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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20171010Auric Solar 1-4 to IPC.pdf2r0 P Preston N. Carter (ISB No. 8462) Deborah E. Nelson (ISB No. 57ll) Givens Pursley LLP 601 W. Bannock St. Boise,ID 83702 Telephone: (208) 388-1200 Facsimile: (208) 388-1300 prestoncarter@ gi venspursley.com den@givensnursl gy-qqnq 139127t5_3.&q [1391t2] Attornqtsfor Auric Solar, LLC BEFORE THE IDAHO PIIBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION IN THE MATTER OF IDAIIO POWER COMPAIYY'S APPLICATION FOR AUTIIORITY TO ESTABLISH NEW SCHEDI,ILES FOR RESIDENTIAL AI\[D SMALL GENERAL SERVICE CUSTOMERS WITH ON.SITE GENERATION Case No.IPC-E-17-13 Aunrc SoLAR, LLC's FnsrPRooucrroN Reeupsrs ro IDAHo Powpn CoupaNv Pursuant to Rule 225 of the Rules of Procedure of the ldaho Public Utilities Commission (the "Commission"), Auric Solar, LLC, by and through its counsel of record, Givens Pursley LLP, requests that Idaho Power Company ("[daho Power") provide the following documents and responses to interrogatories as soon as possible and no later than October 24,2017 . These requests are to be considered as continuing, and ldaho Power is requested to provide by way of supplementary responses additional documents that it or any person acting on its behalf may later obtain that will augment the document produced. For each item, please indicate the name of the person(s) preparing the answers, along with the job title of such person(s) and the witness at hearing who can sponsor the answer. Please produce any electronic documents or spreadsheets unlocked with original data and formulae intact. Aunrc SoLAR, LLC's FrRsr PRooucuoN REeUESTS To IDAHo PowrR Coup.qlw - I Request No. 1: Please identify and specifically describe any changes in Idaho Power's net metering service since July 3,2013 that have materially affected Idaho Power's system, including (without limitation) Idaho Power's generation, transmission, or distribution systems. Request No. 2: For all changes identified in response to Request No. 1, please identify and specifically describe the material effects on Idaho Power's system. Please include in your response the approximate date on which the material effects first occurred; the nature of the material effects; the steps Idaho Power has taken to address the effects; the cost of the steps ldaho Power has taken to address the effects; and when Idaho Power provided notice to the Commission of the material effect. Request No. 3: In paragraph l5 of the Application, speaking about residential and small general service ("R&SGS") customers with on-site generation, Idaho Power states that "[e]stablishing separate customer classes now will position the Company to study this segment of customers, providing the data necessary to understand how this customer segment utilizes the Company's system." Please identiff and specifically describe all efforts or attempts Idaho Power has made, in the past ten years, to study R&SGS customers with on-site generation. Please include in your response the efforts or attempts Idaho Power has made to study these customers; the approximate start and end dates for each effort or attempt; and the results of such efforts or attempts to study these customers, including any data from any such effort or attempt to sfudy these customers. AuRrc SoLAR, LLC's Fm.sr PRooucuoN REeUESTS To IDAHo PowpR CoupaNv - 2 Request No. 4: In paragraph 15 of the Application, speaking about R&SGS customers with on-site generation, Idaho Power states that "[e]stablishing separate customer classes now will position the Company to study this segment of customers, providing the data necessary to understand how this customer segment utilizes the Company's system." Please identi$ and specifically describe why a separate customer class is needed to study R&SGS customers with on-site