20170929Staff 36-37 to PAC.pdf

BRANDON KARPEN
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
PO BOX 83720
BOISE,IDAHO 83720-0074
[phone]
IDAHO BAR NO.7956
Street Address for Express Mail:
472 W.WASHINGTON
BOISE,IDAHO 83702-5918
Attorneys for the Commission Staff
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF )PACIFICORP DBA ROCKY MOUNTAIN )CASE NO.PAC-E-17-06
POWER FOR BINDING RATEMAKING )TREATMENT FOR WIND REPOWERING )
)THIRD PRODUCTION
)REQUESTOF THE
)COMMISSION STAFF
)TO ROCKY MOUNTAIN
)POWER
The Staff of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission requests that Rocky Mountain Power
provide the followingdocuments and information as soon as possible,but no later than
FRIDAY,OCTOBER 6,2017.1
This Production Request is to be considered continuing,and Rocky Mountain Power is
requested to provide,by way of supplementary responses,additional documents that it or any
person acting on its behalf may later obtain that will augment the documents or information
produced.
Please provide answers to each question,supporting workpapers that provide detail or are
the source of information used in calculations,and the name,job title and telephone number of
'Staffis requesting an expedited response.If responding by this date will be problematic,please call Staff's
attorney at [phone].
THIRD PRODUCTION REQUEST
TO ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER l SEPTEMBER 29,2017
the person preparing the documents.Please identify the name,job title,location and telephone
number of the record holder.
In addition to the written copies provided as response to the requests,please provide all
Excel and electronic files on CD with formulas activated.
REQUESTNO.36:In reference to the new 300MW wind resource identified as
I_WAE_WD_T in the SO model summary report named SO Portfolio SENS-RPN-EEN-
MM_1705241827 and identified as I_WAE_WD_T2in the PaR summary report named PaR
Stochastic Summary PSens-RPN-EEN-MM_1705281550:
a.Please provide a detailed description of this new wind resource includingbut not
limited to where it is located,which substation it would be connected with,the
time frame it is available for the SO model to select as a resource,and the amount
of capacity available for the SO model to select.
b.Please explain the negative values for fixed cost in the modeling reports.
c.Please provide details on the cost estimates found in the SO Portfolio SENS-RPN-
EEN-MM_l705241827file in the PVRRByStation tab on lines 1974-1981.This
should include but not limited to the performance and cost attributes from the
supply-side resource options,and any other input cost assumptions used to create
the values for each line item that shows a value.
d.If this new wind resource is located in the Aeolis Wyoming area,please explain
how this resource would impact the transmission congestion in the area?
REQUESTNO.37:In reference to the new 2.6MW wind resource identified as
I_GO_WD_Tlin the SO model summary report named SO Portfolio SENS-RPN-EEN-
MM_1705241827 and identified as I WAE_WD_T2 in the PaR summary report named PaR
Stochastic Summary PSens-RPN-EEN-MM_l705281550:
a.Please provide a description of this new wind resource includingbut not limited
to where it is located,which substation it would be connected with,the time frame
it is available for the SO model to select as a resource,and the amount of capacity
available for the SO model to select.
b.Please explain the negative values for fixed cost in the modeling reports.
THIRD PRODUCTION REQUEST
TO ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER 2 SEPTEMBER 29,2017
e.Please provide details on the cost estimates found in the SO Portfolio SENS-RPN-
EEN-MM_l705241827file in the PVRRByStation tab on lines 1222-1229.This
should include but not limited to the performance and total resource cost attributes
from the supply-side resource options,and any other inputcost assumptions used
to create the values for each line item that shows a value.
DATED at Boise,Idaho,this day of September 2017.
I Bran n K'arppn
Deputy.Attorney Gener
Technical Staff:Michael Eldred/36-37
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THIRD PRODUCTION REQUEST
TO ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER 3 SEPTEMBER 29,2017
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT I HAVE THIS 29h DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2017,
SERVED THE FOREGOING THIRD PRODUCTION REQUESTOF THE
COMMISSION STAFF TO ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER,IN CASE NO.
PAC-E-17-06,BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF,POSTAGE PREPAID,TO THE
FOLLOWING:
TED WESTON YVONNE R HOGLE
ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER ASSITANT GENERAL COUNSEL
1407 WEST NORTH TEMPLE STE 330 ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER
SALT LAKE CITY UT 84116 1407 WN TEMPLE STE 320
E-MAIL:[e-mail] SALT LAKE CITY UT 84116
E-MAIL:[e-mail]
DATA REQUEST RESPONSE CENTER RANDALL C BUDGE
E-MAIL ONLY:RACINE OLSON NYE &BUDGE
[e-mail] PO BOX 1391
POCATELLO ID 83204-1391
E-MAIL:reb racinelaw.net
BRUBAKER &ASSOCIATES RONALD L WILLIAMS
16690 SWINGLEY RIDGE RD #140 WILLIAMS BRADBURY PC
CHESTERFIELD MO 63017 PO BOX 388
E-MAIL:[e-mail] BOISE ID 83701
[e-mail] E-MAIL:[e-mail]
ELECTRONIC ONLY ELECTRONIC ONLY
JOHN DUKE KYLE WILLIAMS
IDAHOAN FOODS BYU IDAHO
E-MAIL:[e-mail] E-MAIL:[e-mail]
ELECTRONIC ONLY ERIC L OLSEN
VAL STEINER ECHO HAWK &OLSEN
NU-WEST INDUSTRIES INC PO BOX 6119
E-MAIL:[e-mail] POCATELLO ID 83205
E-MAIL:elo echohawk.com
ANTHONY YANKEL BRADLEY MULLINS
UNIT 2505 333 SW TAYLOR
12700 LANE AVENUE SUITE 400
LAKEWOOD OH 44107 PORTLAND OR 97204
E-MAIL:[e-mail] E-MAIL:[e-mail]
SECRETAÍtÝ
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE