-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, MHOBwTN2yPQecEOMHqsr7FbtoURmI8aa97R2ZkblPS4PWqAguvyo2W6lkdnvQ9wr 4mqUKtP9dKoLBpdqZnXxIw== 0001057877-04-000079.txt : 20040714 0001057877-04-000079.hdr.sgml : 20040714 20040714164947 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001057877-04-000079 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20040714 ITEM INFORMATION: ITEM INFORMATION: Other events FILED AS OF DATE: 20040714 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: IDAHO POWER CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000049648 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911] IRS NUMBER: 820130980 STATE OF INCORPORATION: ID FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-03198 FILM NUMBER: 04914203 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1221 W IDAHO ST STREET 2: PO BOX 70 CITY: BOISE STATE: ID ZIP: 83702 BUSINESS PHONE: 2083882200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: PO BOX 70 STREET 2: 1221 W IDAHO STREET CITY: BOISE STATE: ID ZIP: 83702-5627 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: IDACORP INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001057877 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911] IRS NUMBER: 820505802 STATE OF INCORPORATION: ID FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-14465 FILM NUMBER: 04914202 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1221 WEST IDAHO STREET CITY: BOISE STATE: ID ZIP: 83702-5627 BUSINESS PHONE: 2083882200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: PO BOX 70 STREET 2: 1221 WEST IDAHO STREET CITY: BOISE STATE: ID ZIP: 83702-5627 8-K 1 a8k1.htm Heading 1

 

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

 

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) July 13, 2004

 

 

 

Exact name of registrants as specified in

 

 

Commission

 

their charters, address of principal executive

 

IRS Employer

File Number

 

offices and registrants' telephone number

 

Identification Number

1-14465

 

IDACORP, Inc.

 

82-0505802

1-3198

 

Idaho Power Company

 

82-0130980

 

 

1221 W. Idaho Street

 

 

 

 

Boise, ID 83702-5627

 

 

 

 

(208) 388-2200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation:  Idaho

 

 

 

None

Former name or former address, if changed since last report.

 

 

 

 

 

 

IDACORP, Inc.
IDAHO POWER COMPANY
Form 8-K

Item 5.    OTHER EVENTS AND REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

ITEM 12.  Results of operations and financial condition.

IPUC Grants in Part Idaho Power Company's Petition for Reconsideration

On July 13, 2004, the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (IPUC) issued an order granting in part a petition for reconsideration of portions of its May 25, 2004 order relating to the general rate case filed by Idaho Power Company (IPC).

The IPUC agreed to reconsider issues relating to the determination of IPC's federal tax expense.  In the May 25th order, the IPUC used a five-year average income tax rate to compute IPC's income tax, rather than the historically used tax calculation methods.  IPC believes that this resulted in an improper reduction to its income tax expense of approximately $11.5 million.  IPC and the IPUC staff will now have an opportunity to present new evidence regarding the use of a five-year average to calculate IPC's income tax expense.

The IPUC agreed with IPC on the computational errors and authorized the Company to increase its rates by approximately $2.7 million effective on or before August 1, 2004.

The IPUC denied reconsideration of the other matters raised in the petition.  Denial of these matters resulted in IPC recording a $9.8 million fixed assets impairment in June 2004.  This impairment consists of $7.8 million of capitalized incentive payments in prior years and $2 million of pension expenses capitalized in 2003.

Completion of the reconsideration process will include an evidentiary hearing and the IPUC must issue its final order on reconsideration no later than October 12, 2004.  Appeals of IPUC final orders go directly to the Idaho Supreme Court.

Certain statements contained in this current report on Form 8-K, including statements with respect to future earnings, ongoing operations, and financial conditions, are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of federal securities laws. Although IDACORP and Idaho Power believe that the expectations and assumptions reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, these statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially from the results discussed in the statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements include: changes in governmental policies and regulatory actions, including those of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Idaho Public Utilities Commission and the Oregon Public Utility Commission, with respect to allowed rates of return, industry and rate structure, acquisition and disposal of assets and facilities, operation and construction of plant facilities, relicensing of hydroelectric projects, recovery of purchased power, recovery of other capital investments, and present or prospective wholesale and retail competition (including but not limited to retail wheeling and transmission costs) and other refund proceedings; litigation resulting from the energy situation in the western United States; economic, geographic and political factors and risks; changes in and compliance with environmental and safety laws and policies; weather variations affecting customer energy usage; operating performance of plants and other facilities; system conditions and operating costs; population growth rates and demographic patterns; pricing and transportation of commodities; market demand and prices for energy, including structural market changes; changes in capacity and fuel availability and prices; changes in tax rates or policies, interest rates or rates of inflation; changes in actuarial assumptions; adoption of or changes in critical accounting policies or estimates; exposure to operational, market and credit risk; changes in operating expenses and capital expenditures; capital market conditions; rating actions by Moody's, Standard & Poor's and Fitch; competition for new energy development opportunities; results of financing efforts, including the ability to obtain financing on favorable terms, which can be affected by various factors, including credit ratings and general economic conditions; natural disasters, acts of war or terrorism; increasing health care costs and the resulting effect on health insurance premiums paid for employees and on the obligation to provide post retirement health care benefits; increasing costs of insurance, changes in coverage terms and the ability to obtain insurance; technological developments that could affect the operation and prospects of our subsidiaries or their competitors; legal and administrative proceedings (whether civil or criminal) and settlements that influence business and profitability; and new accounting or Securities and Exchange Commission requirements, or new interpretation or application of existing requirements. Any such forward-looking statements should be considered in light of such factors and others noted in the companies' Form 10-K for the year 2003, the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2004 and other reports on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Dated: July 14, 2004

IDACORP, Inc.

 

By:/s/Darrel T. Anderson
Darrel T. Anderson
Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer and Treasurer

 

 

 

 

IDAHO POWER COMPANY

By:/s/Darrel T. Anderson
Darrel T. Anderson
Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer and Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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