UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
X |
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES |
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2007
OR
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES |
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EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from |
to |
Exact name of registrants as specified |
I.R.S. Employer |
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Commission File |
in their charters, address of principal |
Identification |
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Number |
executive offices, zip code and telephone number |
Number |
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1-14465 |
IDACORP, Inc. |
82-0505802 |
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1-3198 |
Idaho Power Company |
82-0130980 |
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1221 W. Idaho Street |
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Boise, ID 83702-5627 |
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(208) 388-2200 |
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State of Incorporation: Idaho |
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Websites: |
www.idacorpinc.com |
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www.idahopower.com |
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None |
Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if
changed since last report.
Indicate by check mark
whether the registrants (1) have filed all reports required to be filed by
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding
12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrants were required to
file such reports), and (2) have been subject to such filing requirements for
the past 90 days. Yes X No ___
Indicate by check mark whether the registrants are large accelerated filers, accelerated filers, or non-accelerated filers.
IDACORP, Inc.: |
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Large accelerated filer |
X |
Accelerated filer |
Non-accelerated filer |
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Idaho Power Company: |
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Large accelerated filer |
Accelerated filer |
Non-accelerated filer |
X |
Indicate by check mark
whether the registrants are shell companies (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange
Act).
Yes ___ No X
Number of shares of Common
Stock outstanding as of June 30, 2007:
IDACORP, Inc.: |
44,303,372 |
Idaho Power Company: |
39,150,812, all held by IDACORP, Inc. |
This combined Form 10-Q
represents separate filings by IDACORP, Inc. and Idaho Power Company.
Information contained herein relating to an individual registrant is filed by
that registrant on its own behalf. Idaho Power Company makes no
representations as to the information relating to IDACORP, Inc.'s other
operations.
Idaho Power Company meets the
conditions set forth in General Instructions H(1)(a) and (b) of Form 10-Q and
is therefore filing this Form with the reduced disclosure format.
COMMONLY USED TERMS |
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AFDC |
- |
Allowance for Funds Used During Construction |
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Cal ISO |
- |
California Independent System Operator |
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CalPX |
- |
California Power Exchange |
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CAMP |
- |
Comprehensive Aquifer Management Plan |
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cfs |
- |
Cubic feet per second |
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DSM |
- |
Demand Side Management |
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Energy Act |
- |
Energy Policy Act of 2005 |
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EPS |
- |
Earnings per share |
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ESA |
- |
Endangered Species Act |
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ESPA |
- |
Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer |
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FASB |
- |
Financial Accounting Standards Board |
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FERC |
- |
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission |
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FIN |
- |
Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation |
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Fitch |
- |
Fitch, Inc. |
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FPA |
- |
Federal Power Act |
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GAAP |
- |
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States of America |
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Ida-West |
- |
Ida-West Energy, a subsidiary of IDACORP, Inc. |
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IDEQ |
- |
Idaho Department of Environmental Quality |
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IDWR |
- |
Idaho Department of Water Resources |
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IE |
- |
IDACORP Energy, a subsidiary of IDACORP, Inc. |
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IERCO |
- |
Idaho Energy Resources Co. |
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IFS |
- |
IDACORP Financial Services, a subsidiary of IDACORP, Inc. |
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IPC |
- |
Idaho Power Company, a subsidiary of IDACORP, Inc. |
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IPUC |
- |
Idaho Public Utilities Commission |
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IRP |
- |
Integrated Resource Plan |
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ITI |
- |
IDACORP Technologies, Inc. |
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IWRB |
- |
Idaho Water Resource Board |
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kW |
- |
Kilowatt |
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maf |
- |
Million acre feet |
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MD&A |
- |
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of |
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Operations |
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Moody's |
- |
Moody's Investors Service |
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MW |
- |
Megawatt |
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MWh |
- |
Megawatt-hour |
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NEPA |
- |
National Environmental Policy Act of 1996 |
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O & M |
- |
Operations and Maintenance |
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OPUC |
- |
Oregon Public Utility Commission |
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PCA |
- |
Power Cost Adjustment |
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PM&E |
- |
Protection, Mitigation and Enhancement |
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PURPA |
- |
Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 |
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RFP |
- |
Request for Proposal |
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RTO |
- |
Regional Transmission Organization |
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S&P |
- |
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services |
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SFAS |
- |
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards |
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SO2 |
- |
Sulfur Dioxide |
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SRBA |
- |
Snake River Basin Adjudication |
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Valmy |
- |
North Valmy Steam Electric Generating Plant |
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VIEs |
- |
Variable Interest Entities |
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page |
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Part I. Financial Information: |
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Item 1. Financial Statements (unaudited) |
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IDACORP, Inc.: |
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1-2 |
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3-4 |
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5 |
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6 |
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Idaho Power Company: |
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7-8 |
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9-10 |
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11 |
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12 |
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13 |
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14-26 |
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27-28 |
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Condition and Results of Operations |
29-52 |
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk |
53 |
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53-54 |
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Part II. Other Information: |
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54 |
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54 |
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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds |
54-55 |
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55 |
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56-61 |
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62 |
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63 |
SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT
This Form 10-Q contains "forward-looking
statements" intended to qualify for the safe harbor from liability established
by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking
statements should be read with the cautionary statements and important factors
included in this Form 10-Q at Part I, Item 2, "Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Forward-Looking
Information." Forward-looking statements are all statements other than
statements of historical fact, including without limitation those that are
identified by the use of the words "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "expects,"
"intends," "plans," "predicts," "projects," "may result," "may continue" and
similar expressions.
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
IDACORP,
Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
(unaudited)
Three months ended |
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June 30, |
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2007 |
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2006 |
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(thousands of dollars except |
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Operating Revenues: |
for per share amounts) |
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Electric utility: |
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General business |
$ |
162,212 |
$ |
159,210 |
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Off-system sales |
37,177 |
75,598 |
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Other revenues |
13,137 |
6,040 |
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Total electric utility revenues |
212,526 |
240,848 |
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Other |
1,246 |
1,787 |
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Total operating revenues |
213,772 |
242,635 |
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Operating Expenses: |
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Electric utility: |
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Purchased power |
80,467 |
74,808 |
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Fuel expense |
27,520 |
21,954 |
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Power cost adjustment |
(42,172) |
4,600 |
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Other operations and maintenance |
78,888 |
69,840 |
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Demand-side management |
2,548 |
- |
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Gain on sale of emission allowances |
(882) |
(8,126) |
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Depreciation |
25,613 |
24,633 |
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Taxes other than income taxes |
4,636 |
6,329 |
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Total electric utility expenses |
176,618 |
194,038 |
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Other expense |
582 |
3,046 |
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Total operating expenses |
177,200 |
197,084 |
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Operating Income (Loss): |
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Electric utility |
35,908 |
46,810 |
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Other |
664 |
(1,259) |
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Total operating income |
36,572 |
45,551 |
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Other Income |
3,862 |
5,080 |
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Losses of Unconsolidated Equity-Method Investments |
(1,551) |
(2,208) |
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Other Expense |
1,571 |
2,655 |
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Interest Expense: |
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Interest on long-term debt |
13,896 |
14,200 |
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Other interest |
1,514 |
1,175 |
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Total interest expense |
15,410 |
15,375 |
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Income Before Income Taxes |
21,902 |
30,393 |
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Income Tax Expense |
3,437 |
7,720 |
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Income from Continuing Operations |
18,465 |
22,673 |
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Income (Losses) from Discontinued Operations, net of tax |
- |
(2,817) |
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Net Income |
$ |
18,465 |
$ |
19,856 |
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Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding - Basic (000's) |
43,751 |
42,557 |
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Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding - Diluted (000's) |
43,884 |
42,702 |
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Earnings Per Share of Common Stock (basic and diluted): |
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Earnings per share from Continuing Operations |
$ |
0.42 |
$ |
0.53 |
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Earnings (losses) per share from Discontinued Operations |
- |
(0.06) |
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Earnings Per Share of Common Stock |
$ |
0.42 |
$ |
0.47 |
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Dividends Paid Per Share of Common Stock |
$ |
0.30 |
$ |
0.30 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements. |
IDACORP, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
(unaudited)
Six months ended |
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June 30, |
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2007 |
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2006 |
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Operating Revenues: |
(thousands of dollars except |
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Electric utility: |
for per share amounts) |
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General business |
$ |
299,463 |
$ |
321,393 |
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Off-system sales |
95,016 |
179,839 |
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Other revenues |
23,976 |
6,890 |
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Total electric utility revenues |
418,455 |
508,122 |
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Other |
2,029 |
2,853 |
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Total operating revenues |
420,484 |
510,975 |
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Operating Expenses: |
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Electric utility: |
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Purchased power |
131,285 |
130,733 |
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Fuel expense |
58,432 |
48,923 |
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Power cost adjustment |
(63,708) |
48,067 |
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Other operations and maintenance |
146,715 |
131,513 |
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Demand-side management |
4,663 |
- |
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Gain on sale of emission allowances |
(882) |
(8,235) |
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Depreciation |
50,903 |
49,182 |
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Taxes other than income taxes |
9,554 |
11,900 |
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Total electric utility expenses |
336,962 |
412,083 |
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Other expense |
3,170 |
6,863 |
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Total operating expenses |
340,132 |
418,946 |
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Operating Income (Loss): |
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Electric utility |
81,493 |
96,039 |
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Other |
(1,141) |
(4,010) |
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Total operating income |
80,352 |
92,029 |
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Other Income |
9,251 |
9,749 |
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Losses of Unconsolidated Equity-Method Investments |
(2,877) |
(2,259) |
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Other Expense |
4,782 |
4,076 |
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Interest Expense: |
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Interest on long-term debt |
27,444 |
28,284 |
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Other interest |
3,118 |
2,204 |
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Total interest expense |
30,562 |
30,488 |
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Income Before Income Taxes |
51,382 |
64,955 |
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Income Tax Expense |
8,336 |
15,327 |
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Income from Continuing Operations |
43,046 |
49,628 |
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Income (Losses) from Discontinued Operations, net of tax |
67 |
(4,296) |
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Net Income |
$ |
43,113 |
$ |
45,332 |
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Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding - Basic (000's) |
43,709 |
42,515 |
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Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding - Diluted (000's) |
43,845 |
42,642 |
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Earnings Per Share of Common Stock: |
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Earnings per share from Continuing Operations-Basic |
$ |
0.99 |
$ |
1.17 |
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Earnings (losses) per share from Discontinued Operations-Basic |
- |
(0.10) |
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Earnings Per Share of Common Stock-Basic |
$ |
0.99 |
$ |
1.07 |
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Earnings per share from Continuing Operations-Diluted |
$ |
0.98 |
$ |
1.16 |
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Earnings (losses) per share from Discontinued Operations-Diluted |
- |
(0.10) |
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Earnings Per Share of Common Stock-Diluted |
$ |
0.98 |
$ |
1.06 |
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Dividends Paid Per Share of Common Stock |
$ |
0.60 |
$ |
0.60 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements. |
IDACORP, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(unaudited)
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June 30, |
December 31, |
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2007 |
2006 |
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Assets |
(thousands of dollars) |
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Current Assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
12,464 |
$ |
9,892 |
Receivables: |
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Customer |
64,318 |
62,131 |
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Allowance for uncollectible accounts |
(7,087) |
(7,168) |
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Employee notes |
2,338 |
2,569 |
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Other |
10,732 |
11,855 |
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Energy marketing assets |
9,533 |
12,069 |
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Accrued unbilled revenues |
42,823 |
31,365 |
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Materials and supplies (at average cost) |
42,370 |
39,079 |
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Fuel stock (at average cost) |
15,902 |
15,174 |
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Prepayments |
8,269 |
9,308 |
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Taxes receivable |
9,181 |
- |
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Deferred income taxes |
31,357 |
28,035 |
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Regulatory assets |
1,309 |
1,480 |
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Refundable income tax deposit |
44,903 |
44,903 |
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Other |
3,581 |
2,513 |
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Assets held for sale |
- |
3,326 |
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Total current assets |
291,993 |
266,531 |
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Investments |
200,430 |
202,825 |
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Property, Plant and Equipment: |
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Utility plant in service |
3,651,623 |
3,583,694 |
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Accumulated provision for depreciation |
(1,446,131) |
(1,406,210) |
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Utility plant in service - net |
2,205,492 |
2,177,484 |
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Construction work in progress |
264,585 |
210,094 |
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Utility plant held for future use |
3,137 |
2,810 |
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Other property, net of accumulated depreciation |
28,377 |
28,692 |
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Property, plant and equipment - net |
2,501,591 |
2,419,080 |
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Other Assets: |
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American Falls and Milner water rights |
30,022 |
30,543 |
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Company-owned life insurance |
32,604 |
34,055 |
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Regulatory assets |
426,398 |
423,548 |
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Long-term receivables (net of allowance of $1,878) |
3,583 |
3,802 |
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Employee notes |
2,310 |
2,411 |
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Other |
43,385 |
41,259 |
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Assets held for sale |
- |
21,076 |
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Total other assets |
538,302 |
556,694 |
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Total |
$ |
3,532,316 |
$ |
3,445,130 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements. |
IDACORP, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(unaudited)
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June 30, |
December 31, |
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2007 |
2006 |
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Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity |
(thousands of dollars) |
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Current Liabilities: |
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Current maturities of long-term debt |
$ |
91,310 |
$ |
95,125 |
Notes payable |
86,900 |
129,000 |
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Accounts payable |
85,602 |
86,440 |
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Energy marketing liabilities |
10,842 |
13,532 |
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Taxes accrued |
- |
47,402 |
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Interest accrued |
18,960 |
12,657 |
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Other |
54,745 |
23,572 |
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Liabilities held for sale |
- |
2,606 |
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Total current liabilities |
348,359 |
410,334 |
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Other Liabilities: |
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Deferred income taxes |
475,115 |
498,512 |
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Regulatory liabilities |
278,597 |
294,844 |
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Other |
196,148 |
179,836 |
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Liabilities held for sale |
- |
8,773 |
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Total other liabilities |
949,860 |
981,965 |
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Long-Term Debt |
1,064,603 |
928,648 |
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Commitments and Contingencies (Note 5) |
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Shareholders' Equity: |
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Common stock, no par value (shares authorized 120,000,000; |
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44,304,643 and 43,905,458 shares issued, respectively) |
650,149 |
638,799 |
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Retained earnings |
525,266 |
493,363 |
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Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
(5,913) |
(5,737) |
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Treasury stock (1,271 and 71,570 shares at cost, respectively) |
(8) |
(2,242) |
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Total shareholders' equity |
1,169,494 |
1,124,183 |
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Total |
$ |
3,532,316 |
$ |
3,445,130 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements. |
IDACORP, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(unaudited)
Six Months Ended |
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June 30, |
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2007 |
2006 |
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(thousands of dollars) |
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Operating Activities: |
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Net income |
$ |
43,113 |
$ |
45,332 |
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by |
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operating activities: |
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Depreciation and amortization |
60,397 |
60,339 |
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Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits |
18,760 |
(35,056) |
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Changes in regulatory assets and liabilities |
(65,257) |
61,143 |
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Undistributed earnings of subsidiaries |
(2,922) |
(4,607) |
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Gain on sale of assets |
(2,687) |
(7,547) |
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Other non-cash adjustments to net income |
4,564 |
(1,957) |
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Change in: |
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Accounts receivable and prepayments |
(3,001) |
26,095 |
||
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities |
(3,548) |
(10,470) |
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Taxes accrued |
(12,582) |
14,317 |
||
Other current assets |
(15,402) |
(8,416) |
||
Other current liabilities |
11,160 |
10,003 |
||
Other assets |
568 |
(2,345) |
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Other liabilities |
8,300 |
(317) |
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Net cash provided by operating activities |
41,463 |
146,514 |
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Investing Activities: |
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Additions to property, plant and equipment |
(122,179) |
(102,465) |
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Proceeds from the sale of IDACOMM |
7,283 |
- |
||
Investments in affordable housing |
300 |
- |
||
Proceeds from the sale of emission allowances |
2,685 |
10,865 |
||
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates |
(3,600) |
(11,520) |
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Purchase of available-for-sale securities |
(24,349) |
(9,428) |
||
Proceeds from the sale of available-for-sale securities |
25,296 |
10,607 |
||
Purchase of held-to-maturity securities |
(1,325) |
(1,245) |
||
Maturity of held-to-maturity securities |
1,730 |
981 |
||
Other assets |
1,377 |
857 |
||
Net cash used in investing activities |
(112,782) |
(101,348) |
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Financing Activities: |
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Issuance of long-term debt |
140,000 |
- |
||
Retirement of long-term debt |
(7,650) |
(7,901) |
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Dividends on common stock |
(26,286) |
(25,521) |
||
Net change in short-term borrowings |
(42,100) |
(14,900) |
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Issuance of common stock |
12,451 |
4,816 |
||
Acquisition of treasury stock |
(346) |
- |
||
Other |
(2,178) |
(145) |
||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities |
73,891 |
(43,651) |
||
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents |
2,572 |
1,515 |
||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
9,892 |
52,356 |
||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
$ |
12,464 |
$ |
53,871 |
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information: |
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Cash paid during the period for: |
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Income taxes |
$ |
3,314 |
$ |
34,623 |
Interest (net of amount capitalized) |
$ |
29,342 |
$ |
29,317 |
Non-cash investing activities |
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Additions to property, plant and equipment in accounts payable |
$ |
9,878 |
$ |
9,481 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements. |
IDACORP, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended |
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June 30, |
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2007 |
2006 |
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(thousands of dollars) |
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Net Income |
$ |
18,465 |
$ |
19,856 |
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss): |
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Unrealized gains (losses) on securities: |
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Unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during the period, |
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net of tax of $425 and ($523) |
662 |
(922) |
||
Reclassification adjustment for gains included |
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in net income, net of tax of $0 and ($512) |
- |
(798) |
||
Net unrealized gains (losses) |
662 |
(1,720) |
||
Unfunded pension liability adjustment, net of tax |
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of $72 and $0 |
113 |
- |
||
Total Comprehensive Income |
$ |
19,240 |
$ |
18,136 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements. |
IDACORP, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(unaudited)
Six Months Ended |
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June 30, |
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2007 |
2006 |
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(thousands of dollars) |
||||
Net Income |
$ |
43,113 |
$ |
45,332 |
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss): |
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Unrealized gains (losses) on securities: |
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Unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during the period, |
||||
net of tax of $304 and ($65) |
473 |
(248) |
||
Reclassification adjustment for gains included |
||||
in net income, net of tax of ($561) and ($730) |
(874) |
(1,138) |
||
Net unrealized gains (losses) |
(401) |
(1,386) |
||
Unfunded pension liability adjustment, net of tax |
||||
of $145 and $0 |
225 |
- |
||
Total Comprehensive Income |
$ |
42,937 |
$ |
43,946 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements. |
Idaho Power Company
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
(unaudited)
|
Three Months Ended |
||||
|
June 30, |
||||
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
||
|
(thousands of dollars) |
||||
Operating Revenues: |
|||||
General business |
$ |
162,212 |
$ |
159,210 |
|
Off-system sales |
37,177 |
75,598 |
|||
Other revenues |
13,137 |
6,040 |
|||
Total operating revenues |
212,526 |
240,848 |
|||
|
|||||
Operating Expenses: |
|||||
Operation: |
|||||
Purchased power |
80,467 |
74,808 |
|||
Fuel expense |
27,520 |
21,954 |
|||
Power cost adjustment |
(42,172) |
4,600 |
|||
Other |
55,242 |
48,200 |
|||
Demand-side management |
2,548 |
- |
|||
Gain on sale of emission allowances |
(882) |
(8,126) |
|||
Maintenance |
23,646 |
21,640 |
|||
Depreciation |
25,613 |
24,633 |
|||
Taxes other than income taxes |
4,636 |
6,329 |
|||
Total operating expenses |
176,618 |
194,038 |
|||
Income from Operations |
35,908 |
46,810 |
|||
|
|||||
Other Income (Expense): |
|||||
Allowance for equity funds used during construction |
1,374 |
1,646 |
|||
Earnings of unconsolidated equity-method investments |
544 |
491 |
|||
Other income |
2,155 |
3,030 |
|||
Other expense |
(1,558) |
(2,580) |
|||
Total other income |
2,515 |
2,587 |
|||
Interest Charges: |
|||||
Interest on long-term debt |
13,387 |
13,531 |
|||
Other interest |
2,484 |
1,358 |
|||
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction |
(1,915) |
(941) |
|||
Total interest charges |
13,956 |
13,948 |
|||
Income Before Income Taxes |
24,467 |
35,449 |
|||
Income Tax Expense |
8,303 |
13,837 |
|||
Net Income |
$ |
16,164 |
$ |
21,612 |
|
|
|||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements. |
Idaho Power Company
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
(unaudited)
|
Six Months Ended |
||||
|
June 30, |
||||
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
||
|
(thousands of dollars) |
||||
Operating Revenues: |
|||||
General business |
$ |
299,463 |
$ |
321,393 |
|
Off-system sales |
95,016 |
179,839 |
|||
Other revenues |
23,976 |
6,890 |
|||
Total operating revenues |
418,455 |
508,122 |
|||
|
|||||
Operating Expenses: |
|||||
Operation: |
|||||
Purchased power |
131,285 |
130,733 |
|||
Fuel expense |
58,432 |
48,923 |
|||
Power cost adjustment |
(63,708) |
48,067 |
|||
Other |
107,447 |
96,079 |
|||
Demand-side management |
4,663 |
- |
|||
Gain on sale of emission allowances |
(882) |
(8,235) |
|||
Maintenance |
39,268 |
35,434 |
|||
Depreciation |
50,903 |
49,182 |
|||
Taxes other than income taxes |
9,554 |
11,900 |
|||
Total operating expenses |
336,962 |
412,083 |
|||
Income from Operations |
81,493 |
96,039 |
|||
|
|||||
Other Income (Expense): |
|||||
Allowance for equity funds used during construction |
2,778 |
3,110 |
|||
Earnings of unconsolidated equity-method investments |
2,079 |
3,804 |
|||
Other income |
5,858 |
5,916 |
|||
Other expense |
(4,432) |
(4,257) |
|||
Total other income |
6,283 |
8,573 |
|||
Interest Charges: |
|||||
Interest on long-term debt |
26,471 |
26,931 |
|||
Other interest |
4,658 |
2,464 |
|||
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction |
(3,454) |
(1,786) |
|||
Total interest charges |
27,675 |
27,609 |
|||
Income Before Income Taxes |
60,101 |
77,003 |
|||
Income Tax Expense |
20,606 |
30,370 |
|||
Net Income |
$ |
39,495 |
$ |
46,633 |
|
|
|||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements. |
Idaho Power Company
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(unaudited)
June 30, |
|
December 31, |
|||
2007 |
|
2006 |
|||
Assets |
(thousands of dollars) |
||||
|
|
|
|||
Electric Plant: |
|||||
In service (at original cost) |
$ |
3,651,623 |
$ |
3,583,694 |
|
Accumulated provision for depreciation |
(1,446,131) |
(1,406,210) |
|||
In service - net |
2,205,492 |
2,177,484 |
|||
Construction work in progress |
264,585 |
210,094 |
|||
Held for future use |
3,137 |
2,810 |
|||
Electric plant - net |
2,473,214 |
2,390,388 |
|||
Investments and Other Property |
96,117 |
91,244 |
|||
|
|||||
Current Assets: |
|||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
3,719 |
2,404 |
|||
Receivables: |
|||||
Customer |
57,273 |
54,218 |
|||
Allowance for uncollectible accounts |
(887) |
(968) |
|||
Notes |
448 |
514 |
|||
Employee notes |
2,338 |
2,569 |
|||
Other |
6,776 |
10,592 |
|||
Accrued unbilled revenues |
42,823 |
31,365 |
|||
Materials and supplies (at average cost) |
42,370 |
39,078 |
|||
Fuel stock (at average cost) |
15,902 |
15,174 |
|||
Prepayments |
7,861 |
8,952 |
|||
Taxes receivable |
426 |
- |
|||
Deferred income taxes |
3,899 |
- |
|||
Regulatory assets |
1,309 |
1,480 |
|||
Other |
342 |
- |
|||
Total current assets |
184,599 |
165,378 |
|||
Deferred Debits: |
|||||
American Falls and Milner water rights |
30,022 |
30,543 |
|||
Company-owned life insurance |
32,604 |
34,055 |
|||
Regulatory assets |
426,398 |
423,548 |
|||
Employee notes |
2,310 |
2,411 |
|||
Other |
42,002 |
40,158 |
|||
Total deferred debits |
533,336 |
530,715 |
|||
Total |
$ |
3,287,266 |
$ |
3,177,725 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements. |
Idaho Power Company
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(unaudited)
|
June 30, |
|
December 31, |
||
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
||
Capitalization and Liabilities |
(thousands of dollars) |
||||
|
|
|
|
||
Capitalization: |
|||||
Common stock equity: |
|||||
Common stock, $2.50 par value (50,000,000 shares |
|||||
authorized; 39,150,812 shares outstanding) |
$ |
97,877 |
$ |
97,877 |
|
Premium on capital stock |
530,758 |
530,758 |
|||
Capital stock expense |
(2,097) |
(2,097) |
|||
Retained earnings |
432,495 |
404,076 |
|||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
(5,913) |
(5,737) |
|||
Total common stock equity |
1,053,120 |
1,024,877 |
|||
Long-term debt |
1,041,656 |
902,884 |
|||
Total capitalization |
2,094,776 |
1,927,761 |
|||
Current Liabilities: |
|||||
Long-term debt due within one year |
81,064 |
81,064 |
|||
Notes payable |
22,000 |
52,200 |
|||
Accounts payable |
85,054 |
85,714 |
|||
Notes and accounts payable to related parties |
1,778 |
1,111 |
|||
Taxes accrued |
- |
41,688 |
|||
Interest accrued |
18,608 |
12,324 |
|||
Deferred income taxes |
- |
17 |
|||
Other |
54,663 |
24,367 |
|||
Total current liabilities |
263,167 |
298,485 |
|||
Deferred Credits: |
|||||
Deferred income taxes |
464,522 |
489,234 |
|||
Regulatory liabilities |
278,597 |
294,844 |
|||
Other |
186,204 |
167,401 |
|||
Total deferred credits |
929,323 |
951,479 |
|||
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 5) |
|||||
Total |
$ |
3,287,266 |
$ |
3,177,725 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements. |
Idaho Power Company
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Capitalization
(unaudited)
|
June 30, |
|
December 31, |
|
||
2007 |
% |
2006 |
% |
|||
(thousands of dollars) |
||||||
Common Stock Equity: |
|
|
|
|
||
Common stock |
$ |
97,877 |
$ |
97,877 |
||
Premium on capital stock |
530,758 |
530,758 |
||||
Capital stock expense |
(2,097) |
(2,097) |
||||
Retained earnings |
432,495 |
404,076 |
||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
(5,913) |
(5,737) |
||||
Total common stock equity |
1,053,120 |
50 |
1,024,877 |
53 |
||
|
||||||
Long-Term Debt: |
||||||
First mortgage bonds: |
||||||
7.38% Series due 2007 |
80,000 |
80,000 |
||||
7.20% Series due 2009 |
80,000 |
80,000 |
||||
6.60% Series due 2011 |
120,000 |
120,000 |
||||
4.75% Series due 2012 |
100,000 |
100,000 |
||||
4.25% Series due 2013 |
70,000 |
70,000 |
||||
6 % Series due 2032 |
100,000 |
100,000 |
||||
5.50% Series due 2033 |
70,000 |
70,000 |
||||
5.50% Series due 2034 |
50,000 |
50,000 |
||||
5.875% Series due 2034 |
55,000 |
55,000 |
||||
5.30% Series due 2035 |
60,000 |
60,000 |
||||
6.30% Series due 2037 |
140,000 |
- |
||||
Total first mortgage bonds |
925,000 |
785,000 |
||||
Amount due within one year |
(80,000) |
(80,000) |
||||
Net first mortgage bonds |
845,000 |
705,000 |
||||
|
||||||
Pollution control revenue bonds: |
||||||
Variable Auction Rate Series 2003 due 2024 |
49,800 |
49,800 |
||||
Variable Auction Rate Series 2006 due 2026 |
116,300 |
116,300 |
||||
Variable Rate Series 2000 due 2027 |
4,360 |
4,360 |
||||
Total pollution control revenue bonds |
170,460 |
170,460 |
||||
American Falls bond guarantee |
19,885 |
19,885 |
||||
Milner Dam note guarantee |
10,636 |
11,700 |
||||
Note guarantee due within one year |
(1,064) |
(1,064) |
||||
Unamortized premium/discount - net |
(3,261) |
(3,097) |
||||
|
||||||
Total long-term debt |
1,041,656 |
50 |
902,884 |
47 |
||
|
||||||
Total Capitalization |
$ |
2,094,776 |
100 |
$ |
1,927,761 |
100 |
|
||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements. |
Idaho Power Company
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(unaudited)
|
Six Months Ended |
|||
|
June 30, |
|||
|
2007 |
2006 |
||
|
(thousands of dollars) |
|||
Operating Activities: |
|
|
||
Net income |
$ |
39,495 |
$ |
46,633 |
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by |
|
|||
operating activities: |
||||
Depreciation and amortization |
54,487 |
50,891 |
||
Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits |
16,671 |
(34,564) |
||
Changes in regulatory assets and liabilities |
(65,257) |
61,143 |
||
Undistributed earnings of subsidiary |
(2,079) |
(3,804) |
||
Gain on sale of assets |
(2,519) |
(7,800) |
||
Other non-cash adjustments to net income |
3,008 |
(3,242) |
||
Change in: |
||||
Accounts receivables and prepayments |
(4,843) |
4,954 |
||
Accounts payable |
(2,239) |
(9,624) |
||
Taxes accrued |
(1,094) |
9,628 |
||
Other current assets |
(15,478) |
(8,402) |
||
Other current liabilities |
11,141 |
10,837 |
||
Other assets |
524 |
(2,082) |
||
Other liabilities |
8,943 |
1,412 |
||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
40,760 |
115,980 |
||
Investing Activities: |
||||
Additions to utility plant |
(121,673) |
(101,149) |
||
Purchase of available-for-sale securities |
(24,349) |
(9,428) |
||
Proceeds from the sale of available-for-sale securities |
25,296 |
10,607 |
||
Proceeds from the sale of emission allowances |
2,685 |
10,865 |
||
Investments in unconsolidated affiliate |
(3,600) |
(11,520) |
||
Other assets |
1,378 |
873 |
||
Net cash used in investing activities |
(120,263) |
(99,752) |
||
Financing Activities: |
||||
Issuance of long-term debt |
140,000 |
- |
||
Retirement of long-term debt |
(1,064) |
- |
||
Dividends on common stock |
(26,212) |
(25,487) |
||
Net change in short term borrowings |
(30,200) |
- |
||
Other |
(1,706) |
25 |
||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities |
80,818 |
(25,462) |
||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
1,315 |
(9,234) |
||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
2,404 |
49,335 |
||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
$ |
3,719 |
$ |
40,101 |
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information: |
||||
Cash paid during the period for: |
||||
Income taxes paid to parent |
$ |
6,236 |
$ |
56,717 |
Interest (net of amount capitalized) |
$ |
26,493 |
$ |
26,357 |
Non-cash investing activities: |
||||
Additions to utility plant in accounts payable |
$ |
9,878 |
$ |
9,481 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements. |
Idaho Power Company
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended |
|||||
June 30, |
|||||
2007 |
2006 |
||||
(thousands of dollars) |
|||||
Net Income |
$ |
16,164 |
$ |
21,612 |
|
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss): |
|||||
Unrealized gains (losses) on securities: |
|||||
Unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during the period, |
|||||
net of tax of $425 and ($523) |
662 |
(922) |
|||
Reclassification adjustment for gains included |
|||||
in net income, net of tax of $0 and ($512) |
- |
(798) |
|||
Net unrealized gains (losses) |
662 |
(1,720) |
|||
Unfunded pension liability adjustment, net of tax |
|||||
of $72 and $0 |
113 |
- |
|||
Total Comprehensive Income |
$ |
16,939 |
$ |
19,892 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements. |
|
||||
Idaho Power Company
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(unaudited)
Six Months Ended |
|
||||
June 30, |
|
||||
2007 |
2006 |
|
|||
(thousands of dollars) |
|
||||
|
|||||
Net Income |
$ |
39,495 |
$ |
46,633 |
|
|
|||||
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss): |
|
||||
Unrealized gains (losses) on securities: |
|
||||
Unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during the period, |
|
||||
net of tax of $304 and ($65) |
473 |
(248) |
|
||
Reclassification adjustment for gains included |
|
||||
in net income, net of tax of ($561) and ($730) |
(874) |
(1,138) |
|
||
Net unrealized gains (losses) |
(401) |
(1,386) |
|
||
Unfunded pension liability adjustment, net of tax |
|
||||
of $145 and $0 |
225 |
- |
|
||
Total Comprehensive Income |
$ |
39,319 |
$ |
45,247 |
|
|
|||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements. |
IDACORP, INC. AND IDAHO
POWER COMPANY
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)
1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT
ACCOUNTING POLICIES:
This Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q is a combined report of IDACORP, Inc. (IDACORP) and Idaho Power Company
(IPC). These Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements apply to
both IDACORP and IPC. However, IPC makes no representation as to the
information relating to IDACORP's other operations.
Nature of Business
IDACORP is a holding company formed in
1998 whose principal operating subsidiary is IPC. IDACORP is subject to the
provisions of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005, which provides
certain access to books and records to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(FERC) and state utility regulatory commissions and imposes certain record
retention and reporting requirements on IDACORP.
IPC is an electric utility
with a service territory covering approximately 24,000 square miles in southern
Idaho and eastern Oregon. IPC is regulated by the FERC and the state
regulatory commissions of Idaho and Oregon. IPC is the parent of Idaho Energy
Resources Co., a joint venturer in Bridger Coal Company, which supplies coal to
the Jim Bridger generating plant owned in part by IPC.
IDACORP's other subsidiaries
include:
On July 20, 2006, IDACORP
completed the sale of all of the outstanding common stock of IDACORP Technologies,
Inc. (ITI) to IdaTech UK Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Investec Group
Investments (UK) Limited. On February 23, 2007, IDACORP completed the sale of
all of the outstanding common stock of IDACOMM, Inc. (IDACOMM) to American
Fiber Systems, Inc. The results of operations of ITI and IDACOMM are reported
as discontinued operations. See Note 9 for further discussion of discontinued
operations.
Principles of
Consolidation
The condensed consolidated financial
statements of IDACORP and IPC include the accounts of each company,
consolidated subsidiaries, and those variable interest entities (VIEs) for
which IDACORP and IPC are the primary beneficiaries. All significant
intercompany balances have been eliminated in consolidation. Investments in
business entities in which IDACORP and IPC are not the primary beneficiaries,
but have the ability to exercise significant influence over operating and
financial policies, are accounted for using the equity method.
Through IFS, IDACORP also
holds significant variable interests in VIEs for which it is not the primary
beneficiary. These VIEs are historic rehabilitation and affordable housing
developments in which IFS holds limited partnership interests ranging up to 99
percent. These investments were acquired between 1996 and 2006. IFS' maximum
exposure to loss in these developments was $84 million at June 30, 2007.
Financial Statements
In the opinion of IDACORP and IPC,
the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain
all adjustments necessary to present fairly their consolidated financial
positions as of June 30, 2007, and consolidated results of operations for the
three and six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, and consolidated cash flows
for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006. These adjustments are of a
normal and recurring nature. These financial statements do not contain the
complete detail or footnote disclosure concerning accounting policies and other
matters that would be included in full-year financial statements and therefore
they should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial
statements included in IDACORP's and IPC's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2006. The results of operations for the interim periods
are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.
Earnings Per Share
The following table presents the
computation of IDACORP's basic and diluted earnings per share from continuing
operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 (in
thousands, except for per share amounts):
|
Three months ended |
|
Six months ended |
||||||||||||||
|
June 30, |
|
June 30, |
||||||||||||||
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
||||||||||
Numerator: |
|||||||||||||||||
Income from continuing operations |
$ |
18,465 |
$ |
22,673 |
$ |
43,046 |
$ |
49,628 |
|||||||||
Denominator: |
|||||||||||||||||
Weighted-average common shares |
|||||||||||||||||
outstanding - basic* |
43,751 |
42,557 |
43,709 |
42,515 |
|||||||||||||
Effect of dilutive securities: |
|||||||||||||||||
Options |
38 |
90 |
44 |
83 |
|||||||||||||
Restricted Stock |
95 |
55 |
92 |
44 |
|||||||||||||
Weighted-average common shares |
|||||||||||||||||
outstanding - diluted* |
43,884 |
42,702 |
43,845 |
42,642 |
|||||||||||||
Basic earnings per share from continuing | |||||||||||||||||
operations |
$ |
0.42 |
$ |
0.53 |
$ |
0.99 |
$ |
1.17 |
|||||||||
Diluted earnings per share from continuing | |||||||||||||||||
operations |
$ |
0.42 |
$ |
0.53 |
$ |
0.98 |
$ |
1.16 |
|||||||||
*Weighted average shares outstanding excludes non-vested shares issued under stock compensation plans. |
|||||||||||||||||
The diluted EPS computation excluded
486,800 and 487,400 common stock options for the three and six months ended June
30, 2007, respectively, because the options' exercise prices were greater than
the average market price of the common stock during those periods. For the
same periods in 2006, there were 653,200 options excluded from the diluted EPS
computation for the same reason. In total, 833,102 options were outstanding at
June 30, 2007, with expiration dates between 2010 and 2015.
Reclassifications
Certain prior year amounts have been
reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. Net income and
shareholders' equity were not affected by these reclassifications.
New Accounting
Pronouncements
SFAS 157: In September 2006, the Financial Accounting
Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.
157, "Fair Value Measurements" (SFAS 157), which defines fair value,
establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted
accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.
SFAS 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years
beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal
years. IDACORP and IPC are currently evaluating the impact of adopting SFAS
157 on their financial statements.
SFAS 159: In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, "The
Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities - Including an
Amendment of FASB Statement No. 115" (SFAS 159). This standard permits an
entity to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items
at fair value. Most of the provisions in SFAS 159 are elective; however, the
amendment to SFAS No. 115, "Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and
Equity Securities," applies to all entities with available-for-sale and
trading securities. The fair value option established by SFAS 159 permits all
entities to choose to measure eligible items at fair value at specified
election dates. A business entity will report unrealized gains and losses on
items for which the fair value option has been elected in earnings at each
subsequent reporting date. The fair value option: (a) may be applied
instrument by instrument, with a few exceptions, such as investments otherwise
accounted for by the equity method; (b) is irrevocable (unless a new election
date occurs); and (c) is applied only to entire instruments and not to portions
of instruments. SFAS 159 is effective as of the beginning of an entity's first
fiscal year that begins after November 15, 2007. Early adoption is permitted
as of the beginning of the previous fiscal year provided that the entity makes
that choice in the first 120 days of that fiscal year and also elects to apply
the provisions of SFAS 157. IDACORP and IPC did not elect to adopt early and
are currently evaluating the impact of SFAS 159 on their financial statements.
FSP FIN 39-1: In April 2007 the FASB issued FASB Staff Position No.
FIN 39-1 (FSP FIN 39-1), "Amendment of FASB Interpretation No. 39" (FIN
39). FSP FIN 39-1 modifies FIN 39, "Offsetting of Amounts Related to
Certain Contracts," and permits reporting entities to offset receivables or
payables recognized upon payment or receipt of cash collateral against fair
value amounts recognized for derivative instruments that have been offset under
a master netting arrangement. FSP FIN 39-1 requires disclosure of a reporting
entity's accounting policy (to offset or not offset) as well as amounts
recognized for the right to reclaim cash collateral, or the obligation to
return cash collateral, that have been offset against net derivative
positions. FSP FIN 39-1 is effective for fiscal years beginning after
November 15, 2007. IDACORP and IPC are evaluating the application of
FSP FIN 39-1 with respect to its assets and liabilities.
2. INCOME TAXES:
Income tax rate
In accordance with interim reporting requirements, IDACORP and IPC use an
estimated annual effective tax rate for computing their provisions for income
taxes. IDACORP's effective rate on continuing operations for the six months
ended June 30, 2007, was 16.2 percent, compared to 23.6 percent for the six
months ended June 30, 2006. IPC's effective tax rate for the six months ended June
30, 2007, was 34.3 percent, compared to 39.4 percent for the six months ended June
30, 2006.
The differences in estimated
annual effective tax rates are primarily due to the decrease in pre-tax
earnings at IDACORP and IPC, timing and amount of IPC's regulatory flow-through
tax adjustments, and lower tax credits from IFS.
FIN 48
IDACORP and IPC adopted FASB
Interpretation No. 48, "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes - an
interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109" (FIN 48) on January 1, 2007, as
required. IPC recorded an increase of $15.1 million to opening retained
earnings for the cumulative effect of adopting FIN 48.
IDACORP and IPC recognize
interest accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits as interest expense and
penalties as other expense. FIN 48 allows companies to change their accounting
policy election for interest and penalties upon adoption of the standard.
IDACORP and IPC had classified interest as income taxes prior to the adoption
of FIN 48. As of January 1, 2007, IPC had accrued interest of $6.5 million.
The interest liability did not materially change as of June 30, 2007. No
penalties are accrued.
As of January 1, 2007, IPC
had total unrecognized tax benefits of $21.2 million. If recognized, the $21.2
million would affect IPC's effective tax rate. The amount of unrecognized tax
benefits did not materially change as of June 30, 2007.
IPC is currently disputing the
Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) disallowance of IPC's use of the simplified
service cost method of uniform capitalization for tax years 2001-2003. The
dispute is under review with the IRS Appeals Office, and it is reasonably
possible that the matter will be resolved in 2007. Resolution would result in
a decrease to IPC's unrecognized tax benefits of $17.4 million. As of June 30,
2007, the appeals conference had not been scheduled.
IDACORP and IPC are subject
to examination by their major tax jurisdictions - U.S. federal and state of Idaho - for tax years 2004 through 2006. There are no income tax examinations currently in
process.
3. COMMON STOCK AND
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION:
During the six months ended June
30, 2007, IDACORP entered into the following transactions involving its common
stock:
IDACORP has three share-based
compensation plans. IDACORP's employee plans are the 2000 Long-Term Incentive
and Compensation Plan (LTICP) and the Restricted Stock Plan (RSP). These plans
are intended to align employee and shareholder objectives related to IDACORP's
long-term growth. IDACORP also has one non-employee plan, the Non-Employee
Directors Stock Compensation Plan (DSP). The purpose of the DSP is to increase
directors' stock ownership through stock-based compensation.
The LTICP for officers, key
employees and directors permits the grant of nonqualified stock options, incentive
stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock
units, performance units, performance shares and other awards. The RSP permits
only the grant of restricted stock or performance-based restricted stock. At
June 30, 2007, the maximum number of shares available under the LTICP and RSP
were 1,606,555 and 108,595, respectively. The following table shows the
compensation cost recognized in income and the tax benefits resulting from
these plans, as well as the amounts allocated to IPC for those costs associated
with IPC's employees (in thousands of dollars):
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IDACORP |
IPC |
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Six months ended |
Six months ended |
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June 30, |
June 30, |
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2007 |
2006 |
2007 |
2006 |
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Compensation cost |
$ |
1,556 |
$ |
1,220 |
$ |
996 |
$ |
477 |
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Income tax benefit |
$ |
608 |
$ |
477 |
$ |
390 |
$ |
186 |
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No equity compensation costs
have been capitalized.
Stock awards: Restricted stock awards have vesting periods of up to
four years. Restricted stock awards entitle the recipients to dividends and
voting rights, and unvested shares are restricted as to disposition and subject
to forfeiture under certain circumstances. The fair value of restricted stock
awards is measured based on the market price of the underlying common stock on
the date of grant and charged to compensation expense over the vesting period
based on the number of shares expected to vest. The weighted average fair
value at date of grant for restricted stock awards granted during the first six
months of 2007 was $35.18.
Performance-based restricted
stock awards have vesting periods of three years. Performance awards entitle
the recipients to voting rights, and unvested shares are restricted as to
disposition, subject to forfeiture under certain circumstances, and subject to
meeting specific performance conditions. Based on the attainment of the
performance conditions, the ultimate award can range from zero to 150 percent
of the target award. For unvested awards granted prior to 2006, dividends are
paid to recipients at the same time they are paid to other common shareholders.
Beginning with the 2006 awards, dividends are accrued and will be paid out only
on shares that eventually vest.
The performance goals for the
2006 and 2007 awards are independent of each other and equally weighted, and
are based on two metrics, cumulative earnings per share (CEPS) and total
shareholder return (TSR) relative to a peer group. The fair value of the CEPS
portion is based on the market value at the date of grant, reduced by the loss
in time-value of the estimated future dividend payments, using an expected
quarterly dividend of $0.30. The fair value of the TSR portion is estimated
using a statistical model that incorporates the probability of meeting
performance targets based on historical returns relative to the peer group. Both
performance goals are measured over the three-year vesting period and are
charged to compensation expense over the vesting period based on the number of
shares expected to vest. The weighted average fair value at date of grant for
CEPS and TSR awards granted during the first six months of 2007 was $25.82.
Stock options: Stock option awards are granted with exercise prices
equal to the market value of the stock on the date of grant. The options have
a term of 10 years from the grant date and vest over a five-year period. Upon
adoption of SFAS 123(R) on January 1, 2006, the fair value of each option is
amortized into compensation expense using graded vesting. Beginning in 2006,
stock options are not a significant component of share-based compensation
awards under the LTICP.
4. FINANCING:
Long-term Financing
On June 22, 2007, IPC issued $140
million of its 6.30% First Mortgage Bonds, Secured Medium-Term Notes, Series F,
due June 15, 2037. IPC used the net proceeds to pay down outstanding commercial
paper. IPC currently has in place a registration statement that can be used
for the issuance of an aggregate principal amount of $100 million of first
mortgage bonds (including medium-term notes).
