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Home My WebLink About20170725Tamarack 1-2 to IPC.pdf;ii:n:l\1i:r'\t L--\Jt.-l I i-LJ ,:- i I .li'.- '.5 f,li lC: 2 ilMichael C. Creamer (ISB No. 4030) Preston N. Carter (ISB No. 8462) Givens Pursley LLP 601 W. Bannock St. Boise,ID 83702 Telephone: (208)-388-1200 Facsimile: (208) -388-l 300 mcc@ givenspurslev. com pnc@ givenspursley. com 13780542_3 18822-41 Anorneys for Tamarack Energt Partnership BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF IDAHO POWER COMPANY TO REVIEW THE SURROGATE AVOIDABLE RESOURCE (SAR) METHODOLOGY FOR CALCULATING PUBLISHED AVOIDED COST RATES Case No. GNR-E-17-02 Tamarack Energy Partnership's First Interrogatories and Requests for Production to Idaho Power Company Pursuant to Rule 225 of the Rules of Procedure of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (the "Commission"), Tamarack Energy Partnership, by and through its counsel of record, Givens Pursley LLP, requests that Idaho Power Company ("Idaho Power") provide the following documents and responses to interrogatories. These requests are to be considered as continuing, and the Company is requested to provide by way of supplementary responses additional documents that it or any person acting on its behalf may later obtain that will augment the document produced. 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. INTERRoGAToRIES Interrosatorv No. 1: Identiff the instances in which Idaho Power has entered into transactions using the ICE index in the past five years. For each transaction, indicate whether ORICINAL Tamarack Energy Partnership's First Discovery Requests - I -,! Idaho Power received or delivered natural gas as a result of the transaction, the purpose of the transaction (including whether the purpose of the transaction was to serve as a hedge against changes in natural gas price), whether Idaho Power agreed to receive or deliver natural gas pursuant to the contract, derivative, or other financial instrument, whether the transaction resulted in the delivery or receipt of natural gas by Idaho Power, and the volume of natural gas (if any) that Idaho Power delivered or received as a result of the transaction. Interrosatorv No. 2: Identifu and describe all purposes for which Idaho Power has engaged in transactions using the ICE index in the past five years. Please identify the total natural gas volume that was encompassed by the transactions used for each purpose. Examples of purposes may include, for example and without limitation: hedging; attempted arbitrage and/or speculation; and obtaining natural gas for use at Idaho Power facilities. RpQuBsTs FoR PRoDUCTIoN Request for Production No. I : On pages 4 and 5 of Idaho Power's Response and Objection the Company states: As presented at the January 12, 12017, IRPAC meeting, and included below, analysis of the this forecast demonstrates it follows the recent history and is in close alignment with ICE settled transactions, which are based on actual willing buyer/willing seller transactions. Idaho Power recommends that pursuant to the required annual avoided cost update to the SAR methodology in accordance with Order No. 32697, the Natural Gas Spot Price at Henry Hub: High Oil and Gas Resource and Technology (nom $/MMBtu) forecast from EIA's Annual Energy Outlook be utilized, adjusted for pricing at Sumas and Idaho City Gate. Please provide, on a daily basis, the ICE settled transactions for the period used in the analysis depicted in the Graph on page 4 of the Response and Objection. Please include, on a daily basis, the Settled Price, the Open lnterest, and the Total MMBtu for each transaction in your answer Please provide responsive data in electronic format, with any formulae intact. Tamarack Energy Partnership's First Discovery Requests - 2 Request for Production No. 2: Please provide any analysis or study conducted by, or reviewed by, the Company regarding the correlation between the Natural Gas Spot Price at Henry Hub: High Oil and Gas Resource and Technology (nom $/MMBtu) and the Henry Hub Natural Gas Spot Prices. Please provide any such analysis or study, and any data used in or resulting from any such analysis or study, in electronic format with any formulae intact. Dated: Ju,ly 25,2017. GIVENS PI.JRSLEY LLP / Michael C. Creamer Preston N. Carter Attorneys for Tamarack Energt Partnership Tamarack Energy Partnership's First Discovery Requests - 3 &/b, CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that on July 25th, 2017, atrue and correct copy of TeuARACK ENsRcy PantNEnsnrp's Flnsr INreRRoceroRrES aNo Rrquesrs FoR PRooucrroN ro IpeHo PowpR CoMPaNy, in Docket No. GNR-E-17-02 was served via electronic mail to the following: Commission Secretary Diane Holt Idaho Public Utilities Commission P.O. Box 83720 Boise, lD 83720-0074 diane.holt@nuc.idaho. eov Daphne Huang Camille Christen Idaho Public Utilities Commission 47 2 W est Washington Street Boise, lD 83702 Daphne.haun g@puc.idaho. sov Camille.christen@Fuc.idaho. eov Donovan E. Walker Idaho Power Company l22l W.Idaho Street PO Box 70 Boise,lD 83707 dwalker@idahopower. com dockets@idahopower. com Michael Darrington Idaho Power Company l22l W. Idaho Street PO Box 70 Boise,ID 83707 mdarrineton@i dahopower.com J.R. Simplot Company c/o Peter J. Richardson Richardson Adams, PLLC 515 N. 27th Street PO Box 7218 Boise,lD 83702 peter@ri chardsonadams.com Dr. Don Reading 6070 Hill Road Boise,ID 83703 dreadin g@mindsprin g. com Clint Kalich Avista Utilities l4l I East Mission Street POBox3727 Spokane, WA 99220-3727 Clint.kalich@avistacom.com Daniel MacNeil PacifiCorp 825 NE Multnomah Street Portland, OR 97232 Daniel.macneil@pacifi coro.com Yvonne Hogle Ted Weston Rocky Mountain Power 1407 West North Temple, Ste. 330 Salt Lake City, UT 84116 Yvonne.hogle@pacifi ccom.com Ted.weston@pacfi ccorp.com Jeffrey K. Larsen, V.P. Reuglation & Gov. Affairs Rocky Mountain Power 1407 WN Temple Suite 170 Salt Lake City, UT 841l6 Jeff.larsen@pacifi com.com Tamarack Energy Partnership's First Discovery Requests - 4 Renewable Energy Coalition c/o Gregory M. Adams fuchardson Adams, PLLC P O Box 7218 Boise,ID 83707 gre g@richardsonadams. com Renewable Energy Coalition c/o kion Sanger Sanger Law, PC I I l7 SE 53d Avenue Portland, OR 97215 irion@sanger-law.com Idahydro c/o C. Tom Arkoosh Arkoosh Law Offices PO Box 2900 Boise,ID 83701 Tom. arkoosh@arkoosh. com Michael Andrea Avista Corporation l4l I East Mission Street Spokane, WA99220-3727 Michael.andrea@avistacom.com / Preston N. Carter Tamarack Energy Partnership's First Discovery Requests - 5 L/*,-