable energy storage. The Company claimed acquiring the 120
megawatts of dispatchable energy storage was necessary to meet the identified capacity deficiency
in 2023, and required to provide safe, reliable service to its customers.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Commission issue a Notice of Application and Notice of
Intervention Deadline establishing a 21-day intervention deadline.
COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission wish to issue a Notice of Application and Notice of Intervention
Deadline establishing a 21-day intervention deadline?

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Riley Newton
Deputy Attorney General

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