Credit Facilities
On April 25, 2007, IDACORP entered into
an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (IDACORP Facility) with Wachovia Bank,
National Association, as administrative agent, swingline lender and LC issuer,
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as syndication agent, Keybank National Association,
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and Bank of America, N.A., as documentation agents,
Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., as joint lead
arrangers and joint book runners, and the other financial institutions party
thereto, as lenders. The IDACORP Facility amended and restated a $150 million
five-year facility that would have expired on March 31, 2010.
The IDACORP Facility is a
$100 million five-year credit agreement that terminates on April 25, 2012. The
IDACORP Facility, which will be used for general corporate purposes and
commercial paper backup, provides for the issuance of loans and standby letters
of credit not to exceed the aggregate principal amount of $100 million,
including swingline loans in an aggregate principal amount at any time
outstanding not to exceed $10 million. IDACORP has the right to request an
increase in the aggregate principal amount of the IDACORP Facility to $150
million and to request one-year extensions of the then existing termination
date. At June 30, 2007, no loans were outstanding on IDACORP's Facility and
$65 million of commercial paper was outstanding.
On April 25, 2007, IPC
entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (IPC Facility) with
Wachovia Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, swingline lender
and LC issuer, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as syndication agent, Keybank
National Association, US Bank National Association and Bank of America, N.A.,
as documentation agents, Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC and J.P. Morgan
Securities Inc., as joint lead arrangers and joint book runners, and the other
financial institutions party thereto, as lenders. The IPC Facility amended and
restated a $200 million five-year credit facility that would have expired on
March 31, 2010.
The IPC Facility is a $300
million five-year credit agreement that terminates on April 25, 2012. The IPC
Facility, which will be used for general corporate purposes and commercial
paper backup, provides for the issuance of loans and standby letters of credit
not to exceed the aggregate principal amount of $300 million, including
swingline loans in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to
exceed $30 million. IPC has the right to request an increase in the aggregate
principal amount of the IPC Facility to $450 million and to request one-year
extensions of the then existing termination date. At June 30, 2007, no loans
were outstanding on IPC's Facility and $22 million of commercial paper was
outstanding.
At June 30, 2007, IPC had
regulatory authority to incur up to $450 million of short-term indebtedness.
5. COMMITMENTS AND
CONTINGENCIES:
Guarantees
IPC has agreed to guarantee one-third of the cost of the performance of
reclamation activities at Bridger Coal Company, of which Idaho Energy Resources
Co., a subsidiary of IPC, owns a one-third interest. This guarantee, which is
renewed each December, was $60 million at June 30, 2007. Bridger Coal has a
reclamation trust fund set aside specifically for the purpose of paying these
reclamation costs and expects that the fund will be sufficient to cover all
such costs. Because of the existence of the fund, the estimated fair value of
this guarantee is minimal.
Legal Proceedings
Reference is made to IDACORP's and
IPC's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, and
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, for a
discussion of all material pending legal proceedings to which IDACORP and IPC
and their subsidiaries are parties. The following discussion provides a
summary of material developments that occurred in those proceedings during the
period covered by this report and of any new material proceedings instituted
during the period covered by this report.
Wah Chang: Wah Chang's appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for
the Ninth Circuit of the February 11, 2005 dismissal of the case by the
Honorable Robert H. Whaley, sitting by designation in the U.S. District Court
for the Southern District of California, was orally argued on April 10, 2007.
The matter now awaits decision by the Ninth Circuit. IDACORP, IPC and IE
intend to vigorously defend their position in this proceeding and believe this
matter will not have a material adverse effect on their consolidated financial
positions, results of operations or cash flows.
Western Energy Proceedings
at the FERC:
California Refund: In April 2001, the FERC issued an order stating that
it was establishing a price mitigation plan for sales in the California
wholesale electricity market. That plan included the potential for orders
directing electricity sellers into California from October 2, 2000, through
June 20, 2001, to refund portions of their spot market sales prices if the FERC
determined that those prices were not just and reasonable, and therefore not in
compliance with the Federal Power Act. On July 25, 2001, the FERC issued an
order initiating the California Refund proceeding including evidentiary
hearings to determine the scope and methodology for determining refunds. On
February 17, 2006, IE and IPC jointly filed with the California Parties
(Pacific Gas & Electric Company, San Diego Gas & Electric Company,
Southern California Edison, the California Public Utilities Commission, the
California Electricity Oversight Board, the California Department of Water
Resources and the California Attorney General) an Offer of Settlement at the
FERC. A number of other parties, representing substantially less than the
majority of potential refund claims, chose to opt out of the Settlement. After
consideration of comments, the FERC approved the Offer of Settlement on May 22,
2006.
On June 21, 2006, the Port of
Seattle, Washington filed a request for rehearing of the FERC order approving
the Settlement. The FERC issued an order on October 5, 2006, denying the Port of Seattle's request for rehearing. On October 24, 2006, the Port of Seattle petitioned the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit for review of the FERC
orders approving the Settlement. The Ninth Circuit consolidated that review
petition with the large number of review petitions already consolidated before
it and has stayed further action on the consolidated cases while the court's
mediator and FERC representatives work on achieving settlements with other
parties. On January 23, 2007, IPC and IE filed a motion to sever the Port of Seattle's petition for review from the bulk of cases pending in the Ninth Circuit
with which it had been consolidated. IPC and IE also filed a motion to dismiss
the Port of Seattle's petition for review. On April 11, 2007, the Ninth
Circuit filed an order denying IPC's and IE's motion to sever. The motion to
dismiss was denied without prejudice to renew when briefs are filed. IPC and
IE are unable to predict when or how the Ninth Circuit might rule on Port of Seattle's petition for review.
Market Manipulation: As part of the California and Pacific Northwest
Refund proceedings, on November 20, 2002, the FERC issued an order permitting
discovery and the submission of evidence regarding market manipulation by
sellers during the western energy crisis of 2000 and 2001. On June 25, 2003,
the FERC ordered a large number of parties, including IPC, to show cause why
certain trading practices did not constitute "gaming" or anomalous market
behavior ("partnership") in violation of the California Independent System
Operator and California Power Exchange Tariffs. On October 16, 2003, IPC
reached agreement with the FERC Staff on the show cause orders. The "gaming"
settlement was approved by the FERC on March 3, 2004. Originally, eight
parties sought rehearing of the "gaming" settlement. The FERC approved the
motion to dismiss the "partnership" proceeding on January 23, 2004.
On October 11, 2006, the FERC
issued an order denying rehearing of its earlier approval of the "gaming"
settlement. On October 24, 2006, the Port of Seattle, Washington appealed to
the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit FERC's denial of its request
for rehearing of its order granting approval of the settlement of the gaming
allegations against IE and IPC. On November 17, 2006, the Ninth Circuit
consolidated the Port of Seattle's review petition with a large number of
review petitions previously consolidated and has stayed further action on the
consolidated cases while the court's mediator and FERC representatives work on
achieving settlements with other parties.
In addition, a number of
parties have petitioned the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals contending that the
scope of the show cause proceedings was too narrow, but those petitions have
been stayed. IE and IPC are unable to predict the outcome of these matters.
Pacific Northwest Refund: On
June 19, 2001, the FERC expanded its price mitigation plan for the California
Wholesale electricity market discussed above under "California Refund" to the
entire western electrically interconnected system. This expansion led to the
Pacific Northwest Refund proceeding. On September 24, 2001, the FERC
Administrative Law Judge submitted recommendations and findings to the FERC,
finding that prices in the Pacific Northwest during the December 25, 2000,
through June 20, 2001, time period should be governed by the Mobile-Sierra
standard of public interest rather than the just and reasonable standard, that
the Pacific Northwest spot markets were competitive, and that no refunds should
be allowed. The FERC declined to order refunds on June 25, 2003, and multiple
parties then appealed to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. IE and IPC were
parties in the FERC proceeding and are participating in the appeal. Briefing
on the appeal was completed on May 25, 2005, and oral argument was held on
January 8, 2007. The Settlement in the California Refund proceeding resolves
all claims the California Parties have against IE and IPC in the Pacific Northwest proceeding. IE and IPC are unable to predict the outcome of these
matters.
There are pending in the U.S.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit approximately 200 petitions for review
of numerous FERC orders regarding the Western energy matters of 2000 and 2001,
including the California refund proceeding, the structure and content of the
FERC's market-based rate regime, show cause orders respecting contentions of
market manipulation, and the Pacific Northwest proceedings. Decisions in any
one of these appeals may have implications with respect to other pending cases,
including those to which IDACORP, IPC or IE are parties. IDACORP, IPC and IE
are unable to predict the outcome of any of these petitions for review.
Shareholder Lawsuit: On May 26, 2004 and June 22, 2004, two shareholder
lawsuits were filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho
against IDACORP and certain of its directors and officers. The lawsuits
captioned Powell, et al. v. IDACORP, Inc., et al. and Shorthouse, et al. v.
IDACORP, Inc., et al., raised largely similar allegations. The lawsuits were
putative class actions brought on behalf of purchasers of IDACORP stock between
February 1, 2002, and June 4, 2002.
On May 21, 2007, the U.S.
District Court for the District of Idaho granted the defendants' motion to
dismiss the amended complaint because it failed to satisfy the pleading
requirements for loss causation. The court also denied the plaintiffs' request
to further amend the complaint.
On June 19, 2007, the
plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal from the District Court's judgment to the
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. IDACORP and the other
defendants intend to defend themselves vigorously, but IDACORP is unable to
predict the outcome of this matter.
Western Shoshone National
Council: On April 10, 2006, the
Western Shoshone National Council (which purports to be the governing body of
the Western Shoshone Nation) and certain of its individual tribal members filed
a First Amended Complaint and Demand for Jury Trial in the U.S. District Court
for the District of Nevada, naming IPC and other unrelated entities as
defendants.
On May 1, 2006, the
defendants filed an Answer to plaintiffs' First Amended Complaint denying all
liability to the plaintiffs and asserting certain affirmative defenses
including collateral estoppel and res judicata, preemption, impossibility and
impracticability, failure to join all real and necessary parties, and various
defenses based on untimeliness. On June 19, 2006, the defendants filed a
motion to dismiss plaintiffs' First Amended Complaint, asserting, among other
things, that the Court lacks subject matter jurisdiction and that plaintiffs
failed to join an indispensable party (namely, the United States government). On
May 31, 2007, the U.S. District Court granted the defendants' motion to dismiss
stating that the plaintiffs' claims are barred by the finality provision of the
Indian Claims Commission Act. On June 8, 2007, plaintiffs filed a motion for
reconsideration. On June 25, 2007, the defendants filed an opposition to plaintiffs'
motion for reconsideration and plaintiffs filed their reply to opposition to
motion for reconsideration on July 9, 2007. The matter is now fully briefed
and submitted to the District Court for decision. IPC intends to vigorously
defend its position in this proceeding, but is unable to predict the outcome of
this matter.
Sierra Club
Lawsuit-Bridger: In February 2007,
the Sierra Club and the Wyoming Outdoor Council filed a complaint against
PacifiCorp in federal district court in Cheyenne, Wyoming alleging violations
of air quality opacity standards at the Jim Bridger coal-fired plant (Plant) in
Sweetwater County, Wyoming. Opacity is an indication of the amount of light
obscured in the flue gas of a power plant. A formal answer to the complaint
was filed by PacifiCorp on April 2, 2007, in which PacifiCorp denied almost all
of the allegations and asserted a number of affirmative defenses. IPC is not a
party to this proceeding but has a one-third ownership interest in the Plant.
PacifiCorp owns a two-thirds interest and is the operator of the Plant. The
complaint alleges thousands of opacity permit limit violations by PacifiCorp
and seeks a declaration that PacifiCorp has violated opacity limits, a
permanent injunction ordering PacifiCorp to comply with such limits, civil
penalties of up to $32,500 per day per violation and reimbursement of the
plaintiff's costs of litigation, including reasonable attorney fees.
The U.S. District Court has
set this matter for trial commencing in April 2008. Discovery in the matter is
ongoing. IPC continues to monitor the
status of this matter but is unable to predict its outcome and what effect this
matter may have on its consolidated financial position, results of operations
or cash flows.
Snake River Basin Adjudication: IPC is engaged in the Snake River Basin Adjudication
(SRBA), a general stream adjudication, commenced in 1987, to define the nature
and extent of water rights in the Snake River basin in Idaho, including the
water rights of IPC. The initiation of the SRBA resulted from the Swan Falls
Agreement, an agreement entered into by IPC and the Governor and Attorney
General of Idaho in October 1984 to resolve litigation relating to IPC's water
rights at its Swan Falls project. IPC has filed claims to its water rights for
hydropower and other uses in the SRBA. Other water users in the basin have
also filed claims to water rights. Parties to the SRBA may file objections to
water right claims that adversely affect or injure their claimed water rights and
the Idaho District Court for the Fifth Judicial District, which has
jurisdiction over SRBA matters (SRBA Court) then adjudicates the claims and
objections and enters a decree defining a party's water right. IPC has filed
claims for all of its hydropower water rights in the SRBA, is actively
protecting those water rights, and is objecting to claims that may potentially
injure or affect those water rights. One such claim involves a notice of claim
of ownership filed on December 22, 2006, by the State of Idaho, for a portion
of the water rights held by IPC that are subject to the Swan Falls Agreement.
On May 10, 2007, in order to protect its claims and the availability of water for power purposes at its
facilities, and in response to the claim of ownership filed by the State, IPC
filed a complaint and petition for declaratory and injunctive relief regarding
the status and nature of IPC's water rights and the respective rights and
responsibilities of the parties under the Swan Falls Agreement.
In conjunction with the
filing of the complaint and petition, IPC filed motions with the court to stay
all pending proceedings involving the water rights of IPC and to consolidate
those proceedings into a single action where all issues relating to the Swan
Falls Agreement can be determined.
IPC alleged in the complaint,
among other things, that contrary to the parties' belief at the time the Swan
Falls Agreement was entered into in 1984, the Snake River basin above Swan
Falls was over-appropriated and as a consequence there was not in 1984, and there
currently is not, water available for new upstream uses over and above the
minimum flows established by the Swan Falls Agreement; that because of this
mutual mistake of fact relating to the over-appropriation of the basin, the
Swan Falls Agreement should be reformed; that the State's December 22, 2006,
claim of ownership to IPC's water rights should be denied; and that the Swan
Falls Agreement did not subordinate IPC's water rights to aquifer recharge.
On May 30, 2007, the State
filed motions to dismiss IPC's complaint and petition. These motions were
briefed and, together with IPC's motions to stay and consolidate the
proceedings, were argued before the Court on June 25, 2007.
On July 23, 2007, the court
issued an Order granting in part and denying in part the State's motion to
dismiss, consolidating the issues into a consolidated sub case before the
court, providing for discovery during the objection period and setting a
scheduling conference for December 17, 2007. In its Order, the court denied
the majority of the State's motion to dismiss, refusing to dismiss the
complaint and finding that the court has jurisdiction to hear and determine
virtually all the issues raised by IPC's complaint that relate to IPC's water
rights and the effect of the Swan Falls Agreement upon those water rights.
This includes the issues of ownership, whether IPC's water rights are
subordinated to recharge and how those water rights are to be administered
relative to other water rights on the same or connected resources. The court
did find that by virtue of a state statute the IDWR, and its director, could
not be parties to the SRBA and therefore stayed IPC's claims against the IDWR
and its director pending resolution of the issues to be litigated in the SRBA,
or until further order of the court.
Consistent with IPC's motion
to consolidate and stay proceedings, the court consolidated all of the issues
associated with IPC's water rights before the court and stayed that proceeding
to allow other parties that may be affected by the litigation to file responses
or intervene in the consolidated proceedings by December 5, 2007. IPC is
unable to predict the outcome of the consolidated proceedings. For further
discussion of Idaho Water Management Issues, see Part I, Item 2 - "MD&A -
LEGAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES."
6. REGULATORY MATTERS:
Deferred (Accrued) Net
Power Supply Costs
IPC's deferred (accrued) net power
supply costs consisted of the following (in thousands of dollars):
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June 30, |
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December 31, |
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2007 |
|
2006 |
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Idaho PCA current year: |
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Accrual for the 2007-2008 rate year * |
$ |
- |
$ |
(3,484) |
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Deferral for the 2008-2009 rate year |
39,815 |
- |
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Idaho PCA true-up awaiting recovery (refund): |
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Authorized May 2006 |
- |
(11,689) |
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Authorized May 2007 |
10,571 |
- |
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Oregon deferral: |
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2001 costs |
4,955 |
6,670 |
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2005 costs |
- |
2,889 |
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Total deferral (accrual) |
$ |
55,341 |
$ |
(5,614) |
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* Includes $69 million of emission allowance sales to be credited to the customers during the 2007-2008 PCA year |
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Idaho: IPC has a
Power Cost Adjustment (PCA) mechanism that provides for annual adjustments to
the rates charged to its Idaho retail customers. These adjustments are based
on forecasts of net power supply costs, which are fuel and purchased power less
off-system sales, and the true-up of the prior year's forecast. During the
year, 90 percent of the difference between the actual and forecasted costs is
deferred with interest. The ending balance of this deferral, called the
true-up for the current year's portion and the true-up of the true-up for the
prior years' unrecovered portion, is then included in the calculation of the
next year's PCA.
On May 31, 2007, the IPUC
approved IPC's 2007-2008 PCA filing. The filing increased the PCA component of
customers' rates from the then existing level, which was $46.8 million below
base rates, to a level that is $30.7 million above those base rates. This
$77.5 million increase is net of $69.1 million of proceeds from sales of excess
SO2 emission allowances. The new rates were effective June 1, 2007.
On June 1, 2006, IPC
implemented the 2006-2007 PCA, which reduced the PCA component of customers'
rates from the then-existing level, which was recovering $76.7 million above
then-existing base rates, to a level that was $46.8 million below those base
rates, a decrease of approximately $123.5 million.
Oregon: On April
28, 2006, IPC filed for an accounting order with the OPUC to defer net power
supply costs for the period of May 1, 2006, through April 30, 2007. IPC
requested authorization to defer an estimated $3.3 million, which is Oregon's jurisdictional share of the excess power supply costs. IPC also requested that it
earn its Oregon authorized rate of return on the deferred balance and recover the
amount through rates in future years, as approved by the OPUC. On April 25,
2007, a tentative settlement agreement was reached on the deferral application
with the OPUC Staff and the Citizens' Utility Board in the amount of $2
million. This amount is subject to approval by the OPUC. The parties also
agreed that IPC would file an application for an Oregon PCA mechanism.
The timing of future recovery
of Oregon power supply cost deferrals is subject to an Oregon statute that
specifically limits rate amortizations of deferred costs to six percent per
year. IPC is currently amortizing through rates power supply costs associated
with the western energy situation of 2001. Full recovery of the 2001 deferral
is not expected until 2009. A 2006-2007 deferral would have to be amortized
sequentially following the full recovery of the 2001 deferral.
On March 2, 2005, IPC filed
for an accounting order with the OPUC to defer net power supply costs for the
period of March 2, 2005 through February 28, 2006. The forecasted net power
supply costs related to the Oregon jurisdiction that were included in this
filing were $3 million. On March 5, 2007, IPC, the OPUC Staff and the Citizen's
Utility Board entered into a stipulation under which the parties agreed that
IPC appropriately deferred approximately $2.7 million during the 2005 deferral
period. The stipulation also provided that, rather than amortizing the 2005
deferral into rates, IPC should offset the balance with the Oregon
jurisdictional share of proceeds from the sale of excess SO2
emission allowances and the benefit that IPC will receive from income taxes
already paid on the sale of those allowances. When combined, these offsets
exceed the 2005 deferral balance, and the excess was applied to the 2001
deferral balance. The OPUC approved the stipulation on April 2, 2007.
Fixed Cost Adjustment
Mechanism (FCA)
On January 27, 2006, IPC filed with the IPUC for authority to implement a rate
adjustment mechanism that would adjust rates downward or upward to recover fixed
costs independent of the volume of IPC's energy sales. This filing was a
continuation of a 2004 case that was opened to investigate the financial
disincentives to investment in energy efficiency by IPC. This true-up
mechanism would be applicable only to residential and small general service
customers. The accounting for the FCA will be separate from the PCA. IPC
proposed a three percent cap on any rate increase to be applied at the
discretion of the IPUC.
IPC and the IPUC Staff agreed in concept to a three-year pilot beginning
January 1, 2007, and a stipulation was filed on December 18, 2006. The
stipulation called for the implementation of a FCA mechanism pilot program as
proposed by IPC in its original application with additional conditions and
provisions related to customer count and weather normalization methodology,
recording of the FCA deferral amount in reports to the IPUC and detailed
reporting of demand side management (DSM) activities. The IPUC approved the stipulation
on March 12, 2007. The pilot program began retroactively on January 1, 2007,
and will run through 2009, with the first rate adjustment to occur on June 1,
2008, and subsequent rate adjustments to occur on June 1 of each year
thereafter during the term of the pilot program. IPC accrued $1.1 million of
FCA expense through the second quarter of 2007.
Open
Access Transmission Tariff (OATT)
On March 24, 2006, IPC submitted a
revised OATT filing with the FERC requesting an increase in transmission
rates. In the filing IPC proposed to move from a fixed rate to a formula rate,
which allows for transmission rates to be updated each year based on FERC Form
1 data. The formula rate request included a rate of return on equity of 11.25
percent. The proposed rates would have produced an annual revenue increase of
approximately $13 million based on 2004 test year data. The FERC accepted IPC's
rates, effective June 1, 2006, subject to adjustment to conform to SFAS 109 tax
accounting requirements, which lowered the estimated annual revenues to
approximately $11 million. The rates are being collected subject to refund
pending the outcome of the FERC hearing process. Settlement discussions were
held in April and May of 2007 at which the parties to the proceeding reached
settlement on all issues except the treatment of contracts in existence before
the implementation of OATT in 1996 (Legacy Agreements). On June 15, 2007, the
parties filed a settlement agreement with the FERC for the settled issues. The
settlement agreement is awaiting FERC approval. Hearings have been held before
the FERC regarding the treatment of the Legacy Agreements and an initial
decision is expected in August 2007.
Pension
Expense
In the 2003 Idaho general rate case,
the IPUC disallowed recovery of pension expense because there were no current
contributions being made to the plan. On March 20, 2007, IPC filed a request
with the IPUC to clarify that IPC can consider future contributions made to the
pension plan a recoverable cost of service. An order approving this
application would not determine the methodology of recovery but would permit
IPC to record a regulatory asset related to pension costs. On June 1, 2007, the IPUC issued its order authorizing
IPC to account for its defined benefit pension expense on a cash basis, and to
defer and account for accrued pension expense under SFAS 87, "Employers'
Accounting for Pensions," as a regulatory
asset. The IPUC acknowledged that it is appropriate for IPC to seek recovery
in its revenue requirement of reasonable and prudently incurred pension expense
based on actual cash contributions. IPC will begin deferring pension expense
to a regulatory asset account to be matched with revenue when future pension
contributions are recovered through rates. The deferral of pension expense
would not begin until $4.1 million of past contributions still recorded on the
balance sheet at December 31, 2006, have been expensed. For 2007,
approximately $2.8 million will be deferred to a regulatory asset beginning in
the third quarter. IPC did not request a
carrying charge to be applied to the deferral of the accrued SFAS 87 expense.
