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LISA D. NORDSTROiI
Lead Counsal
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December 28,2020
VIA ELECTRONIC FILING
Jan Noriyuki, Secretary
ldaho Public Utiffties Commission
11331 W. Chinden Blvd., Bldg 8,
Suite 201-A(83714)
PO Box 83720
Boise, ldaho 83720-0074
Re: Case No. !PC-E-19-19
2019 lntegrated Resouroe Plan
Dear Ms. Noriyuki:
Attached for electronic filing, pursuant to Order No. 34602, is ldaho Power
Company's Response to the First Produc'tion Request of Sierra Club.
lf you have any questions about the attached documents, please do not hesitate to
contact me.
Very truly yours,
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Lisa D. Nordstrom
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Attachment(s)
LISA D. NORDSTROM (lSB No. 5733)
ldaho Power Company
1221 West ldaho Street (83702)
P.O. Box 70
Boise, ldaho 83707
Telephone: [phone]
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lnordstrorn@idahopower. com
Attomey for ldaho Power Company
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF IDAHO PO\fVER
COMPANY'S 201 9 INTEGRATED
RESOURCE PLAN
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CASE NO. IPC-E-19-19
IDAHO POWER COMPANYS
RESPONSE TO THE FIRST
PRODUCTION REQUEST OF
SIERRA CLUB TO IDAHO
POWER COMPANY
COMES NOW Idaho Power Company ("ldaho Power' or "Company''), and in
Iesponse to the Firct Production Request of Siena Club to ldaho Power Company dated
December 7,2020, herewith submib the following information:
IDAHO POWER COMPANYS RESPONSE TO THE FIRST PRODUCTION
REQUEST OF SIERRA CLUB TO IDAHO POU'JER COMPANY . 1
REQUEST NO. l: For each generator or resouroe addition or subtraction
represented in the Aurora capacity expansion model (including both IPC and any non-
IPC resources represented) under the Preferred Portfolio, please identiff the following
characteristics:
a. Generation technology
b. Fueltypec. Maximum rated capacity
d. Year added for resource additions
e. Year removed for resouroe subtractionsf. Zone ornodeg. lf the resource is part of IPC's resouree portfolio, or assumed to be owned by
another entity
h. !f the resource was added or removed endogenously by Aurora, or manually by
tPc
RESPONSE TO REQUEST NO. {:
The requested information is provided in the Excel spreadsheet accompanying
this request.
The response to this Request is sponsored by Jared Hansen, Resource Planning
Leader, ldaho Power Company.
IDAHO PO\ft,ER COMPANY,S RESPONSE TO THE FIRST PRODUCTION
REQUEST OF SIERRA CLUB TO IDAHO POWER COMPANY.2
REQUEST NO. 2: For the years 2019 through 2038 under the prefened
portfolio, please provide, in M\Mr per year or at the finest level of granularity available:
a. IPC retail sales
b. IPC firm wholesale salesc. IPC market sales (exclusive of a-b, above)
d. Any other energy sales not included in a-c, above
e. Spot market purchasesf. Purchases from PURPA suppliersg. Purchases from other power purchase agreements
h. Generation from each IPC-owned generating unit, identiffing the unit, generating
technology, and fueli. Any other generation or energy aquisition not included in e-h, above
RESPONSE TO REQUEST NO. 2: The requested information is provided in the
Exce! spreadsheet accompanying this response.
Part'a'is answered in the tab labeled "Energy Summary" beginning on row 371,
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IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S RESPONSE TO THE FIRST PRODUCTION
REQUEST OF SIERRA CLUB TO IDAHO POWER COMPANY - 3
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The information contained in the attachment reflects load at the generation level.
For customer-level sales, please see page 42 of Appendix A to the Second
Amended 2019!RP.
Parts ub-d" are answered in the tab labeled "Energy Summary' in rows 2140.
Aurora does not break sales into the requested sales categories; therefore they
are listed as a single annual number.
Part oe" is answered in the tab labeled'Energy Summary" in rows 46-65.
Part "f is answered in the tab labeled 'Energy Summary" in rows 146-165.
Part "g' is answered by looking in the 'Resource Unit Breakouf'tab and filtering
on the 'Name' column on 'Elkhorn Valley Wind Farm', 'Rafi River Geothermal
Power Plant', 'Neal Hot Springs Geothermal Project' - which are ldaho Powe/s
current PPAs. ln that same'Name' column starting in year 2023, the listed 'New
Resource 5029 from Jackpot Solar' is a future PPA.
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o Parts" h" and ol" are ansrrered in the tab labeled 'Regouroe Unit Breakout."
The response to this Request is sponsorcd by Jared Hansen, Resource Planning
Leader, ldaho Porer Company.
IDAHO POWER COMPANYS RESPONSE TO THE FIRST PRODUCTION
REQUEST OF SIERRA CLUB TO IDAHO FOVIJER COMPANY.4
REQUEST NO. 3: Page 53 of the Second Amended 2019 IRP states 'Multiple
CCGT plants, Iike ldaho Powe/s Langley Gulch project, are planned in the region".
Please list all such plants IPC believes are planned in the "OW - Oregon, Washington,
northem Idaho'zone and used in the Aurora capacity expansion modeling.
RESPONSE TO REQUEST NO. 3: Please see the Excel spreadsheet
accompanying this response for planned combined cycle combustion turbine ("CCCT)
and simpte cycle combustion turbine ('SCCT') planE from Aurora in the WECC region.
There are no CCCT/SCCT planned in the "WECC_OR+WA+|DNorIh+MTNW zone in
Aurora.
The response to this Request is sponsored by Jared Hansen, Resource Planning
Leader, ldaho Power Company.
IDAHO POVT'ER COMPANY'S RESPONSE TO THE FIRST PRODUCTION
REQUEST OF SIERRA CLUB TO IDAHO PO\TI'ER COMPANY. s
REQUEST NO. 4: Please pro\ride a map showing the geographic coverage of
the North ldaho, South ldaho and IPC ateas used In defining zones within the Aurora
capacity expansion model.
RESPONSE TO REQUEST NO. {: A geographic map of ldaho Porefs service
territory is provided below as Figure 1. Figure 2 illustrates the zones in the Aurora
capacity expansion model. North ldaho is included in the OW zone, South ldaho,
excluding ldaho Power, is included in the lDSo zone. The IPC zone represents ldaho
Porer.
The response to this Request is sponsored by Jared Hansen, Resource Planning
Leader, ldaho Power Company.
IDAHO PO\A'ER COMPANYS RESPONSE TO THE FIRST PRODUCTION
REQUEST OF SIERRA CLUB TO IDAHO POWER COMPANY - 6
Figure 1 - ldaho Power Service Territory
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REQUEST OF SIERRA GLUB TO IDAHO POWER COMPANY - 7
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REQUEST OF SIERRA CLUB TO IDAHO POWER COMPANY - 8
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REOUFST NO. 5: Please provide the resouroe adequacy study that
demonstrates IPC peak hour rcserve requirements.
RESPONSE TO REQUEST NO.5: The requested information is provided in the
Excel spreadsheet accompanying this response.
The response to this Request is sponsored by Jared Hansen, Resource Planning
Leader, ldaho Power Company.
IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S RESPONSE TO THE FIRST PRODUCTION
REQUEST OF SIERRA CLUB TO IDAHO POWER COMPANY - 9
REQUEST NO. 6: Please provide evidence, based on the same resource
adequacy study identified in response to question 6 or othenrise, that Valmy unit 2
capacity will be needed during the2023 through 2025 period.
RESPONSE TO REQUEST NO. 6: ln the Excel spreadsheet provided in the
Company's response to Sierra Club Request No.5, cells DVg, DV10 and DV1l
represent ldaho Powefs Planning Margin in the yearc 2023,2024 and 2025 for the
preferred portfolio in the Second Amended 2019 lRP. The removal of Valmy Unit 2 is
represented as a Resource Peak Capacity removal between cells Y8 and Yg.
Cells DVg, DV10 and DV11 show that ldaho Power can maintain a 15 percent
Planning Margin without Valmy Unit 2. This Planning Margin includes the assumption
that ldaho Power can purchase up to 360 MW from the southem power markets, which
is represented as a component of Column Z "lmport Capacity with B2H.' lf this 360 MW
were unavailable, the Company's Planning Margin would drop below 9 percent in 2025.
This supports the need to, at a minimum, either (1) transact an energy purchase from
the South to fill part of this 360 MW, as assumed in the Second Amended 2019 IRP or
(2) continue operations of Idaho Powe/s share of North Valmy Unit 2.
For additional information, please reference the "Valmy Unit 2 Exit Date'section
on Page 18 and the'Nevada Transmission without North Valmy" section on Page 77 ot
the Second Amended 2019 lRP.
The response to this Request is sponsored by Jared Hansen, Resource Planning
Leader, ldaho Power Company.
IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S RESPONSE TO THE FIRST PRODUCTION
REOUEST OF SIERRA CLUB TO IDAHO POWER COMPANY. 1O
DATED at Boise, ldaho, this 28ft day of Deember 2A20.
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LISA D. NORDSTROM
Attomey for ldaho Pouer Company
IDAHO POVIER COMPAI{Y'S RESPONSE TO THE FIRST PRODUCTION
REQUEST OF SIERRA CLUB TO IDAHO POVI/ER COMPANY. 11
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
! HEREBY CERTIFY that on this 28th day of December 2020,1 served a true andcorrect copy of IDAHO PowER COMPANY'S RESPONSE To THE FTRST
PRODUCTION REQUEST OF SIERRA CLUB TO IDAHO POVvER COMPANy upon
the following named parties by the method indicated below, and addressed to the
following:
Commission Staff
Edward Jewell
DeputyAttomey General
ldaho Public Utilities Commission
11331 W. Chinden Blvd., Bldg. No.8,
Suite 201-A(83714)
PO Box A3720
Boise, lD 83720-0074
ldaHydro
C. Tom Arkoosh
ARKOOSH I.AW OFFICES
802 W. Bannock Street, Suite LP 103
P.O, Box 2900
Boise, lD 83701
ldaho Conservation League
Benjamin J. Otto
ldaho Conservation League
710 N.6s Street
Boise, lD 83702
STOP B2H Goalition
Jack Van Valkenburgh
Van Valkenburg Law, PLLC
P.O. Box 531
Boise, lD 83701
Jim Kreider
STOP B2H Coalition
60366 Marvin Road
La Grande, OR 97850
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ldaho Sierm Glub
Julian Aris, Associate Attorney
Gloria D. Smith
Sierra Club
2101 WebsterStreet, Suite 1300
Oakland, CA 94612
Industrial CustomerB of ldaho Power
Peter J. Richardson
RICHARDSON ADAMS, PLLC
515 N.27th Street
P.O. Box 7218
Boise, ID 83702
Dr. Don Reading
6070 Hill Road
Boise, lD 83703
Micron Technology, lnc.
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Holland & Hart, LLP
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8000 South FederalWay
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BEFORE THE
IDAHO PUBLIG UTILITIES COMMISSION
GASE NO. IPC-E-19-19
IDAHO POWER GOMPANY
ATTACHMENT TO REQUEST NO. 1
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FIRST PRODUCTION REQUEST OF SIERRA CLUB
BEFORE THE
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
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IDAHO POWER COMPANY
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FIRST PRODUCTION REQUEST OF SIERRA CLUB
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FIRST PRODUGTION REQUEST OF SIERRA CLUB