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Home My WebLink About20130227IPC to Staff 23.pdfIHO 1" PIIlER® - An IDACORP Company 2E13FE827 AMII:39 DONOVAN E. WALKER Lead Counsel T 1 1 - dwalkeridahopower.com February 27, 2013 VIA HAND DELIVERY Jean D. Jewell, Secretary Idaho Public Utilities Commission 472 West Washington Street Boise, Idaho 83702 Re: Case No. GNR-E-11-03 PURPA SAR and IRP Methodologies - Idaho Power Company's Response to the Fifth Production Request of the Commission Staff Dear Ms. Jewell: Enclosed for filing are an original and three (3) copies of Idaho Power Company's Response to the Fifth Production Request of the Commission Staff to Idaho Power Company in the above matter. Very, yours, Donovan E. Walker DEW:csb Enclosures 1221 W. Idaho St. (83702) P.O. Box 70 Boise, ID 83707 DONOVAN E. WALKER (ISB No. 5921) JULIA A. HILTON (ISB No. 7740) Idaho Power Company 1221 West Idaho Street (83702) P.O. Box 70 Boise, Idaho 83707 Telephone: (208) 388-5317 Facsimile: (208) 388-6936 dwalkercidahopower.com jhiItonidahopower.com Zfl!3 FEB27 A11if: 39 UT1Lr:rE:; iMSS1Ur Attorneys for Idaho Power Company BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION IN THE MATTER OF THE COMMISSION'S REVIEW OF PURPA QF CONTRACT PROVISIONS INCLUDING THE SURROGATE AVOIDED RESOURCE (SAR) AND INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLANNING (IRP) METHODOLOGIES FOR CALCULATING AVOIDED COST RATES. CASE NO. GNR-E-11-03 IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S RESPONSE TO THE FIFTH PRODUCTION REQUEST OF THE COMMISSION STAFF TO IDAHO POWER COMPANY COMES NOW, Idaho Power Company ("Idaho Power'), and in response to the Fifth Production Request of the Commission Staff to Idaho Power Company dated February 14, 2013, herewith submits the following information: IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S RESPONSE TO THE FIFTH PRODUCTION REQUEST OF THE COMMISSION STAFF TO IDAHO POWER COMPANY -1 REQUEST NO. 23: Please explain and provide workpapers, analysis or other documentation demonstrating how Idaho Power derived the 67.1 % capacity factor for canal drop hydro shown on page 18 of Exhibit No. 3 of the direct testimony of Mark Stokes. Please provide the data and analysis electronically in an executable Excel format. RESPONSE TO REQUEST NO. 23: Please see the confidential Excel file, Peak-Hour Capacity Factor Calculations, previously provided in Idaho Power's response to Twin Falls Canal Company, North Side Canal Company, Big Wood Canal Company, and American Falls Reservoir District No. 2's Request for Production No. 33. The Excel file provided on the confidential CD was used to derive the benchmark peak-hour expected capacity factor for fixed photovoltaic solar, baseload, canal drop hydro, wind, and run-of-river hydro qualifying facility ("QF") resource types. Idaho Power's peak-hour load period occurs in July from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Due to the uncertain and variable nature of intermittent resources such as hydro, solar, and wind, a 90 percent exceedance capacity factor is calculated from representative projects in Idaho Power's service territory and used as a benchmark resource. If the QF's peak-hour generation exceeds the respective benchmark resource's generation for that period, the amount is prorated and the QF resource will receive a higher peak-hour capacity factor than the benchmark resource and vice versa. Details on the 67.1 percent capacity factor calculated for canal drop hydro are shown in the "Canal Drop Peak Hour" worksheet of the confidential Excel file. This value was derived from four existing QF canal drop resources in Idaho Power's service territory. Hourly generation from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in July during the years 2008- IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S RESPONSE TO THE FIFTH PRODUCTION REQUEST OF THE COMMISSION STAFF TO IDAHO POWER COMPANY -2 2011 was used to calculate the 90 percent exceedance capacity factor for each of these four years. The 67.1 percent is an average of those four years. The response to this Request was prepared by M. Mark Stokes, Director of Water and Resource Planning, Idaho Power Company, in consultation with Donovan E. Walker, Lead Counsel, Idaho Power Company. DATED at Boise, Idaho, this 27th day of February 2013. DONOVAN E. WALKER Attorney for Idaho Power Company IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S RESPONSE TO THE FIFTH PRODUCTION REQUEST OF THE COMMISSION STAFF TO IDAHO POWER COMPANY -3 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that on this 27th day of February 2013 I