20020715_193.pdf

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DECISION MEMORANDUM
COMMISSIONER KJELLANDER
CO MMISSI 0 NER SMITH
COMMISSIONER HANSEN
JEAN JEWELL
RON LAW
LOU ANN WESTERFIELD
BILL EASTLAKE
TONYA CLARK
DON HOWELL
DAVE SCHUNKE
RICK STERLING
RANDY LOBB
BEV BARKER
GENE FADNESS
WORKING FILE
SCOTT WOODBURY
JULY 12, 2002
CASE NO. IPC-02-8 (Idaho Power)
INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLAN (IRP) YEAR 2002
BIENNIAL CO MPLIAN CE FILING
On June 28, 2002, Idaho Power Company (Idaho Power; Company) filed its year
2002 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) with the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (Commission).
The Company s filing is pursuant to a biennial requirement established in Commission Order
No. 22299, Case No. U-1500-165. The IRP describes the Company s loads and resources
provides an overview of technically available resource options including purchases of power
from the wholesale market, the acquisition of additional generating resources and, to a lesser
extent, pricing options and demand-side management programs.
Under the Company s planning assumptions, the Company contends that existing
resources are likely to be insufficient to meet expected peak energy requirements as early as
2003.
DECISION MEMORANDUM
Commission Decision
Staff recommends that the Commission issue a simple Notice of the Company s 2002
IRP Filing and establish on August 30, 2002 comment deadline. Does the Commission agree
with Staffs proposed procedure?
Scott Woodbury
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DECISION MEMORANDUM