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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20130614Pacific Steel Petition for Reconsideration.pdfPACIFIC STEEL ii C: iT1...l1 Ci.i5;-’ June 15,2013 -6-13-/C) Idaho Public Utilities Commission P.O.Box 83720 Boise,Id.83720-0074 Dear Commissioners, I am writing this letter,on behalf of Pacific Steel &Recycling,to ask for reconsideration of the Power Cost Adjustment fPCA)being applied to our Mayfield car shredding operation,which is a large power service customer.We do agree the PCA adjustment is appropriate for our other fifteen branch operations which are small or large general service customers,as their load requirements are very similar to a residential type customer. It is our understanding that the PCA adjustment is,in part,for the energy costs incurred by Idaho Power Company between April 1,2012 and March 31,2013.Therefore we have attached a spreadsheet,labeled “Idaho Power Charges for April 2012 —March 2013”summarizing our total charges for our Mayfield operations for that same time period.Please note in the TOTAL kwh Summary that our On-Peak hours are less than 1%of our total kwh hours purchased during that time period.Our Mayfield operations had approximately the same energy usage profile for the same twelve month period the prior year. We assume that peaking power is the most expensive Idaho Power pays for and that much of that peaking capacity would be used by residential and small to large general service customers.Since our peaking utilization is very small we are asking the Commission to lower the increase of 21.7%applied to our entire energy usage.We do not specifically know how peak,mid-peak,and off-peak rates are calculated however we think an increase to our Mayfield operations equal to approximately the average ratepayer increase of 15.3%seems more reasonable.There is also a solid argument that because we use very little peaking capacity, unlike general service and residential customers,the PCA adjustment for our Mayfield operation should be even smaller than the average increase to all ratepayers. A simplistic approach in applying the PCA adjustment using the current ratepayer structure, which we argue is more reasonable,is as follows:For our peak utilization of .72%the full 21.7% rate increase is appropriate.For our mid-peak capacity of 67.46%(10.12%+57.34%)the 16.86% increase being applied to large general service ratepayers and for our off-peak of 31.82% (14.72%+16.32%)the 10.36%increase being applied to small general service ratepayers seems more appropriate.This would result in an overall increase to our Mayfield operations of 15% approximately the average increase for all ratepayers. 1900 20th Street North •P.O.Box 530 •Nampa,Idaho 83687-0530 P:1.800.727.9901 •208.467.2133 •F:208.466.9571 A NORTHWEST TRADITION BUILT ON STRENGTH www.pacific-steel.com •www.pacific-recycling.com Montana •Wyoming •idaho •Oregon •Washington •Utah •South Dakota PACIFIC STE E L We are asking the Commission to please reduce our PCA adjustment to a lower increase since we have adjusted our operational hours so as to virtually avoid the peak service hours. We have made that accommodation to assist Idaho Power Company in leveling out its load requirement.However,operating our Mayfield shredder outside of peak hours,since we began that operation in 2008,is a significant inconvenience to our employees.Therefore we do not feel we should be “penalized”with the full large power service rate increase of 21.7%. Thank you for your consideration of our request. Sincerely, Carry Stokoe Board of Director,Pacific Steel &Recycling Nampa,Idaho 1900 20th Street North •P.O.Box 530 •Nampa,Idaho 83687-0530 P:1.800.727.9901 •208.467,2133 •F:208.466.9571 www.pacific-steel.com •www.pacific-recycling.com A NORTHWEST TRADITION BUILT ON STRENGTH Montana •Wyoming •Idaho •Oregon •Washington •Utah •South Dakota !A c ! F I c . 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