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Home My WebLink About20110825IPC Objection to ICIP Nos. 49(b)(c),62.pdfRECEIV *SIDA~POR~ An IDACORP Company PM i.: LISA D. NORDSTROM Lead Counsel Inordstromtâidahopower.com August 24, 2011 VIA HAND DELIVERY Jean D. Jewell, Secretary Idaho Public Utilities Commission 472 West Washington Street Boise, Idaho 83720 Re: Case No. IPC-E-11-08 General Rate Case Dear Ms. Jewell: Enclosed for filing are an original and one (1) copy of Idaho Power Company's Objection to the Industrial Customers of Idaho Powets Production Request Nos. 49(b), 49( c), and 62 in the above matter. Very truly yours, ot~iJi~Lisa D. Nordstrom LDN:kkt Enclosures P.O. Box 70 (83707) 1221 W. Idaho St. Boise, ID 83702 LISA D. NORDSTROM (ISB No. 5733) DONOVAN E. WALKER (ISB No. 5921) JASON B. WILLIAMS Idaho Power Company 1221 West Idaho Street (83702) P.O. Box 70 Boise, Idaho 83707 Telephone: (208) 388-5825 Facsimile: (208) 388-6936 Inordstromcæidahopower.com dwalkercæidahopower.com jwilliamscæidahopower.com RECEI P 2011 AUG 24 PH 4: 42 Attorneys for Idaho Power Company 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. ) ) ) ) ) CASE NO. IPC-E-11-08 IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S OBJECTION TO THE INDUSTRIAL CUSTOMERS OF IDAHO POWER'S PRODUCTION REQUEST NOS. 49(b), 49(c), AND 62 COMES NOW, Idaho Power Company ("Idaho Powet' or "Company") and objects to the Industrial Customers of Idaho Powets Production Request Nos. 49(b), 49(c), and 62 contained in the Sixth Production Request of the Industrial Customers of Idaho Power dated August 12, 2011, as follows: IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S OBJECTION TO THE INDUSTRIAL CUSTOMERS OF IDAHO POWER'S PRODUCTION REQUEST NOS. 49(b), 49(c), AND 62-1 REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 49: Reference the Company's Response to ICIP Request No. 11. (a) Please explain whose rates would increase for a sale to Simplots Special Contract location. Please identify the Commission order authorizing the rate increase treatment through removal of the credit. (b) Please provide confidential cost figures for Simplot to exercise its right under the tariff and Special Contract to have Idaho Power remove the facilties at its Schedules, 9, 19 and Special Contract locations. Please also include with the removal cost the current figure for the initial investment in the facilities that appears for each location. Please provide all work papers supporting the removal costs. (c) Please explain whether the removal costs in (b) keep other customers revenue neutral. RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 49: Idaho Power objects to Request for Production Nos. 49(b) and 49(c) on the grounds that the requested information is not relevant to the subject matter of this case. Idaho Power has filed a general rate case application that seeks an appropriate revenue requirement and cost allocation among customer classes for the utility, including a proposed reduction to the current facilities charge. The request for production seeks detailed, voluminous information related to a hypothetical request by Simplot, Inc., to remove Company- owned facilities located at Simplots Schedule 9, 19, and Special Contract locations. Such a hypothetical request by Simplot is not relevant to the scope of the issues in this matter as Idaho Power is not proposing the removal of Company-owned facilties from Simplots Schedule 9, 19, and Special Contract locations. Importantly, Simplot is not IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S OBJECTION TO THE INDUSTRIAL CUSTOMERS OF IDAHO POWER'S PRODUCTION REQUEST NOS. 49(b), 49(c), AND 62 - 2 prejudiced by this objection as it may request the information sought by this production request at any time outside of the context of this general rate case proceeding. Moreover, Idaho Power objects to the request as it calls for production and creation of documents not in the possession, custody, or control of Idaho Power. Under the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure and the Idaho Rules of Civil Procedure, discovery may be used to obtain copies of documents in the Company's possession. Further, Idaho Power objects to this production request as it asks the Company to perform a new analysis that is unduly burdensome. Specifically, the requested information involves thousands of pieces of individual equipment that would take a substantial amount of time for Idaho Power personnel to locate, collect, analyze, and assess. This evaluation cannot be performed within the timeframes set for discovery in this matter. IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S OBJECTION TO THE INDUSTRIAL CUSTOMERS OF IDAHO POWER'S PRODUCTION REQUEST NOS. 49(b), 49(c), AND 62 - 3 REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 62: Reference the Company's Response to ICIP Request No. 31 (sic)1. Please provide the revenue requirement impact assuming the following amortization periods: (a) 7 years (b) 12 years (c) 20 years (d) 31 years RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 62: The Company objects to this Request, which seeks information that is not relevant to this matter and is outside the scope of this proceeding. Idaho Power has not included Custom Efficiency amortization in its requested revenue requirement. Under the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure and the Idaho Rules of Civil Procedure, discovery may be used to obtain copies of documents in the Company's possession. Idaho Power objects to this Request, which goes beyond the scope of the rules and asks Idaho Power to perform a new analysis that does not currently exist. DATED at Boise, Idaho, this 24th day of August 2011.Æl)~~LISA D. NORDST Attorney for Idaho Power Company i Please note that this request is with regard to the ICIP's second Request No. 31. IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S OBJECTION TO THE INDUSTRIAL CUSTOMERS OF IDAHO POWER'S PRODUCTION REQUEST NOS. 49(b), 49(c), AND 62 - 4 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that on this 24th day of August 2011 I served a true and correct copy of IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S OBJECTION TO THE INDUSTRIAL CUSTOMERS OF IDAHO POWER'S PRODUCTION REQUEST NOS. 49(b), 49(c), AND 62 upon the following named parties by the method indicated below, and addressed to the following: Commission Staff Donald L. Howell, II Karl T. Klein Deputy Attorneys General Idaho Public Utilities Commission 472 West Washington (83702) P.O. Box 83720 Boise, Idaho 83720-0074 Hand Delivered U.S. Mail _ Overnight Mail FAX -2 Email Don.Howelicæpuc.idaho.gov Karl. Kleincæpuc. idaho.gov Industrial Customers of Idaho Power Peter J. Richardson Gregory M. Adams RICHARDSON & O'LEARY, PLLC 515 North 27th Street (83702) P.O. 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