20210105Notice.pdf

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January 5,2021
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Jan Noriyuki
Commission Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
11331 W Chinden Blvd
Building 8 Suite 20lA
Boise,Idaho, 83714
Re: CASE NO. PAC-E-19-20
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF THE 2O2OPACIFICORP INTER.JURISDICTIONAL ALLOCATION PROTOCOL
Idaho Commissioners,
On December 3,2019, Rocky Mountain Power ("Company"), a division of pacifiCorp, appliedto the Idaho Public Utilities Commission ("Commission"; for approval of the 2020 pacifi|orp
Inter-Jurisdictional Allocation Protocol ("2020 Protocol"). On April 22,ZO20,Commission
Order No. 34640 approved the 2020 protocol as filed.
Section 4 - Implemented Issues, of the 2020 Protocol, summarizes issues to be implementedduring the Interim Period. Section 4.1 - States' Decision to Exit Interim period Resources andSection 4.2 - Reassignment of Coal-Fueled Interim Period Resources outline the timeline andprocess that will be followed for states to exit a resource and the possible reassignment of thatresource to other states. Specifically, section 4.2.2 provides that:
1) Pacificorp was to target filing, on or before February l,z02l,state-specific
recommendations to commissions for coal-fueled resources that have a commission-
approved Exit Date that would discontinue a state's allocation of costs and benefits on or
before December 31,2027. The filings would include the Company's analysis and
recommendations for potential reassignment of allocations for those ..rori""r.2) To the extent a delay to these filings was necessary, the Company would provide noticeto the parties and commissions explaining the reason and expected filing dates.
On Decembet 8,2020, the Company met with the ldaho parties in this docket to discuss a one-year delay in filing the analysis and state-specific recommendations for resources with ExitDates earlier than December 31, 2027 . Additionally, the Company also met with Utah andWyoming parties and all signatories to the 2020 Protocol. The Co.p*y proposed a delay for thefollowing reasons: 1) the signatories to the 2020 Protocol continue tb wtrk towards resolution of
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the long-term planning and new resource assignment framewgrk issue; 2) while the Public
Utility;f O..go, appioved some exit dates it noted that it will continue to evaluate the
economics of pacificorp's coal fleet;r 3) the company is in the middle of updating its modeling
tools to better reflect thi future allocation methodology envisioned inthe 2020 Protocol; and 4)
the Company will file its202t Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) in April 2021 andthe delay will
allow for consistent assumptions in both the IRP and the reassignment analysis.
No party opposed the decision to delay this filing. Accordingly, Company is respectfully
proriaing ihis letter as notice to the Commission that the Company now anticipl:f a new target
nfng aal" of February l,Zo2z,to fulfill the commitments in Section 4.2 of the 2020 Protocol.
Any informal inquiries may be directed to Ted Weston,Idaho Regulatory Manager at (801) 220-
2963.
Very truly yours,
"^,'DJoe
Vice President, Regulation
cc: Service List
I In the marter of PacifiCorp, dba Pacific Power, Request for a General Rate Revision, Order No. 20-473 at (Dec'
lg,2020X"We adoptLxit orders for Cirolla Unit 4, Jim Bridger Unit l, Craig Units l-,2, Naughton Units l-2;
Cjstrip ijnits l-4; and Dave Johnston Units I -4 with the exit dates proposed by PacifiCorp, . .r Wfile the 2020
protocol does not require exit orders for Cholla Unit 4, Craig Units l-2, and Colstrip Units 3-4, which are not
operated by pacifiCorp, we adopt exit orders forthese units to provide other states with notice of Oregon's
anticipatej exit based on the information cunently available, but emphasize that we will continue to evaluate the
economics of these units.... We decline to issue exit orders for Jim Bridger Units 2-4 in this proceeding. The
December 31,2025 exit dates are earlier than the 2019 IRP, and are not supported by evidence in this case'")'
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby cgrliry that on this 5ft of January, z)zl,lcaused to be served, via electronic mailgd/9r^o1e}1ght delivery a.true.and correct copy'of Rocky Mountain poweris N&ice in CaseNo. PAC-E-19-20 to the following:
Service List
Mountain Power
Rocky Mountain Power
1407 WestNorth Temple, Suite 320
Salt Lake City, Utah 84116
ted.weston@pacifi corp.com
eston Data Request Response Center
PacifiCorp
825 NE Multnomah, Suite 2000
Portland, OR97232
datarequest@f,ac i fi corp. com
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Suite 320
Commission Staff
PO Box 1391
201E. Center
Pocatello, lD 83204
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Williams Bradbury, P.C.
P.O. Box 388
Boise,ID 83701
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Dated this 5s day of January,Z02l.
Mary Penfield
Adviser, Regulatory OPerations
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