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September 1, 2010
Scott Woodbur
Idaho Public Utilties Commssion
472 W. Washington
Boise, ID 83702-5918
Neil Price
Idaho Public Utilties Commssion
472 W. Washigton
Boise, ID 83702-5918
RE: ID PAC-E-1O-07
IPUC Data Request (223-251)
Please find enclosed Rocky Mounta Power's responses to IPUC Data Requests 223-251.
Provided on the enclosed CD are Attchments IPUC 224, 226, 229 -2, 230, 237 -(1-2),238,242,
and 243. Provided on the enclosed Confdential CD are Confdential Attchments IPUC 223,
227,228 -(2-3), 229 -1, 231 -(1-2), and 245. The Confdential Attchments are Confdential
and are provided to paries that have signed a protective order in ths docket.
If you have any questions, please feel free to call me at [phone].
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Manger, Regulation
Enclosure:
cc: Jean JewelllPUC (C)/3 copies
Eric Olsen/IP A (C)
Ben Oto/ICL (C)
Randal Budge/Monsanto (C)
James R. Smithonsanto (C)
Richard Anderson/onsanto (C)
George C. Carer, IIIIonsanto (C)
Denns Peseau/onsanto (C)
Gareth R. Kajander/Monsanto (C)
Maurce Brubaker/Monsanto (C)
Brian Collins/Monsanto (C)
Michael Gormanonsanto (C)
Kath Iverson/onsanto (C)
Mark Widmer/Monsanto (C)
~P AC-E-l 0-07/Rocky Mountan Power
September 1, 2010
IPUC Production Data Request 223
IPUC Production Data Request 223
For Bridger Coal Company (BCC), please provide a schedule showig 2007
through 2010 to date monthy balances for the materials and supplies subaccounts.
Please include withn your response the descriptions of the accounts, the amounts
in each account and the tuover ratios for each account.
Response to IPUC Production Data Request 223
Materials and supplies at Bridger Coal Company ar segregated by account by
mining operation, Surace Mine and Underground Mine. Please see Confdential
Attchment IPUC 223 for the requested monthy detaL. This information is
confdential and is provided subject to the terms and conditions of the protective
agreement in this proceeding.
Recordholder:
Sponsor:
Brian Durng
Cindy Crae
PAC-E-IO-07/Rocky Mountain Power
September 1, 2010
IPUC Production Data Request 224
IPUC Production Data Request 224
For BCC, please provide a curent organzation char showig naes of
employees and their titles that includes all managers and executives. Please
include withn your response how this organzation cha changed or is expected
to change durg 2009 and 2010.
Response to IPUC Production Data Request 224
Please see Attchment IPUC 224 for the curent Bridger Coal Company
organzational cha.
In June 2009, five safety and techncal engineerig positions formerly reportg to
Interwest Mining were transferred to Bridger Coal Company. These employees
had been workig primarily on projects at Bridger Coal Company. No other
formal organzational changes are expected to occur in 2010.
Recordholder:
Sponsor:
Brian Durg
Cindy Crane
PAC-E-10-07/Rocky Mounta Power
September 1,2010
IPUC Production Data Request 225
IPUC Production Data Request 225
For each offcer of BCC, please provide the total dollar amount of remuneration
for 2007 though 2010 to date and proformed through December 31, 2010. Pleae
separate the amounts into salar, incentive pay, options, benefits and other.
Pleae provide ths information for each offcer by month. For each offcer,
please also provide the percentages of his or her tota remuneration that is
allocated to underground and surace operations along with the basis for that
allocation, and please itemize by base salar, bonuses, and benefits.
Response to IPUC Production Data Request 225
Bridger Coal Company is a joint ventue operation between Pacific Minerals, Inc.
(PMI) and Idaho Energy Resources, Inc. (lERCO). Bridger Coal Company is the
operating company for the mie and is manged Pacific Mierals, Inc. Bridger
Coal Company does not have its own offcers.
Recordholder:
Sponsor:
Brian Durg
Cindy Crae
P AC-E-1 0-07/Rocky Mountan Power
September 1, 2010
IPUC Production Data Request 226
IPUC Production Data Request 226
For BCC, please provide the tota number of employees and employee expenses
by month by account and in total for 2007 throug 2010 to date. In addition,
please provide the budgeted amounts for 2010.
Response to IPUC Production Data Request 226
Please see Attachment IPUC 226.
Recordholder:
Sponsor:
Brian Durg
Cindy Crane
PAC-E-10-07/Rocky Mountain Power
September 1, 2010
IPUC Production Data Request 227
IPUC Production Data Request 227
For BCC, please provide a copy of the most recent employee handbook.
Response to IPUC Production Data Request 227
Please see Confdential Attchment IPUC 227 for Bridger Coal Company Human
Resource Policy and Guidelines for both represented and non-represented
employees. This inormation is confdential and is provided subject to the terms
and conditions of the protective agreement in ths proceeding.
Recordholder:
Sponsor:
Brian Durg
Cindy Crane
P AC-E-1 0-07/Rocky Mountan Power
September 1, 2010
IPUC Production Data Request 228
IPUC Production Data Request 228
For BCC, please provide a copy of all agreements with unon employees effective
durng 2007,2008,2009 and 2010. Pleas include with your response a
synopsis of the major compensation changes in these agreements from year to
year.
Response to IPUC Production Data Request 228
For the time period identified in the request, Bridger Coal Company had two
unon agreements in effect.
1. November 26, 2003 to November 25, 2007
. Wage increase of3.5% per year.
2. November 26, 2007 to November 25, 2010
. Surface Mine wage increase of3.0% increase per year.
. Underground Mine wage increase of 4.0%first year and 3.0%
for remaing two years.
Please see Confdential Attachment IPUC 228 -1 (BCC Union Agreement 2003
to 2007) and Confdential Attachment IPUC 228 -2 ( BCC Union Agreement
2007 to 2010). These documents are confdential and are provided subject to the
terms and conditions of the protective agreement in ths proceeding.
Recordholder:
Sponsor:
Brian Durg
Cindy Crae
PAC-E-10-07/Rocky Mountain Power
September 1, 2010 .
IPUC Production Data Request 229
IPUC Production Data Request 229
For BCC, please provide a description of all incentiveibnus plans in effect
durng fiscal years 2008,2009 and 2010. Please include with your response the
employees or group of employees eligible under each of the plans and the costs
attbutable to each of these plan. Indicate whether and describe any changes to
the incentiveibonus plans that are anticipated or under consideration.
Response to IPUC Production Data Request 229
Bridger Coal Company has established a Safety Incentive Program for hourly
employees. Please see Confdential Atthment IPUC 229 -1 for details of ths
progra for 2008,2009, and 2010. Ths document conta confdential
inormation and is provided subject to the term and conditions of the protective
agreement in ths proceeding. The payout for ths program was $708,892 for
2008 and $687,103 for 2009.
Please refer to Attchment IPUC 229 -2 for the Anua Incentive Plan ("Al")
Documents for 2008-2010. All reguar, ful and par-time non-represented
employees were and are eligible to paricipate in the AlP. There are no changes
anticipated or under consideration for ths plan. Also attched is the company
wide STARS A wad Program documentation. The STARS awards are provided to
employees on an inormal basis thoughout the year, for efforts and performance
that went above and beyond their normal job requirements and expectations.
Recordholder: Brian Durng
Sponsor: Cindy Crane
PAC-E-10-07/Rocky Mountan Power
September 1, 2010
IPUC Production Data Request 230
IPUC Production Data Request 230
For BCC, please provide the account numbers and amounts posted that the
Company used to book incentive payments for 2009.
Response to IPUC Production Data Request 230
Please see Attchment IPUC 230. Ths data relates to the salar incentive
progr for non-unon employees at Bridger Coal Company.
Recordholder:
Sponsor:
Brian Durg
Cindy Crane
P AC-E-1 0-07/Rocky Mountan Power
September 1, 2010
IPUC Production Data Request 231
IPUC Production Data Request 231
For BCC, please provide all documents supporting budgeted and actul wage
increases (if any) for non-unon and exempt employees durg 2009 though
2010. Please include within your response the number of employees (budgeted
and actu) to which these wage increases applied and their associated saares pre
and post wage increase.
Response to IPUC Production Data Request 231
Please see Confdential Atthment IPUC 231 -1 for 2009 and 2010 non-unon
merit increase assumptions for the budget plan. Please note that the 2010 budget
plan merit increase is effective December 26, 2009. Please see Confdential
Attchment IPUC 231 -2 for the actul 2009 listing of merit increases proposed
by Bridger Coal Company to Corprate Human Resources. This inormation is
confdential and is provided subject to the terms and conditions of the protective
agreement in ths proceeding.
Recordholder:
Sponsor:
Brian Durng
Cindy Crane
P AC-E-I 0-07/Rocky Mountain Power
September 1, 2010
IPUC Production Data Request 232
IPUC Production Data Request 232
For BCC, please provide a wrtten narative that explais how the Company sets
employee salares, incentive payments and other employee benefits. Please
provide a copy of the salary sureys or other documentation used to set employee
salares.
Response to IPUC Production Data Request 232
The Company's pay philosophy is to taget tota cash (base plus bonus) and
related employee benefits at the average of the markets in which we compete.
Market data is collected by PacifiCorp's paricipation in anual sureys. The
surey data is then submitted in MarketPay, our online market pricing system.
The Company made MarketPay available to IPUC sta for on-line review
September 2,2010.
Recordholder:
Sponsor:
Erich D. Wilson
To Be Determined
PAC-E-10-07/Rocky Mountan Power
September 1, 2010
IPUC Production Data Request 233
IPUC Production Data Request 233
For BCC, please provide copies of the employee newsletters issued durg the
period 2007 to date.
Response to IPUC Production Data Request 233
Bridger Coal Company does not publish employee newsletters.
Recordholder:
Sponsor:
Brian Durg
Cindy Crae
PAC-E-10-07/Rocky Mountan Power
September 1, 2010
IPUC Production Data Request 234
IPUC Producton Data Request 234
For BCC, please provide all offcers' employee numbers, naes, job titles,
detaled job descriptions, responsibilties, base salares, and other compensation
by year since 2007.
Response to IPUC Production Data Request 234
Please refer to the response to IPUC 225.
Recordholder:
Sponsor:
Brian Durng
Cindy Crane
P AC-E-l 0-07/Rocky Mountain Power
September 1,2010
IPUC Production Data Request 235
IPUC Production Data Request 235
For BCC, please provide details of all bonus plan included in the test period and
the criteria and goals used to grant employees bonuses.
Response to IPUC Production Data Request 235
Please see the response to IPUC 229 for the 2010 Anua Incentive Plan and
STARS Award documents.
Recordholder:
Sponsor:
Erich D. Wilson
To Be Determed
P AC-E-1 0-07/Rocky Mountain Power
September 1,2010
IPUC Production Data Request 236
IPUC Production Data Request 236
For BCC, please explai the basis for all offcers' salar increases from the 2009
level to the 2010 leveL. Also, please provide all documents that are relevant to
ths inquiry.
Response to IPUC Production Data Request 236
Please refer to data response IPUC Production 225.
Recordholder:
Sponsor:
P AC-E-1 0-07/Rocky Mountain Power
September 1, 2010
IPUC Production Data Request 237
IPUC Production Data Request 237
Please provide the average cost and tonnage of coal delivered from Bridger Coal
Company and Black Butte for each year 2005 to date.
a. For the years 2007 though 2010 to date, please provide costs and tons delivered
per month per year from both Bridger Coal Company and Black Butte.
b. Does PacifiCorp have any reason to expect coal costs to increase durg the
remainder of2010 and durng 2011. If these costs are expected to increase, please
provide supporting data.
