20201021PAC to Staff 1-13.pdf

ROCKY MOUNTAIN
HP,:ly,E^n..,1407 W North Temple, Suite 330
Salt Lake City, Utah 841'16
October 21,2020
Jan Noriyuki
Dayn Hardie
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
472W. Washington
Boise, ID 83702-5918
ian. noriyuki@fuc. idaho. eov (C)
davn. hardie@nuc. idaho. eov
RE:ID PAC.E.2O.I I
IPUC I't SetData Request (l-13)
Please find enclosed Rocky Mountain Power's Responses to IPUC Data Requests l-13. Also
provided are Attachments IPUC Audit 2,3, 5,7-2, and 8 {l-2). Provided via encryption are
Confidential Attachments IPUC Audit I <l-2), 4, and 7-1. Confidential information is provided
subject to protected under IDAPA 31.01.01.067 and 31.01 .01.233, the Idaho Public Utilities
Commission's Rules of Procedure No. 67 - Information Exempt from Public Review, and
further subject to any subsequent Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) executed in this
proceeding.
If you have any questions, please feel free to call me at (80I) 220-2963.
Sincerely,
-Jsl-J. Ted Weston
Manager, Regulation
Enclosures
PAC-E-20-11 / Rocky Mountain Power
October 21,2020
IPUC Data Request I
IPUC Data Request I
Please provide a listing of all expenses charged to the Company's Demand Side
Management (DSIO tariffrider account for 2018 and2019. Please include date,
vendor, amount, type of expense, and a brief description of the expense. Please
separate expenses by program so that the total amount for each program ties to the
amounts reported in the Annual DSM reports.
Response to IPUC Data Request I
The Annual Reports provide the results of the first year energy savings achieved.
ln20ll, the Company began performing a year-end true-up in an effort to match
cost incurred with the program's first year savings achieved for calculation of cost
effectiveness.
Confidential Attachment IPUC 1-1 provides: (1) 2018-2019 line item details that
support the tariffrider expenditures, and (2) beginning balance of the year-end
reconciliations that support the expenditures by program reported in the Annual
Reports.
Confidential Attachment IPUC l-2 provides a reconciliation between the year-end
true-up used in the Annual Reports and the Schedule 191 tariff rider balancing
account.
Confidential information is provided subject to protection under IDAPA
31.01.01.067 and 31.01.01.233,the ldaho Public Utilities Commission's Rules of
Procedure No. 67 - Information Exempt from Public Review, and further subject
to any subsequent Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) executed in this proceeding.
Recordholder:
Sponsor:
Scott Judkins
Clay Monroe
PAC-E-20-11 / Rocky Mountain Power
October 21,2020
IPUC Data Request 2
IPUC Data Request 2
Please provide the monthly interest calculations for the balance in the DSM tariff
rider account for 2018-2019.
Response to IPUC Data Request 2
Please refer to Attachment IPUC 2 for the interest calculations for the demand-
side management (DSIO tariffrider for 2018-2019.
Recordholder : Nancy Adolphson
Sponsor: Clay Monroe
PAC-E-20-11 / Rocky Mountain Power
October 21,2020
IPUC Data Request 3
IPUC Data Request 3
Please provide the tariff rider revenue by year and by customer class for 2018-
20t9.
Response to IPUC Data Request 3
Please refer to Attachment IPUC 3 for tariffrider revenue by customer class for
2018-20t9.
Recordholder: Nancy Adolphson
Sponsor: Clay Monroe
PAC-E-20-I I / Rocky Mountain Power
October 2I,2020
IPUC DataRequest 4
IPUC Data Request 4
Please provide the cost-effectiveness work papers and calculations for all DSM
programs by year (2018 and 2019) in Excel format with formulas intact and all
assumptions clearly defi ned.
Response to IPUC Data Request 4
Please refer to Confidential Attachment IPUC 4.
Confidential information is provided subject to protection under IDAPA
31.01.01.067 and 31.01.01.233, the Idaho Public Utilities Commission's Rules of
Procedure No. 67 - Information Exempt from Public Review, and further subject
to any subsequent Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) executed in this proceeding
Recordholder: Nicole Karpavich
Sponsor: Clay Monroe
PAC-E-2O-I I / Rocky Mountain Power
October 21,2020
IPUC Data Request 5
IPUC Data Request 5
Please provide a listing of all legal and consulting fees, including, but not limited
to Evaluation, Measurement and Verification (EM&V), charged to the Idaho
DSM tariffrider during 2018 and 2019. If any of the fees were allocated among
jurisdictions, please provide the calculation and explanation of the allocation.
