20101223Comments in Opposition.pdf

MIMURA LAW OFFICES, PLLC.
2176 E. Franklin Rd.
Meridian, ID 83642
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
s. Jean Jewell
mmission Secretary
o Public Utilties commission
. Washington
B' , ID 83702
RE:GNR -E-1O-04
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R. Greg Ferney (ISB #6591)
Mimura Law Offices, PLLC
2176 E. Franlin Rd., Suite 120
Meridian, ID 83642
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Attorneys for Interconnect Solar Development, LLC
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITES COMMSSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE JOINT )
PETITION OF IDAHO POWER COMPAN,)
A VISTA CORPORTION, AND ROCKY )
MOUNTAIN POWER TO ADDRESS )
AVOIDED COST ISSUES AND JOINT )
MOTION TO ADJUST THE PUBLISHED )
AVOIDED COST RATE ELIGIBILITY CAP)
Case No. GNR-E-1O-04
COMMENTS IN OPPOSITION TO
JOINT PETITION TO ADJUST
PUBLISHED A VOIDED COST RATE
ELIGIBILITY CAP
Interconnect Solar Development, LLC ("Interconnect Solar" or "ISD") is a solar energy
company with two proposed projects in Owyhee County, Idaho. Both projects are near the town
of Murhy, Idaho and are less than 10 aMW in size. Interconnect Solar fies these Comments in
Opposition to the Joint Petition of Idaho Power Company, Avista Corporation and PacifiCorp
dba Rocky Mountain Power and requests that the Commission refuse to grant the Order adjusting
the published avoided cost rate eligibilty cap ("Cap") for QFs from 10 MW to 100 kW.
A. Solar Energy QFs Should Be Exempt from any Reduction in the 10 MW Eligibility
Cap: Interconnect Solar concurs in the comments of the J.R. Simplot Company previously
fied in this case, that "non-wind PURPA resources should be excluded from the Joint Petition"
of the thee utilties. As noted in those comments, solar QFs "have very different generating
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characteristics from wind" and "should therefore not be caught in the overly broad sweep of the
Joint Motion." Answer of the l.R. Simplot Company, GNR-E-I-04, p. 3.
No evidence has yet been presented by any of the three utilties in the case. Only
allegations have been made, all referencing the system impact of intermittent wind resources.
Solar power is not 'intermittent" and instead has a firm nature to its production that directly
matches a utilty's need for energy and capacity during heavy load hours. As noted in Idaho
Power's Integrated Resource Plan, solar energy production closely matches the Company's peak
demand occuring ". . . during July typically between 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. and is primarily
due to air conditioning and irrigation load. Idaho Power Company, 2009IRP, p. 65. Continued
development of solar energy PURP A resources that are not intermittent and delivered during
peak summer hours should be encouraged though the continuation of the 10 MW Cap. Solar
PURPA resources are not the cause of the alleged resource problem for any of the thee utilties.
The 10 MW Cap and standard avoided cost rates should remain in place for non-wind
PURP A facilties.
Dated this 22 day of December, 2010.
Respectfully submitted,
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CERTIFICATE OF MAING
I HEREBY CERTIF that on this 22 day of December, 2010, I caused to be served a
tre and correct copy of the foregoing document upon the following individuals via Email:
Donovan E. Walker
Lisa Nordstrom
Idaho Power Company
1221 W. Idaho Street
Boise, ID 83707
dwalker(g idahopower.com
Inordstrom (i idahopower .com
Jean Jewell
Idaho Public Utilties Commission
472 W. Washington St.
Boise, ID 83702
jean. jewell (ipuc.idaho.gov
Daniel E. Solander
Rocky Mountain Power
201 South Main, Suite 2300
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Danie1.solander(i pacificorp.com
