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December 14,2022
Jan Noriyuki
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
472W. Washington
Boise, ID 83702-5918
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IPUC Set2 (12-17)
Please find enclosed Rocky Mountain Power's Responses to IPUC 2d SetData Requests 12-17.
If you have any questions, please feel free to call me at [phone].
Sincerely,
--Jsl-J. Ted Weston
Manager, Regulation
Enclosures
PAC-E-22-12 / Rocky Mountain Power
December 14,2022
IPUC Data Request 12
IPUC Data Request 12
For the Low-Income Energy Conservation Education kits in 2020 and202l,
please provide a table for SEICAA and EICAP kits: ordered; delivered/served to
households; beginning of year inventory; end of year inventory; and any other
relevant metrics for tracking kit inventories (i.e., transferred kits or damaged
products). If the reported numbers differ from the numbers provided in Response
to Production Request No. 9, 2020 Annual Report at 8-9, and the 2021 Annual
Report at 8-9, please explain why and provide a reconciliation. For example,
Response to Production RequestNo. 9 indicates SEICAA hada2020 beginning
inventory of 350 kits and ayear-end inventory of 175 kits; yet the2020 Annual
Report indicates that only 40 households were served.
Response to IPUC Data Request 12
Eastern Idaho Community Action Partnership @ICAP)
The count provided in the Company's response to IPUC Data Request 9 was
incorrect. EICAP reviewed past reports and verified numbers in their database and
confirmed that the above listed counts are accurate.
Southeastern Idaho Community Action Agency Inc" (SEICAA)
The Company reached out to SEICAA to request information and confirm
reported kit counts served and in inventory. Due to management changes,
SEICAA had challenges with data tracking for the Low Income program. As
such, SEICAA was only able to provide the total number of kits purchased at the
end of 201 9, and the amount spent for the kits and admin costs for the preparation
of kit shipments. SEICAA did not ship kits n 2020 or 2021. SEICAA committed
to improve their tracked data for the program going forward.
Recordholder: Charity Spires
Sponsor: Clay Monroe
EICAP 2020 2021
Beginning of the year inventory L/t
Ordered (July 2020)
Delive red/served to households
Other relevant metrics (ie transferred kits or damaged products
End of year inventory: as of t2/3t
276
500
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276
188
876
N umbe r of Households Served
I number of Families who Received Kits
I numberof who Received Kits
PAC-E-22-12 / Rocky Mountain Power
December 14,2022
IPUC Data Request l3
IPUC Data Request 13
The Company's 2019 DSM Annual Report indicates that SEICAA purchased
$ I 5,750 of energy savings kits using program year 2019 and 2020 Low Income
Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funding. 2019 Annual Report at 24.
In the 2020 Annual Report, the Company reports no expenditures for the SEICAA
agency and a positive balance of the full $9,000 allocation from the Company's
annual funding. Please reconcile the outstanding SEICAA expenditures used in
2019 to purchase energy savings kits from the 2020 LIHEAP funding, as
described in the 2019 Annual Report.
Response to IPUC Data Request 13
Southeastern Idaho Community Action Agency Inc. (SEICAA) Conservation
Education allocation is $9,000 annually. In December 2019, SEICAA purchased
$15,750 of energy savings kis using Conservation Education funds previously
received August 23,2018, andNovember 25,2019, which totaled $18,000. The
2019 Conservation Education Activities table (Table l2) in the Company's 2019
Demand-Side Management (DSM) Annual Report should have reflected total
"Expenditure" of $ I 5,750 and not $9,000.
In November 2020, SEICAA received another Conservation Education allocation
of $9,000. SEICAA did not purchase kits in 2020 and the balance as of December
31,2020, was $9,000. Please refer to the table below for additional clarity:
Calendrr Year 2018
Beginning Balance as of0l/01/201E $
PYl9 RMP Energy Conservation Fund (Check Date: 08/23118)$ 9,000.00
Total $9.000.00
Zero kits purchased $
Endine Balance as of 12l31/2018 $9.000.00
Celender Ycer 2019
Beginnins Balance as of0l/01/2019 $9.000.00
PY20 RMP Energv Conservation Fund (Check Date: I ll25ll9\$9.000.00
Total s 18.000.00
Purchase of 350 Kits at $45.00 each (l2l3l19\$ fl 5.750.00)
Endine Balance as of l2l3ll20l9 $2.2s0.00
Update received 1210812022 - Ending Balance after Admin costs for
preparation of kits shioment $675.00
Calendar Yeer 2020
Beginning Balance as of 0l/01/2020 $
PY2l RMP Energy Conservation Fund (Check Date: I l106120)$ 9,000.00
Total $9.000.00
No kit ourchased $
Endins Balance as of 1213112020 s 9-000.00
PAC-E-22-12 / Rocky Mountain Power
December 14,2022
IPUC Data Request 13
Recordholder:
Sponsor:
Charity Spires
Clay Monroe
PAC-E-22-12 / Rocky Mountain Power
December 14,2022
IPUC Data Request 14
IPUC Data Request 14
The 2020 DSM Annual Report states SEICAA planned to utilize a portion of
2021 funds to cover the cost to ship kits to participant households. Please provide
the following for the 2020 and 2021 program years:
(a) The number ofkits mailed to participant households;
(b) the total costs of mailing ttre kits;
(c) the number kits not delivered by mail; and
(d) a description of ttre delivery method for any kits not shipped by mail.
