20220310Notice_of_Application_Order_No_35342.pdf

NOTICE OF APPLICATION
NOTICE OF MODIFIED PROCEDURE
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Office of the Secretary
Service Date
March 10, 2022
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

On February 22, 2022, Rocky Mountain Power, a division of PacifiCorp (“Company”),
applied to the Commission for authorization to update Electric Service Regulation No. 13,
Curtailment Plan for Electric Energy (“Curtailment Plan”). Application at 1. The Company
requested its Application be processed by Modified Procedure with a June 1, 2022, effective date.
The Commission now issues Notice of Application and Notice of Modified Procedure
and sets deadlines for interested persons to comment on the Application, and for the Company to
reply.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Company represents that it developed its
Curtailment Plan to deal with energy shortages by temporarily interrupting electric service. Id. at
2.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Company states that its Curtailment Plan
consists of five stages, each of which are designed to provide equitable procedures meant to
minimize adverse impacts to customers while maintaining overall system reliability. Id. at 3.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Company indicates that the “purpose of
[its] Application is to update the Curtailment Plan to remove the interruptible load from the Stage
1 Mandatory curtailment option.” Id. at 4. Specifically, the Company represents that, on September
16, 2021, after a series of negotiations, it entered a new contract with a large industrial customer
who had previously agreed to emergency curtailments of its electricity under Stage 1 in exchange
for a credit on its monthly bill. Id. The Company further represents that the new contract with the
large industrial customer “does not include a system integrity clause and therefore the Stage 1
mandatory curtailment is no longer applicable to them.” Id.
IN THE MATTER OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN
POWER’S APPLICATION TO UPDATE
ELECTRICAL SERVICE REGULATION NO.
13 – CURTAILMENT PLAN FOR ELECTRIC
ENERGY
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CASE NO. PAC-E-22-04

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YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Company requests the Commission
approve the updates to its Curtailment Plan. The proposed updates include removing the reference
to “interruptible customer load shed” in Stage 1, and removing a section subtitled “Interruptible
Loads” in Section IV of the Curtailment Plan. Id. at 5. The Company represents that, in addition
to “other minor edits,” it replaced the reference to the “Peak Regional Reliability Coordinator”
with the “RC West Regional Reliability Coordinator” and corrected the reference to the Idaho
Public Utilities Commission. Id.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Application, and supporting Attachments,
are available for public inspection during regular business hours at the Commission’s office. These
documents are also available on the Commission’s website at www.puc.idaho.gov. Click on the
“ELECTRIC” tab, select “Open Cases,” and then locate and click on the case number as shown on
the front of this document.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that all proceedings in this case will be held
pursuant to the Commission’s jurisdiction under Title 61 of the Idaho Code.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that all proceedings in this matter will be conducted
pursuant to the Commission’s Rules of Procedure, IDAPA 31.01.01.000 et seq.
NOTICE OF MODIFIED PROCEDURE
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Commission has determined that the public
interest may not require a formal hearing in this matter, and that it will proceed under Modified
Procedure pursuant to Rules 201 through 204 of the Commission’s Rules of Procedure, IDAPA
31.01.01.201 through .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 in support or opposition with the Commission by April
27, 2022. The written comment must contain a statement of reasons supporting it. Persons desiring
a hearing must specifically request a hearing in their written comments. Written comments
concerning this Application must be sent electronically unless computer access is unavailable. To
comment electronically, please access the Commission’s website at www.puc.idaho.gov. Click
the “Case Comment Form” and complete the form using the case number as it appears on the front
of this document. Comments filed by e-mail must also be e-mailed to the Company at the e-mail
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addresses listed below. If e-mail is unavailable, then comments may be mailed to the Commission
and Company at the addresses below:
For the Idaho Public Utilities
Commission:

Commission Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0074
[e-mail]

Street Address for Express Mail:

11331 W. Chinden Blvd.
Building 8, Suite 201-A
Boise, ID 83714

For Rocky Mountain Power:

Ted Weston
Emily Wegener
1407 West North Temple, Suite 330
Salt Lake City, UT 84116
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

Please send all data requests regarding this
Application in Microsoft Word to:

[e-mail]

If e-mail is unavailable, then:

Data Request Response Center
PacifiCorp
825 Multnomah, Suite 2000
Portland, OR 97232

YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Company must file any reply comments by
May 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 the Company’s Application be processed by Modified
Procedure, Rules 201-204 (IDAPA 31.01.01.201-.204). Persons interested in submitting written
comments must do so by April 27, 2022. The Company must file any reply comments by May 4,
2022.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that parties 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
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parties should also be accomplished electronically. Voluminous discovery-related documents may
be filed and served on CD-ROM or a USB flash drive.
DONE by order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho this 10th day
of March 2022.

ERIC ANDERSON, PRESIDENT

JOHN CHATBURN, COMMISSIONER

JOHN R. HAMMOND JR., COMMISSIONER

ATTEST:

Jan Noriyuki
Commission Secretary

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