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Home My WebLink About20110830IPC to Staff Nos. 171-177.pdfLISA D. NORDSTROM Lead Counsel Inordstromtiidahopower.com 1SIDA~POR~ An IDACORP Company August 30, 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 Response to the Tenth Production Request of the Commission Staff to Idaho Power Company in the above matter. Also enclosed are three (3) copies of a non-confidential disk containing information being produced in response to Staff's Tenth Production Request. Very truly yours, £,__ !J ~Otb~ Lisa D. Nordstrom LDN:csb Enclosures 1221 W. Idaho St. (83702) P.O. Box 70 Boise, ID 83707 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 Inordstrom(ëidahopower.com dwalker(ëidahopower.com jwilliams(ëidahopower.com Attorneys for Idaho Power Company PECEl\ltD:¡\. . ... iÎF' ....." 2011 AUG 30 PH 3: 15 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 RESPONSE TO THE TENTH PRODUCTION REQUEST OF THE COMMISSION STAFF TO IDAHO POWER COMPANY COMES NOW, Idaho Power Company ("Idaho Powet' or "Company"), and in response to the Tenth Production Request of the Commission Staff to Idaho Power Company dated August 9, 2011, herewith submits the following information: IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S RESPONSE TO THE TENTH PRODUCTION REQUEST OF THE COMMISSION STAFF TO IDAHO POWER COMPANY - 1 REQUEST NO. 171: For each of the municipalities listed below, please provide the following information regarding biled revenues, uncollectables, and franchise fee amounts remitted for Calendar Years 2010 and 2011 to present. For the table below, billed revenues means the amount of money billed by the Company for the sale, transmission and distribution of electricity to customers within each city. CY 2010 CY 2011 Biled Amount Biled Amount City Revenue Uncollectables Remitted Revenue Uncollectables Remitted Boise Eagle Caldwell Meridian Nampa Pocatello Twin Falls RESPONSE TO REQUEST NO. 171: Please see the table below. Please note that the data below represents amounts through June 2011. CY 2010 CY 2011 Biled Amount Biled Amount City Revenue Uncollectables Remitted Revenue Uncollectables Remitted Boise $164,030,646 $959,968 $1,630,706 $75,678,505 $460,528 $752,179 Eagle $12,139,642 $63,078 $362,296 $3,258,108 $14,214 $54,105 Caldwell $23,944,878 $338,703 $236,061 $11,422,157 $164,667 $112,574 Meridian $38,843,813 $168,522 $386,752 $17,230,620 $55,898 $171,747 Nampa $49,935,737 $511,603 $494,241 $23,405,273 $221,117 $231,841 Pocatello $36,127,123 $305,241 $358,218 $17,850,841 $136,582 $177,142 Twin Falls $33,379,141 $298,715 $992,412 $15,974,998 $141,991 $474,990 The response to this Request was prepared by Katrina M. Basye, Property Tax Manager, Idaho Power Company, in consultation with Lisa D. Nordstrom, Lead Counsel, Idaho Power Company. IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S RESPONSE TO THE TENTH PRODUCTION REQUEST OF THE COMMISSION STAFF TO IDAHO POWER COMPANY - 2 REQUEST NO. 172: For each of the cities listed above, please provide a copy of the current franchise fee agreement or ordinance applicable to the Company. If the current agreement or ordinance is less than three (3) years old, also provide a copy of the previous franchise fee agreement or ordinance. RESPONSE TO REQUEST NO. 172: Please see the attached document. The response to this Request was prepared by Katrina M. Basye, Property Tax Manager, Idaho Power Company, in consultation with Lisa D. Nordstrom, Lead Counsel, Idaho Power Company. IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S RESPONSE TO THE TENTH PRODUCTION REQUEST OF THE COMMISSION STAFF TO IDAHO POWER COMPANY - 3 REQUEST NO. 173: For Calendar Years 2010 and 2011 to present, please provide the total cumulative amount of biled revenues, uncollectables, and franchise fees remitted for all the cities listed in the Company's current tariff Schedule No. 95. RESPONSE TO REQUEST NO. 173: Please see the tables below. Calendar Year 2010 City Biled Revenue Uncollectables Franchise Fees Remitted TOTAL $456,264,455 $3,547,690 $5,911,193.69 January - June 2011 I City Biled Revenue Uncollectables Franchise Fees Remitted I I TOTAL $215,182,964 $1,633,138 $2,742,113.86 I The response to this Request was prepared by Katrina M. Basye, Property Tax Manager, Idaho Power Company, in consultation with Lisa D. Nordstrom, Lead Counsel, Idaho Power Company. IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S RESPONSE TO THE TENTH PRODUCTION REQUEST OF THE COMMISSION STAFF TO IDAHO POWER COMPANY - 4 REQUEST NO. 174: During 2011, has the Company had discussions or negotiations with city representatives regarding the possibilty of increasing municipal franchise fees? If so, identify the cities that have engaged in discussions or inquired about increasing their municipal franchise fees. What is the status of those discussions? RESPONSE TO REQUEST NO. 174: During 2011, several cities have approached the Company to discuss the possibilty of increasing municipal franchise fees. The following is a list of those cities and the current status of the discussions or negotiations: City Status Nampa The City of Nampa requested to increase the municipal franchise fee from 1 percent to 3 percent. The Company has consented to approve a .25 percent increase in 2011 and a .25 percent increase in 2012.The first reading of the ordinance to increase the fee was August 15, 2011, at the Nampa City Council meeting. Boise The City of Boise requested to increase the municipal franchise fee from 1 percent to 3 percent.The Company has consented to approve a .25 percent increase in 2011 and a .25 percent increase in 2012. The final reading of the ordinance to increase the fee was August 16, 2011, at the Boise City Council meeting.The ordinance was approved and wil take full force and effect on October 1, 2011, after its passage, approval, publication, and written acceptance. Eagle The City of Eagle discussed the possibilty of increasing the municipal franchise fee to 3 percent. No action has been taken to date. Rockland The City of Rockland discussed the possibility of increasing the municipal franchise fee to 3 percent. No action has been taken to date. The response to this Request was prepared by Warren Kline, Vice President, Customer Operations, Idaho Power Company, in consultation with Lisa D. Nordstrom, Lead Counsel, Idaho Power Company. IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S RESPONSE TO THE TENTH PRODUCTION REQUEST OF THE COMMISSION STAFF TO IDAHO POWER COMPANY - 5 REQUEST NO. 175: Please identify the individual or individuals that evaluate whether the Company should consent to an increase in a municipal franchise fee. Please identify the individual, individuals, or the management unit that give the Company's final consent or authorization for an increase in municipal franchise fees. RESPONSE TO REQUEST NO. 175: The Company's Community Relations Representatives maintain the primary relationship with elected city officials. In the event a city formally requests to increase the municipal franchise fee, the Community Relations Representative would receive the request and be the initial Company employee to evaluate the city's request. Once the city's request is received, the Community Relations Representative wil inform the Regional Customer Relations Manager and the Regional Manager (the "Regional Group") of the city's request. The Regional Group wil discuss and evaluate the city's request and recommend a response. The recommended response is then presented, discussed, and evaluated with the Vice President of Customer Operations. Following that review, the Vice President of Customer Operations presents the final recommendation to the Executive Vice President of Operations for final approval. The response to this Request was prepared by Warren Kline, Vice President, Customer Operations, Idaho Power Company, in consultation with Lisa D. Nordstrom, Lead Counsel, Idaho Power Company. IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S RESPONSE TO THE TENTH PRODUCTION REQUEST OF THE COMMISSION STAFF TO IDAHO POWER COMPANY - 6 REQUEST NO. 176: Please provide the following information related to corporate or chartered aircraft: a) Please provide the breakdown by expense item and by FERC account and sub-account for all amounts spent on corporate or chartered aircraft during 2010. b) Please identify each trip and travel event, including the outbound and return destination, the amount spent per trip and the business reason for the trip. c) Please identify the Company and IDACORP personnel using the corporate or chartered aircraft and any other people traveling, if not Company or IDACORP employees. d) Please make the aircraft travel logs for 2010 available to Commission Staff. RESPONSE TO REQUEST NO. 176: a) Please see the attached spreadsheet, Corporate Jet Expenses 2010.xlsx, for 2010 expenses. b) Please see the attached spreadsheet, 201 OCorpPlane Usage. xlsx. c) Please see the attached spreadsheet, 2010CorpPlaneUsage.xlsx. d) The information requested is voluminous and as a result wil be made available for examination at Idaho Power's corporate headquarters. Please contact Doug Jones at (208) 388-2615 or Camila Victoria at (208) 388-5821 to arrange a time to review the requested information. The response to this Request was prepared by Rebecca Pline, Department Clerk, Idaho Power Company, in consultation with Lisa D. Nordstrom, Lead Counsel, Idaho Power Company. IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S RESPONSE TO THE TENTH PRODUCTION REQUEST OF THE COMMISSION STAFF TO IDAHO POWER COMPANY - 7 REQUEST NO. 177: Please provide the following information related to travel and training: a) Please provide the total amount spent during 2010 for travel and training for Company executives. b) Please show the business purpose of the travel and the business purpose and title of the training for the Company executives that are also IDACORP executives. c) Please provide an itemized amount for each executive by trip and/or training. d) Please provide all amounts by FERC account and sub-account. RESPONSE TO REQUEST NO. 177: a) The Company spent $126,394.39 for officer travel and training in 2010. This amount includes $27,256.83 in travel and training that was incurred and recorded in both Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") Account 107 (Construction Work in Progress) and various 400 (below the line) accounts. Both FERC Account 107 and the 400 accounts are excluded from the revenue requirement. In addition, in an effort to ensure only officer expenses attributable to Idaho Power were included in the test year, the Company removed a percentage of additional officer expenses in the amount of $9,800.00, included in operations and maintenance accounts in Jones Exhibit No. 15, pp. 4-18. b & c) Please see the attached Excel file. Please note this Request asks for information to be provided in a format which varies from the way the Company reports and tracks the expenses. Idaho Power does not record or track travel or training either IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S RESPONSE TO THE TENTH PRODUCTION REQUEST OF THE COMMISSION STAFF TO IDAHO POWER COMPANY - 8 by the individual or by the purpose. However, the Company has attempted to provide the information as requested. d) Please see the attached Excel file. The response to this Request was prepared by Doug Jones, Finance Team Leader, Idaho Power Company, in consultation with Lisa D. Nordstrom, Lead Counsel, Idaho Power Company. DATED at Boise, Idaho, this 30th day of August 2011. ~~Q~~LISA D. NORDS OM Attorney for Idaho Power Company IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S RESPONSE TO THE TENTH PRODUCTION REQUEST OF THE COMMISSION STAFF TO IDAHO POWER COMPANY - 9 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that on this 30th day of August 2011 I served a true and correct copy of IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S RESPONSE TO THE TENTH PRODUCTION REQUEST OF THE COMMISSION STAFF TO IDAHO POWER COMPANY 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 Utilties Commission 472 West Washington (83702) P.O. Box 83720 Boise, Idaho 83720-0074 Hand Delivered U.S. Mail _ Overnight Mail FAX -- Email Don.Howell(ëpuc.idaho.gov Karl.Klein(ëpuc. idaho .gov Industrial Customers of Idaho Power Peter J. Richardson Gregory M. Adams RICHARDSON & O'LEARY, PLLC 515 North 2ih Street (83702) P.O. Box 7218 Boise, Idaho 83707 Hand Delivered U.S. Mail _ Overnight Mail FAX -- Email peter(ërichardsonandolearv.com greg(ërichardsonandolearv.com Dr. Don Reading Ben Johnson Associates, Inc. 6070 Hill Road Boise, Idaho 83703 Hand Delivered U.S. Mail _ Overnight Mail FAX -- Email dr(ëbenjohnsonassociates.com Idaho Irrigation Pumpers Association, Inc. Eric L. Olsen RACINE, OLSON, NYE, BUDGE & BAILEY, CHARTERED 201 East Center P.O. Box 1391 Pocatello, Idaho 83204-1391 Hand Delivered U.S. Mail _ Overnight Mail FAX -- Email elo(ëracinelaw.net Anthony Yankel 29814 Lake Road Bay Vilage, Ohio 44140 Hand Delivered U.S. Mail _ Overnight Mail FAX -- Email tonycæyankel.net IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S RESPONSE TO THE TENTH PRODUCTION REQUEST OF THE COMMISSION STAFF TO IDAHO POWER COMPANY - 10 The Kroger Co. Kurt J. Boehm BOEHM, KURTZ & LOWRY 36 East Seventh Street, Suite 1510 Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 Kevin Higgins Energy Strategies, LLC 215 South State Street, Suite 200 Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 Micron Technology, Inc. MaryV. York HOLLAND & HART LLP 101 South Capital Boulevard, Suite 1400 Boise, Idaho 83702 Richard E. Malmgren Senior Assistant General Counsel Micron Technology, Inc. 800 South Federal Way Boise, Idaho 83716 The United States Department of Energy Arthur Perry Bruder, Attorney-Advisor United States Department of Energy 1000 Independence Avenue SW Washington, DC 20585 Dwight D. 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Purdy Attorney at Law 2019 North 1 ih Street Boise, Idaho 83702 Hand Delivered U.S. Mail _ Overnight Mail FAX -- Email bmpurdycæhotmail.com Idaho Conservation League Benjamin J. Otto Idaho Conservation League 710 North Sixth Street (83702) P.O. Box 844 Boise, Idaho 83701 Hand Delivered U.S. Mail _ Overnight Mail FAX -- Email bottocæidahoconservation.org Snake River Allance Ken Miler Snake River Allance P.O. Box 1731 Boise, Idaho 83701 Hand Delivered U.S. Mail _ Overnight Mail FAX -- Email kmillercæsnakeriverallance.org NW Energy Coalition Nancy Hirsh, Policy Director NW Energy Coalition 811 First Avenue, Suite 305 Seattle, Washington 98104 Hand Delivered U.S. Mail _ Overnight Mail FAX -- Email nancycænwenergy.org Hoku Materials, Inc. Dean J. Miler McDEVITT & MILLER LLP 420 East Bannock (83702) P.O. Box 2564 Boise, Idaho 83701 Hand Delivered U.S. Mail _ Overnight Mail FAX -- Email joecæmcdevitt-miller.com heathercæmcdevitt-miller.com Scott Paul, CEO Hoku Materials, Inc. One HokuWay Pocatello, Idaho 83204 Hand Delivered U.S. Mail _ Overnight Mail FAX -- Email spauicæhokucorp.com gf2,!~ Lisa D. Nordstro IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S RESPONSE TO THE TENTH PRODUCTION REQUEST OF THE COMMISSION STAFF TO IDAHO POWER COMPANY - 12