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June 10, 2016
VIA HAND DELIVERY
Jean D. Jewel!, Secretary
ldaho Public Utilities Commission
472 West Washington Street
Boise, ldaho 83702
Re: Case No. IPC-E-16-03
2015 Demand-Side Management Expenses - ldaho Power Company's
Redacted and Confidential Responses to the Second Production Request
of the Commission Staff
Dear Ms. Jewell:
Enclosed for filing in the above matter please find an original and three (3) copies of
ldaho Power Company's Redacted Response to the Second Production Request of the
Commission Staff and an original and three (3) copies of Idaho Power Company's
Confidential Response to the Commission Staffs Request No. 24.
ln addition, enclosed are four (4) copies each of non-confidential and confidential
disks containing information responsive to Staffs production requests. Please handle the
confidential information in accordance with the Protective Agreement executed in this
matter.
Very truly yours,
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Lisa D. Nordstrom
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Enclosures
122'l W. ldaho St. (83702)
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Idaho Power Company
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Attorney for ldaho Power Company
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES GOMMISSION
rN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATTON )oF IDAHO POWER COMPANY FOR A ) CASE NO. IPC-E-16-03
DETERMINATTON OF 2015 DEMAND-SIDE )
MANAGEMENT EXPENDITURES AS ) IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S
PRUDENTLY INCURRED ) REDACTED RESPONSE TO
) THE SECOND PRODUCTTON
) REOUEST OF THE COMMTSSTON
) STAFF
)
COMES NOW, ldaho Power Company ("ldaho Power" or "Company"), and in
response to the Second Production Request of the Commission Staff to ldaho Power
Company dated May 20,2016, herewith submits the following information:
IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S REDACTED RESPONSE TO THE
SECOND PRODUCTION REQUEST OF THE COMMISSION STAFF - 1
REQUEST NO. 16: What documentation does IPC receive from the CAP
agencies in order to determine which specific measures are paid for with utility funds
under the WAQC program?
RESPONSE TO REQUEST NO. 16: ldaho Power receives a document titled
ldaho Sfafe llW Energy Analysis ACTUAL, commonly referred to as EAS, for each
project.
The response to this Request is sponsored by Pete Pengilly, Customer Research
and Analysis Leader, ldaho Power Company.
IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S REDACTED RESPONSE TO THE
SECOND PRODUCTION REQUEST OF THE COMMISSION STAFF - 2
REQUEST NO. 17: Please provide or make available the EAS audit reports and
Job Order Sheets for each of the 225 ldaho homes completed during the 2015 WAQC
program.
RESPONSE TO REQUEST NO. 17: Please see the confidential files provided
on the confidential disk containing customer information, which will be provided to those
parties that have executed the Protective Agreement in this matter. Due to the volume
of files being provided in response to this Request, the individual file names and the
actual documents have not been labeled with the word "confidential." However, the
main file folder and Community Action Partnership ("CAP") agency folders have been
labeled confidential; all files provided in response to this Request should be treated as
confidential and handled accordingly.
The project information for lhe 225ldaho homes completed in 2015 are saved in
folders representing the five CAP agencies: CCOA-Aging, Weatherization, and
Human Services (CCOA), Eastern ldaho Community Action Partnership (EICAP), El
Ada Community Action Partnership (EL-ADA), South Central Community Action
Partnership (SCCAP), and Southeastern ldaho Community Action Agency (SEICAA).
There are three files for each project: Job Order Sheets ("JOS'), the ldaho State lrW
Energy Analysis ACTUAL ('E45"), and the Community Action Weatheization Program
lnvoice.
The JOS is the document used to estimate material, labor, and support costs at
the time of the initial audit at a customer's home. The EA5 estimate is populated from
information from the JOS and a Savings to lnvestment Ratio ("SlR') is calculated from
those estimates. lf a SIR of 1.0 or higher is calculated from estimated information,
IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S REDACTED RESPONSE TO THE
SECOND PRODUCTION REQUEST OF THE COMMISSION STAFF.3
materials and supplies are ordered and labor scheduled for the weatherization job. The
EAS sheets are provided on the confidentia! disk. When the weatherization is complete,
the CAP agency weatherization manager decides how to leverage different funding
sources for reimbursement of the weatherization costs. ldaho Power receives the
Community Action Weatherization Program lnvoice for ldaho Power on those jobs that
the CAP agency weatherization manager wishes to leverage for ldaho Power funding.
These confidential invoices are also provided on the confidentialdisk.
