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December 17,2015
Jean Jewell
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
472W. Washington
Boise, tD 83702-5918
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RE: ID PAC-E-15-14
IPUC l't Set Data Request (1-11)
Please find enclosed Rocky Mountain Power's Responses to IPUC Data Requests l-11. Also
provided is Confidential Attachment IPUC I l.
If you have any questions, please feel free to call me at (801) 22A-2963.
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J. Ted Weston
Manager, Regulation
PAC-E-I5-14 / Rocky Mountain Power
December 17,2015
IPUC Data Request 1
IPUC Data Request I
If Schedule 71 is canceled, are there other emergency demand reduction programs
in place in the event of a future crisis? Please explain.
Response to IPUC Data Request I
The Company currently has two special contracts with intemrption capability in
addition to the right to implement the Inigation Load Control Program as a
voluntary event as needed from June 1 through September 30 each year.
Recordholder: Shawn Grant
Sponsor: Bill Comeau
PAC-E-15-14 / Rocky Mountain Power
December 17,2015
IPUC Data Request 2
IPUC Data Request 2
How many customers currently qualify to participate in ScheduleTl?
Response to IPUC Data Request 2
One customer is curently signed up to participate in Schedule 71.
Recordholder: Doug O'Connor
Sponsor: Barbara Coughlin
PAC-E-I5-14 / Rocky Mountain Power
December 17,2015
IPUC Data Request 3
IPUC Data Request 3
Page 3 of the Company's Application says, "since 2010 there have been no
curtailment events offbred." [t also says there was no one signed up for the program
since 2008. Please explain why no events were offered since 2010.
Response to IPUC Data Request 3
It is much more efficient and economical to utilize the large special contract and
inigation load control curtailment options.
Recordholder: Doug O'Connor
Sponsor: Barbara Coughlin
PAC-E-15-14 / Rocky Mountain Power
December 17,201,5
IPUC Data Request 4
IPUC Data Request 4
When was the last curtailment event offered where customers participated? What
was the system savings on a per participant basis? Flow many similar events
could have been offered since 2008 if panicipants were enrolled in the program?
Response to IPUC Data Request 4
The last curtailment offered in Idaho was in September of 2001 with one customer
participating. The customer was paid $9.66. No other data is available as the
timeframe is beyond our records retention period.
Recordholder: Doug O'Connor
Sponsor: Barbara Coughlin
PAC-E-I5-14 i Rocky Mountain Power
December 17,2015
IPUC Data Request 5
IPUC Data Request 5
Please provide atable showing the Hourly Credit Rate, Hourly Credit, and the
Exchange Credit to each customer for each curtailment exchange event.
Response to IPUC Data Request 5
For the State of Idaho, the last credit provided to a customer was in September of
2001 for $9.66. No other data is available as the timeframe is beyond our records
retention period.
Recordholder: Doug O'Connor
Sponsor: Barbara Coughlin
PAC-E-I 5-14 lRocky Mountain Power
December 17,2015
IPUC Data Request 6
IPUC Data Request 6
Please explain how customers were solicited for participation in Schedule 71.
Response to IPUC Data Request 6
Company personnel contacted customers meeting program requirements about
program participation.
Recordholder: Doug O'Connor
Sponsor: Barbara Coughlin
PAC-E-I5-14 / Rocky Mountain Power
December 17,2015
IPUC Data Request 7
IPUC Data Request 7
Please provide the annual cost of the curtailment module and Energy Profiler
Online energy management product.
Response to IPUC Data Request 7
Under the current contract, which expires December 31,2015, the cost of Energy
Profiler Online is $69,000 per year. $15,000 of that amount is for the load
curtailment module.
Recordholder: Doug O'Connor
Sponsor: Barbara Coughlin
PAC-E-I5-14 lRocky Mountain Power
December 17,2015
IPUC Data Request 8
IPUC Data Request 8
Please provide the cost of the new Energy Profiler Online (EPO) management
product with and without the curtailment module proposed by Schneider Electric.
Response to IPUC Data Request 8
The new contract for Energy Profiler Online without the load curtailment module is
$65,520 per year. If the load curtailment module is added back in, there is an
additional cost of $19,908 per year, for a total of $85,428 per year.
Recordholder: Doug O'Connor
Sponsor: Barbara Coughlin
PAC-E-I5-14 / Rocky Mountain Power
December 17,2015
IPUC Data Request 9
IPUC Data Request 9
Please provide the total amount of program cost savings if Schedule TI is
eliminated.
Response to IPUC Data Request 9
If Schedule 7l is eliminated, the program cost savings are $19,908 per year.
Recordholder: Doug O'Connor
Sponsor: Barbara Coughlin
PAC-E-I5-14 / Rocky Mountain Power
December 17,2015
IPUC Data Request l0
IPUC Data Request l0
The Company has proposed removing the load curtailment module to save costs.
Are there other current or future uses for which the load curtailment module
would be useful?
Response to IPUC Data Request l0
Not at this time.
Recordholder: Doug O'Connor
Sponsor: Barbara Coughlin
PAC-E-15-14 / Rocky Mountain Power
December 17,2A15
IPUC Data Request l1
IPUC Data Request lL
Please provide a copy of the Energy Exchange contract signed by customers.
Response to IPUC Data Request 11
The contract for the one ldaho customer participating is provided as Confidential
Attachment IPUC 1.11.
Recordholder: Doug O'Connor
Sponsor: Barbara Coughlin