Public Notice...

Public Notice...

PUBLIC NOTICE

Pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and the Wyoming Public Service Commission’s (Commission) Rules and Regulations, notice is hereby given of the Application of Rocky Mountain Power (RMP or the Company) for authority to decommission and sell the Paris Hydroelectric Project generating facilities (Paris Project), as more fully described below.

1. RMP is a division of PacifiCorp, an Oregon corporation engaged in the business of supplying electric utility service to customers throughout its six-state service territory, including Wyoming under certificates of public convenience and necessity issued by the Commission. RMP is a public utility subject to the Commission’s jurisdiction. Wyo. Stat. §§37-1-101(a)(vi)(C) and 37-2-112.

2. On February 6, 2025, the Company filed an Application for authority to decommission the Paris Project and offer the associated, Company-owned land for sale. The Paris Project is located in Bear Lake County, Idaho near the Company’s Bear River, Soda, Grace and Oneida Hydroelectric Developments.

3. Pursuant to the Bear River Relicensing Settlement Agreement and the Paris Creek Restoration Agreement the Company plans to return flow back to Paris Creek. This results in a reduction in minimum stream flow at the nearby Grace Development to provide additional water for generation to offset a portion of the lost generation from the proposed decommissioning.

4. This is not a complete description of the Application. You may review the Application at RMP’s Wyoming offices or at the Commission’s offices in Cheyenne, Wyoming, during regular business hours or online at https://dms.wyo.gov/external/publicusers.aspx (Enter Record No. 17755).

5. Anyone desiring to file a public comment, statement, intervention petition, protest or request for a public hearing in this matter must file with the Commission in writing on or before April 10, 2025. Petitions shall set forth the grounds of the proposed intervention or request for hearing as well as the position and the interest of the petitioner in this proceeding.

6. If you wish to intervene in this matter and you require reasonable accommodation for a disability, please contact the Commission at (307) 777-7427, or write to the Commission at 2515 Warren Avenue, Suite 300, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002. Communications impaired persons may contact the Commission by accessing Wyoming Relay at 711. Please mention Docket No. 20000-678-EA-25 (Record No. 17755) in your communications.

Dated: March 13, 2025.

Publish: March 19 & 26, 2025 3185