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Attorneysfor Intervenor P4 Production, L.L.C., an ffiliate of Bayer Corporation
BEFORE TIIE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
Randatl C. Budge,ISB No. 1949
Thomas J. Budge,ISB No. 7465
RACINE OLSON, PLLP
P.O. Box 1391;201E. Center
Pocatello, Idaho 83204-1391
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
randy@.racineolson.com
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION
OF ROCKY MOT]NTAIN POWER FOR
AUTHORITY TO INCREASE ITS RATES
AI\ID CHARGES IN IDAHO AIYD
APPROVAL OX' PROPOSED ELECTRIC
SERVICE SCHEDULES AND
REGULATIONS
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CASE NO. PAC.E.2I-07
BAYER CORPORATION'S
TWELFTH SET OX'DATA
REQUESTS TO ROCKY
MOI'NTAIN POWER
P4 Production, L.L.C., an affiliate of Bayer Corporation (hereinafter "Bayer"), by and
through its attomeys, hereby submits this Twelfth Set of Data Requests 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 TWELFTH SET OF DATA REQUESTS TO ROCKY MOLINTAIN
POWER.I
Bayer Set 12
Request No. 135: Follow-Up to RMP Response to Bayer Data Request No. 57. With
respect Attachment Bayer 57:
a. Please demonstrate, in Excel format, how the interest expense amounts shown in
Attachment Bayer 57 were derived using the customer service deposit balances shown in
the attachment and the applicable customer deposit rates.
b. According to Case No. GNR-U-19-01, Order No. 34482, the2020 customer deposit rate
was2oh annually. Please reconcile this rate with the interest expense amounts shown in
Attachment Bayer 57 for 2020, which range from 0.89% to l.24Yo monthly (derived by
dividing the interest expense by the deposit balance).
c. According to Case No. GNR-U-20-04, Order No. 34866, the202l customer deposit rate
is lYo annually. Please reconcile this rate with the interest expense amounts shown in
Attachment Bayer 57 for January 2021 through March 2021, which range from 0.41% to
0.59% monthly (derived by dividing the interest expense by the deposit balance).
d. Please explain the note in Attachment Bayer 57 "**Changed to quarterly interest
calculation in2021." Does this mean that the interest expense is now paid to customers
on a quarterly rather than monthly basis?
e. Are the interest expense amounts shown in Attachment Bayer 57 directly related to the
Idaho Customer Service Deposit balances shown in this attachment? If not, please
provide the actual monthly interest expense on Idaho Customer Service Deposits for each
month beginning January 2020 through the most recent date available.
f. Please provide the actual interest expense on Idaho Customer Service Deposits for 2020
DATED this 8th day of September, 2021.
RACINE OLSON, PLLP
By c.
C.
BAYER CORPORATION'S TWELFTH SET OF DATA REQUESTS TO ROCKY MOI.JNTAIN
POWER. 2
CERTTFICATE OF MAILING
I HEREBY CERTIFY that on this 8h day of September, 2O2l,lcaused to be served a true and
correct copy ofthe 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 lD 83720-0074
11331 W. Chinden Blvd, Bldg. 8, Suite 201-A
Boise,ID 83714
Jan.norivuki@puc. idaho. sov
Ted Weston
Idaho Regulatory Affairs Manager
Rocky Mountain Power
1407 West North Temple, Suite 330
Salt Lake city, uT 841l6
ted. we ston@pac i fi corp. c orn
Data Request Response Center
PacifiCorp
825 NE Multnomah St., Suite 2000
Portland, OR97232
datareq uest@pacifi corp. com
RANDALL C. BUDGE
Dayn Hardie
Matt Hunter
Attorneys for Commission Staff
Deputy Attorneys General
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, Idaho 83720-007 4
[e-mail]. gov
Matt.hunter@puc. idaho. gov
Karl Klein
Deputy Afforney General
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
472 W. Washington (83702)
PO Box 83720
Boise,ID 83720
[e-mail]. eov
Emily L. Wegener
Matthew D. McVee
Assistant General Counsel
Rocky Mountain Power
1407 West North Temple, Suite 320
Salt Lake City, UT 841l6
Emi ly. we gener@pacifi corp. com
Matthew.mcvee @pacificorp. corn
BAYER CORPORATION'S TWELFTH SET OF DATA REQUESTS TO ROCKY MOTINTAIN
POWER. 3
Anthony Yankel
12700 Lake Avenue, Unit 2505
Lakewood, Ohio 44107
[e-mail]
Bradley Mullins
MW Analytics, Energy & Utilities
brmull [e-mail]
James R. Smith
Bayer Corporation
P4 Production, L.L.C.
371 S. 3rd West
Soda Springs, Idaho 83276
i [e-mail]
Brian C. Collins
Maurice Brubaker
Brubaker & Associates
16690 Swingley Ridge Rd., #140
Chesterfield, MO 63017
[e-mail]
mbrubaker@consultbai. com
Lance Kaufman
Aegis Insight
2623 NW Bluebell Place
Corvallis, Oregon 97330
lance@aesisinsi ght.com
Eric L. Olsen
Attorney for ldaho Irrigation Pumper s
Association, Inc.
ECHO HAWK & OLSEN, PLLC
505 Pershing Ave., Ste. 100
P.O. Box 6l l9
Pocatello,Idaho 83205
[e-mail]
Ronald L. Williams
Attorney for P aciJiCorp ldaho Industrial
Customers
HAWLEY TROXELL
877 w. Main Street, lOth Floor
Boise,lD 83702
[e-mail]
PIIC Electronic Service Only:
Val Steiner: Val. [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]
Kevin C. Higgins
Energy Strategies
1l I East Broadway, Suite 1200
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
khi q qins@energystrat. corn
Brad M. Purdy
Attorney for C ommunity Action P artner ship
Association of ldaho
2019N. lTth St.
Boise,lD. 83702
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