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September 10,2021
Ronald L. Williams/PIIC ron@)wi I I iamsbradbu ry. com
Bradley G. Mullins/PIIC brm u I I ins@.mwanalyt ics. com (C)
Adam Gardner/PIIC [e-mail] (W)
Kyle Williams/PIIC [e-mail] (W)
Val Steiner/PIIC [e-mail] (W)
RE: ID PAC-E-21-07
PIIC Set 2 (22-54)
Please furd enclosed Rocky Mountain Power's Responses to PIIC 2d Set Data Requests 50-52.
The remaining response will be provided separately. Provided via e-mail is Attachment PIIC 52
and provided via encryption and BOX are the Confidential Attachments PIIC 5l and 52.
Confidential information is provided subject to protected under IDAPA 31.01.01 .M7 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.
If you have any questions, please feel free to call me at [phone].
Sincerely,
-Jsl-J. Ted Weston
Manager, Regulation
Enclosures
C.c.: Jan Noriyuki/IPUC [e-mail] (C)
Eric L. Olsen/IIPA elo@echohau'k.com (C)
Anthony Yankel/IIPA [e-mail] (C)
Randall C. Budge/Bayer randy@rac ineo I son. com (C)
Thomas J. Budge/Bayer tj @rac ineo lson. com (WXC)
Brian C. Collins/Bayer [e-mail] (WXC)
Maurice Brubaker/Bayer mbrubaker@,con su ltba i. com (C)
Kevin Higgins/Bayer kh i seins@enereystrat. com (C)
Lance Kaufman/Bayer I ance@,aee i sinsi eht. com (C)
James R. Smith/Bayer [e-mail] (C)
Brad Purdy bmpurdy(@hotmail.com (C)
Ben Otto/ICL [e-mail] (C)
PAC-E-21-07 / Rocky Mountain Power
September 10,2021
PIIC Data Request 50
PIIC Data Request 50
Please identify the actual in-service date and the actual amount of capital placed
into service for each EY 2020 (including Pryor Mountain) project, the associated
Ey 2020 Transmission investment, and the repowering investments. Please detail
the transfers to plant for each project by month on a system basis.
Response to PIIC Data Request 50
The Company clarifies that the reference to the *EY 2020" is intended to be a
reference to the term as utilized in the direct testimony of Company witness,
Timothy J. Hemstreet, specifically the wind projects collectively referred to as the
Energy Vision 2020 Projects, comprising:
Repowering Wind Projects - Dunlap, Glenrock I, Glenrock III, High Plains,
Leaning Juniper, Marengo [, Marengo II, McFadden Ridge, Rolling Hills, Seven
Mile Hill I, and Seven Mile Hill II.
New Wind Projects - Cedar Springs II, Ekola Flats and TB Flats.
And in addition, Transmission Projects - Aeolus to Jim Bridger Anticline,
Q707, andQ7l2.
Note: the Pryor Mountain wind projecg and the Foote Creek I repowering wind
project were not included in PacifiCorp's EV 2020 project.
Based on the foregoing clarification, the Company responds as follows:
Please refer to Confidential Attachment PIIC 50 for the listing of the EY 2020
capital projects, including the Pryor Mountain wind project, and the Foote Creek I
repowering projects that were not included in EV 2020, when they were placed
into service, and transfers to plant in service by month.
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 the Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) executed in this proceeding.
Recordholder:Tom Evans / Lori Holland / Tim Hemstreet I Gary
Tawwater / Jim Etheridge
Sponsor:To Be Determined
PAC-E-21-07 / Rocky Mountain Power
September 10,2021
PIIC Data Request 5l
PIIC Data Request 51
Did the capital costs associated with EV 2020, including the Transmission
investment, exceed the caps identified on Page 13 of Order No. 34104 in Case
No. PAC-E-17-07.If yes, please identiS, the amount by which the cap was
exceeded, including project by project capital cost details. If no, please
demonstrate that the cap was not exceeded including project by project capital
cost details.
Response to PIIC Data Request 5l
Yes. As explained in the direct testimony of Company wifiress Joelle R. Steward,
the capital costs of the EV 2020 transmission and new wind investments exceeded
the cost caps identified in Order No. 34104 in Case No. PAC-E-17-07. Please
refer to the cost cap comparison provided as Exhibit No. 2 in the direct filing.
Additionally, see Confidential Attachment PIIC 5l for a comparison of the
deviations from the cost cap amounts for all EY 2020 transmission, new wind,
and the repowering projects (the subject of Case No. PAC-E-17'06).
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 the Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) executed in this proceeding.
Recordholder: Tom Evans / Lori Holland / Tim Hemstreet I Gary
Tawwater
Sponsor: Joelle Steward / Tim Hemstreet
PAC-E-21-07 / Rocky Mountain Power
September 10,2021
PIIC Data Request 52
PtrC Data Request 52
Please provide an unredacted copy of the May 8,2018, Multi-party Settlement
Stipulation between the Company and Staffin Case No PAC-E-I7-07. Please also
state whether the redactions continue to be confidential, given that the underlying
facilities have since been constucted and placed into service.
Response to PIIC Data Request 52
Please refer to Attachment PIIC 52 which contains the unredacted copy of the
May 8,2018, Multi-party Settlement Stipulation ("Stipulation") between the
Company and Staff in Case No PAC-E-I7-07. The redactions in the Stipulation
are no longer confidential.
Recordholder: Ted Weston
Sponsor: To Be Determined