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Home My WebLink About20050531PAC response Monsanto 1-5.pdf,"","- t,.l'f FiLED t;;J 825 E. Multnomah Portland, Oregon 97232 (503) 813-5000 PACIFIC PONER UTAH POWER zon5~AY31 AM ~:3\ \OAHO puBLiC UT\LlT\ES COMcMlSS1OH 4. PACIFICORP May 27, 2005 Randall C. Budge Racine, Olson, Nye, Budge & Bailey, Chtd O. Box 1391; 201 E. Center Pocatello, ID 83204-1391 Katie Iverson Brubaker & Associates 17244 W. Cordova Court Surprise, Arizona 85387 James R. Smith Monsanto Company O. Box 816 Soda Springs, Idaho 83276 RE:ID PAC-05- Monsanto Data Request 1- Please find enclosed PacifiCorp s Response to Monsanto Data Request Responses to Monsanto Number (1-5). The accompany GRID computer is being ship separately via Fed-, tracking number 641600753142. If you have any questions, please call Barry Bell at (801) 220-4985. Sincerely, Enclosures cc:James Fell/Stoel Rives~-.'-1 (3 copies) CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that I caused the foregoing document to be served on the following named person( s) on the date indicated below by mailing to said person( s) a true copy thereof, contained in a sealed envelope, addressed to said person(s) at their last known addressees) indicated below. Patricia A. opas Filing Coordinator Dated: l:J- / D6 JEFF LARSON ACIFICORP 201 S. MAIN STREET. SUITE 2300 SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84140 JAMES M. V AN NOSTRAND STOEL RIVES LLP 900 SW FIFTH AVE., SUITE 2600 PORTLAND, OR 97204 SCOTT WOODBURY IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISION 472 W. WASHINGTON BOISE, ID 83702-5983 KIRA PFISTERER IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISION 472 W. WASHINGTON BOISE, ID 83702-5983 RANDALL C. BUDGE RACINE, OLSON, NYE BUDGE&BAILEY, CHARTERED 201 E. CENTER POCA TELLO, ID 83204 JAMES R. SMITH MONSANTO COMPANY HIGHWAY 34 NORTH SODA SPRINGS, ID 83276 ERIC 1. OLSEN RACINE, OLSON, NYE BUDGE&BAILEY, CHARTERED 201 E. CENTER POCA TELLO, ID 83204 10-., 'T"LJ (jfM::\hl.'I'~ONY Y ANKEr;;~f'i/i ",;",~,- 29814 LAKE ROAD BAY VILLAGE, OH 44140 CONLEY E. WARD GIVENS PURSLEY LLP 601 W. BANNOCK ST. BOISE, ID 83702 DENNIS E. PESEAU UTILITY RESOURCES, INC. 1500 LIBERTY ST. SE, SUITE 250 SALEM, OR 97302 TIMOTHY J. SHURTZ 411 S. MAIN FIRTH, ID 83236 BRADY M. PURDY A TTORNEY AT LAW 2019 N. 17TH STREET BOISE, ID 83702 R. SCOTT PASLEY ASSISTANT GENERAL COUNSEL J.R. SIMPLOT COMPANY 999 MAIN ST. BOISE, ID83702 DA VID HAWK DIRECTOR, ENREGY NATURAL RESOURCES R. SIMPLOTCOMPANY 999 MAIN ST. BOISE, ID 83702 P AC-05-/PacifiCorp May 27, 2005 Monsanto I st Set Data Request 1. Monsanto Data Request 1.1 Please provide the stand-alone PC compatible version of the GRID model. Response to Monsanto Data Request 1.1 The Company has provided a GRID computer via Federal Express. (Mark T. Widmer will sponsor this response at hearing. P AC-05-1/PacifiCorp May 27, 2005 Monsanto 1 st Set Data Request 1. Monsanto Data Request 1. Please provide (a) a listing of all inputs to the model, (b) the basic assumptions made in developing the inputs and the model settings, and (c) all of the output reports from the model run that PacifiCorp relies upon for the power costs in its January 2005 direct testimony. Response to Monsanto Data Request 1. (a)All of the inputs used in the GRID run are provided as part of the GRID computer provided in response to Monsanto Data Request 1. The requested information is provided as Attachment Monsanto 1.