20241120City of Boise to IIPA 1.pdf

RECEIVED
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
IDAHO PUBLIC
JAYME B. SULLIVAN UTILITIES COMMISSION
BOISE CITY ATTORNEY
MARY R. GRANT(ISB No. 8744)
ED JEWELL(ISB No.
Deputy City Attorney
CITY OF BOISE
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
P.O. Box 500
Boise,ID 83701-0500
Telephone: [phone]
Email: BoiseCityAttomey&cityofboise.org
Attorneys for City of Boise
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION ) CASE NO. IPC-E-24-07
OF IDAHO POWER COMPANY TO )
INCREASE RATES FOR ELECTRIC ) CITY OF BOISE'S RESPONSE TO
SERVICE TO RECOVER COSTS ) IIPA'S FIRST DATA REQUEST
ASSOCIATED WITH INCREMENTAL )
CAPITAL INVESTMENTS AND CERTAIN )
ONGOING OPERATIONS AND )
MAINTENANCE EXPENSES. )
COMES NOW, the City of Boise ("City"), and in response to the first Data Production Request
of the Idaho Irrigation Pumpers Association, Inc ("IIPA") to the City of Boise dated November
14, 2024, herewith supplements the following information:
REQUEST FOR DATA:
IIPA 1-1: Please refer to the Direct Testimony of Steve Hubble page 2 lines I I to 12
a. Please provide independent analysis performed by the City of Boise or Mr. Hubble
regarding the prudence of IPC's investments in battery technology
b. Please identify the rate base additions by project that included in the referenced investments
that were prudently incurred.
CITY OF BOISE RESPONSE TO IIPA'S
FIRST SET OF DATA REQUESTS -I- November 20, 2024

RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR DATA 1-1:
a. The City did not perform any formal independent analysis. The City's declaration of
prudence, in this instance, is qualitative.
b. The City did not perform an analysis on rate base additions and does not take a position on
how rate spread and/or Class Cost of Service should be designed. Hubble Direct; line 42
and 43.
Respectfully submitted November 20, 2024.
City of Boise, Public Works, Climate Action
Division
By:
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Stev'e Hubble, Climate Action Program
Manager
CITY OF BOISE RESPONSE TO IIPA'S
FIRST SET OF DATA REQUESTS -2- November 20, 2024

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on November 20 , 2024, a true and correct copy of the within and
foregoing BOISE CITY'S RESPONSE TO IIPA'S FIRST DATA REQUEST was served by
electronic means with consent to:
Idaho Power Company
Lisa D. Nordstrom Timothy E. Tatum
Donovan E. Walker Connie Aschenbrenner
Megan Goicoecha Allen Matt Larkin
Idaho Power Company Idaho Power Company
1221 W. Idaho Street (83702) 1221 West Idaho Street (83702)
PO Box 70 P.O. Box 70
Boise, ID 83707-0070 Boise, Idaho 83707
Inordstrom(d),idahopower.com Telephone: [phone]
dwalker&idahopower.com Facsimile: [phone]
mgoicoecheaallen(d),idahopower.com ttatum(c idahopower.com
docketskidahopower.com caschenbrenner(a,idahopower.com
mlarkin(d),idahopower.com
Commission Staff Federal Executive Agencies
Monica Barrios-Sanchez Peter Meier
Commission Secretary Emily W. Medlyn
Idaho Public Utilities Commission U.S. Department of Energy
11331 W. Chinden Blvd., Building 8, 1000 Independence Ave., S.W.
Suite 201-A Washington, D.C. 20585
Boise, ID 83714 peter.meier(chq.doe.gov
secretga&puc.idaho.gov emily.medly(a-,hq.doe.gov
Idaho Irrigation Pumpers Association, Inc.
Eric L. Olsen Lance Kaufinan, Ph.D.
Echo Hawk& Olsen, PLLC 2623 NW Bluebell Place
505 Pershing Ave., Suite 100 Corvallis, OR 97330
P.O. Box 6119 lance&ae isg insi hg t.com
Pocatello, ID 83205
elo(a,echohawk.com
Industrial Customers of Idaho Power
Peter J. Richardson Dr. Don Reading
Richardson Adams, PLLC 280 S. Silverwood Way
515 N. 27th Street Eagle, ID 83616
P.O. Box 7218 dreadin mindsprin-g com
Boise, ID 83702
peter(a,richardsonadams.com
Idaho Conservation League
CITY OF BOISE RESPONSE TO IIPA'S
FIRST SET OF DATA REQUESTS -3- November 20, 2024

Matthew A. Nykel Brad Heusinkveld
710 N. 6th Street Idaho Conservation League
Boise, ID 83702 Regulatory Counsel
matthwe.nykel(&,gmail.com 710 N. 6th Street
Boise, ID 83702
beusinkveld(&,idahoconservation.org
Micron Technology, Inc.
Jim Swier Austin Rueschhoff
Micron Technology, Inc. Thorvald A. Nelson
8000 South Federal Way Austin W. Jensen
Boise, ID 83707 Kristine A.K. Roach
jswierkmicron.com Holland& Hart, LLP
555 17th Street, Suite 3200
Denver, CO 80202
darueschhoff(a,hollandhart.com
tnelson(khollandhart.com
awj ensen(&,hollandhart.com
karoachkhollandhart.com
acleeAhollandhart.com
mamcmillen&hollandhart.com
City of Boise City
Ed Jewell
Mary Grant
Steven Hubble
Boise City Attorney's Office
150 N. Capitol Blvd.
P.O. Box 500
Boise, ID 83701-0500
BoiseCityAttomey&cityofboise.org
eiewell(ccityofboise.org
mr rg ant&cityofboise.org
shubbleAcityofboise.org
Mary R. Grant
Deputy City Attorney
CITY OF BOISE RESPONSE TO IIPA'S
FIRST SET OF DATA REQUESTS -4- November 20, 2024