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Jean D. Jewell
Commssion Secret
Idaho Public Utilties Commssion
472 W. Washigton
Boise,ID 83702
Re: Case No. PAC-E-IO-07
REXBURG BENCH REQUEST
GRACE CUSTOMER COMPLAINT
Dear Ms. Jewell:
Please find enclosed for filing Rocky Mountain Power's Exhbit No. 95 - Rexburg Bench
Request and Exhbit No. 96 Fish Haven Sewer Distrct. At the Public Hearngs in Rexburg
December 14,2010 Commssioner Smith requested tht the Company provide a response to
comments about economic development, Exhbit No. 95 responds to the bench request. At
the Public Heargs in Grace a customer raised a concern about a line extension Exhbit No.
96 provides an explanation behid that project.
Any inquies may be directed to Ted Weston, Idao Reguatory Manager at (801) 220-2963.
Very try yours,
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Jeffey K. Laren
Vice President, Reguation
cc: Service List
Enclosures
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on this 17th day of December, 2010, I causd to be served, via E-
mal, a tre and correct copy of Rocky Mountan Power's Exhbits 95 and 96 in Case No.
P AC-E-l 0-07 to the followig:
Eric L. Olsen
Raine, Olson, Nye, Budge & Bailey,
Charered
201 E. Center
P.O. Box 1391
Pocatello, il 83204-1391
E-Mail: elo!ßracinelaw.net
Tim Buller
Jason Hars
Agrum, Inc.
3010 CondaRoad
Soda Sprigs, ID 83276
E-Mail: tbuller!ßagrium.com
J AHars!ßagrium.com
Brad Purdy
CAPAI
2019 N. 17th St.
Boise, ID. 83702
E-mail: bmpurdy!ßhotmail.com
Anthony Yanel
29814 Lake Road
Bay Vilage, Ohio 44140
E-mail: tony~yanel.net
James R. Smith (E-mail only)
Monsanto Company
P.O. Box 816
Soda Sprigs, Idao 83276
E-Mail: jim.r.smith!ßmonsanto.com
Ronald L. Wiliams
Wiliams Brabur, P.C.
1015 W. Hays St.
Boise ID, 83702
E-mail: ron~wiliamsbradbur.com
Radal C. Budge
Raine, Olson, Nye, Budge & Bailey,
Charered
201 E. Center
P.O. Box 1391
Pocatello,ID 83204-1391
E-Mail: rcb~racinelaw.net
Paul J. Hickey
Hickey & Evan, LLP
1800 Carey Ave. , Suite 700
PO Box 467
Cheyenne, WY 82003
E-Mail: phickey!ßhickeyevans.com
Benjamn J. Oto
Idao Conseration League
710 N. 6th St.
P.O. Box 844
Boise, Idao 83702
E-mal: botto!ßidahoconservation.org
Katie Iverson (E-mail only)
Brubaker & Associates
17244 W. Cordova Cour
Sunse, Arzona 85387
E-Mail: kiverson~consultbai.com
Melinda J. Davison
Davison Van Cleve, P.C.
333 S.W. Taylor, Suite 400
Portland, OR 97204
E-mal: mjd~dvclaw.com
Scott Woodbur
Deputy Attorney General
Idaho Public Utilities Commssion
472 W. Washigton (83702)
POBox 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0074
E-Mail: scott. woodbur!ßpuc.idaho. gov
Dr. Don Readg (E-mail Ony)
Idaho Conservation League
6070 Hil Road
Boise, ID 83703
E-mail: dreading!ßmindspring.com
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Exibit No. 95 Page 1 of 1
Case No. PAc-E-10-7
Wiess: Steven R. McDugal
Exhibit No. 95 - Rexburg Bench Request
Testiony was provided By Mayor Richard Woodand regardig a tie
manufacter and another company that was going to use straw to make paper
products in the Rexburg area. Individuals stated the ultiately these industres did
not locate in Rexburg because of lack of utities. Mr. Stephen Zollger associated
with the City of Rexburg testied that Rocky Mountai Power had stated that the
city would need to invest $1 miion for expanion of the distrbution system. Whe
these two issue sound as if they were related they are not. Roc Mountai Power
has not received any formal or inormal requests for electc servce from any
industral developers.
BYU-Idaho has anounced that they intend to expand enollent by 3,500 students
by 2012. The City wants all housing for the increased enrollent to be located in the
City not on the capus. BYU-Idaho is plang on providig student housing inide
their capus boundar if housing is unavaiable outside of campus. New housing
represents a substantial tax base increase to the City if located off campus.
The Company has met with the City of Rexburg and dicused areas of new growt
and also with BYU-Idaho. There are areas inide the City of Rexburg where the
Company would welcome a new 2.8 MY A load which would not requie expanion,
unortuately, that is not the location where the housing developer wanted to buid.
The Company had one casual verbal request from a housing developer askig about
servce of a 2.8 MY A load in an area where we needed to upgrade our facities in
order to serve them. A verbal ball park guess for the improvements was $1 mion.
No formal request was made so the Company has not prepared an estiate nor
provided a formal estiate.
The Company has the capacity for smal loads of less than 500 kVA which would
not "break the camel's back" in the city of Rexburg, however a 2.8 MY A load does.
Unfortately, the Company has not had any new requests in the last six month
that would drive network improvements outside of our lie extension policy.
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Rock Mountain Power
Exibit No. 96 Page 1 of 3
Case No. PAc-E-10-7
Wiss: Steven R. McDougal
Exhibit No. 96 - Fish Haven Sewer District
The comments by Mr. Howar Laen at the Public heaings December 15, 2010 in Grace
was the fit that the Company knew that the Fish Haven Sewer distrct was upset. The
portyal that they were next in line and the Company would start immediately when the
contrted was signed September 15,2010 was also not accurte.
Acquirg the right of way for the new power line delayed the Fish Haven Sewer Distrct
project significantly. The contract with the Fish Haven Sewer District was not finalized until
September 15, 2010. The Company does not order material or schedule jobs for large
projects until we have a signed contrt and the customer advance is paid. Once the contract
is signed the job is given to the scheduling group to schedule based on the date of material
delivery and other jobs in the work schedule. The Company attempts to schedule at least 3
weeks out. The projected staed date was the fi week of November due to other work that
was alrdy scheduled that had to be completed fit.
The Montpelier crew had a large project for the State of Idaho that started in August and
went to the end of October which had to be completed before it staed to snow, due to the
location ofthat project. We were hoping to start the Fish Haven project early summer before
the State of Idaho project but the acquirg of the right of way slowed the process. It is
usually the customer responsibilty to acquire right of way but the Company was wiling to
assist them to attempt to move the project along. The Company's employees have worked
hard at delivering excellent customer service. When the Company has an issue with a
customer we attempt to resolve in a timely and professional maner. Listed below is the
project log of all contact with the customer.
Project Time Line Work Order #005397303
01-21-2010 - Customer called the business center and the work request was sent to the
Montpelier Offce.
01-21-2010 - Jana Hansen, service coordinator in the Montpelier offce, contacted the
customer.
01~26-2010 - Scott Jessen, Estimator in the Montpelier offce, set up an appointment up with
the representatives of the Fish Haven Sewer Distrct. Steve Hardy Fish Haven Sewer
Representative and Hailey Bares frm Keller Assoiates the engineering firm doing the
design work.
02-10-2010- Scott Jessen did a field visit to the job site and visited with Steve Hardy and
Hailey Bares to discuss the project, possible routes. After returning to the offce that day,
Scott faxed a commercial load sheet to the Hailey Bares. This is needed in order to estimate
the wire and transformer size. Scott requested a surey to be completed for the overhead
line. The date of 04-15-2010 was set up and all paies agreed to meet for another field visit.
03~19-201O - Hailey Bares sent the load data sheet back to Scott.
04-15-201 0 - Scott met with Steve Hardy, Hailey Bares, Wayne Keetch (propert owner to
the south of the project) Greg Skinner (Bear Lake County road supervisor) and Ken Lason
at the job site to mutully agre upon a line route. The group determined at that time that the
Roc Mountain Power
Exhibi No. 96 Page 2 of 3
Case No. PAc-E-10-o7
Wiess: Steven R. McDougal
Spring Creek Road was not wide enough to accommodate a power line. It was determined
that locatig the power line on private propert just nort of Spring Creek Road was the best
option. Rocky Mountain Power and Fish Haven Sewer Distct agreed to work with the
landowners, Mike Baker and Ron Peterson, to acquire a 20 foot wide eaement. The
surveyor completed a surey at that time.