(b) (c)All of the output reports from the model run that Pacifi Corp relies upon for the power costs in its January 2005 direct testimony are provided on the GRID computer provided in response to Monsanto Data Request 1. (Mark T. Widmer will sponsor this response at hearing. IDAHO PAC-O5- GENERAL RATE CASE ACIFICORP MONSANTO DATA REQUEST ATTACHMENT MONSANTO Idaho GRC - Key Assumptions Major Assumptions Study Horizon FY 2004 - Nonnalized through March 2005 Adjusted Load by State FY 2004 -12 months April 2003 through March 2004. Temperature Adjusted (Load Forecast)(N onnalized) Currant Creek Included as SCCT starting April 2004 Include Pipeline reservation fees and Currant Creek extension Forward Price Curves CG25 dated 9.30.2004 Fuel cost - Coal FY2005 - 7 months actual nonnalized - 5 months forecast Excludes Trail Mountain closure costs and prior period adjustments November 24, 2004 Fuel cost- Gas Booked Actual gas purchased with additional gas blended using Tier (used to price our Official Price Forecast 9.30.2004 when needed dispatched gas generation)Henniston Gas prices are fIXed by contract Sale of Excess Gas calculated in workpapers Fuel cost - Gas Market 7 months Average of the Opal Daily Index Tier (used to detennine 5 Months Official Price Forecast 9.30.2004 gas resource dispatch)Henniston Gas prices are fIXed by contract Heat rate curves 48 months average ended March 2004 Hydro Forecast Vista Hydro model- based on historical infonnation - 19 exceedence levels Long Tenn Firm Sales Per contract tenDS Long Tenn Firm Per contract tenDS Purchases Market Cap Market Depth cap in graveyard hours to historical levels - Study dated 8.18.2004 (Market Depth) Planned! Forced outages 48 months average ended March 2004 - Study dated 8.25.2004 Short Tenn Finn Sales &All Short Tenn Firm Transactions as of 11.11.2004 Purchases Transmission topology 12 transmIssion bubbles included in GRID Wheeling Expense Finn Wheeling - 6 months actual, 6 months forecast based on actual - Study dated 11.18.2004 Non-finn Transmission calculated in GRID AC- E-05-/PacifiCorp May 27,2005 Monsanto 1 st Set Data Request 1.3 Monsanto Data Request 1. Please provide copies of any material that explains the structure, operations, input and output reports, available diagnostics and other important features of the GRID model. Response to Monsanto Data Request 1.3 The requested information is included on the desktop of the GRID computer provided in response to Monsanto Data Request 1. This documentation consists of three electronic manuals: GUI Guide Data Import/Export Net Power Cost Guide Algorithm Guide (Mark T. Widmer will sponsor this response at hearing. P AC-05-1/PacifiCorp May 27, 2005 Monsanto 1 st Set Data Request 1.4 Monsanto Data Request 1.4 Please provide any additional information necessary to understand the GRID model and to successfully operate the PC version of the model. Response to Monsanto Data Request 1. Please see the Company s response to Monsanto s Data Request 1.3. (Mark T. Widmer will sponsor this response at hearing. P A C- E-O 5 -lIP acifi Corp May 27 , 2005 Monsanto 1st Set Data Request 1. Monsanto Data Request 1.5 Please provide the name and telephone number of the person at PacifiCorp who should be contacted with any questions about the GRID model. Response to Monsanto Data Request 1. Questions related to the operation of the GRID computer should be directed to Laren Hale at 503.813.6054 Laren.Hale~PacifiCorp.com or Matt Elkins at 503.331.4372 Matt.Elkins~PacifiCorp.com (Mark T. Widmer will sponsor this response at hearing.