Afton Energy, Inc. v. Idaho Power Co.

DONALDSON, Chief Justice.

This appeal is a continuation of the proceedings previously considered by the Court in Afton Energy, Inc. v. Idaho Power Company, 107 Idaho 781, 693 P.2d 427 (1984) {Afton I and Afton III).1 In that case, we affirmed an Idaho Public Utilities Commission (Commission) order that required Idaho Power to purchase power from Afton pursuant to a fixed-term contract. Now, Idaho Power is back before the Court seeking a modification of the *927Commission order to comply with our holding in Afton I. Before we address the issues presented in this appeal, a brief summary of the prior…