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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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Preston N. Carter
Givens Pursley LLP
Attorneys for Auric Solar, LLC
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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
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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
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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
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Preston N. Carter
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