20190304Staff 21-23 to PAC.pdf

EDWARD JEWELL
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
PO BOX 83720
BOISE, IDAHO 83120-0074
[phone]
IDAHO BAR NO. 10446
Street Address for Express Mail:
472W, WASHINGTON
BOISE, IDAHO 83702-5918
Attorneys for the Commission Staff
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF
ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER FOR
AUTHORIZATION TO CHANGE
DEPRECIATION RATES APPLICABLE TO
ELECTRIC PROPERTY.
CASE NO. PAC.E.18-08
FOURTH PRODUCTION
REQUEST OF THE
COMMISSION STAFF
TO ROCKY MOUNTAIN
POWER
The Staff of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, by and through its attorney of record,
Edward Jewell, Deputy Attorney General, requests that Rocky Mountain Power provide the
following documents and information as soon as possible, but no later than MONDAY,
MARCH 25,2019.
This Production Request is to be considered as 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
FOURTH PRODUCTION REQUEST
TO ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER
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the person preparing the documents. Please identifu 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.
REQUEST NO.21: Following on IPUC Production RequestNo. 14, please provide
additional explanation and any studies demonstrating why it is necessary to close Viva Naughton
once the Naughton plant closesin2029.
REQUEST NO.22: Following on Monsanto 14-l spreadsheet, account 354,
Transmission Plant Towers and Fixtures, shows an expected retirement of $3.9 million for 2018
through 2020. Please provide the following:
a. Expected gross salvage amount for the retirements; and
b. Quantify the depreciation rate and expense if adjusted to a 70-R4 using an interim
salvage value of -5o/o.
REQUEST NO.23: Please provide the raw data, formulas, and processes involved in
determining the depreciation rate and expense for the following:
a. Steam Production Plant Account #31 l, Structures and Improvements; and
b. Transmission Account#355, Poles and Fixtures.
DATED at Boise, Idaho, this L{rday of March20l9.
Deputy
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FOURTH PRODUCTION REQUEST
TO ROCKY MOLINTAIN POWER 2 MARCH 4,2019
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT I HAVE THIS 4th DAY OF MARCH 2OIg,
SERVED THE FOREGOING FOURTH PRODUCTION REQUEST OF THE
COMMISSION STAFF TO ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER, IN CASE
NO. PAC-E-18-08, BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF, POSTAGE PREPAID,
TO THE FOLLOWING:
YVONNE R HOGLE
TED WESTON
ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER
1407 WEST NORTH TEMPLE STE 330
SALT LAKE CITY UT 84116
E-MAIL: [e-mail]
ted. weston@,pac ifi corp. com
DATA REQUEST RESPONSE CENTER
E.MAIL ONLY:
datareq ue st@pac i fic orp. c om
RANDALL C BUDGE
THOMAS J BUDGE
RACINE OLSON PLLP
PO BOX 1391
POCATELLO ID 83204
E-MAIL: [e-mail]
[e-mail]
ERIC L OLSEN
ECHO HAWK & OLSEN
PO BOX 6119
POCATELLO ID 83205
E-MAIL: [e-mail]
RONALD L WILLIAMS
WILLIAMS BRADBURY PC
PO BOX 388
BOISE ID 83701
E-MAIL: [e-mail]
ELECTRONIC ONLY
KYLE WILLIAMS
BYU IDAHO
E-MAIL: [e-mail]
D MATTHEW MOSCON
LAUREN SHURMAN
STOEL RIVES LLP
2OI S MAIN ST STE 11OO
SALT LAKE CITY UT 84I11
E-MAIL: [e-mail]
lauren. shurman@stoel. com
BRUBAKER & ASSOCIATES
16690 SWINGLEY RIDGE RD
#t40
CHESTERFIELD MO 63017
E-MAIL: [e-mail]
kiverson@consultbai. com
DR LANCE D KAUFMAN
4801 W YALE AVE
DENVER CO 80219
E-MAIL: lance@,aegisinsieht.com
ELECTRONIC ONLY
JIM DUKE
IDAHOAN FOODS
E-MAIL: iduke@,idahoan.com
ELECTRONIC ONLY
VAL STEINER
NU-WEST INDUSTRIES INC
E-MAIL : [e-mail]
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
BENJAMIN J OTTO
ID CONSERVATION LEAGUE
710 N 6TH STREET
BOISE TD 83702
E-MAIL : botto@,idahoconservation. org
ANA BOYD
SIERRA CLUB
2101 WEBSTER ST STE 13OO
OAKLAND CA946I2
E-MAIL: [e-mail]
MATTHEW GERHART
SIERRA CLUB
1536 WYNKOOP ST STE 2OO
DENVER CO 80202
E-MAIL: matt. [e-mail]
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE