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Home My WebLink About20230630Petition to Intervene.pdfCITY OF BOISE CITY’S PETITION TO INTERVENE - 1 JAYME B. SULLIVAN BOISE CITY ATTORNEY Darrell Early ISB No. 4748 Ed Jewell ISB No. 10446 Deputy City Attorney BOISE CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE 150 N. Capitol Blvd. P.O. Box 500 Boise, ID 83701-0500 Telephone: (208) 608-7950 Facsimile: (208) 384-4454 Email: boca@cityofboise.org Attorneys for Intervenor BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF IDAHO POWER COMPANY FOR AUTHORITY TO INCREASE ITS RATES AND CHARGES FOR ELECTRIC SERVICE IN THE STATE OF IDAHO AND FOR ASSOCIATED REGULATORY ACCOUNT TREATMENT Case No. IPC-E-23-11 CITY OF BOISE CITY’S PETITION TO INTERVENE COMES NOW, the city of Boise City, herein referred to as “Boise City,” and pursuant to Rules 71 through 73 of the Rules of Procedure of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (IDAPA 31.01.01.71 – 31.01.0.73), the Application filed on June 1, 2023, and the Notice of Application and Intervention Deadline, Order No. 35825, hereby requests to intervene in this matter and to appear and participate as a party. As grounds, Boise City states as follows: 1. The name and address of this Intervenor is: City of Boise City 150 N. Capitol Blvd. P.O. Box 500 Boise, ID 83701-0500 RECEIVED Friday, June 30, 2023 11:39:41 AM IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION CITY OF BOISE CITY’S PETITION TO INTERVENE - 2 2. Copies of all pleadings, production requests, production responses, Commission orders and other documents should be sent to the following: Ed Jewell Darrell Early Deputy City Attorney BOISE CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE 150 N. Capitol Blvd. P.O. Box 500 Boise, Idaho 83701-0500 Telephone: (208) 608-7950 Facsimile: (208) 38404454 Email: boca@cityofboise.org dearly@cityofboise.org ejewell@cityofboise.org Wil Gehl Energy Program Manager BOISE CITY DEPT. OF PUBLIC WORKS 150 N. Capitol Blvd. P.O. Box 500 Boise, Idaho 83701-0500 Telephone: (208) 608-7571 Email: wgehl@cityofboise.org Pursuant to Order No. 35375, Commission Rules 61 and 62 are suspended and all service in this docket, except for voluminous discovery-related documents, is to be completed electronically. If the Commission decides to return to hard copy service during this docket, Boise City requests hard copies of pleading, testimony, and briefs only. All other production requests, response, notices, Commission orders and other filings may be served on Boise City via electronic mail in accordance with Rule 63 of the Rules of Procedure of the Idaho Public Utility Commission (IDAPA 31.01.01.063). 3. Boise City is a Municipal Corporation organized under the laws of the state of Idaho. 4. Boise City has a direct and substantial interest in representing its constituents, who are customers of Idaho Power Company (“Idaho Power”) and will be impacted by the decisions made in this docket. Boise City is also a large Idaho Power customer with Schedule 7, 9, and 19 electric service accounts. Boise City also maintains multiple solar panel installations and net metering facilities, such as those located at the Twenty Mile South Farm Administration and CITY OF BOISE CITY’S PETITION TO INTERVENE - 3 Maintenance Building. Additionally, Boise City is an Idaho Power customer with expressed clean energy preferences. Without the opportunity to intervene herein, Boise City would not have the direct means of ensuring the outcome of this proceeding positively impacts the environmental, health, and economic concerns of Boise City and its citizens. Granting Boise City’s petition to intervene will not unduly broaden the issues, nor will it prejudice any party to this case. 5. Boise City intends to fully participate in this matter as a party and appear in all matters as is appropriate. The nature and quality of Boise City’s intervention in this proceeding is dependent upon the nature and effect of other evidence in this proceeding. If necessary, Boise City may present evidence; call and examine witnesses; and present argument. WHEREFORE, the city of Boise City, respectfully requests that this Commission grant this Petition to Intervene and issue a timely order as set forth in IDAPA 31.01.01.075. DATED this 30th day of June 2023. ______________________________ Ed Jewell, Deputy City Attorney CITY OF BOISE CITY’S PETITION TO INTERVENE - 4 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that I have on this 30th day of June 2023, served the foregoing documents on all parties of record as follows: Jan Noriyuki Commission Secretary Idaho Public Utilities Commission 11331 W. Chinden Blvd., Ste. 201-A Boise, ID 83714 jan.noriyuki@puc.idaho.gov ❑ U.S. Mail ❑ Personal Delivery ❑ Facsimile ✓ Electronic ❑ Other: __________________ Chris Burdin Deputy Attorney General Idaho Public Utilities Commission 11331 W. Chinden Blvd., Ste. 201-A Boise, ID 83714 chris.burdin@puc.idaho.gov ❑ U.S. Mail ❑ Personal Delivery ❑ Facsimile ✓ Electronic ❑ Other: __________________ Lisa Nordstrom Donovan Walker Megan Goicoechea Allen Idaho Power Company PO Box 70 Boise, ID 83707 lnordstrom@idahopower.com dwalker@idahopower.com mgoicoecheaallen@idahopower.com dockets@idahopower.com ❑ U.S. Mail ❑ Personal Delivery ❑ Facsimile ✓ Electronic ❑ Other: __________________ Tim Tatum Connie Aschenbrenner Matt Larkin Idaho Power Company PO Box 70 Boise, ID 83707 ttatum@idahopower.com caschenbrenner@idahopower.com mlarkin@idahopower.com ❑ U.S. Mail ❑ Personal Delivery ❑ Facsimile ✓ Electronic ❑ Other: __________________ Kelsey Jae Law for Conscious Leadership 920 N. Clover Dr. Boise, ID 83703 kelsey@kelseyjae.com ❑ U.S. Mail ❑ Personal Delivery ❑ Facsimile ✓ Electronic ❑ Other: __________________ CITY OF BOISE CITY’S PETITION TO INTERVENE - 5 Courtney White Mike Heckler 3778 Plantation Dr. Suite 102 Boise, ID 83703 courtney@cleanenergyopportunities.com mike@cleanenergyopportunities.com ❑ U.S. Mail ❑ Personal Delivery ❑ Facsimile ✓ Electronic ❑ Other: __________________ Peter Richardson Industrial Customers of Idaho Power Richardson Adams, PLLC 515 N. 27th St. Boise, ID 83702 peter@richardsonadams.ocm ❑ U.S. Mail ❑ Personal Delivery ❑ Facsimile ✓ Electronic ❑ Other: __________________ Dr. Don Reading 280 Silverwood Way Eagle, ID 83616 dreading@mindspring.com ❑ U.S. Mail ❑ Personal Delivery ❑ Facsimile ✓ Electronic ❑ Other: __________________ Eric Olsen ECHO HAWK & OLSEN, PLLC 505 Pershing Ave. Suite 100 P.O. Box 6119 Pocatello, ID 83205 elo@echohawk.com ❑ U.S. Mail ❑ Personal Delivery ❑ Facsimile ✓ Electronic ❑ Other: __________________ Lance Kaufman 2623 NW Bluebell Place Corvallis, OR 97330 lance@aegisinsight.com ❑ U.S. Mail ❑ Personal Delivery ❑ Facsimile ✓ Electronic ❑ Other: __________________ Austin Rueschhoff Thorvald Nelson Austin Jensen Holland & Hart, LLP 555 17th St. Suite 3200 Denver, CO 80202 darueschhoff@hollandhart.com tnelson@hollandhart.com awjensen@hollandhart.com aclee@hollandhart.com clmoser@hollandhart.com ❑ U.S. Mail ❑ Personal Delivery ❑ Facsimile ✓ Electronic ❑ Other: __________________ CITY OF BOISE CITY’S PETITION TO INTERVENE - 6 Jim Swier Micron Technology, Inc. 8000 South Federal Way Boise, ID 83707 jswier@micron.com ❑ U.S. Mail ❑ Personal Delivery ❑ Facsimile ✓ Electronic ❑ Other: __________________ ____for_ Michelle Steel, Paralegal