20230828Staff 45-47 to IPC.pdf

CHRIS BURDIN
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL c:
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
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
Attorney for the Commission Staff
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF IDAHO POWER )CASE NO.IPC-E-23-14
COMPANY'S APPLICATION FOR )AUTHORITY TO IMPLEMENT CHANGES TO )THE COMPENSATION STRUCTURE )SIXTH 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 COMPANY
RATE METHODOLOGY )
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,MONDAY,SEPTEMBER 18,2023.
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
telephone number of the record holder.
SIXTH PRODUCTION REQUEST
TO IDAHO POWER l AUGUST 28,2023
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.45:The Company's response to Staff Production Request No.15 states
that "[a]commercial,industrial or irrigation customer who desires to install an on-site generation
system larger than 100 percent of their demand has the option to do so by either selling their
renewableenergy to Idaho Power as a Qualifying Facility under Schedule 86 or configuring their
system to be non-exporting."Please confirm that besides the Schedule 86 option and the non-
exporting option,customers can also sign Energy Sales Agreements with the Company as a
Qualifying Facility,using avoided cost rates.
REQUESTNO.46:The Company's response to Staff Production Request No.24
mentions "the differing types of interconnection studies required".Please explain how a PURPA
project's interconnection study and an on-site generation customer's interconnection study are
different.
REQUESTNO.47:Please respond to the followingregarding the Company's response
to Staff Production Request No.27.
a.Please explain why credits transfer between contiguous meters served by the same
primary distribution feeder can mitigate potential under-recovery of fixed costs.
b.Please explain how the proposed ECR mitigates the under-recovery issue so that
the requirement for contiguous meters served by the same primary distribution
feeder is not necessary.
SIXTH PRODUCTION REQUEST
TO IDAHO POWER 2 AUGUST 28,2023
DATED at Boise,Idaho,this day of August 2023.
Chris Burdin
Deputy Attorney General
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SIXTH PRODUCTION REQUEST
TO IDAHO POWER 3 AUGUST 28,2023
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT I HAVE THIS 28th DAY OF AUGUST 2023,
SERVED THE FOREGOING SIXTH 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]
ganderson idahopower.com
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:[e-mail]
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 [e-mail] ..E-MAIL:[e-mail]
[e-mail]
KELSEY JAE
LAW FOR CONSCIOUS LEADERSHIP
920 N CLOVER DR
BOISE ID 83703
E-MAIL:[e-mail]
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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]
[e-mail]
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 cityofboise.org
boisecityattorney citvofboise.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
SECRETARY
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE