20110902Monsanto to PAC 144-161.pdf

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
PATRICK N. GEORGE
SCOTT J. SMITH
DAVID E. ALEXANDER
JOSHUA D. JOHNSON
STEPHEN J. MUHONEN
CANDICE M. MCHUGH
CAROL TIPPI VOLYN
JONATHON S. BYINGTON
JONATHAN M. VOLYN
BRENT L. WHITING
DAVE BAGLEY
THOMAS J. BUDGE
JASON E. FLAIG
FERRELL S. RYAN, III
AARON A. CRARY
JOHN J. BULGER
BRETT R CAHOON
LAW OFFICES OF
RACINE OLSON NYE BUDGE Be BAILEY
CHARTERED
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LOUIS F. RACINE (1917-2005)WILLIAM D. OLSON. OF COUNSEL
August 31, 2011
Re: Case No. PAC-E-11-12
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Please find enclosed for filing the original and three copies of Monsanto Company's Seventh
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P.O. Box 1391; 201 E. Center
Pocatello, Idaho 83204-1391
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Attorneys for Intervenor Monsanto Company
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF )
ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER FOR APPROVAL )
OF CHANGES TO ITS ELECTRIC SERVICE ) Case No. PAC-E-ll-12
SCHEDULES AND A PRICE INCREASE OF $32.7 )
MILLION, OR APPROXIMATELY 15.0 PERCENT )
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MONSANTO COMPANY'S SEVENTH SET OF DATA REQUESTS
TO ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER
MONSANTO COMPANY, by and through their attorneys, hereby submits this Seventh
Set of Data Requests to Rocky Mountain Power, pursuant to Rule 225 of the Idaho Public Utility
Commission's Rules of Procedure, IDAPA 31.01.01, as follows:
Monsanto 144: Please provide Monsanto the name and phone number of a Cal ISO
representative who can discuss the wheeling and service expenses charged to PacifiCorp or
arange a conference call with Mr. Widmer and a Cal ISO representative with knowledge of the
wheeling and services expenses charged to PacifiCorp.
Monsanto 145: In the Confidential Attachment 2.60 2nd Supplemental the Company provided
hydro generation lost due to forced outages for the period January 1, 2011 through August 19,
2011. Please explain the relevance of this information to hydro forced outages modeled in the
Company's filing which was based on information for the 48-month perod ended December
2010.
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Monsanto 146: Regarding Confidential Attachment 2.60 2nd Supplemental, please explain on a
step by step basis how the Company collected the information provided for 2011.
Monsanto 147: Regarding Confidential Attachment 2.60 2nd Supplemental, please provide the
amount of hydro generation that would have been lost due to forced outages had the Company
not been able to store water for later generation or generated electrcity with the projects other
turbine( s) that were not 100% utilized.
Monsanto 148: Provide actual monthly stream flows for all rivers with hydro projects, which
included forced outage rate modeling in the Company's filing for 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and
2011 through August 19,2011.
Monsanto 149: Please explain whether the Company considers the hydro conditions for 2011 to
be comparable to hydro conditions for the 48-month period ended December 30, 2010 for rivers
with hydro projects which were modeled with forced outage rates.
Monsanto 150: Please provide the monthly amount of Centralia PTP transmission capacity that
was sold though June 2011.
Monsanto 151: Please describe the details including but not limited to the term and
transmission path changes for the 100 MW transmission redirect described on Page 10 of Dr.
Shu's rebuttal testimony in Wyoming Docket No. 20000-389-EP-11.
Monsanto 152: For both 2011 and 2012, please provide the rates (e.g., energy, demand,
monthly customer, credits, etc.) applicable to Rocky Mountain Power's other two interrptible
customers. Please provide an explanation and detail of how the 2011 rates wil be adjusted in
order to arrve at the 2012 rates.
The following questions relate to the direct testimony of PacifiCorp witness Dr. Samuel
Hadaway:
Monsanto 153: On an electronic spreadsheet with all formulas intact, please provide a copy of
all analyses and workpapers used in support of Dr. Hadaway's testimony and exhibits.
Monsanto 154: Please provide copies of all credit reports published by Standard & Poor's
(S&P), Moody's and Fitch Ratings for PacifiCorp, MidAmercan Energy Holdings Company and
all of its affliates reviewed by Dr. Hadaway.
Monsanto 155: Please provide complete copies of all utility industry analyst reports, or
assessments on the electric utility industry, reviewed by Dr. Hadaway.
The following questions relate to the direct testimony of PacifiCorp witness Bruce
Wilams:
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Monsanto 156: On an electronic spreadsheet with all formulas intact, please provide all
spreadsheets and workpapers used to develop the capital strcture, embedded cost of debt, and
embedded cost of preferred stock shown at page 2 of Mr. Wiliams' testimony.
Monsanto 157: Please provide copies of any PacifiCorp management reports or investigations
the Company has made in estimating what an appropriate and least-cost capital strcture would
be that wil maintain its financial integrty and credit standing. Please identify the period this
study was made, and outline all strengths and weaknesses of this strategic management
objective.
Monsanto 158: Please provide copies of all correspondence between PacifiCorp and credit
rating analysts concerning its capital strctue, credit rating financial metrcs, and other issues
that concern PacifiCorp's cost of serice, financial integrty and bond rating.
Monsanto 159: Please provide a complete copy of any examination conducted by or for
Mr. Wiliams on an appropriate capital strcture for PacifiCorp's regulated utility operations in
general. To the extent ths analysis includes any quantitative studies, please provide complete
copies of those quantitative studies along with all supporting documentation, and a summary
interretation of the study results.
Monsanto 160: Over the last 20 quarters (or five years), please outline PacifiCorp's actual
long-term capital balances, and short-ter debt balances, constrction work in progress (CWIP)
subject to AFUDC rates balances, and a total CWIP balance. Please explain how PacifiCorp
uses short-term debt in supporting its CWIP balance, and explain PacifiCorp's efforts to keep its
capital costs as low as possible.
Monsanto 161: Referrng to Mr. Wiliams' testimony in his Exhibit No.7, page 6 of 9
(Table 3):
a. Please provide a complete descrption and workpapers showing the computation of
the following debt imputations by S&P report:
1. Operating leases
2. Intermediate hybrids reported as equity
3. Post-retirement benefit obligations
4. Accrued interest not included in reported debt
5. Power purchase agreements
6. Asset retirement obligations
b. For each of these items, please explain the obligation and identify whether it relates to
Idaho's regulated utility operations, or some other PacifiCorp operation or affiliate.
MONSANTO COMPANY'S SEVENTH SET OF DATA REQUESTS TO ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER - 3
DATED this 31 st day of August, 2011.
RACINE, OLSON, NYE, BUDGE &
BAILEY, CHARTERED
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RANDALL C. BUDGE
MONSANTO COMPANY'S SEVENTH SET OF DATA REQUESTS TO ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER - 4
CERTIFICATE OF MAILING
I HEREBY CERTIFY that on this 31st day of August, 2011, 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 Utilities 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
ted. weston(ßpacificorp.com
E-Mail
Daniel E. Solander
Rocky Mountain Power
201 South Main, Suite 2300
Salt Lake city, Utah 84111
daniel.solander(facificorp.com
E-Mail
Data Request Response Center
PacifiCorp
825 NE Multnomah, Suite 2000
Portland, Oregon 97232
Fax: [phone]
datarequest(facificorp.com E-Mail
Neil Price, Deputy AG
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
P.O. Box 83720; 472 W. Washington
Boise ID 83720-0074
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Maurice Brubaker
Katie Iverson
Brubaker & Associates, Inc.
1215 Fer Ridge Parkway, Suite 208
St. Louis, MO 63141
mbrubaker(ßconsultbai.com
kiverson(ßconsultbai .com
E-Mail
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James R. Smith
Monsanto Company
P.O. Box 816
Soda Springs, Idaho 83276
j im.r.smith(fmonsanto.com E-Mail
Eric L. Olsen
Racine, Olson, Nye, Budge & Bailey
P.O. Box 1391
Pocatello, Idaho 83204-1391
el o(fracinelaw .net
E-Mail
Anthony Yanel
29814 Lake Road
Bay Vilage, Ohio 44140
tony(fyanel.com E-Mail
Gar Kajander
Manager, Energy Procurement
Monsanto Company
800 N. Lindbergh Blvd., Z C2NF
St. Louis, Missour 63167
Gary.r.kajander(fmonsanto .com
E-Mail
Rick Anderson
Energy Strffe~es , LLC
215 S. State Street, #100
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111-2322
randerson(fenergystrat.com
E-Mail
Brad M. Purdy
Attorney at Law
2019 N. 17th Street
Boise, ID 83702
bmpurdy(fhotmail.com E-Mail
Benjamin J. Otto
Idaho Conservation League
710 N. 6th Street
Boise, ID 83702
botto(fidahoconservation.org E-Mail
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Ronald L. Wiliams
Wilams Bradbury, PC
1015 W. Hays St.
Boise, ID 83702
ron(ßwiliamsbradbury .com
Don Schoenbeck
RCS, Inc.
900 Washington St, Ste 780
Vancouver, W A 98660
E-Mail: dws(ßr-c-s-inc.com
Tim Buller
PacifiCorp Idaho Industral Customers
Agrum US Inc./Nu- West Industres
tbuller(ßagrium.com
E-Mail
E-Mail
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