20130115Answer to IPC.pdf

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Ms. Jean Jewell
Commission Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
472 W. Washington
Boise, ID 83702
Re: GNR-E-11-03
Dear Ms. Jewell:
Enclosed please find an original and seven (7) copies of Idaho Wind Partners I, LLC,
Answer to Idaho Power Company's Petition for Clarification and/or Reconsideration.
Please do not hesitate to contact our offices if you have questions or concerns.
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Deborah E. Nelson, ISB # 5711
GIVENS PURSLEY LLP
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Boise, Idaho 83701-2720
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Attorneys for Idaho Wind Partners 1, LLC
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE COMMISSION'S
REVIEW OF PURPA QF CONTRACT
PROVISIONS INCLUDING THE
SURROGATE AVOIDED RESOURCE
(SAR) AND INTEGRATED RESOURCE
PLANNING (IRP) METHODOLOGIES FOR
CALCULATING PUBLISHED AVOIDED
COST RATES
Case No. GNR-E-1 1-03
ANSWER TO IDAHO POWER
COMPANY'S PETITION FOR
CLARIFICATION AND/OR
RECONSIDERATION
Idaho Wind Partners 1, LLC ("Idaho Wind Partners"), pursuant to Rule of Procedure 331
of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission ("Commission"), files this Answer to Idaho Power
Company's ("Idaho Power") Petition for Clarification and/or Reconsideration ("Petition") of the
Commission's Order No. 32697 ("Order"). Because Idaho Power's requested clarification
regarding curtailment is unnecessary and unsupported by the record, Idaho Wind Partners
requests the Commission to deny Idaho Power's request.
Idaho Power's stated basis for clarification is inconsistent with the actual language in the
Order. The language at issue in the Order provides:
We further find that, while each power purchase agreement
(PPA) that we have reviewed contains a general reference to 18
C.F.R. § 292.304(f), curtailment under this section was not
reasonably contemplated when the parties entered into their
agreements. The apparent need for such authority to curtail under
these circumstances has only presented itself within the last several
ANSWER TO IDAHO POWER COMPANY'S PETITION
FOR CLARIFICATION AND/OR RECONSIDERATION -1
years in Idaho - and, as evidenced by the testimony, seems to be a
problem only on Idaho Power's system.
Order at 36. Contrary to Idaho Power's claim in the Petition at page 5, this language does not
make any broad pronouncement about the general applicability of FERC regulations and federal
law to PURPA contracts. Therefore, clarification is unnecessary.
Further, the actual clarification requested by Idaho Power is unsupported by the record.
Specifically, Idaho Power requests the Commission to order:
that the Commission's finding that curtailment under 18 C.F.R. §
304(1) "was not reasonably contemplated when the parties entered
into their agreements" refers only to the factual, operation
circumstances that exist today, that may not have existed at the
time of contracting, and specifically does not mean that the parties
did not contemplate the application of FERC regulations or federal
law to the PURPA contracts when entering into those agreement,
including 18 C.F.R. § 304(f).
Petition at 9 (emphasis added). It is inaccurate to suggest that the parties "only did not
contemplate the factual, operation circumstances that exist today." The parties also did not
contemplate or intend, for example, that the contract's general reference to a range of FERC
regulations equated to a mutual agreement to allow low-loading (i.e. Section 304(f)) curtailment.
There is no evidence in the record that Idaho Wind Partners, or any other similarly-situated
party, intended such agreement in fact when entering into the contracts. Instead, as the
Commission found, despite that reference, "curtailment under this section was not reasonably
contemplated when the parties entered into their agreements. The apparent need for such
authority to curtail under these circumstances has only presented itself within the last several
years in Idaho - and, as evidenced by the testimony, seems to be a problem only on Idaho
Power's system." Order at 36.
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For these reasons, Idaho Wind Partners respectfully requests the Commission to deny
Idaho Power's request for clarification and/or reconsideration of the Order's curtailment
language.
DATED this 15 0' day of January 2013.
Deborah E. Nelson
Attorneys for Idaho Wind Partners 1, LLC
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on the 15th day of January 2013 the foregoing was served upon the
following individuals by the means indicated.
Original plus 7 copies:
Jean Jewell
Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
472 W. Washington
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0074
jean.jewell(puc.idaho. gov
U.S. Mail, postage prepaid
Express Mail
Hand Delivery
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Service copies:
Donovan E. Walker
Idaho Power Company
P0 Box 70
Boise, ID 83707-0070
E-mail: [e-mail]
Idaho Power Company
Michael G. Andrea
Avista Corporation
1411 E. Mission Ave.
Spokane, WA 99202
E-mail: [e-mail]
A vista Corporation
Daniel Solander
PacifiCorp / dba Rocky Mountain Power
201 S. Main St., Suite 2300
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
E-mail: daniel.solander(pacificorp.com
Pacficorp, dba Rocky Mountain Power
Kristine A. Sasser
Deputy Attorneys General
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
472 W. Washington (83702)
P0 Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0074
E-mail: kris. sasser(puc.idaho.gov
[e-mail]
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Peter J. Richardson :j U.S. Mail, postage prepaid
Gregory M. Adams R Express Mail
Richardson & O'Leary, PLLC Hand Delivery
P0 Box 7218 Facsimile
Boise, ID 83702 E-Mail
E-mail: [e-mail]
gregrichardsonandoleary.com
The Northwest and Intermountain Power
Producers Coalition
JR. Simplot Company
Grand View Solar II
Exergy Development Group of Idaho, LLC
The Board of County Commissioners of
Adams County
Clearwater Paper Corporation
Robert D. Kahn U.S. Mail, postage prepaid
Executive Director Express Mail
Northwest and Intermountain Power fl Hand Delivery
Producers Coalition D Facsimile
1117 Minor Ave., Suite 300 E-Mail
Seattle, WA 98101
E-mail: rkahnnippc.org
The Northwest and Intermountain Power
Producers Coalition
Don Sturtevant fl U.S. Mail, postage prepaid
Energy Director fl Express Mail
J.R. Simplot Company i:i Hand Delivery
P0 Box 27 Facsimile
Boise, ID 83707-0027 E-Mail
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JR. Simplot Company
Robert A. Paul U.S. Mail, postage prepaid
Grand View Solar II Express Mail
15690 Vista Circle L1 Hand Delivery
Desert Hot Springs, CA 92241 Facsimile
E-mail: robertapaul0822mail.com E-Mail
Grand View Solar II
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James Carkulis L1 U.S. Mail, postage prepaid
Managing Member EJ Express Mail
Exergy Development Group of Idaho, LLC J Hand Delivery
802 W. Bannock St., Suite 1200 Facsimile
Boise, ID 83702 M E-Mail
E-mail: jcarkulisexergvdevelopment.com
Exergy Development Group of Idaho, LLC
Dr. Don Reading fl U.S. Mail, postage prepaid
6070 Hill Road Express Mail
Boise, ID 83703 Hand Delivery
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drbenjohnsonassociates.com Z E-Mail
Exergy Development Group of Idaho, LLC
Ronald Williams El U.S. Mail, postage prepaid
Williams Bradbury, P.C. El Express Mail
1015 W. Hays St. El Hand Delivery
Boise, ID 83702 El Facsimile
E-mail: [e-mail] Z E-Mail
Renewable Energy Coalition
Dynamis Energy, LLC
John R. Lowe, Consultant El U.S. Mail, postage prepaid
12050 SW Tremont St. El Express Mail
Portland, OR 97225 El Hand Delivery
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Renewable Energy Coalition Z E-Mail
R. Greg Ferney El U.S. Mail, postage prepaid
Mimura Law Offices, PLLC Fi Express Mail
2176 East Franklin Road, Suite 120 El Hand Delivery
Meridian, ID 83642 El Facsimile
greg(2imimuralaw.com Z E-Mail
Interconnect Solar Development, LLC
Bill Piske, Manager El
Interconnect Solar Development, LLC El
1303 E. Carter El
Boise, ID 83706 El
E-mail: [e-mail]
Interconnect Solar Development, LLC
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U.S. Mail, postage prepaid
Express Mail
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Wade Thomas i:i U.S. Mail, postage prepaid
General Counsel El Express Mail
Dynamis Energy, LLC El Hand Delivery
776 W. Riverside Dr., Suite 15 El Facsimile
Eagle, ID 83616 E-Mail
E-mail: [e-mail]
Dynamis Energy, LLC