7. SEGMENT INFORMATION:
IDACORP has identified two
reportable segments: utility operations and IFS. ITI and IDACOMM, which had
previously been identified as reportable segments, are now reported as
discontinued operations (see Note 9).
The
utility operations segment's primary sources of revenue are the regulated
operations of IPC. IPC's regulated operations include the generation,
transmission, distribution, purchase and sale of electricity. This segment
also includes income from IERCO, a wholly-owned subsidiary of IPC that is also
subject to regulation and is a one-third owner of Bridger Coal Company, an
unconsolidated joint venture. The IFS segment represents that subsidiary's
investments in affordable housing developments and historic rehabilitation
projects. Operating segments not included above are below the quantitative
thresholds for reportable segments and are included in the "All Other" category.
This category is comprised of Ida-West's joint venture investments in small
hydroelectric generation projects, the remaining activities of energy marketer
IE, which wound down its operations in 2003, and IDACORP's holding company
expenses.
The following table
summarizes the segment information for IDACORP's utility operations and IFS and
the total of all other segments, and reconciles this information to total
enterprise amounts (in thousands of dollars):
Utility |
|
|
All |
|
|
|
Consolidated |
||||||||
Operations |
IFS |
|
Other |
|
Eliminations |
|
Total |
||||||||
Three months ended June 30, 2007: |
|||||||||||||||
Revenues |
$ |
212,526 |
$ |
307 |
$ |
939 |
$ |
- |
$ |
213,772 |
|||||
Income (loss) from continuing operations |
16,164 |
1,759 |
542 |
- |
18,465 |
||||||||||
Three months ended June 30, 2006: |
|||||||||||||||
Revenues |
$ |
240,848 |
$ |
357 |
$ |
1,430 |
$ |
- |
$ |
242,635 |
|||||
Income (loss) from continuing operations |
21,612 |
2,069 |
(1,008) |
- |
22,673 |
||||||||||
Total assets at June 30, 2007 |
$ |
3,287,266 |
$ |
126,997 |
$ |
148,996 |
$ |
(30,943) |
$ |
3,532,316 |
|||||
Six months ended June 30, 2007: |
|||||||||||||||
Revenues |
$ |
418,455 |
$ |
605 |
$ |
1,424 |
$ |
- |
$ |
420,484 |
|||||
Income (loss) from continuing operations |
39,495 |
3,621 |
(70) |
- |
43,046 |
||||||||||
Six months ended June 30, 2006: |
|||||||||||||||
Revenues |
$ |
508,122 |
$ |
699 |
$ |
2,154 |
$ |
- |
$ |
510,975 |
|||||
Income (loss) from continuing operations |
46,633 |
4,231 |
(1,236) |
- |
49,628 |
||||||||||
8. BENEFIT PLANS:
The following table shows the
components of net periodic benefit costs for the three months ended June 30 (in
thousands of dollars):
|
Deferred |
Postretirement |
||||||||||||
Pension Plan |
Compensation Plan |
Benefits |
||||||||||||
2007 |
2006 |
2007 |
2006 |
2007 |
2006 |
|||||||||
Service cost |
$ |
3,803 |
$ |
3,619 |
$ |
352 |
$ |
368 |
$ |
379 |
$ |
376 |
||
Interest cost |
6,115 |
5,585 |
593 |
582 |
895 |
862 |
||||||||
Expected return on plan assets |
(8,351) |
(7,670) |
- |
- |
(690) |
(630) |
||||||||
Amortization of transition |
||||||||||||||
obligation |
- |
- |
- |
- |
510 |
510 |
||||||||
Amortization of prior service cost |
162 |
166 |
44 |
61 |
(134) |
(134) |
||||||||
Amortization of net loss |
- |
65 |
141 |
211 |
132 |
219 |
||||||||
Net periodic benefit cost |
$ |
1,729 |
$ |
1,765 |
$ |
1,130 |
$ |
1,222 |
$ |
1,092 |
$ |
1,203 |
||
The following table shows the
components of net periodic benefit costs for the six months ended June 30 (in
thousands of dollars):
|
Deferred |
Postretirement |
|||||||||||
Pension Plan |
Compensation Plan |
Benefits |
|||||||||||
2007 |
2006 |
2007 |
2006 |
2007 |
2006 |
||||||||
Service cost |
$ |
7,606 |
$ |
7,238 |
$ |
704 |
$ |
736 |
$ |
758 |
$ |
752 |
|
Interest cost |
12,229 |
11,170 |
1,186 |
1,164 |
1,790 |
1,724 |
|||||||
Expected return on plan assets |
(16,693) |
(15,340) |
- |
- |
(1,380) |
(1,260) |
|||||||
Amortization of net |
|||||||||||||
obligation at transition |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1,020 |
1,020 |
|||||||
Amortization of prior service cost |
325 |
332 |
87 |
122 |
(268) |
(268) |
|||||||
Amortization of net loss |
- |
130 |
283 |
422 |
264 |
438 |
|||||||
Net periodic benefit cost |
$ |
3,467 |
$ |
3,530 |
$ |
2,260 |
$ |
2,444 |
$ |
2,184 |
$ |
2,406 |
|
IDACORP and IPC have not
contributed and do not expect to contribute to their pension plan in 2007.
9. DISCONTINUED
OPERATIONS:
In the second quarter of
2006, IDACORP decided to seek buyers for its fuel cell technology subsidiary
ITI and its telecommunications subsidiary IDACOMM. IDACORP had been reviewing
strategic alternatives for ITI and IDACOMM in order to focus on its core utility
business. The planned disposals of these businesses met the criteria
established for reporting them as assets held for sale as defined by SFAS 144.
SFAS 144 requires that a long-lived asset classified as held for sale be
measured at the lower of its carrying amount or fair value, less costs to sell,
and requires the holder to cease depreciation and amortization. Based on an
analysis of the fair value of each subsidiary, no adjustments to the carrying
values were required for the year ended December 31, 2006.
On July 20, 2006, IDACORP
completed the sale of all of the outstanding common stock of ITI to IdaTech UK
Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Investec Group Investments (UK) Limited.
IDACORP recorded a gain of $11.5 million, net of tax, from this transaction.
On February 23, 2007, IDACORP
completed the sale of all of the outstanding common stock of IDACOMM to
American Fiber Systems, Inc.
The operating results of
these businesses have been separately classified and reported as discontinued
operations on IDACORP's condensed consolidated statements of income. A summary
of discontinued operations is as follows (in thousands of dollars):
Three months ended |
|
Six months ended |
|
|||||||||||
June 30, |
|
June 30, |
|
|||||||||||
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
|||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Revenues |
$ |
- |
$ |
3,403 |
$ |
1,278 |
$ |
8,704 |
|
|||||
Operating expenses |
- |
(7,466) |
(1,309) |
(15,447) |
|
|||||||||
Other expense |
- |
(25) |
(25) |
(67) |
|
|||||||||
Loss on disposal |
- |
- |
(2,877) |
- |
|
|||||||||
Pre-tax losses |
- |
(4,088) |
(2,933) |
(6,810) |
|
|||||||||
Income tax benefit |
- |
1,271 |
3,000 |
2,514 |
|
|||||||||
Income (losses) from discontinued |
|
|||||||||||||
operations |
$ |
- |
$ |
(2,817) |
$ |
67 |
$ |
(4,296) |
|
|||||
The assets and liabilities of
IDACOMM were classified as held for sale on IDACORP's condensed consolidated
balance sheet at December 31, 2006. A summary of the components of assets and
liabilities held for sale is as follows (in thousands of dollars):
|
|
|
December 31, |
||||
|
|
|
2006 |
||||
Assets |
|||||||
Current assets |
$ |
3,326 |
|||||
Property and investments |
20,789 |
||||||
Other assets |
287 |
||||||
Total assets |
$ |
24,402 |
|||||
Liabilities |
|||||||
Current liabilities |
$ |
2,606 |
|||||
Other liabilities |
8,773 |
||||||
Total liabilities |
$ |
11,379 |
|||||
REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and
Shareholders of IDACORP, Inc.
Boise, Idaho
We have reviewed the
accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet of IDACORP, Inc. and
subsidiaries (the "Company") as of June 30, 2007, and the related condensed
consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income for the three-month
and six-month periods ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, and of cash flows for the six-month
periods ended June 30, 2007 and 2006. These interim financial statements are
the responsibility of the Company's management.
We conducted our reviews in
accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
(United States). A review of interim financial information consists
principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons
responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in
scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the objective of which is
the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a
whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.
Based on our reviews, we are
not aware of any material modifications that should be made to such condensed
consolidated interim financial statements for them to be in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
We have previously audited,
in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet of IDACORP, Inc. and
subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006, and the related consolidated statements
of income, comprehensive income, shareholders' equity, and cash flows for the
year then ended (not presented herein); and in our report dated February 28,
2007, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial
statements, which included an explanatory paragraph related to the adoption of
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 158, Employers' Accounting
for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans - an amendment of
FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106, and 132(R). In our opinion, the
information set forth in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet
as of December 31, 2006, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in
relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boise, Idaho
August 7, 2007
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT
REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and
Shareholder of Idaho Power Company
Boise, Idaho
We have reviewed the
accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet and statement of
capitalization of Idaho Power Company and subsidiary (the "Company") as of June
30, 2007, and the related condensed consolidated statements of income and comprehensive
income for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2007 and 2006,
and of cash flows for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2007 and 2006.
These interim financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's
management.
We conducted our reviews in
accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
(United States). A review of interim financial information consists
principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons
responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in
scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the objective of which is
the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a
whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.
Based on our reviews, we are
not aware of any material modifications that should be made to such condensed
consolidated interim financial statements for them to be in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
We have previously audited,
in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet and statement of
capitalization of Idaho Power Company and subsidiary as of December 31, 2006,
and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income,
retained earnings, and cash flows for the year then ended (not presented
herein); and in our report dated February 28, 2007, we expressed an unqualified
opinion on those consolidated financial statements, which included an
explanatory paragraph related to the adoption of Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 158, Employers' Accounting for Defined Benefit
Pension and Other Postretirement Plans - an amendment of FASB Statements No.
87, 88, 106, and 132(R). In our opinion, the information set forth in the
accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet and statement of
capitalization as of December 31, 2006, is fairly stated, in all material
respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet and statement of
capitalization from which it has been derived.
DELOITTE
& TOUCHE LLP
Boise, Idaho
August 7, 2007
ITEM
2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
(Dollar
amounts and megawatt-hours (MWh) are in thousands unless otherwise indicated).
INTRODUCTION:
In Management's Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A), the
general financial condition and results of operations for IDACORP, Inc. and its
subsidiaries (collectively, IDACORP) and Idaho Power Company and its subsidiary
(collectively, IPC) are discussed.
IDACORP is a holding company
formed in 1998 whose principal operating subsidiary is IPC. IDACORP is subject
to the provisions of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005, which
provides certain access to books and records to the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC) and state utility regulatory commissions and imposes certain
record retention and reporting requirements on IDACORP.
IPC is an electric utility
with a service territory covering approximately 24,000 square miles in southern
Idaho and eastern Oregon. IPC is regulated by the FERC and the state
regulatory commissions of Idaho and Oregon. IPC is the parent of Idaho Energy
Resources Co., (IERCO) a joint venturer in Bridger Coal Company, which supplies
coal to the Jim Bridger generating plant owned in part by IPC.
IDACORP's other subsidiaries
include:
In the second quarter of
2006, IDACORP management designated the operations of IDACORP Technologies,
Inc. (ITI) and IDACOMM, Inc. (IDACOMM) as assets held for sale, as defined by
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144. IDACORP's condensed
consolidated financial statements reflect the reclassification of the results
of these businesses as discontinued operations for all periods presented.
Discontinued operations are discussed in more detail in Note 9 to IDACORP's and
IPC's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and later in the MD&A.
On July 20, 2006, IDACORP
completed the sale of all of the outstanding common stock of ITI to IdaTech UK
Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Investec Group Investments (UK) Limited.
On February 23, 2007, IDACORP
completed the sale of all of the outstanding common stock of IDACOMM to
American Fiber Systems, Inc.
While reading the MD&A,
please refer to the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
This discussion updates the MD&A included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2006, and the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
the quarter ended March 31, 2007, and should be read in conjunction with the
discussions in those reports.
FORWARD-LOOKING
INFORMATION:
In connection with the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (Reform Act), IDACORP and IPC are hereby filing cautionary statements identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in forward-looking statements (as such term is defined in the Reform Act) made by or on behalf of IDACORP or IPC in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, in presentations, in response to questions or otherwise. Any statements that express, or involve discussions as to expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance (often, but not always, through the use of words or phrases such as "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "expects," "intends," "plans," "predicts," "projects," "may result," "may continue" or similar expressions) are not statements of
historical facts and may be forward-looking. Forward-looking
statements involve estimates, assumptions and uncertainties and are qualified
in their entirety by reference to, and are accompanied by, the following
important factors, which are difficult to predict, contain uncertainties, are
beyond IDACORP's or IPC's control and may cause actual results to differ
materially from those contained in forward-looking statements:
Any forward-looking statement
speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made. New factors emerge
from time to time and it is not possible for management to predict all such
factors, nor can it assess the impact of any such factor on the business or the
extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause results to
differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement.
EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW:
Second
quarter 2007 financial results
IDACORP's second quarter 2007
earnings were $18.5 million, a decrease of $1.4 million compared to the same
period in 2006. Diluted earnings per share were $0.42, a decrease of $0.05 per
share compared to 2006.
The key components of the
change in IDACORP's net income for the second quarter are:
Year-to-date 2007
financial results
IDACORP's year-to-date 2007 earnings
were $43.1 million, a decrease of $2.2 million compared to the same period in
2006. Diluted earnings per share were $0.98 as compared to $1.06 in 2006, a
decrease that is a result of lower earnings and increases in shares
outstanding.
The key factors contributing
to the change in IDACORP's net income in 2007 are:
Hydroelectric generating
conditions
Significantly below normal winter
precipitation and stream flow conditions negatively impacted hydroelectric
generation for the first half of 2007 as compared to the same period in 2006.
On August 1, 2007, the National Weather Service's Northwest River Forecast
Center reported that Brownlee reservoir inflow for April through July 2007 was
to be 2.8 maf, or 45 percent of average, a reduction from the 3.0 maf, or 48
percent of average, projected on May 7, 2007. With current and forecasted
stream flow conditions, IPC expects to generate between 6.0 and 6.5 million MWh
from its hydroelectric facilities in 2007, compared to 9.2 million MWh in 2006.
Because of its reliance on
hydroelectric generation, IPC's operations can be significantly affected by
weather conditions. The availability of hydroelectric power depends on the
amount of snow pack in the mountains upstream of IPC's hydroelectric facilities,
springtime snow pack run-off, rainfall and other weather and stream flow
management considerations. During low water years, when stream flows into IPC's
hydroelectric projects are reduced, IPC's hydroelectric generation is reduced.
This results in less generation from IPC's resource portfolio (hydroelectric,
coal-fired and gas-fired) available for off-system sales and, most likely, an
increased use of purchased power to meet load requirements. Both of these
situations - a reduction in off-system sales and an increased use of more
expensive purchased power - result in increased power supply costs.
Power Cost Adjustment
On June 1, 2007, IPC implemented its
annual Power Cost Adjustment (PCA), which results in a $77.5 million, or 14.5
percent on average, increase in the rates of Idaho customers. The increase in
rates is a direct result of significantly below normal winter precipitation and
deteriorated stream flow conditions during the first half of 2007. In years
where water is plentiful and IPC can fully utilize its extensive hydroelectric
system, power production costs are lower and IPC can pass those benefits to its
customers in the form of rate reductions. In years when water is in short
supply, as it was this past winter, the higher costs of supplying power by
other means are shared with IPC's customers.
General Rate Case filing
On June 8, 2007, IPC filed an
application with the IPUC requesting an average base rate increase of 10.35
percent for its Idaho customers. Base rates primarily reflect IPC's cost of
providing electrical service to its customers, including equipment and
infrastructure. IPC's proposal would increase revenues $63.9 million annually
and allow IPC to begin recovery of its capital investments and higher operating
costs. The application included a requested return on equity of 11.5 percent
and an overall rate of return of 8.561 percent. IPC has requested that the
rate increase become effective by January 2008.
Capital requirements
IPC is experiencing a cycle of heavy
infrastructure investment to address customer energy, capacity and reliability
needs and aging plant and equipment. IPC's aging hydroelectric and thermal
generation facilities require upgrades and component replacement. In addition,
costs related to relicensing hydroelectric facilities and complying with the
new licenses are substantial. Continuing load growth also requires that IPC
add to its transmission system and distribution facilities to provide new
service and to maintain reliability. Planned expenditures include distribution
lines for new customers and several high-voltage transmission lines.
July 2007 high
temperatures
IPC's service territory experienced record-setting
high temperatures during July 2007. Due to these weather conditions and
continued customer growth, IPC set three new all-time peaks between July 5 and
July 13, 2007, with the highest, 3,193 MW being set
on July 13, 2007. The previous hourly system peak of 3,084 MW, was set
in 2006. IPC was able
to meet all of its load requirements during these periods of increased demand
through its system generation and by increasing the amount of purchased power.
IPC/PacifiCorp
(MidAmerican) Memorandum of Understanding
IPC and PacifiCorp are jointly
exploring a project to build two 500-kV lines between the Jim Bridger plant and
Boise. The lines would be designed to meet the growth in customers'
electricity needs and increase electrical transmission capacity across southern
Idaho. If built, it is expected that portions of the project would be
completed between 2012 and 2014 and IPC estimates that its share of project
costs would be between $800 million and $1.2 billion.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING
POLICIES AND ESTIMATES:
IDACORP's and IPC's
discussion and analysis of their financial condition and results of operations
are based upon their condensed consolidated financial statements, which have
been prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of these financial
statements requires IDACORP and IPC to make estimates and judgments that affect
the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and related
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, IDACORP
and IPC evaluate these estimates including those estimates related to rate
regulation, benefit costs, contingencies, litigation, impairment of assets,
income taxes, unbilled revenue and bad debt. These estimates are based on
historical experience and on other assumptions and factors that are believed to
be reasonable under the circumstances, and are the basis for making judgments
about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily
apparent from other sources. IDACORP and IPC, based on their ongoing reviews,
make adjustments when facts and circumstances dictate.
IDACORP's and IPC's critical
accounting policies are reviewed by the Audit Committee of the Board of
Directors. These policies are discussed in more detail in the Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, and have not changed materially
from that discussion.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS:
This section of the MD&A
takes a closer look at the significant factors that affected IDACORP's and IPC's
earnings during the three and six months ended June 30, 2007. In this
analysis, the results for 2007 are compared to the same period in 2006.
The following table presents
the earnings (losses) for IDACORP's operating segments as well as the holding
company:
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Six Months Ended |
||||||||
|
June 30, |
|
|
June 30, |
||||||||
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|||
Continuing operations: |
||||||||||||
IPC - Utility operations |
$ |
16,164 |
$ |
21,612 |
$ |
39,495 |
$ |
46,633 |
||||
IDACORP Financial Services |
1,759 |
2,069 |
3,621 |
4,231 |
||||||||
Ida-West Energy |
836 |
1,030 |
1,042 |
1,363 |
||||||||
IDACORP Energy |
(21) |
90 |
(76) |
(111) |
||||||||
Holding Company |
(273) |
(2,128) |
(1,036) |
(2,488) |
||||||||
Income from continuing operations |
18,465 |
22,673 |
43,046 |
49,628 |
||||||||
Income (Losses) from discontinued operations |
- |
(2,817) |
67 |
(4,296) |
||||||||
Net income |
$ |
18,465 |
$ |
19,856 |
$ |
43,113 |
$ |
45,332 |
||||
Average common shares outstanding (diluted) |
43,884 |
42,702 |
43,845 |
42,642 |
||||||||
Diluted earnings (loss) per share: |
||||||||||||
Income from continuing operations |
$ |
0.42 |
$ |
0.53 |
$ |
0.98 |
$ |
1.16 |
||||
Losses from discontinued operations |
$ |
- |
$ |
(0.06) |
$ |
- |
$ |
(0.10) |
||||
Diluted earnings per share |
$ |
0.42 |
$ |
0.47 |
$ |
0.98 |
$ |
1.06 |
||||
Utility Operations
Operating environment: IPC is one of the nation's few investor-owned
utilities with a predominantly hydroelectric generating base. Because of its
reliance on hydroelectric generation, IPC's generation operations can be
significantly affected by weather conditions. The availability of
hydroelectric power depends on the amount of snow pack in the mountains
upstream of IPC's hydroelectric facilities, springtime snow pack run-off,
rainfall and other weather and stream flow management considerations. During
low water years, when stream flows into IPC's hydroelectric projects are
reduced, IPC's hydroelectric generation is reduced. This results in less
generation from IPC's resource portfolio (hydroelectric, coal-fired and
gas-fired) available for off-system sales and, most likely, an increased use of
typically more expensive purchased power to meet load requirements. Both of
these situations - a reduction in off-system sales and an increased use of more
expensive purchased power - result in increased net power supply costs. During
high water years, increased off-system sales and the decreased need for
purchased power reduce net power supply costs.
Operations plans are
developed during the year to provide guidance for generation resource
utilization and energy market activities (off-system sales and power
purchases). The plans incorporate forecasts for generation unit availability,
reservoir storage and stream flows, gas and coal prices, customer loads, energy
market prices and other pertinent inputs. Consideration is given to when to
use IPC's available resources to meet forecast loads and when to transact in
the wholesale energy market. The allocation of hydroelectric generation
between heavy-load and light-load hours or calendar periods is considered in
the development of the operating plans. This allocation is intended to utilize
the flexibility of the hydroelectric system to shift generation to high value
periods, while operating within the constraints imposed on the system. IPC's
energy risk management policy, unit operating requirements and other
obligations provide the framework for the plans.
The following table presents
IPC's power supply for the three and six month periods ended June 30:
MWh |
|||||||||
Hydroelectric |
Thermal |
|
Total system |
|
Purchased |
|
|
||
Generation |
Generation |
|
Generation |
|
Power |
|
Total |
||
Three months ended: |
|||||||||
June 30, 2007 |
1,539 |
1,461 |
3,000 |
1,527 |
4,527 |
||||
June 30, 2006 |
3,038 |
1,215 |
4,253 |
1,786 |
6,039 |
||||
Six months ended: |
|||||||||
June 30, 2007 |
3,385 |
3,208 |
6,593 |
2,502 |
9,095 |
||||
June 30, 2006 |
5,866 |
2,938 |
8,804 |
2,703 |
11,507 |
Significantly
below normal winter precipitation and stream flow conditions negatively
impacted hydroelectric generation during the first half of 2007 compared to
2006. On August 1, 2007, the National Weather Service's Northwest River
Forecast Center indicated that Brownlee reservoir inflow for April through July
2007 was 2.8 maf, or 45 percent of average, a reduction from the 3.0 maf, or 48
percent of average, projected on May 7, 2007. Storage in selected federal
reservoirs upstream of Brownlee as of July 31, 2007, was 70 percent of
average. With current and forecasted stream flow conditions, IPC expects to
generate between 6.0 and 6.5 million MWh from its hydroelectric facilities in
2007, compared to 9.2 million MWh in 2006.
