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Home My WebLink About20120706Exergy 15-18 to PAC.pdfRECEIVED 2012 JUL -6 FM 3:2t+ w10 AHQp A TTORNEYS AT LAW jT1LTES 0MMIS1O Tel: 208-938-7900 Fax: 208-938-7904 P.O.Box 7218 Boise ID 83707 515 N 27th St Boise ID 83702 July 6, 2012 Ms Jean Jewell Commission Secretary Idaho Public Utilities Commission 472 W. Washington Boise, ID 83702 RE: GNR-E-11-03 -THIRD PRODUCTION REQUEST OF EXERGY DEVELOPMENT GROUP OF IDAHO TO ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER COMPANY Dear Ms Jewell Enclosed please find the prepared third production request of Exergy Development Group of Idaho to Rocky Mountain Power Company, submitted for filing in the above- referenced docket on behalf of Clearwater Paper Corporation, J.R. Simplot Company, and Exergy Development Group of Idaho, LLC. Per the Commission's Rules of Procedure, we have enclosed and original and three (3) copies. Sincerely, Chyima C. Tipton Richardson & O'Leary PLLC encl. Peter J. Richardson (ISB # 3195) Gregory M. Adams (ISB # 7454) Richardson & O'Leary, PLLC 515N 27' Street P.O. Box 7218 Boise, Idaho 83702 Telephone: (208) 938-7901 Fax: (208) 938-7904 peter@richardsonandolearv.com greg(richardsonandolearv.com Attorneys for Exergy Development Group of Idaho, LLC BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION IN THE MATTER OF THE COMMISSION'S ) REVIEW OF PURPA QF CONTRACT ) CASE NO. GNR-E-1 1-03 PROVISIONS INCLUDING THE ) SURROGATE AVOIDED RESOURCE ) THIRD PRODUCTION REQUEST OF PLANNING (IRP) METHODOLOGIES FOR ) EXERGY DEVELOPMENT GROUP CALCULATING PUBLISHED AVOIDED ) OF IDAHO TO ROCKY MOUNTAIN COST RATES POWER COMPANY Pursuant to Rule 225 of the Rules of Procedure of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (the "Commission"), Exergy Development Group of Idaho, LLC hereby requests that Rocky Mountain Power (or the "Company") provide responses to the following requests with supporting documents, where applicable, as soon as possible. This production request is to be considered as continuing, and Rocky Mountain Power is requested to provide by way of supplementary responses any additional documents that it or any person(s) acting on its behalf may later obtain that will augment the responses or documents produced Please provide one physical copy of your responses to the address above, and electronic copies, if available, to Mr. Richardson and Mr. Adams at the addresses noted above, and one copy to Dr. Reading at 6070 Hill Road, Boise, Idaho 83703. Please provide Dr. Reading's copy in electronic format, if available, to dreading(mindspring.com . Please begin each response On a separate page and provide page numbers on responses longer than one page. For each item, please indicate the name of the person(s) preparing the answers, along with the job title of such person(s) and the witness at hearing who can sponsor the answer. REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 15: On page 3 of his rebuttal testimony Mr. Clements states that the Company's Schedule 38 has been in place in other states in similar form for several years. Please provide copies of said schedules for each state in which it is in place. REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 16: At page 8 of his rebuttal testimony Mr. Clements is asked, "Mr. [sic] Reading recommends that Rocky Mountain Power file a non-firm standard contract similar to Idaho Power's Schedule 86. Have any Idaho QFs in recent history requested a non-firm standard contract from Rocky Mountain Power?" In response Mr. Clements says, "No." Please provide copies of all documents relating to a request for an as available PURPA arrangement from Lower Valley Energy to Rocky Mountain PowerfPacifiCorp in Idaho in or around June 2011. If Mr. Clements denies that Lower Valley Energy requested that Rocky Mountain Power purchase QF output on a nonfirm or "as available" basis, please state so. REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 17: At page 9 of his rebuttal testimony Mr. Clements states, "If the developer wishes to sell its output at market rates on a competitive basis in the wholesale power market comparable to other independent power producers, it should be treated similar to other independent power producers and receive the financial treatment under the current FERC procedures." (a) Please describe the FERC procedures referred to and provide documentation of said procedures. Page 2— THIRD PRODUCTION REQUEST OF EXERGY TO ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER - GNR-E-1 1-03 (b) Please explain whether PacifiCorp would use its FERC/OATT procedures for financial treatment discussed if a QF interconnecting to PacifiCorp and wheeling its output over PacifiCorp's system for delivery and sale to another utility pursuant to that utility's mandatory purchase obligations. Please explain why QFs making off-system sales should be entitled to FERC cost-sharing (and any other OATT interconnection procedures) if Mr. Clements believes that those processes should only be available to developers who sell their output "at market rates on a competitive basis." REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 18: Please describe Mr. Clements' understanding of the difference between the way a QF and "other independent power producers" are treated pursuant to his recommendations for purposes of network transmission upgrades. Please explain in detail the basis for not adopting FERC's Large Generator Interconnection Procedures and Small Generator Interconnection Procedures from the utility's OATT for all QF interconnections. DATED: July 6, 2012 Peter J. Richardson Gregory M. Adams RICHARDSON & O'LEARY, PLLC Page 3— THIRD PRODUCTION REQUEST OF EXERGY TO ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER - GNR-E-1 1-03 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that on the 6th day of July, 2012, a true and correct copy of the within and foregoing THIRD PRODUCTION REQUEST OF EXERGY DEVELOPMENT GRUP OF IDAHO TO ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER COMPANY ON BEHALF OF EXERGY DEVELOPMENT GROUP OF IDAHO, LLC, J R SIMPLOT COMPANY AND CLEARWATER PAPER CORPORATION was served as shown to: Jean D. Jewell, Secretary X Hand Delivery Idaho Public Utilities Commission U.S. Mail, postage pre-paid 472 West Washington - Facsimile Boise, Idaho 83702 - Electronic Mail jean.iewellpuc.idaho.gov Donald Howell X Hand Delivery Kris Sasser U.S. Mail, postage pre-paid Idaho Public Utilities Commission - Facsimile 472 West Washington - Electronic Mail Boise, Idaho 83702 donald.howe1l(puc.idaho.gov krisine.sasser(puc.idaho.gov Donovan E. Walker - Hand Delivery Jason B Williams —U .S. 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Sorenson, PE - Hand Delivery Birch Poer Company _U.S. Mail, postage pre-paid 5203 South 11 th East Facsimile - Idaho Falls, ID 83404 X Electronic Mail ted@tsorenson.net Glenn Ikemoto - Hand Delivery Margaret Rueger _U.S. Mail, postage pre-paid Idaho Windfarms, LLC - Facsimile 6762 Blair Avenue X Electronic Mail Piedmont, CA 94611 glenni(envisionwind.com margaret@envisionwind.com Megan Walseth Decker - Hand Delivery Senior Staff Counsel _U.S. Mail, postage pre-paid Renewable Northwest Project - Facsimile 917 SW Oak Street Ste 303 X Electronic Mail Portland, OR 97205 megan(mp.org Benjamin J Otto - Hand Delivery Idaho Conservation League —U .S. Mail, postage pre-paid 710 N. Sixth Street (83 702) - Facsimile P0 Box 844 X Electronic Mail Boise, ID 83701 boftoidahoconservation.org Ken Miller - Hand Delivery Liz Woodruff —U .S. 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