C. Thomas Arkoosh El U.S. Mail, postage prepaid
Arkoosh Eiguren LLC El Express Mail
802 West Bannock, 9th Floor El Hand Delivery
P.O. Box 2900 El Facsimile
Boise, ID 83701 Z E-Mail
E-mail: tom.arkooshaelawlobby.com
North Side Canal Company
Twin Falls Canal Company
Big Wood Canal Company
America Falls Reservoir Dist No. 2
Brian Olmstead El U.S. Mail, postage prepaid
General Manager El Express Mail
Twin Falls Canal Company El Hand Delivery
P0 Box 326 El Facsimile
Twin Falls, ID 83303 E-Mail
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Ted Diehl El
General Manager El
North Side Canal Company El
921 N. Lincoln St. El
Jerome, ID 83338
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Don Schoenbeck El U.S. Mail, postage prepaid
RCS El Express Mail
900 Washington Street, Suite 780 El Hand Delivery
Vancouver, WA 98660 El Facsimile
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Bill Brown, Chair U.S. Mail, postage prepaid
Brd of Commissioners of Adams County, ID Express Mail
P0 Box 48 Ei Hand Delivery
Council, ID 83612 Facsimile
E-mail: [e-mail] Z E-Mail
The Board of County Commissioners of
Adams County, Idaho
Ted S. Sorenson, P.E. Ej U.S. Mail, postage prepaid
Birch Power Company E Express Mail
5203 South 11th East Hand Delivery
Idaho Falls, ID 83404 fl Facsimile
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Birch Power Company
Glenn Ikemoto El U.S. Mail, postage prepaid
Margaret Rueger fl Express Mail
Idaho Windfarms, LLC fl Hand Delivery
672 Blair Avenue R Facsimile
Piedmont, CA 94611 Z E-Mail
E-mail: glennienvisionwind.com
margaret(envisionwind.com
Idaho Windfarms, LLC
Dean J. Miller U.S. Mail, postage prepaid
Chas F. McDevitt U Express Mail
McDevitt & Miller, LLP 1 Hand Delivery
420 W. Bannock St. (83702) Facsimile
P0 Box 2564 Z E-Mail
Boise, ID 83701
E-mail: joemcdevitt-miller.com
Idaho Windfarms, LLC
Ridgeline Energy, LLC
Renewable Northwest Project
M.J. Humphries U.S. Mail, postage prepaid
Blue Ribbon Energy LLC Express Mail
4515 S. Ammon Road U Hand Delivery
Ammon, ID 83406 U Facsimile
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Blue Ribbon Energy LLC
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Anon F. Jepson El U.S. Mail, postage prepaid
Blue Ribbon Energy LLC El Express Mail
10660 South 540 East El Hand Delivery
Sandy, UT 84070 El Facsimile
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Megan Walseth Decker El U.S. Mail, postage prepaid
Senior Staff Counsel El Express Mail
Renewable Northwest Project El Hand Delivery
421 SW 6th Avenue, Suite 1125 El Facsimile
Portland, OR 97204 E-Mail
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Renewable Northwest Project
Benjamin J. Otto El U.S. Mail, postage prepaid
Idaho Conservation League El Express Mail
710 N. Sixth Street (83 702) El Hand Delivery
P0 Box 844 El Facsimile
Boise, ID 83701 E-Mail
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Idaho Conservation League
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Ken Miller, Clean Energy Program Director El Express Mail
Snake River Alliance El Hand Delivery
P0 Box 1731 El Facsimile
Boise, ID 83701 E-Mail
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Snake River Alliance
Mary Lewallen El U.S. Mail, postage prepaid
Clearwater Paper Corporation El Express Mail
601 W. Riverside Ave., Suite 1100 El Hand Delivery
Spokane, WA 99201 El Facsimile
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Energy Integrity Project El Express Mail
769 N 1100 E El Hand Delivery
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Energy Integrity Project
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J. Kahle Becker
The Alaska Center
1020 W. Main St, Suite 400
Boise, ID 83702
E-mail: [e-mail]
Mountain Air Projects, LLC
Michael J. Uda
Uda Law Firm, P.C.
W. 6 Avenue, Suite 4E
Helena, MT 59601
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Mountain Air Projects, LLC
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