20240216Idaho Power Valley County Transfer Press Release.pdf

Case No. IPC-E-23-31
Order No. 36089
Contact: Adam Rush
Office: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

NEWS RELEASE: Commission approves proposed Idaho Power asset transfer in Valley County.

BOISE (Feb. 15, 2024) – The Idaho Public Utilities Commission has approved a proposed land
transfer from Idaho Power to a private party.

The utility asked for approval from the commission to transfer a 1.2-acre strip of a former Union
Pacific Railroad line while retaining a powerline easement over the land. Idaho Power will sell
the property for $2,000. It said the transfer is intended to relieve the utility of maintenance costs
related to the property without relinquishing the right to use it for a transmission corridor in the
future.

In 1985, Idaho Power obtained approximately 90 acres of abandoned railroad line in Valley
County from the Union Pacific Railroad, intending to use the land for a transmission corridor.
Subsequently, Idaho Power has sold various parcels of the former railroad line to adjacent
landowners while retaining easements authorizing the utility to build a transmission line in the
future.

Additional information is available at puc.idaho.gov/case/Details/7204.