20100923PAC to PIIC 86-101.pdf

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September 22, 2010
Melinda Davison
Davison VanCleve, P.c.
333 S.W. Taylor St., Ste. 400
Portand, Oregon 97204
RE: ID PAC-E-10-07
PilC Data Request (86-101)
201 South Main, Suite 2300
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
Please find enclosed Rocky Mounta Power's responses to PILC Data Requests 86-101.
Provided on the enclosed CD are Attchments PILC 89, 91, 92, 94 -(1-2),96, and 97. Provided
.. on the enclosed Confdential CD is Confdential Atthment PilC 90. The Confdential
Atthment is Confdential and is provided to paries tht have signed a protective order in this
docket.
If you have any questions, pleas feel free to call me at [phone].
Sincerely,~tltdlL~/~
J. Ted Weston
Maner, Reguation
Enclosure:
cc: Jean Jewel1/UC (C)/ 3 copies
Eric Olsen/IPA (C)
Ben Otto/ICL (C)
Radal BudgelMonsanto (C)
James R. Smithonsanto (C)
Richad AndersonIonsato (C)
Gerge C. Carer, ill/Monsato (C)
Demrs PeseauIonsto (C)
Gaeth R. KajanderlMonsanto (C)
Maurce BrubakerlMonsanto (C)
Brian Collinonsto (C)
Michal Gormanonsto (C)
Kath IversonIonsanto (C)
Mark WidmerlMonsanto (C)
PAC-E-I 0-07/Rocky Mountain Power
September 22, 2010
PILC Data Request 86
PIle Data Request 86
Please refer to PIIC Data Request 64. Please identify Idaho O&M expense by
year and FERC USA, and separately identify all labor O&M.
Response to PIle Data Request 86
Please refer to Attachment PILC 64.
Recordholder:
Sponsor:
Steven R. McDougal
Steven R. McDougal
P AC-E-1 0-07/Rocky Mountain Power
September 22, 2010
PUC Data Request 87
PIle Data Request 87
Please identify by year, the last 5 years of Idaho (please separately identify
allocations) injuries and damages expenses and claims paid. Please identify
amount included in rate case. Is amount included in rate case based on historical
expense, historical clais paid, or budgeted expense level?
Response to PIle Data Request 87
Please refer to PILC Attachment 74. For the amount included in the rate case
please refer to Adjustment 4.14 in Steven R. McDougal's Exhibit No.2. Injuries
and damages expenses in the case are based on a three year historical average.
Recordholder:
Sponsor:
Margaret Reed / Steven McDougal
Steven R. McDougal
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PAC-E-l 0-07/Rocky Mountain Power
September 22, 2010
PUC Data Request 88
PIle Data Request 88
Please identify the amount of Idaho bad debts included in the rate case.
Response to PIle Data Request 88
The amount of bad debts included in the test year is $472,263. Please refer to
Exhibit No.2, page 2.12, FERC Account 904.
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Recordholder:
Sponsor:
Steven R. McDougal
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PAC-E-1O-07/Rocky Mountain Power
September 22, 2010
PILC Data Request 89
Please identify by year, the last 5 years ofIdaho power plant maintenance. For
each year, identify the costs as materials, outside labor (Non-PacifiCorp
employees), and internal labor (including allocated labor). Please identify amount
included in rate case. Please separate amount included in rate case by as
materials, outside labor (Non-PacifiCorp employees), and Ìnternallabor
(including allocated labor).
PIle Data Request 89
Response to PIle Data Request 89
Please refer to Attachment PUC 89 for a summar of plant maintenance costs by
plant for years 2005 through 2009. Test Year Plant maintenance costs are actual
2009 amounts with adjustments for Incremental GenerationO&M and overhaul
expenses. Please refer to Adjustment 4.6 - Incremental Generation O&M, which
includes incremental Generation O&M expected through December 2010 and
Adjustment 4.10 - Generation Overhaul Expense, which adjusts 2009 test year
overhaul expense to a four-year average.
The "Contracts" category represents Non-Company labor and materials. Detail
for outside labor is not available separately. All plant maintenance costs with the
exception of Cholla and Gadsby peaker\.its are allocated to Idaho using the SG
allocation factor. Cholla is allocatedJo Idaho using the SSGCH factor and
Gadsby peaker units are allocated using the SSGCT factor. All factors can be
found in tab 10 of Steven R. McDougal's Exhibit NO.2.
The "Labor" category represents internal Company labor. This 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, this expense can be calculated using the Idao
allocation of total utilty labor in the test year of approximately 5.537%. The
calculation shown below details tlie aiçunt of Idaho allocation of this expense in
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Total Company r'$160,361,669
$45,970,880
$114,390,789
$6,333,818
Non-Utilty / Capital Portion (28.667%)
Utilty Labor Portion
Idaho Allocation (5.537%)
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Recordholder:
Sponsor:
Chad Teply / Stev.ên McDougal
Chad Teply / Stev~~ NIcDougal
PAC-E-I0-07/Rocky Mountain Power
September 22, 2010
PILC Data Request 90
PIle Data Request 90
Please provide a 10-year history level of scheduled power plant maintenance
outages.
Response to PIle Data Request 90
Please refer to Confidential Attachment PUC 90. This information is confidential
and is provided subject to the termsånd conditions of the protective agreement inthis proceeding. .
Recordholder:
Sponsor:
Dean Haron
Chad Teply
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PAC-E-10-07/Rocky Mountain Power
September 22, 2010
PUC Data Request 91
PIle Data Request 91
Please identify by year, the last 5 years of Idaho storm restoration expense. For
each year, identify the costs as materials, outside labor (Non-PacifiCorp
employees), and internal labor (including allocated labor). Please identify amount
included in rate case. Please separate amount included in rate case by as
materials, outside labor (Non-PacifiCorp employees), and internal labor
(including allocated labor).
Response to PIle Data Request 91
Please refer to Attachment PUC 91 for 2005 through 2009 storm restoration
expenses net of reimbursements directly attributed to Idaho. As reflected in this
attachment, Idaho test year figures are equivalent to the CY 2009 amount for a
total of ($11,197).
Recordholder:
Sponsor:
James Bennett / Steven McDougal
Steven McDougal
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P AC-E-1 0-07/Rocky Mountain Power
September 22,2010
PUC Data Request 92
PIle Data Request 92
Please identify by year, the last 5 years of Idaho program vegetation management
(tree-trimming) expense. For each year, identify the costs as materials, outside
labor (Non-PacifiCorp employees), and internal labor (including allocated labor).
Please identify amount included in rate case. Please separate amount included in
rate case by as materials, outside labor (Non-PacifiCorp employees), and internal
labor (including allocated labor).
Response to Pile Data Request 92
Please refer to Attachment PUC 92 for 2005 through 2009 vegetation
management expenses directly attributed to Idaho. As reflected in this
attachment, Idaho test year figures are equivalent to the CY 2009 amount for atotal of $781 ,04 1. .
Recordholder:
Sponsor:
Rady Miler
Steven McDougal
PAC-E-1 0-07/Rocky Mountain Power
September 22, 2010
PUC Data Request 93
Pile Data Request 93
Please identify by year and by FERC USOA, the next 5 years of Idaho capital and
O&M expense budgets reflecting all allocated costs.
Response to PIle Data Request 93
The budget is not prepared at this level of detaiL.
Recordholder:
Sponsor:
Henr Lay
Steven McDougal
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PAC-E-10-07/Rocky Mountain Power
September 22, 2010
PUC Data Request 94
PIle Data Request 94
Please provide copies of all incentive plan documents for the test year and any
subsequent revisions.
Response to Pile Data Request 94
Please refer to Attachments PUC 94 -1 and 94 -2.
Recordholder:
Sponsor:
Erich D. Wilson
Erich D. Wilson
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PAC-E-1O-07/Rocky Mountain Power
September 22, 2010
PUC Data Request 95
Pile Data Request 95
Please identify by year for the last 5 years, Idaho amount of allocated costs
separated by entity allocating costs.
Response to PIle Data Request 95
Costs are allocated to Idaho according to the Revised Protocol allocation
methodology. Five years of Idaho allocated operation and maintenance expenses
have been provided in the Company's responses to PILC Data Request 64.
Recordholder:
Sponsor:
Steven McDougal
Steven McDougal
PAC-E-IO-07/Rocky Mountain Power
September 22, 2010
PUC Data Request 96
Pile Data Request 96
Has PacifiCorp, Rocky Mountain Power, and/or the Idaho operations of Rocky
Mountain Power sold any SOi Emission Allowances in the past 5 years? If so,
please identify by year for the last 5 years the SOi Emission Allowance revenues.
Response to Pile Data Request 96
Yes. Please refer to Attachment PUC 96.
Recordholder:
Sponsor:
Craig Wardle
Chad Teply
PAC-E-IO-07/Rocky Mountain Power
Septembèr22,2010
PUC Data Request 97
PIle Data Request 97
Please provide a breakdown of Id¡io miscellaneous revenues by type and by year
for the last 5 years.
Response to Pile Data Request 97
Please refer to Attachment PUC 97 for Idaho miscellaneous revenues for years
2005 through 2009.
Note: These amounts are unadjusted results prior to any regulatory adjustments.
For example, they include DSM revenues, which are removed from base rates
because they are par of the System Benefit Charge (SBC).
Recordholder:
Sponsor:
Steven McDougal
Steven McDougal
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PAC-E-10-07/Rocky Mountain Power
September 22, 2010
PUC Data Request 98
PIle Data Request 98
Please provide a sumary sheet detaling the percentage of the service company
costs allocated to each operating jurisdiction for each of the last 5 years.
Response to Pile Data Request 98
Rocky Mountain Power doesn't have a service company and therefore doesn't
have any service company costs to allocate.
Recordholder:
Sponsor:
Steven McDougal
Steven McDougal
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PAC-E-10-07/Rocky Mountain Power
September 22, 2010
PUC Data Request 99
PIle Data Request 99
Please identify by year for the lastS years, Idaho level of outside services
expense.
Response to Pile Data Request 99
Please refer to the Company's response PUC Data Request 75.
Recordholder:
Sponsor:
Gar Tawwater
Steve McDougal
PAC-E-1O-07/Rocky Mountain Power
September 22,2010
PUC Data Request 100
PIle Data Request 100
Please list all adjustments proposed (and value of adjustment) that extend the
costs beyond the test year.
Response to PIle Data Request 100
The requested information can befound in the Revenue Requirement Exhibit
Accompanying Direct Testimonyo(Steven R. McDougal, Volume 3. In Tabs 4-
8, any adjustment listed as a "Type 3" adjustment represents a known and
measurable change to revenue requirement which extends beyond the 12 months
ended December 2009.
As discussed in the direct testimony of Company witness Steven R. McDougal,
the test year in this case is the twelve-months ended December 31, 2009 with
limited known and measurable adjustments though December 31, 2010.
Recordholder:
Sponsor:
Steven McDougal
Steven McDougal
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PAC-E-10-07/Rocky Mountain Power
September 22, 2010
PUC Data Request 101
PIle Data Request 101
Please provide the following:
a. The Company policy which describes all steps that are taken in the process of
writing off an account as uncollectible from beginning to end.
b. Are there a specific number of days before an account is written off? If yes,
are those days calculated as calendar days or business days?
c. Please explain the point at which the Company stars calculating a write-off
period. Is it different than the first biling of the last unpaid bil? If yes, please
identify the difference or lapse of time that occurs.
Response to Pile Data Request 101
a. During the course of business, a customer may move out of a location and
car an outstading balance. Every effort is made by Rocky Mountain Power
to deliver the closing bil to the customer. Sometimes the Company is
unsuccessful or the customer does not pay the closing bilL. After the closing
bil due date, if no payment has been received, the balance is assigned to a
collection agency. When a balance is outstanding for more than 180 calendar
days, it is considered uncollectible debt and the amount is written-off.
b. An account is written off after 180 calendar days from the closing bil due
date.
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c. Rocky Mountain Power stas ~al¿ulating a wrte-off period on the date at
which the closing bil was due.
Recordholder:
Sponsor:
Aric Muhlstein
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