Q1 2026 Idacorp Inc Earnings Call

Operator 2: Good afternoon, everyone, welcome to IDACORP's Q1 2026 earnings call. Today's call is being recorded, our webcast is live. A replay will be available later today for the next 12 months on IDACORP's website. If you need assistance at any time during the presentation, please press star 0 on your phone. I will now turn the call over to Amy Shaw, Vice President of Finance, Compliance, and Risk.

Operator: Good afternoon, everyone, welcome to IDACORP's Q1 2026 earnings call. Today's call is being recorded, our webcast is live. A replay will be available later today for the next 12 months on IDACORP's website. If you need assistance at any time during the presentation, please press star 0 on your phone. I will now turn the call over to Amy Shaw, Vice President of Finance, Compliance, and Risk.

Speaker #1: For the next 12 months on IDACORP's website. If you need assistance at any time during the presentation, please press *0 on your phone. I will now turn the call over to Amy Shaw, Vice President of Finance, Compliance, and Risks.

Speaker #1: Thank you. Good afternoon, everyone. We appreciate you joining our call. The slides we will reference during today's call are available on IDACORP's website. As noted on slide 2, our discussion today includes forward-looking statements, including things like earnings guidance, spending forecasts, financing plans, regulatory plans and actions, and estimates and assumptions that reflect our current views on what the future holds.

Amy Shaw: Thank you. Good afternoon, everyone. We appreciate you joining our call. The slides we'll reference during today's call are available on IDACORP's website. As noted on slide 2, our discussion today includes forward-looking statements, including things like earnings guidance, spending forecasts, financing plans, regulatory plans and actions, and estimates and assumptions that reflect our current views on what the future holds. These are all subject to risks and uncertainties. Those risks and uncertainties may cause actual results to differ materially from statements made today, and we caution against placing undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. We've included our cautionary note on forward-looking statements and various risk factors in more detail for you to review in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Amy Shaw: Thank you. Good afternoon, everyone. We appreciate you joining our call. The slides we'll reference during today's call are available on IDACORP's website. As noted on slide 2, our discussion today includes forward-looking statements, including things like earnings guidance, spending forecasts, financing plans, regulatory plans and actions, and estimates and assumptions that reflect our current views on what the future holds. These are all subject to risks and uncertainties. Those risks and uncertainties may cause actual results to differ materially from statements made today, and we caution against placing undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. We've included our cautionary note on forward-looking statements and various risk factors in more detail for you to review in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Speaker #1: These uncertainties. Those risks and uncertainties may cause actual results to differ materially from statements made today and we caution against placing undue reliance on any forward-looking statements.

Speaker #1: We've included our cautionary note on forward-looking statements and various risk factors in more detail for you to review in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Speaker #1: As shown on slide 3, also presenting today, we have Lisa Grow, President and CEO, Brian Buckham, EVP, CFO, and Treasurer, and John Wonderlich, Investor Relations Manager.

Amy Shaw: As shown on slide 3, also presenting today, we have Lisa Grow, President and CEO, Brian Buckham, EVP, CFO, and Treasurer, and John Wonderlich, Investor Relations Manager. Slide 4 has a summary of our Q1 financial results. IDACORP's diluted earnings per share were $1.21 compared with $1.10 last year. Our key operating metrics and guidance are unchanged except for our hydropower generation forecast as we reduce the top end of the range. We're reaffirming our full-year 2026 IDACORP earnings guidance estimate in the range of $6.25 to $6.45 diluted earnings per share, which includes our expectation that Idaho Power will use less than $30 million of additional tax credit amortization to support earnings. These estimates assume historically normal weather conditions and normal power supply expenses for the rest of the year. I'll turn the call over to Lisa.

Amy Shaw: As shown on slide 3, also presenting today, we have Lisa Grow, President and CEO, Brian Buckham, EVP, CFO, and Treasurer, and John Wonderlich, Investor Relations Manager. Slide 4 has a summary of our Q1 financial results. IDACORP's diluted earnings per share were $1.21 compared with $1.10 last year. Our key operating metrics and guidance are unchanged except for our hydropower generation forecast as we reduce the top end of the range. We're reaffirming our full-year 2026 IDACORP earnings guidance estimate in the range of $6.25 to 6.45 diluted earnings per share, which includes our expectation that Idaho Power will use less than $30 million of additional tax credit amortization to support earnings. These estimates assume historically normal weather conditions and normal power supply expenses for the rest of the year. I'll turn the call over to Lisa.

Speaker #1: Slide 4 has a results. IDACORP's diluted earnings per share were $1.21 compared with $1.10 last year. Our key operating metrics and guidance are unchanged except for our hydropower generation forecast as we reduce the top end of the range.

Speaker #1: We're reaffirming our full year 2026 IDACORP earnings guidance estimate in the range of $6.25 to $6.45, diluted earnings per share, which includes our expectation that Idaho Power will use less than 30 million of additional tax credit amortization to support earnings.

Speaker #1: These estimates assume historically normal weather conditions and normal power supply expenses for the rest of the year. Now we'll turn the call over to Lisa.

Speaker #1: Thank you, Amy, and thank you all for joining us today. I'll start my remarks with a look at our continued growth on slide 5.

Lisa Grow: Thank you, Amy, and thank you all for joining us today. I'll start my remarks with a look at our continued growth on slide 5. We've seen an overall customer increase of 2.3% since last year's Q1, with growth across all customer segments, including 2.4% for residential. From a load perspective, industrial energy sales grew by 5.7% over the same period. After years of thoughtful planning and execution, we're starting to see the ramp-up in loads and revenues from some of our large industrial customers, and that ramp will accelerate during the year. Two of our industrial customers, Micron and Meta, are examples of that. As you can see in our latest photos on slide 6, construction of Micron's first fabrication facility continues to progress, and Micron has started ground preparation for the second fab.

Lisa Grow: Thank you, Amy, and thank you all for joining us today. I'll start my remarks with a look at our continued growth on slide 5. We've seen an overall customer increase of 2.3% since last year's Q1, with growth across all customer segments, including 2.4% for residential. From a load perspective, industrial energy sales grew by 5.7% over the same period. After years of thoughtful planning and execution, we're starting to see the ramp-up in loads and revenues from some of our large industrial customers, and that ramp will accelerate during the year. Two of our industrial customers, Micron and Meta, are examples of that. As you can see in our latest photos on slide 6, construction of Micron's first fabrication facility continues to progress, and Micron has started ground preparation for the second fab.

Speaker #1: We've seen an overall customer increase of 2.3% since last year's first quarter, with growth across all customer segments, including 2.4% for residential. From a load perspective, industrial energy sales grew by 5.7% over the same period.

Speaker #1: After years of thoughtful planning and execution, we're starting to see the ramp-up in loads and revenues from some of our large industrial customers.

Speaker #1: And that ramp will accelerate during the year. Two of our industrial customers, Micron and Meta, are examples of that. As you can see in our latest photos on slide 6, construction of Micron's first fabrication facility continues to progress.

Speaker #1: And Micron has started ground preparation for the second fab. Meta's data center has reached the testing and commissioning stage. We've worked tirelessly to be ready to serve their needs as they ramp up operations.

Lisa Grow: Meta's data center has reached the testing and commissioning stage. We've worked tirelessly to be ready to serve their needs as they ramp up operations. In addition to these large industrial projects, we continue to see significant interest from core industries of food processing, manufacturing, distribution, and warehousing, as well as inquiries from other large customers in other industries looking to operate in our service area. As we serve one of the fastest-growing areas in the nation with what we view as a leading rate-based growth, we're doing it thoughtfully so that growth pays for growth to help protect our existing customers from cost shifting. As you can see on slide 7, our approach to contracting with new large industrial projects is focused on protecting both existing customers and shareholders from potential negative financial impacts, as well as being transparent and responsive to the new customers.

Lisa Grow: Meta's data center has reached the testing and commissioning stage. We've worked tirelessly to be ready to serve their needs as they ramp up operations. In addition to these large industrial projects, we continue to see significant interest from core industries of food processing, manufacturing, distribution, and warehousing, as well as inquiries from other large customers in other industries looking to operate in our service area. As we serve one of the fastest-growing areas in the nation with what we view as a leading rate-based growth, we're doing it thoughtfully so that growth pays for growth to help protect our existing customers from cost shifting. As you can see on slide 7, our approach to contracting with new large industrial projects is focused on protecting both existing customers and shareholders from potential negative financial impacts, as well as being transparent and responsive to the new customers.

Speaker #1: In addition to these large industrial projects, we continue to see significant interest from core industries of food processing, manufacturing, distribution, and warehousing, as well as inquiries from other large customers in other industries looking to operate in our service area.

Speaker #1: As we serve one of the fastest growing areas in the nation with what we view as a leading rate-based growth, we're doing it thoughtfully so that growth pays for growth to help protect our existing customers from cost shifting.

Speaker #1: As you can see on slide 7, our approach to contracting with new large industrial projects is focused on protecting both existing customers and shareholders from potential negative financial impacts, as well as being transparent and responsive to the new customers.

Speaker #1: We provide clarity in how we will serve the new load including timelines, rates, and other terms. We've used taper pay provisions, certain upfront payments, credit and security requirements, termination or exit payments, customized pricing terms, and other contractual features in some cases.

Lisa Grow: We provide clarity in how we will serve the new load, including timelines, rates, and other terms. We've used take or pay provisions, certain upfront payments, credit and security requirements, termination or exit payments, customized pricing terms, and other contractual features in some cases. Like everything we do, we take a thoughtful approach to our customer pipeline. Turning to slide 8, we remain focused on affordability. We work hard to keep our costs down and provide exceptional value to our customers, our rates remain 20% to 30% lower than the national average. Our rates have increased at a much slower pace than national averages, increasing by 23% over the past decade compared to 41% nationally. This increase also compares favorably to the Consumer Price Index, which increased 36% over the same period.

Lisa Grow: We provide clarity in how we will serve the new load, including timelines, rates, and other terms. We've used take or pay provisions, certain upfront payments, credit and security requirements, termination or exit payments, customized pricing terms, and other contractual features in some cases. Like everything we do, we take a thoughtful approach to our customer pipeline. Turning to slide 8, we remain focused on affordability. We work hard to keep our costs down and provide exceptional value to our customers, our rates remain 20% to 30% lower than the national average. Our rates have increased at a much slower pace than national averages, increasing by 23% over the past decade compared to 41% nationally. This increase also compares favorably to the Consumer Price Index, which increased 36% over the same period.

Speaker #1: Like everything we do, we take a thoughtful approach to our customer pipeline. Turning to slide 8, we remain focused on affordability. We work hard to keep our costs down and provide exceptional value to our customers and our rates remain 20 to 30% lower than the national average.

Speaker #1: Our rates have increased at a much slower pace than national averages, increasing by 23% over the past decade compared to 41% nationally. This increase also compares favorably to the Consumer Price Index, which increased 36% over the same period.

Speaker #1: The benefits of our low-cost system and hydro in particular help with our affordability focus. Our regulatory model in Idaho a growth pays for growth system also helps us retain that affordability.

Lisa Grow: The benefits of our low-cost system, and hydro in particular, help with our affordability focus. Our regulatory model in Idaho, a growth pays for growth system, also helps us retain that affordability. It has been working. Legislation was passed in Idaho this year that effectively codified the way we currently develop large load contracts with one change. It established a deadline of nine months for the PUC's contract approval process, which had previously been more open-ended. As we discussed on our last call, Idaho Power is not planning to file a general rate case on June first. At this point, we're unlikely to file one at all this year.

Lisa Grow: The benefits of our low-cost system, and hydro in particular, help with our affordability focus. Our regulatory model in Idaho, a growth pays for growth system, also helps us retain that affordability. It has been working. Legislation was passed in Idaho this year that effectively codified the way we currently develop large load contracts with one change. It established a deadline of nine months for the PUC's contract approval process, which had previously been more open-ended. As we discussed on our last call, Idaho Power is not planning to file a general rate case on June first. At this point, we're unlikely to file one at all this year.

Speaker #1: And it has been working. Legislation was passed in Idaho this year that effectively codified the way we currently develop large load contracts with one change.

Speaker #1: It established a deadline of 9 months for the PUC's contract approval process which had previously been more open-ended. As we discussed on our last call, Idaho Power is not planning to file a general rate case on June 1st and at this point we're unlikely to file one at all this year.

Speaker #1: While we're seeing higher depreciation and interest expense associated with growth and our infrastructure build-out as well as wildfire mitigation costs, we expect that revenues from new large load contracts will help offset those additional costs.

Lisa Grow: While we're seeing higher depreciation and interest expense associated with growth and our infrastructure build-out, as well as wildfire mitigation costs, we expect that revenues from new large load contracts will help offset those additional costs. We also continue to benefit from careful and thoughtful spending. As we move towards summer, and moving to slide 9, I'm happy to report that the Idaho Commission approved our 2026 wildfire mitigation plan earlier this month. As a reminder, the commission-approved plan establishes the standard of care in Idaho under the Wildfire Standard of Care Act beginning this year. Moving to slide 10, Idaho Power continues full speed ahead on major infrastructure projects, including three major transmission lines that will add critical flexibility and reliability to our system. Work is progressing quickly on our B2H transmission project, which we expect to be in service in late 2027.