IPC's system load peaks in
the summer and winter, with the larger peak demand occurring in the summer.
IPC's record system peak of 3,193 MW occurred on July 13, 2007. IPC was able
to meet system load requirements and off-system sales requirements and had
sufficient operating reserves in place.
General
business revenue: The following table presents IPC's general business
revenues, MWh sales, average number of customers and Boise, Idaho weather
conditions for the three and six months ended June 30:
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30, |
|
Six Months Ended June 30, |
||||||||||
|
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
||||||
Revenue |
||||||||||||||
Residential |
$ |
62,886 |
$ |
64,005 |
$ |
141,468 |
$ |
152,442 |
||||||
Commercial |
39,983 |
40,511 |
76,191 |
83,541 |
||||||||||
Industrial |
23,294 |
27,006 |
45,393 |
56,893 |
||||||||||
Irrigation |
36,049 |
27,688 |
36,411 |
28,517 |
||||||||||
Total |
$ |
162,212 |
$ |
159,210 |
$ |
299,463 |
$ |
321,393 |
||||||
MWh |
||||||||||||||
Residential |
1,067 |
1,024 |
2,531 |
2,440 |
||||||||||
Commercial |
939 |
873 |
1,882 |
1,785 |
||||||||||
Industrial |
835 |
845 |
1,707 |
1,721 |
||||||||||
Irrigation |
815 |
593 |
820 |
607 |
||||||||||
Total |
3,656 |
3,335 |
6,940 |
6,553 |
||||||||||
Customers (average) |
||||||||||||||
Residential |
396,282 |
385,980 |
395,373 |
384,494 |
||||||||||
Commercial |
61,279 |
58,701 |
61,014 |
58,490 |
||||||||||
Industrial |
127 |
132 |
126 |
132 |
||||||||||
Irrigation |
18,050 |
18,106 |
17,957 |
18,030 |
||||||||||
Total |
475,738 |
462,919 |
474,470 |
461,146 |
||||||||||
Heating degree-days |
573 |
588 |
2,909 |
3,001 |
||||||||||
Cooling degree-days |
288 |
269 |
288 |
269 |
||||||||||
Precipitation (inches) |
2.24 |
3.83 |
4.02 |
8.20 |
Heating and cooling
degree-days are common measures used in the utility industry to analyze the
demand for electricity and indicate when customers would use electricity for
heating and air conditioning. A degree-day measures how much the average daily
temperature varies from 65 degrees. Each degree of temperature above 65
degrees is counted as one cooling degree-day, and each degree of temperature
below 65 degrees is counted as one heating degree-day.
General business revenue increased $3 million for the second quarter of 2007,
primarily due to higher usage and customer counts, partially offset by a
reduction in average rates.
General business revenue decreased $22 million year-to-date 2007, primarily due to lower rates. The rate decreases were partially offset by higher usage and customer counts.
Off-system sales: Off-system sales consist primarily of long-term
sales contracts and opportunity sales of surplus system energy. The following
table presents IPC's off-system sales for the three and six months ended June
30:
Three months ended |
|
Six months ended |
||||||||
June 30, |
|
June 30, |
||||||||
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
||||
Revenue |
$ |
37,177 |
$ |
75,598 |
$ |
95,016 |
$ |
179,839 |
||
MWh sold |
526 |
2,343 |
1,490 |
4,286 |
||||||
Revenue per MWh |
$ |
70.70 |
$ |
32.27 |
$ |
63.77 |
$ |
41.95 |
||
Deteriorated stream flow
conditions for the quarter and year-to-date significantly decreased
hydroelectric generation and electricity available for surplus sales. Revenue
declines from lower sales volumes were moderated by higher prices. Prior year
prices were lower because of abundant energy supplies in the region. Beginning
in 2007, IPC is utilizing financial hedge instruments in addition to physical
forward power transactions for the purpose of mitigating price risk related to
conforming to IPC's energy risk management policy, managing IPC's energy
portfolio to meet customer load, and reacting to changes in market conditions
to minimize net power supply costs.
Other revenues: The following table presents the components of other
revenues for the three and six months ended June 30:
Three months ended |
|
Six months ended |
||||||||||
|
June 30, |
|
June 30, |
|||||||||
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|||||
Transmission services and property rental |
$ |
11,016 |
$ |
10,313 |
$ |
20,284 |
$ |
17,429 |
||||
DSM revenues |
2,548 |
- |
4,663 |
- |
||||||||
Rate case tax settlement |
- |
(1,891) |
- |
(4,846) |
||||||||
Irrigation load reduction |
- |
(2,207) |
- |
(5,518) |
||||||||
Provision for rate refund |
(427) |
(175) |
(971) |
(175) |
||||||||
Total |
$ |
13,137 |
$ |
6,040 |
$ |
23,976 |
$ |
6,890 |
||||
Beginning in January 2007, a
new IPUC accounting order became effective for the treatment of IPC's DSM
expenses. DSM costs were recorded in Other operations and maintenance expenses
and were offset by the same amount recorded in Other revenues resulting in no
net effect on earnings. See "Other operating and maintenance expenses."
The remaining increase in
Other revenues is largely due to higher wheeling revenues and to the completed
amortization of tax settlement and irrigation lost revenue accruals. From June
2005 to May 2006, IPC was collecting and recording in general business
revenues, with a corresponding reduction to Other revenues, amounts related to
a 2003 Idaho general rate case tax settlement and amounts related to an
irrigation load reduction program. Revenues for the rate case tax settlement
were accrued from September 2004 to May 2005.
Purchased power: The following table presents IPC's purchased power
for the three and six months ended June 30:
Three months ended |
|
Six months ended |
|||||||||
|
June 30, |
|
June 30, |
||||||||
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|||
Purchases |
$ |
80,467 |
$ |
74,808 |
$ |
131,285 |
$ |
130,733 |
|||
MWh purchased |
1,527 |
1,786 |
2,502 |
2,703 |
|||||||
Cost per MWh purchased |
$ |
52.70 |
$ |
41.88 |
$ |
52.47 |
$ |
48.36 |
|||
The increase in purchased
power is primarily due to higher energy prices. Lower market prices in the
first half of 2006 were caused by abundant energy supplies in the region. Prior
year purchase volume was also higher, a result of third-party forward purchases
required by the energy risk management policy (early water predictions for 2006
suggested continued drought conditions, which did not actually materialize). The
volume of purchase activities is the result of conforming to IPC's energy risk
management policy, managing IPC's energy portfolio to meet customer load, and
reacting to changes in market conditions to minimize net power supply costs. Beginning
in 2007, IPC is utilizing financial hedge instruments in addition to physical
forward power transactions for the purpose of mitigating price risk related to
conforming to IPC's energy risk management policy, managing IPC's energy
portfolio to meet customer load, and reacting to changes in market conditions
to minimize net power supply costs.
Fuel expense: The following table presents IPC's fuel expenses and
generation at its thermal generating plants for the three and six months ended
June 30:
|
Three months ended |
|
Six months ended |
|||||||
|
June 30, |
|
June 30, |
|||||||
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
||
Fuel expense |
$ |
27,520 |
$ |
21,954 |
$ |
58,432 |
$ |
48,923 |
||
Thermal MWh generated |
1,462 |
1,215 |
3,208 |
2,938 |
||||||
Cost per MWh |
$ |
18.83 |
$ |
18.07 |
$ |
18.21 |
$ |
16.65 |
||
Fuel expense increased in
large part due to increased utilization of coal-fired and gas-fired resources,
a result of poor hydroelectric generating conditions. Rising fuel prices also
contributed to the increase. The increased cost of coal is due primarily to
higher market demand and higher production costs at the Jim Bridger coal mine
as well as higher rail transportation costs. The rise in rail transportation
costs was driven by higher diesel fuel costs, including an adjustable fuel
surcharge.
PCA: PCA expense represents the effects of IPC's PCA
regulatory mechanism in Idaho and Oregon deferrals of net power supply costs,
which are discussed in more detail below in "REGULATORY MATTERS - Deferred
(Accrued) Net Power Supply Costs."
In the second quarter of
2007, lower off-system sales, coupled with increased coal and natural gas
utilization, caused a significant increase in net power supply costs (fuel and
purchased power less off-system sales) over the amounts in the annual PCA
forecast. This increase in net power supply costs was largely a result of
deteriorated hydroelectric generating conditions in 2007, resulting in the
deferral of costs which will be recovered in subsequent rate years. As the
deferred costs are recovered in rates, the deferred balances are amortized.
The following table presents
the components of PCA expense for the three and six months ended June 30:
Three months ended |
|
Six months ended |
|||||||||
|
June 30, |
|
June 30, |
||||||||
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
2007 |
2006 |
|||||
Current year power supply cost accrual (deferral) |
$ |
(39,633) |
$ |
2,839 |
$ |
(57,966) |
$ |
43,718 |
|||
Amortization of prior year authorized balances |
(2,539) |
1,761 |
(5,742) |
4,349 |
|||||||
Total power cost adjustment |
$ |
(42,172) |
$ |
4,600 |
$ |
(63,708) |
$ |
48,067 |
|||
Other operating and
maintenance expenses: Other
operations and maintenance expenses increased $9 million (excluding $3 million
of DSM costs), or 13 percent, for the quarter and $15 million (excluding $5
million of DSM costs), or 12 percent, year-to-date as compared to the same
periods in 2006.
The second quarter 2007 increase was primarily attributable to:
The year-to-date 2007 increase was primarily attributable to:
Beginning in January 2007, a
new IPUC accounting order became effective for the treatment of IPC's DSM
expenses. DSM costs were recorded in Other operations and maintenance expenses
and were offset by the same amount recorded in Other revenues, resulting in no
net effect on earnings.
IPC's DSM programs provide
opportunities for all customer classes to balance their energy needs with
best-practice energy usage to minimize consumption while realizing the benefits
of reliable electrical service. IPC's 2006 IRP laid the groundwork for the
planning and implementation of future programs, including the addition of three
new DSM programs. In addition to the DSM programs identified in the 2006 IRP,
IPC has also continued to pursue other customer-focused DSM initiatives,
including conservation programs and educational opportunities.
Non-utility operations
IFS: IFS' contribution decreased slightly in 2007 to $2
million and $4 million for the second quarter and year-to-date, respectively.
IFS' income is derived principally from the generation of federal income tax
credits and accelerated tax depreciation benefits related to its investments in
affordable housing and historic rehabilitation developments. IFS generated $4
million and $7 million of tax credits in the second quarter and year-to-date,
respectively, and expects to continue delivering tax benefits at a level
commensurate with the ongoing needs of IDACORP.
Discontinued Operations: In the second quarter of 2006, IDACORP management
designated the operations of ITI and IDACOMM as assets held for sale, as
defined by SFAS 144. The operations of these entities are presented as
discontinued operations in IDACORP's financial statements.
On July 20, 2006, IDACORP
completed the sale of all of the outstanding common stock of ITI to IdaTech UK
Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Investec Group Investments (UK) Limited.
IDACORP recorded a gain of $11.5 million, net of tax, or $0.27 per diluted
share from this transaction during the third quarter of 2006.
On February 23, 2007, IDACORP
completed the sale of all of the outstanding common stock of IDACOMM to
American Fiber Systems, Inc.
Discontinued operations had
no material impact on earnings in 2007, as compared to a net loss of $3 million
and $4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006, respectively.
Income Taxes
In accordance with interim
reporting requirements, IDACORP and IPC use an estimated annual effective tax
rate for computing their provisions for income taxes. IDACORP's effective rate
on continuing operations for the six months ended June 30, 2007, was 16.2
percent, compared to 23.6 percent for the six months ended June 30, 2006. IPC's
effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2007, was 34.3 percent,
compared to 39.4 percent for the six months ended June 30, 2006.
The differences in estimated
annual effective tax rates are primarily due to the decrease in pre-tax
earnings at IDACORP and IPC, timing and amount of IPC's regulatory flow-through
tax adjustments, and lower tax credits from IFS.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES:
Discontinued operations
Cash flows from discontinued
operations are included with the cash flows from continuing operations in
IDACORP's Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. The cash flows of IDACORP's
discontinued operations have reduced net cash provided by operating activities
and increased net cash used in investing activities, except for the cash
received in February 2007 from the sale of IDACOMM and in July 2006 from the
sale of ITI. The absence of cash flows from these discontinued operations is
expected to positively impact liquidity and capital resources in future
periods.
Operating cash flows
IDACORP's and IPC's operating cash
flows for the six months ended June 30, 2007, were both $41 million. Compared
to 2006, operating cash flows decreased approximately $105 million and $75
million for IDACORP and IPC, respectively. The decreases are primarily the
result of power supply costs deferred for future recovery under IPC's PCA
mechanism, partially offset by decreased income tax payments of $31 million and
$50 million, respectively.
Investing cash flows
IDACORP's and IPC's investing cash
outflows for the six months ended June 30, 2007, were $113 million and $120
million, respectively, compared to $101 million and $100 million, respectively,
for the six months ended June 30, 2006. Utility construction at IPC accounted
for substantially all of its cash outflows. For IDACORP, IPC's investing
outflows were partially offset by $7 million cash received from the sale of
IDACOMM in 2007. Cash inflows from emission allowance sales were $3 million
and $11 million in 2007 and 2006, respectively.
Financing cash flows
Debt issuances: On June 22, 2007,
IPC issued $140 million of its 6.30% First Mortgage Bonds, Secured Medium-Term
Notes, Series F, due June 15, 2037. IPC used the net proceeds to pay down
outstanding commercial paper, which had
increased to $164 million in June 2007 because of capital expenditures and
reduced operating cash flows.
Equity Issuances: In June 2007, IDACORP received $8 million from the
issuance of 254,500 shares of common stock under its Continuous Equity Program
(CEP). An additional $8 million was received in July 2007 for the issuance of
245,500 shares under the CEP. The average price of these issuances was $32.04.
Under IDACORP's dividend
reinvestment and stock purchase plan and employee savings plan, IDACORP issued
128,463 common shares for proceeds of $4 million.
Capital requirements
IDACORP's internal cash
generation after dividends is expected to provide less than the full amount of
total capital requirements for 2007 through 2009, where capital requirements
are defined as utility construction expenditures, excluding Allowance for Funds
Used During Construction (AFDC), plus other regulated and non-regulated investments.
This excludes mandatory or optional principal payments on debt obligations. As
discussed in IDACORP's 2006 Form 10-K, IDACORP may fund capital requirements
with a combination of internally generated funds, the use of revolving credit
facilities and the issuance of long-term debt and equity.
Long-term Financing
IPC currently has in place a shelf
registration statement that can be used for the issuance of an aggregate
principal amount of $100 million of first mortgage bonds (including medium-term
notes).
Credit Facilities
On April 25, 2007, IDACORP entered
into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (IDACORP Facility) with Wachovia
Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, swingline lender and LC
issuer, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as syndication agent, Keybank National
Association, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and Bank of America, N.A., as documentation
agents, Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., as joint
lead arrangers and joint book runners, and the other financial institutions
party thereto, as lenders. The IDACORP Facility amended and restated a $150
million five-year facility that would have expired on March 31, 2010.
The
IDACORP Facility is a $100 million five-year credit agreement that terminates
on April 25, 2012. The IDACORP Facility, which will be used for general
corporate purposes and commercial paper backup, provides for the issuance of
loans and standby letters of credit not to exceed the aggregate principal
amount of $100 million, including swingline loans in an aggregate principal
amount at any time outstanding not to exceed $10 million. IDACORP has the
right to request an increase in the aggregate principal amount of the IDACORP
Facility to $150 million and to request one-year extensions of the then
existing termination date. At June 30, 2007, no loans were outstanding on
IDACORP's Facility and $65 million of commercial paper was outstanding. As of
August 6, 2007, commercial paper outstanding was $49 million.
On April 25, 2007, IPC
entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (IPC Facility) with
Wachovia Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, swingline lender
and LC issuer, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as syndication agent, Keybank
National Association, US Bank National Association and Bank of America, N.A.,
as documentation agents, Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC and J.P. Morgan
Securities Inc., as joint lead arrangers and joint book runners, and the other
financial institutions party thereto, as lenders. The IPC Facility amended and
restated a $200 million five-year credit facility that would have expired on
March 31, 2010.
The IPC Facility is a $300
million five-year credit agreement that terminates on April 25, 2012. The IPC
Facility, which will be used for general corporate purposes and commercial
paper backup, provides for the issuance of loans and standby letters of credit
not to exceed the aggregate principal amount of $300 million, including
swingline loans in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to
exceed $30 million. IPC has the right to request an increase in the aggregate
principal amount of the IPC Facility to $450 million and to request one-year
extensions of the then existing termination date. At June 30, 2007, no loans
were outstanding on IPC's Facility and $22 million of commercial paper was
outstanding. As of August 6, 2007, commercial paper outstanding was $41
million.
The IDACORP Facility and the
IPC Facility both contain a covenant requiring each company to maintain a
leverage ratio of consolidated indebtedness to consolidated total
capitalization of no more than 65 percent as of the end of each fiscal
quarter. At June 30, 2007, the leverage ratios for both IDACORP and IPC were
51 percent. At June 30, 2007, IDACORP was in compliance with all other
covenants of the IDACORP Facility and IPC was in compliance with all other
covenants of the IPC Facility. See IDACORP's and IPC's Current Report on Form
8-K filed on May 1, 2007, for a discussion of the terms of the IDACORP Facility
and the IPC Facility.
Contractual obligations
There have been no material changes
in contractual obligations, outside of the ordinary course of business, since
December 31, 2006, except for a new power purchase agreement entered into by
IPC with Telocaset Wind Power Partners, LLC, that is expected to total
approximately $400 million over its 20-year life. This contract is discussed
more fully in "REGULATORY MATTERS - Integrated Resource Plan - Wind RFP."
LEGAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL
ISSUES:
Legal and Other Proceedings
Reference is made to IDACORP's
and IPC's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, and
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, for a
discussion of all material pending legal proceedings to which IDACORP and IPC
and their subsidiaries are parties. The following discussion provides a
summary of material developments that occurred in those proceedings during the
period covered by this report and of any new material proceedings instituted
during the period covered by this report.
Wah
Chang: Wah Chang's appeal to the
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit of the February 11, 2005, dismissal
of the case by the Honorable Robert H. Whaley, sitting by designation in the
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, was orally argued
on April 10, 2007. The matter now awaits decision by the Ninth Circuit.
IDACORP, IPC and IE intend to vigorously defend their position in this
proceeding and believe this matter will not have a material adverse effect on
their consolidated financial positions, results of operations or cash flows.
Western
Energy Proceedings at the FERC:
California Refund: In April 2001, the FERC issued an order stating
that it was establishing a price mitigation plan for sales in the California
Wholesale electricity market. That plan included the potential for orders
directing electricity sellers into California from October 2, 2000 through June
20, 2001 to refund the portions of their spot market sales prices if the FERC determined
that those prices were not just and reasonable, and therefore not in compliance
with the Federal Power Act. On July 25, 2001, the FERC issued an order
initiating the California Refund proceeding including evidentiary hearings to
determine the scope and methodology for determining refunds. On February 17,
2006, IE and IPC jointly filed with the California Parties (Pacific Gas &
Electric Company, San Diego Gas & Electric Company, Southern California Edison,
the California
Public Utilities Commission, the California Electricity
Oversight Board, the California Department of Water Resources and the
California Attorney General) an Offer of Settlement at the FERC. A number of
other parties, representing substantially less than the majority of potential
refund claims, chose to opt out of the Settlement. After consideration of
comments, the FERC approved the Offer of Settlement on May 22, 2006.
On June 21, 2006, the Port of
Seattle, Washington filed a request for rehearing of the FERC order approving the
Settlement. The FERC issued an order on October 5, 2006, denying the Port of Seattle's request for rehearing. On October 24, 2006, the Port of Seattle petitioned the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit for review of the FERC
orders approving the Settlement. The Ninth Circuit consolidated that review
petition with the large number of review petitions already consolidated before
it and has stayed further action on the consolidated cases, while the court's
mediator and FERC representatives work on achieving settlements with other
parties. On January 23, 2007, IPC and IE filed a motion to sever the Port of Seattle's petition for review from the bulk of cases pending in the Ninth Circuit
with which it had been consolidated. IPC and IE also filed a motion to dismiss
the Port of Seattle's petition for review. On April 11, 2007, the Ninth
Circuit filed an order denying IPC's and IE's motion to sever. The motion to
dismiss was denied without prejudice to renew when briefs are filed. IPC and
IE are unable to predict when or how the Ninth Circuit might rule on Port of Seattle's petition for review.
Market Manipulation: As part of the California and Pacific Northwest
Refund proceedings, on November 20, 2002 the FERC issued an order permitting
discovery and the submission of evidence regarding market manipulation by
sellers during the western energy crisis of 2000 and 2001. On June 25, 2003,
the FERC ordered a large number of parties, including IPC, to show cause why
certain trading practices did not constitute "gaming" or anomalous market
behavior ("partnership") in violation of the California Independent System
Operator and California Power Exchange Tariffs. On October 16, 2003, IPC
reached agreement with the FERC Staff on the show cause orders. The "gaming"
settlement was approved by the FERC on March 3, 2004. Originally, eight
parties sought rehearing of the "gaming" settlement. The FERC approved the
motion to dismiss the "partnership" proceeding on January 23, 2004.
On October 11, 2006, the FERC
issued an Order denying rehearing of its earlier approval of the "gaming"
Settlement. On October 24, 2006, the Port of Seattle, Washington appealed to
the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit FERC's denial of its request
for rehearing of its order granting approval of the settlement of the gaming
allegations against IE and IPC. On November 17, 2006, the Ninth Circuit
consolidated the Port of Seattle's review petition with a large number of
review petitions previously consolidated and has stayed further action on the
consolidated cases while the court's mediator and FERC representatives work on
achieving settlements with other parties.
In addition, a number of
parties have petitioned the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals contending that the
scope of the show cause proceedings was too narrow, but these petitions have
been stayed. IE and IPC are unable to predict the outcome of these matters.
