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IDAHO POWER CO. v. PUBLIC UTILITIES COM'N

No. 39151-2011.

316 P.3d 1278 (2013)

IDAHO POWER COMPANY, Petitioner-Respondent, v. IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION, Respondent, and Grouse Creek Wind Park, LLC, and Grouse Creek Wind Park II, LLC, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Idaho.

December 18, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald L. Williams , Williams Bradbury P.C., Boise, argued for appellants.

Kristine A. Sasser , Deputy Attorney General, Boise, argued for respondent Public Utilities Commission.

Donovan E. Walker , Idaho Power Company, Boise, argued for respondent Idaho Power Company.

EISMANN, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission denying approval of contracts between an electric utility and two wind farms on the ground that the contract rate for purchasing the power was contrary to public policy because it exceeded the utility's avoided costs. We affirm.

I.

Factual Background.

The Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) was enacted to require electric utilities...

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