Response to IPUC Production Data Request 237
Please see Attchment IPUC Production 237 -1.
a. Please see Attchment IPUC Production 237 -2.
b. Coal costs as filed in the rate case are based on forecasted coal cost
components for both the Black Butt coal contrct and coal production
costs at Bridger Coal Company. The Company expects some varance
from the rate fiing but at ths time is unble to quatify with any
additional certnty as to the magntude of the costs.
Recordholder:
Sponsor:
Brian Durng
Cindy Crane
P AC-E-l 0-07/Rocky Mountain Power
September 1, 2010
IPUC Production Data Request 238
IPUC Production Data Request 238
Please provide the coal inventory by location and by month for the period 2007 to
date. Please provide both tonnage and cost for each data point. Please provide
ths data in excel format.
Response to IPUC Production Data Request 238
Please see Attchment IPUC 238.
Recordholder:
Sponsor:
Brian Dung
Cindy Crane y
" PAC-E-IO-07/Rocky Mountan Power
September 1,2010
IPUC Production Data Request 239
IPUC Production Data Request 239
For the information provided in the above question, please explai any signficant
chage in either volume (tonnage) or cost for each coal pile durg this period.
Response to IPUC Production Data Request 239
The requested information is included in Attchment IPUC 238.
Recordholder:
Sponsor:
Brian Durng
Cindy Crane
,. P AC-E-1 0-07/Rocky Mountan Power
September 1, 2010
IPUC Production Data Request 240
IPUC Production Data Request 240
The next three questions relate to Bridger:
How is coal quaity measured? Wht are the metrcs (specifications),
instrentation used, and frequency?
Response to IPUC Production Data Request 240
Coal quality is determined by sampling and laboratory analysis, all in accordance
with ASTM stadards. An on-line elemental coal analyzer located on the
conveyor feeding unts 1-3 provides real-time data valuable for monitorig and
adjusting the blend of coal sent to these unts.
Received coal from the Bridger Mine is sampled and collected for each shift.
From the Black Butte Mine a sample is collected from each trai. From the
Leucite Hils mine trck deliveries, one sample is collected from each daily
shipment.
Bured coal samples are collected for each shift; one for unts 1-3 and one for unt
4. This is because unts 1-3 share a common coal handling system separate from
unit 4.
Coal sampled at PacifiCorp locations (Bridger Mine and Bridger Plant) is
analyzed at an on-site coal laboratory operated by Wyomig Analytical
Laboratories, Inc. These samples are analyzed for moistue, ash, sulfu, heating
value, certn ash oxides (sodium, iron and calcium), as well as ash fusion
temperatures. Shift lab results are weight averaged for each day and the daly
value is reported.
At the Bridger coal lab the followig lab instrents are used to determe the
quality parameter noted:
Las Navas TGA2000
EltraCS530
Par 6300 Calorimeter
Perkin-Elmer A-analyst
Thermoline Ash Fusion System
Moistu, ash
Sulfu
Heating value
Sodium, iron and calcium oxides
Ash fusion temperatues
The Black Butte Mine analyzes its samples at its own on-site lab operated by
SGS. Black Butte analyzes for moisture, ash, sulfu, heating value, and sodium
oxide.
The Black Butte lab has similar instrentation to the Bridger lab, but rus
moiste and ash manually, rather th with a TGA.
P AC-E-1 0-07/Rocky Mountan Power
September 1, 2010
IPUC Production Data Request 240
By contract with Kiewit Ming/lack Butte, the offcial quaity is determined by
their analysis of their train coal sample.
For Leucite Hils Mine coal deliveries Black Butte's coal lab anyzed the Bridger
Plant's sample to determine offcial contract quality. The Leucite Hils Mine was
closed at the end of 2009.
Recordholder:
Sponsor:
Brian Durg
Cindy Crae
P AC-E-1 0-07/Rocky Mountain Power
September 1, 2010
IPUC Production Data Request 241
IPUC Production Data Request 241
The next three questions relate to Bridger:
Where in the coal supply pipeline is quaity measured? (i.e. upon delivery from
each of the the sources, prior to blending, afer blending, upon delivery to the
generation plant?)
Response to IPUC Production Data Request 241
Bured coal samples at the Jim Bridger Plant are collected either automatically by
the 05 mechancal sampling system, or manualy at intervals durg each shift
from the Stock feeders at each unt. The 05 system is located in the coal yard on a
conveyor sending blended coal to the coal gallery for unts 1-3. Manua samples
(the only sampling method for unt 4) are collected from the feeders upstream of
coal pulverizers.
Coal received from the Bridger Mine is sampled for each shift using a mechancal
sampler located on the main conveyor to the Bridger Plant.
In addition to the coal sapling, coal on-line anyzers ar utilized by the mie
and the plant to provide real time data. These analyzers are located just off the
underground longwall minig unt, outside the underground port downstream of
the coal silos, and at the power plant prior to coal delivery to the unts.
Each train received from Black Butte Mine is sapled at the mie by a
mechancal sampler. Some check samples of the trai coal ar also collected at the
Bridger Plant using the 01 mechacal sampler.
Coal received from the Kiewit Ming/eucite Hils Mine though 2009 was
delivered by trck and sapled upon receipt at the Bridger Plant using the plant's
01 mechancal sampling system.
Recordholder: Brian Durg
Sponsor: Cindy Crane
.' P AC-E-1O-07 /Rocky Mountain Power
September 1, 2010
¡PUC Production Data Request 242
IPUC Production Data Request 242
The next thee questions relate to Bridger:
Please provide all coal quality measurement data for the period 2007 though
2010 to date. Please provide ths data in excel format.
Response to IPUC Production Data Request 242
Please see Attachment IPUC 242. Coal quaity measurement data is provided as
recorded by the Bridger Coal Company for tons shipped, Bridger Plant for tons
consumed, Black Butte for tons shipped by rail, and Black Butte (Leucite Hils)
for tons hauled.
Recordholder: Brian Durng
Sponsor: Cindy Crane
. 1 P AC-E-1O-07 /Rocky Mountan Power
September 1, 2010
¡PUC Production Data Request 243
IPUC Production Data Request 243
The next four questions relate to the External Auditor workpapers review:
Please provide a list of all Berkshire Hathaway affliate companes. Please
provide ths in excel format simlar to the data found in external auditor
workpapers at http://idoc.pacificorp.us/File/File64231.xls
Response to IPUC Production Data Request 243
Please refer to Attchment IPUC 243.
Recordholder:
Sponsor:
Ryan Weems
To Be Determined
.' PAC-E-10-07/Rocky Mountain Power
September 1, 2010
IPUC Production Data Request 244
IPUC Production Data Request 244
The next four questions relate to the External Auditor workpapers review:
How many Pcards are issued to PacifiCorp employees?
Response to IPUC Production Data Request 244
As of December 31, 2009 and July 31,2010, there were 938 active purchase
cards. A purchase card, commonly called a P-card, is a credit card used to pay
for low-dollar, low-risk purchases of goods or services for Company business; it
is not used for travel.
Recordholder:
Sponsor:
Gar Tawwater
Henr Lay
P AC-E-1 0-07/Rocky Mounta Power
September 1, 2010
IPUC Production Data Request 245
IPUC Production Data Request 245
The next four questions relate to the Extern Auditor workpapers review:
What is the status of the non-public investigation by the FERC into the power
outae of September 2008?
Response to IPUC Production Data Request 245
The requested inormation is provided as Confdential Atthment IPUC 245.
Ths information is confdential and is provided subject to the ters and
conditions of the protective agreement in ths proceeding.
Recordholder:
Sponsor:
Natalie Hocken
To Be Determined
P AC-E-1 0-07/Rocky Mountan Power
September 1, 2010
IPUC Production Data Request 246
IPUC Production Data Request 246
The next four questions relate to the External Auditor workpapers review:
Has there been any buyback of unused persona time from senior management
included in the test year?
Response to IPUC Production Data Request 246
In 2009, as par of the company's anua review of benefit progrs, a
realgnent of its personal time program was developed and communcated to all
employees with an effective date of Janua 1,2010. As par of this alignent,
employees who ha personal time balances in excess of their anua accru cap
received a one-time payment of up to 40 hours in excess of their cap (these hour
were removed from their overall balances). Note ths plan is for all employees
and is not segmented by employee grouping (i.e. Senior Mangement).
The cost of the buyback included in the test year is $948,572 on a total Company
basis. Ths expense is combined with all other labor and benefit expenses before
being allocated to jursdictions. As a result, these costs are not directly available
on an Idaho allocated basis. However, ths expense can be calculated using the
Idaho allocation of tota utilty labor in the test year of approximately 5.537%.
The calculation shown below detals the amount of Idaho allocation of ths
expense in the test year.
Tota Company $948,572
$271,927
$676,645
$37,466
Non-Utilty / Capita Portion (28.667%)
Utilty Labor Porton
Idaho Allocation (5.537%)
Recordholder:
Sponsor:
Erich Wilson
To Be Determined
I 1 P AC-E-1 0-07/Rocky Mountain Power
September 1, 2010
IPUC Production Data Request 247
IPUC Production Data Request 247
In 2009, how many service connections were performed in Idao durg reguar
offce hour?
Response to IPUC Production Data Request 247
2009 New Constrctionlew Meter Sets work requests
Weekdays: 1800 completed and 121 intiated in 2009 stil open. Open work
requests are dependent on such issues as permitting, inspections, etc.
2009 New Power for New Customers at Existig Sites work requests
Weekdays: 1111 completed and 43 connected on weekdays outside of reguar
business hours 8 am to 5 pm. Hours of completion outside of normal business
hours 8 am to 5 pm are not tracked.
Recordholder:
Sponsor:
Valerie Smith
To Be Determned
~, P AO..E-l 0-07/Rocky Mountan Power
September 1, 2010
IPUC Production Data Request 248
IPUC Production Data Request 248
In 2009, how many service connections were performed in Idao between the
hours of 4:00pm and 5:00pm, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays?
Response to IPUC Production Data Request 248
Generally, most New Construction/ew Meter Sets and New Power for New
Customers at Existing Sites are connected durg regular offce hours Monday
through Friday. Requests are not tracked by hourly tie-staps. Please see
response to IPUC Request No. 247.
Recordholder:
Sponsor:
Valerie Smith
To Be Determined
." PAC-E-I0-07/Rocky Mountain Power
September 1, 2010
IPUC Production Data Request 249
IPUC Production Data Request 249
In 2009, how many service connections were performed in Idao between the
hours of 5:00pm and 7:00pm Monday though Friday, excluding holidays?
Response to IPUC Production Data Request 249
Generally, most New Constrctionlew Meter Sets and New Power for New
Customers at Existing Sites are connected durg reguar offce hours Monday
though Friday. Requests are not tracked by hourly time-staps. Please see
response to IPUC Request No. 247.
Recordholder:
Sponsor:
Valerie Smith
To Be Determed
,.J'PAC-E-10-07/Rocky Mountain Power
September 1, 2010
IPUC Production Data Request 250
IPUC Production Data Request 250
In 2009, how many service connections were performed in Idao after 7:00pm
and before reguar offce hours began the following morng?
Response to IPUC Production Data Request 250
Generally, most New Constrctionlew Meter Sets and New Power for New
Customers at Existing Sites are connected durng regular offce hours Monday
though Friday. Requests are not trcked by hourly time-staps. Please see
response to IPUC Request No. 247.
Recordholder:
Sponsor:
Valerie Smith
To Be Determed
... r P AC-E-1 0-07/Rocky Mountan Power
September 1,2010
IPUC Production Data Request 251
IPUC Production Data Request 251
In 2009, how many service connections were performed in Idao on weekends
and holidays?
Response to IPUC Production Data Request 251
2009 New Constrctionlew Meter Sets work requests
Weekend: 8
Holidays: 1
2009 New Power for New Customers at Existing Sites work requests
Weekends: 4
Holidays: 0
Recordholder:
Sponsor:
Valerie Smith
To Be Determined