20170815Wyoming_WPSC Set 3 (1-2).docx

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER FOR AN ORDER APPROVING NONTRADITIONAL RATEMAKING RELATED TO WIND REPOWERING
Docket No. 20000-519-EA-17(Record No. 14780)
Wyoming Commission Staff Investigative Requests – Set 3
forRocky Mountain Power
IssuedAugust 10, 2017
Please provide responses by August18, 2017
Please provide responses to these questions in hard copy and electronically. If a response is lengthy, please provide on CD only. In the response, please note who responded to the question and which witness will respond to related questions at hearing. Electronic responses should be submitted toLori Brand at [e-mail], John Burbridge at [e-mail], Michelle Bohanan at [e-mail], Kara Seveland at [e-mail], Morgan Fish at [e-mail],Marci Norby at [e-mail] Meridith Bell [e-mail]. The hard copy should be delivered to the WPSC at 2515 Warren Avenue, Suite 300, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002, Attn: Meridith Bell. In the instructions for maps, charts and visual aids please include a complete legend or key.
Please provide the estimated proposed financing for the $1.13 billion for the Wind Repowering project. Please include a breakdown of long-term debt, equity, short-term debt, retained earnings, preferred stock, etc. How will the Company obtain this financing? What is the Company’s estimated capital structure before and after the proposed Wind Repowering project and New Wind and New Transmission project?How will the proposed securities outstanding compare with the fair value of the businesses and properties before and after the issuance of securities for the Wind Repowering and New Wind and New Transmission projects?Please discuss and describe in detail and provide any calculations used.
How will bonus tax depreciation and ADIT be accounted for in each of the years from 2016 to 2023 for the Wind Repowering project, please describe in detail both with and without the proposed nontraditional ratemaking?