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Mrs. Jean Jewell, Secretar
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Re: PAC-E-10-07
Dear Jean:
Enclosed for filing in the captioned matter please find the original and three copies of
Monsanto Company's Sixteenth Data Requests to Rocky Mountain Power. Than you for your
assistance.
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Attorneys for Intervenor Monsanto Company
BEFORE TH IDAHO PUBLIC UTITIES COMMSSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF )
ROCKY MOUNTAIN 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-10-07
MONSANO COMPAN'S SIXENT DATA REQUESTS
TO ROCKY MOUNAI POWER
MONSANTO COMPANY, by and through their attorneys, hereby submits this Sixteenth
Data Request to Rocky Mountain Power, pursuant to Rule 225 of the Idaho Public Utility
Commission's Rules of Procedure, IDAPA 31.01.01, as follows:
The following questions pertain to the Supplemental Testiony of Paul Clements.
Monsanto 16-1: Please provide Mr. Clements' understanding as to how long Monsanto has
been an interrptible customer on the PacifiCorp (and its predecessors)
system.
Monsanto 16-2: What is Mr. Clements' understanding of the definition of firm load as applied
in PacifiCorp's integrated resource planing?
Monsanto 16-3: How much of Monsanto's load does Mr. Clements consider as firm?
MONSAO'S SIXTEENTH DATA REQUESTS TO ROCKY MOUNAIN POWER - i
Monsanto 16-4: Has PacifiCorp (and its predecessors) ever included 100% of Monsanto's load
as firm for the purposes of the Company's integrated resource planing?
Please explain and cite all such instances. For each instance, provide the
amount of load considered as firm.
Monsanto 16-5: At page 6, lines 4-5, Mr. Clements states that Monsanto has always executed
shorter term agreements with PacifiCorp, historically five years or less, for its
interrptible products. Please provide the following information:
a. Please identify each agreement of five years or less Mr. Clements is
referring to in support of this statement.
b. Has Monsanto ever requested a contract term longer than five years from
PacifiCorp? If yes, please explain and cite all such instances.
c. Has PacifiCorp ever been willing to enter into a contract term longer than
five years with Monsanto? If yes, please explain and cite all such
instaces. If no, please explain why PacifiCorp was not willng to enter
into a contract term longer than five years with Monsanto. Please include
the names of the individuals at PacifiCorp responsible for this decision.
Monsanto 16-6: Does either the Front Office model or GRID model attribute any value for
capacity in the calculation of Monsanto's interrptibility value? Please
explain.
Monsanto 16-7: Has Mr. Clements recognized any capacity value in the calculation of
Monsanto's interrptibility value? Please explain.
Monsanto 16-8: Has the Commission ever issued an order approving a valuation of
Monsanto's interrptibility based on either the Front Office model or the
GRID model?
Monsanto 16-9: Please identify all non-firm loads on the PacifiCorp system that have been
valued by the Company in any report or fiing with any state Commission
using a method that recognizes the capacity value ofthe non-firm load.
Please cite each instace and provide a description of the method used by the
Company in performing the valuation. Please identify the capacity value in
$/kW-year used in valuing the non-firm load.
Monsanto 16-10: Please identify all demand-side management (DSM) loads on the PacifiCorp
system that have been valued by the Company in any report or fiing with any
state Commission using a method that recognizes the capacity value of the
DSM load. Please cite each instance and provide a description of the method
used by the Company in performing the valuation. Please identify the
capacity value in $/kW -year used in valuing the DSM load.
MONSAO'S SIXTEENTH DATA REQUESTS TO ROCKY MOUNAI POWER - 2
Monsanto 16-11: At page 20, lines 9-11, Mr. Clements states that a combustion turbine is
available to customers for their benefit 8,410 hours per year assuming a 96%
availability factor.
a. Is it Mr. Clements' position that in order for a combustion turbine to be
available for 8,410 hours per year, natual gas would have to be nominated
for the turbine for each of those 8,410 hours per year? Please explain.
b. Is it Mr. Clements' position that PacifiCorp nominates natual gas for each
of its combustion turbines for each hour of the year? Please explain.
c. Does PacifiCorp nominate natural gas for each combustion turbine for
each hour of a year? Please explain.
d. Please provide the capacity factor assumed for each of the Company's
combustion tubines modeled in GRID for the test year.
e. Please provide the actual capacity factor for each ofthe Company's
combustion turbines for the years 2007-2009.
f. For each of the Company's combustion tubines please provide the anua
number of hours the combustion turbine served load on the system for the
years 2007-2009.
g. For each of the Company's combustion turbines please provide the actul
anual number of hours for which the Company nominated natural gas for
each unit for the years 2007-2009.
Monsanto 16-12: At page 20, lines 13-14, Mr. Clements states that Monsanto is unable to
provide load-following services, spinning reserves, and other products that a
combustion turbine provides.
a. Has Mr. Clements determined the value of load-following services,
spinning reserves, and other products provided by the Company's
combustion tubines? Please explain.
b. Please identify and define "other products" as used by Mr. Clements in his
testimony referenced above.
Monsanto 16-13: At page 21, lines 1-5, Mr. Clements states that the differences between the
products, terms and conditions Monsanto offers and the products, terms and
conditions available to the Company through ownership or lease of a
combustion turbine are too significant in structure and in value to warant a
comparison for use in determining value for the Monsanto interrptible
products.
MONSANTO'S SIXTEENT DATA REQUESTS TO ROCKY MOUNAI POWER - 3
a. Has PacifiCorp ever valued any non-firm load, DSM load, or any other
load on its system using the cost of a combustion turbine? If yes, please
cite and explain all such instances and identify the cost of the combustion
turbine used in each instance.
b. Is it Mr. Clements' position that the differences between the products,
terms and conditions that DSM loads offer PacifiCorp and the products,
terms and conditions available to the Company though ownership or lease
of a combustion turbine are too significant in structure and in value to
warant a comparson for use in determining value for DSM loads on the
PacifiCorp system? Please explain.
c. Is it Mr. Clements' position that the differences between the products,
terms and conditions that non-firm loads (not including Monsanto) offer
PacifiCorp and the products, terms and conditions available to the
Company though ownership or lease of a combustion turbine are too
significant in strcture and in value to warant a comparison for use in
determining value for non-firm loads (not including Monsanto) on the
PacifiCorp system? Please explain.
Monsanto 16-14: Does Mr. Clements agree that PacifiCorp allocates the capacity costs of both
PacifiCorp owned and purchased resources to Monsanto when determining the
net rate paid by Monsanto?
Monsanto 16-15: Is it Mr. Clements' position that 100% of Monsanto' s load should be
considered firm when PacifiCorp determines whether to constrct or purchase
firm resources? Please explain.
DATED this 11th day of November, 2010.
RACINE, OLSON, NYE, BUDGE &
BAILEY, CHARTERED
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MONSANO'S SIXTEENT DATA REQUESTS TO ROCKY MOUNTAI POWER - 4
CERTICATE OF MALING
I HEREBY CERTIFY that on this 11th day of November, 2010, 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 Utilties Commission
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 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.westonaYpacificorp.com E-Mail
Paul J. Hickey
Hickey & Evans, LLP
1800 CareyAve., Ste 700
POBox 467
Cheyenne, WY 82003
E-mail: phickeYaYhickeyvans.com E-Mail
Mark C. Moench
Daniel So lander
Rocky Mountain Power
201 S. Main Street, Suite 2300
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
E-mail: mark.moenchaYpacificorp.com
daniel. solanderaYpacificorp. corn
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Data Request Response Center
PacifiCorp
825 NE Multnomah, Suite 2000
Portland, Oregon 97232
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Scott Woodbury
Deputy Attorney General
Idaho Public Utilties Commission
P. O. Box 83720
Boise, Idaho 83720-0074
E-mail: scott.woodburyaYpuc.daho.gov
E-Mail
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Katie Iverson
Brubaker & Associates
17244 W. Cordova Court
Surprise, Arizona 85387
E-mail: kiversonßYconsu1tbai.com
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James R. Smith
Monsanto Company
P. O. Box 816
Soda Springs, Idaho 83276
E-mail: jim.r.smithßYmonsanto.com
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Eric L. Olsen
Racine, Olson, Nye, Budge & Bailey
P.O. Box 1391
Pocatello, Idaho 83204-1391
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29814 Lake Road
Bay Vilage, Ohio 44140
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Tim Buller
Jason Haris
Agrium, Inc.
3010 Conda Road
Soda Springs, Idaho 83276
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Benjamin J. Otto
Idaho Conservation League
P. O. Box 844
Boise, Idaho 83702
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Melinda J. Davison
Davison Van Cleve, P.C.
333 SW Taylor, Suite 400
Portland, Oregon 97204
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Ronald L. Wiliams
Wiliams Bradbury, P.C.
1015 W. Hays Street
Boise, Idaho 83702 E-Mail
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Attorney at Law
2019 N. 17th Street
Boise, Idaho 83702
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