20210913Bayer 136-139 to PAC.pdf

Randall C. Budge, ISB No. 1949
Thomas J. Budge,ISB No. 7465
RACINE OLSON, PLLP
P.O. Box l39l:'201E. Center
Pocatello, Idaho 83204-1391
Telephone : [phone]
Fax: [phone]
randy@racineol son.com
[e-mail]
IN THE MATTER OF TIIE APPLICATION
OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER FOR
AUTIIORITY TO INCREASE ITS RATES
AND CHARGES IN IDAHO AI\ID
APPROVAL OF PROPOSED ELECTRIC
SERVICE SCHEDULES AI\[D
REGULATIONS
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Attorneysfor Intervenor P4 Production, L.L.C., an afiliate of Bayer Corporation
BEFORE TIIE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMIVtrSSION
CASE NO. PAC-E.21-07
BAYER CORPORATION'S
THIRTEENTH SET OF DATA
REQUESTS TO ROCKY
MOUNTAIN POWER
P4 Production, L.L.C., an affiliate of Bayer Corporation (hereinafter "Bayey''), by and
through its attorneys, hereby submits this Thirteenth Set of Data Requests to Rocky Mountain
Power, pursuantto 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 identifr 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 THIRTEENTH SET OF DATA REQUESTS TO ROCKY MOUNTAIN
POWER - I
Bayer Set 13
Request No. 136: Plant Retirements. Regarding any 2021plant retirements:
a. Has RMP made any adjustment to reflect 2021plant retirements (or some portion
thereof) in its filing?
b. Please identiff the specific RMP adjustments, if any, where any plant retirement
adjustments are included.
c. Does RMP's proposed rate base incorporate all expected 2021 plant retirements? If
no, please identiff the 2021retirements that are included and explain the rationale for
excluding the remaining 2021 retirements.
Request No. 137. F.V2020 Cost Cap Comparison. In Confidential Exhibit 2 of her
testimony, RMP witness Joelle R. Steward provides a cost cap comparison for the EV2020
program.
a. Please provide the workpaper used to prepare Confidential Exhibit 2.
b. Please provide the reference to where each of the amounts shown in Confidential
Exhibit 2 canbe found in RMP witness Steven R. McDougal's Exhibit 40.
c. Please reconcile or explain any differences between the amounts shown in Ms.
Steward's Exhibit 2 and Mr. McDougal's Exhibit 40.
Request No. 138. Transmission Bad Debt. In response to IPUC Data Request No. 123,
RMP provided detailed information supporting the transmission bad debt in 2019 & 2020. For
the transmission bad debt amount in 2019 for the reserve for bad debt - 818212 (Assignment
8t8212):
a. Please explain the circumstances that resulted in the need to record the reserve
amount shown in the response.
b. Please describe the process, if any, undertaken by RMP to resolve the disputed
amount shown in the response?
c. Has there been a resolution to the disputed amount? If so, please describe the
resolution and the related amount.
d. If there is a process to resolve the disputed amount, does RMP adjust or reverse the
bad debt amount shown in the response?
e. If there is a process to resolve the disputed amount, do customers receive a revenue
credit to offset the reserve for transmission bad debt shown in the response? Please
explain how any such revenue credit would be realized by customers.
Request No. 139. Accumulated Deferred Income Taxes. On p. 5 of 350 (p. 1.3) of
RMP witness Steven R. McDougal's Exhibit 40, Mr. McDougal provides Idaho's share
($144,690,910) of the unadjusted 2020 accumulated deferred income tax balance in Col. (l).
Please provide a2021forecast of accumulated deferred income taxes (both Total Company and
Idaho allocated) that is not otherwise included in the various RMP adjustments summarized on p.
6 of 350 (p. 1.4) of Exhibit 40. Please provide this forecasted amount broken down by function
(e.g. generation, transmission, distribution, etc.). Please provide any workpapers supporting this
response in Excel format with formulas intact.
BAYER CORPORATION'S THIRTEENTH SET OF DATA REQUESTS TO ROCKY MOUNTAIN
POWER. 2
DATBD &is 136 day of S@ernber, zULl.
RACINE OLSON, PLLP
By:
BAYERCORPCIBATTON',S THTRIEENfi{ SBT OF DATA REQUESTS TO ROCKY MOU}rrArN
POWBR. S
CERTIT'ICATE OF MAILING
I HEREBY CERTIFY that on this l3n day of September, 2}2l,l 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.
RANDALL C. BUDGE
Jan Noriyuki
Commission Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
P.O. Box 83720, Boise lD 83720-0074
I l33l W. Chinden Blvd, Bldg. 8, Suite 201-A
Boise,ID 83714
Jan.noriyuki@puc. idaho. eov
Ted Weston
Idaho Regulatory Affairs Manager
Rocky Mountain Power
1407 West North Temple, Suite 330
salt Lake city, uT 841l6
ted.weston @paci fi corp.com
Data Request Response Center
PacifiCorp
825 NE Multnomah St., Suite 2000
Portland, OR97232
datarequest@paci fi corp.com
Dayn Hardie
Matt Hunter
Attorneys for Commission Staff
Deputy Attorneys General
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, Idaho 837 20-007 4
Dayn.hardie@puc. idaho. gov
[e-mail]. gov
Karl Klein
Deputy Attorney General
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
472 W . Washington (837 02)
PO Box 83720
Boise,lD 83720
karl.klein@puc. idaho. gov
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@pacifi corp.com
BAYER CORPORATION'S THIRTEENTH SET OF DATA REQUESTS TO ROCKY MOUNTAIN
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Anthony Yankel
D70A Lake Avenue, Unit 2505
Lakewood, Ohio 44107
tony(a)yankel.net
Bradley Mullins
MW Analytics, Energy & Utilities
brmul I [e-mail]
James R. Smith
Bayer Corporation
P4 Production, L.L.C.
371 S. 3rd West
Soda Springs, Idaho 83276
j im.r.sm [e-mail]
Brian C. Collins
Maurice Brubaker
Brubaker & Associates
16690 Swingley Ridge Rd., #140
Chesterfield, MO 63017
bcol I [e-mail]
[e-mail]
Lance Kaufman
Aegis Insight
2623 NW Bluebell Place
Corvallis, Oregon 97330
lance@aegisinsi sht.com
Eric L. Olsen
Attorney for ldaho Irrigation P umpers
Association, Inc.
ECHO HAWK & OLSEN, PLLC
505 Pershing Ave., Ste. 100
P.O. Box 6l 19
Pocatello,Idaho 83205
[e-mail]
Ronald L. Williams
Attorney for PacifiCorp ldaho Industrial
Customers
HAWLEY TROXELL ENNIS & HAWLEY
877 Main Street, Suite 1000
P.O. Box l617
Boise,Idaho 83702
rwi lliams@hawleytroxel l.com
PIIC Electronic Service Only:
Val Steiner: Val. [e-mail]
Kyle Williams: [e-mail]
Adam Gardner: AGardner(Oidahoan.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
I I I East Broadway, Suite 1200
Salt Lake Ciry, Utah 841I I
kh i [e-mail]
Brad M. Purdy
Attorney for Community Action P artnership
Association of ldaho
2019N. lTth st.
Boise,lD. 83702
[e-mail]
BAYER CORPORATION'S THIRTEENTH SET OF DATA REQUESTS TO ROCKY MOUNTAIN
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