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Home My WebLink About20070920PAC to Monsanto 8-1, 8-2.pdf~ ~~;~ ~OUNTAIN 201 South Main. Suite 2300 Salt lake City. Utah 84111 ort"'C\\if\ I: '.,I ,- I 'i znul SE? 20 Mo\ \0: )i"di~,IO FJUBUC UTltSflES COMM\SS10l. September 19 2007 Randall C. Budge RACINE, OLSON, NYE, BUDGE & BAILEY, CHARTERED O. Box 1391; 201 E. Center Pocatello, Idaho 83204-1391 RE:PAC-07- Monsanto Data Request Set 8 (1- Please find enclosed Rocky Mountain Power s Response to Monsanto Data Requests 8. - 8.2. Confidential Attachments Monsanto 8.1 (b-l - b-2) and 8.2 (a, c). are provided on the enclosed CD to parties that have signed a protective order in this docket If you have any questions, please feel free to call me at (801) 220-4975. Sincerely, ~~/ Brian Dickman, Manager Regulation Enclosures Cc:James R. Smith/Monsanto Maurice Brubaker/Monsanto Richard Anderson/Energy Strategies Jean JewelllIPUC Eric Olsen/lIP A Tony Y ankellIIP A Conley W ard/ Agrium Dennis Peseau/ Agrium Brad Purdy/CAP AI Timothy Shurtz PAC-07-05/Rocky Mountain Power September 19 2007 Monsanto 8th Set Data Request 8. Monsanto Data Request 8. In response to IPUC Production Data Request No., RMP provided certain economic evaluation information for the Goodnoe and Leaning Juniper Wind Projects. Both evaluations contain a summary page entitled "Wind Economic Analysis Model." For each project, please provide:a. An executable version of the spreadsheet in native format with all formulas intact. b. For the "market revenue benefit" column, please provide the assumed kW capacity value, annual kWh, market value of kW (or avoided kW capacity costs) and the per kWh energy value used in developing the numbers shown in this column. c. The k capacity value for purposes of reserve margin and reliability calculations attributed to each project. Response to Monsanto Data Request 8. a) The following executable files are extremely confidential, price and transaction sensitive, and commercially proprietary. Disclosure of this material may give an undue advantage to competitors and therefore requires the highest level of confidential treatment. Please contact Brian Dickman at (801) 220-4975 or Barry Bell at (801) 220-4985 to arrange to view these files. The spreadsheet for the Goodnoe Wind Project is GoodnoeEast 94 MW - RFP Base Model- V9 - 25yr _04-12- 07 ResDev.xls The spreadsheet for the Leaning Juniper Wind Project is "83- 610b Update 07122006 RFP Base Model- V8.xls b) kW capacity value and market value ofkW are not used in the calculation of market revenue benefit" which is calculated based solely on energy amounts and energy value due to the fact that wind facilities don t have dispatch capability. Annual kWh and the per kWh energy value for Goodnoe Wind Project are calculated from monthly values. Monthly kWh and per kWh energy values are provided as Confidential Attachment Monsanto 8. bl. This information is confidential and is provided subject to the terms and conditions of the protective agreement in this proceeding. Annual kWh and the per kWh energy value for Leaning Juniper Wind Project are calculated from monthly values. Monthly kWh and per PAC-07-05/Rocky Mountain Power September 19, 2007 Monsanto 8th Set Data Request 8. kWh energy values are provided as Confidential Attachment Monsanto 1 b2. This information is confidential and is provided subject to the terms and conditions of the protective agreement in this proceeding. c) The kW capacity value for purposes of reserve margin and reliability calculations is not used in the "Wind Economic Analysis Model." Planning reserve margin and reliability are not within the scope of the "Wind Economic Analysis Model"; they are not inputs into that model. (Rick T. Link prepared this response and is the recordholder. It has not been determined who will sponsor this response at hearing. Please contact Brian Dickman at 801-220-4975 to discuss this response. IDAHO P AC-O7- ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER MONSANTO DATA REQUESTS SET 8 (1- CONFIDENTIAL ATTACHMENT MONSANTO 1 (b1- b2) ON THE ENCLOSED CONFIDENTIAL CD P AC-07-05/Rocky Mountain Power September 19,2007 Monsanto 8th Set Data Request 8. Monsanto Data Request 8. IPUC Production DR No.9 also provided summary information with respect to the Marengo Wind Project. For the Marengo Wind Project, please provide:a. The summary page entitled "Wind Economic Analysis Model" in the same detail as was provided in connection with the Goodnoe and Leaning Juniper Wind Projects.b. An executable version of the spreadsheet in native format with all formulas intact for the economic evaluation of this project.c. For the "market revenues benefit" column, provide the assumed kW capacity value, annual kWh, market value of kW (or avoided kW capacity costs) and the per kWh energy value used in developing the numbers shown in this column. d. The kW capacity value for purposes of reserve margin and reliability calculations attributed to this project. Response to Monsanto Data Request 8. a) Please see Confidential Attachment Monsanto 8.2 a. This information is confidential and is provided subject to the terms and conditions of the protective agreement in this proceeding. b) The following executable file is extremely confidential, price and transaction sensitive, and commercially proprietary. Disclosure of this material may give an undue advantage to competitors and therefore requires the highest level of confidential treatment. Please contact Brian Dickman at (801) 220-4975 or Barry Bell at (80l) 220-4985 to arrange to view these files. The spreadsheet for the Marengo Wind Project is "82-580cd 09202006 Payment Sched 32%RFP Base Model- V8.xls c) kW capacity value and market value ofkW are not used in the calculation of market revenue benefit" which is calculated based solely on energy amounts and energy value due to the fact that wind facilities don t have dispatch capability. Annual kWh and the per kWh energy value for Marengo Wind Project are calculated from monthly values. Monthly kWh and per kWh energy values are provided as Confidential Attachment Monsanto 8.2c. d) The kW capacity value for purposes of reserve margin and reliability calculations is not used in the "Wind Economic Analysis Model." Planning reserve margin and reliability are not within the scope of the "Wind Economic Analysis Model"; they are not inputs into that model. PAC-07-05/Rocky Mountain Power September 19,2007 Monsanto 8th Set Data Request 8.2 (Rick T. Link prepared this response and is the recordholder. It has not been determined who will sponsor this response at hearing. Please contact Brian Dickman at 801-220-4975 to discuss this response. IDAHO P AC-O7- ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER MONSANTO DATA REQUESTS SET 8 (1- CONFIDENTIAL ATTACHMENT MONSANTO 2 (a, c) ON THE ENCLOSED CONFIDENTIAL CD