20231228News Release.pdf

Case No. IPC-E-23-31
Order No. 36025
Contact: Adam Rush
Office: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

NEWS RELEASE: Telephonic public hearing scheduled on proposed asset transfer in Valley
County.

BOISE (Dec. 28, 2023) – The Idaho Public Utilities Commission will hold a telephonic public
hearing in early January on a proposed land transfer from Idaho Power to a private party.

The utility is asking for approval to transfer a 1.2-acre strip of a former Union Pacific Railroad
line while retaining a powerline easement over the land. Idaho Power is asking to sell the
property for $2,000. It said the transfer is intended to relieve the utility of maintenance costs
related to the property without relinquishing the right to use it for a transmission corridor in the
future.

The telephonic public hearing will be held Friday, Jan. 5, at 11:00 a.m. Those interested in
submitting testimony can do so by calling 1-415-655-0001 and enter meeting number 2634 051
1085 when prompted. It is encouraged to start calling in to the hearing at about 10:45 a.m.

The public utilities commission is accepting written comments on the proposed transfer until Jan.
18, 2024. Comments are required to be submitted through the commission’s homepage or by e-
mail unless computer access is not available. Comments can be submitted by visiting
puc.idaho.gov and clicking on the “Case Comment Form” link on the upper left side of the page.
Please use case number IPC-E-23-31 when filling out the form. Comments filed by e-mail must
also be submitted to the commission and Idaho Power at the e-mail addresses listed below. If
computer access is not available, comments should be sent to the commission and the utility at
these addresses:

For the Idaho Public Utilities Commission:

Commission Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0074
[e-mail]

Street address for express mail:

11331 W. Chinden Blvd.
Building 8, Suite 201-A
Boise, ID 83714

For Idaho Power:

Lisa Nordstrom
Matt Larkin
Idaho Power Company
P.O. Box 70
Boise, ID 83707-0070
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

Additional information is available at puc.idaho.gov/case/Details/7204.