20230512Idaho Power Brisbie Press Release.pdf

Case No. IPC-E-21-42
Order No. 35777
Contact: Adam Rush
Office: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

NEWS RELEASE: Commission approves energy services agreement between Idaho Power and
Brisbie

BOISE (May 12, 2023) - On May 11, 2023, the Idaho Public Utilities Commission approved an
energy services agreement that allows Idaho Power to provide electric service to a new data
center in the Kuna, Idaho area.

The data center, owned by Brisbie, LLC, will be a large power service customer of Idaho Power.
Large power service customers are those who use between 10,000 kilowatts and 20,000 kilowatts
of power. Customers that receive in excess of 20,000 kilowatts are required to make special
contract arrangements with Idaho Power.

Before the energy services agreement was approved, staff with the Idaho Public Utilities
Commission reviewed it and additional supporting materials that were filed by Idaho Power to
ensure existing Idaho Power customers would not see their rates increase as a result of the energy
service agreement, among other items. An evaluation of the energy services agreement was
intended to address concerns about Brisbie being Idaho Power’s largest customer with a
significant impact to Idaho Power’s system and cost structure, which had the potential to increase
the risk to other utility customers. In addition, how the rates Idaho Power will charge were
determined may be used as a model for this type of customer in the future, which could increase
the risk to other customers.

Idaho Power is planning to obtain enough renewable resources to meet Brisbie’s initial annual
energy requirements in the short-term through a power purchase agreement and will build or
obtain additional resources to meet the data center’s energy requirements going forward.

Brisbie plans to support 100 percent of its operations through the addition of renewable
resources, which would be connected to Idaho Power’s system.

For additional information, please visit: puc.idaho.gov/case/Details/6792.