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Home My WebLink About20110325Martin Di.pdf('COpyf Dean 1. Miller (ISE No. 1968) R E C E ! Chas. F. McDevitt (ISE No. ~3S')'1ßR 25 McDEVITT & MILLER LULUH n"" . 420 West Banock Street P.O. Box 2564-83701 Boise, il 83702 Tel: 208.343.7500 Fax: 208.336.6912 joergcdevitt-miller.com chasrgcdevitt-miler.com :i PM I: 04 Attorney for Intermountain Wind LLC BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION IN THE MATTER OF THE COMMISSION'S INVESTIGATION INTO DISAGGREGATION AND AN APPROPRITE PUBLISHED AVOIDED COST RATE ELIGIBILITY CAP STRUCTURE Case No. GNR-E-ll-Ol BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION DIRECT TESTIMONY OF PAUL MATIN 1 Q. 2 A. 3 4 5 Q. 6 7 A. 8 9 10 Q. 11 A. 12 '\ , PLEASE STATE YOUR NAM AND BUSINSS AFFILIATION. My name is Paul Marin. I am a member of Intermountain Wind LLC which is the developer of a wid energy project located in Bonneville County Idao, known as the Black Canyon Project. PLEASE EXPLAI YOUR INTEREST IN THS PROCEEDING. As I will explain, the Black Canyon Project is a "true PUR A" project, not par of a larger project and should not be subject to a reduction in the eligibility cap for published avoided cost rates. PLEASE DESCRIBE THE BLACK CANYON PROJECT. Members of my famly own agrcultu land in Bonneville County. Commencing in 2006 we began work to develop a 10 aMw project on the 13 property and for that purose created a limited liabilty company, Black Canyon 14 LLC, with is a Self Certified Qualifyg Facilty. 15 Q.PLEASE DESCRIBE THE PROGRESS YOU HAVE MAE TOWAR 16 CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT. 17 A.Wind data has been collected onsite since sumer 2007. Bonnevile County has 18 approved conditional use permts for the project and an Interconnection 19 Agreement has been executed with PacifiCorp Transmission Services. 20 Q.PLEASE DESCRIBE THE STATUS OF NEGOTIATIONS FOR A PURCHASE 21 POWER CONTRACT. 22 A.Intermountain has been working with PacifiCorp regarding a PP A for several 23 years but has not moved forward with execution until financing was secured. Ths 24 was due to the signficant security deposits that PacifiCorp required in order to Marin, Di -Test 1 Intermountain Wind ) 1 2 3 4 5 6 Q. 7 8 9 10 A. 11 Q. 12 13 A. 14 Q. 15 16 17 A. 18 Q. 19 20 A. 21 Q. 22 23 A. move forward, inherently discouraging small developers such as Intermountai while makng PURP A contracts only available to large, well fuded corprations. Just as Intermountain was succeeding in securng the financing to move forward with these deposits, the Joint Petition in Case No. GNR-E-1O-4 was filed, theatening the projects abilty to move forward. DO YOU OR ANY MEMBER OF THE MATIN FAMILY OR RELATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES HA VE ANY OWNERSHIP INTEREST, OF ANY KI, IN ANY WI GENERATION PROJECTS LOCATED WITHIN FIVE MILES OF TH.BLACK CANYON PROJECT?. No. WOULD INTENDED FINANCING ARGEMENTS FOR BLACK CANYON LLC RELATE SOLELY TO BLACK CANYON? Yes. WHEN BLACK CANYON APPLIED FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FROM BONNEVILLE COUNTY, WERE ANY OTHER PROJECTS INCLUDED IN THE APPLICATION? No. WOULD BLACK CANYON SHA EXPENSE AN REVENU WITH ANY OTHER WIN PROJECT? No. DOES BLACK CANYON HAVE ANY SHARED PERSONNL WITH ANY OTHER WIN PROJECT? No. Marin, Di- Test 2 Intermountain Wind 1 Q. 2 A. DOES THAT COMPLETE YOUR TESTIMONY? Yes it does. \ Marin, Di-Test 3 Intermountain Wind CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certfy that on the o.eotay of March, 2011, I caused to be served, via the methodes) indicated below, tre and correct copies of DIRECT TESTIMONY OF PAUL MATIN, upon: Jean Jewell, Secreta Idaho Public Utilties Commission 472 West Washington Street P.O. Box 83720 Boise, il 83720-0074 j jeweiiiæpuc.state.id.us Hand Delivered U.S. Mail Fax Fed. Express Email Donovan Walker Lisa Nordstrom Idaho Public Utilities Commission 472 West Washington Street P.O. Box 83720 Boise, il 83720-0074 dwalkeriæidahopower.com lnordstromiæidahopower.com Hand Delivered U.S. Mail Fax Fed. Express Email Donald L. Howell, II Krstine A. Sasser Deputy Attorneys General Idaho Public Utilties Commission 472 W. Washington (83702) PO Box 83720 Boise, il 83720-0074 don.howeii~puc.idaho.gov krs.sasser~uc.idaho.gov Hand Delivered U.S. Mail Fax Fed. Express Email Michael C. Andrea A visita Utilities P.O. Box 3727 1411 E. 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