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Chas. F. McDevitt
Dean J. (Joe) Miler
Apri 5, 2011
Via Hand Delivery
Jean Jewell Secreta
Idao Public Utities Commssion
472 W. Washigton St.
Boise, Idaho 83720
Re: GNR-E-11-01
Intermountain Wind LLC
Dear Ms. Jewell:
Enclosed for fig, please fid an orial and seven r) copies of the Objection to First Production
Requests of A vista Corporation to Intermounta Wind.
Kidly retu a fie stamped copy to me.¡~~. f
Very Truy Yours,
McDevitt & Mier lL
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Attorneys for Intermountain Wind LLC
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE
COMMISSION'S INVESTIGATION
INTO DISAGGREGATION AND AN
APPROPRITE PUBLISHED
AVOIDED COST RATE ELIGIBILITY
CAP STRUCTURE
Case No. GNR-E-ll-01
OBJECTION TO FIRST PRODUCTION
REQUESTS OF AVISTA CORPORATION
TO INTERMOUNTAIN WIND LLC
COMES NOW Intermountan Wind LLC, by and though its counsel of record, and,
pursuat toRP 225.03, objects to Requests Nos. l-4 contained in Avista Corporation's (Avista)
First Production Request to Intermountain Wind, fied herein on or about March 31, 2011, upon
the following grounds:
Requests Nos. 1-4 seeking the following information:
"Request No.1:
The Direct Testimony of Paul Marin submitted by Intermountain.Wind, LLC discusses, at
pages 1-2, the Black Canyon Project and describes the Black Canyon Project, in par as "a 'tre
PURP A' project, not par of a larger project and should not be subject to a reduction in the
eligibilty cap for published avoided cost rates."
a) Does Intermountan expect that the Black Canyon Project will use the same operation and
maintenance or scheduling service contrctors as any other wid energy project in Idaho?
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b) If the answer to subpar (a) of this request is yes, does Intermountain expect that the
Black Canyon Project will use the same operation and maitenance or scheduling service
contractors as any wind energy project with a lO-mile radius of the Black Canyon
Project?
c) If the answer to subpar (a) of ths request is yes, does Intermountain expect that the
Black Canyon Project will use the same operation and maintenance or scheduling service
contractors as wind fars within a 5-mile radius of the Black Canyon Project?
d) Are there any active or anticipated wind energy projects on adjacent parcels within 5
miles of the proposed or anticipated project boundaes, related or not, to the Black
Canyon Project? Please identify any such project, and include size and ownership of each
project, and its projected in-servce date, ifknown.
e) Are there any active or anticipated wid energy projects on adjacent parcels within 10
miles of the proposed or anticipated project boundares, related or not to, the Black
Canyon Project? Please identify any such project, and include size and ownership of eachproject, and its projected in-service date, ifknown. .
f) Have any of the owners, developers, financers, or other persons or entities with any direct
or indirect interest in the Black Canyon Project ("Interested Person(s)") coordinated, or
does any Interested Person(s) expect to coordinate, the development of the Black Canyon
Project in any way with other wind energy project developments or developers with
regard to: permitting, general consulting, legal advice, equipment procurement, wind
studies, engineering studies, fiancing, or any other areas? If the answer is yes, please
explain in detal all of the expected coordination.
Request No.2:
The Direct 'Testimony of Paul Marin submitted by Intermounta states, at page 1, that Mr.
Marin is "a member of Intermountan Wind LLC which is the developer of a wind energy
project located in Bonnevile County(,) Idaho, known as the Black Canyon Project."
a) Please provide the names, address, and telephone numbers of any other members of
Intermountan.
b) How long has Intermountan, or Mr. Paul Marin, or any other members identified in
response to subpar (a) of this request been a developer of the Black Canyon Project?
c) In what state is Intermountan Wind LLC organized?
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Request No.3:
The Direct Testimony of Paul Marin submitted by Intermountain states, at page 2: "Just as
Intermountai was succeeding in securng financing to move forward with these deposits, the
Joint Petition in Case No. GNR-E-1O-04 was fied, threatening the projects (sic) abilty to move
forward."
a) Has Intermountain obtained financing for the Black Canyon Project? If so, please identify
all entities and individuals who are providing financing for the Black Canyon Project and
their respective ownership shares of the Black Canyon Project.
b) What is the anticipated total installed cost of the Black Canyon Project? If no specific
figue is known or available, please provide an estimate of the total installed cost of the
Black Canyon Project.
Request No.4:
The. Direct Testimony of Paul Marin submitted by Intermountan indicates, at page 2, that
neither Mr. Martin nor any member of the Marin Family or related limited liabilty companes
have any ownership interest of any kind in any wind generation projects located with five
miles of the Black Canyon Project.
a) Has Mr. Marin, or other members of the Marin family or any related limited liabilty
companies, or their business interests, developed other electrcity generation projects
within the past lO years, inside or outside the State of Idao? If so, please describe each
of these projects, including their locations and sizes in megawatts, and estimates of the
tota costs of each of these developments.
b) Has Mr. Marin, or other members of the Martin family or related limited liabilty
companes, or their business interests, worked with other developers or paries in the past
lO years on any wind or other electricity generation projects? If yes, please identify each
developer/pary by name, address, telephone number, the name and location of the
project, and their respective interest in any such project, as well as their interest in the
Black Canyon Project, if any.
c) Does Mr. Marin, or other members of the Marin family, or related limited liabilty
companes, or their business interests, have any other electrcity. generation development
interests either in Idaho. or outside of Idaho? If yes, please describe each development
interest, including location, type of generation, and project size."
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As recited in the Direct Testimony of Paul Marin, filed herein, the Black Canyon Wind
Project is located in Bonnevile County, Idaho and is withn the retail service area ofPacifiCorp
d//a Rocky Mountan Power. Black Canyon intends to execute a purchase power agreement
with PacifiCorp. Black Canyon does not have any intention of sellng the project output to
A vista under any circumstace.
In ths proceeding, and in case No. GNR - E-1 0-11, Intermountan has contended that
because the Black Canyon Project is a tre stad-alone PUR A project, not par of a larger
disaggregatedproject, the Black Canyon Project should not be subject to the reduction in
published rate eligibilty cap from LO aMw to 100 kw. Accordingly, the Black Canyon Project
should be eligible to receive a published rate purchase power agreement from Pacificorp.
Neither A vista nor its ratepayers have any cognzable interest in the resolution of
Intermountain's contention. Whether the Commission resolves Intermountain's claim in the
affrmative or in the negative will not afect any interest of A vista or its ratepayers. Because
Avista does not have any interestin the outcome ofIntermountan's claim, the information
sought in Requests Nos. l-4 is not relevantto Avista.
DATED this ç day of April, 201l.
McDEVITT & MILLER, LLPf\~~,
~J.Miler
Attorney for Intermountain Wind LLC
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on the6~ day of April, 2011, I caused to be served, via the
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