John R. "Ric" Gale

Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, Idaho Power

Ric Gale received a BBA in 1975 and an MBA in 1981 from Boise State University. He maintains a close affiliation with the university and serves on the College of Business and Economics’ (COBE) advisory council. Gale received recognition as an Outstanding Alumnus of the COBE in 2003. He also has attended the Public Utilities Executive Course at the University of Idaho and is presently on the faculty of that program covering the topic “Regulation and Ratemaking.”

Gale is an active member of the Edison Electric Institute’s (EEI) Rates and Regulatory Affairs Committee, the committee concerned primarily with regulatory issues and ratemaking methods. He is the current chair of this committee. He also serves on EEI’s Executive Advisory Committee.

As vice president of Regulatory Affairs, Gale oversees and directs the activities of the Pricing and Regulatory Services Department. These activities include the development and advocacy of regulatory policy, preparation of jurisdictional revenue requirements, the oversight of the company’s rate adjustment mechanisms, the preparation of class cost-of-service studies, the preparation of rate design analyses, and the administration of tariffs and customer contracts. In his current position, he has the primary responsibility for policy matters related to the economic regulation of Idaho Power. He has testified frequently before the Idaho Public Utilities Commission on a variety of rate and regulatory matters. Gale has also testified before the regulatory commissions in Nevada and Oregon, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the Bonneville Power Administration, and the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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