Pacific
Northwest Refund: On June 19, 2001, the FERC expanded its price
mitigation plan for the California Wholesale electricity market discussed above
under "California Refund" to the entire western electrically interconnected
system. This expansion led to the Pacific Northwest Refund proceeding. On
September 24, 2001, the FERC Administrative Law Judge submitted recommendations
and findings to the FERC finding that prices in the Pacific Northwest during
the December 25, 2000 through June 20, 2001 time period should be governed by
the Mobile-Sierra standard of public interest rather than the just and
reasonable standard, that the Pacific Northwest spot markets were competitive
and that no refunds should be allowed. The FERC declined to order refunds on
June 25, 2003 and multiple parties then appealed to the Ninth Circuit Court of
Appeals. IE and IPC were parties in the FERC proceeding and are participating
in the appeal. Briefing on the appeal was completed on May 25, 2005, and oral
argument was held on January 8, 2007. The Settlement in the California Refund
proceeding resolves all claims the California Parties have against IE and IPC
in the Pacific Northwest proceeding. IE and IPC are unable to predict the
outcome of these matters.
There are pending in the U.S.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit approximately 200 petitions for review
of numerous FERC orders regarding the Western energy matters of 2000 and 2001,
including the California refund proceeding, the structure and content of the
FERC's market-based rate regime, show cause orders respecting contentions of
market manipulation, and the Pacific Northwest proceedings. Decisions in any
one of these appeals may have implications with respect to other pending cases,
including those to which IDACORP, IPC or IE are parties. IDACORP, IPC and IE
are unable to predict the outcome of any of these petitions for review.
Shareholder Lawsuit: On May 26, 2004 and June 22, 2004, two shareholder
lawsuits were filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho
against IDACORP and certain of its directors and officers. The lawsuits
captioned Powell, et al. v. IDACORP, Inc., et al. and Shorthouse, et al. v.
IDACORP, Inc., et al., raised largely similar allegations. The lawsuits were
putative class actions brought on behalf of purchasers of IDACORP stock between
February 1, 2002 and June 4, 2002.
On May 21, 2007, the U.S.
District Court for the District of Idaho (Judge Edward J. Lodge) granted the
defendants' motion to dismiss the amended complaint because it failed to
satisfy the pleading requirements for loss causation. The court also denied
the plaintiffs' request to further amend the complaint.
On June 19, 2007, the
plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal from the District Court's judgment to the
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. IDACORP and the other
defendants intend to defend themselves vigorously, but IDACORP is unable to
predict the outcome of this matter.
Sierra Club
Lawsuit-Bridger: In February 2007,
the Sierra Club and the Wyoming Outdoor Council filed a complaint against
PacifiCorp in federal district court in Cheyenne, Wyoming alleging violations
of air quality opacity standards at the Jim Bridger coal-fired plant (Plant) in
Sweetwater County, Wyoming. Opacity is an indication of the amount of light
obscured in the flue gas of a power plant. A formal answer to the complaint was
filed by PacifiCorp on April 2, 2007, in which PacifiCorp denied almost all of
the allegations and asserted a number of affirmative defenses. IPC is not a
party to this proceeding but has a one-third ownership interest in the Plant.
PacifiCorp owns a two-thirds interest and is the operator of the Plant. The
complaint alleges thousands of opacity permit limit violations by PacifiCorp
and seeks a declaration that PacifiCorp has violated opacity limits, a
permanent injunction ordering PacifiCorp to comply with such limits, civil
penalties of up to $32,500 per day per violation and the plaintiff's costs of
litigation, including reasonable attorney fees.
The U.S. District Court has
set this matter for trial commencing in April 2008. Discovery in the matter is
ongoing. IPC continues to monitor the status of this matter, but is unable to
predict its outcome and is unable to estimate what effect this matter may have
on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Other Legal Proceedings: IDACORP, IPC and/or IE are involved in lawsuits and
legal proceedings in addition to those discussed above and in Note 5 to IDACORP's
and IPC's Consolidated Financial Statements. Resolution of any of these
matters will take time and the companies cannot predict the outcome of any of
these proceedings. The companies believe that their reserves are adequate for
these matters.
Other Matters: The Bennett Mountain combustion turbine suffered a
mechanical failure on July 11, 2006. IPC's investigation has revealed that
during construction a bolt was negligently installed by a third party. The
bolt came loose, causing extensive mechanical damage. The plant was down from
July 12, 2006, through September 6, 2006. IPC has received reimbursement for
the bulk of the total repair costs from its insurance carrier and is attempting
to recover an additional $3 to $4 million from the responsible third parties.
IPC is unable to predict the likelihood of such recovery.
Environmental Issues
The section below summarizes and
provides an update of environmental issues as discussed in IDACORP's and IPC's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, and Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2007.
Idaho Water Management Issues:
From 2000 through 2005, and
year-to-date 2007, below normal precipitation and stream flows have exacerbated
a developing water shortage in Idaho, manifested by a number of water issues
including declining Snake River base flows and declining levels in the Eastern
Snake Plain Aquifer (ESPA), a large underground aquifer that has been estimated
to hold between 200 - 300 maf of water. These issues are of interest to IPC
because of their potential impacts on generation at IPC's hydroelectric
projects.
As a result of declines in
river flows, in 2003 several surface water users filed delivery calls with the
Idaho Department of Water Resources (IDWR), demanding that it manage ground
water withdrawals pursuant to the prior appropriation doctrine of "first in
time is first in right" and curtail junior ground water rights that are
depleting the aquifer and affecting flows to senior surface water rights.
These delivery calls have resulted in several administrative actions before the
IDWR to enforce senior water rights as well as judicial actions before the
state court challenging the constitutionality of state regulations used by the
IDWR to conjunctively administer ground and surface water rights. Because IPC
holds water rights that are dependent on the Snake River, spring flows and the
overall condition of the ESPA, IPC continues to participate in these actions,
as necessary, to protect its water rights.
IPC, together with other
interested water users and state interests, also continues to explore and
encourage the development of a long-term management plan that will protect the
ESPA and the Snake River from further depletion. On February 14, 2007, the
Idaho Water Resource Board (IWRB) presented the framework for an ESPA
management plan to the Idaho Legislature recommending the development of a
Comprehensive Aquifer Management Plan (CAMP). The proposed goal of the CAMP is to sustain the economic viability and social and environmental health of the ESPA by
adaptively managing a balance between water use and supplies. The IWRB
estimates that the development of the CAMP will take 16 months. Through House
Concurrent Resolution 28 and House Bill 320, the Idaho Legislature appropriated
funds and directed the IWRB to proceed with the development of the CAMP. Pursuant the IWRB recommendation in the CAMP Framework, an advisory committee has been
established to make recommendations to the IWRB on the development of the CAMP. IPC sits on the CAMP advisory committee and will be working with the IWRB on the
development of the CAMP.
IPC is also engaged in the
Snake River Basin Adjudication (SRBA), a general stream adjudication, commenced
in 1987, to define the nature and extent of water rights in the Snake River basin in Idaho, including the water rights of IPC. The initiation of the SRBA
resulted from the Swan Falls Agreement, an agreement entered into by IPC and
the Governor and Attorney General of Idaho in October 1984 to resolve
litigation relating to IPC's water rights at its Swan Falls project. IPC has
filed claims to its water rights for hydropower and other uses in the SRBA.
Other water users in the basin have also filed claims to water rights. Parties
to the SRBA may file objections to water right claims that adversely affect or
injure their claimed water rights and the court then adjudicates the claims and
objections and enters a decree defining a party's water right. IPC has filed
claims for all of its hydropower water rights in the SRBA, is actively
protecting those water rights, and is objecting to claims that may potentially
injure or affect those water rights. One such claim involves a notice of claim
of ownership filed on December 22, 2006, by the State of Idaho, for a portion
of the water rights held by IPC that are subject to the Swan Falls Agreement.
On May 10, 2007, in order to protect its claims and the availability of water for power purposes at its
facilities, and in response to the claim of ownership filed by the State, IPC
filed a complaint and petition for declaratory and injunctive relief regarding
the status and nature of IPC's water rights and the respective rights and
responsibilities of the parties under the Swan Falls Agreement. The complaint
was filed in the Idaho District Court for the Fifth Judicial District, the
court with jurisdiction over the SRBA, against the State of Idaho, the
Governor, the Attorney General, the IDWR and the Director of the IDWR.
In conjunction with the
filing of the complaint and petition, IPC filed motions with the court to stay
all pending proceedings involving the water rights of IPC and to consolidate
those proceedings into a single action where all issues relating to the Swan
Falls Agreement can be determined.
IPC alleged in the complaint,
among other things, that contrary to the parties' belief at the time the Swan
Falls Agreement was entered into in 1984, the Snake River basin above Swan
Falls was over-appropriated and as a consequence there was not in 1984, and there
currently is not, water available for new upstream uses over and above the
minimum flows established by the Swan Falls Agreement; that because of this
mutual mistake of fact relating to the over-appropriation of the basin, the
Swan Falls Agreement should be reformed; that the State's December 22, 2006,
claim of ownership to IPC's water rights should be denied; and that the Swan
Falls Agreement did not subordinate IPC's water rights to aquifer recharge.
On May 30, 2007, the State
filed motions to dismiss IPC's complaint and petition. These motions were
briefed and, together with IPC's motions to stay and consolidate the
proceedings, were argued before the court on June 25, 2007.
On July 23, 2007, the court
issued an Order granting in part and denying in part the State's motion to
dismiss, consolidating the issues into a consolidated subcase before the court,
providing for discovery during the objection period and setting a scheduling
conference for December 17, 2007. In its Order, the court denied the majority
of the State's motion to dismiss, refusing to dismiss the complaint and finding
that the court has jurisdiction to hear and determine virtually all the issues
raised by IPC's complaint that relate to IPC's water rights and the effect of
the Swan Falls Agreement upon those water rights. This includes the issues of
ownership, whether IPC's water rights are subordinated to recharge and how
those water rights are to be administered relative to other water rights on the
same or connected resources. The court did find that by virtue of a state
statute the IDWR, and its director, could not be parties to the SRBA and
therefore stayed IPC's claims against the IDWR and its director pending
resolution of the issues to be litigated in the SRBA, or until further order of
the court.
Consistent with IPC's motion
to consolidate and stay proceedings, the court consolidated all of the issues
associated with IPC's water rights before the court and stayed that proceeding
to allow other parties that may be affected by the litigation to file responses
or intervene in the consolidated proceedings by December 5, 2007. IPC is
unable to predict the outcome of the consolidated proceedings.
Air Quality Issues: IPC owns two natural gas combustion turbine power
plants and co-owns three coal-fired power plants that are subject to air
quality regulation. The natural gas-fired plants, Danskin and Bennett Mountain, are located in Idaho. The coal-fired plants are: Jim Bridger (33 percent
interest) located in Wyoming; Boardman (ten percent interest) located in Oregon; and North Valmy (50 percent interest) located in Nevada. The Clean Air Act
establishes controls on the emissions from stationary sources like those owned
by IPC in Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, and Wyoming. The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) adopts many of the standards and regulations under the Clean Air
Act while states have the primary responsibility for implementation and
administration of these air quality programs. IPC continues to actively
monitor, evaluate and work on air quality issues pertaining to the Clean Air
Mercury Rule (CAMR), possible legislative amendment of the Clean Air Act, emerging
greenhouse gas programs at the federal, regional and state levels, New Source
Review permitting, National Ambient Air Quality Standards, and Regional Haze -
Best Available Retrofit Technology. Low NOx burner technology and mercury
continuous emission monitor installation are progressing at all three
coal-fired power plants.
In December 2006, National
Ambient Air Quality Standards for fine particulate matter adopted by EPA became
effective. This new standard has been challenged by a number of groups in the
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. All of the
counties in Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, and Wyoming where IPC's power plants operate
are currently designated as meeting attainment with federal air quality
standards, including the new particulate matter standard. Nevertheless, under
the new fine particulate standards, three years of data are being collected to
determine the attainment status of all U.S. counties. The impact of these new
standards will not be known until these data are collected, analyzed, and
released to the public and the associated regulatory programs are promulgated
and implemented.
The
CAMR, issued by the EPA on March 15, 2005, limits mercury emissions from new and
existing coal-fired power plants and creates a market-based cap-and-trade
program that will permanently cap utility mercury emissions. In response to
the CAMR, the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (IDEQ) proposed two new
rules to the Idaho Environmental Quality Commission: a rule to opt out of the
federal mercury cap-and-trade program, and a rule to prohibit the construction
and operation of a coal-fired power plant in Idaho. In April 2006, the
governor of Idaho signed House Bill 791, which placed a two year moratorium on
applying for or issuance of permits, licenses or construction of certain
coal-fired power plants in Idaho. The moratorium expires on April 7, 2008. During the 2007 Idaho state legislative session, the state did not reject
the proposal to opt out of the cap-and-trade program, therefore accepting the
opt out rule. IPC has no current plans impacted by the moratorium or opting
out of the CAMR cap-and-trade program.
Greenhouse Gases: IPC continues to monitor and evaluate the possible
adoption of national, regional, or state climate change and greenhouse gas
(GHG) requirements that would affect electric utilities. At the national
level, numerous GHG bills have been introduced in the U.S. Senate and House of
Representatives during 2006 and 2007. Debate continues in Congress on the
direction and scope of U.S. policy on climate change and regulation of GHGs. In
the western U.S., California's governor signed an executive order in 2005 to
reduce GHGs in that state to designated historical levels. In August 2006, California enacted a GHG emission performance standard applicable to all electricity
generated within the state or delivered from outside the state. Oregon passed the Global Warming Integration Act in June 2007 which, among other things,
established the Oregon Global Warming Commission and state-wide GHG emission
reduction goals. The Washington state legislature passed a bill in April 2007
setting climate pollution reduction and clean energy goals. Emission
performance standards affecting electric utility contracts and power plant
projects are included. Other regional and state GHG initiatives appear likely.
National, regional or state GHG requirements, if enacted and applicable, could
result in significant costs to IPC to comply with restrictions on carbon
dioxide or other GHG emissions.
As part of IPC's resource
planning protocol, the IRP process considers GHG emissions regulation and other
environmental factors when evaluating potential portfolios. Environmental
impacts have been and will continue to be integral components of resource
decisions. Information about IDACORP's carbon dioxide emissions is included in
the report Benchmarking Air Emissions of the 100 Largest Electric Power
Producers in the United States - 2004. This report was released by the Ceres
Investor Coalition, the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Public
Service Enterprise Group Inc. in April 2006. The report lists IPC's 2004
carbon dioxide emissions at 1,222.0 lbs/MWh, as compared to the reported
average for the 100 largest power producers of 1,341.8 lbs/MWh. IPC's carbon
dioxide emissions on a lbs/MWh basis fluctuate with the amount of hydroelectric
generation. Even during a low water year like 2004, IPC's emissions were below
the average of the 100 largest power producers. During 2006, IPC's carbon
dioxide emissions were approximately 917 lbs/MWh.
REGULATORY MATTERS:
General Rate Cases
Idaho: On June 8, 2007, IPC filed an application with the IPUC requesting
an average rate increase of approximately 10.35 percent for its Idaho customers in order to begin recovery of its capital investments and higher operating
costs. IPC's proposal would increase its revenues $63.9 million annually. The
application included a requested return on equity of 11.5 percent and an
overall rate of return of 8.561 percent. IPC filed its case based upon a 2007
forecast test year, a first for IPC in the Idaho jurisdiction. Since IPC's
last general rate case filing in 2005, IPC projects that it will have placed in
service an additional $300 million of investment in its electrical system
during 2006 and 2007. IPC also requested a $29.16 per MWh Load Growth
Adjustment Rate (LGAR), which subtracts the cost of serving new Idaho retail customers from the power supply costs IPC is allowed to include in the PCA. The
existing LGAR is $29.41 per MWh. The impact of the new LGAR on IPC will
ultimately be determined by future growth. By IPUC order, the LGAR is reset in
general rate case proceedings. IPC has requested that the rate increase become
effective by January 2008. IPC is unable to predict what relief the IPUC will
grant.
Deferred (Accrued) Net
Power Supply Costs
IPC's deferred (accrued) net power supply costs consisted of the following (in
thousands of dollars):
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June 30, |
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December 31, |
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2007 |
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2006 |
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Idaho PCA current year: |
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Accrual for the 2007-2008 rate year * |
$ |
- |
$ |
(3,484) |
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Deferral for the 2008-2009 rate year |
39,815 |
- |
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Idaho PCA true-up awaiting recovery (refund): |
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Authorized May 2006 |
- |
(11,689) |
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Authorized May 2007 |
10,571 |
- |
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Oregon deferral: |
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2001 costs |
4,955 |
6,670 |
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2005 costs |
- |
2,889 |
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Total deferral (accrual) |
$ |
55,341 |
$ |
(5,614) |
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* Includes $69 million of emission allowance sales to be credited to the customers during the 2007-2008 PCA year. |
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Idaho: IPC has a PCA mechanism that provides for annual
adjustments to the rates charged to its Idaho retail customers. These
adjustments are based on forecasts of net power supply costs, which are fuel
and purchased power less off-system sales, and the true-up of the prior year's
forecast. During the year, 90 percent of the difference between the actual and
forecasted costs is deferred with interest. The ending balance of this
deferral, called the true-up for the current year's portion and the true-up of
the true-up for the prior years' unrecovered portion, is then included in the
calculation of the next year's PCA.
The true-up of the true-up portion of the PCA provides a tracking of the
collection or the refund of true-up amounts. Each month, the collection or the
refund of the true-up amount is quantified based upon the true-up portion of
the PCA rate and the consumption of energy by customers. At the end of the PCA
year, the total collection or refund is compared to the previously determined
amount to be collected or refunded. Any difference between authorized amounts
and amounts actually collected or refunded are then reflected in the following
PCA year, which becomes the true-up of the true-up. Over time, the actual
collection or refund of authorized true-up dollars matches the amounts
authorized.
On
May 31, 2007, the IPUC approved IPC's 2007-2008 PCA filing. The filing increased
the PCA component of customers' rates from the then existing level, which was
$46.8 million below base rates, to a level that is $30.7 million above those
base rates. This $77.5 million increase is net of $69.1 million of proceeds
from sales of excess SO2 emission allowances. The new rates were effective
June 1, 2007.
On
June 1, 2006, IPC implemented the 2006-2007 PCA, which reduced the PCA
component of customers' rates from the then-existing level, which was
recovering $76.7 million above then-existing base rates, to a level that was
$46.8 million below those base rates, a decrease of approximately $123.5
million.
Oregon: On April
28, 2006, IPC filed for an accounting order with the OPUC to defer net power
supply costs for the period of May 1, 2006, through April 30, 2007, in
anticipation of higher than "normal" power supply expenses. In the Oregon
general rate case, "normal" power supply expenses were set at a negative number
(meaning that under normal water conditions IPC should be able to sell enough
surplus energy to pay for all fuel and purchased power expenses and still have
revenue left over to offset other costs). IPC requested authorization to defer
an estimated $3.3 million, which is Oregon's jurisdictional share of the excess
power supply costs. IPC also requested that it earn its Oregon authorized rate
of return on the deferred balance and recover the amount through rates in
future years, as approved by the OPUC. Settlement discussions were held on
April 25, 2007, and a tentative settlement agreement was reached on the
deferral application with the OPUC Staff and the Citizens' Utility Board in the
amount of $2 million. This amount is subject to approval by the OPUC. The
parties also agreed that IPC would file an application for an Oregon PCA
mechanism. On April 25, 2007, the parties agreed in principal to a settlement stipulation
which would resolve the 2006-2007 deferral case. IPC has drafted a stipulation
which is currently being circulated for comment. Oregon PCA mechanism
discussions are expected to continue under a separate docket.
The timing of future recovery
of Oregon power supply cost deferrals is subject to an Oregon statute that
specifically limits rate amortizations of deferred costs to six percent per
year. IPC is currently recovering through rates power supply costs associated
with the western energy situation of 2001. Full recovery of the 2001 deferral
is not expected until 2009. A 2006-2007 deferral would have to be amortized
sequentially following the full recovery of the 2001 deferral.
On March 2, 2005, IPC filed
for an accounting order with the OPUC to defer net power supply costs for the
period of March 2, 2005 through February 28, 2006, in anticipation of continued
low water conditions. The forecasted net power supply costs related to the Oregon jurisdiction that were included in this filing were $3 million. On March 5, 2007,
IPC, the OPUC Staff and the Citizen's Utility Board entered into a stipulation
under which the parties agreed that IPC appropriately deferred approximately
$2.7 million during the 2005 deferral period. The stipulation also provided
that, rather than amortizing the 2005 deferral into rates, IPC should offset
the balance with the Oregon jurisdictional share of proceeds from the sale of
excess SO2 emission allowances and the benefit that IPC will receive
from income taxes already paid on the sale of those allowances. The OPUC
approved the stipulation on April 2, 2007.When combined, these offsets exceed
the 2005 deferral balance, and the excess was applied to the 2001 deferral
balance.
Fixed Cost Adjustment
Mechanism (FCA)
On January 27, 2006, IPC filed with the IPUC for authority to implement a rate
adjustment mechanism that would adjust rates downward or upward to recover
fixed costs independent of the volume of IPC's energy sales. This filing was a
continuation of a 2004 case that was opened to investigate the financial
disincentives to investment in energy efficiency by IPC. This true-up
mechanism would be applicable only to residential and small general service
customers. The accounting for the FCA will be separate from the PCA. IPC
proposed a three percent cap on any rate increase to be applied at the
discretion of the IPUC.
IPC
and the IPUC Staff agreed in concept to a
three-year pilot beginning January 1, 2007, and a stipulation was filed on
December 18, 2006. The stipulation called for the implementation of a FCA
mechanism pilot program as proposed by IPC in its original application with
additional conditions and provisions related to customer count and weather
normalization methodology, recording of the FCA deferral amount in reports to
the IPUC and detailed reporting of DSM activities. The IPUC approved the stipulation
on March 12, 2007. The pilot program began retroactively on January 1, 2007,
and will run through 2009, with the first rate adjustment to occur on June 1,
2008, and subsequent rate adjustments to occur on June 1 of each year
thereafter during the term of the pilot program. IPC accrued $1.1 million of
FCA expense through the second quarter of 2007.
Pension
Expense
In the 2003 Idaho general rate case,
the IPUC disallowed recovery of pension expense because there were no current
contributions being made to the plan. On March 20, 2007, IPC filed a request
with the IPUC to clarify that IPC can consider future contributions made to the
pension plan a recoverable cost of service. An order approving this
application would not determine the methodology of recovery but would permit
IPC to record a regulatory asset related to pension costs. On June 1, 2007, the IPUC issued its order authorizing
IPC to account for its defined benefit pension expense on a cash basis, and to
defer and account for accrued pension expense under SFAS 87, "Employers'
Accounting for Pensions," as a regulatory
asset. The IPUC acknowledged that it is appropriate for IPC to seek recovery
in its revenue requirement of reasonable and prudently incurred pension expense
based on actual cash contributions. IPC will begin deferring pension expense
to a regulatory asset account to be matched with revenue when future pension
contributions are recovered through rates. The deferral of pension expense
would not begin until $4.1 million of past contributions still recorded on the
balance sheet at December 31, 2006, have been expensed. For 2007,
approximately $2.8 million will be deferred to a regulatory asset beginning in
the third quarter. IPC did not request a
carrying charge to be applied to the deferral of the accrued SFAS 87 expense.