generation. Please include in your response a description of any information or data that is not cunently available, but that would become available by establishing a new customer class. Please also identiff and specifically describe in your response all impediments to studying R&SGS customers with on-site generation under the current net metering schedule. Dated: October I0, 2017. GTVENS PURSLEY LLP / t; er'b Preston N. Carter Givens Pursley LLP Attorneys for Auric Solar, LLC AuRrc SoLAR, LLC's Fmsr PRooucrroN RreuEsrs ro IDAHo Powpn CorrrpaNy - 3 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that on October 10, 2017, a true and correct copy of AURIc SoLAR, LLC's FIsr PRooucnoN REeUESTS To IDAHo Powrn CoupaNy was served upon all parties of record in this proceeding via the manner indicated below: Commission Staff Diane Hanian, Commission Secretary Idaho Public Utilities Commission 472W. Washington Steet Boise, D 83702 Diane.holt@puc. idaho. gov Hand Delivery & Electronic Mail Sean Costello, Deputy Attorney General Idaho Public Utilities Commission 472W. Washington Street (83702) P.O. Box 83720 Boise, D 83720-0074 Sean.costello@puc. idaho.gov Electronic Mail Lisa D. Nordstrom Idaho Power Company l22l West Idaho Stneet (83702) P.O. Box 70 Boise,ID 83707 lnordstrom@ idahopower. com dockets @ idahopower. com Matthew A. Nykiel Benjamin J. Otto Idaho Conservation League P.O. Box 2308 l02E.Elur,lid,,#207 Sandpoint, ID 83864 mnvki el@ idahoconservation. orq botto@idahoconservation. org Briana Kobor Vote Solar 36022,d Street, Suite 730 Oakland, CA946l2 briana@votesolar.org Electronic Mail Timothy E. Tatum Connie Aschenbrenner Idaho Power Company 1221 West Idaho Street (83702) P.O. Box 70 Boise,ID 83707 ttatum@idahopower.com caschenbrenner@ idahopower. com Abigail R. Germaine Boise City Attorney's Oflice 150 N. Capitol Blvd. P.O. Box 500 Boise,ID 83701-0500 agermaine@cityofboise. org Vote Solar c/o David Bender Earttrjustice 3916 Nakoma Road Madison, WI 5371I dbender@ earthj ustice. or g Aumc SoreR, LLC's Fm.sr PRopucuoN RneuEsrs ro IDAHo Powrn Coupaxy - 4 Electronic Mail (continued) Idaho lrrigation Pumpers Association, Inc. c/o Eric L. Olsen Echo Hawk & Olsen, PLLC 505 Pershing Ave., Suite 100 P.O. Box 6119 Pocatello,ID 83205 elo@echohawk.com Elias Bishop Auric Solar, LLC 2310 s. 1300 w. West Valley City, UT 84119 Elias.bishop@auricsolar.com Idaho Clean Energy Association c/o David H. Arkoosh Law Office of David Arkoosh P.O. Box 2817 Boise,ID 83701 david@arkooshlaw.com Zack Waterman Idaho Sierra Club 503 W. Franklin Street Boise, ID 83702 Zach. waterman@si errac Iub.org Snake River Alliance NW Energy Coalition c/o John R. Hammond Jr. Fisher Fusch LLP 101 South Capital Blvd., Suite 701 Boise, D 83702 jrh@fisherpusch.com Anthony Yankel 12700 Lake Avenue, Unit 2505 Lakewood, OH4/.l07 tony@yankel.net Idahydro and Idaho Clean Energy Association clo C. Tom Arkoosh Arkoosh Law Offices 802 W. Bannock Steet, Suite 900 P.O. Box 2900 Boise,ID 83701 Tom. arkoosh@arkoosh. com Erin.ceci l@arkoosh.com Sierra Club c/o Kelsey Jae Nunez Kelsey Jae Nunez LLC 920 N. Clover Drive Boise,ID 83703 kelsey@ kel seyj aenunez.com Michael Heckler 3606 N. Prospect Way Garden City,ID 83714 Michael.p. heckl er(d emai l. com Snake River Alliance wwi lson@snakeriveral liance.org NW Energy Coalition diego(@nwenergy.org Aunrc SoLAR, LLC's Fnsr PRooucuoN Rnqursrs ro IDAHo PowsR CoupeNy - 5 Electronic Mail (continued) Intermountain Wind and Solar, LLC c/o Ryan B. Frazier Brian W. Bumett Kirton McConkie 50 East South Temple, Suite 400 P.O. Box 45120 Salt Lake City, Lrf 84111 rfrazier@kmclaw.com bburnett@kmclaw.com Intermountain Wind and Solar, LLC c/o Doug Shipley Dale Crawford 1952 West 2425 South Woods Cross, UT 84087 doug@imwindandsolar.com dale@imwindandsolar.com /e-L Preston N. Carter Aunrc SorlR, LLC's Fnsr PRopucrtoN REeUESTS To IDAHo PowER Coirapexv - 6