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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20240926IPC to Staff 80_84 - Second Supplemental.pdf 0IQAHO POWER. LISA D. NORDSTROM Lead Counsel Inordstrom(cD-idahopower.com RECEIVED Wednesday, September 25, 2024 IDAHO PUBLIC September 26, 2024 UTILITIES COMMISSION VIA ELECTRONIC FILING Commission Secretary Idaho Public Utilities Commission 11331 W. Chinden Blvd., Bldg 8, Suite 201-A (83714) PO Box 83720 Boise, Idaho 83720-0074 Re: Case No. I PC-E-24-07 Application of Idaho Power Company for Authority to Increase Rates for Electric Service to Recover Costs Associated with Incremental Capital Investments and Certain Ongoing Operations and Maintenance Expenses Dear Commission Secretary: Attached for electronic filing, please find Idaho Power Company's Second Supplemental Response to the Eleventh Production Request of the Commission Staff to Idaho Power Company. If you have any questions about the attached filing, please do not hesitate to contact me. Sincerely, � .�7�ha r►� Lisa D. Nordstrom LDN:cd Attachments LISA D. NORDSTROM (ISB No. 5733) DONOVAN E. WALKER (ISB No. 5921) MEGAN GOICOECHEA ALLEN (ISB No. 7623) Idaho Power Company 1221 West Idaho Street (83702) P.O. Box 70 Boise, Idaho 83707 Telephone: (208) 388-5825 Facsimile: (208) 388-6936 Inordstrom(a)_idahopower.com dwalker idahopower.com mgoicoecheaallen(o)_idahopower.com Attorneys for Idaho Power Company BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION IN THE MATTER OF THE ) APPLICATION OF IDAHO POWER ) CASE NO. IPC-E-24-07 COMPANY TO INCREASE RATES FOR ) ELECTRIC SERVICE TO RECOVER ) IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ) SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INCREMENTAL CAPITAL ) RESPONSE TO THE ELEVENTH INVESTMENTS AND CERTAIN ) PRODUCTION REQUEST OF THE ONGOING OPERATIONS AND ) COMMISSION STAFF TO IDAHO MAINTENANCE EXPENSES. ) POWER COMES NOW, Idaho Power Company ("Idaho Power" or "Company"), and in response to the Eleventh Production Request of the Commission Staff ("Commission" or "Staff") to Idaho Power Company dated August 19, 2024, herewith supplements the following information: IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE TO THE ELEVENTH PRODUCTION REQUEST OF THE COMMISSION STAFF TO IDAHO POWER - 1 REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 80: Please clarify if Capital Project BID FRBS230001 - 60 MW Franklin BESS has achieved the Substantial Completion milestone shown in the Build Transfer Agreement - Appendix B as amended April 26, 2024, and documentation of the date that Idaho Power Transmission provided backfeed power to the project. a. If so, please provide the Form of Substantial Completion Funds Flow Statement; or b. If not, please provide new estimated dates for the remaining unmet milestones as outlined in the Build Transfer Agreement - Appendix B as amended April 26, 2024, associated liquidated damages expected to be incurred by the new estimated dates, and how the damages will be credited in customer rates. SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 80: b. Capital Project BID FRBS230001 , the 60 MW Franklin BESS, was placed in service as of September 25, 2024. Idaho Power and the contractor are in the process of completing the final approvals to close out the contract. The response to this Request is sponsored by Eric Hackett, Projects and Resource Development Director, Idaho Power Company. IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE TO THE ELEVENTH PRODUCTION REQUEST OF THE COMMISSION STAFF TO IDAHO POWER - 2 REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 84: Please clarify if Capital Project BID BMSU220002 40 MW Black Mesa BESS has achieved the Commissioning milestone. a. If so, please provide the Form of Commissioning Certificate; and b. If not, please provide new estimated dates for all remaining unmet milestones as outlined in IDP0090 — Black Mesa - Exhibit D of the Battery Energy Supply Agreement, associated liquidated damages expected to be incurred by the new estimated dates, and how the damages will be credited in customer rates. SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 84: b. Capital Project BID BMSU220002, the 40 MW Black Mesa BESS, is in-service and operational. The Company has received the paperwork necessary to deem the commissioning complete pursuant to the contract and is working with the vendor to complete the final approvals and close out the contract. The response to this Request is sponsored by Eric Hackett, Projects and Resource Development Director, Idaho Power Company. DATED at Boise, Idaho, this 26t" day of September 2024. O�L LISA D. NORDSTROM Attorney for Idaho Power Company DONOVAN E. WALKER Attorney for Idaho Power Company MEGAN GOICOECHEA ALLEN Attorney for Idaho Power Company IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE TO THE ELEVENTH PRODUCTION REQUEST OF THE COMMISSION STAFF TO IDAHO POWER - 3 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that on the 26th day of September 2024, 1 served a true and correct copy of Idaho Power Company's Second Supplemental Response to the Eleventh Production Request of the Commission Staff to Idaho Power upon the following named parties by the method indicated below, and addressed to the following: Commission Staff Hand Delivered Chris Burdin U.S. Mail Deputy Attorney General Overnight Mail Idaho Public Utilities Commission FAX 11331 W. Chinden Blvd., Bldg No. 8 FTP Site Suite 201-A (83714) X Email PO Box 83720 Chris.Burdin(a)-puc.idaho.gov Boise, ID 83720-0074 Industrial Customers of Idaho Power Hand Delivered Peter J. Richardson U.S. Mail Richardson Adams, PLLC Overnight Mail 515 N. 27th Street FAX Boise, Idaho 83702 FTP Site X Email peter richardsonadams.com Dr. Don Reading Hand Delivered 280 Silverwood Way U.S. Mail Eagle, Idaho 83616 Overnight Mail FAX FTP Site X Email dreadingCc mindsprinq.com Idaho Irrigation Pumpers Association, Hand Delivered Inc. U.S. Mail Eric L. Olsen Overnight Mail ECHO HAWK & OLSEN, PLLC FAX 505 Pershing Avenue, Suite 100 FTP Site P.O. Box 6119 X Email Pocatello, Idaho 83205 elo echohawk.com Lance Kaufman, Ph.D. Hand Delivered 2623 NW Bluebell Place U.S. Mail Corvallis, OR 97330 Overnight Mail FAX FTP Site X Email lance(a)_aegisinsight.com IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE TO THE ELEVENTH PRODUCTION REQUEST OF THE COMMISSION STAFF TO IDAHO POWER -4 Idaho Conservation League Hand Delivered Brad Huesinkveld U.S. Mail 710 N. 6th Street Overnight Mail Boise, Idaho 83702 FAX FTP Site X Email bheusinkveld(a�,idahoconservation.org Micron Technology, Inc. Hand Delivered Austin Rueschhoff U.S. Mail Thorvald A. Nelson Overnight Mail Austin W. Jensen FAX Kristine A.K. Roach FTP Site Holland & Hart LLP X Email 555 17th Street, Suite 3200 darueschhoff(�Oollandhart.com Denver, CO 80202 tnelson(o)_hollandhart.com awjensen ,hollandhart.com karoach(o�hol land hart.com aclee hollandhart.com mamcmillen(a)_hollandhart.com Jim Swier Hand Delivered Micron Technology, Inc. U.S. Mail 8000 South Federal Way Overnight Mail Boise, ID 83707 FAX FTP Site X Email jswier(c)_micron.com City of Boise Hand Delivered Ed Jewell U.S. Mail Deputy City Attorney Overnight Mail Boise City Attorney's Office FAX 150 N. Capitol Blvd. FTP Site P.O. Box 500 X Email Boise, Idaho 83701 BoiseCityAttorney(o)_cityofboise.org ejewell cityofboise.org IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE TO THE ELEVENTH PRODUCTION REQUEST OF THE COMMISSION STAFF TO IDAHO POWER - 5 Steven Hubble Hand Delivered Boise City Dept. of Public Works U.S. Mail 150 N. Capitol Blvd. Overnight Mail P.O. Box 500 FAX Boise, Idaho 83701-0500 FTP Site X Email shubble(a_cityofboise.org Federal Executive Agencies Hand Delivered Peter Meier U.S. Mail Emily W. Medlyn Overnight Mail U.S. Department of Energy FAX 1000 Independence Ave., S.W. FTP Site Washington, DC 20585 X Email Pete r.meier(cDhq.doe.gov emily.medlyn(cD_hg.doe.gov (I Christy Davenport Legal Administrative Assistant IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE TO THE ELEVENTH PRODUCTION REQUEST OF THE COMMISSION STAFF TO IDAHO POWER - 6