20080328Staff to IPC 3-11.pdf

RECEIVED
WELDON B. STUTZMAN
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
472 WEST WASHINGTON STREET
PO BOX 83720
BOISE, IDAHO 83720-0074
[phone]
BARNO. 3283
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Street Address for Express Mail:
472 W. WASHINGTON
BOISE, IDAHO 83702-5983
Attorney for the Commission Staff
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF )
IDAHO POWER COMPANY FOR AUTHORITY )
TO INCREASE ITS RATES AND CHARGES )
FOR ELECTRIC SERVICE DUE TO THE )
INCLUSION OF THE DANSKIN CTI PLANT IN )RATE BASE. )
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CASE NO. IPC-E-08-1
SECOND PRODUCTION
REQUEST OF THE
COMMISSION STAFF TO
IDAHO POWER COMPANY
The Staff of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, by and through its attorney of record,
Weldon B. Stutzman, Deputy Attorney General, requests that Idaho Power Company (Company;
IPC) provide the following documents and information as soon as possible, but no later than
MONDAY, APRIL 14,2008.
This Production Request is to be considered as continuing, and Idaho Power 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 wil augment the documents produced.
For each item, please indicate the name of the person(s) preparng the answers, along
with the job title of such person(s) and the witness who can sponsor the answer at hearing.
Please provide all workpapers, schedules and accountings in executable format with
formulas intact.
SECOND PRODUCTION REQUEST TO
IDAHO POWER COMPANY 1 MARCH 28, 2008
REQUEST NO.3: Please provide a detailed schedule of the individual costs that total
the Engineering, Oversight and Support amount of$I,455,549 included in the cost of the power
plant. The schedule should disclose how these costs were calculated.
REQUEST NO.4: Please provide a detailed schedule of the individual costs that total
the Other Infrastructue amount of$716,718 included in the construction expenditues. Please
specifically address the estimated expenditures of $315,000 for the months of April and May.
REQUEST NO.5: Please provide a copy of the contract for construction with Siemens
and any addendum to the contract that affect the final contract amount.
REQUEST NO.6: Please provide a copy of all documentation and accountings for all
change orders totaling the amount of $685,316. Please explain the basis for estimating the
change orders for the months of April, May, and June of2008. Specifically detail the estimated
change order charges in the amount of $30,000.
REQUEST NO.7: Please provide a copy of all documentation and accountings for the
amount of sales taxes included in the construction expenditues, and detail the amount of
$1,492,256. Specifically explain the basis for the estimated $30,000 included in this amount.
REQUEST NO.8: Please provide a detailed schedule of the costs that were included in
the Operation and Maintenance expenses in the amount of $1 ,672,756 included in Exhibit NO.4
of Michael Youngblood's testimony.
REQUEST NO.9: Please provide a schedule of the calculation of the AFUDC charged
to the construction costs. Specifically show the interest rate charged and how that interest rate
was determined.
REQUEST NO. 10: Please explain and provide a schedule showing how expenses will
be increased in the amount of$I,913,140 for Investment Tax Credit Adjustment.
SECOND PRODUCTION REQUEST TO
IDAHO POWER COMPANY 2 MARCH 28, 2008
REQUEST NO. 11: Please provide a schedule detailng how the following expense
amounts were determined:
a. Taxes Other Than Income
b. Provision for Deferred Income Taxes
c. Federal Income Taxes
d. State Income Taxes
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DATED at Boise, Idaho, this ¿8 day of March 2008.
rn/ Weldon B. St an
Deputy Attorney General
Technical Staff: Joe Leckie
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SECOND PRODUCTION REQUEST TO
IDAHO POWER COMPANY 3 MARCH 28, 2008
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT I HAVE THIS 28TH DAY OF MARCH 2008,
SERVED THE FOREGOING SECOND PRODUCTION REQUEST OF THE
COMMISSION STAFF TO IDAHO POWER COMPANY, IN CASE NO. IPC-E-08-01,
BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF, POSTAGE PREPAID, TO THE FOLLOWING:
DONOV AN E WALKER
IDAHO POWER COMPANY
PO BOX 70
BOISE ID 83707-0070
E-MAIL: dwalker(gidahopower.com
MICHAEL J YOUNGBLOOD
IDAHO POWER COMPANY
PO BOX 70
BOISE ID 83707-0070
E-MAIL: myoungblood(gidahopower.com
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE