20230815Staff 41-44 to IPC.pdf

CHRIS BURDIN
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL o cIDAHOPUBLICUTILITIESCOMMISSION
PO BOX 83720
BOISE,IDAHO 83720-0074
[phone]
IDAHO BAR NO.9810
Street Address for Express Mail:
11331 W CHINDEN BLVD,BLDG 8,SUITE 201-A
BOISE,ID 83714
Attorneyfor the Commission Staff
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF IDAHO POWER )CASE NO.IPC-E-23-14COMPANY'S APPLICATION FOR )AUTHORITY TO IMPLEMENT CHANGES TO )THE COMPENSATION STRUCTURE )FIFTH PRODUCTION
APPLICABLE TO CUSTOMER ON-SITE )REQUESTOF THE
GENERATION UNDER SCHEDULES 6,8,AND )COMMISSION STAFF
84 AND TO ESTABLISH AN EXPORT CREDIT )TO IDAHO POWER COMPANYRATEMETHODOLOGY)
The Staff of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission,by and through its attorney of record,
Chris Burdin,Deputy Attorney General,requests that Idaho Power Company ("Idaho Power"or
"Company")provide the followingdocuments and information as soon as possible,but no later
than,TUESDAY,SEPTEMBER 5,2023.
This Production Request is to be considered as continuing,and Idaho Power Company is
requested to provide,by way of supplementaryresponses,additional documents that it,or any
person acting on its behalf,may later obtain that will augment the documents or information
produced.
Please provide answers to each question;supporting workpapers that provide detail or are
the source of information used in calculations;and the name,job title,and telephonenumber of
the person preparing the documents.Please also identify the name,job title,location,and
telephonenumber of the record holder.
FIFTH PRODUCTION REQUEST
TO IDAHO POWER 1 AUGUST 15,2023
In addition to the written copies provided as response to the requests,please provide all
Excel spreadsheets and electronic files with formulas intact and enabled.
REQUESTNO.41:The Company proposes valuingthe avoided cost of energy by
using a twelve-month weighted average of the Energy Imbalance Market ("EIM")Load
Aggregation Point ("ELAP").Ellsworth direct at 10.Please provide the following:
a.Please explain how the Company determines the hourly ELAP value;
b.Please list the nodes the Company uses for its calculation,and the data source for
each node;
c.Please explain the Company's method of combining sub-hourlypricing data from
multiplenodes into a single hourly value;and
d.Please provide representativesample data of this consolidation.
REQUESTNO.42:Please explain the Company's reason(s)for proposing that the Net
Billing program become effective January 1,2024.Please describe challenges that the Company
foresees if the effective date is June 1,2024,when other annual rate adjustments occur.
REQUESTNO.43:PacifiCorp performs stochastic analysis of its portfolio costs
considering variations in load,hydro output,natural gas prices,and other factors.It uses the
resulting variation in costs to assign an incremental avoided risk value for any incremental
avoided energy.PacifiCorp applies this avoided risk value to energy efficiencymeasures and
proposes to apply it to customer-generated exports.
a.Please explain why the Company does not use a similar approach to quantifyan
avoided risk value for application to customer-generated exports;and
b.Is it possible for the Company to use this approach?If not,why not.
REQUESTNO.44:Please explain how the Company recovers the cost of one-to-one
credits given to Net Metering customers.
FIFTH PRODUCTION REQUEST
TO IDAHO POWER 2 AUGUST 15,2023
DATED at Boise,Idaho,this day of August 2023.
Chris Bur n
Deputy AttorneyGeneral
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FIFTH PRODUCTION REQUEST
TO IDAHO POWER 3 AUGUST 15,2023
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT I HAVE THIS 15th DAY OF AUGUST 2023,SERVED THE FOREGOING FIFTH PRODUCTION REQUESTOF THE
COMMISSION STAFF TO IDAHO POWER,IN CASE NO.IPC-E-23-14,BY
MAILING A COPY THEREOF,POSTAGE PREPAID,TO THE FOLLOWING:
LISA D NORDSTROM TIMOTHY TATUM
MEGAN GOICOECHEA ALLEN CONNIE ASCHENBRENNER
IDAHO POWER COMPANY GRANT ANDERSON
PO BOX 70 IDAHO POWER COMPANY
BOISE ID 83707-0070 PO BOX 70
E-MAIL:[e-mail] BOISE ID 83707-0070
[e-mail] E-MAIL:[e-mail]
[e-mail] [e-mail]
[e-mail]
ERIC L OLSEN LANCE KAUFMAN PhD
ECHO HAWK &OLSEN PLLC 2623 NW BLUEBELL PLACE
PO BOX 6119 CORVALLIS OR 97330
POCATELLO ID 83205 E-MAIL:lance aegisinsight.com
E-MAIL:[e-mail]
MARIE CALLAWAY KELLNER BRAD HEUSINKVELD
ID CONSERVATION LEAGUE ID CONSERVATION LEAGUE
710 N 6TH ST 710 N 6TH ST
BOISE ID 83702 BOISE ID 83702
E-MAIL:[e-mail] E-MAIL:bheusinkveld idahoconservation.org
C TOM ARKOOSH MICHAEL HECKLER
ARKOOSH LAW OFFICES COURTNEY WHITE
PO BOX 2900 CLEAN ENERGY OPPORTUNITIES
BOISE ID 83701 3778 PLANTATION RIVER DR
E-MAIL:tom.arkoosh arkoosh.com STE 102
.BOISE ID 83703enn.cecil arkoosh.com .E-MAIL:[e-mail]
[e-mail]
KELSEY JAE
LAW FOR CONSCIOUS LEADERSHIP
920 N CLOVER DR
BOISE ID 83703
E-MAIL:[e-mail]
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AUSTIN RUESCHHOFF JIM SWIER
THORVALD A NELSON MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC
AUSTIN W JENSEN 800 SOUTH FEDERAL WAY
HOLLAND &HART LLP BOISE ID 83707
555 17TH ST STE 3200 E-MAIL:[e-mail]
DENVER CO 80202
E-MAIL:[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
c1moser hollandhart.com
DARRELL EARLY WIL GEHL
DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY ENERGY PROGRAM MANAGER
BOISE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE BOISE CITY DEPT OF PUBLIC WORKS
PO BOX 500 PO BOX 500
BOISE ID 83701-0500 BOISE ID 82701-0500
E-MAIL:[e-mail] E-MAIL:wgehl citvofboise.ore
boisecityattorney cityofboise.org
ABIGAIL R GERMAINE KATE BOWMAN REG DIR
ELAM &BURKE PA VOTE SOLAR
PO BOX 1539 299 S MAIN ST STE 1300
BOISE ID 83701 PMB 93601
E-MAIL:are elamburke.com SALT LAKE CITY UT 84111
E-MAIL:kbowman votesolar.org
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