Lisa Grow: While we're seeing higher depreciation and interest expense associated with growth and our infrastructure build-out, as well as wildfire mitigation costs, we expect that revenues from new large load contracts will help offset those additional costs. We also continue to benefit from careful and thoughtful spending. As we move towards summer, and moving to slide 9, I'm happy to report that the Idaho Commission approved our 2026 wildfire mitigation plan earlier this month. As a reminder, the commission-approved plan establishes the standard of care in Idaho under the Wildfire Standard of Care Act beginning this year. Moving to slide 10, Idaho Power continues full speed ahead on major infrastructure projects, including three major transmission lines that will add critical flexibility and reliability to our system. Work is progressing quickly on our B2H transmission project, which we expect to be in service in late 2027.

Speaker #1: We also continue to benefit from careful and thoughtful spending. As we move towards summer and moving to slide 9, I'm happy to report that the Idaho Commission approved our 2026 wildfire mitigation plan earlier this month.

Speaker #1: As a reminder, the Commission approved the Commission approved plan establishes the standard of care in Idaho under the Wildfire Standard of Care Act beginning this year.

Speaker #1: Moving to slide 10, Idaho Power continues full speed ahead on major infrastructure projects. Including three major transmission lines that will add critical flexibility and reliability to our system.

Speaker #1: Work is progressing quickly on our B2H transmission project which we expect to be in service in late 2027. Nearly half of the access roads and structure pads have been completed along with 200 structures about 15% of the total structures for the project.

Lisa Grow: Nearly half of the access roads and structure pads have been completed, along with 200 structures, about 15% of the total structures for the project. On the SWIP North transmission project, we received our CPCN from the Idaho Commission. Several project authorizations remain in progress, including final construction authorization from BLM. The construction contractor plans to break ground this June in Nevada and this September in Idaho, and we expect SWIP North to be complete as early as 2028. We're also continuing to work with PacifiCorp on the Gateway West Transmission Line Project, and we recently filed a joint request for a CPCN with the Idaho Commission. We anticipate a critical section of that line between our Hemingway and Midpoint substations will come online as early as 2028.

Lisa Grow: Nearly half of the access roads and structure pads have been completed, along with 200 structures, about 15% of the total structures for the project. On the SWIP North transmission project, we received our CPCN from the Idaho Commission. Several project authorizations remain in progress, including final construction authorization from BLM. The construction contractor plans to break ground this June in Nevada and this September in Idaho, and we expect SWIP North to be complete as early as 2028. We're also continuing to work with PacifiCorp on the Gateway West Transmission Line Project, and we recently filed a joint request for a CPCN with the Idaho Commission. We anticipate a critical section of that line between our Hemingway and Midpoint substations will come online as early as 2028.

Speaker #1: On the SWIP North transmission project, we received our CPCN from the Idaho Commission. Several project authorizations remain in progress including final construction authorization from BLM.

Speaker #1: The construction contractor plans to break ground this June in Nevada and this September in Idaho and we expect to up north to be complete as early as 2028.

Speaker #1: We're also continuing to work with Pacifica on the Gateway West transmission project and we recently filed a joint request for a CPCN with the Idaho Commission.

Speaker #1: We anticipate a critical section of that line between our Hemingway and Midpoint substations will come online as early as 2028. If all continues to go as planned, customers will be served by three new large transmission lines on our system by 2028.

Lisa Grow: If all continues to go as planned, customers will be served by 3 new large transmission lines on our system by 2028, bringing with them the benefits of access to diverse markets and transmission wheeling revenues. Turning to slide 11, I have some updates on the new gas plants we discussed last quarter. We've received a CPCN from the Idaho Commission for the company-owned 167 MW natural gas plant that will be next to the, to our existing Bennett Mountain power plant. We've also secured an EPC contractor as we continue to work toward an in-service date of summer 2028. Since our last call, we've also filed for CPCNs in Idaho for 2 additional natural gas plants. As a reminder, both were included in the CapEx forecast update we shared at year-end.

Lisa Grow: If all continues to go as planned, customers will be served by 3 new large transmission lines on our system by 2028, bringing with them the benefits of access to diverse markets and transmission wheeling revenues. Turning to slide 11, I have some updates on the new gas plants we discussed last quarter. We've received a CPCN from the Idaho Commission for the company-owned 167 MW natural gas plant that will be next to the, to our existing Bennett Mountain power plant. We've also secured an EPC contractor as we continue to work toward an in-service date of summer 2028. Since our last call, we've also filed for CPCNs in Idaho for 2 additional natural gas plants. As a reminder, both were included in the CapEx forecast update we shared at year-end.

Speaker #1: Bringing with them the benefits of access to diverse markets and transmission wheeling revenues. Turning to slide 11, I have some updates on the new gas plants we discussed last quarter.

Speaker #1: We've received a CPCN from the Idaho Commission for the company-owned 167-megawatt plant that will be natural gas plant that will be next to the to our existing Mountain Power plant.

Speaker #1: We've also secured an EPC contractor as we continue to work toward an in-service date of summer 2028. Since our last call, we've also filed for CPCNs in Idaho for two additional natural gas plants.

Speaker #1: As a reminder, both were included in the CAPEX forecast update we shared at year-end. We plan to bring the 222-megawatt South Hills project online in 2029 and the 430-megawatt Peregrine project in 2030.

Lisa Grow: We plan to bring the 222 MW South Hills project online in 2029 and the 430 MW Peregrine project in 2030. These natural gas projects will provide firm dispatchable resources we need to meet growing customer demand, and we view these projects as affordable, low-risk solutions to our near-term capacity deficits. We also have 250 MW of new company-owned battery storage that will come online this quarter, and we'll be adding 125 MW of third-party owned solar generation to our system later this year. We remain on track to complete the conversion of Valmy Unit 2 from coal to natural gas before the summer peak this year. These resources support our efforts to add capacity, flexibility, and affordable energy to help serve our customers.

Lisa Grow: We plan to bring the 222 MW South Hills project online in 2029 and the 430 MW Peregrine project in 2030. These natural gas projects will provide firm dispatchable resources we need to meet growing customer demand, and we view these projects as affordable, low-risk solutions to our near-term capacity deficits. We also have 250 MW of new company-owned battery storage that will come online this quarter, and we'll be adding 125 MW of third-party owned solar generation to our system later this year. We remain on track to complete the conversion of Valmy Unit 2 from coal to natural gas before the summer peak this year. These resources support our efforts to add capacity, flexibility, and affordable energy to help serve our customers.

Speaker #1: These natural gas projects will provide firm dispatchable resources we need to meet growing customer demand and we view these projects as affordable low-risk solutions to our near-term capacity deficits.

Speaker #1: We also have 250 megawatts of new company-owned battery storage that will come online this quarter, and we will be adding 125 megawatts of third-party-owned solar generation to our system later this year.

Speaker #1: We remain on track to complete the conversion of VALMI Unit 2 from coal to natural gas before the summer peak this year. These resources support our efforts to add capacity, flexibility, and affordable energy to help serve our customers.

Speaker #1: As you can see, we're continuing a major expansion cycle and Idaho Power is an exciting place to be. Turning to slide 12, Idaho Power recently received approval of the 2032 RFP from the Idaho Commission.

Lisa Grow: As you can see, we're continuing a major expansion cycle, and Idaho Power is an exciting place to be. Turning to slide 12, Idaho Power recently received approval of the 2032 RFP from the Idaho Commission. The RFP is aimed at solving a projected capacity deficit of at least 200 MW. Idaho's new procurement rules will allow us to complete a timely and competitive resource evaluation, and we'll have additional details about potential resources and projects to meet these energy needs on future calls. I'll close my remarks by following up on last quarter's announcement regarding the sale of our Oregon service area. The transaction continues to progress ahead, and we plan to make filings in the next couple of months with the Oregon and Idaho Commissions and FERC for the approval of the sale. With that, I will turn the time over to Brian.

Lisa Grow: As you can see, we're continuing a major expansion cycle, and Idaho Power is an exciting place to be. Turning to slide 12, Idaho Power recently received approval of the 2032 RFP from the Idaho Commission. The RFP is aimed at solving a projected capacity deficit of at least 200 MW. Idaho's new procurement rules will allow us to complete a timely and competitive resource evaluation, and we'll have additional details about potential resources and projects to meet these energy needs on future calls. I'll close my remarks by following up on last quarter's announcement regarding the sale of our Oregon service area. The transaction continues to progress ahead, and we plan to make filings in the next couple of months with the Oregon and Idaho Commissions and FERC for the approval of the sale. With that, I will turn the time over to Brian.

Speaker #1: The RFP is aimed at solving a projected capacity deficit of at least 200 megawatts. Idaho's new procurement rules will allow us to complete a timely and competitive resource evaluation and will have additional details about potential resources and projects to meet these energy needs on future calls.

Speaker #1: I'll close my remarks by following up on last quarter's announcement regarding the sale of our Oregon service area. The transaction continues to progress, and we plan to make filings in the next couple of months with the Oregon and Idaho Commissions and FERC for approval of the sale.

Speaker #1: And with that, I will turn the time over to Brian. Thanks, Lisa. Lots going on operationally, which is exciting for us. On the financial results side, I wanted to summarize the company's strong start to the year by highlighting that we saw strong results even with unusually mild weather and several expected headwinds.

Brian Buckham: Thanks, Lisa. Lots going on operationally, which is exciting for us. On the financial results side, I wanted to summarize the company's strong start to the year by highlighting that we saw strong results, even with unusually mild weather and several expected headwinds. Our expected headwinds were higher share dilution, higher depreciation and interest expense, and lower accelerated amortization of ADITCs. The use of fewer ADITCs is technically a headwind when you're comparing Q1 of this year to Q1 of last year. Admittedly, that might be counterintuitive, so I'll talk more about that as I go through the reconciliation, which is next on slide 13. IDACORP's Q1 net income increased over $8 million compared to last year. Higher retail revenues from the January rate increase and from customer growth combined for a $23 million benefit.

Brian Buckham: Thanks, Lisa. Lots going on operationally, which is exciting for us. On the financial results side, I wanted to summarize the company's strong start to the year by highlighting that we saw strong results, even with unusually mild weather and several expected headwinds. Our expected headwinds were higher share dilution, higher depreciation and interest expense, and lower accelerated amortization of ADITCs. The use of fewer ADITCs is technically a headwind when you're comparing Q1 of this year to Q1 of last year. Admittedly, that might be counterintuitive, so I'll talk more about that as I go through the reconciliation, which is next on slide 13. IDACORP's Q1 net income increased over $8 million compared to last year. Higher retail revenues from the January rate increase and from customer growth combined for a $23 million benefit.

Speaker #1: Our expected headwinds were higher share dilution, higher depreciation and interest expense, and lower accelerated amortization of ADITCs. The use of fewer ADITCs is technically a headwind when you're comparing Q1 of this year to Q1 of last year.

Speaker #1: Admittedly, that might be counterintuitive, so I'll talk more about that as I go through the reconciliation, which is next on slide 13. IDACORP's first quarter net income increased over $8 million compared to last year.

Speaker #1: Higher retail revenues from the January rate increase and from customer growth combined for a $23 million benefit. Usage on a per-customer basis decreased operating income by 10.7 million dollars.

Brian Buckham: Usage on a per customer basis decreased operating income by $10.7 million, the result of particularly mild weather that reduced residential and commercial usage. Keying on something that Lisa noted, though, industrial use per customer increased notably, in part from a new large industrial customer that ramped up its usage during the quarter. As part of our last general rate case, we updated the FCA mechanism. That was for both the rates and the usage per customer base. Combining those updates with lower usage per customer in the residential and small commercial classes from the mild Q1, we saw increased FCA revenues of over $19 million compared to the Q1 2025. As expected, O&M expenses were higher in the Q1.

Brian Buckham: Usage on a per customer basis decreased operating income by $10.7 million, the result of particularly mild weather that reduced residential and commercial usage. Keying on something that Lisa noted, though, industrial use per customer increased notably, in part from a new large industrial customer that ramped up its usage during the quarter. As part of our last general rate case, we updated the FCA mechanism. That was for both the rates and the usage per customer base. Combining those updates with lower usage per customer in the residential and small commercial classes from the mild Q1, we saw increased FCA revenues of over $19 million compared to the Q1 2025. As expected, O&M expenses were higher in the Q1.

Speaker #1: The result of particularly mild weather that reduced residential and commercial usage. Keying off something that Lisa noted, though, industrial use per customer increased notably in part from a new large industrial customer that ramped up its usage during the quarter.

Speaker #1: As part of our last general rate case, we updated the FCA mechanism. That was for both the rates and the usage per customer base.

Speaker #1: Combining those updates with lower usage per customer and the residential and small commercial classes from the mild first quarter, we saw increased FCA revenues of over $19 million compared to the first quarter of 2025.

Speaker #1: As expected, O&M expenses were higher in the first quarter. The primary drivers were higher wildfire mitigation program expenses and amortization of previously deferred costs associated with the Jim Bridger plant.

Brian Buckham: The primary drivers were higher wildfire mitigation program expenses and amortization of previously deferred costs associated with the Jim Bridger plant. A large portion of those items we recover in customer rates, so they're reflected in revenues. In total, O&M expenses were up $13.1 million compared to Q1 2025, but again, with offsetting revenues for much of it. Depreciation and amortization expense increased around $6 million for the quarter, and that was expected from our ongoing infrastructure investment. Other changes in operating revenues and expenses increased operating income by a net $13.6 million.

