20070425Sale of Transmission Easements.pdf

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Idaho Public Utilities Commission
472 W. Washington
Boise, ID 83702-5983
Attn: Jean D. Jewell
Commission Secretary
Re:Sale of Transmission Easements
The purpose of this letter is to provide notice to the Commission of the planned sale of six
transmission corridor easements in Utah. The underlying property in the proposed transaction is
currently accounted for as a transmission property investment and a portion of that investment
has been allocated to Idaho and included in Idaho rate base.
US Development/Clifford Park Estates Subdivision
US Development has requested six easements to be located within the Ben Lomond- Terminal
345 kV transmission corridor. The proposed easements are necessary for the development of the
Clifford Park Estates Subdivision in Davis County, Utah and include two public roadway
easements, one buffer zone easement, and three public park easements, one of which includes a
storm water detention basin.
The proposed Clifford Park Estates Subdivision is a landlocked parcel with no access to 1150
West other than over and across the Ben Lomond-Terminal 345 kV transmission corridor. The
City of Clearfield, Utah has approved the subdivision plat for the Clifford Park Estates
subdivision pending final approval from Rocky Mountain Power.
The location of the proposed easements will not interfere with Rocky Mountain Power s current
or future use of the transmission corridor. This easement request is consistent with previous
corridor easements/leases, where Rocky Mountain Power has received revenue for uses within
the transmission corridor that do not conflict with the corridor s primary use
The value of the combined US Development easements is set at $95 820, or 50 percent of the
property s market value of $60 000 per acre.
Regulatory Impacts
The funds from the proposed transaction will be used to acquire other needed fee and/or
easement properties for substations, transmission or distribution lines. The sale transaction will
not adversely affect the Company s customers because the transaction recovers one-half ofthe
value of the property in question and Rocky Mountain Power will retain ownership of the
property and safe access to its transmission lines.
The Company will meet all requirements regarding this transaction required by other public
utility commissions having jurisdiction over the Company s retail operations. A copy of filings
made with other commissions will be provided to the Commission, if requested.
It is respectfully requested that all formal correspondence and Staff requests regarding this
matter be addressed to:
By E-mail (preferred):datareq uest(g)pac ifi corp. com
By fax:[phone]
By regular mail:Data Request Response Center
PacifiCorp
825 NE Multnomah, Suite 2000
Portland, OR 97232
Informal inquiries may be directed to:
Brian Dickman
Manager, Regulation
201 South Main, Suite 2300
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-mail: Brian.Dickman(g)PacifiCoro.com
Dean Brockbank
Senior Counsel
201 South Main, Suite 2300
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-mail: Dean.Brockbank(g)PacifiCorp.com
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Jeffrey K. Larsen
Vice President, Regulation