20210809Bayer 107-109 to PAC.pdf

Randall C. Budge,ISB No. 1949
Thomas J. Budge, ISB No. 7465
RACINE OLSON, PLLP
P.O. Box l39l;20tE. Center
Pocatello, Idaho 83204-139 |
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
randy@racineolson. com
[e-mail]
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Attorneysfor Intervenor P4 Production, L.L.C., an ffiliate of Bayer Corporation
BEFORE TIIE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN TIIE MATTER OF TTTE APPLICATION
OF ROCKY MOTJNTAIN POWER FOR
AUTHORITY TO INCREASE ITS RATES
AND CHARGES IN IDAHO AI\D
APPROVAL OF PROPOSED ELECTRIC
SERVICE SCHEDULES AI\D
REGULATIONS
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CASE NO. PAC.E,ALOT
BAYER CORPORATION'S
EIGHTH DATA REQUESTS TO
ROCKY MOI.INTAIN POWER
P4 Production, L.L.C., an affiliate of Bayer Corporation (hereinafter "Bayer"), by and
through its attorneys, hereby submits this eighth Data Request to Rocky Mountain Power, pursuant
to Rule 225 of the Idaho Public Utility Commission's Rules of Procedure, IDAPA 31.01.01.
This Data 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 the
person preparing the documents. Please identiff 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.
BAYER CORPORATION'S EIGHTH DATA REQLJESTS TO ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER - I
Bayer Set 8
Request No. 107: Klamath. Please separately identifu each revenue
requirement component (e.g., rate base, O&M expense, depreciation expense, etc.)
associated with the Klamath Hydro plant in the revenue requirement models on both a
Total Company and Idaho jurisdictional basis. In addition, please identifr the location
within RMP's workpapers where the amounts for each of these revenue requirement
items are located. Using each of the identified Idaho amounts, please provide the revenue
requirement for the Klamath Hydro plant included in RMP's test period in Excel format
with formulas intact.
Request No. 108: Klamath. For each rate base item related to the Klamath
Hydro plant, please provide a comparison of RMP's requested rate base amount with a
l3-month monthly average ending December 2021by FERC account and allocation
factor.
Request No. 109: Klamath. On page 2l of his direct testimony, RMP witress
Steven R. McDougal testifies that RMP will seek recovery of Idaho's share of actual
Klamath Hydro decommissioning costs in a future general rate case or other regulatory
proceeding. Mr. McDougal further testifies that the Idaho share of estimated Klamath
decommissioning costs have been removed from this case.
(a) Please identifr the amounts already recovered from California and Oregon
ratepayers for Klamath Hydro decommissioning, as well as the financial
commitments from the states of California and Oregon to recover these costs.
(b) In light of the commitments from California and Oregon sources to recover
the costs associated with Klamath Hydro decommissioning costs, please
clari$ what amount of actual Klamath decommissioning costs RMP would
seek to recover from Idaho customers. Please use the latest Klamath dam total
decommissioning & removal costs to derive and demonstrate the estimated
Idaho share of decommissioning costs.
DATED this 9tr day of August, 2021
RACINE OLSON, PLLP
By
RAND
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CERTIFICATE OF MAILING
I HEREBY CERTIFY that on this 9n day of August, 2O2l,I caused to be served a true and
correct copy of the foregoing document upon the following individuals in the manner indicated below:
RACINE OLSON, PLLP
By:c"
Jan Noriyuki
Commission Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
P.O. Box 83720, Boise ID 83720-0074
11331 W. Chinden Blvd, Bldg. 8, Suite 201-A
Boise,ID 83714
[e-mail]. gov
Ted Weston
Idaho Regulatory Affairs Manager
Rocky Mountain Power
1407 West North Temple, Suite 330
Salt Lake City, UT 84116
ted. we ston @paci fi corp. corn
Data Request Response Center
PacifiCorp
datareq uest@paci fi corp. cont
RANDALL C. BUDGE
Dayn Hardie
John Hammond, Jr.
Deputy Attorneys General
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
11331 W. ChindenBlvd., BldgNo.8,
Suite 201-,4. (83714)
PO Box 83720
Boise, lD 83720-0074
dayn.hardie@puc. idaho. eov
i ohn.hammond@puc. idaho. eov
Emily L. Wegener
Matthew D. McVee
Assistant General Counsel
Rocky Mountain Power
1407 West North Temple, Suite 320
Salt Lake City, UT 84116
Emi ly.wegener@pacifi corp.com
Matthew. mcvee @paci fi corp. com
Eric L. Olsen
Attorney for ldaho Irrigation P umper s
Association, Inc. (IIPA)
ECHO HAWK & OLSEN, PLLC
505 Pershing Ave., Ste. 100
P.O. Box 6l 19
Pocatello,Idaho 83205
[e-mail]
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Anthony Yankel
12700 Lake Avenue, Unit 2505
Lakewood, Ohio 44107
[e-mail]
Bradley Mullins
MW Analytics, Energy & Utilities
bnnullins@mwanalytics. com
James R. Smith
Bayer Corporation
P4 Production, L.L.C.
371 S. 3rd West
Soda Springs, Idaho 83276
llm.r ud.com
Brian C. Collins
Maurice Brubaker
Brubaker & Associates
16690 Swingley Ridge Rd., #140
Chesterfield, MO 63017
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Kevin C. Higgins
Courtney Higgins
Neal Townsend
Milli Pichardo
Energy Strategies
I l1 East Broadway, Suite 1200
Salt Lake Ciry, Utah 841 1l
khi g sins@enerqystrat. com
chi g gins@energystrat. com
ntownsend@energystrat. com
mpichardo@energystrat. com
Ronald L. Williams
Attorney for PacifiCorp ldaho Industrial
Customers (PIrc)
WILLIAMS BRADBURY, P.C.
P.O. Box 388
Boise,ID 83701
ron@williamsbradbury. com
PIIC Electronic Service Only:
Val Steiner: [e-mail]
Kyle Williams: [e-mail]
Adam Gardner: AGardner@idahoan. com
Mike Veile
Bayer Corporation
P4 Production, L.L.C.
P.O. Box 816
Soda Springs, Idaho 83276
[e-mail]
Lance Kaufrnan
Aegis Insight
2623 NW Bluebell Place
Corvallis, Oregon 97330
lance@aegisinsi ght.com
Benjamin J. Otto
Idaho Conservotion League
710 N. 6th Street
Boise,lD 83702
botto@ idahoconservation. org
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Brad M. Purdy
Atlornqt for C omrmmity Action F wtwrship
Associatton of ldaln
2019N. tTri Sr
Boise,ID. 83702
[e-mail]
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