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Home My WebLink About20071105Monsanto to PAC 10-1 to 10-8.pdfJean Jewell, Secretary Idaho Public Utilities Commission 472 W. Washington Street Boise, Idaho 83702 LOUIS F. RACINE (1917'2006) WILLIAM D. OLSON W. MARCUS W. NYE RANDALL C. BUDGE JOHN A. BAILEY, JR. JOHN R. GOODELL' JOHN B. INGELSTROM DANIEL C. GREEN" BRENT O. ROCHE KIRK B. HADLEY FRED J. LEWIS MITCHELL W. BROWN ERIC L. OLSEN CONRAD J. AIKEN'" RICHARD A. HEARN , M. DAVID E. ALEXANDERtt LANE V. ERICKSON" PATRICK N. GEORGE" SCOTT J. SMITH STEPHEN J. MUHONEN BRENT L. WHITING JUSTIN R. ELLIS JOSHUA D. JOHNSON* JONATHON S. BYINGTON DAVE BAGLEY CAROL TIPPI VOLYN** THOMAS J. BUDGE CANDICE M. MCHUGH'" Dear Mrs. Jewel: LAW OFFICES OF RACINE OLSON NYE BUDGE Be BAILEY CHARTERED BOISE OFFICE 101 SOUTH CAPITOL BOULEVARD. SUITE 208 BOISE, IDAHO 83702TELEPHONE: (208) 395-0011FACSIMILE: (208) 433-0167 201 EAST CENTER STREET POST OFFICE BOX 1391 POCATELLO, IDAHO 83204-1391 TELEPHONE (208) 232-6101 FACSIMILE (208) 232-6109 IDAHO FALLS OFFICE www.racinelaw.net 477 SHOUP AVENUE SUITE 203AIDAHO FALLS, ID 83402TELEPHONE: (208) 528-6101 FACSIMILE: (208) 528-6109 SENDER'S E-MAIL ADDRESS: rcbiIDracinelaw.net 'ALSO MEMBER WY & IL BARS "ALSO MEMBER UT BAR "'ALSO MEMBER CO BAR tALSO MEMBER D. C. BAR ttALSO MEMBER MO BAR *ALSO MEMBER IL BAR HALSO MEMBER WA BAR --J (..:J ~.,;;: October 26, 2007 ;5! rF\~ (f) Co; ('") :;:~ ;c.:: ~;22 (Do(f) (.,) c..J1 :;.0 (") rli :;:: tf! Re:P A C- Enclosed for filing please find the original and three copies of Monsanto Company s Tenth Data Request to Rocky Mountain Power. Thank you for your assistance. Sincerely, ':1GE RCB:sab Enclosurescc: Service List (via e-mail) RECF c:' f'\ ,., " Randall C. Budge, ISB No. 1949 RACINE, OLSON, NYE, BUDGE & BAILE Y, CHARTERED O. Box 1391; 201 E. Center Pocatello, Idaho 83204-1391 Telephone: (208) 232-6101 Fax: (208) 232-6109 7Wl1 ~m\l "'; ~tJUllh;' u on Li;g~~o (~A\ ~S! 0;' Attorneys for Intervenor Monsanto Company BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICA nON OF ) ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER FOR APPROVAL) OF CHANGES TO ITS ELECTRIC SERVICESCHEDULES Case No. PAC- MONSANTO COMPANY'S TENTH DATA REQUESTS TO ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER MONSANTO COMPANY, through counsel, and hereby submits this Tenth Data Request to Rocky Mountain Power, pursuant to Rule 225 of the Idaho Public Utility Commission s Rules of Procedure, IDAPA 31.01.01. Request is made for expedited responses given the nearness of the hearing scheduled to commence November 6 2007. Monsanto 10-1: With respect to the rebuttal testimony of Mr. Paul Clements, please provide a listing of each instance in which Mr. Clements has filed testimony in a state regulatory proceeding, before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission or any other regulatory body, or in a court of law and for each such instance provide the following: a. The docket number of the proceeding; b. The name of the regulatory body or court; c. The date the testimony was filed; d. The party for whom Mr. Clements was testifying; e. The electric utility involved, if different; and f. The subject matter of the testimony filed. Monsanto 10-2: With respect to Mr. Clements prior testimony, please provide a copy of all testimony and exhibits in which Mr. Clements addresses the valuation of interruptible power. MONSANTO COMPANY'S NINTH DATA REQUEST FOR ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER- Monsanto 10-3: On page 2 of his rebuttal testimony, lines 12 through 16, Mr. Clements announces that he is adopting a portion of the supplemental direct testimony and exhibits of Mark Widmer. Please state: a. Who prepared the supplemental direct testimony that Mr. Clements is now adopting; b. State why Mr. Widmer sponsored the supplemental direct testimony rather than Mr. Clements; andc. Why Mr. Clements is now adopting this supplemental direct testimony when Mr. Widmer continues to be a witness in this proceeding. Monsanto 10-4: Concerning page 9 of Mr. Clements rebuttal testimony, lines 4 through 15, a comparison is made between Monsanto s energy (megawatthour) purchases at the tariff rate and the number of megawatthours associated with interruptibility. Please provide the same comparison with respect to megawatts of demand. Monsanto 10-5: If Mr. Clements is familiar with how other electric utilities establish a value for interruptible power, please provide the following for each such utility with which Mr. Clements is familiar. a. A description of Mr. Clements' understanding of the valuation methodology(ies) used by the utility; b. A copy of the tariff and/or contract; and c. A copy of any testimony, exhibits, Commission orders or workpapers pertaining to such valuations that Mr. Clements has available to him. Monsanto 10-6: Concerning Exhibit 58, please provide the supporting workpapers used in developing this chart. Please also indicate the amount of interruption (both MW and hours) agreed to by Monsanto for each year 1982 through 2007. Monsanto 10-7: Beginning at page 23 of his rebuttal testimony, and in exhibit number 59, Mr. Clements proposes to make certain adjustments to Ms. Iverson s valuation of Monsanto interruptible power to account for differences in "actual hours of availability.Please state whether Mr. Clements knows of any other electric utility that makes such an adjustment in valuing its interruptible power, and provide all such information available to Mr. Clements with respect to such valuations. Monsanto 10-8: Please provide a copy of all interruptible contracts and tariffs that RMP has with any of its existing customers, the valuation basis for the interruptibility, and a complete description of the terms and conditions of interruption. DATED this 26th day of October, 2007. RACINE, OLSON, NYE, BUDGE & BAILEY, CHARTERED~t-~ RANDALL C. BUDG MONSANTO COMPANY'S NINTH DATA REQUEST FOR ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER - 2 CERTIFICATE OF MAILING I HEREBY CERTIFY that on this 26th day of October, 2007, I served a true, correct and complete copy of the foregoing document, to each of the following, via the method so indicated: Jean D. Jewell, Secretary (original and 3) Idaho Public Utilities Commission O. Box 83720 Boise, ID 83720-0074 E-mail: jjewell0?puc.state.id.u.S. Mail Brian Dickman Rocky Mountain Power 201 South Main, Suite 2300 Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 brian. dickman~pacificorp. com Mail Dean Brockbank Justin Brown Rocky Mountain Power 201 South Main, Suite 2300 Salt Lake city, Utah 84111 dean. brockbank~pacificorp.com Justin. brown~pacifi corp. com Mail Data Request Response Center PacifiCorp 825 NE Multnomah, Suite 2000 Portland, Oregon 97232 Fax: 503-813-6060 datarequest~paci ficorp. com Mail Maurice Brubaker Katie Iverson Brubaker & Associates, Inc. 1215 Fern Ridge Parkway, Suite 208 St. Louis, MO 63141 mbrubaker~consultbai. com ki verson~consultbai. co E- Mail MONSANTO COMPANY'S NINTH DATA REQUEST FOR ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER- James R. Smith Monsanto Company O. Box 816 Soda Springs, Idaho 83276 iim.smith~monsanto.com Eric L. Olsen Racine, Olson, Nye, Budge & Bailey O. Box 1391 Pocatello, Idaho 83204-1391 elo~racinelaw.net Tim Buller Agrium, Inc. 3010 Conda road Soda Springs, Idaho 83276 tbuller~agrium.com Conley E. Ward Michael C. Creamer Givens Pursley LLP 601 W. Bannock Street O. Box 2720 Boise ID 83701-2720 cew~givenspursley .com Dennis E. Peseau, Ph. Utility Resources, Inc. 1500 Liberty Street S., Ste. 250 Salem, OR 97302 dpeseau~excite.com Mail Mail Mail Mail Mail RANDALL C. BUDGE MONSANTO COMPANY'S NINTH DATA REQUEST FOR ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER - 5