20190906Decision Memo.pdf

DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO:CON{MISSIONER KJELLANDER
COMMISSIONER RAPER
COMMISSIONER ANDERSON
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEGAL
FROM:MATT HUNTER
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
DATE: SEPTEN{BER 6,2019
SUBJECT: APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF THE ASSET SALE BETWEEN
ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER AND IDAHO POWER; CASE NO. PAC-E-
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On August 21, 2019, Rocky Mountain Porver ("Company") filed an Application
requesting approval of an asset sale agreement ("Agreement") betrveen the Company and Idaho
Power Company ("Idaho Power"). Under the Agreement, Idaho Power purchased from the
Company a 3.6Yo undivided olr.nership interest in one additional mile of the American Falls to
Wheelon 138 kV transmission line. The Company submits its Application under ldaho Code $ 6l-
328, '*'hich states that the Commission "shall issue a public notice and shall conduct a pttblic
hearing upon the application (emphasis added)."
THE APPLICATION
Under a joint purchase and sale agreement entered into by the parties and approved by
the Commission in 20l4,ldaho Power owns a 3.6% undivided ownership interest in a contiguous
29-mile section of the American Falls to Wheelon 138 kV line. Application at21. See Order No.
33313. Under the Agreement, Idaho Power rvill purchase from the Company a3.60/o undivided
ownership interest in one additional mile, beginning 29 line miles from the American Falls
substation (Latitude 42.467942, Longitude -112.573621) and ending at structure number 451
(Latitude 42.452821. Longitude -112.569982) near Church Road in Porver County. /d. at 3. This
purchase u'ill allorv Idaho Pou'er to have 30 miles of contiguous or.vnership bet*'een American
Falls and the Arbon Vallel'. Id. ldaho Por.ver u'ill pa,v $3,389.75 for the or,r'nership interest. Id. The
Company requests its Application be processed by Modified Procedure. Id. at 4.
DECISION MEMORANDUM 1
STAFF RECONINIENDATION
Staff recommends the Con-rmission issue a Notice of Application, Notice of N{odified
Procedure, and a Notice of Telephonic Public Hearing. Staff recommends an October 16.2019
comment deadline, and by October 23^ 2019 reply comment deadline. Staff recommends the
Commission schedule a telephonic public hearing in the same time frame to comply u'ith the public
hearing requirementin ldqho Code $ 6l-328.
COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission u'ish to:
L Issue a Notice of Application. Notice of Modified Procedure, and Notice of
'felephonic Public Hearing: and
2. Set an October 16.2019 comment dr.re date and an October 23,2019 reply comment
due date?
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