served a true and correct copy of IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S RESPONSE TO THE FIFTH PRODUCTION REQUEST OF THE COMMISSION STAFF TO IDAHO POWER COMPANY upon the following named parties by the method indicated below, and addressed to the following: Commission Staff Kristine A. Sasser Deputy Attorney General Idaho Public Utilities Commission 472 West Washington (83702) P.O. Box 83720 Boise, Idaho 83720-0074 Avista Corporation Michael G. Andrea Avista Corporation 1411 East Mission Avenue, MSC-23 Spokane, Washington 99202 PacifiCorp dibla Rocky Mountain Power Daniel E. Solander PacifiCorp d/b/a Rocky Mountain Power 201 South Main Street, Suite 2300 Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 Exergy Development, Grand View Solar II, J.R. Simplot, Northwest and Intermountain Power Producers Coalition, Board of Commissioners of Adams County, Idaho, and Clearwater Paper Corporation Peter J. Richardson Gregory M. Adams RICHARDSON & O'LEARY, PLLC 515 North 27th Street (83702) P.O. Box 7218 Boise, Idaho 83707 Hand Delivered U.S. Mail Overnight Mail FAX X Email kris.sasserpuc.idaho.qov Hand Delivered U.S. Mail Overnight Mail FAX X Email michael .andrea(avistacorp.com Hand Delivered U.S. Mail Overnight Mail FAX X Email daniel .solandercpacificorp.com Hand Delivered U.S. Mail Overnight Mail FAX X Email Pete rcrichardsonandolearv.com qreqcrichardsonandoleary.com Exergy Development Group of Idaho, LLC Hand Delivered James Carkulis, Managing Member U.S. Mail Exergy Development Group of Idaho, LLC Overnight Mail 802 West Bannock Street, Suite 1200 FAX Boise, Idaho 83702 X Email icarkulisexerQvdeveloDment.com IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S RESPONSE TO THE FIFTH PRODUCTION REQUEST OF THE COMMISSION STAFF TO IDAHO POWER COMPANY -4 Dr. Don Reading 6070 Hill Road Boise, Idaho 83703 Grand View Solar II Robert A. Paul Grand View Solar II 15690 Vista Circle Desert Hot Springs, California 92241 J.R. Simplot Company Don Sturtevant, Energy Director J.R. Simplot Company One Capital Center 999 Main Street P.O. Box 27 Boise, Idaho 83707-0027 Northwest and Intermountain Power Producers Coalition Robert D. Kahn, Executive Director Northwest and Intermountain Power Producers Coalition 1117 Minor Avenue, Suite 300 Seattle, Washington 98101 Board of Commissioners of Adams County, Idaho Bill Brown, Chair Board of Commissioners of Adams County, Idaho P.O. Box 48 Council, Idaho 83612 Clearwater Paper Corporation Mary Lewallen Clearwater Paper Corporation 601 West Riverside Avenue, Suite 1100 Spokane, Washington 99201 Hand Delivered U.S. Mail Overnight Mail FAX X Email dreadinci(ämindspring.com d rben iohnsonassociates.com Hand Delivered U.S. Mail Overnight Mail FAX X Email robertapauI08cimail.com Hand Delivered U.S. Mail Overnight Mail FAX X Email don. sturtevantsimplot.com Hand Delivered U.S. Mail Overnight Mail FAX X Email rkahnnippc.org Hand Delivered U.S. Mail Overnight Mail FAX X Email bd brown (ãfrontie met. net _Hand Delivered U.S. Mail _Overnight Mail FAX X Email mary.lewallen(clearwaterpaper.com IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S RESPONSE TO THE FIFTH PRODUCTION REQUEST OF THE COMMISSION STAFF TO IDAHO POWER COMPANY -5 Renewable Energy Coalition and Dynamis Energy, LLC Ronald L. Williams WILLIAMS BRADBURY, P.C. 1015 West Hays Street Boise, Idaho 83702 Renewable Energy Coalition John R. Lowe, Consultant Renewable Energy Coalition 12050 SW Tremont Street Portland, Oregon 97225 Dynamis Energy, LLC Wade Thomas, General Counsel Dynamis Energy, LLC 776 East Riverside Drive, Suite 150 Eagle, Idaho 83616 Interconnect Solar Development, LLC R. Greg Ferney MIMURA LAW OFFICES, PLLC 2176 East Franklin Road, Suite 120 Meridian, Idaho 83642 Bill Piske, Manager Interconnect Solar Development, LLC 1303 East Carter Boise, Idaho 83706 Renewable Northwest Project, Idaho Windfarms, LLC, and Ridgeline Energy LLC Dean J. Miller Chas. F. McDevitt McDEVITT & MILLER LLP 420 West Bannock Street (83702) P.O. 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Tom Arkoosh ARKOOSH EIGUREN PLLC 802 West Bannock, Suite 900 P.O. Box 2900 Boise, Idaho 83701 ELECTRONIC SERVICE ONLY Donald W. Schoenbeck RCS, Inc. 900 Washington Street, Suite 780 Vancouver, Washington 98660 ELECTRONIC SERVICE ONLY Twin Falls Canal Company Brian Olmstead, General Manager Twin Falls Canal Company P.O. Box 326 Twin Falls, Idaho 83303 ELECTRONIC SERVICE ONLY North Side Canal Company Ted Diehl, General Manager North Side Canal Company 921 North Lincoln Street Jerome, Idaho 83338 Birch Power Company Ted S. Sorenson, P.E. 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