Response to IPUC Data Request 5
There were no legal fees incurred during the time period of 2018-2019. Please
refer to Attachment IPUC 5 (2018-2019 Consulting Fees) which provides
consulting fee expenditures included in the defened account during 2018-2019.
Note: the attachment does not include consulting fees that were part of Program
Administration. For common costs shared between states, achieved kilowatt-hour
(kwh) savings from the prior program year are typically used. These common
costs receive the appropriate percentage of the expenditures based on the
allocation percentage in place.
Recordholder: Scott Judkins
Sponsor: Clay Monroe
PAC-E-2O-I I / Rocky Mountain Power
October 21,2020
IPUC DataRequest 6
IPUC Data Request 6
Please provide the amount of labor expense charged to the DSM tariffrider for
the years 20ft.2:019. For each of those years, please also include the number of
Full Time Equivalents funded by the rider. Please also provide the general wage
adjusfrnent percentage for non-union personnel approved by the Compensation
Committee of the Board of Directors for each year.
Response to IPUC Data Request 6
The table below contains the information requested. The full-time equivalent was
calculated using the intemal labor hours charged to ldatro DSM divided by possible
full-time hours in ayear of 2,080. Labor expense includes salary and benefits. Note
that the General wage adjusfrnent percentage reflects the approved percentages for
non-union personnel company-wide, and is not necessarily equal to the percentage
of the actual payout.
Recordholder:
Sponsor:
Scott Judkins
Clay Monroe
2018 $176,851.04 99 2.5%
2019 $177,629.03 1.26 2.7%
PAC-E-20-I I / Rocky Mountain Power
October 21,2020
IPUC Data Request 7
IPUC Data Request 7
Please provide a current organizational chart by title and name showing all
PacifiCorp and contract employees who charge time to the DSM rider. Please
include complete job descriptions, required qualifications, salary ranges, bonus
opportunities, and total compensation ranges, including benefits, for all
employees identified in this request.
Response to IPUC Data Request 7
Please refer to Confidential Attachment IPUC 7-l for job titles of specific
employees who have charged time to the demand-side management (DSM) rider
within the past 12 months. Included in the attachment are employee titles, salary
ranges and bonus opportunities. Because benefits costs vary greatly based on
personal options selected by each employee, total compensation ranges are not
readily available.
Please refer to Attachment IPUC 7-2 for associated job descriptions
Confidential information is provided subject to protection under IDAPA
31.01.01.067 and 31.01 .01.233, the Idaho Public Utilities Commission's Rules of
Procedure No. 67 - Information Exempt from Public Review, and furttrer subject
to any subsequent Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) executed in this proceeding.
Recordholder:
Sponsor:
Julie Lewis
Julie Lewis
PAC-E-20-11 / Rocky Mountain Power
October 21,2020
IPUC Data Request 8
IPUC Data Request 8
Please provide a summary of the Low Income Energy conservation Education
distibutions to EICAP and SEICAA and expenditures from January 1,2017 to
December 31,2019. Please include any carryover of funds from one year to
another as well as a description of expendifures, such as the contents of energy
savings kits.
Response to IPUC Data Request 8
Please refer to Attachment IPUC 8-l and Attachment IPUC 8-2 which provide a
summary of the Low Income Energy Conservation Education distributions to
Eastern Idaho Community Action Partnership (EICAP) and South Eastern Idaho
Community Action Agency (SEICAA), including expenditures from January l,
2017 through December 31,2019. A breakdown of items is also included for
energy conservation kits purchased each year.
Recordholder: Charity Spires
Sponsor: Clay Monroe
PAC-E-20-11 / Rocky Mountain Power
October 21,2020
IPUC Data Request 9
IPUC Data Request 9
Please provide the cost effectiveness and deemed savings calculations for the free
advanced power strip promotion, listed on page 41 of the 2018 Annual Report and
the free Google Nest Thermostat E promotion, listed on page 40 of the 2019
Annual Report.
Response to IPUC Data Request 9
The deemed savings for advanced power strips in 2018 was 216 kilowatt-hours
per unit (kWt/unit). The Regional Technical Forum (RTF) version 2.1 from
August 28,2015 was the source used for the advanced power strip deemed
savings value. The deemed savings for smart thermostats included in the 2019
promotion was 604 kWlr/unit for customers with electric force air heating, or 766
kWlr/unit for customers with electric forced air heating and central air
conditioning. The RTF document "ResConnectedTstats_v 1 . 3.xlsm" and
Bonneville Power Administration's (BPA) Nest Learning Thermostat Pilot
Program Savings Assessment were the sources used for the smart thermostats
included in the 2019 promotion.
Cost-effectiveness testing was not conducted for the individual promotions;
however, cost-effectiveness testing was conducted on a measure category level
and provided in the annual reports. Advanced power strips was the only measure
in the electronics category, with results shown in Table 4 on page 3 of the Home
Energy Savings Cost-Effectiveness Results section of Appendix I within the 2018
Annual Report. Smart thermostats are included in the HVAC category, with
results shown in Table 4 on page 3 of the Home Energy Savings Cost-
Effectiveness Results section of Appendix 1 within the 2019 Annual Report.
Recordholder: Jill Fredrickson
Sponsor: Clay Monroe
PAC-E-20'11 / Rocky Mountain Power
October 21,2020
IPUC Data Request 10
IPUC Data Request 10
Please provide any additional results of the irrigation pilot program listed on page
34 of the 2019 Annual Report.
Response to IPUC Data Request 10
There are no additional results currently available for the Irrigation Pilot Program
beyond what was provided in the 2019 Annual Report.
Recordholder: Shawn Grant
Sponsor: Shawn Grant
PAC-E'20-I I / Rocky Mountain Power
October 21,2020
IPUC Data Request 11
IPUC Data Request 11
Please provide copies of all internal audit reports referencing any of the
Company's DSM expenses and processes for 2018 to current date. If no reports
were issued, please provide the date and scope of the audit and all internal auditor
work papers.
Response to IPUC Data Request 11
Outside of the prudency Case No. PAC-E-20-l l, no external demand-side
management (DSM) audits have been completed since the previous prudency
from Case No. PAC-E-I8-07. Evaluations and verifications taking place in and
for each DSM program are ongoing and not considered an audit for the purpose of
this response.
Recordholder: Scott Judkins
Sponsor: Clay Monroe
PAC-E-20-I I / Rocky Mountain Power
October 21,2020
IPUC Data Request 12
IPUC Data Request 12
Please provide details of the Peak Reduction Programs including:
(a) The name of each program.
(b) Guidelines and requirements for each program.
(c) Each of the programs' incentive structure.
(d) Number of participants in each program over the past five years.
(e) Number of new participants in each program over the past five years.
Response to IPUC Data Request 12
The Company only has one mature Peak Reduction Program in Idaho, referred to
as the Inigation Load Control Program. Information concerning the program's
guidelines, requirements, incentives, and more are provided on the Company's
website at the following website link:
https://www.rockymountainpower.net/savings-enersy-choicesibusiness/irrigation-
load-control.html
Please refer to the table below which provides the number of participants and new
participants in the lrrigation Load Confol Program over the past five years:
Year 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
# of sites 1,435 1,598 1,605 1,630 1,481 1,421
# ofnew sites 45 tt7 ll t4 l8 8
Recordholder: Chris Kanoff
Sponsor: Clay Monroe
PAC-E-20-11 / Rocky Mountain Power
October 21,2020
IPUC Data Request 13
IPUC Data Request 13
Please provide detailed data of the Irrigation Load Conffol program administered
and managed by EnerNOC for each of the years 2018 and 2019. This would
include, but not limited to the following:
(a) the date and time for each initiated irrigation event.
(b) the amount of demand saved in megawatts for each event hour.
(c) the amount of energy saved in megawatts hours for each event hour.
(d) the value demand saved in each event hour.
(e) the program cost for demand saved in each event hour.
(f) the value and cost of energy saved in each event hour.
(g) the corresponding market price of energy for each event hour.
(h) a breakdown of incentives paid to each participant by event.
(i) any event adjustrnent for participant opt-outs.
0) any event adjustrnents for non-participation.
Response to IPUC Data Request 13
The detailed data requested in subparts (b) through O of this data request are not
currently tracked metrics for the Inigation Load Control program. For data that is
tracked, please refer to Table 23 in the 2018 Annual Report, which contains
detailed data for Inigation Load Control events called in 2018. No Irrigation Load
Control events were called in20l9.
Recordholder: Chris Kanoff
Sponsor: Clay Monroe