20110818Staff 178-180 to IPC.pdf

DONALD L. HOWELL, II
KARL T. KLEIN
DEPUTY ATTORNEYS GENERAL
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
PO BOX 83720
BOISE, IDAHO 83720-0074
[phone]
IDAHO BAR NOS. 3366/5156
RECEIVED
2011 AUG 18 AM 8: 2 I
Street Address for Express Mail:
472 W. WASHINGTON
BOISE, IDAHO 83702-5983
Attorneys 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 IN IDAHO. )
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CASE NO. IPC-E-1l-8
ELEVENTH PRODUCTION
REQUEST OF THE
COMMISSION STAFF TO
IDAHO POWER COMPANY
The Staff of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, by and through its attorneys of
record, Donald L. Howell, II and Karl T. Klein, Deputy Attorneys General, requests that Idaho
Power Company (Company; IPC) provide the following documents and information as soon as
possible, but no later than THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2011.
This Production Request is 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 wil augment the documents or information produced.
Please provide answers to each question, supporting workpapers that provide detail or are
the source of information used in calculations, and the name, job title and telephone number of
the person preparng the documents. Please identify the name, job title, location and telephone
number of the record holder.
ELEVENTH PRODUCTION REQUEST
TO IDAHO POWER COMPANY 1 AUGUST 18,2011
In addition to the written copies provided as response to the requests, please provide all
Excel and electronic fies on CD with formulas activated.
REQUEST NO. 178: On line 60 of Larkin's Exhibit No. 36, the costs of providing
energy in the sumer compared to non-sumer show a 43.54% difference. However, when
designing residential rates, the Company proposes a difference of 11.13% between the average
energy unit costs in the sumer compared to non-summer. Please explain how the Company
determined what the proper rate differential should be in this case.
REQUEST NO. 179: On page 5 of Youngblood's testimony, he says for "most of the
Company's tariff schedules, the Company is proposing to leave the current rate design structure
in place, while adjusting each of the biling components to move incrementally closer to their
cost of service." Please explain how the Company determined the incremental amount to move
each of the biling components toward cost-of-service.
REQUEST NO. 180: Has the Company collected data or completed analysis on
customers that heat with electricity? If so, please provide all studies or analysis showing the
impact of the non-summer three-tier rate structure. If not, please explain why the Company has
not collected data or completed any analysis.
DATED at Boise, Idaho, this I fi -t day of August 2011.
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Karl T. Klein
Deputy Attorney General
Technical Staff: Matt Elam178-180
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ELEVENTH PRODUCTION REQUEST
TO IDAHO POWER COMPANY 2 AUGUST 18,2011
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT I HAVE THIS 18TH DAY OF AUGUST 2011,
SERVED THE FOREGOING ELEVENTH PRODUCTION REQUEST OF THE
COMMISSION STAFF TO IDAHO POWER, IN CASE NO. IPC-E-ll-08, BY
E-MAILING AND MAILING A COpy THEREOF, POSTAGE PREPAID, TO THE
FOLLOWING:
LISA D NORDSTROM
DONOV AN E WALKER
JASON B WILLIAMS
IDAHO POWER COMPANY
PO BOX 70
BOISE ID 83707-0070
E-MAIL: lnordstrom(iidahopower.com
dwalker(iidahopower .com
j wiliams(iidahopower. com
PETER J RICHARDSON
GREGORY MADAMS
RICHARDSON & O'LEARY
PO BOX 7218
BOISE ID 83702
E-MAIL: peter(irichardsonandolear.com
greg(irichardsonandolear.com
ERICLOLSEN
RACINE OLSON NYE ET AL
PO BOX 1391
POCATELLO ID 83204
E-MAIL: elo(iracinelaw.net
ARTHUR PERRY BRUDER
ATTORNEY -ADVISOR
US DEPT OF ENERGY
1000 INDEPENDENCE AVE SW
WASHINGTON DC 20585
E-MAIL: Arthur.bruder(ihq.doe.gov
GREGORYWSAID
VP REGULATORY AFFAIRS
IDAHO POWER COMPANY
PO BOX 70
BOISE ID 83707-0070
E-MAIL: gsaid(iidahopower.com
DR DON READING
6070 HILL ROAD
BOISE ID 83703
E-MAIL: dreading(imindspring.com
ANTHONY Y ANKEL
29814 LAKE ROAD
BAY VILLAGE OH 44140
E-MAIL: tony(iyanel.net
DWIGHT ETHERIDGE
EXETER ASSOCIATES
10480 LITTLE PATUZENT PKWY
STE 300
COLUMBIA MD 21044
E-MAIL: detheridge(iexeterassociates.com
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
E-MAIL ONLY:
STEVE A PORTER
US DEPT OF ENERGY
E-MAIL: steven. porter(ihg .doe. gov
KURT JBOEHM
BOEHM KURTZ & LOWERY
36 E SEVENTH ST STE 1510
CINCINATI OH 45202
E-MAIL: kboehm(ibkllawfrm.com
E-MAIL ONLY:
RICHARD E MALMGREN
SR ASST GENERAL COUNSEL
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC
E-MAIL: remalmgren(imicron.com
E-MAIL ONLY:
THORV AtD A NELSON
MARK A DAVIDSON
FRED SCHMIDT
HOLLAND & HART LLP
E-MAIL: tnelson(ihollandhar.com
madavidson(ihollandhar.com
fschmidt(ihollandhar.com
lnbuchanan(ihollandhar.com
BENJAMIN J OTTO
ID CONSERVATION LEAGUE
710N 6TH ST
BOISE ID 83702
E-MAIL: botto(iidahoconservation.org
NANCY HIRSH
POLICY DIRECTOR
NW ENERGY COALITION
811 1 ST AVE., SUITE 305
SEATTLE WA 98104
E-MAIL: nancy(inwenergy.org
E-MAIL ONLY:
JOHN R HAMMOND JR
BATT FISHER PUSCH
& ALDERMAN LLP
E-MAIL: jrh(ibattfisher.com
KEVIN HIGGINS
ENERGY STRATEGIES
215 S. STATE ST SUITE 200
SALT LAKE CITY UT 84111
E-MAIL: khiggins(ienergystrat.com
ELECTRONICI CDI PAPER SERVICE
MARY V YORK
HOLLAND & HART LLP
101 S. CAPITAL BLVD., SUITE 1400
BOISE, 10 83702
E-MAIL: myork(ihollandhar.com
BRAD MPURDY
ATTORNEY AT LAW
2019 N 17TH STREET
BOISE ID 83702
E-MAIL: bmpurdy(ihotmail.com
KEN MILLER
SNAKE RIVER ALLIANCE
BOX 1731
BOISE ID 83701
E-MAIL: kmiler(isnakeriveralliance.org
MARY V YORK
HOLLAND & HART LLP
10 1 S CAPITAL BLVD
STE 1400
BOISE ID 83702
E-MAIL: myorkt§hollandhar.com
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE