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Home My WebLink About20131203IPC to Staff 1-5.pdfFItDlI{Orlptr16p :. -- An lDAcoRP company iiili g[{l _3 [:i.! tr: h3LISA D. NORDSTROM Lead Counsellnordstrom@idahopower.com - : i' December 3,2013 VIA HAND DELIVERY Jean D. Jewell, Secretary ldaho Public Utilities Commission 47 2 W est Washington Street Boise, ldaho 83702 Re: Case No. IPC-E-13-20 ldaho Power Company's Base Level NPSE - ldaho Power Company's Response to the First Production Request of the Commission Staff Dear Ms. Jewell: Enclosed for filing in the above matter are an original and three (3) copies of ldaho Power Company's Response to the First Production Request of the Commission Staff ("Staff') to ldaho Power Company. Also, enclosed are four (4) copies of a confidential disk containing information responsive to Staffs Production Request Nos. 2 and 3. Please handle the confidential information in accordance with the Protective Agreement executed in this matter. Also, enclosed are four (4) copies of a non-confidential disk containing information responsive to Staffs Production Request Nos. 1, 4, and 5. Sincerely, 1221 W. ldaho St. (83702) P.O..Box 70 Boise, lD 83707 fi--n-?0/",,* Lisa D. Nordstrom LDN:evp Enclosures LISA D. NORDSTROM (lSB No. 5733) ldaho Power Company 1221West ldaho Street (83702') P.O. Box 70 Boise, ldaho 83707 Telephone: (208) 388-5825 Facsimile: (208) 388-6936 I nord strom@idahopower. co m irei n hardt@ idahooower. co m Attorneys for ldaho Power Company IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF IDAHO POWER COMPANY FOR AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH A NEW BASE LEVEL OF NET POWER SUPPLY EXPENSE. CASE NO. IPC-E-13-20 IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S RESPONSE TO THE FIRST PRODUCTION REQUEST OF THE COMMISSION STAFF TO IDAHO POWER COMPANY BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION COMES NOW, ldaho Power Company ("ldaho Powed' or "Company"), and in response to the First Production Request of the Commission Staff ("Staff') to ldaho Power Company dated November 12,2013, herewith submits the following information: IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S RESPONSE TO THE FIRST PRODUCTION REQUEST OF THE COMMISSION STAFF TO IDAHO POWER COMPANY. 1 REQUEST NO. 1: Please provide a copy of all the AUROM input and output files that ldaho Power used to determine the base level of Net Power Supply Expense (NPSE) as discussed in Scott Wright's testimony. Please provide the files electronically in an AURORA-compatible or Excelformat as appropriate. RESPONSE TO REQUEST NO. 1: The AURORA input and output files are included as Attachments 1-5 on the non-confidential CD. The response to this Request is sponsored by Scott Wright, Regulatory Analyst ll, ldaho Power Company. IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S RESPONSE TO THE FIRST PRODUCTION REQUEST OF THE COMMISSION STAFF TO IDAHO POWER COMPANY - 2 REQUEST NO. 2: Please provide a copy of all workpapers used to determine the amount of PURPA costs, which ldaho Power proposes be included in base NPSE. RESPONSE TO REQUEST NO. 2: The confidential Excel file contains the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) costs and energy. The attachment provided in response to this Request is confidential and will be provided on the confidential CD to those parties that have signed the Protective Agreement in this matter. The response to this Request is sponsored by Scott Wright, Regulatory Analyst ll, ldaho Power Company. IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S RESPONSE TO THE FIRST PRODUCTION REQUEST OF THE COMMISSION STAFF TO IDAHO POWER COMPANY - 3 REQUEST NO. 3: Please provide workpapers and any related documentation to determine the amount of Water for Power (Account 536) costs, which ldaho Power proposes be included in base NPSE. RESPONSE TO REQUEST NO. 3: The confidential attachments (Attachments 1-3) contain the documentation that supports the water for power expenses (Account 536). The attachments provided in response to this Request are confidential and will be provided on the confidential CD to those parties that have signed the Protective Agreement in this matter. The response to this Request is sponsored by Scott Wright, Regulatory Analyst ll, ldaho Power Company. IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S RESPONSE TO THE FIRST PRODUCTION REQUEST OF THE COMMISSION STAFF TO IDAHO POWER COMPANY - 4 REQUEST NO. 4: Please provide workpapers that support the calculation of the new LCAR rate shown in Exhibit No. 3. RESPONSE TO REQUEST NO. 4: Please see the non-confidential CD for Exhibit No. 4 from Case No. IPC-E-12-14 in which the $261 ,437,727 number found in column A of Exhibit No. 3 was determined. There are no additional workpapers regarding values in columns B-E. The response to this Request is sponsored by Timothy E. Tatum, Senior Manager of Cost of Service, ldaho Power Company. IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S RESPONSE TO THE FIRST PRODUCTION REQUEST OF THE COMMISSION STAFF TO IDAHO POWER COMPANY - 5 REQUEST NO. 5: Please provide workpapers supporting the calculation of proposed 2013 base transmission costs (Account 565) of $5,455,955. RESPONSE TO REQUEST NO. 5: Please see the non-confidential CD for the Excel file supporting the calculation for the proposed 2013 base transmission costs (Account 565) of $5,455,955. The response to this Request is sponsored by Scott Wright, Regulatory Analyst !!, ldaho Power Company. DATED at Boise, ldaho, this 3'd day of December 2013. IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S RESPONSE TO THE FIRST PRODUCTION REQUEST OF THE COMMISSION STAFF TO IDAHO POWER COMPANY - 6 Attorney for ldaho Power Company CERTIFIGATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that on this 3'd day of December 20131 served a true and correct copy of IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S RESPONSE TO THE FIRST 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 Karl T. Klein Deputy Attomey General !daho Public Utilities Commission 47 2 W est Washington (83702 ) P.O. Box 83720 Boise, ldaho 83720-007 4 lndustrial Gustomers of ldaho Power Peter J. Richardson Gregory M. Adams RICHARDSON ADAMS, PLLC 515 North 27th Street Boise, ldaho 83702 Dr. Don Reading 6070 Hill Road Boise, ldaho 83703 X Hand Delivered U.S. Mail Overnight Mail FAXX Email karl.klein@puc.idaho.qov Hand Delivered U.S. Mail Overnight Mail FAXX Email peter@richardsonadams.com greq@richardsonadams.com _Hand DeliveredX U.S. Mail Overnight Mail FAXX Email dreadinq@mindsprino.com IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S RESPONSE TO THE FIRST PRODUCTION REQUEST OF THE COMMISSION STAFF TO IDAHO POWER COMPANY. T CERTIFICATE OF ATTORNEY ASSERTION THAT MATERIALS REQUESTED AND PROVIDED DURING THE COURSE OF AN IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION PROCEEDING ARE PROTECTED FROM PUBLIC INSPECTION Case No. IPC-E-13-20 The undersigned attorney, in accordance with RP 233, hereby certifies that the attachments provided in ldaho Power Company's responses to the ldaho Public Utilities Commission Staffs Production Request Nos. 2 and 3 contain information that is a trade secret or privileged or confidential as described in ldaho Code S 9-340, ef seg., and $ 48-801, ef seg., and as such are exempt from public inspection, examination, or copying. DATED this 3'd day of December 2013. -i]