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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 TO CUSTOMERS IN THE STATE OF IDAHO BY INCLUSION OF THE TWIN FALLS PROJECT INVESTMENT AND THE ADDITIONAL SWAN FALLS PROJECT INVESTMENT IN REVENUE REQUIREMENT

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CASE NO. IPC-E-95-5
ORDER NO.  26058
The United States Department of Energy petitioned to intervene in this case on June 12, 1995, pursuant to Rules of Procedure 71 through 75 of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, IDAPA 31.01.01071-75.
FINDINGS OF FACT
We find that no party timely opposed this Petition to Intervene.
We further find that based on the pleadings and other documents filed in this case, intervention by this party would serve the purposes of intervention as described by Rule 74 of the Rules of Procedure and should be granted.
O R D E R
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Petition to Intervene filed by the United States Department of Energy is hereby granted.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all parties in this proceeding serve all papers hereafter filed in this matter on all parties of record.  This Intervenor is represented by the following for purposes of service:
Lawrence A. Gollomp
Assistant General Counsel
United States Department of Energy
1000 Independence Avenue S.W.
Room 6D-033
Washington, DC  20585
Mark D. Olsen
Counsel
United States Department of Energy
785 DOE Place
Idaho Falls, ID 83402
DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho, this         day of  June  1995.
                                                               RALPH NELSON, PRESIDENT
                                                               MARSHA H. SMITH,  COMMISSIONER
                                                               DENNIS S. HANSEN, COMMISSIONER
ATTEST:

MYRNA J. WALTERS
COMMISSION SECRETARY
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