Brian Buckham: The primary drivers were higher wildfire mitigation program expenses and amortization of previously deferred costs associated with the Jim Bridger plant. A large portion of those items we recover in customer rates, so they're reflected in revenues. In total, O&M expenses were up $13.1 million compared to Q1 2025, but again, with offsetting revenues for much of it. Depreciation and amortization expense increased around $6 million for the quarter, and that was expected from our ongoing infrastructure investment. Other changes in operating revenues and expenses increased operating income by a net $13.6 million.

Speaker #1: A large portion of those items we recover in customer rates, so they're reflected in revenues. In total, O&M expenses were up $13.1 million compared to the first quarter of 2025.

Speaker #1: But again, with offsetting revenues for much of it. Depreciation and amortization expense increased around $6 million for the quarter and that was expected. From our ongoing infrastructure investment, other changes in operating revenues and expenses increased operating income by a net 13.6 million dollars.

Speaker #1: That resulted from lower net power supply costs. Decrease in property taxes due to legislative changes in Idaho last year that became effective this year.

Brian Buckham: That resulted from lower net power supply costs, decrease in property taxes due to legislative changes in Idaho last year that became effective this year, and updates to the PCA mechanism base from last year's rate case that were not unlike the changes to the FCA base. Non-operating expense increased about $4 million, which was mostly higher interest expense. Interest expense recorded on the new finance lease, which is our battery tolling agreement, also contributed to the increase. Partially offsetting those items was increased AFUDC from a higher construction work in progress balance, which we still expect will be sustained for some time. Idaho Power amortized $6.3 million of additional tax credits under the Idaho Earnings Support mechanism in Q1. That was $13 million less than what we reported in Q1 2025.

Brian Buckham: That resulted from lower net power supply costs, decrease in property taxes due to legislative changes in Idaho last year that became effective this year, and updates to the PCA mechanism base from last year's rate case that were not unlike the changes to the FCA base. Non-operating expense increased about $4 million, which was mostly higher interest expense. Interest expense recorded on the new finance lease, which is our battery tolling agreement, also contributed to the increase. Partially offsetting those items was increased AFUDC from a higher construction work in progress balance, which we still expect will be sustained for some time. Idaho Power amortized $6.3 million of additional tax credits under the Idaho Earnings Support mechanism in Q1. That was $13 million less than what we reported in Q1 2025.

Speaker #1: And updates to the PCA mechanism base from last year's rate case that were not unlike the changes to the FCA base. Non-operating expense increased about $4 million dollars, which was mostly higher interest expense.

Speaker #1: Interest expense recorded on the new finance lease, which is our battery tolling agreement, also contributed to the increase. Partially offsetting those items was increased AFUDC from a higher construction work-in-progress balance.

Speaker #1: Which we still expect will be sustained for some time. Idaho Power amortized $6.3 million of additional tax credits under the Idaho Earnings Support Mechanism in the first quarter.

Speaker #1: That was $13 million less than what we recorded in the first quarter of 2025. So last year's Q1 benefited from additional ADITC usage much more than this year's Q1.

Brian Buckham: Last year's Q1 benefited from additional ADITC usage much more than this year's Q1. As I alluded to, that's actually good news from a financial strength and performance perspective for this year. It means we expect to use, or need less support from the ADITC mechanism this year to reach the floor level of year-end return on equity in Idaho. That's despite what we predict to be a considerably higher year-end book equity balance. I tend to look at that as one helpful barometer of operating performance. Our next slide 14, reiterates what we discussed about CapEx on the Q4 call. I'll just note that the forecast doesn't include any resources that could result from the 2032 RFP, and nor does it include some of the projects that often fill the last 2 years of that plan as we move ahead.

Brian Buckham: Last year's Q1 benefited from additional ADITC usage much more than this year's Q1. As I alluded to, that's actually good news from a financial strength and performance perspective for this year. It means we expect to use, or need less support from the ADITC mechanism this year to reach the floor level of year-end return on equity in Idaho. That's despite what we predict to be a considerably higher year-end book equity balance. I tend to look at that as one helpful barometer of operating performance. Our next slide 14, reiterates what we discussed about CapEx on the Q4 call. I'll just note that the forecast doesn't include any resources that could result from the 2032 RFP, and nor does it include some of the projects that often fill the last 2 years of that plan as we move ahead.

Speaker #1: As I alluded to, that's actually good news from a financial strength and performance perspective for this year. It means we expect to use or need less support from the ADITC mechanism this year to reach the floor level of year-end return on equity in Idaho.

Speaker #1: And that's despite what we predict to be a considerably higher year-end book equity balance. I tend to look at that as one helpful barometer of operating performance.

Speaker #1: Our next slide, slide 14, reiterates what we discussed about CAPEX on the fourth quarter call. I'll just note that the forecast doesn't include any resources that could result from the 2032 RFP.

Speaker #1: Nor does it include some of the projects that often fill the last two years of that plan as we move ahead. So there could be some upside to what's shown on the graph.

Brian Buckham: There could be some upside to what's shown on the graph. Moving to slide 15, I want to point out that we've made a small update to this slide since our last call. You can still see that net cash flow from operations is funding over half of our CapEx needs in the 2026 to 2030 window, and hopefully more than that. Either way, we'll still need our growth capital, which we've estimated around $2 billion in equity and $2.9 billion in debt to stay near our target 50/50 capital ratio. What we've updated is in the equity section under FSAs and equity to be issued.

Brian Buckham: There could be some upside to what's shown on the graph. Moving to slide 15, I want to point out that we've made a small update to this slide since our last call. You can still see that net cash flow from operations is funding over half of our CapEx needs in the 2026 to 2030 window, and hopefully more than that. Either way, we'll still need our growth capital, which we've estimated around $2 billion in equity and $2.9 billion in debt to stay near our target 50/50 capital ratio. What we've updated is in the equity section under FSAs and equity to be issued.

Speaker #1: Moving to slide 15, I want to point out that we've made a small update to this slide since our last call. You can still see that net cash flow from operations is funding over half of our CAPEX needs in the 2026 to 2030 window.

Speaker #1: And hopefully more than that. Either way, we'll still need our growth capital, which we've estimated around $2 billion in equity and $2.9 billion in debt to stay near our target 50/50 capital ratio.

Speaker #1: What we've updated is in the equity section under FSAs and equity to be issued, in the first quarter this year, we executed on $155 million of forward sales through our ATM program.

Brian Buckham: In Q1 this year, we executed on $155 million of forward sales through our ATM program, and we settled nearly $52 million from prior forward sales through the ATM program. Of the around $2 billion of equity shown as needed on the slide, when you combine the ATM program with our follow-on from last year, we've now settled or executed forwards on over $750 million of the need, which we've broken out separately on the chart. That gets us the equity we need into 2027 and leaves the remaining amount that we think is within relatively conservative ATM issuance ranges. We had a $300 million ATM that we put in place a couple years ago, and we've now used that one in full.

Brian Buckham: In Q1 this year, we executed on $155 million of forward sales through our ATM program, and we settled nearly $52 million from prior forward sales through the ATM program. Of the around $2 billion of equity shown as needed on the slide, when you combine the ATM program with our follow-on from last year, we've now settled or executed forwards on over $750 million of the need, which we've broken out separately on the chart. That gets us the equity we need into 2027 and leaves the remaining amount that we think is within relatively conservative ATM issuance ranges. We had a $300 million ATM that we put in place a couple years ago, and we've now used that one in full.

Speaker #1: And we settled nearly $52 million from prior forward sales through the ATM program. So it'll be around $2 billion of equity shown as needed on the slide.

Speaker #1: When you combine the ATM program with our follow-on from last year, we've now settled or executed forwards on over $750 million of the need, which we've broken out separately on the chart.

Speaker #1: That gets us the equity we need into 2027 and leaves the remaining amount that we think is within relatively conservative ATM issuance ranges. We had a $300 million ATM that we put in place a couple of years ago.

Speaker #1: And we've now used that one in full. So we're planning to establish a new ATM program in the near term not surprisingly. Any additional CAPEX needed to serve loads would require some level of financing.

Brian Buckham: We're planning to establish a new ATM program in the near term. Not surprisingly, any additional CapEx needed to serve loads would require some level of financing. If that were the case, that funding would likely be more heavily weighted at the back end of the five-year forecast, where operating cash flows should also be higher to offset financing needs in part. I threw out a lot of numbers and detail pretty quickly there. On slide 16, you can see the Forward Sale Agreements that we have available and the forwards that we've settled to date. It offers a little better, easier picture of where we stand on equity and financing generally. With that, I'm going to wrap it up there. I'm going to hand it over to Coach John Wonderlich.

Brian Buckham: We're planning to establish a new ATM program in the near term. Not surprisingly, any additional CapEx needed to serve loads would require some level of financing. If that were the case, that funding would likely be more heavily weighted at the back end of the five-year forecast, where operating cash flows should also be higher to offset financing needs in part. I threw out a lot of numbers and detail pretty quickly there. On slide 16, you can see the Forward Sale Agreements that we have available and the forwards that we've settled to date. It offers a little better, easier picture of where we stand on equity and financing generally. With that, I'm going to wrap it up there. I'm going to hand it over to Coach John Wonderlich.

Speaker #1: If that were the case, that funding would likely be more heavily weighted at the back end of the five-year forecast, where operating cash flows should also be higher to offset financing needs in part.

Speaker #1: And I went through a lot of numbers and detail pretty quickly there. And on slide 16, you can see the forward sales agreements that we have available and the forwards that we've settled to date.

Speaker #1: It offers a little better, easier picture of where we stand on equity and financing generally. And with that, I'm going to wrap it up there.

Speaker #1: I'm going to hand it over to Coach John Wonderlich.

Speaker #2: Thanks, Brian. Turning to slide 17, you can see our 2026 full-year earnings guidance and key operating metrics. Not much changed from the fourth quarter call.

John Wonderlich: Thanks, Brian. Turning to slide 17, you can see our 2026 full year earnings guidance and key operating metrics. Not much change from the Q4 call. This guidance assumes normal weather for the remainder of 2026 and normal power supply expenses. We expect IDACORP's diluted earnings per share this year to be in the range of $6.25 to $6.45. We still expect that Idaho Power will use less than $30 million of additional Investment Tax Credit amortization in 2026, less than the $40 million we amortized in 2025. We continue to expect full-year O&M expense to be in the range of $525 to $535 million. We still anticipate spending between $1.3 and 1.5 billion on CapEx in 2026.

John Wonderlich: Thanks, Brian. Turning to slide 17, you can see our 2026 full year earnings guidance and key operating metrics. Not much change from the Q4 call. This guidance assumes normal weather for the remainder of 2026 and normal power supply expenses. We expect IDACORP's diluted earnings per share this year to be in the range of $6.25 to $6.45. We still expect that Idaho Power will use less than $30 million of additional Investment Tax Credit amortization in 2026, less than the $40 million we amortized in 2025. We continue to expect full-year O&M expense to be in the range of $525 to $535 million. We still anticipate spending between $1.3 and 1.5 billion on CapEx in 2026.

Speaker #2: This guidance assumes normal weather for the remainder of 2026 and normal power supply expenses. We expect IDACORP's diluted earnings per share this year to be in the range of $6.25 to $6.45.

Speaker #2: We still expect that Idaho Power will use less than $30 million of additional investment tax credit amortization in 2026. So less than the $40 million we amortized in 2025.

Speaker #2: We continue to expect full-year O&M expense to be in the range of $525 to $535 million. We still anticipate spending between $1.3 and $1.5 billion on CAPEX in 2026.

Speaker #2: As the five-year forecast showed, we continue to expect higher CAPEX numbers as we continue to focus on safe and reliable service and to respond to strong growth in our service area.

John Wonderlich: As the 5-year forecast showed, we continue to expect higher CapEx numbers as we continue to focus on safe and reliable service and to respond to strong growth in our service area. Finally, given our current forecast of hydropower operating conditions, we expect hydropower generation to be within the range of 5.5 to 7.0 million MWh for the year. We trim the top end of our guidance. Water storage in our system is near or above average across the Snake River Basin. However, low overall snowpack conditions will result in lower water supplies from spring snowmelt. Record wet April conditions with more than 3 times the average precipitation for the Boise area have helped to increase spring season stream flows and hydropower production, but will not completely offset the lack of winter snowpack.

John Wonderlich: As the 5-year forecast showed, we continue to expect higher CapEx numbers as we continue to focus on safe and reliable service and to respond to strong growth in our service area. Finally, given our current forecast of hydropower operating conditions, we expect hydropower generation to be within the range of 5.5 to 7.0 million MWh for the year. We trim the top end of our guidance. Water storage in our system is near or above average across the Snake River Basin. However, low overall snowpack conditions will result in lower water supplies from spring snowmelt. Record wet April conditions with more than 3 times the average precipitation for the Boise area have helped to increase spring season stream flows and hydropower production, but will not completely offset the lack of winter snowpack.

Speaker #2: Finally, given our current forecast of hydropower operating conditions, we expect hydropower generation to be within the range of $5.5 to $7.0 million megawatt-hours for the year.

Speaker #2: So we trim the top end of our guidance. Water storage in our system is near or above average across the Snake River Basin. However, low overall snowpack conditions will result in lower water supplies from spring snowmelt.

Speaker #2: Record wet April conditions with more than three times the average precipitation for the Boise area have helped to increase spring season stream flows. And hydropower production but will not completely offset the lack of winter snowpack.

Speaker #2: With that, we're happy to address any questions you might have.

John Wonderlich: With that, we're happy to address any questions you might have.

John Wonderlich: With that, we're happy to address any questions you might have.

Speaker #1: We are now ready to begin the question and answer session for attendees who have joined on the Q&A line. If you'd like to ask a question, please do so by pressing star one on your phone.

Operator 2: Your first question comes from the line of David Arcaro from Morgan Stanley. Your line is live.

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Speaker #1: Once again, that is star one on your phone to ask a question. Your first question comes from the line of David Akaro from Morgan Stanley.

Operator: We are now ready to begin the question and answer session for attendees who have joined on the Q&A line. If you'd like to ask a question please do so by pressing star one on your phone. Please make sure your mute function is turned off before you ask a question. We will take as many questions as time permits on a first-come basis. Once again, that is star 1 on your phone to ask a question. Your first question comes from the line of David Arcaro from Morgan Stanley. Your line is live.

Speaker #1: Your line is live.

Speaker #3: Hi David.

Lisa Grow: Hi, David.

Lisa Grow: Hi, David.

Speaker #4: Hey there. Thanks so much for taking my questions. Well, thanks for the comments on the timing of the rate case. I was just wondering, what are you, I guess, currently thinking, or what should be the, maybe, base case expectation?

David Arcaro: Hey there. Thanks so much for taking my questions. Well, thanks for the comments on the timing of the rate case. I was just wondering, what are you, I guess, currently thinking or what should be the maybe base case expectation? Could it potentially be, next June, you know, June 2027 in terms of when a full rate case might be possible? How are you characterizing that?

David Arcaro: Hey there. Thanks so much for taking my questions. Well, thanks for the comments on the timing of the rate case. I was just wondering, what are you, I guess, currently thinking or what should be the maybe base case expectation? Could it potentially be, next June, you know, June 2027 in terms of when a full rate case might be possible? How are you characterizing that?

Speaker #4: Could it potentially be next June, June 2027, in terms of when a full rate case might be possible? Or how do you characterize that?

Speaker #3: You know, I think that has been sort of our traditional cadence. But we'll keep doing the math and figuring out when the right timing of the next general rate case is.

Lisa Grow: You know, I think that has been sort of our traditional cadence, but we'll keep doing the math and figuring out, you know, when the right timing of the next general rate case would be. You know, just depend on how this year shapes up and what we see coming for the next year.

Lisa Grow: You know, I think that has been sort of our traditional cadence, but we'll keep doing the math and figuring out, you know, when the right timing of the next general rate case would be. You know, just depend on how this year shapes up and what we see coming for the next year.

Speaker #3: Would be just depend on how this year shapes up and what we see coming for the next year.

Speaker #4: Yeah, David, a couple of factors we're looking at just falling on Lisa's comments. One is the conversion of equipped plant and service becoming eligible for rate-based treatment.

Brian Buckham: Yeah, David, a couple factors we're looking at just following on Lisa's comments. One is the conversion of, you know, equipped plant and service becoming eligible for rate-based treatment. Some of the timing of that dictates when we do rate cases. The other aspect is large load revenues, timing of those coming in and the magnitude of those revenues. Those can both dictate timing of rate cases.

Brian Buckham: Yeah, David, a couple factors we're looking at just following on Lisa's comments. One is the conversion of, you know, equipped plant and service becoming eligible for rate-based treatment. Some of the timing of that dictates when we do rate cases. The other aspect is large load revenues, timing of those coming in and the magnitude of those revenues. Those can both dictate timing of rate cases.

Speaker #4: Some of the timing of that dictates when we do rate cases. And then the other aspect is largely revenues, the timing of those coming in, and the magnitude of those revenues.

Speaker #4: Those can both dictate timing of rate cases.

Speaker #1: Yep, got it. Thanks for that. That makes sense. And then I was wondering if you could comment on what you're seeing in terms of new customer new large load inbounds the pace of demand and that pipeline.

David Arcaro: Yep, got it. Thanks for that. That makes sense. I was wondering if you could comment on what you're seeing in terms of new customer, new large load inbounds, the pace of demand in that pipeline. Just when could you deliver, you know, new power? When could you handle new large loads coming into the system at this point?

David Arcaro: Yep, got it. Thanks for that. That makes sense. I was wondering if you could comment on what you're seeing in terms of new customer, new large load inbounds, the pace of demand in that pipeline. Just when could you deliver, you know, new power? When could you handle new large loads coming into the system at this point?

Speaker #1: And also just when could you deliver new power? When could you handle new large loads coming into the system at this point?

Speaker #3: Well, it continues to amaze me how strong the pipeline is. There is just an incredible amount of interest in our service area, again, from many different industries.

Lisa Grow: Well, it continues to amaze me how strong the pipeline is. There is just an incredible amount of interest in our service area, again, from many different industries. Certainly, there are some data centers included in that. You know, I will have Adam give some more color on it, but I would say, you know, for what we have ahead of us right now, between now and, say, 2028, we're probably at what our just maximum capacity to actually get work done. If there was someone that was gonna come on with modest ramps, you know, perhaps it could go a little bit towards the end of that time period.

Lisa Grow: Well, it continues to amaze me how strong the pipeline is. There is just an incredible amount of interest in our service area, again, from many different industries. Certainly, there are some data centers included in that. You know, I will have Adam give some more color on it, but I would say, you know, for what we have ahead of us right now, between now and, say, 2028, we're probably at what our just maximum capacity to actually get work done. If there was someone that was gonna come on with modest ramps, you know, perhaps it could go a little bit towards the end of that time period. We're seeing pipeline that goes well into the 2030s now, and so we're really excited about sort of the sustainability of this growth as we look to the future. Adam?

Speaker #3: Certainly, there are some data centers included in that. And I will have Adam give some more color on it. But I would say for what we have ahead of us right now between now and, say, 2028, we're probably at what are just maximum capacity to actually get work done.

Speaker #3: But if there was someone that was going to come on with modest ramps, perhaps it could go a little bit towards the end of that time period.

Speaker #3: But we're seeing pipeline that goes well into the 2030s now. And so we're really excited about the sustainability of this growth as we look to the future.

Lisa Grow: We're seeing pipeline that goes well into the 2030s now, and so we're really excited about sort of the sustainability of this growth as we look to the future. Adam?

Speaker #3: But Adam.

Speaker #4: Yeah, David. I don't have a ton to add. In addition to the data centers, we're seeing a fair amount of movement in the dairy area biodigesters, base manufacturing, warehousing.

Adam Richins: Yeah, David, I don't have a ton to add. In addition to the data centers, we're seeing a fair amount of movement in the dairy area, biodigesters, base manufacturing, warehousing. It's pretty diverse in that regard. In terms of keeping up, we feel good about where we're at. We've been able to reserve turbines where needed. Obviously, we have these RFPs that are going out the door to make sure we'll continue to meet need moving forward. As of right now, we feel good. We're staying ahead of it. Obviously, we gotta get our transmission lines built and in place too. Those are all on track, so we feel good about the transmission side too. So far so good, but it's a constant effort, and we're continuing to focus on it really every day.

Adam Richins: Yeah, David, I don't have a ton to add. In addition to the data centers, we're seeing a fair amount of movement in the dairy area, biodigesters, base manufacturing, warehousing. It's pretty diverse in that regard. In terms of keeping up, we feel good about where we're at. We've been able to reserve turbines where needed. Obviously, we have these RFPs that are going out the door to make sure we'll continue to meet need moving forward. As of right now, we feel good. We're staying ahead of it. Obviously, we gotta get our transmission lines built and in place too. Those are all on track, so we feel good about the transmission side too. So far so good, but it's a constant effort, and we're continuing to focus on it really every day.

Speaker #4: So, it's pretty diverse in that regard. In terms of keeping up, we feel good about where we're at. We've been able to reserve turbines where needed.

Speaker #4: Obviously, we have these RFPs that are going out the door to make sure we'll continue to meet need moving forward. So as of right now, we feel good.

Speaker #4: We're staying ahead of it. Obviously, we've got to get our transmission lines built and in place too. Those are all on track, so we feel good about the transmission side too.

Speaker #4: So far, so good. But it's a constant effort. And we'll continue to focus on it really every day.

Speaker #1: OK, great. Thank you.

David Arcaro: Okay, great. Thank you.

David Arcaro: Okay, great. Thank you.

Brian Buckham: Thanks, David.

Brian Buckham: Thanks, David.

Speaker #4: Thanks, David.

Speaker #1: You're next. Oh, your next question comes from the line of Shah Pereza from Wells Fargo. Your line is live.

Operator 2: Your next question comes from the line of Shar Pourreza from Wells Fargo. Your line is live.

Operator: Your next question comes from the line of Shar Pourreza from Wells Fargo. Your line is live.

Speaker #3: Hi, Shah.

Lisa Grow: Hi, Shar.

Lisa Grow: Hi, Shar.

Speaker #5: Good afternoon, team. It's Ashley Whitney Mutalama on for Shah. So, obviously, as we're thinking about rate case cadence, we're also thinking about the credit outlook.

Operator 1: Good afternoon, team. It's actually Whitney Mutalemma on for Shar. Obviously, as we're thinking about rate case cadence, we're also thinking about the credit outlook. Some time back, Moody's downgraded HoldCo to Baa3 as well as Idaho Power. It cited heavier CapEx cycle on just weaker near-term credit metrics, but it also acknowledged supportive offsets like additional parent equity or more frequent general rate cases. From your perspective, is the focus now on simply rebuilding the metrics within the new ratings category, or do you still see a path over time to improve it, credit positioning as recovery cadence catches up with spend?

Whitney Mutalemwa: Good afternoon, team. It's actually Whitney Mutalemma on for Shar. Obviously, as we're thinking about rate case cadence, we're also thinking about the credit outlook. Some time back, Moody's downgraded HoldCo to Baa3 as well as Idaho Power. It cited heavier CapEx cycle on just weaker near-term credit metrics, but it also acknowledged supportive offsets like additional parent equity or more frequent general rate cases. From your perspective, is the focus now on simply rebuilding the metrics within the new ratings category, or do you still see a path over time to improve it, credit positioning as recovery cadence catches up with spend?

Speaker #5: So some time back, Moody's downgraded Holdco to BAA3 as IDAHO Power. So excited to have your CapEx cycle on just weaker near-term credit metrics.

Speaker #5: But it also acknowledged supportive offsets like additional parent equity or more frequent general rate cases. So from your perspective, is the focus now on simply rebuilding the metrics within the new ratings category?

Speaker #5: Or do you still see a path over time to improve it credit positioning as recovery cadence catches up with spend?

Speaker #4: Yeah, Whitney, thanks for the question. This is Brian. So in terms of where the credit metrics stand right now, we don't issue debt at the holding company level.

Brian Buckham: Yeah, Whitney, thanks for the question. This is Brian. In terms of where the credit metrics stand right now, you know, we don't issue debt at the holding company level. I mean, we do all of those debt transactions at the opco level. The move to Idaho Power Baa2, part of the rationale for that was just when you look at, you know, sector credit metrics at the Moody's level, a lot of the Baa1 ratings, which is where Idaho Power was at before, have somewhat of a CFO pre-working capital to debt of around 18% on average, maybe even slightly higher in some instances.

Brian Buckham: Yeah, Whitney, thanks for the question. This is Brian. In terms of where the credit metrics stand right now, you know, we don't issue debt at the holding company level. I mean, we do all of those debt transactions at the opco level. The move to Idaho Power Baa2, part of the rationale for that was just when you look at, you know, sector credit metrics at the Moody's level, a lot of the Baa1 ratings, which is where Idaho Power was at before, have somewhat of a CFO pre-working capital to debt of around 18% on average, maybe even slightly higher in some instances.

Speaker #4: I mean, we do at all of those debt transactions at the OPCO level. And so the move to IDA Power or BAA2, part of the rationale for that was just when you look at sector credit metrics at the Moody's level, a lot of the BAA1 ratings which is where IDA Power was at before have somewhat of a CFO pre-working capital to debt of around 18% on average, maybe even slightly higher in some instances.

Speaker #4: Ours, as we've talked about in the past, while we met our prior threshold of 13% in both 2024 and 2025, going forward, we aren't looking to have a credit metric of 18%, at least not for this year and not for next year at Moody's at the OpCo level.

Brian Buckham: Ours, as we've talked about in the past, while we met our prior threshold, of 13% in both 2024 and 2025, going forward, we aren't looking to have a credit metric of 18%, at least not for this year and not for next year at Moody's at the opco level. You know, Moody's report had some of the details on that, but just from my perspective, there was a lot of peer bench benchmarking that went into that decision. Perhaps the downgrade isn't a surprise in that regard, that negative watch hovered out there for quite a while. You know, part of the upside of that is stable rating, right, and a new downgrade threshold at 12% for Moody's.

Brian Buckham: Ours, as we've talked about in the past, while we met our prior threshold, of 13% in both 2024 and 2025, going forward, we aren't looking to have a credit metric of 18%, at least not for this year and not for next year at Moody's at the opco level. You know, Moody's report had some of the details on that, but just from my perspective, there was a lot of peer bench benchmarking that went into that decision. Perhaps the downgrade isn't a surprise in that regard, that negative watch hovered out there for quite a while. You know, part of the upside of that is stable rating, right, and a new downgrade threshold at 12% for Moody's.

Speaker #4: And so Moody's report has some of the details on that. But just from my perspective, there was a lot of peer benchmarking that went into that decision.

Speaker #4: So perhaps the downgrade isn't a surprise. And that regard, that negative watch hovered out there for quite a while. The new part of the upside of that is stable rating, right?

Speaker #4: And a new downgrade threshold at 12% for Moody's. We've received a lot of questions in the past on the negative outlook. But some positive remarks on the new stable outlook.

Brian Buckham: We've received a lot of questions in the past on the negative outlook, but some positive remarks on the new stable outlook. You know, the IDACORP side, you mentioned Baa3. You know, that's part of Moody's notching policy. As I mentioned, you know, we have a higher CFO pre-working capital than debt at IDACORP and no holding company debt, so that really is just a Moody's policy on notching. You know, we've talked before about the need or desire to keep our balance sheet strong at 50/50 and a simple and straightforward balance sheet. Very focused on that. You know, to your point, that does require some equity issuances that we've signaled for quite some time and actually executed on those equity needs over time. Maintaining that balance sheet structure for us does require the equity.

Brian Buckham: We've received a lot of questions in the past on the negative outlook, but some positive remarks on the new stable outlook. You know, the IDACORP side, you mentioned Baa3. You know, that's part of Moody's notching policy. As I mentioned, you know, we have a higher CFO pre-working capital than debt at IDACORP and no holding company debt, so that really is just a Moody's policy on notching. You know, we've talked before about the need or desire to keep our balance sheet strong at 50/50 and a simple and straightforward balance sheet. Very focused on that. You know, to your point, that does require some equity issuances that we've signaled for quite some time and actually executed on those equity needs over time. Maintaining that balance sheet structure for us does require the equity.

Speaker #4: So the IDACORP side, you mentioned BAA3. That's part of Moody's notching policy. And as I mentioned, we have a higher CFO pre-working capital to debt at IDACORP and no holding company debt.

Speaker #4: So that really is just a Moody's policy on notching. We've talked before about the need or desire to keep our balance sheet strong at 50/50 and a simple and straightforward balance sheet.

Speaker #4: Still very focused on that. To your point, that does require some equity issuances that we've signaled for quite some time. And actually executed on those equity needs.

Speaker #4: Over time. So maintaining that balance sheet structure for us does require the equity. It keeps us closer to the thresholds for S&P and our prior threshold for Moody on that 13%, 14%, 15% zone for a while.

Brian Buckham: It keeps us closer to the thresholds for S&P and our prior thresholds for Moody's, you know, in that 13%, 14%, 15% zone for a while. Expecting to naturally grow off of that with large load revenues and rate cases over time. We don't have an intent to immediately equitize to 18%, for example. We'll continue to blend debt and equity. We did a debt offering earlier this year. We'll have some equity that we'll do later in the year, pull down from forwards to help blend that in. Our financing strategy does take into account those credit metrics, but balance sheet strength is the most important thing for us as we look to continue our financing.

Brian Buckham: It keeps us closer to the thresholds for S&P and our prior thresholds for Moody's, you know, in that 13%, 14%, 15% zone for a while. Expecting to naturally grow off of that with large load revenues and rate cases over time. We don't have an intent to immediately equitize to 18%, for example. We'll continue to blend debt and equity. We did a debt offering earlier this year. We'll have some equity that we'll do later in the year, pull down from forwards to help blend that in. Our financing strategy does take into account those credit metrics, but balance sheet strength is the most important thing for us as we look to continue our financing.

Speaker #4: But expecting to naturally grow off of that with large load revenues and rate cases over time. So we don't have an intent to immediately equitize to 18%, for example.

Speaker #4: We'll continue to blend debt and equity. We did a debt offering earlier this year. We'll have some equity that we'll do later in the year pull down from forwards to help blend that in.

Speaker #4: And so our financing strategy does take into account those credit metrics. But balance sheet strength is the most important thing for us as we look to continue our financing.

Speaker #5: Great. Thank you, Brian. And just as in many follow-ups, obviously, this was also in the remarks. But how are you moving towards just how are you thinking about the current CapEx cycle?

Operator 1: Great. Thank you, Brian. Just as a mini follow-up, obviously, this was also in the remarks, how are you thinking about the current CapEx cycle? What does more frequent rate relief practically mean from here? Are you moving towards a regular cadence that, you know, we can underwrite? Is there still more opportunistic based on capital timing and obviously the regulatory conditions?

Whitney Mutalemwa: Great. Thank you, Brian. Just as a mini follow-up, obviously, this was also in the remarks, how are you thinking about the current CapEx cycle? What does more frequent rate relief practically mean from here? Are you moving towards a regular cadence that, you know, we can underwrite? Is there still more opportunistic based on capital timing and obviously the regulatory conditions?

Speaker #5: What does more frequent rate relief practically mean from here? Are you moving towards a regular cadence that we can underwrite? Or is there still more opportunistic based on capital timing and obviously the regulatory conditions?

Speaker #3: Yeah, we just take a very pragmatic view of sort of where we are in our spend, in where revenues come in, and to the extent those aren't matching up, especially during this growth cycle, we will go in for rate relief.

Lisa Grow: Yeah. We just take a very pragmatic view of sort of, you know, where we are in our spend, in where revenues come in. You know, to the extent those aren't matching up, especially during this growth cycle, we will go in for rate relief. Like this year, where we're able to stay out, given that those revenues are starting to come in, we will use that as the sort of cadence, I guess. Anything that you would add, Brian?

Lisa Grow: Yeah. We just take a very pragmatic view of sort of, you know, where we are in our spend, in where revenues come in. You know, to the extent those aren't matching up, especially during this growth cycle, we will go in for rate relief. Like this year, where we're able to stay out, given that those revenues are starting to come in, we will use that as the sort of cadence, I guess. Anything that you would add, Brian?

Speaker #3: But like this year, where we're able to stay out given that those revenues are starting to come in, we will use that as the sort of cadence, I guess.

Speaker #3: Anything that you would add, Brian?

Speaker #4: No, I think that's right, Lisa. One of the things I mentioned from an earlier question is this idea of looking at the conversion rate of quip to plant in service.

Brian Buckham: No, I think that's right, Lisa. You know, one of the things I mentioned from an earlier question is this idea of looking at the conversion rate of CWIP to plants in service and, you know, the financial impact that that actually has if you don't do rate cases around that. Some of it will be just weighing the impact of that conversion to rate base and taking that into regulators versus filing rate cases when you've got large load revenues coming in. The large load revenues do really cover a lot of what would otherwise be rate cases. I can't say at this point that we'd file every year. I think, you know, the word you used was opportunistic. You know, when we need to go in, that's when we'll go in.

Brian Buckham: No, I think that's right, Lisa. You know, one of the things I mentioned from an earlier question is this idea of looking at the conversion rate of CWIP to plants in service and, you know, the financial impact that that actually has if you don't do rate cases around that. Some of it will be just weighing the impact of that conversion to rate base and taking that into regulators versus filing rate cases when you've got large load revenues coming in. The large load revenues do really cover a lot of what would otherwise be rate cases. I can't say at this point that we'd file every year. I think, you know, the word you used was opportunistic. You know, when we need to go in, that's when we'll go in. That's how I'd look at it.

Speaker #4: And the financial impact that that actually has if you don't do rate cases around that. So some of it will be just weighing the impact of that conversion to rate base.

Speaker #4: And taking that into regulators. Versus filing rate cases when you've got large load revenues coming in. So the large load revenues do really cover a lot of what would otherwise be rate cases.

Speaker #4: So I can't say at this point that we'd file every year. I think the word you used was opportunistic. When we need to go in, that's when we'll go in.

Speaker #4: That's how I'd look at it. And another thing I think we should talk about is just customer affordability, right? I mean, that's important to us.

Brian Buckham: That's how I'd look at it.

Operator 1: I see. Thank you. Well said.

Whitney Mutalemwa: I see. Thank you. Well said.

Brian Buckham: Another thing I think we should talk about is just customer affordability, right? I mean, that's important to us, and we can maintain that through these large load revenues, long-lived assets, and other features of the company with, you know, a growth pace for growth mentality that really do bring about, you know, an affordability aspect. We will look each year at what our rate ask would be. We don't want to go in and make really large rate requests, and it's this growth pace for growth mentality and really the way we operate our business from an O&M and affordability perspective that help us stay out, and use those revenues instead of rate cases in some years.

Brian Buckham: Another thing I think we should talk about is just customer affordability, right? I mean, that's important to us, and we can maintain that through these large load revenues, long-lived assets, and other features of the company with, you know, a growth pace for growth mentality that really do bring about, you know, an affordability aspect. We will look each year at what our rate ask would be. We don't want to go in and make really large rate requests, and it's this growth pace for growth mentality and really the way we operate our business from an O&M and affordability perspective that help us stay out, and use those revenues instead of rate cases in some years.

Speaker #4: And we can revenues. Long-lived assets. Another feature of the company with a growth pays-for-growth mentality that really do bring about an affordability aspect. We will look each year at what our rate ask would be.

Speaker #4: We don't want to go in and make really large rate requests. And it's this growth pays-for-growth mentality. And really the way we operate our business from an O&M and affordability perspective.

Speaker #4: That help us stay out and use those revenues instead of rate cases in some years.

Speaker #5: Sounds good. Thank you, Lisa. Thank you, Brian.

Operator 1: Sounds good. Thank you, Lisa. Thank you, Brian.

Whitney Mutalemwa: Sounds good. Thank you, Lisa. Thank you, Brian.

Speaker #3: Thank you.

Lisa Grow: Thank you.

Lisa Grow: Thank you.

Speaker #1: Your next question comes from the line of Chris Ellinghaus from Cybert Williams. Your line is live.

Operator 2: Your next question comes from the line of Chris Ellinghaus from Siebert Williams. Your line is live.

Operator: Your next question comes from the line of Chris Ellinghaus from Siebert Williams. Your line is live.

Speaker #4: Hey.

Chris Ellinghaus: Hi, Chris.

Lisa Grow: Hi, Chris.

Chris Ellinghaus: Hey, everybody. How are you? Brian, I thought you were going to get into this. I don't remember what you said in your comments, but I kind of thought you were going to talk about this. Can you just talk about how you foresee ITC recognition through the years? Do you have some visibility there? Yeah. For ITCs, we're actually a cash taxpayer, we have a tax credit appetite on our returns each year for federal income taxes. We're actually monetizing those ITCs every year. That, you know, that appetite continues. I will say there's some diminishing availability of ITCs in the future when you look at, you know, some of the legislation that's out there now. We're getting it from our batteries, for example, now, and that'll go onto our tax returns. Over the long term, I think things could change.

Chris Ellinghaus (Sieber: Hey, everybody. How are you? Brian, I thought you were going to get into this. I don't remember what you said in your comments, but I kind of thought you were going to talk about this. Can you just talk about how you foresee ITC recognition through the years? Do you have some visibility there?

Speaker #3: Hi, Chris.

Speaker #4: How are you?

Speaker #3: Good.

Speaker #4: So Brian, I thought you were going to get into this I don't remember what you said in your comments. But I kind of thought you were going to talk about this.

Speaker #4: But can you just talk about how you foresee ITC recognition through the years? Do you have some visibility there?

Speaker #3: Yeah, for ITCs, we're actually a cash taxpayer. And so we have a tax credit appetite on our returns each year, federal income taxes. So we're actually monetizing those ITCs every year.

Brian Buckham: Yeah. For ITCs, we're actually a cash taxpayer, we have a tax credit appetite on our returns each year for federal income taxes. We're actually monetizing those ITCs every year. That, you know, that appetite continues. I will say there's some diminishing availability of ITCs in the future when you look at, you know, some of the legislation that's out there now. We're getting it from our batteries, for example, now, and that'll go onto our tax returns. Over the long term, I think things could change.

Speaker #3: That appetite continues. I will say there's some diminishing availability of ITCs in the future when you look at some of the legislation that's out there now.

Speaker #3: We're getting it from our batteries, for example, now. And that'll go onto our tax returns. So, over the long term, I think things could change.

Speaker #3: We've also looked at PTCs as another avenue for us as well to look at. Right now, I think one of the important features of the ITCs that we generate is that they do go into the mechanism.

Brian Buckham: We've also looked at PTCs as another avenue for us as well to look at. Right now I think one of the important features of the ITCs that we generate is that they do go into the mechanism, so we can have a fairly sizable balance of ITCs that are available for what I'll call ADITCs for use in the mechanism going forward. No, no planned external monetization through sale of the tax credits. It would be recording them on our tax returns. Okay. Directly. In the guidance, you talk about normal weather, just looking at, you know, sort of the traditional NOAA forecast that you guys usually show, it's gonna be far from normal.

Brian Buckham: We've also looked at PTCs as another avenue for us as well to look at. Right now I think one of the important features of the ITCs that we generate is that they do go into the mechanism, so we can have a fairly sizable balance of ITCs that are available for what I'll call ADITCs for use in the mechanism going forward. No, no planned external monetization through sale of the tax credits. It would be recording them on our tax returns.

Speaker #3: So, we can have a fairly sizable balance of ITCs that are available—for what I'll call 80 ITCs—for use in the mechanism going forward.

Speaker #3: But no planned external monetization through sale of the tax credits. It would be recording them on our tax returns.

Speaker #4: OK, so directly. So in the guidance, you talk about normal weather. But just looking at sort of the traditional NOAA forecasts that you guys usually show, it's going to be far from normal.

Chris Ellinghaus (Sieber: Okay. Directly. In the guidance, you talk about normal weather, just looking at, you know, sort of the traditional NOAA forecast that you guys usually show, it's gonna be far from normal. Can you give us any sense of, you know, what you're seeing, you know, particularly irrigation as usual, but it's supposed to be super hot with pretty well below normal precipitation. You know, what have you seen so far in the spring? What's the, you know, soil condition look like? Sort of what are your thoughts about what the summer will look like?

Speaker #4: So can you give us any sense of what you're seeing particularly irrigation as usual? But it's supposed to be super hot with pretty well below normal precipitation.

Brian Buckham: Can you give us any sense of, you know, what you're seeing, you know, particularly irrigation as usual, but it's supposed to be super hot with pretty well below normal precipitation. You know, what have you seen so far in the spring? What's the, you know, soil condition look like? Sort of what are your thoughts about what the summer will look like?

Speaker #4: So, what have you seen so far in the spring? What's the soil condition look like? And, sort of, what are your thoughts about what the summer will look like?

Speaker #3: Well, it's a great question, Chris. And certainly, those of us that enjoy winter sports, we're really bummed out about not having much snow in the hills.

Lisa Grow: Well, it's a great question, Chris, and certainly, you know, those of us that enjoy winter sports were really bummed out about not having much snow in the hills. You know, we did have some good storage, and we did catch up a little bit with the rain that we had in this last month. Still is a little bit short of what we would normally see. Certainly we like it to be stored up in the mountains as snow and come down on a slower pace. All that being said, you know, irrigators have been trying to figure out, you know, what's their strategy just given some of the commodity prices, and so that may have some impacts.

Lisa Grow: Well, it's a great question, Chris, and certainly, you know, those of us that enjoy winter sports were really bummed out about not having much snow in the hills. You know, we did have some good storage, and we did catch up a little bit with the rain that we had in this last month. Still is a little bit short of what we would normally see. Certainly we like it to be stored up in the mountains as snow and come down on a slower pace. All that being said, you know, irrigators have been trying to figure out, you know, what's their strategy just given some of the commodity prices, and so that may have some impacts.

Speaker #3: But we did have some good storage. And we did catch up a little bit with the rain that we had in this last month.

Speaker #3: But still is a little bit short of what we would normally see. And certainly, we like it to be stored up in the mountains as snow and come down on a slower pace.

Speaker #3: But all that being said, irrigators have been trying to figure out what's their strategy, just given some of the commodity prices. And so that may have some impact.

Speaker #3: But I think overall, with hot and dry conditions, our folks on the ground are thinking it could be actually closer to normal than some of that might indicate.

Lisa Grow: I think overall, you know, with hot and dry conditions, our folks on the ground are thinking it could be actually closer to normal than some of that might indicate. I know that Adam has some additional color for that as well.

Lisa Grow: I think overall, you know, with hot and dry conditions, our folks on the ground are thinking it could be actually closer to normal than some of that might indicate. I know that Adam has some additional color for that as well.

Speaker #3: And I know that Adam has some additional color for that as well.

Speaker #4: Yeah, Chris, we've been debating this issue with the folks on ground because and it's interesting to see their take. What we've been looking at is that low water years have not correlated to less sales because there's just so many other factors involved.

Adam Richins: Yeah, Chris, we've been debating this issue with the folks on ground. It's interesting to see their take. What we've been looking at is that low water years have not correlated to less sales because there's just so many other factors involved. This summer, I think you mentioned some of the factors. The factors pushing towards more sales are projected warmer weather. You mentioned NOAA. Lisa mentioned our reservoirs were actually at average, so that's a good sign. The other thing that's interesting is when surface water users do get cut off a little bit, they tend to use ground pumps to make some of that up when water is scarce. Those things would all push towards more sales. On the other side, obviously, with low water, you can have the risk of curtailments, which could happen.

Adam Richins: Yeah, Chris, we've been debating this issue with the folks on ground. It's interesting to see their take. What we've been looking at is that low water years have not correlated to less sales because there's just so many other factors involved. This summer, I think you mentioned some of the factors. The factors pushing towards more sales are projected warmer weather. You mentioned NOAA. Lisa mentioned our reservoirs were actually at average, so that's a good sign. The other thing that's interesting is when surface water users do get cut off a little bit, they tend to use ground pumps to make some of that up when water is scarce. Those things would all push towards more sales. On the other side, obviously, with low water, you can have the risk of curtailments, which could happen.

Speaker #4: And this summer, I think you mentioned some of the factors. The factors pushing towards more sales are projected warmer weather. You mentioned NOAA. Lisa mentioned our reservoirs.

Speaker #4: We're actually at average so that's a good sign. And the other thing that's interesting is when surface water users do get cut off a little bit, they tend to use ground pumps to make some of that up when water is scarce.

Speaker #4: So those things would all push towards more sales. On the other side, obviously, with low water, you can have the risk of curtailments, which could happen.

Speaker #4: We've had that in the past. But as we debated these things and went back and forth to look at what we thought irrigation sales were going to look like in the future, we did get to kind of this net, net normal position that Lisa mentioned.

Adam Richins: We've had that in the past. As we debated these things and went back and forth to look at what we thought irrigation sales were gonna look like in the future, we did get to kind of this net-net normal position that Lisa mentioned, and that is really from the folks that are on the ground talking to farmers, trying to get a feel for what the year is gonna look like.

Adam Richins: We've had that in the past. As we debated these things and went back and forth to look at what we thought irrigation sales were gonna look like in the future, we did get to kind of this net-net normal position that Lisa mentioned, and that is really from the folks that are on the ground talking to farmers, trying to get a feel for what the year is gonna look like.

Speaker #4: And that is really from the folks that are on the ground talking to farmers, trying to get a feel for what the year is going to look like.

Chris Ellinghaus: If I could paraphrase, you're suggesting that you're expecting sort of normal water resources, but the demand could be high?

Speaker #4: If I could paraphrase, you're suggesting that you're expecting sort of normal water resources but the demand could be high?

Chris Ellinghaus (Sieber: If I could paraphrase, you're suggesting that you're expecting sort of normal water resources, but the demand could be high?

Speaker #3: It does feel like the demand if the weather turns out like it's predicted, like you mentioned, could be higher in terms of the need for energy pumps.

Adam Richins: It does feel like the demand, if the weather turns out like it's predicted, like you mentioned, could be higher in terms of the need for energy pumps. The water side could be a little bit low, but again, we've seen no correlation in the past between low water and low sales. In fact, lots of times we've had low water years that have had higher sales, because the temperatures have been higher. There's just puts and takes as we look at both sides of it.

Adam Richins: It does feel like the demand, if the weather turns out like it's predicted, like you mentioned, could be higher in terms of the need for energy pumps. The water side could be a little bit low, but again, we've seen no correlation in the past between low water and low sales. In fact, lots of times we've had low water years that have had higher sales, because the temperatures have been higher. There's just puts and takes as we look at both sides of it.

Speaker #3: The water side could be a little bit low. But again, we've seen no correlation in the past between low water and low sales. In fact, lots of times we've had low water years that have had higher sales because the temperatures have been higher.

Speaker #3: So there's just puts and takes as we look at both sides of it.

Speaker #4: Right. Did you get any sort of feedback about the impact that the Iran situation is having on your agricultural customers?

Chris Ellinghaus: Right. Did you get any sort of feedback about the impact that the tariffs situation is having on your agricultural customers?

Chris Ellinghaus (Sieber: Right. Did you get any sort of feedback about the impact that the tariffs situation is having on your agricultural customers?

Speaker #3: We did not get feedback on that. We got a little feedback as Lisa mentioned on the commodity side. Some of the pricing for potatoes and beets are a little bit lower than I think our farmers would like.

Adam Richins: We did not get feedback on that. We got a little feedback, as Lisa mentioned, on the commodity side. Some of the pricing for potatoes and beets are a little bit lower than I think our farmers would like. There are some cases when they planted maybe a slightly less of those products, which, you know, could impact water use. At the end of the day, they didn't touch on the tariffs issue directly.

Adam Richins: We did not get feedback on that. We got a little feedback, as Lisa mentioned, on the commodity side. Some of the pricing for potatoes and beets are a little bit lower than I think our farmers would like. There are some cases when they planted maybe a slightly less of those products, which, you know, could impact water use. At the end of the day, they didn't touch on the tariffs issue directly.

Speaker #3: And so there are some cases when they planted maybe a slightly less of those products, which could impact water use. But at the end of the day, they didn't touch on the Iran issue directly.

Speaker #4: OK. And I guess lastly, you touched on the strength of the pipeline. Can we assume that your Q is basically unchanged from what you talked about on the fourth quarter?

Chris Ellinghaus: Okay. I guess lastly, you touched on the strength of the pipeline. Can we assume that your queue is basically unchanged from what you talked about on Q4?

Chris Ellinghaus (Sieber: Okay. I guess lastly, you touched on the strength of the pipeline. Can we assume that your queue is basically unchanged from what you talked about on Q4?

Speaker #3: Gosh, I think we've even had a few more inquiries since the fourth quarter. I think it seems like it's never-ending, honestly. And certainly, a few new ones come into the Q, a few others might drop out.

Chris Ellinghaus: Gosh, I think we've even had a few more inquiries since Q4. I think it seems like it's never-ending, honestly. Certainly, you know, a few new ones come into the queue, a few others might drop out. I would say overall it's up.

Lisa Grow: Gosh, I think we've even had a few more inquiries since Q4. I think it seems like it's never-ending, honestly. Certainly, you know, a few new ones come into the queue, a few others might drop out. I would say overall it's up.

Speaker #3: But I would say overall, it's up.

Speaker #4: I think that's right, Chris. And just a quick reminder, we've been hanging at that 8.3% IRP growth for a while now. I think we're going to update that as part of the next IRP in Q4.

Adam Richins: I think that's right, Chris. Just a quick reminder, we've been hanging at that 8.3% IRP growth for a while now. I think we're gonna update that as part of the next IRP in Q4. I think when you see that update, you know, there should be some upside in that.

Adam Richins: I think that's right, Chris. Just a quick reminder, we've been hanging at that 8.3% IRP growth for a while now. I think we're gonna update that as part of the next IRP in Q4. I think when you see that update, you know, there should be some upside in that.

Speaker #4: So I think when you see that update, there should be some upside in that.

Speaker #3: Yeah, and it's important to just remember that we don't put any load prospective load into that number until we have either a sizable financial commitment or signed contract or something that feels a lot more than the entire kicker.

Lisa Grow: Yeah, it's important to just remember that we don't put any load, prospective load into that number until we have either a, you know, a sizable financial commitment or a signed contract or something that feels a lot more than the tire kicker. Well, the pipeline and the 8.3% aren't exactly correlated. There's some lag in between.

Lisa Grow: Yeah, it's important to just remember that we don't put any load, prospective load into that number until we have either a, you know, a sizable financial commitment or a signed contract or something that feels a lot more than the tire kicker. Well, the pipeline and the 8.3% aren't exactly correlated. There's some lag in between.

Speaker #3: So, while the pipeline and the 8.3% aren't exactly correlated, there's some lag in between.

Speaker #4: Sure. It just kind of helps that when you quoted that 4,000 megawatt Q, it just sort of kind of puts things into perspective. So I was just kind of curious if that number had made any kind of advance or decline.

Chris Ellinghaus: Sure. It just kinda helps that when you quoted that 4,000 MW queue, it just sorta kinda puts things into perspective. I was just kinda curious if that number had made any kind of advance or decline. Okay.

Chris Ellinghaus (Sieber: Sure. It just kinda helps that when you quoted that 4,000 MW queue, it just sorta kinda puts things into perspective. I was just kinda curious if that number had made any kind of advance or decline. Okay.

Speaker #3: I think Chris just quickly, the problem on those issues talking about the large loads is so many of them are confidential. We just can't come out with them until they go public.

Adam Richins: I think, Chris, just quickly, the problem on those issues is, you know, talking about the large loads, is so many of them are confidential, we just can't come out with them until they go public. Lots of times we're in a holding pattern for them.

Adam Richins: I think, Chris, just quickly, the problem on those issues is, you know, talking about the large loads, is so many of them are confidential, we just can't come out with them until they go public. Lots of times we're in a holding pattern for them.

Speaker #3: And so lots of times we're in a holding pattern for them.

Speaker #4: Sure. Makes sense. OK. Thanks so much. Appreciate it. Thanks, Chris.

Chris Ellinghaus: Sure. Makes sense. Okay, thanks a bunch. Appreciate it.