Response to IPUC Data Request 14
While Southeastern Idaho Community Action Agency Inc. (SIECAA) didplan to
use a portion of the 2021 funds received n2020 to cover the costs to ship kits to
households, due to the COMD-I9 pandemic and fewer in-person clients,
SIECAA ended up not shipping any kis to customers during the2020-2021
period and did not incur any mailing costs. SEICAA was able to confirm that 40
kits and 65 kits were delivered in 2020 and 2021, respectively, but was unable to
confirm the specific delivery method of those kits due to their management and
personnel changes.
Recordholder:Charity Spires
Clay MonroeSponsor:
PAC-E-22-12 / Rocky Mountain Power
December 14,2022
IPUC Data Request l5
IPUC Data Request 15
Please describe the Company's practices regarding the use of IRP avoided cost
data to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of its programs for a given year and for
program planning for the next year (i.e., use the avoided costs available at
program planning for evaluating the cost-effectiveness for that given year, use the
most current avoided costs at the time of evaluation, etc.).
Response to IPUC Data Request 15
The term "avoided cost" is used to describe the incremental cost to an electric
utility to generate and purchase power relative to procuring energy and capacity
from a proposed DSM program. A net savings results when the Company can
meet demand with DSM at a lower cost than could be achieved without the
proposed program. The calculation of net savings depends on whether only
direcUintemal costs are considered, or whether indirect/external costs are included
as well.
Calculations of avoided costs for DSM programs are intended to be consistent
with the [ntegrated Resource Plan (IRP) methodologies, to identify least-cost
least-risk resources consistent with the regulatory requirement to provide fair, just
and reasonable rates to customers.
The avoided energy and capacity costs are delineated on an hourly basis based on
the most recent IRP preferred portfolio and are applied to DSM programs
following methodologies prescribed and used by the Northwest Power and
Conservation Council. These include the use oftransmission and distibution
deferral credits and risk reduction credits, which is determined in the [RP. Cost-
effectiveness is calculated based on the net present value of the costs and benefits
over the expected life of each program or measure. This net present value
assessment is used throughout the IRP and in the Company's procurement of
util ity-scale resources.
Recordholder: Alesha Mander
Sponsor:Clay Monroe
PAC-E-22-12 / Rocky Mountain Power
December 14,2022
IPUC Data Request 16
IPUC Data Request 16
In the Company's confidential202l cost-effectiveness worksheet, two input
values for Non-Energy Impacts (NED are provided and both are used to calculate
the PacifiCorp Total Resource Cost (PIRC) benefits forthe Low-Income
Weatherization program. See Attach IPUC 4 CONF
BenCost_PAC_ID_PY202I_05-12-2022_FINAL, CE Inputs, L43 and PS l.
Please provide an explanation detailing the difference between these two NEI
values and how they are calculated.
Response to IPUC Data Request 16
The Non-Energy Impact (NEI) input value of $41,000 from the Company's
confidential202l cost effectiveness worksheet was pulled directly from the 2021
annual progam data The $l I1,000 value was a remnant from the previous 2015-
2016 program evaluation that should have been removed. The $111,000 value
was not used for the calculations of the 2021 cost effectiveness.
Recordholder: Alesha Mander
Sponsor:Clay Monroe
PAC-E-22-12 / Rocky Mountain Power
December 14,2022
IPUC Data Request 17
IPUC Data Request 17
In Order No. 34970, the Commission directed the Company to track all
measurable costs and to report progftrm metrics in the Company's Annual DSM
reports for the Company's demand response programs. Please describe the
Company's efforts to ffack detailed data for cost and savings metrics. Specifically,
please describe the Company's efforts to fiack the cost and savings metrics @
through U) listed in Production RequestNo. 10.
Response to IPUC Data Request 17
The reference to Idaho Public Utilities Commission (IPUC) Order No. 34970
regarding the tracking of all measurable costs is specific to the Irrigation Load
Control program. The Company's other approved demand response progmm,
Wattsmart Batteries, has its own reportable metrics specified in IPUC Order No.
35370.
With respect to the Company's efforts to tack detailed data for the Inigation
Load Control program, the Company is developing intemal processes and
controls to provide the necessary data to fulfill this request. Internal processes
have been delayed, however, due to employee turnover with many new
employees being trained. The Company will continue working with the new
employees to find new pathways to develop processes and controls to provide the
requested data for the Irrigation Load Control program.
Recordholder: Chris Kanoff
Sponsor:Clay Monroe