04-21-2010 - Scott designed and estimated the project after receiving the information from
the sureyor. Scott sent a contrct with a letter statig the price of the project to Steve Hardy
and to Hailey Barnes. In the letter, he also stated that the price would only be valid if Rocky
Mountain Power and the Fish Haven Sewer Distrct were able to acquire the required
easements from the landowners.
05-20-2010 - Scott sent a letter to Mike Barker, the land owner, askig him ifhe had
received the easement documents. Scott also called Steve Hary and reported that Mike had
not called me back. Steve said that he would contat Mike Barker and tr to speed along the
process.
06-02-2010 - Scott called Steve Hardy and discussed the possibilty of needing to find a
different route to the build the power line due to the fact that Mike Barker had failed to make
contact with anyone at that time. Later in the month, Mike did make contat with Scott and
said that he would review the easement documents. Mike was called a couple of more times
with no positive results.
06-29-2010 - Received the highway permit frm the Idaho Deparent of Trasporttion.
08-01-2010 - Scott talked with Steve Hardy and it was determined that they would have to
look at a different route for the power line. It was decided to route the line along the sewer
lagoons to the south. This propert is owned by the Fish Haven Sewer Distct and they
would provide the needed easements for the power line.
08-19-2010 - The sureyor, Scott and Steve met at the project location and agred on a new
location for the power line. The line was re-surveyed.
08-26-2010 - Scott received the new surey and he re-estimated and re-designed the job and
sent a new contrct and easements to Steve to sign.
09-15-2010 - Steve sent back the signed contrct, the signed easements and a check for the
advance. At that time the material was ordered for the job. We do not order material for
large projects until we have a signed contrct and the advance is paid. Th job is given to the
scheduling grup to schedule based on the date of material delivery and other jobs in the
work schedule. We attempt to schedule at least 3 week out. The projected sted date was
the first week of November due to other work that was in the scheduled and had to be
completed.
11-08-2010 - The Montpelier crew had planed to sta the actul work on the project. It
was discovered that morning by crew when they arved at the job site that the pole route had
been flooded due to a neighbor releasing water to flood his field and due to heavy rains. The
crew unloaded material and did what work they could.
11-08-2010 - The crew worked with the Fish Haven Sewer District is finding a way to divert
the water that was flooding the pole route.
11-10-2010 - The crew was unable to access the job site due to heavy snow and exteme
winter conditions. The crew fred poles in the shop that day for the project.
11-11-2010 - Crew went to job site set poles
11-12-2010 - Crew framed and set poles at the job site.
11-15-2010 - Crew framed and set poles there were heavy winds and extme winter
conditions slowig the project.
11-16-2010 - Crew responded to outages in the Bear Lake Area
Rock Mountin Power
Exibit No. 96 Page 3 of 3
Case No. PAe-E-10-07
Wiss: Steven R. McDougal
11-17-2010 - Crew worked on project - parial day due to outage clean up frm the day
before.
11-18-2010 - Crew worked on project
11-19-2010 - Crew finished setting las poles in the swampy flooed ara.
11-22 - 23-2010 - Crew worked trouble and was on stdby in order to respond to any
outages caused by the exteme cold and winter conditions those few days.
11-23-2010 - Fish Haven Sewer Distrct called Rocky Mountain Power to let them know that
they finally had their meter base and would get it ready for us.
11-24-2010- The crew worked on the Sweetater and Snow Meadow job due to a couple of
the employees being off sick.
11-25-2010 - Crew repaired a bad underground cable
11-29-2010 to 12-13-2010 - The crew worked on smaller cusomer jobs due to employees
being off due to illness.
12-14-2010 - Crew worked on bad undergrund cable
12-15-2010 to 12-23-2010 - Crew working on the Fish Haven Sewer Distrct project.