The dates, times and places for the workshops are:

•  Oct 8, 7 p.m., at the Newberry Building, 160 N. Main St., in Pocatello

•  Oct. 9, 7 p.m. at the Twin Falls City Council Chambers, 305 Third Ave. East, Twin Falls

•  Oct. 15, 7 p.m. at the Idaho Public Utilities Commission hearing room, 472 W. Washington St., Boise

The size of the proposed increase varies for customer class. For residential customers, the average increase is 6.3 percent. For industrial and irrigation customers the company proposes a 15 percent increase.

“We have asked the commission to increase our annual revenue by $66.6 million,” said Idaho Power Vice President, Regulatory Affairs Ric Gale.

“This will enable us to recover the $578 million we have invested to build 13 new substations, 1,157 miles of distribution lines and 190 miles of transmission lines during the past three years. During this same time, the amount we spent to purchase electricity from other utilities increased from $876 million to more than $2 billion.”

During the workshops, commission staff will explain the company’s application and the commission’s role in reviewing it. Customers may ask questions. Representatives from the company will also be on hand to answer questions.

Intervenors in the case include the Industrial Customers of Idaho Power, Idaho Irrigation Pumpers Association, Community Action Partnership of Idaho, Snake River Alliance, Micron Technology, Inc., Kroger Company, and Department of Energy on behalf of the Idaho National Laboratory.