20101027Monsanto 15 (1-4) to PAC.pdf

Mrs. Jean Jewell, Secretar
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, Idaho 83720-0074
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
ERIC L. OLSEN
CONRAD J. AIKEN
RICHARD A. HEARN, M.D.
LANE V. ERICKSON
FREDERICK J. HAHN, III
DAVID E. ALEXANDER
PATRICK N. GEORGE
SCOTT J. SMITH
JOSHUA D. JOHNSON
STEPHEN J. MUHONEN
CANDICE M. MCHUGH
CAROL TIPPI VOLYN
BRENT L. WHITING
JONATHON S. BYINGTON
DAVE BAGLEY
THOMAS J. BUDGE
JONATHAN M. VOLYN
MARK A. SHAFFER
JASON E. FLAIG
Dear Jean:
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CHARTERED
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LOUIS F. RACINE (1917-2005)
WILLIAM D. OLSON. OF COUNSEL
October 25,2010
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Enclosed please find for filing the original and thee copies of Monsanto Company's
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RACINE, OLSON, NYE, BUDGE &
BAILEY, CHARTERED
P.O. Box 1391; 201 E. Center
Pocatello, Idaho 83204-1391
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Attorneys for Intervenor Monsanto Company
BEFORE TH IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIS COMMSSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF )
ROCKY MOUNTAI POWER FOR APPROVAL)
OF CHANGES TO ITS ELECTRIC SERVICE )
SCHEDULES AND A PRICE INCREASE OF )
$27.7 MILLION, OR APPROXIMATELY )13.7 PERCENT )
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Case No. PAC-E-I0-Ø7
MONSANTO COMPAN'S FIIEENT DATA REQUESTS
TO ROCKY MOUNAI POWER
MONSANTO COMPANY, by and though their attorneys, hereby submits this Fifteenth
Data Request to Rocky Mountan Power, pursuant to Rule 225 of the Idaho Public Utilty
Commission's Rules of Procedure, IDAPA 31.01.01, as follows:
Monsanto 15-1: With respect to Mr. Paul H. Clements' supplemental testimony, please provide
the following information for the GRID and Front Office models used in the
economic evaluation of Monsanto's curilment:
a. A listing of all assumptions used in each model;
b. Complete executable copy of each model in native format with all
formulas intact;
c. All workpapers and supporting documentation for the forward pnce
cures; and
MONSANTO'S FITEENT DATA REQUESTS TO ROC MOUNTAIN POWER-l
d. All other workpapers supporting the modeling and calculations of the
value of interrptible power.
Monsanto 15-2: Concerning Mr. Clements' supplemental testimony, if not provided in
response to other data requests, please provide for the "Front Office Model"
the following:
a. The generating units evaluated to calculate the value of operating reserves,
the number of megawatts of reserves evaluated on each unit, the
incremental cost for each unit and the market pnce.
b. The name and incremental cost of the unit(s) selected as the unit(s)
"in-the-money" for the operating reserve valuation;
c. All assumptions in the operating reserve valuation used to determine the
incremental cost of each unt evaluated including heat rates, gas pnces and
varable operating and maintenance expenses;
d. The source of the market pnces used in the valuation of operating reserves
and the date the market price forecast was prepared;
e. The hours (per day, per month and per year) and loads of Monsanto
modeled in the valuation of operating reserves;
f. The market pnce values for each hour in the year, with the paricular 850
"highest pnced" hours identified in the economic curailment valuation;
g. The source of the market pnce values used in the valuation of the
economic curlment and the date the market pnce forecast was prepared;
h. The denvation of the "anual average market pnce" used for the system
integnty valuation, with workpapers to show the values for each hour of
each day;
1. A descnption and explanation of any adjustment made in the Front Offce
Model for lost revenues; and
J. A descnption, denvation, and explanation of any discount rate used in the
Front Offce ModeL.
Monsanto 15-3: Concerning Mr. Clements' supplemental testimony, if not provided in
response to other data requests, please provide the following information with
respect to the "GRID Model" evaluation:
a. Complete copies of both GRID model rus used in the evaluation;
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b. A detailed listing of all assumptions for each model;
c. A copy of all standard output reports for each model;
d. Workpapers deriving the value of the interrptible products; and
e. A detailed explanation of how the Monsanto curilment products are
modeled in the second GRID model ru (the "with Monsanto contract"
ru.)
Monsanto 15-4: Concerning Mr. Clements' methods of valuing Monsanto's provision of
interrptible power, is Mr. Clements aware of any utility or jurisdiction that
values interrptible power using the methods descnbed in his testimony? If
yes, please identify all such utilities and jurisdictions.
DATED ths 25th day of October, 2010.
RACINE, OLSON, NYE, BUDGE &
BAILEY, CHARTERED
B~~'~Y RAL c. BUD
CERTIFICATE OF MAING
I HEREBY CERTIFY that on this 25th day of October, 2010, I served a true, correct and
complete copy of the foregoing document, to each of the following, via the method so indicated:
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Jean D. Jewell, Secretar (original and 3)
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, il 83720-0074
E-mail: jjewell~puc.state.id.us U.S. Mail
Ted Weston
Rocky Mountain Power
201 South Main, Suite 2300
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
E-mail: ted.weston(ipacificorp.com E-Mail
Paul J. Hickey
Hickey & Evans, LLP
1800 CareyAve., Ste 700
POBox 467
Cheyenne, WY 82003
E-mail: phickey(ihickeyvans.com E-Mail
Mark C. Moench
Daniel Solander
Rocky Mountain Power
201 S. Main Street, Suite 2300
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
E-mail: mark.moench(ipacificorp.com
daniel.so lander(ipacificorp.com
E-Mail
Data Request Response Center
PacifiCorp
825 NE Multnomah, Suite 2000
Portland, Oregon 97232
E-mail: datarequest(ipacificorp.com
E-Mail
Scott Woodbury
Deputy Attorney General
Idaho Public Utilties Commission
P. O. Box 83720
Boise, Idaho 83720-0074
E-mail: scott.woodbury(ipuc.idaho.gov
E-Mail
Katie Iverson
Brubaker & Associates
17244 W. Cordova Court
Surprise, Arizona 85387
E-mail: kiverson(iconsultbaLcom
E-Mail
James R. Smith
MONSANO'S FITEENT DATA REQUETS TO ROCK MOUNTAI POWER - 4
Monsanto Company
P. O. Box 816
Soda Springs, Idaho 83276
E-mail: jîm.r.smith($monsanto.com
E-Mail
Eric L. Olsen
Racine, Olson, Nye, Budge & Bailey
P.O. Box 1391
Pocatello, Idaho 83204-1391
E-mail: elo($racinelaw.net
E-Mail
Anthony Yanke i
29814 Lake Road
Bay Vilage, Ohio 44140
E-mail: tony($yankeL.net
E-Mail
Tim Buller
Jason Haris
Agrium, Inc.
3010 Conda Road
Soda Springs, Idaho 83276
E-mail: tbuller($agrium.com
jaharris($agrium.com
E-mail
Benjamin J. Oto
Idaho Conservation League
P. O. Box 844
Boise, Idaho 83702
E-mail: botto($idahoconservation.org
E-Mail
Melinda J. Davison
Davison Van Cleve, P.C.
333 SW Taylor, Suite 400
Portland, Oregon 97204
E-mail: mjd($dvclaw.com
E-Mail
Ronald L. Wiliams
Wiliams Bradbury, P.C.
1015 W. Hays Street
Boise, Idaho 83702
E-mail: ron($wiliamsbradbury.com
E-Mail
Brad M. Purdy
Attorney at Law
2019 N. 17th Street
Boise, Idaho 83702
E-mail: bmpurdy($hotmaiL.com
E-Mail
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RANDALL C. BUDGE
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