20130625order_no_32838.pdf

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
June 25.2013
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF PACIFICORP DBA )
ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER’S 2013 )CASE NO.PAC-E-13-05
INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLAN )
)ORDER NO.32838
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On April 30,2013.PacifiCorp dba Rocky Mountain Power (“Rocky Mountain”or
“Company”)filed its 2013 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP)with the Commission pursuant to the
Commission’s rules and in compliance with the biennial IRP filing requirements mandated in
Order No.22299.
Rocky Mountain serves approximately 70,000 customers in southeastern Idaho.The
Company provides electric service to more than 1,000,000 customers in Utah,Wyoming and
Idaho.
On June 13.2013,the Commission granted intervention to the Idaho Conservation
League (“ICL”)and the Snake River Alliance (“SRA”).See Order No.32827.
MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF COMMENT PERIOD
On June 24.2013,ICL filed a Motion for a 45-day extension of the comment period
to allow the organization to undertake a more thorough review of the assumptions and analysis
supporting the Company’s IRP Action Plan.ICL representative,Ben Otto,appeared before the
Commission and stated that he made attempts to contact the Company prior to tiling the Motion
with the Commission.Mr.Otto stated that he did not receive a clear response from the Company
regarding the Motion.Commission Staff does not oppose ICL’s Motion.
COMMISSION FINDINGS AND DECISION
The Commission reviewed ICL’s Motion and finds that it is fair,just and reasonable
to extend the established comment period.The Company’s IRP filing contains multiple volumes
of detailed analysis and data.Therefore,the Commission finds that a reasonable extension is
warranted in order to allow ICL the opportunity to thoroughly analyze the data and information
contained in Rocky Mountain’s IRP filing.The current comment deadline of June 27,2013,
shall be extended for a period of 42 days.1
A 45-day extension of the current comment period would place the comment deadline on a non-business day
(Sunday,August 11,2013).
ORDER NO.32838
ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the established comment deadline shall be extended
for a period of 42 days,until August 8,2013.
DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise,Idaho this
day of June 2013.
MACK A.REDFORD,COMMISSIONER
MARSHA H.SMITH,COMMISSIONER
ATTEST:
Jn D.JeweI’1
Eommission Secretary
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ORDER NO.32838