20230405Notice_of_Application_Order_No_35727.pdf

NOTICE OF APPLICATION
NOTICE OF INTERVENTION DEADLINE
ORDER NO. 35727 1

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
April 5, 2023

BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

On March 14, 2023, Idaho Power Company (“Company”) filed an application
(“Application”) with the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (“Commission”) for an order: “(1)
acknowledging the potential for long-term cost savings associated with participation in the
Western Resource Adequacy Program (“WRAP”) and (2) allowing the Company to recover
WRAP-associated costs in a future rate proceeding.” Application at 1. The Company filed the
Direct Testimony of Alison Williams and Nicole Blackwell in support of its Application. The
Company requests its Application be processed under Modified Procedure.
With this Order, we issue a Notice of Application and a Notice of Intervention Deadline
establishing a 21-day intervention deadline.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the WRAP is a regional program in the western U.S.
which, as the Company states, “[a]t its simplest . . . is an insurance program of sorts that makes
reserved resources available to participants during short-term periods of resource deficiency.”
Application at 2.
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that, as the Company indicates, the WRAP is comprised
of two programs (“forward-showing” and “operations”) which run across the summer and the
winter season. As the Company indicates, the “forward-showing” program concerns aspects
related to regional resource planning whereas the “operations” program “facilitates the
identification of real-time capacity needs “and the sharing of energy and capacity between
participants during the summer and winter seasons.” Id. at 3.
IN THE MATTER OF IDAHO POWER
COMPANY’S APPLICATION FOR
PARTICIPATION IN THE WESTERN
RESOURCE ADEQUACY PROGRAM
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CASE NO. IPC-E-23-08

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NOTICE OF INTERVENTION
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YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Company has participated in the non-binding
“forward-showing” program but plans to participate in the operations program this summer with
the tentative goal of beginning “binding participation in the summer of 2027.” Id. at 4.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED the Company “estimates that the annual cost of WRAP
participation will be between $537,420 and $744,555, along with a one-time charge of $152,856.”
Id. The Company asserts that participation in WRAP will ultimately result in significant cost-
savings.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Application, and supporting testimony are
available for public inspection during regular business hours at the Commission’s office. These
documents are also available on the Commission’s homepage 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 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. Persons desiring to present their views without
parties’ rights of participation are not required 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.
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NOTICE OF INTERVENTION DEADLINE
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YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the following people have been designated as the
Company’s representatives in this matter:
Lisa D. Nordstrom
Megan Goicoechea-Allen
Lead Counsel
Idaho Power Company
P.O. Box 70
Boise, ID 83707
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

Idaho Power Dockets:
[e-mail]

Alison Williams
Regulatory Policy & Strategy Leader
Idaho Power Company
P.O. Box 70
Boise, ID 83707
[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 processing this case.
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
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DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho this 5th day of
April 2023.

ERIC ANDERSON, PRESIDENT

JOHN R. HAMMOND, JR., COMMISSIONER

EDWARD LODGE, COMMISSIONER

ATTEST:

Jan Noriyuki
Commission Secretary

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