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ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Tel: 208-938-7900 Fax: 208-938-7904
P.O. Box 7218 Boise, ID 83707 - 515 N. 27th St. Boise, ID 83702
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16 February 2010
Ms. Jean Jewell
Commission Secretary
Idaho Public Utilties Commission
472 W. Washington
Boise, ID 83702
RE: IPC-E-10-01
Dear Ms. Jewell:
We are enclosing three (3) copies of the SECOND PRODUCTION REQUEST
OF THE INDUSTRIAL CUSTOMERS OF IDAHO POWER in the above case.
The original has been delivered to Idaho Power Company.
An additional copy is enclosed for you to stamp for our records.
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Nina Curtis
Richardson & O'Leary PLLC
Peter J. Riqhads ISB # 3195
Grgory M. Adas ISB # 7454
RICHAON & O'LEARY PLLC
515 N. 27m Street
Boise, Ida 83702
Telephone: (208) 938-2236
Fax: (208) 938-7904
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Attornys fo th Indutral Customers of Idaho Power
BEORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
¡lNTIMA1'ROFmE ) CASENO.IPC..E-lO-Ol
AP~LIÇATl9N OfJ¡)AlO P()yvR )
CÔMPANY TO ESTABLISH ITS ) SECOND PRODUCTION REQUEST
BASE LEVEL FOR NET POWER SUPPLY) OF THE INUSTRIAL CUSTOMERS
EXPENSES FOR 2010. ) OF IDAHO POWER
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Puruat to Rule 225 of the Rules of Procedure of the Idao Public Utilities Conussion
(the "Comission"), the Industral Customers of Idao Power ("ICIP") hereby requests that
Idao Powèr Company C"Idaho Power") provide responses to the following with supporting
documents, where applicable.
Ths production reuest is to be considered as contiuig, and the Idao Power is
requested to provide by way of supplementa responses additional documents that it or any
person actig on its behalf may later obta that will augment the responses or documents
produced.
Pl~se provide one physical copy and one electronic copy, if available, of your answer to
Mr. Ada at the address noted above. Please provide an additiona electronic copy, or if
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CUSTOMERS OF IDAHO POWER - IPC-E-10-01
unavailable a physical copy, to Dr. Don Reading at: 6070 Hil Road, Boise,Jdah08370?, Tel:
(208) 342-1700; Fax: (208) 384-1511; dreading~mindspring.com.
For each item, please indicate the name of the person(s) preparing theanswer~,Çtong
with the job title of such person(s) and the witness at hearng who can sponsôr'te:aner.
Some of the following requests may include disclosures deemed by Idaho Pnw-er to be
confdential. Counsel for the Industral Customers of Idao Power contated counel for Idaho
Power regarding a confidentiality agreement prior to sending these Requests for Production.
Counsel and the expert witness of the Industral Customers of Idao Power are prepard to sign
any such agreement to obtan the materials relevant to ths proceedg, and expect th executig
such a confdentialty agreement will not delay Idaho Power's responses to these Reqpests for
Production.
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CUSTOMERS OF IDAHO POWER - IPC-E-1 0-0 1
REOUESTFOR PRODUCTION NO.Il
As a follow up to ICIP's production request no. 4, please provide the entie contract(s) for the
sae of coal from Bridger Coal Company to fuel the Bridger coal plant effective afer December
31, 2009. Ths request refers to the "newly negotiated agreements staring in 2010" discussed on
page 9 ofStott Wright's dirct testimony in ths docket. If there is no wrtten contract, pleas
explain all terms of 'te newly negotiated agreement(s), including the prices and the date the
paries entered into the new agreement.
ßEOUESTFOR PRODUCTION NO. 12
Did Idaho Power or PacifiCorp consider ceasing the purchase of surface-mined coal from
Bridger Co..l Company afer the period of historically low cost coal ended "due to long-term coal
supply conttacts tht expire(d) at the end of 2009," as discussed on page 9 of Scott Wright's
direct testiniony in this docket? Please explain what steps the utilties took to evaluate the cost-
effectiveness and/or feasibilty of purchasing coal from an alternative, non-affliate supplier
when the lopg term contracts ended after 2009. If the utilities took no steps to conduct such an
evaluation, please explai why.
Than you for your prompt attntion to this Second Request for Production.
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CUSTOMERS OF IDAHO POWER- IPC-E-10-01
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that on the 16th day of Febru, 2010, a tre and correct copy of the
withn and fortgoing SECOND PRODUCTION REQUEST OF TH INDUSTRIAL CUSTOMERS OF
IDAHO POWER COMPANY was served in the maner shown to:
Ms. Jean Jewell
Coniion Seeta
Idao Public Utlities Commssion
PO Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720..0074
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Lisa Nordstrom
Baron L. Kline
Idao Power Company
PO Box 70
Boise, Idao 83707-0070
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Gregory W. Said
Idao Power Company
POBox 70
Boise, Idaho 83707-0070
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