Cassia Wind Farm Complaint
On September 13, 2006, Cassia Gulch
Wind Park, LLC and Cassia Wind Farm, LLC (collectively Cassia) filed a
complaint against IPC with the IPUC requesting the IPUC to determine that the
cost responsibility for specified transmission system upgrades to meet
contingency planning conditions should not be assigned to PURPA qualifying
facilities connecting to the system, but rather should be rolled into IPC's
plant-in-service rate base and recovered through rates to retail and
transmission customers. The estimated costs of transmission system upgrades
included in this complaint that relate to connecting Cassia to IPC's system are
$60 million. Comments were filed in October and November 2006, and oral
arguments were held in November 2006. On June 13, 2007, IPC and Cassia filed a
Joint Motion to Dismiss the underlying complaint and to approve a related settlement
stipulation.
The key component of the stipulation
is the concept of "redispatch." IPC's estimated cost of approximately $60
million to complete necessary transmission network upgrades was based on the
assumption that the requesting projects in the transmission queue would not be
dispatchable. Under the stipulation, Cassia agrees to install, at its expense,
equipment and communication facilities necessary to reduce its energy output to
a predetermined set-point within ten minutes of when IPC requests the reduction.
Based on these provisions, the original estimate of $60 million decreases to
approximately $11 million. Under the stipulation, IPC would fund 25 percent of
any upgrade investment, which would be recoverable through rates, while the
developer would fund 25 percent that is non-recoverable and 50 percent that is
recoverable over time. The stipulation also addresses responsibility for
network upgrade costs, sharing of network upgrade costs, refunds and interests
on refunds and security for payment. The deadline for filing written comments
or protests was July 25, 2007. The deadline for filing reply comments was
August 6, 2007.
AMI Report
IPC filed its Advanced Metering
Infrastructure (AMI) Status Report with the IPUC on May 1, 2007, in compliance
with Commission Order No. 30102. The report details IPC's resolution of the
AMI-related issues identified in the December 2005 AMI Status Report. IPC will
submit to the IPUC no later than September 1, 2007, a supplement to the report
detailing its assessment of how it will proceed with AMI deployment.
Federal
Regulatory Matters
The Bonneville Power Administration Residential Exchange Program: The Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and
Conservation Act of 1980, through the Residential Exchange Program, provides
access to the benefits of low-cost federal hydroelectric power to residential
and small farm customers of the region's investor-owned utilities. The program
is administered by the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA). IPC entered into
settlement agreements with the BPA which settled IPC's rights under the
Residential Exchange Program for the fiscal year 2002-2006 rate period and for
the fiscal year 2007-2011 rate period. Pursuant to these agreements between
the BPA and IPC, benefits from the BPA were passed through to IPC's Idaho and Oregon residential and small-farm customers in the form of electricity bill
credits.
Several of the BPA's publicly
owned and the direct-service industry customers filed lawsuits against the BPA
with the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit challenging
certain aspects of the BPA's agreements with IPC, as well as those with other
investor-owned utilities, and challenging the level of benefits previously paid
to investor-owned utility customers. On May 3, 2007, the Ninth Circuit Court
of Appeals ruled that the settlement agreements entered into between the BPA
and the investor-owned utilities (including IPC) are inconsistent with the
Northwest Power Act. On May 21, 2007, the BPA notified IPC and six other
investor-owned utilities that it was immediately suspending the Residential
Exchange Program payments that the utilities pass through to their residential
and small-farm customers in the form of electricity bill credits. IPC took
action with both the IPUC and the OPUC to reduce the level of credit on its
customers' bill to zero, effective June 1, 2007.
Since these benefits were
passed through to IPC's customers, the outcome of this matter is not expected
to have a significant effect on IPC's financial condition or results of
operations. IPC is working, along with the other northwest investor-owned utilities,
northwest state public utility commissions and the BPA, to craft an agreement
so that residential and small farm customers of IPC can resume sharing in the
benefits of the federal Columbia River power system.
FERC Investigation: On March 28, 2007, the FERC advised IPC that the FERC
was commencing a preliminary, non-public investigation into the pricing and
availability of transmission capacity into and out of IPC's IPCO point of
delivery and transactions related to that transmission capacity during the
period January 1, 2003 to present. Subsequently, the FERC made a data request
in connection with this investigation, IPC responded to that data request on
June 1, 2007, and supplemented its response on July 27, 2007. IPC is unable to
predict the outcome of this investigation.
FERC
Proceedings:
Open Access Transmission Tariff
(OATT): On March 24, 2006, IPC
submitted a revised OATT filing with the FERC requesting an increase in
transmission rates. The purpose of the filing was to implement formula rates
for the IPC OATT in order to more adequately reflect the costs that IPC incurs
in providing transmission service. In the filing IPC proposed to move from a
fixed rate to a formula rate, which allows for transmission rates to be updated
each year based on FERC Form 1 data. The formula rate request included a rate
of return on equity of 11.25 percent. The proposed rates would have produced
an annual revenue increase of approximately $13 million based on 2004 test year
data. On May 31, 2006, the FERC accepted IPC's rates, effective June 1, 2006,
subject to adjustment to conform to SFAS 109 tax accounting requirements, which
lowered the estimated annual revenues to approximately $11 million. The rates
are being collected subject to refund pending the outcome of the FERC hearing
process. Settlement discussions were held in April and May of 2007 at which
the parties to the proceeding reached settlement on all issues except the
treatment of contracts in existence before the implementation of OATT in 1996
(Legacy Agreements). On June 15, 2007, the parties filed a settlement
agreement with the FERC for the settled issues. The settlement agreement is
awaiting FERC approval. IPC estimates the impact of the settlement will reduce
expected revenues by $1 million to $2 million Hearings have been held before
the FERC regarding the treatment of the Legacy Agreements and an initial
decision is expected in August 2007.
FERC
Order 890: In February 2007, the
FERC issued Order No. 890 adopting a final rule designed to strengthen the pro
forma open access transmission tariff (OATT) by providing greater consistency
and increasing transparency. The FERC had stated in its Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking leading to the final rule that "as a general matter, the purpose of
this rulemaking is to strengthen the pro forma OATT to ensure that it achieves
its original purpose - remedying undue discrimination - not to create new
market structures." The most significant revisions to the pro forma OATT
relate to the development of more consistent methodologies for calculating
available transfer capability, changes to the transmission planning process,
changes to the pricing of certain generator and energy imbalances to encourage
efficient scheduling behavior and to exempt intermittent generators, and
changes regarding long-term point-to-point transmission service, including the
addition of conditional firm long-term point-to-point transmission service, and
generation re-dispatch.
As a transmission provider
with an OATT on file with the FERC, IPC is required to comply with the
requirements of the new rule. A major requirement of the new rule was to file
a revised pro forma OATT on July 13, 2007. IPC made the required FERC
filing and is currently operating under the new tariff.
Certain
details related to the rule, such as the precise methodology that will be used
to calculate available transfer capability, remain to be determined
prospectively, and thus it is difficult to make a precise determination of the overall
effect of this new rule on IPC's transmission operations or wholesale marketing
function. However, at least on a preliminary basis, the rule is not
anticipated to have a significant impact on IPC's financial results.
Nonetheless, the final rule includes a wide range of provisions addressing the
provision of transmission services, and as the new tariff is implemented there
is likely to be a significant impact on IPC's transmission operations, planning
and wholesale marketing functions.
FERC Order 693: Pursuant to section 215 of the Federal Power Act
(FPA), on March 16, 2007, the FERC issued Order No. 693 in which it approved 83
of the 107 reliability standards proposed by the North American Electric
Reliability Corporation (NERC). Previously, the FERC certified the NERC as the
electric reliability organization responsible for developing and enforcing
mandatory reliability standards. Collectively, the reliability standards define
overall acceptable performance with regard to operation, planning and design of
the North American Bulk-Power System. As the FERC recognized in Order No. 693,
most of these reliability standards are already being adhered to on a voluntary
basis. Compliance with these standards became mandatory and subject to the
FERC's penalty authority in June 2007. Since then, additional reliability
standards have been submitted by the NERC to the FERC for approval. In July
2007, the FERC denied requests for rehearing of Order No. 693. IPC has
reviewed all requirements, procedures and documentation to ensure compliance
with these standards and submitted all necessary information by the effective
date of June 18, 2007. The FERC's action is not expected to have a material
impact on IPC's operations.
Northern Tier Transmission
Group
IPC, along with four other
transmission-owning entities covering all or parts of the transmission system
in six western states, has formed the Northern Tier Transmission Group (NTTG).
The goal of the group is to improve overall operation and expansion of the
high-voltage transmission network. The group continues to make progress on
four major initiatives: improving generation control performance (the first
generation control became operational in March 2007); compliance with the new
FERC Order 890 through cooperative efforts in developing process and
information exchange; providing improved information on available transmission
capacity; and conducting open, participatory transmission planning processes
which will result in identifying specific transmission projects in 2007.
Several projects have been identified for the "fast-track" planning process and
work has begun on engineering analysis. One of these projects is IPC's joint project
with PacifiCorp (MidAmerican) to evaluate building two high voltage
transmission lines as discussed below. Additionally, NTTG is working on the
process and documentation for its own compliance with FERC Order 890 for
regional planning. Each utility will individually submit the resulting plan as
a required attachment to its OATT.
IPC/PacifiCorp
(MidAmerican) Memorandum of Understanding
IPC and PacifiCorp are jointly
exploring a project to build two 500 kV lines between the Jim Bridger plant and
Boise. The lines would be designed to meet growth in customers' need for
electricity and increase electrical transmission capacity across southern Idaho. This project has been submitted to the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC)
for the first phase of the ratings process. In this phase, a review team will
be established from members of the WECC prior to the commencement of the study
to analyze the impact of the project to the existing system. When the study is
complete, necessary modifications will be made to the engineering design and
the final rating will be obtained prior to the beginning of construction. Additionally,
the planning and project management personnel for both companies have met to
begin organizing the initial phases of this project. IPC and PacifiCorp are
finalizing a cost sharing agreement for expenses associated with the analysis
work of the initial phases. It is expected that portions of the project would
be completed between 2012 and 2014. If the project is constructed, IPC estimates
that its share of project costs would be between $800 million and $1.2 billion.
Integrated Resource Plan
IPC filed its 2006 IRP with the IPUC
in September 2006 and with the OPUC in October 2006. The IPUC accepted the
2006 IRP in March 2007; acceptance in Oregon is still pending. The 2006 IRP
previewed IPC's load and resource situation for the next twenty years, analyzed
potential supply-side and demand-side options and identified near-term and
long-term actions.
With its acceptance of the
2006 IRP, the IPUC requested that IPC align the submittal of its next IRP with
those submitted by other utilities. To comply with this request IPC intends to
provide an update on the status of the 2006 IRP to both the IPUC and OPUC in
June of 2008 and file a new IRP in June of 2009.
Wind RFP: In February 2007, the IPUC approved a Power Purchase
Agreement with Telocaset Wind Power Partners, LLC, a subsidiary of Horizon Wind
Energy, for 100 MW (nameplate) of wind generation from the Elkhorn Wind Project
located in eastern Oregon. Construction has begun and the project is expected
to begin delivering energy in late 2007.
Geothermal RFP: An RFP for geothermal-powered generation was
released on June 2, 2006. IPC identified US Geothermal as the successful
bidder in March 2007 and is currently negotiating a Power Purchase Agreement
for 45.5 MW of geothermal energy.
Coal-fired
Resource Screening and Evaluation: In
the 2006 IRP, IPC identified the need for a coal-fired resource beginning in
2013. As a result of discussions with potential resource participants, IPC and
Spokane, Washington-based Avista Utilities entered into an agreement to jointly
investigate possible future coal-fired resources. Under the arrangement, the
utilities studied the options for base load coal-fired generation to meet their
collective IRP forecast needs. Information submittals from interested parties
were received in October 2006. In early April 2007, Avista and IPC sent a
joint letter to developers providing an update on the coal-based resource
assessment process. The letter also indicated that the combined Avista-IPC
joint assessment would be suspended and that each company would proceed
independently toward resource acquisition. IPC is continuing its evaluation of
coal-based resource alternatives. In April 2007, IPC notified developers of
its short-list of projects selected for further screening and evaluation. In
addition, IPC continues to evaluate other coal-fired resource opportunities,
including expansion of its jointly-owned facilities.
Relicensing of
Hydroelectric Projects
The section below summarizes and
provides an update of relicensing projects as discussed in IDACORP's and IPC's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, and Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2007.
IPC, like other utilities
that operate nonfederal hydroelectric projects on qualified waterways, obtains
licenses for its hydroelectric projects from the FERC. These licenses last for
30 to 50 years depending on the size, complexity, and cost of the project. IPC
is actively pursuing the relicensing of the Hells Canyon Complex and Swan Falls projects.
Hells Canyon Complex: The
most significant ongoing relicensing effort is the Hells Canyon Complex (HCC),
which provides approximately two-thirds of IPC's hydroelectric generating
capacity and 40 percent of its total generating capacity. The current license
for the HCC expired at the end of July 2005. Until the new multi-year license
is issued, IPC operates the project under an annual license issued by the
FERC. The license application was filed in July 2003 and accepted by the FERC
for filing in December 2003. The FERC is now processing the application
consistent with the requirements of the Federal Power Act (FPA), the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA), the Energy Policy Act and
other applicable federal laws. Consistent with the requirements of NEPA, the
FERC Staff will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Hells Canyon project, which the FERC will use to determine whether, and under what
conditions, to issue a new license for the project.
On July 28, 2006, the FERC
released the draft EIS. Because this is a draft EIS, containing only FERC
Staff conclusions, it cannot be relied upon to accurately predict what measures
will be included in the final EIS or the outcome of the relicensing process.
In November 2006, IPC and
other parties to the licensing proceeding filed comments with the FERC on the
draft EIS. The FERC is now in the process of reviewing the comments to the
draft EIS and is expected to release a final EIS in late 2007 or early 2008.
In conjunction with the EIS process, on August 1, 2006, the FERC requested formal
consultation with the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) (collectively the Services), pursuant to
section 7 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) with regard to the effect of
relicensing the HCC on several aquatic and terrestrial species listed as
threatened under the ESA. IPC is cooperating with the USFWS, the NMFS and the
FERC in an effort to address ESA concerns associated with the licensing of the
HCC.
On January 31, 2007, IPC filed Water Quality Certification Applications, under section 401 of the Clean
Water Act (CWA), with the States of Oregon and Idaho. Because the HCC is
located on the Snake River where it forms the border between Idaho and Oregon, section 401 of the CWA requires as a prerequisite to the licensing of the project
by the FERC that each state certify that any discharge from the project
complies with applicable state water quality standards. IPC is working with
the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and the Idaho Department of
Environmental Quality to ensure that state water quality standards are met so
that the project can be appropriately certified.
At June 30, 2007, $90 million
of HCC relicensing costs were included in construction work in progress. The
relicensing costs are recorded and will be held in construction work in
progress until a new multi-year license is issued by the FERC, at which time
the charges will be transferred to electric plant in service. Relicensing
costs and costs related to a new license will be submitted to regulators for
recovery through the ratemaking process.
Swan Falls Project:
The license for the Swan Falls hydroelectric project expires in 2010. On March
10, 2005, IPC issued a Formal Consultation Package with agencies, Native
American tribes and the public regarding the relicensing of the Swan Falls project. IPC is in the process of compiling information and performing studies
in preparation for filing an application for a new license with the FERC. IPC
expects to file a draft license application in the fall of 2007, with the final
application being filed in June 2008.
At June 30, 2007, $3 million
of Swan Falls project relicensing costs were included in construction work in
progress. The relicensing costs are recorded and will be held in construction
work in progress until a new multi-year license is issued by the FERC, at which
time the charges will be transferred to electric plant in service. Relicensing
costs and costs related to a new license will be submitted to regulators for
recovery through the ratemaking process.
Shoshone Falls Expansion:
On August 17, 2006, IPC filed a
License Amendment Application with the FERC, which would allow IPC to upgrade
the Shoshone Falls project from 12.5 MW to 62.5 MW. In March 2007, IPC received
from the FERC a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) and Notice of Ready for
Environmental Analysis, which provided for a 60-day comment period for
interested entities. IPC has responded to the comments received and
anticipates the FERC will issue a final EA during summer 2007 and an Order
approving the License Amendment Application shortly thereafter.
IPC has filed a Water Right
Application which is currently being reviewed by the IDWR.
OTHER MATTERS:
Adopted Accounting
Pronouncements
FIN 48: As discussed in Note 2 to
IDACORP's and IPC's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, both companies
adopted FASB Interpretation No. 48, "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income
Taxes - an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109" (FIN 48) on January 1,
2007, as required. IDACORP and IPC recorded an increase of $15.1 million to
opening retained earnings for the cumulative effect of adopting FIN 48.
New Accounting
Pronouncements
See Note 1 to IDACORP's and IPC's
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of recently issued
accounting pronouncements.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND
QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
IDACORP and IPC are exposed
to market risks, including changes in interest rates, changes in commodity
prices, credit risk and equity price risk. The following discussion summarizes
these risks and the financial instruments, derivative instruments and
derivative commodity instruments sensitive to changes in interest rates,
commodity prices and equity prices that were held at June 30, 2007.
Interest Rate Risk
IDACORP and IPC manage interest
expense and short- and long-term liquidity through a combination of fixed rate
and variable rate debt. Generally, the amount of each type of debt is managed
through market issuance, but interest rate swap and cap agreements with highly
rated financial institutions may be used to achieve the desired combination.
Variable Rate Debt: As of June 30, 2007, IDACORP and IPC had $269
million and $210 million, respectively, in floating rate debt, net of temporary
investments. Assuming no change in either company's financial structure, if
variable interest rates were to average one percentage point higher than the
average rate on June 30, 2007, interest expense for the year ending December
31, 2007, would increase and pre-tax earnings would decrease by approximately
$2.7 million for IDACORP and $2.1 million for IPC.
Fixed Rate Debt: As of June 30, 2007, IDACORP and IPC had outstanding
fixed rate debt of $969 million and $936 million, respectively. The fair
market value of this debt was $937 million and $904 million, respectively.
These instruments are fixed rate, and therefore do not expose IDACORP or IPC to
a loss in earnings due to changes in market interest rates. However, the fair
value of these instruments would increase by approximately $80 million for
IDACORP and IPC if interest rates were to decline by one percentage point from
their June 30, 2007 levels.
Commodity Price Risk
Utility: IPC's commodity price risk
has not changed materially from that reported in the Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2006. In a limited manner starting in 2007,
IPC began utilizing financial energy instruments in addition to physical
forward power transactions for the purpose of mitigating price risk related to
securing adequate energy to meet utility load requirements in accordance with
IPC's Energy Risk Management Policy. This practice falls within the parameters
of IPC's Energy Risk Management Policy and these instruments are not used for
trading purposes. These financial instruments are used in essentially the same
manner as forward transactions to mitigate price risk but are considered
derivative instruments under SFAS 133 and are therefore reported at fair value
in IDACORP's and IPC's financial statements. Because of the PCA mechanism, IPC
records the changes in fair value of derivative instruments related to power
supply as regulatory assets or liabilities.
Credit Risk
Utility: IPC's credit risk has not
changed materially from that reported in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2006.
Equity Price Risk
IDACORP's and IPC's equity price risk
has not changed materially from that reported in the Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2006.
ITEM
4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Disclosure controls and
procedures:
IDACORP:
The Chief Executive Officer and the
Chief Financial Officer of IDACORP, based on their evaluation of IDACORP's
disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e))
as of June 30, 2007, have concluded that IDACORP's disclosure controls and
procedures are effective.
IPC:
The Chief Executive Officer and the
Chief Financial Officer of IPC, based on their evaluation of IPC's disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e)) as of June
30, 2007, have concluded that IPC's disclosure controls and procedures are
effective.
Changes in internal control over financial reporting:
There have been no changes in
IDACORP's or IPC's internal control over financial reporting during the quarter
ended June 30, 2007, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to
materially affect, IDACORP's or IPC's internal control over financial
reporting.
PART II - OTHER
INFORMATION
Reference is made to Note 5
to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in this Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q.
Idaho Power Company's
increasing reliance on purchased power exposes it to greater market risk and
could increase costs and reduce earnings and cash flows. Increases in both the number of customers and the
demand for energy as well as reduced hydroelectric generation have resulted and
may continue to result in increased reliance on purchased power to meet
customer load requirements. Idaho Power Company's power cost adjustment
mechanism in Idaho absorbs 90 percent of the volatility in net power supply
costs allocated to that jurisdiction but leaves ten percent to be absorbed by
Idaho Power Company. In addition, since the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission implemented market-based wholesale power rates in 1997, the price
volatility of electricity has substantially increased from what it was at the
inception of the power cost adjustment. As Idaho Power Company's reliance on
purchased power continues to increase, the risks associated with the remaining
ten percent could increase costs and reduce earnings and cash flows.
This additional risk factor
should be read in conjunction with the risk factors included in IDACORP's and
IPC's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.
ITEM
2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
Restrictions on Dividends:
A covenant under the IDACORP and IPC
Credit Facilities requires IDACORP and IPC to maintain leverage ratios of
consolidated indebtedness to consolidated total capitalization of no more than
65 percent at the end of each fiscal quarter. See "MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND
ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - LIQUIDITY AND
CAPITAL RESOURCES - Financing Programs - Credit Facilities." IPC's ability to
pay dividends on its common stock held by IDACORP and IDACORP's ability to pay
dividends on its common stock are limited to the extent payment of such
dividends would cause their leverage ratios to exceed 65 percent. At June 30,
2007, the leverage ratios for IDACORP and IPC were 51 percent and 51 percent,
respectively.
IPC's articles of
incorporation contain restrictions on the payment of dividends on its common
stock if preferred stock dividends are in arrears. IPC has no preferred stock
outstanding.
Issuer Purchases of Equity
Securities:
IDACORP, Inc. Common Stock
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(b) |
Shares Purchased |
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Average |
as Part of Publicly |
Shares that May Yet |
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Price Paid |
Announced Plans or |
Be Purchased Under |
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Purchased 1 |
per Share |
Programs |
the Plans or Programs |
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April 1 - April 30, 2007 |
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May 1 - May 31, 2007 |
272 |
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ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY
HOLDERS
IDACORP,
Inc.:
(a) |
Regular annual meeting of IDACORP, Inc.'s shareholders, held May 17, 2007, in Boise, Idaho . |
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Directors elected at the meeting for a three-year term: |
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Judith A. Johansen |
Jon H. Miller |
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J. LaMont Keen |
Robert A. Tinstman |
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Director elected at the meeting for a two-year term: |
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Christine King |
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Continuing Directors: |
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Gary G. Michael |
Richard G. Reiten |
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Peter S. O'Neill |
Joan H. Smith |
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Jan B. Packwood |
Thomas J. Wilford |
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To elect five Director Nominees: |
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For |
Withheld |
Total Voted |
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Judith A. Johansen |
36,971,100 |
971,384 |
37,942,484 |
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J. LaMont Keen |
36,958,724 |
954,276 |
37,913,000 |
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Jon H. Miller |
36,966,709 |
948,290 |
37,912,999 |
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Robert A. Tinstman |
36,969,905 |
942,010 |
37,911,915 |
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Christine King |
36,967,344 |
944,572 |
37,911,916 |
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2) |
To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public |
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accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2007: |
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Class of Stock |
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Total Voted |
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Common |
36,952,165 |
714,118 |
245,632 |
37,911,915 |
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*Previously Filed and Incorporated Herein by
Reference
*2 |
Agreement and Plan of Exchange between IDACORP, Inc., and IPC dated as of February 2, 1998. File number 333-48031, Form S-4, filed on 3/16/98, as Exhibit 2. |
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*3(a) |
Restated Articles of Incorporation of IPC as filed with the Secretary of State of Idaho on June 30, 1989. File number 33-00440, Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Form S-3, filed on 6/30/89, as Exhibit 4(a)(xiii). |
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*3(a)(i) |
Statement of Resolution Establishing Terms of Flexible Auction Series A, Serial Preferred Stock, Without Par Value (cumulative stated value of $100,000 per share) of IPC, as filed with the Secretary of State of Idaho on November 5, 1991. File number 33-65720, Form S-3, filed on 7/7/93, as Exhibit 4(a)(ii). |
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*3(a)(ii) |
Statement of Resolution Establishing Terms of 7.07% Serial Preferred Stock, Without Par Value (cumulative stated value of $100 per share) of IPC, as filed with the Secretary of State of Idaho on June 30, 1993. File number 33-65720, Form S-3, filed on 7/7/93, as Exhibit 4(a)(iii). |
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*3(a)(iii) |
Articles of Amendment to Restated Articles of Incorporation of IPC, as amended, as filed with the Secretary of State of Idaho on January 21, 2005. File number 1-3198, Form 8-K, filed on 1/26/05, as Exhibit 3.3. |
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*3(b) |
Amended Bylaws of IPC, amended on January 20, 2005, and presently in effect. File number 1-3198, Form 8-K, filed on 1/26/05, as Exhibit 3.2. |
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*3(c) |
Articles of Share Exchange, as filed with the Secretary of State of Idaho on September 29, 1998. File number 33-56071-99, Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-8, filed on 10/1/98, as Exhibit 3(d). |
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*3(d) |
Articles of Incorporation of IDACORP, Inc. File number 333-64737, Amendment No. 1 to Form S-3, filed on 11/4/98, as Exhibit 3.1. |
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*3(d)(i) |
Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of IDACORP, Inc. as filed with the Secretary of State of Idaho on March 9, 1998. File number 333-64737, Amendment No. 1 to Form S-3, filed on 11/4/98, as Exhibit 3.2. |
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*3(d)(ii) |
Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of IDACORP, Inc. creating A Series Preferred Stock, without par value, as filed with the Secretary of State of Idaho on September 17, 1998. File number 333-00139-99, Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-3, filed on 9/22/98, as Exhibit 3(b). |
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*3(e) |
Amended Bylaws of IDACORP, Inc., amended on January 20, 2005, and presently in effect. File number 1-14456, Form 8-K, filed on 1/26/05, as Exhibit 3.1. |
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*4(a)(i) |
Mortgage and Deed of Trust, dated as of October 1, 1937, between IPC and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (formerly known as Bankers Trust Company) and R. G. Page, as Trustees. File number 2-3413, as Exhibit B-2. |
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*4(a)(ii) |
IPC Supplemental Indentures to Mortgage and Deed of Trust: |
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File number 1-MD, as Exhibit B-2-a, First, July 1, 1939 |
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File number 2-5395, as Exhibit 7-a-3, Second, November 15, 1943 |
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File number 2-7237, as Exhibit 7-a-4, Third, February 1, 1947 |
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File number 2-7502, as Exhibit 7-a-5, Fourth, May 1, 1948 |
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File number 2-8398, as Exhibit 7-a-6, Fifth, November 1, 1949 |
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File number 2-8973, as Exhibit 7-a-7, Sixth, October 1, 1951 |
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File number 2-12941, as Exhibit 2-C-8, Seventh, January 1, 1957 |
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File number 2-13688, as Exhibit 4-J, Eighth, July 15, 1957 |
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File number 2-13689, as Exhibit 4-K, Ninth, November 15, 1957 |
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File number 2-14245, as Exhibit 4-L, Tenth, April 1, 1958 |
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File number 2-14366, as Exhibit 2-L, Eleventh, October 15, 1958 |
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File number 2-14935, as Exhibit 4-N, Twelfth, May 15, 1959 |
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File number 2-18976, as Exhibit 4-O, Thirteenth, November 15, 1960 |
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File number 2-18977, as Exhibit 4-Q, Fourteenth, November 1, 1961 |
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File number 2-22988, as Exhibit 4-B-16, Fifteenth, September 15, 1964 |
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File number 2-24578, as Exhibit 4-B-17, Sixteenth, April 1, 1966 |
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File number 2-25479, as Exhibit 4-B-18, Seventeenth, October 1, 1966 |
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File number 2-45260, as Exhibit 2(c), Eighteenth, September 1, 1972 |
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File number 2-49854, as Exhibit 2(c), Nineteenth, January 15, 1974 |
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File number 2-51722, as Exhibit 2(c)(i), Twentieth, August 1, 1974 |
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File number 2-51722, as Exhibit 2(c)(ii), Twenty-first, October 15, 1974 |
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File number 2-57374, as Exhibit 2(c), Twenty-second, November 15, 1976 |
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File number 2-62035, as Exhibit 2(c), Twenty-third, August 15, 1978 |
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File number 33-34222, as Exhibit 4(d)(iii), Twenty-fourth, September 1, 1979 |
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File number 33-34222, as Exhibit 4(d)(iv), Twenty-fifth, November 1, 1981 |
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File number 33-34222, as Exhibit 4(d)(v), Twenty-sixth, May 1, 1982 |
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File number 33-34222, as Exhibit 4(d)(vi), Twenty-seventh, May 1, 1986 |
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File number 33-00440, as Exhibit 4(c)(iv), Twenty-eighth, June 30, 1989 |
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File number 33-34222, as Exhibit 4(d)(vii), Twenty-ninth, January 1, 1990 |
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File number 33-65720, as Exhibit 4(d)(iii), Thirtieth, January 1, 1991 |
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File number 33-65720, as Exhibit 4(d)(iv), Thirty-first, August 15, 1991 |
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File number 33-65720, as Exhibit 4(d)(v), Thirty-second, March 15, 1992 |
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File number 33-65720, as Exhibit 4(d)(vi), Thirty-third, April 1, 1993 |
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File number 1-3198, Form 8-K, filed on 12/20/93, as Exhibit 4, Thirty-fourth, December 1, 1993 |
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File number 1-3198, Form 8-K, filed on 11/21/00, as Exhibit 4, Thirty-fifth, November 1, 2000 |
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File number 1-3198, Form 8-K, filed on 10/1/01, as Exhibit 4, Thirty-sixth, October 1, 2001 |
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File number 1-3198, Form 8-K, filed on 4/16/03, as Exhibit 4, Thirty-seventh, April 1, 2003 |
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File number 1-3198, Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2003, filed on 8/7/03, as Exhibit 4(a)(iii), Thirty-eighth, May 15, 2003 |
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File number 1-3198, Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2003, filed on 11/6/03, as Exhibit 4(a)(iii), Thirty-ninth, October 1, 2003 |
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File number 1-3198, Form 8-K filed 5/10/05, as Exhibit 4, Fortieth, May 1, 2005. |
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File number 1-3198, Form 8-K filed 10/10/06, as Exhibit 4, Forty-first, October 1, 2006. |
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File number 1-3198, Form 8-K filed 6/4/07, as Exhibit 4, Forty-second, May 1, 2007. |
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*4(b) |
Instruments relating to IPC American Falls bond guarantee (see Exhibit 10(c)). File number 1-3198, Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2000, filed on 8/4/00, as Exhibit 4(b). |
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*4(c)(i) |
Agreement of IPC to furnish certain debt instruments. File number 33-65720, Form S-3, filed on 7/7/93, as Exhibit 4(f). |
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*4(c)(ii) |
Agreement of IDACORP, Inc. to furnish certain debt instruments. File number 1-14465, Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2003, filed on 11/6/03, as Exhibit 4(c)(ii). |
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*4(d) |
Agreement and Plan of Merger dated March 10, 1989, between Idaho Power Company, a Maine Corporation, and Idaho Power Migrating Corporation. File number 33-00440, Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Form S-3, filed on 6/30/89, as Exhibit 2(a)(iii). |
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*4(e) |
Rights Agreement, dated as of September 10, 1998, between IDACORP, Inc. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as successor to The Bank of New York, as Rights Agent. File number 1-14465, Form 8-K, filed on 9/15/98, as Exhibit 4. |
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*4(f) |
First Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of May 14, 2007, between IDACORP, Inc. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as successor to The Bank of New York, as Rights Agent. File number 333-143404, Form S-8, filed on 5/31/07, as Exhibit 4(g). |
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*4(g) |
Indenture for Senior Debt Securities dated as of February 1, 2001, between IDACORP, Inc. and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (formerly known as Bankers Trust Company), as trustee. File number 1-14465, Form 8-K, filed on 2/28/01, as Exhibit 4.1. |
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*4(h) |
First Supplemental Indenture dated as of February 1, 2001 to Indenture for Senior Debt Securities dated as of February 1, 2001 between IDACORP, Inc. and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (formerly known as Bankers Trust Company), as trustee. File number 1-14465, Form 8-K, filed on 2/28/01, as Exhibit 4.2. |
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*4(i) |
Indenture for Debt Securities dated as of August 1, 2001 between Idaho Power Company and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (formerly known as Bankers Trust Company), as trustee. File number 333-67748, Form S-3, filed on 8/16/01, as Exhibit 4.13. |
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*10(a) |
Agreements, dated September 22, 1969, between IPC and Pacific Power & Light Company relating to the operation, construction and ownership of the Jim Bridger Project. File number 2-49584, as Exhibit 5(b). |
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*10(a)(i) |
Amendment, dated February 1, 1974, relating to operation agreement filed as Exhibit 10(a). File number 2-51762, as Exhibit 5(c). |
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*10(b) |
Agreement, dated as of October 11, 1973, between IPC and Pacific Power & Light Company. File number 2-49584, as Exhibit 5(c). |
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*10(c) |
Guaranty Agreement, dated April 11, 2000, between IPC and Bank One Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, relating to $19,885,000 American Falls Replacement Dam Refinancing Bonds of the American Falls Reservoir District, Idaho. File number 1-3198, Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2000, filed on 8/4/00, as Exhibit 10(c). |
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*10(d) |
Guaranty Agreement, dated as of August 30, 1974, between IPC and Pacific Power & Light Company. File number 2-62034, Form S-7, filed on 6/30/78, as Exhibit 5(r). |
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*10(e) |
Letter Agreement, dated January 23, 1976, between IPC and Portland General Electric Company. File number 2-56513, as Exhibit 5(i). |
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*10(e)(i) |
Agreement for Construction, Ownership and Operation of the Number One Boardman Station on Carty Reservoir, dated as of October 15, 1976, between Portland General Electric Company and IPC. File number 2-62034, Form S-7, filed on 6/30/78, as Exhibit 5(s). |
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*10(e)(ii) |
Amendment, dated September 30, 1977, relating to agreement filed as Exhibit 10(e). File number 2-62034, Form S-7, filed on 6/30/78, as Exhibit 5(t). |
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*10(e)(iii) |
Amendment, dated October 31, 1977, relating to agreement filed as Exhibit 10(e). File number 2-62034, Form S-7, filed on 6/30/78, as Exhibit 5(u). |
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*10(e)(iv) |
Amendment, dated January 23, 1978, relating to agreement filed as Exhibit 10(e). File number 2-62034, Form S-7 filed on 6/30/78, as Exhibit 5(v). |
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*10(e)(v) |
Amendment, dated February 15, 1978, relating to agreement filed as Exhibit 10(e). File number 2-62034, Form S-7, filed on 6/30/78, as Exhibit 5(w). |
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*10(e)(vi) |
Amendment, dated September 1, 1979, relating to agreement filed as Exhibit 10(e). File number 2-68574, Form S-7, filed on 7/23/80, as Exhibit 5(x). |
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*10(f) |
Participation Agreement, dated September 1, 1979, relating to the sale and leaseback of coal handling facilities at the Number One Boardman Station on Carty Reservoir. File number 2-68574, Form S-7, filed on 7/23/80, as Exhibit 5(z). |
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*10(g) |
Agreements for the Operation, Construction and Ownership of the North Valmy Power Plant Project, dated December 12, 1978, between Sierra Pacific Power Company and IPC. File number 2-64910, Form S-7, filed on 6/29/79, as Exhibit 5(y). |
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*10(h)(i) 1 |
Idaho Power Company Security Plan for Senior Management Employees I - a non-qualified, deferred compensation plan, amended and restated effective December 31, 2004. File number 1-14465, 1-3198, Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2006, filed on 11/2/06, as Exhibit 10(h)(i). |
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*10(h)(ii)1 |
Idaho Power Company Security Plan for Senior Management Employees II, a non-qualified, deferred compensation plan, effective January 1, 2005, as amended July 20, 2006. File number 1-14465, 1-3198, Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2006, filed on 11/2/06, as Exhibit 10(h)(xxxv). |
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*10(h)(iii) 1 |
IDACORP, Inc. Restricted Stock Plan, as amended July 20, 2006. File number 1-14465, 1-3198, Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2006, filed on 11/2/06, as Exhibit 10(h)(iii). |
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*10(h)(iv) 1 |
IDACORP, Inc. Restricted Stock Plan - Form of Restricted Stock Agreement (time-vesting) (July 20, 2006). File number 1-14465, 1-3198, Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2006, filed on 11/2/06, as Exhibit 10(h)(vi). |
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*10(h)(v) 1 |
IDACORP, Inc. Restricted Stock Plan - Form of Performance Stock Agreement (July 20, 2006). File number 1-14465, 1-3198, Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2006, filed on November 2, 2006, as Exhibit 10(h)(vii). |
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*10(h)(vi) 1 |
The Revised Security Plan for Board of Directors - a non-qualified, deferred compensation plan, as amended and restated effective July 20, 2006. File number 1-14465, 1-3198, Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2006, filed on 11/2/06, as Exhibit 10(h)(viii). |
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*10(h)(vii) 1 |
IDACORP, Inc. Non-Employee Directors Stock Compensation Plan, as amended on January 20, 2005. File number 1-14465, 1-3198, Form 8-K, filed on 1/26/05, as Exhibit 10.9. |
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*10(h)(viii)1 |
Form of Officer Indemnification Agreement for Officers of IDACORP, Inc. and IPC, as amended July 20, 2006. File number 1-14465, 1-3198, Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2006, filed on 11/2/06, as Exhibit 10(h)(xix). |
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*10(h)(ix)1 |
Form of Director Indemnification Agreement for Directors of IDACORP, Inc., as amended July 20, 2006. File number 1-14465, 1-3198, Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2006, filed on 11/2/06, as Exhibit 10(h)(xx). |
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*10(h)(x)1 |
Form of Change in Control Agreement between IDACORP, Inc. and Officers of IDACORP and IPC (senior vice president and higher), as amended July 20, 2006. File number 1-14465, 1-3198, Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2006, filed on 11/2/06, as Exhibit 10(h)(x). |
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*10(h)(xi) 1 |
Form of Change in Control Agreement between IDACORP, Inc. and Officers of IDACORP and IPC (below senior vice president), as amended July 20, 2006. File number 1-14465, 1-3198, Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2006, filed on 11/2/06, as Exhibit 10(h)(xi). |
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*10(h)(xii) 1 |
IDACORP, Inc. 2000 Long-Term Incentive and Compensation Plan, as amended July 20, 2006. File number 1-14465, 1-3198, Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2006, filed on 11/2/06, as Exhibit 10(h)(xii). |
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*10(h)(xiii)1 |
IDACORP, Inc. 2000 Long-Term Incentive and Compensation Plan - Form of Stock Option Award Agreement (July 20, 2006). File number 1-14465, 1-3198, Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2006, filed on 11/2/06, as Exhibit 10(h)(xvi). |
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*10(h)(xiv)1 |
IDACORP, Inc. 2000 Long-Term Incentive and Compensation Plan - Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement (time vesting) (July 20, 2006). File number 1-14465, 1-3198, Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2006, filed on 11/2/06, as Exhibit 10(h)(xvii). |
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*10(h)(xv)1 |
IDACORP, Inc. 2000 Long-Term Incentive and Compensation Plan - Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement (performance vesting) (July 20, 2006). File number 1-14465, 1-3198, Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2006, filed on 11/2/06, as Exhibit 10(h)(xviii). |
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*10(h)(xvi)1 |
IDACORP, Inc. 2000 Long-Term Incentive and Compensation Plan - Form of Performance Share Award Agreement (performance with two goals) (July 20, 2006). File number 1-14465, 1-3198, Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2006, filed on 11/2/06, as Exhibit 10(h)(xxxiii). |
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*10(h)(xvii)1 |
IDACORP, Inc. Executive Incentive Plan. File Number 1-14465, 1-3198, Form 8-K, filed on 2/27/07, as Exhibit 10.1. |
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*10(h)(xviii)1 |
Idaho Power Company Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended July 20, 2006. File number 1-14465, 1-3198, Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2006, filed on 11/2/06, as Exhibit 10(h)(xxxvi). |
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*10(h)(xix)1 |
IDACORP, Inc. and IPC 2007 Compensation for Non-Employee Directors of the Board of Directors. File number 1-14465, 1-3198, Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, filed on 5/9/07, as Exhibit 10(h)(xix). |
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*10(i) |
Framework Agreement, dated October 1, 1984, between the State of Idaho and IPC relating to IPC's Swan Falls and Snake River water rights. File number 33-65720, Form S-3, filed on 7/7/93, as Exhibit 10(h). |
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*10(i)(i) |
Agreement, dated October 25, 1984, between the State of Idaho and IPC relating to the agreement filed as Exhibit 10(i). File number 33-65720, Form S-3, filed on 7/7/93, as Exhibit 10(h)(i). |
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*10(i)(ii) |
Contract to Implement, dated October 25, 1984, between the State of Idaho and IPC relating to the agreement filed as Exhibit 10(i). File number 33-65720, Form S-3, filed on 7/7/93, as Exhibit 10(h)(ii). |
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*10(j) |
Agreement Regarding the Ownership, Construction, Operation and Maintenance of the Milner Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 2899), dated January 22, 1990, between IPC and the Twin Falls Canal Company and the Northside Canal Company Limited. File number 33-65720, Form S-3, filed on 7/7/93, as Exhibit 10(m). |
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*10(j)(i) |
Guaranty Agreement, dated February 10, 1992, between IPC and New York Life Insurance Company, as Note Purchaser, relating to $11,700,000 Guaranteed Notes due 2017 of Milner Dam Inc. File number 33-65720, Form S-3, filed on 7/7/93, as Exhibit 10(m)(i). |
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*10(k) |
Power Purchase Agreement between IPC and PPL Montana, LLC, dated March 1, 2003 and Revised Confirmation Agreement dated May 9, 2003. File number 1-3198, Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2003, filed on 8/7/03, as Exhibit 10(k). |
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*10(l) |
$100 Million Five-Year Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 25, 2007, among IDACORP, Inc., various lenders, Wachovia Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, swingline lender and LC issuer, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as syndication agent, and KeyBank National Association, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and Bank of America, N.A., as documentation agents, and Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC and J. P. Morgan Securities Inc., as joint lead arrangers and joint book runners. File number 1-14465, Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, filed on 5/9/07, as Exhibit 10(l). |
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*10(m) |
$300 Million Five-Year Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 25, 2007, among Idaho Power Company, various lenders, Wachovia Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, swingline lender and LC issuer, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as syndication agent, and KeyBank National Association, US Bank National Association and Bank of America, N.A., as documentation agents, and Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC and J. P. Morgan Securities Inc., as joint lead arrangers and joint book runners. File number 1-3198, Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, filed on 5/9/07, as Exhibit 10(m). |
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*10(n) |
Loan Agreement, dated October 1, 2006, between Sweetwater County, Wyoming and IPC. File number 1-3198, Form 8-K, filed on 10/10/2006, as Exhibit 10.1. |
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12 |
Statement Re: Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges. (IDACORP, Inc.) |
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12(a) |
Statement Re: Computation of Supplemental Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges. (IDACORP, Inc.) |
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12(b) |
Statement Re: Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividend Requirements. (IDACORP, Inc.) |
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12(c) |
Statement Re: Computation of Supplemental Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividend Requirements. (IDACORP, Inc.) |
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12(d) |
Statement Re: Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges. (IPC) |
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12 (e) |
Statement Re: Computation of Supplemental Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges. (IPC) |
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15 |
Letter Re: Unaudited Interim Financial Information |
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*21 |
Subsidiaries of IDACORP, Inc. File Number 1-14465, 1-3198 Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, filed on 3/1/07 as Exhibit 21. |
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31(a) |
IDACORP, Inc. Rule 13a-14(a) certification. |
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31(b) |
IDACORP, Inc. Rule 13a-14(a) certification. |
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31(c) |
IPC Rule 13a-14(a) certification. |
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31(d) |
IPC Rule 13a-14(a) certification. |
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32(a) |
IDACORP, Inc. Section 1350 certification. |
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32(b) |
IPC Section 1350 certification. |
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99 |
Earnings press release for second quarter 2007. |
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1 Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement
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Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this
report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
IDACORP, Inc. |
(Registrant) |
Date |
August 8, 2007 |
By: |
/s/ J. LaMont Keen |
J. LaMont Keen |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
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Date |
August 8, 2007 |
By: |
/s/ Darrel T. Anderson |
Darrel T. Anderson |
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Senior Vice President - Administrative Services |
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and Chief Financial Officer |
IDAHO POWER COMPANY |
(Registrant) |
Date |
August 8, 2007 |
By: |
/s/ J. LaMont Keen |
J. LaMont Keen |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
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Date |
August 8, 2007 |
By: |
/s/ Darrel T. Anderson |
Darrel T. Anderson |
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Senior Vice President - Administrative Services |
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and Chief Financial Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number |
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12 |
Statement Re: Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges. (IDACORP, Inc.) |
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12(a) |
Statement Re: Computation of Supplemental Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges. (IDACORP, Inc.) |
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12(b) |
Statement Re: Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividend Requirements. (IDACORP, Inc.) |
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12(c) |
Statement Re: Computation of Supplemental Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividend Requirements. (IDACORP, Inc.) |
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12(d) |
Statement Re: Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges. (IPC) |
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12(e) |
Statement Re: Computation of Supplemental Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges. (IPC) |
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15 |
Letter Re: Unaudited Interim Financial Information. |
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31(a) |
Rule 13a-14(a) certification. (IDACORP, Inc.) |
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31(b) |
Rule 13a-14(a) certification. (IDACORP, Inc.) |
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31(c) |
Rule 13a-14(a) certification. (IPC) |
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31(d) |
Rule 13a-14(a) certification. (IPC) |
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32(a) |
Section 1350 certification. (IDACORP, Inc.) |
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32(b) |
Section 1350 certification. (IPC) |
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99 |
Earnings press release for second quarter 2007. |
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