Dean Miler
McDevitt & Miler, LLP
P.O. Box 2564
joe (imcdevitt -miler.com
Michael G. Andrea
A vista Corporation
1411 E. Mission Avenue - MSC-23
Spokane, W A 99202
Michae1.andrea(i avistacorp.com
Kris Sassar
Deputy Attorney General
Idaho Public Utilties Commission
472 W. Washington St.
Boise, ID 83702
kris. sassar (i puc. idaho. gOY
Peter J. Richardson
Gregory M. Adams
Richardson & O'Lear
515 N. 27th Street
Boise, ID 83702
peter(irichardsonandolear.com
greg (g richardsonandolear.com
Attorneys for NIPPC and Simplot
Ted Weston
ID Regulatory Affairs Manager
Rocky Mountain Power
201 S. Main Street, Suite 2300
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
ted. weston (i pacificorp.com
Robert D. Kah
NIPC, Executive Director
1117 Minor Ave, Suite 300
Seattle, W A 9810 1
rkah(inippc.org
Ted S. Sorenson, P.E.
Sorenson Engineering, Inc.
5203 South 11th East
Idaho Falls, ID 83404
ted (i sorenson. net
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Scott Woodbury
Idaho Public Utilties Commission
472 W. Washington (zip: 83702)
POBox 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0074
scott. woodbury (g puc.idaho. gov
Robert A. Paul
Grand View Solar
15690 Vista Circle
Desert Hot Springs, CA 92241
robertpaul (g gmai1.com
Don Sturevant
Energy Manager
J.R. Simplot Company
999 Main Stret, P.O. Box 27
Boise, ID 83707-0027
208-389-7306
don.sturevant(g simplot.com
Thomas H. Nelson
Renewable Energy Coalition
PO Box 1211
Welches, OR 97067
503-622-3262
nelson (g thnelson.com
Ronald L. Willams
Wiliams Bradbury, P.C.
1015 W. Hays St.
Boise ID, 83702
208-344-6633
ron (g willamsbradbur.com
Interconnect Solar Development, LLC
Glenn Ikemoto
Margaret Ruger
Idaho Windfarms, LLC
672 Blair Ave.
Piedmont, CA 94611
glenni (g pacbell.net
Margaret (genvisionwind.com
Clair D. Bosen
Twin Lakes Canal Company
P.O. Box 247
Preston, ID 83263
contact(g twinlakescanalcompany.com
Twin Falls Canal Company
c/o Brian Olmstead, General Manager
P.O. Box 326
Twin Falls, ID 83303-0326
olmstead (gtfcana1.com
JohnR. Lowe
Consultant to Renewable Energy Coalition
12050 SW Tremont Street
Portland, OR 97225
jravenesanmarcos (g yahoo.com
Nort Side Canal Company
c/o Ted Diehl, General Manager
921 N. Lincoln St.
Jerome, ID 83338
nscanal (gcableone.net
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Bil Brown, Chair
Board of Commissioners of Adams
County, Idaho
P.O. Box 48
Council, ID 83612
dbbrown (gfrontiernet.net
Wade Thomas
Dynamis Energy
776 E. Riverside Drive, Suite 15
Eagle, ID 83616
wthomas (g dynamisenerg.com
Paul Marin
Intermountain Wind, LLC
P.O. Box 353
Boulder, CO
paulmarin (g intermountainwind.com
James Carkulis
Exergy Development Group of Idaho,
LLC
802 West Banock Street, Ste. 1200
Boise, ID 83702
jcarkulis (gexergydevelopment.com
Interconnect Solar Development, LLC
Scott Montgomery
Cedar Creek Wind, LLC
668 Rockwood Drive
Nort Salt Lake, UT 84054
scott (g westernenergy.us
Shelley M. Davis
Barker Rosholt & Simpson, LLP
1010 W. Jefferson St., Ste. 102
P.O. Box 2139
Boise, ID 83701-2139
smd (g idahowaters.com
Dana Zentz
Summit Power Group, Inc.
2006 E. Westminster
Spokane, W A 99223
dzentz (g summitpower .com
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