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Case No. IPC-E-23-14
Order No. 35881
Contact: Adam Rush
Office: (208) 334-0339
E-mail: adam.rush@puc.idaho.gov
NEWS RELEASE: Workshops scheduled for Idaho Power application to change on-site and self-
generation tariffs.
BOISE (Aug. 15, 2023) – Idaho Public Utilities Commission staff will hold two public, online
workshops to share information on an Idaho Power application that is seeking to make changes
to the utility’s on-site and self-generation tariffs.
Idaho Power is asking the commission to allow real-time net billing with an avoided cost-based
financial credit rate for exported energy, a methodology to determine annual updates to the
export credit rate, a modified project eligibility cap for commercial, industrial and irrigation
customers, related changes to the accounting for and transferability of excess net energy financial
credits and updated tariff schedules needed to administer the modified on-site generation
offering.
Staff will hold online workshops on Wednesday, Sept. 6, and Thursday, Sept. 7 to present
information regarding the application and to answer questions.
The Sept. 6 workshop will begin at 6:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time and conclude at 9:00 p.m.
or after all questions have been answered, whichever comes first. To participate over the phone,
please call 1-415-655-0001, and enter meeting number 2630 705 2269 when prompted. To
participate online, please visit idahogov.webex.com and enter meeting number 2630 705 2269
(no spaces between numbers). Then, click on the green “Join” button. At the next window, please
enter this password: 0906Workshop. Then click on the green “Join Webinar” button. At the next
window, please enter your name and e-mail address, and then click on the “Next” button. Then
click on the green “Join Webinar” button.
The Sept. 7 workshop will begin at 12:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time and conclude at 3:00
p.m. or after all questions have been answered, whichever comes first. To participate over the
phone, please call 1-415-655-0001 and enter meeting number 2631 951 3680 when prompted. To
participate online, please visit idahogov.webex.com and enter meeting number 2631 951 3680
(no spaces between numbers). Then click on the green “Join” button. At the next window, please
enter this password: 0907Workshop. Next, click on the green “Join Webinar” button. At the next
window, please enter your name and e-mail address, and then click on the “Next” button. Then
click on the green “Join Webinar” button.
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Written comments on Idaho Power’s application are being accepted until Oct. 12, 2023.
Comments are required to be filed through the commission’s website or by e-mail unless
computer access is not available. To comment using the commission website, please visit
www.puc.idaho.gov and click on the “Case Comment Form” link that is on the upper left side of
the page. When filling out the form, please use case number IPC-E-23-14. If using e-mail,
comments need to be sent to the commission secretary and Idaho Power at the e-mail addresses
listed below. If computer access is not available, comments can be mailed to the commission and
Idaho Power at these addresses:
For the Idaho Public Utilities Commission:
Commission Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0074
secretary@puc.idaho.gov
Street address for express mail:
11331 W. Chinden Blvd.
Building 8, Suite 201-A
Boise, ID 83714
For Idaho Power:
Lisa D. Nordstrom
Megan Goicoechea Allen
Tim Tatum
Connie Aschenbrenner
Grant Anderson
Idaho Power Company
1221 West Idaho Street (83702)
P.O. Box 70
Boise, ID 83707
lnordstrom@idahopower.com
mgoicoecheaallen@idahopower.com
ttatum@idahopower.com
caschenbrenner@idahopower.com
ganderson@idahopower.com
dockets@idahopower.com
Additional information regarding Idaho Power’s application is available at:
puc.idaho.gov/case/Details/7033.