20230608Decision Memo.pdf

DECISION MEMORANDUM 1
DECISION MEMORANDUM

TO: COMMISSIONER ANDERSON
COMMISSIONER HAMMOND
COMMISSIONER LODGE
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEGAL

FROM: MICHAEL DUVAL
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL

DATE: JUNE 8, 2023

SUBJECT: IN THE MATTER OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER’S APPLICATION
FOR APPROVAL OF THE ASSET TRANSFER AGREEMENT
BETWEEN ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER AND THE CITY OF IDAHO
FALLS – PIONEER ROAD; CASE NO. PAC-E-23-15.

On June 2, 2023, Rocky Mountain Power, a division of PacifiCorp (“Company”), and the
City of Idaho Falls (“City”) (together the “Parties”) applied to the Idaho Public Utilities
Commission (“Commission”) for approval of an Asset Transfer Agreement between the Company
and the City (“Application”). As proposed, the Company would transfer assets located on or near
Pioneer Rd., in Idaho Falls to the City. The Application also outlines the City’s compensation for
those assets. The Parties request the Application be processed by Modified Procedure.
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS
Idaho Code § 61-328 states the Commission “shall issue a public notice and shall conduct
a public hearing upon the application.” To fulfill this statutory mandate, Staff recommends the
Commission issue a Notice of Application, Notice of Modified Procedure, and Notice of
Telephonic Public Hearing. Staff recommends a July 11, 2023, public comment deadline, a July
18, 2023, Party reply deadline, and a telephonic public hearing scheduled before the Commission
deliberates.
COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission wish to issue a Notice of Application, Notice of Modified Procedure,
and Notice of Telephonic Public Hearing with a July 11, 2023, public comment deadline, a July
18, 2023, Party reply deadline, and a telephonic public hearing before the Commission deliberates?

____________________________
Michael Duval
Deputy Attorney General
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