The response to this Request is sponsored by Pete Pengilly, Customer Research
and Analysis Leader, Idaho Power Company.
IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S REDACTED RESPONSE TO THE
SECOND PRODUCTION REQUEST OF THE COMMISSION STAFF - 4
REQUEST NO. 18: For each of the 225 ldaho homes completed during the
2015 WAQC program, please provide a list of measures installed at each home; the
cost of each measure and the amount ldaho Power paid for each measure.
RESPONSE TO REQUEST NO. 18: Please see the confidential attachments
provided in the Company's response to the ldaho Public Utilities Commission Staffs
("Staff') Request No. 17 where a list of measures installed in each home, the cost of
each measure, and the payment source of each measure is broken down in the EAS
document for each weatherization job.
A summary of this information can also be found in Table 1 of the Weatherization
Assistance for Qualified Customers ("WAQC") 2015 Annual Report provided to the
ldaho Public Utilities Commission on April 1 , 2016. Table 1, 2015 WAQC activities and
ldaho Power expenditures by agency and county, is located on page 4 of the report.
The WAQC 2015 Annual Report is available and can be viewed via the following link:
https://wunrv.idahopower.com/AboutUs/RatesRegulatory/Reports/reportPDF.cfm?report=70.
The response to this Request is sponsored by Pete Pengilly, Customer Research
and Analysis Leader, ldaho Power Company.
IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S REDACTED RESPONSE TO THI
SECOND PRODUCTION REQUEST OF THE COMMISSION STAFF - 5
REQUEST NO. 19: Please provide any quality assurance or inspection
documentation IPC collects or receives regarding the installation of measures for each
of the 225 ldaho homes completed during the 2015 WAQC program.
RESPONSE TO REQUEST NO. 19: ldaho Power verifies approximately 10
percent of the homes weatherized under the WAQC program by contracting with two
companies: The Energy Auditor and Momentum, LLC. Each of these companies
employs home verifiers that are certified building performance specialists to physically
verify installed measures in customers' homes. The owner of The Energy Auditor is
certified by Performance Tested Comfort Systems and is an ENERGY STAR@ home
performance specialist. The owner of Momentum, LLC, is a Residential Energy
Services Network (RESNE1@) certified home energy rater.
Home verifiers choose jobs randomly from a list of alljobs paid by ldaho Power.
They make appointments with customers to review the weatherization measures
installed in the customers' homes and report their findings to ldaho Power. After these
companies verify installed measures, any required follow-up is done by CAP agency
personne!.
Please see the confidential verification forms provided on the confidential disk,
which will be provided to those parties that have executed the Protective Agreement in
this matter.
The response to this Request is sponsored by Pete Pengilly, Customer Research
and Analysis Leader, ldaho Power Company.
IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S REDACTED RESPONSE TO THE
SECOND PRODUCT]ON REOUEST OF THE COMMISSION STAFF - 6
REQUEST NO. 20: What steps does IPC take to ensure all measures installed
at homes under the WAQC program are installed properly and performing as designed?
RESPONSE TO REQUEST NO. 20: ldaho Power's quality assurance steps are
described on pages 93-94 of the Demand-Side Management ('DSM') 2015 Annual
Report and on page 9 of the WAQC 2015 Annual Report. Annually, ldaho Power
physically verifies approximately 10 percent of the homes weatherized under the WAQC
program. This involves ldaho Power contracting with two companies that employ
certified building performance specialists to verify installed measures in customers'
homes. After these companies verify installed measures, any required follow-up is done
by the CAP agency personnel. Please see the Company's response to Staffs Request
No. 17 for additional information regarding this process.
ln addition to the above, the ldaho Power program specialist participates in
ldaho's state monitoring process that reviews weatherized homes. The process
involves utility representatives, weatherization personnel from the CAP agencies, the
Community Action Partnership Association of ldaho, lnc. (CAPAI), and representatives
from the ldaho Department of Health and Welfare reviewing homes weatherized by
each of the CAP agencies.
The response to this Request is sponsored by Pete Pengilly, Customer Research
and Analysis Leader, ldaho Power Company.
IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S REDACTED RESPONSE TO THE
SECOND PRODUCTION REQUEST OF THE COMMISSION STAFF. T
REQUEST NO. 21: What steps does IPC take to ensure participants are
receiving accurate and meaningful information as part of the Participant Education
portion of the WAQC program?
RESPONSE TO REQUEST NO. 21: As described on page 12 of the WAQC
2015 Annual Report, ldaho Power provides materials on using energy efficiently to each
CAP agency to help educate qualified customers who receive weatherization
assistance. lncluded in the materials are copies of ldaho Power's booklet 30 Simple
Things You Can Do to Save Energy and Energy Saving lrps, which describes energy
conservation tips for the heating and cooling seasons, and a pamphlet that describes
the energy-saving benefits of using compact fluorescent lamps (CFL), Iight-emitting
diodes (LED) lamps, and other tips for choosing the right bulb.
When home verifiers visit weatherized homes, they request feedback about the
program and ask customers how much they learned about saving electricity and how
many ways they tried to save electricity in their homes. Please see the confidential
attachments provided in the Company's response to Staffs Request No. 19 for home
verifier documents, including responses to the aforementioned questions.
ln addition, a Weatherization Programs Customer Survey is provided to all
program participants upon completion of weatherization in their homes. Survey
questions gather information about how customers learned of the program, reasons for
participating, how much customers learned about saving energy in their homes, and the
likelihood of household members changing behaviors to use energy wisely.
A summary of the 2015 surveys is included in the WAQC 2015 Annual Report
filed on Apri! 1 , 2016. The survey results can also be found in the ldaho Power
IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S REDAGTED RESPONSE TO THE
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Weatheization Assrsfance Program report under the Research/Surveys section of the
DSM 2015 Annual Report, Supplement 2: Evaluation. ln the PDF version of
Supplement 2, the survey results can be found on page 386 of 854.
The response to this Request is sponsored by Pete Pengilly, Customer Research
and Analysis Leader, ldaho Power Company.
IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S REDACTED RESPONSE TO THI
SECOND PRODUCTION REQUEST OF THE COMMISSION STAFF - 9
REQUEST NO. 22: For each date during 2015 in which demand response
programs were used, please provide the date, the amount of load reduction (by
program), the system peak, and the daily load curves.
RESPONSE TO REQUEST NO. 22: Please see the table below for each date in
2015 in which demand response programs were used, with the estimated load reduction
by program. ln addition, please see the Excel spreadsheet provided on the non-
confidential disk showing the hourly load data from each day and highlighting the
system peak for each day.
2015 Demand Response Event Results Adjusted for Line Losses to Reflect
Generation Level Load Reduction (MW)
IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S REDACTED RESPONSE TO THE
SECOND PRODUCTION REQUEST OF THE COMMISSION STAFF. 1O
6t29t2015 Time
2-3 3-4 4- 5- 6- 7- 8-PM PM sPM 6PM 7PM 8PM gPM
lrrioation Peak Rewards 75.9 158.3 207.8 305.3 264.2 196.1 139.1
Totals 75.9 158.3 207.8 305 264.2 196.1 139.1
6t30t2015 Time
2-3 3-4 4- 5- 6- 7- 8-PM PM sPM 6PM 7PM 8PM gPM
Flex Peak
A/C Cool Credit
24.0 23.7 24.0 22.5
30.1 36 35.7
Totals 54.1 60.0 59.7 22.5
7t2t2015 Time
2-3 3-4 4- 5- 6- 7- 8-PM PM sPM 6PM 7PM 8PM gPM
lrriqation Peak Rewards 73.3 152.0 205.4 300.4 258.3 188.2 126.9
Totals 73.3 152.0 205.4 300.4 258.3 188.2 126.9
7t21t2015 Time
2-3
PM
34 4- 5- 6- 7-PM sPM 6PM 7PM 8PM
8-
9PM
tuC Cool Credit
Flex Peak
18.2 21.0 20.4
25.6 25.1 25j 23.6
Totals 43.8 46.1 45.5 23.6
713112015 Time
2-3 3-4 4- 5- 6- 7- 8-PM PM sPM 6PM 7PM 8PM gPM
A/C CoolCredit 18.4 23.1 23.8
Totals 18.4 23.1 23.8
8t4t2015 Time
2-3 34 4- 5- 6- 7- 8-PM PM sPM 6PM 7PM 8PM gPM
Flex Peak 13.4 13.6 14.6
Totals 13.4 13.6 14.6
8t11t2015 Time
2-3 34 4- 5- 6- 7- 8-PM PM sPM 6PM 7PM 8PM gPM
lrrioation Peak Rewards 48.5 95.3 134.5 197.7 171.4 133.2 94.5
Totals 48.5 95.3 134.5 197.7 171.4 133.2 94.5
The response to this Request is sponsored by Pete Pengilly, Customer Research
and Analysis Leader, ldaho Power Company.
IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S REDAGTED RESPONSE TO THE
SECOND PRODUCTION REQUEST OF THE COMMISSION STAFF - 11
REQUEST NO. 23: Please provide the amount, by units and value, of the
unused equipment inventory for the A/C Cool Credit program.
RESPONSE TO REQUEST NO. 23: As of May 2016, ldaho Power has 4,529
switches in stock primarily for use in the A/C Cool Credit program. These switches
have an approximate value of $680,000. They are used in the A/C Cool Credit program
for new installations and for replacing switches for existing participants when previous
switches are removed or if switches repeatedly fail to communicate. ln addition, the
lrrigation Peak Rewards program is using some of these switches, and the associated
costs are transferred from the A/C Cool Credit program to the Peak Rewards program.
ldaho Power believes that between the two programs, the existing stock of
switches will be used within the next year and a half.
The response to this Request is sponsored by Pete Pengilly, Customer Research
and Analysis Leader, ldaho Power Company.
IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S REDACTED RESPONSE TO THE
SECOND PRODUCTION REQUEST OF THE COMMISSION STAFF. 12
REQUEST NO. 24: Please provide a list of customers choosing to self-direct
their DSM rider contributions.
RESPONSE TO REQUEST NO. 24: ldaho Power customers in ldaho choosing
the self-directed option are
The confidential response will be provided to those parties that have executed
the Protective Agreement in this matter.
The response to this Request is sponsored by Pete Pengilly, Customer Research
and Analysis Leader, ldaho Power Company.
IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S REDACTED RESPONSE TO THE
SECOND PRODUCTION REQUEST OF THE COMMISSION STAFF. 13
REQUEST NO. 25: Please provide the ledger for the self-directed accounts,
showing the contributions, expenses and final balance.
RESPONSE TO REQUEST NO. 25: Please see the confidential Excel file
provided on the confidential disk. The confidential disk will only be provided to those
parties that have executed the Protective Agreement in this matter.
The response to this Request is sponsored by Pete Pengilly, Customer Research
and Analysis Leader, ldaho Power Company.
IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S REDACTED RESPONSE TO THE
SECOND PRODUCTION REQUEST OF THE COMMISSION STAFF - 14
REQUEST NO. 26: Does the Company believe that measures and programs
should be designed and implemented in order to pass all three primary cost-
effectiveness tests (the Participant, UCT, TRC)? Please explain why or why not.
RESPONSE TO REQUEST NO. 26: Yes. Cost-effectiveness is of primary
importance in the design, implementation, and tracking of energy efficiency programs.
ldaho Power believes all the cost-effectiveness tests are important and they should be
considered in relation to each other. The Company's goal is for all programs to have
benefiUcost (B/C) ratios greater than one for the total resource cost (TRC) test, utility
cost (UC) test, and participant cost test (PC! at the program and measure level where
appropriate. If a particular measure or program is pursued even though it is not cost-
effective from each of the three tests, ldaho Power includes these results annually in its
DSM annual report and works with the Energy Efficiency Advisor Group to get input. lf
the Company plans to continue offering the measure or program, the Company will
explain in a subsequent DSM annual report why the measure or program will continue
to be implemented.
The response to this Request is sponsored by Pete Pengilly, Customer Research
and Analysis Leader, ldaho Power Company.
DATED at Boise, ldaho, this lOth day of June 2016.
IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S REDACTED RESPONSE TO THE
SECOND PRODUCTION REQUEST OF THE COMMISSION STAFF. 15
D. NORDSIROM
Attorney for ldaho Power Company
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that on this l0th day of June 2016 t served a true and
correct copy of IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S REDACTED RESPONSE TO THE
SECOND PRODUCTION REQUEST OF THE COMMISSION STAFF upon the following
named parties by the method indicated below, and addressed to the following:
Gommission Staff
Brandon Karpen
Deputy Attorney General
!daho Public Utilities Commission
47 2 W est Wash ington (83702)
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ldaho 83720-007 4
ldaho Gonseryation League
Benjamin J. Otto
ldaho Conservation League
710 North Sixth Street
Boise, ldaho 83702
lndustrial Gustomers of ldaho Power
Peter J. Richardson
Gregory M. Adams
RICHARDSON ADAMS, PLLC
515 North 27th Street (83702)
P.O. Box 7218
Boise, ldaho 83707
Dr. Don Reading
6070 Hill Road
Boise, ldaho 83703
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