20120503Hansten Direct.pdf

BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONj PAY -3 PM 4:59
IN THE MATTER OF THE
COMMISSION'S REVIEW OF PURPA
QF CONTRACT PROVISION
INCLUDING THE SUBROGATE
AVOIDED RESOURCE (SAR) AND
INTEGRATED RESOURCE
PLANNING (IRP) METHODOLOGIES
FOR CALCULATING PUBLISHED
AVOIDED COST RATES.
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Case No. GNR-E- 11-03
PREFILED DIRECT TESTIMONY OF
ALAN HANSTEN
ON BEHALF OF
TWIN FALLS CANAL COMPANY
NORTH SIDE CANAL COMPANY
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1 Q. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME.
2 A. Alan Wayne Hansten
3 Q. WHAT IS YOUR BUSINESS ADDRESS?
4 A. North Side Canal Company, Ltd., 921 N. Lincoln, Jerome, Idaho.
5 Q. HOW ARE YOU EMPLOYED?
6 A. I am the Assistant Manager of North Side Canal Company ("NSCC").
7 Q. WHAT IS YOUR EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND?
8 A. I attended the College of Southern Idaho from 1988 to 1990. In 1990 I
9 transferred to the University of Idaho. I received my Bachelor of Science Degree
10 in 1993 and my Master of Science Degree in 1995, both in Agricultural
11 Engineering. In 1998 I received my Professional Engineer's license in Civil
12 Engineering in Idaho and presently also hold an inactive license in Nevada.
13 Q. WHAT IS YOUR WORK EXPERIENCE?
14 A. After receiving my Bachelor's Degree in the spring of 1993 I worked for three
15 months with the Idaho Department of Water Resources in the Twin Falls office
16 performing water right field exams. In the fall of 1993 I went to work for EH1VI
17 Engineers, Inc. in Twin Falls, initially as a surveyor and then as a design
18 engineer. In 2000 I went to work for JUB Engineers, Inc. as an engineering
19 project manager where I oversaw the design and construction engineering
20 services for projects including commercial building sites, residential
21 subdivisions, airport improvements, water systems, sewage collection systems,
22 irrigation systems and highway improvements. In 2004 I went to work for
23 Riedesel Engineering, Inc. as a project engineering manager working primarily
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1 on airport improvement projects, commercial sites, residential subdivisions and

2 highway projects.

3 In 2008 I accepted the Assistant Manager position at NSCC, and I began

4 work there in February of 2009.
5 Q. PLEASE DESCRIBE YOUR DUTIES IN YOUR PRESENT

6 EMPLOYMENT.

7 A. My duties for the NSCC include public relations; oversight and engineering of

8 canal system improvements; periodic oversight of water delivery operations; new

9 hydroelectric development planning; assisting with issues as they relate to the

10 four existing hydroelectric projects on the North Side Canal system; and keeping

11 informed of legal proceedings and policies that may impact the NSCC and/or the

12 North Side Energy Company ("NSEC"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of NSCC.
13 Q. WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF YOUR TESTIMONY HERE?

14 A. The purpose of my testimony here is to convey my agreement with the testimony

15 of Louis Zamora of Twin Falls Canal Company.
16 Q. PLEASE DESCRIBE YOUR PROJECT.

17 A. NSCC is an Idaho non-profit corporation formed under the Carey Act and owned

18 by individual shareholders who pay annual assessments for the operation,

19 maintenance and management of NSCC. Some of the costs of operating NSCC

20 are offset by income received through power generation. NSCC delivers water to

21 168,000 acres of farm ground through 1,000 miles of canals and laterals.
22 Q. PLEASE DESCRIBE THE PLANTS OWNED BY YOUR PROJECT.
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I A. NSEC manages four small hydroelectric generation facilities in partnerships with
2 ENEL North America and Ida-West Energy Company.
3 Q. PLEASE CATALOGUE THE FUTURE POTENTIAL ENERGY
4 ASPECTS OF YOUR PROJECT.
5 A. We have performed an abbreviated feasibility study and located eighteen
6 potential sites for power production.
7 Q. ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH THE TESTIMONY OF LOUIS ZAMORA
8 AND DON SCHOENBECK?
9 A. Yes
10 Q. DO YOU CONCUR WITH AND ADOPT THE POSITIONS CONTAINED
11 WITHIN THAT TESTIMONY?
12 A. Yes.
13 Q. DOES THAT CONCLUDE YOUR TESTIMONY?
14 A. Yes.
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