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Kristine A. Sasser
Deputy Attorney General
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
472 W. Washington
Boise, ID 83702-5918
RE: ID PAC-E-12-07
1PUC Data Request (1-5)
Please find enclosed Rocky Mountain Power's responses to IPUC Data Requests 1-5. Provided
on the Non-Confidential CD are Attachments IPUC 1-1,2-1,4, and 5. Provided on the enclosed
Confidential CD are Attachments IPUC 1-2 and 2-2.
If you have any questions, please feel free to call me at [phone].
Sincerely,
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J. Ted Weston
Manager, Regulation
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PAC-E-12-07/Rocky Mountain Power
June 1, 2012
IPUC Production Data Request 1
IPUC Production Data Request 1
Please provide the original economic analysis including cost/benefit analysis
associated with the emissions upgrade at Naughton Unit 3. Please include all
work papers with formulas included and operational.
Response to IPUC Production Data Request 1
The results of the original economic analysis are included in the September 16,
2011 Application filed with the Wyoming PSC for a Certificate of Public
Convenience and Necessity for the Selective Catalytic Reduction System and
Pulse Jet Fabric Filter System for Naughton Unit 3. A copy of the Application
and exhibits is provided here in Attachment IPUC 1 -1 and Confidential
Attachment IPUC 1 -2. The results of the analysis are summarized in
Confidential Exhibit 2.
PAC-E- 1 2-07/Rocky Mountain Power
June 1, 2012
IPUC Production Data Request 2
IPUC Production Data Request 2
Please provide the latest economic analysis including cost/benefit analysis
associated with the upgrade of Naughton Unit 3 that shows that the upgrade is no
longer economically supported. Please also provide all analyses of options that
are economically supported. Please include all work papers with formulas
included and operational.
Response to IPUC Production Data Request 2
The results of the latest economic analysis are included in the Company's April 9,
2012 rebuttal testimony filing in the same Wyoming Docket 20000-400-EA-1 1, in
the testimony of Chad Teply and Rick Link. Mr. Teply's and Mr. Link's rebuttal
testimony and exhibits are provided here in Attachment IPUC 2-1 and
Confidential Attachment IPUC 2 -2, respectively.
PAC-E-12-07IRocky Mountain Power
June 1, 2012
IPUC Production Data Request 3
IPUC Production Data Request 3
Please provide the critical path schedule for the emissions upgrade to Naughton
Unit 3.
Response to IPUC Production Data Request 3
The following is extracted from the September 16, 2011 Application for the
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for the Selective Catalytic
Reduction system, Pulse Jet Fabric Filter system, and related upgrades for
Naughton Unit 3:
Application Section 11(i):
(i) State the estimated starting and completion date of the proposed
construction: PaciflCorp proposes to begin construction and installation
of the equipment proposed in this Application in November 2011, or as
soon as all the relevant permits and agreements have been obtained. The
proposed operating dates for these environmental projects under normal
permit and agreement processing durations, construction circumstances,
weather conditions, labor availability and materials delivery are
approximately: pre-outage completion on March 1, 2014; mechanical
completion on May 24, 2014 (introduction of first flue gas); substantial
completion on September 1, 2014 (performance testing complete); and
final completion on December 31, 2014,
Project Suspension:
The project was suspended on February 27, 2012 with a Work Suspension Notice
transmitted to the engineer, procure and construct ("EPC") contractor. This
Notice suspended all work in March 2012 The EPC contractor was notified on
March 28, 2012 with a Work Suspension Extension Notice of an additional two
months representing the months of April 2012 and May 2012. The EPC
contractor demobilized from the site the week of April 23, 2012.
PAC-E-12-07/Rocky Mountain Power
June 1, 2012
IPUC Production Data Request 4
IPUC Production Data Request 4
Please provide trial balance account entries for the line items in the following
categories as provided in Attachment No. 1:
a./INTLAI3
b./CONSULT
C. IEPC
d.IBHDEVTR
e./RESDLBRI
Response to IPUC Production Data Request 4
Please refer to Attachment IPUC 4 for the line item details for the categories
requested above.
PAC-E-12-07fRocky Mountain Power
June 1, 2012
IPUC Production Data Request 5
IPUC Production Data Request 5
Please provide emissions records by year for the Naughton Unit 3 plant for 2008
to date.
Response to IPUC Production Data Request 5
The annual emissions inventories for the Naughton plant are provided in
Attachment IPUC 5.