Chris Ellinghaus (Sieber: Sure. Makes sense. Okay, thanks a bunch. Appreciate it.

Lisa Grow: Thank you.

Lisa Grow: Thank you.

Adam Richins: Thanks, Chris.

Adam Richins: Thanks, Chris.

Speaker #1: Your next question comes from the line of Michael Loengan. From Barclays, your line is live.

Operator 2: Your next question comes from the line of Michael Lonegan from Barclays. Your line is live.

Operator: Your next question comes from the line of Michael Lonegan from Barclays. Your line is live.

Speaker #5: Hi there.

Lisa Grow: Hi there.

Lisa Grow: Hi there.

Speaker #6: Hi, thanks for taking my question. Just wondering if there's any update you can provide on Micron Fab 2 when you expect an ESA to be signed and when we could expect it to be implemented into your capital plan?

Michael Lonegan: Hi. Thanks for taking the question. Just wondering if there's any update you can provide on Micron Fab 2, when you expect an ESA to be signed, and, you know, when we could expect it to be implemented into your capital plan.

Michael Lonegan: Hi. Thanks for taking the question. Just wondering if there's any update you can provide on Micron Fab 2, when you expect an ESA to be signed, and, you know, when we could expect it to be implemented into your capital plan.

Speaker #4: This is Adam. So the ESA has been signed. It's still being reviewed by the commission. We expect to hear from the commission any day now.

Adam Richins: This is Adam. The ESA has been signed. It's still being reviewed by the commission. We expect to hear from the commission any day now.

Adam Richins: This is Adam. The ESA has been signed. It's still being reviewed by the commission. We expect to hear from the commission any day now.

Lisa Grow: This is on Fab 2.

Lisa Grow: This is on Fab 2.

Speaker #3: Oh, this is on Fab 2.

Speaker #4: Oh, on Fab 2? Yeah, we're still negotiating Fab 2 ESA. What I can say about Micron is there is an absolute ton of work that's going on on site.

Adam Richins: On Fab Two? Yeah, we're still negotiating Fab Two ESA. What I can say about Micron is there is an absolute ton of work that's going on on site. It's really amazing to see what a $50 billion project looks like as you walk around. Brian, Lisa, and I were able to do that not long ago. In terms of their in-service date, they anticipate initial waiver output for their first fab around mid 2027. On the second fab, they are already moving forward with ground preparations for Fab Two. Of course, we have revenues potentially coming in the door mid this year related to Fab One. On the ESA side, we're still working with Micron on that.

Adam Richins: On Fab Two? Yeah, we're still negotiating Fab Two ESA. What I can say about Micron is there is an absolute ton of work that's going on on site. It's really amazing to see what a $50 billion project looks like as you walk around. Brian, Lisa, and I were able to do that not long ago. In terms of their in-service date, they anticipate initial waiver output for their first fab around mid 2027. On the second fab, they are already moving forward with ground preparations for Fab Two. Of course, we have revenues potentially coming in the door mid this year related to Fab One. On the ESA side, we're still working with Micron on that. Hard to say exactly the timing of that, but we'll let you know when it becomes more public.

Speaker #4: It's really amazing to see what a $50 billion project looks like as you walk around. Brian and Lisa and I were able to do that not long ago.

Speaker #4: But in terms of their in-service state, they anticipate initial wafer output for their first fab around mid-2027. And on the second fab, they are already moving forward with ground preparations for Fab 2.

Speaker #4: And of course, we have revenues potentially coming in the door mid-this year related to Fab 1. So on the ESA side, we're still working with Micron on that.

Adam Richins: Hard to say exactly the timing of that, but we'll let you know when it becomes more public.

Speaker #4: Hard to say exactly the timing of that. But we'll let you know when it becomes more public.

Speaker #6: Thanks. And then you highlighted the capital plan as conservative. You touched upon the 2032 RFP as being incremental. Anything you could say about your targeted ownership in the investment opportunity set there?

Michael Lonegan: Thanks. Then you highlighted the capital plan as conservative. You touched upon the 2032 RFP as being incremental. Just anything you could say about your targeted ownership and, you know, and the investment opportunity set there?

Michael Lonegan: Thanks. Then you highlighted the capital plan as conservative. You touched upon the 2032 RFP as being incremental. Just anything you could say about your targeted ownership and, you know, and the investment opportunity set there?

Speaker #3: I mean, we always want to go in with some company-owned assets or projects. And we do. And historically, we've won about 50% of those.

Lisa Grow: I mean, we always wanna go in with some company-owned assets or projects, and we do. You know, historically, we've won about 50% of those. You know, we have certainly we have a desire to own as many of the resources as we can, and we do so in a competitive way.

Lisa Grow: I mean, we always wanna go in with some company-owned assets or projects, and we do. You know, historically, we've won about 50% of those. You know, we have certainly we have a desire to own as many of the resources as we can, and we do so in a competitive way.

Speaker #3: And so we have certainly we have a desire to own as many of the resources as we can. And we do so in a competitive way.

Speaker #4: And maybe I'll just add, we are this is Adam. We do have several projects that we'll put into the 2032 bid. So we'll compete like we do each year.

Adam Richins: Maybe I'll just add, we are. This is Adam. We do have several projects that we'll put into the 2032 bid, so we'll compete like we do each year. Yeah, Michael, if I can add to that, I think you referenced the CapEx impacts as well. You know, the CapEx forecast that we have in the slides that we're showing right now doesn't have any resources for the 2032 RFP in it. We don't assume any sort of win rate for purposes of our CapEx. We put it in there when we know it's gonna happen. There is some amount of CapEx in the graph that'll help serve a portion of Micron's second fab, but only what we expect would be in the very earliest year or years of operation.

Adam Richins: Maybe I'll just add, we are. This is Adam. We do have several projects that we'll put into the 2032 bid, so we'll compete like we do each year.

Speaker #6: Yeah, Michael, if I can add to that—I think you referenced the CapEx impacts as well. And so, the CapEx forecast that we have in the slides that we're showing right now doesn't have any resources for the 2032 RFP.

Brian Buckham: Yeah, Michael, if I can add to that, I think you referenced the CapEx impacts as well. You know, the CapEx forecast that we have in the slides that we're showing right now doesn't have any resources for the 2032 RFP in it. We don't assume any sort of win rate for purposes of our CapEx. We put it in there when we know it's gonna happen. There is some amount of CapEx in the graph that'll help serve a portion of Micron's second fab, but only what we expect would be in the very earliest year or years of operation.

Speaker #6: And we don't assume any sort of win rate for purposes of our CapEx. We put it in there when we know it's going to happen.

Speaker #6: There is some amount of CapEx in the graph that'll help serve a portion of Micron's second fab, but only what we expect would be in the very earliest year or years of operation.

Speaker #6: That's our large transmission projects will help with that. Some of our generation we need more resources for Fab 2. And like Adam said, the amount of CapEx actually depends on the ESAs we sign.

Brian Buckham: You know, that's our large transmission projects will help with that. Some of our generation, you know, we need more resources for Fab 2. Like Adam said, the amount of CapEx actually spends on the ESAs we sign and, you know, how we serve our load growth rate, which we're working on right now. Again, the IRP gets filed in June of 2027. We'll lock down some form of growth rate, load growth rate more Q4 this year so that we can do our modeling off of that. You know, if you wanna serve a load several years from now, you have to start the process now, which means spending some amount in the near term for things like turbine reservations and early payments and then higher amounts as things get fabricated and delivered and the project gets constructed.

Brian Buckham: You know, that's our large transmission projects will help with that. Some of our generation, you know, we need more resources for Fab 2. Like Adam said, the amount of CapEx actually spends on the ESAs we sign and, you know, how we serve our load growth rate, which we're working on right now. Again, the IRP gets filed in June of 2027. We'll lock down some form of growth rate, load growth rate more Q4 this year so that we can do our modeling off of that. You know, if you wanna serve a load several years from now, you have to start the process now, which means spending some amount in the near term for things like turbine reservations and early payments and then higher amounts as things get fabricated and delivered and the project gets constructed.

Speaker #6: And how we serve our load growth rate, which we're working on right now. Again, the IRP gets filed in June of '27, but we'll lock down some form of growth rate load growth rate more fourth quarter of this year so that we can do our modeling off of that.

Speaker #6: If you want to serve load several years from now, you have to start the process now, which means spending some amount in the near term for things like turbine reservations and early payments and then higher amounts as things get fabricated and delivered and the project gets constructed.

Speaker #6: So you could start to see some of those payments show up in the current five-year window. Maybe weighted more towards 2029, 2030 than in the very near term.

Brian Buckham: You could start to see some of those payments show up in the current 5-year window, maybe weighted more towards 2029 to 2030 than in the very near term. That's how we look at the CapEx upside on that graph.

Brian Buckham: You could start to see some of those payments show up in the current 5-year window, maybe weighted more towards 2029 to 2030 than in the very near term. That's how we look at the CapEx upside on that graph.

Speaker #6: But that's how we look at the CapEx upside on that graph. Great. Thanks. And then lastly from me, you executed on the ATM program this year.

Michael Lonegan: Great. Thanks. Lastly from me, you executed on the ATM program this year. You talked about, you know, a new ATM program. You have some forward settling later this year. You know, for the balance of your equity financing plan, just wondering if you could talk about the profile of issuances, broadly speaking. Should we expect it to profile with CapEx? You know, also incremental capital, should we still anticipate that to be financed with your 50/50 structure?

Michael Lonegan: Great. Thanks. Lastly from me, you executed on the ATM program this year. You talked about, you know, a new ATM program. You have some forward settling later this year. You know, for the balance of your equity financing plan, just wondering if you could talk about the profile of issuances, broadly speaking. Should we expect it to profile with CapEx? You know, also incremental capital, should we still anticipate that to be financed with your 50/50 structure?

Speaker #6: You talked about a new ATM program. You have some forward settling later this year. For the balance of your equity financing plan, I'm just wondering if you could talk about the profile of issuances, broadly speaking.

Speaker #6: Should we expect it to profile with CapEx and also incremental capital? Should we still anticipate that to be financed with your 50/50 structure?

Speaker #4: So, the answer to the second question is yes. For any incremental amounts that are in the plan, you should plan on 50/50, right? For the stuff that's already in the plan, I think we've quoted more like a 30/70 split.

Brian Buckham: The answer to the second question is yes. For any incremental amounts that are in the plan, you should plan on 50/50, right? For the stuff that's already in the plan, I think we've quoted more like a 30/70 split, but anything incremental above that to maintain our balance sheet structure, assume 50/50. The nature of the issuances, I mean, one of the things we've talked about in the past is it's probably not linear, and part of that is because you've got, you know, large customer revenues coming in more, you know, operating cash flow in the latter years of the window. Maybe a little bit more front-end loaded.

Brian Buckham: The answer to the second question is yes. For any incremental amounts that are in the plan, you should plan on 50/50, right? For the stuff that's already in the plan, I think we've quoted more like a 30/70 split, but anything incremental above that to maintain our balance sheet structure, assume 50/50. The nature of the issuances, I mean, one of the things we've talked about in the past is it's probably not linear, and part of that is because you've got, you know, large customer revenues coming in more, you know, operating cash flow in the latter years of the window. Maybe a little bit more front-end loaded.

Speaker #4: But anything incremental above that, to maintain our balance sheet structure, assume 50/50. The nature of the issuances, I mean, one of the things we've talked about in the past is it's probably not linear.

Speaker #4: And part of that is because you've got large customer revenues coming in more operating cash flow in the latter years of the window. So maybe a little bit more front-end loaded.

Speaker #4: I think the best way we've been able to tell people is to model it somewhat like the CapEx profile is right now. And then if there's incremental upside, or to the CapEx in the plan, build a little more in in that window.

Brian Buckham: I think the best way we've been able to tell people is to model it somewhat like the CapEx profile is right now, and then if there's incremental upside or, say, the CapEx in the plan, build a little more in that window. Definitely not linear, and we can look at it from the perspective of if we were to have ATM issuances with forwards on it. The financing plan for equity based on the amount you saw on the slide is something that's within, you know, reasonable ATM issuance amounts, I think I mentioned in my more pre-prepared remarks earlier. With those forwards, you know, we have the ability to shape the equity a little easier to match the timing of payment.

Brian Buckham: I think the best way we've been able to tell people is to model it somewhat like the CapEx profile is right now, and then if there's incremental upside or, say, the CapEx in the plan, build a little more in that window. Definitely not linear, and we can look at it from the perspective of if we were to have ATM issuances with forwards on it. The financing plan for equity based on the amount you saw on the slide is something that's within, you know, reasonable ATM issuance amounts, I think I mentioned in my more pre-prepared remarks earlier. With those forwards, you know, we have the ability to shape the equity a little easier to match the timing of payment.

Speaker #4: But definitely not linear. And we can look at it from the perspective of if we were to have ATM issuances with forwards on it, the financing plan for equity based on the amount you saw on the slide is something that's within reasonable ATM issuance amounts.

Speaker #4: I think I mentioned in my more prepared marks earlier. And with those forwards, we have the ability to shape the equity a little easier to match the timing of payment.

Speaker #6: Great. Thanks for taking my questions.

Michael Lonegan: Great. Thanks for taking my question.

Michael Lonegan: Great. Thanks for taking my question.

