20231220Comments of the Commission Staff.pdf

ADAM TRIPLETT
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
PO BOX 83720
BOISE,IDAHO 83720-0074
[phone]
IDAHO BAR NO.10221
Street Address for Express Mail:
11331 W CHINDEN BLVD,BLDG 8,SUITE 201-A
BOISE,ID 83714
Attorneyfor the Commission Staff
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF IDAHO POWER )COMPANY'S APPLICATION FOR )CASE NO.IPC-E-23-30
APPROVAL OF THE SECOND )AMENDMENT TO THE 2022 SPECIAL )
CONTRACT FOR ELECTRIC SERVICE )COMMENTS OF THE
BETWEEN IDAHO POWER COMPANY AND )COMMISSION STAFF
MICRON TECHONOLOGY,INC )
COMMISSION STAFF ("STAFF")OF the Idaho Public Utilities Commission,by and
through its Attorneyof record,Adam Triplett,Deputy AttorneyGeneral,submits the following
comments.
BACKGROUND
On November 7,2023,Idaho Power Company ("Company"),applied for approval of the
Second Amendment to its 2022 Special Contract for Electric Service Between Idaho Power
Company and Micron Technology,Inc.("Second Amendment").An updated version of the
Company's Schedule 26 changing the date of the Amended Special Contract accompanied the
Application as an attachment.
The Company entered into a revised Special Contract for electric service with Micron
Technology,Inc.("Micron")in March of 2022 to replace one that had been in effect since 2009.
In August of 2023,the Commission approved the first amendment to the 2022 Special Contract,
STAFF COMMENTS 1 DECEMBER 20,2023
which modified the Special Contract to address certain issues the Commission identified in Case
No.IPC-E-22-06.
The Second Amendment proposed in this Application extends the annual deadline for
retiring environmental attributes connected with project output from January 316'to March 161.
The Company states that the parties to the Special Contract seek this extension because of the
logistics of retiring such attributes.
STAFF ANALYSIS
Staff reviewed the Company's proposed Second Amendment and recommends the
Commission approve it.This recommendation is based on Staff s review of the Application and
a determination that the Second Amendment will not materially change Micron's Special
Contract or impact other customers.
Staff s review of the Application focused on identifying whether the Second Amendment
would materially change Micron's Special Contract or impact other customers.Staff believes
changing the annual deadline for retiring environmental attributes from January 316'to March P'
does not materiallychange the Special Contract.Additionally,Staff did not identify any impacts
to other customers caused by the change to the annual deadline.
In the Application,the Company provided a copy of the Second Amendment as
Attachment 1,and an updated Schedule 26 as Attachment 2.Staff reviewed both Attachments
and believes they adequatelyaddress the changes needed to amend the Special Contract as
proposed in the Application.Staff recommends the Commission approve the Second
Amendment and updated Schedule 26,as filed.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Commission approve the Second Amendment and updated
Schedule 26,as filed.
STAFF COMMENTS 2 DECEMBER 20,2023
Respectfully submitted this 20th day of December.
Adam Triplett ,
Deputy Attorney General
Technical Staff:Michael Eldred
i:umisc/comments/IPC-E-23-30 Conunents
STAFF COMMENTS 3 DECEMBER 20,2023
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT I HAVE THIS 20*DAY OF DECEMBER 2023,
SERVED THE FOREGOING COMMENTS OF THE COMMISSION STAFF TO
IDAHO POWER COMPANY,IN CASE NO.IPC-E-23-30,BY E-MAILING A COPY
THEREOF,TO THE FOLLOWING:
DONOVAN E WALKER TIM TATUM
IDAHO POWER COMPANY CONNIE ASCHENBRENNER
PO BOX 70 IDAHO POWER COMPANY
BOISE ID 83707-0070 PO BOX 70
E-MAIL:[e-mail] BOISE ID 83707-0070
[e-mail] E-MAIL:[e-mail]
caschenbrenner idahopower.com
Ida Elmasian
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE