HomeMy WebLinkAbout20130308PAC to Monsanto 10-035-124 DPU 57.2.docxDPUData Request 57.2Please provide additional information concerning the change in the forecast electric requirement for the months of March – September of 2014, 2015 and 2016.
Response to DPUData Request 57.2An update to the long term load forecast lengthened the electricity requirement position by 1.2 million MWh in 2014, and by 1.4 million MWh in 2015. The decreases in load were primarily attributed to a reduction in the industrial load forecast in Utah and Wyoming. The forward wind positions are longer by 450,000 MWh in 2014, and 460,000 MWh in 2015 due to new wind project purchases. The forward generation positions also are longer due to widening spark spreads and lower coal costs. Power requirements for March through September 2016 were not provided in the Company’s Semi-Annual Hedging Report, filed with the Public Service Commission of Utah on March 30, 2012.