20180425PAC to Staff 81-83.pdf

RECElVEDROCKYMOUNTAINPOWER20\l APR 25 PM 3:46
A DIVISION OF PAC CORP 1407 W North Temple,Suite 330
Salt Lakë GRyjþh84116
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April 25,2018
Diane Hanian
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
472 W.Washington
Boise,ID 83702-5918
[e-mail](C)
RE:ID PAC-E-17-07
IPUC 86 Set Data Request (81-83)
Please find enclosed Rocky Mountain Power's Responsesto IPUC 86 Set Data Requests 81-83.
Also provided is Attachment IPUC 81-2.Provided on the enclosed Confidential CD are
Confidential Attachments IPUC 81-1 and 82.Confidential information is provided subject to the
terms and conditions of the protective agreement in this proceeding.
If you have any questions,please feel free to call me at [phone].
Sincerely,
J.Ted Weston
Manager,Regulation
Enclosures
C.c.:Ronald L.Williams/PlIC [e-mail](C)
Brad Mullins/PIIC [e-mail] (C)
Jim Duke/PIIC [e-mail] (W)
Kyle Williams/PIIC [e-mail] (W)
Val Steiner/[e-mail] (W)
Brian C.Collins/Brubaker &Associates [e-mail] (C)(W)
James R.Smith/Monsanto [e-mail] (C)(W)
Maurice Brubaker/[e-mail] (C)(W)
Katie Iverson/[e-mail] (C)
Eric Olsen/IIPA [e-mail] (C)
AnthonyYankel/IIPA [e-mail](C)
Randall C.Budge/Monsanto [e-mail] (C)
Thomas J.Budge/Monsanto tibrihracinelaw.net (C)(W)
PAC-E-17-07 /Rocky Mountain Power
April 25,2018
IPUC 80'Set Data Request 81
IPUC Data Request 81
Please provide the System Optimizer and PAR results and the nominal and
levelized PVRR(d)results for the Combined Projects without Uinta for each of
the nine price-policy scenarios.Please provide work papers with all formulas
intact.
Response to TPUC Data Request 81
The Company modeled two price-policy scenarios,medium natural gas,medium
carbon dioxide (CO2)and low natural gas,zero CO2.The confidential work
papers for these two scenarios and estimates for the remaining seven price-policy
scenarios are provided in Confidential Attachment IPUC 81-1.Please also refer to
Attachment IPUC 81-2,which provides a copy of the settlement testimony of
Company witness,Rick Link,filed in Wyoming Docket 20000-520-EA-17,
describing further the analysis and results of the Combined Projects with and
without Uinta.
Confidential information is provided subject to the terms and conditions of the
protective agreement in this proceeding.
Recordholder:Randy Baker
Sponsor:Rick Link
PAC-E-17-07 /Rocky Mountain Power
April 25,2018
IPUC 8th Set Data Request 82
IPUC Data Request 82
Please explain and quantify what causes the change in net benefits [nominal
PVRR(d)]between the Combined Projects with the Uinta wind project and
without Uinta for each of the 9 price-policy scenarios.Please provide work
papers with formulas intact to quantify the difference in net benefits.
Response to IPUC Data Request 82
The Company modeled two price-policy scenarios,medium natural gas,medium
carbon dioxide (CO2)and low natural gas,zero CO2 as discussed in the
Company's response to IPUC Data Request 81.Please refer to Confidential
Attachment IPUC 82-l,which quantifies changes in net benefits between the
Combined Projects with Uinta and without Uinta for the two modeled price-
policy scenarios.
Confidential infomation is provided subject to the terms and conditions of the
protective agreement in this proceeding.
Recordholder:Randy Baker
Sponsor:Rick Link
PAC-E-17-07 /Rocky Mountain Power
April 25,2018
IPUC 8"'Set Data Request 83
IPUC Data Request 83
Has the Company discovered any changes to the costs and benefit assumptions for
the wind repower project (Case No.PAC-E-17-06)since the compliance filing
that was submitted on February 7,2018?If so,please provide the changes with
an explanation of the changes and the cost and benefit impact to the overall
project.
Response to IPUC Data Request 83
No changes have been made to wind repower project assumptions since the
February 2018 filing.
Recordholder:Randy Baker
Sponsor:Rick Link