20101122Monsanto Rebuttal 4 (1-8) to PAC.pdf

W. MARCUS W. NYE
RANDALL C. BUDGE
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Idaho Public Utilties Commission
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, Idaho 83720-0074
Dear Jean:
Re: PAC-E-IO-07
Enclosed for filing in the captioned matter please find the original and thee copies of
Monsanto Company's Second, Third ancKRebuttal Data Requests to Rocky Mountain Power.
Than you for your assistance.Si~O.
RANDALL C. BUDGE
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RACINE, OLSON, NYE, BUDGE &
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Pocatello, Idaho 83204-1391
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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 ) Case No. PAC-E-IO-07
SCHEDULES AND A PRICE INCREASE OF $27.7 )
MILLION, OR APPROXIMATELY 13.7 PERCENT )
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MONSANO COMPAN'S FOURTH SET OF REBUTTAL DATA REQUESTS
TO ROCKY MOUNAI POWER
MONSANTO COMPANY, by and through their attorneys, hereby submits this Fourh
Set of Rebuttal Data Requests to Rocky Mountain Power, pursuat to Rule 225 of the Idaho
Public Utility Commission's Rules of Procedure, IDAPA 31.01.01, as follows:
The followig questions relate to the rebuttl testiony of Mr. Richard Walje:
MONSANTO REBUTTAL 4.1.
At page 9, is it Mr. Walje's position that Chinese manufacturers of glyphosate pay 11 cents per
kWh? Please explain. Please provide all documents that support this position.
MONSANTO REBUTTAL 4.2.
Is it Mr. Walje's position that Monsanto's Soda Spnngs facility has received firm electrc service
since that facility began its initial operation? Please explain.
MONSANTO 4.3.
MONSANTO COMPANY'S FOURTH SET OF REBUTTAL DATA REQUESTS TO RMP-1
On what date did Monsanto's Soda Springs facility begin receiving firm electric service from
PacifiCorp (or its predecessors)?
MONSANTO REBUTTAL 4.4
Please define "electric service" as used in Mr. Walje's rebuttal testimony.
MONSANTO REBUTTAL 4.5.
Please provide Mr. Walje's definition of firm electric service.
The followig questions relate to the rebuttal testiony of Mr. Gregory Duvall:
MONSANTO REBUTTAL 4.6
Is it Mr. Duvall's position that the Company executes decisions to purchase or constrct firm
resources for the PacifiCorp system based on Monsanto's full load and not Monsanto's netload
impact (where net load impact is Monsanto's firm load minus Monsanto's firm resources as
those terms are used by Mr. Duvall in his rebuttal testimony)? Please explain.
MONSANTO REBUTTAL 4.7.
Is it Mr. Duvall's position that Monsanto's net load impact on the PacifiCorp system (where net
load impact is Monsanto's firm load minus Monsanto's firm resources as those terms are used by
Mr. Duvall in his rebutt testimony) is not considered for integrated resource planing
puroses? Please explain.
MONSANTO REBUTTAL 4.8.
Is it Mr. Duvall's position that all customers' net load impact on the PacifiCorp system (where
net load impact equals firm load minus firm resources as those terms are used by Mr. Duvall in
his rebuttl testimony) is not considered for integrated resource planing puroses? Please
explain.
DATED this18th day of November, 2010.
RACINE, OLSON, NYE, BUDGE &
BAILEY, CHARTERED
Nd/?~RANDALL C. BUDGE
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for
MONSANTO COMPANY'S FOURTH SET OF REBUTTAL DATA REQUESTS TO RMP - 2
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CERTIFICATE OF MALING
I HEREBY CERTIFY that on this 18th day of November, 2010, I served a tre, correct
and complete copy of the foregoing document, to each of the following, via the method so
indicated:
Jean D. Jewell, Secretar (original and 7)
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0074
E-mail: jjewell(ipuc.state.id.us U.S. Mail
Ted Weston
Rocky Mountain Power
201 South Main, Suite 2300
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
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Paul J. Hickey
Hickey & Evans, LLP
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PO Box 467
Cheyenne, WY 82003
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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.solander(ipacificorp.com
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Data Request Response Center
PacifiCorp
825 NE Multnomah, Suite 2000
Portland, Oregon 97232
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Scott Woodbur
Deputy Attorney General
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
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Boise, Idaho 83720-0074 E-Mail
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E-mail: scott. woodbury(fpuc.idaho. gov
Katie Iverson
Brubaker & Associates
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Surrise, Arizona 85387
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James R. Smith
Monsanto Company
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Soda Springs, Idaho 83276
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Racine, Olson, Nye, Budge & Bailey
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Idaho Conservation League
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