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NOTICE OF MODIFIED PROCEDURE
ORDER NO. 35271 1
Office of the Secretary
Service Date
December 27, 2021
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN
POWER’S FILING FOR
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF ITS 2021
INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLAN
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CASE NO. PAC-E-21-19
NOTICE OF MODIFIED
PROCEDURE
ORDER NO. 35271
On September 1, 2021, PacifiCorp dba Rocky Mountain Power (“Company”) filed its
2021 Electric Integrated Resource Plan (“2021 IRP” or “IRP”) pursuant to Commission Order No.
22299.1
On October 28, 2021, the Commission issued a Notice of Application, and Notice of
Intervention Deadline. Order No. 35209.
On December 1, 2021, the Idaho Conservation League and Sierra Club intervened.
Order No. 35238.
The Commission now issues this Notice of Modified Procedure establishing deadlines
for public comments and the Company’s reply.
NOTICE OF MODIFIED PROCEDURE
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Commission has determined that the public
interest may not require a formal hearing in this matter, and it will review the case through written
submissions under the Commission’s Rules of Modified Procedure Rules 201 through 204 of the
Idaho Public Utilities Commission’s Rules of Procedure, IDAPA 31.01.01.201-204. The
Commission notes that Modified Procedure and written comments have proven to be an effective
means for obtaining public input and participation.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that persons desiring to state a position on this
Application may file a written comment explaining why they support or oppose the Application.
Persons who would like a hearing must specifically request a hearing in their written comments.
Persons shall have until March 15, 2022, to file written comments. Comments must be filed
through the Commission’s website or by e-mail unless computer access is unavailable. To
comment electronically, please access the Commission’s website at www.puc.idaho.gov. Click the
1 On September 15, 2021, the Company filed an updated IRP for the purpose of clarifying some changes in the IRP filed on
September 1, 2021. See updated IRP Vol. I at 1. The updated IRP, as the Company assured, did not “affect the analysis or outcomes
of the 2021 IRP.” Id.
NOTICE OF MODIFIED PROCEDURE
ORDER NO. 35271 2
“Consumers” tab and then “Case Comment Form” and complete the form using the case number
as it appears on the front of this document. To file by e-mail, the customer must e-mail the
comments to the Commission Secretary and the Company at the e-mail addresses listed below. If
computer access is unavailable, then comments may be mailed to the Commission and Company
at these addresses:
For the Idaho Public Utilities
Commission:
Commission Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0074
secretary@puc.idaho.gov
Street Address for Express Mail:
11331 W. Chinden Blvd.
Building 8, Suite 201-A
Boise, ID 83714
For the Company:
Ted Weston
Rocky Mountain Power
1407 West North Temple, Suite 330
Salt Lake City, Utah 84116
ted.weston@pacificorp.com
emily.wegener@pacificorp.com
Data Request Response Center
PacifiCorp
825 NE Multnomah, Suite 2000
Portland, OR 97232
datarequest@pacificorp.com
irp@pacificorp.com
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Company must file any reply comments
by April 4, 2022.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that if no written comments or protests are received
within the time limit set, the Commission will consider this matter on its merits and enter its order
without a formal hearing. If written comments are received within the time limit set, the
Commission will consider them and, in its discretion, may set the same for formal hearing.
O R D E R
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this case be processed by Modified Procedure, Rule
201-204 (IDAPA 31.01.01.201 - .204). Persons shall have until March 15, 2022, to file written
comments, and the Company shall have until April 4, 2022, to file a reply.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that parties should continue to comply with Order No.
35058, issued June 3, 2021. All pleadings should be filed with the Commission electronically and
shall be deemed timely filed when received by the Commission Secretary. See Rule 14.02. Service
between parties should also be accomplished electronically. Voluminous discovery-related
documents may be filed and served on CD-ROM or a USB flash drive.
NOTICE OF MODIFIED PROCEDURE
ORDER NO. 35271 3
DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho this 27th
day of December 2021.
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ERIC ANDERSON, PRESIDENT
KRISTINE RAPER, COMMISSIONER
PAUL KJELLANDER, COMMISSIONER
ATTEST:
Jan Noriyuki
Commission Secretary
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