Speaker #4: Thanks, Michael.

Brian Buckham: Thanks, Michael.

Brian Buckham: Thanks, Michael.

Speaker #1: Your next question comes from the line of Julian Dumoulin-Smith from Jefferies. Your line is live.

Operator 2: Your next question comes from the line of Julien Dumoulin-Smith from Jefferies. Your line is live.

Operator: Your next question comes from the line of Julien Dumoulin-Smith from Jefferies. Your line is live.

Speaker #3: Hi there.

Lisa Grow: Hi there.

Lisa Grow: Hi there.

Speaker #6: Hi, it's Brian Russillo. I'm for Julian. Good afternoon.

Brian Russo: Hi, it's Brian Russo for Julien. Good afternoon.

Brian Russo: Hi, it's Brian Russo for Julien. Good afternoon.

Speaker #4: Hey, Ryan.

Speaker #3: We never know which of you is really going to answer. So nice to hear from you, Brian.

Brian Buckham: Hey, Brian.

Brian Buckham: Hey, Brian.

Lisa Grow: We never know which of you is really gonna answer, so nice to hear from you, Brian.

Lisa Grow: We never know which of you is really gonna answer, so nice to hear from you, Brian.

Brian Russo: Thank you. Likewise. Just, it's nice to see ground prep, you know, beginning at the Micron Fab Two. I'm just wondering, you know, what are the next milestones, you know, that could trigger an ESA? Is it just, you know, the parameters of the contract that you're negotiating? Then secondly, what load is upside that would be incremental to the prior IRP's 8.3% that would be reflected in this updated IRP? Will Micron's Fab Two also be included in that load forecast?

Brian Russo: Thank you. Likewise. Just, it's nice to see ground prep, you know, beginning at the Micron Fab Two. I'm just wondering, you know, what are the next milestones, you know, that could trigger an ESA? Is it just, you know, the parameters of the contract that you're negotiating? Then secondly, what load is upside that would be incremental to the prior IRP's 8.3% that would be reflected in this updated IRP? Will Micron's Fab Two also be included in that load forecast?

Speaker #6: Thank you. Likewise. And it's nice to see ground prep beginning at the Micron Fab 2. I'm just wondering, what are the next milestones that could trigger an ESA?

Speaker #6: Or is it just the parameters of the contract that you're negotiating? And then secondly, what load is upside that would be incremental to the prior IRP's 8.3% that would be reflected in this updated IRP?

Speaker #6: And will Fab Micron's Fab 2 also be included in that load forecast?

Speaker #4: Brian, this is Adam. So Fab 2 is not in the 8.3%. We do anticipate that it'll be in the upcoming Q4 load forecast. In terms of timing, I shared kind of where they're at.

Adam Richins: Brian, this is Adam. Fab 2 is not in the 8.3%. We do anticipate that it'll be in the upcoming Q4 load forecast. In terms of timing, I shared kinda where they're at. Anything beyond that is not public. I think they publicly said that, again, they anticipate initial waiver output for their 1st fab in mid-2027. Beyond that, we can't get into the details of when they'll hit different targets or not. To do that, we kinda track what they've said publicly, and that's what they've said publicly.

Adam Richins: Brian, this is Adam. Fab 2 is not in the 8.3%. We do anticipate that it'll be in the upcoming Q4 load forecast. In terms of timing, I shared kinda where they're at. Anything beyond that is not public. I think they publicly said that, again, they anticipate initial waiver output for their 1st fab in mid-2027. Beyond that, we can't get into the details of when they'll hit different targets or not. To do that, we kinda track what they've said publicly, and that's what they've said publicly.

Speaker #4: Anything beyond that is not public. I think they publicly said that, again, they anticipate initial waiver output for their first fab in mid-2027. Beyond that, we can't get into the details of when they'll hit different targets or not.

Speaker #4: So to do that, we can attract what they've said publicly. And that's what they've said publicly.

Speaker #6: Okay. And then I apologize if I missed this earlier, but could you remind us of what has changed in the RFP bidding process? That might give you guys a slight advantage.

Brian Russo: Okay. I apologize if I missed this earlier, but could you remind us of what has changed in the RFP bidding process, you know, that might give you guys a slight advantage, possibly?

Brian Russo: Okay. I apologize if I missed this earlier, but could you remind us of what has changed in the RFP bidding process, you know, that might give you guys a slight advantage, possibly on the wind rate?

Speaker #6: Possibly. On the win rate.

Brian Buckham: On the wind rate?

Brian Buckham: This is Adam again. I don't know that I would say it's an advantage as much as it's faster.

Speaker #4: This is Adam again. I don't know that I would say it's an advantage as much as it's faster than it was under the Oregon rules.

Adam Richins: This is Adam again. I don't know that I would say it's an advantage as much as it's faster.

Lisa Grow: Yeah

Lisa Grow: Yeah

Adam Richins: than it was under the Oregon rules. One of the things we're running into, and I think you know this, Brian, is that turbine procurement, you have to do well in advance of what we used to do because of supply chain constraints and the timeline related to the regulatory process. The review was just a lot longer than what we needed to get these projects in place. The other thing that's out there is we don't submit a benchmark bid anymore. We just compete equally with all other, you know, independent power producers out there. That wouldn't set us at advantage as much as it's just putting us at an equal playing field, and that's a playing field we were not in several years ago.

Adam Richins: than it was under the Oregon rules. One of the things we're running into, and I think you know this, Brian, is that turbine procurement, you have to do well in advance of what we used to do because of supply chain constraints and the timeline related to the regulatory process. The review was just a lot longer than what we needed to get these projects in place. The other thing that's out there is we don't submit a benchmark bid anymore. We just compete equally with all other, you know, independent power producers out there. That wouldn't set us at advantage as much as it's just putting us at an equal playing field, and that's a playing field we were not in several years ago.

Speaker #4: One of the things we're running into, and I think you know this, Brian, is that turbine procurement, you have to do well in advance of what we used to do because of supply chain constraints.

Speaker #4: And the timeline related to the regulatory process, the review was just a lot longer than what we needed to get these projects in place.

Speaker #4: The other thing that's out there is we don't submit a benchmark bid anymore. We just compete equally with all other independent power producers out there.

Speaker #4: So that wouldn't set us at advantage as much as it's just putting us at an equal playing field. And that's a playing field we were not in several years ago.

Speaker #4: Lisa mentioned we've been kind of at a 50% hit rate, so we're continuing to try to do that. And hopefully, this new process will make it go faster.

Adam Richins: Lisa mentioned we've been kind of at a 50% hit rate, so we're continuing to try to do that, and hopefully this new process will make it go faster. Of course, not having a benchmark bid allows us to compete equally with everyone else.

Adam Richins: Lisa mentioned we've been kind of at a 50% hit rate, so we're continuing to try to do that, and hopefully this new process will make it go faster. Of course, not having a benchmark bid allows us to compete equally with everyone else.

Speaker #4: And then, of course, not having a benchmark bid allows us to compete equally with everyone else.

Speaker #6: Understood. Thank you very much.

Brian Buckham: Understood. Thank you very much.

Brian Russo: Understood. Thank you very much.

Speaker #4: Thanks, Brian.

Adam Richins: Thanks, Brian.

Adam Richins: Thanks, Brian.

Speaker #3: Thanks, Brian.

Lisa Grow: Thanks, Brian.

Lisa Grow: Thanks, Brian.

Speaker #1: Your next question comes from the line of Anthony Crowdell from Miswo. Your line is live.

Operator 2: Your next question comes from the line of Anthony Crowdell from Mizuho. Your line is live.

Operator: Your next question comes from the line of Anthony Crowdell from Mizuho. Your line is live.

Speaker #3: Hi, Anthony.

Lisa Grow: Hi, Anthony.

Lisa Grow: Hi, Anthony.

Speaker #7: Hey, how's it going? I appreciate the update on the beet crop. Just I have one quick follow-up. Slide 12, you talk about the 2032 RFP update.

Anthony Crowdell: Hey, how's it going? Appreciate the update on the beet crop. I have one quick follow-up. Slide 12, you talk about the 2032 RFP update. The 200MW of capacity you're talking there, is that associated with any particular committed customer or committed load?

Anthony Crowdell: Hey, how's it going? Appreciate the update on the beet crop. I have one quick follow-up. Slide 12, you talk about the 2032 RFP update. The 200MW of capacity you're talking there, is that associated with any particular committed customer or committed load?

Speaker #7: The 200 megawatts of capacity you're talking about there, is that associated with any particular committed customer or committed load?

Speaker #4: What? This is Adam. So one thing we mentioned there, you'll note that it says at least 200 megawatts. We viewed that as a little bit of a minimum.

Adam Richins: Well, this is Adam. One thing we mentioned there, you'll note that it says at least 200 megawatts. We view that as a little bit of a minimum. This 200 megawatts is perfect capacity, and it's tied to the 8.3% IRP growth rate that we've been talking about. Again, we're gonna update that figure in the future. The way it works in the RFP side is we'll get a variety of different projects. We'll be able to review those projects that are on the shortlist. Then depending on our need at that time, we'll be able to pull the trigger on as many projects as we need to meet the load forecast at that time. Again, Idaho Power will bid several projects in the 2032 IRP.

Adam Richins: Well, this is Adam. One thing we mentioned there, you'll note that it says at least 200 megawatts. We view that as a little bit of a minimum. This 200 megawatts is perfect capacity, and it's tied to the 8.3% IRP growth rate that we've been talking about. Again, we're gonna update that figure in the future. The way it works in the RFP side is we'll get a variety of different projects. We'll be able to review those projects that are on the shortlist. Then depending on our need at that time, we'll be able to pull the trigger on as many projects as we need to meet the load forecast at that time. Again, Idaho Power will bid several projects in the 2032 IRP. Then on the CapEx side, Brian, may be worth mentioning, I guess, what's included in the CapEx in the 2032-

Speaker #4: This 200 megawatts is the perfect capacity, and it's tied to the 8.3% IRP growth rate that we've been talking about. Again, we're going to update that figure in the future.

Speaker #4: The way it works in the RFP side is we'll get a variety of different projects. We'll be able to review those projects that are on the shortlist and then, depending on our need at that time, we'll be able to pull the trigger on as many projects as we need to meet the load forecast at that time.

Speaker #4: Again, Idaho Power will bid several projects in the 2032 IRP. And then on the CapEx side, Brian, maybe worth mentioning, I guess, what's included in the CapEx from the 2032.

Adam Richins: Then on the CapEx side, Brian, may be worth mentioning, I guess, what's included in the CapEx in the 2032-

Speaker #7: Yeah.

Brian Buckham: Yeah

Brian Buckham: Yeah

Adam Richins: resource play.

Adam Richins: resource play.

Speaker #4: Resource play.

Speaker #7: Yeah, thanks, Adam. I'll just reiterate, we don't actually have anything in there at all from the '2032 RFP. It's a common question—that we don't actually have any assumed win rate, to Adam's point.

Brian Buckham: Yeah. Thanks, Adam. I'll just reiterate, we don't actually have anything in there at all from the 2032 RFP. It's a common question that, you know, we don't actually have any assumed wind rate. You know, to Adam's point, we'll compete on equal footing in the RFP, and what shows up from that that are company-owned would be additive to the CapEx.

Brian Buckham: Yeah. Thanks, Adam. I'll just reiterate, we don't actually have anything in there at all from the 2032 RFP. It's a common question that, you know, we don't actually have any assumed wind rate. You know, to Adam's point, we'll compete on equal footing in the RFP, and what shows up from that that are company-owned would be additive to the CapEx.

Speaker #7: We'll compete on equal footing. And the RFP and what shows up from that that our company owned would be additive to the CapEx.

Speaker #6: Great. That's all I had. Congrats on a good quarter.

Anthony Crowdell: Great. That's all I had. Congrats on a good quarter.

Anthony Crowdell: Great. That's all I had. Congrats on a good quarter.

Speaker #3: All right.

Lisa Grow: All right.

Lisa Grow: All right.

Speaker #4: Thanks, Anthony.

Adam Richins: Thanks, Anthony.

Adam Richins: Thanks, Anthony.

Speaker #3: Thank you.

Lisa Grow: Thank you.

Lisa Grow: Thank you.

Speaker #1: And the final opportunity. Press star one to signal for a question. There are no further questions. That concludes the question and answer session for today.

Operator 2: A final opportunity. Press star one to signal for a question. There are no further questions. That concludes the question and answer session for today. Ms. Grow, I will turn the conference back to you.

Operator: A final opportunity. Press star one to signal for a question. There are no further questions. That concludes the question and answer session for today. Ms. Grow, I will turn the conference back to you.

Speaker #1: Miss Grow, I will turn the conference back to you.

Speaker #3: All right. Thank you. Thanks, everyone, for joining us today and for your continued interest in IDACOR. And I hope you all have a great evening.

Lisa Grow: All right. Thank you. Thanks everyone for joining us today and for your continued interest in IDACORP, and I hope you all have a great evening. Thanks.

Lisa Grow: All right. Thank you. Thanks everyone for joining us today and for your continued interest in IDACORP, and I hope you all have a great evening. Thanks.

Speaker #3: Thanks.

Operator 2: That concludes today's meeting. You may now disconnect.

Operator: That concludes today's meeting. You may now disconnect.

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