20110114Rebuttal Summary, Cover Letter.pdf

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Salt Lake City. Utah 84111
Janua 14, 2011
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Jean D. Jewell
Commssion Secreta
Idaho Public Utilties Commssion
472 W. Washigton
Boise, ID 83702
Re: Case No. P AC-E-l 0-07
In the Matter of the Application of Rocky Mounta Power for Approval of Changes to
its Electrc Service Schedules and a Price Increase of $27.7 Milion, or Approximately
13.7 Percent
Dear Ms. Jewell:
Please find enclosed for fiing an origin and nie copies of Rocky Mountain Power's Rebutt
Testimony in Phase II of the above-referenced matter regardig valuation of Monsato's
interrptible products. Enclosed is a CD contang the sumar of testimony and exhbits. To
the attention of the Cour Reporter is a paper copy of all documents along with a CD contag
all testimony and exhbits in their origi formats.
Ifry trly yours, !
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Jeffey K. Larsen ( 1/
Vice President, Regulation
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Enclosurs
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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I hereby certify that on ths 14th of Janua, 2011, I causd to be served, via E-m~il and
Overnght delivery, a tre and corrct copy of Rocky Mounta powimH8üJ AM 10=24
Testimony & Exhbits Phase II in PAC-E-1O-07 to the followig:
Eric L. Olsen
Racine, Olson, Nye, Budge & Bailey,
Charered
201 E. Center
P.O. Box 1391
Pocatello, ID 83204-1391
E-Mail: elo(fracinelaw.net
Tim Buller
Jason Hars
Agrum, Inc.
3010 Conda Road
Soda Sprigs, ID 83276
E-Mail: tbuller(fagrum.com
JAHars(fagrium.com
Brad Pudy
CAPAI
2019N. 17th St.
Boise, ID. 83702
E-mail: bmpurdy(fhotmail.com
Anthony Yanel
29814 Lake Road
Bay Vilage, Ohio 44140
E-mail: tony(ßyanel.net
Jaies R. Smith (E-mail only)
Monsto Company
P.O. Box 816
Soda Springs, Idaho 83276
E-Mai: jim.r.smith(fmonsanto.com
Ronald L. Wiliams
Willam Brabur, P.C.
1015 W. Hays St.
Boise ID, 83702
E-mail: ron(fwilliamsbradbur.com
Radal C. Budge
Racine, Olson, Nye, Budge & Bailey,
Charered
201 E. Center
P.O. Box 1391
Pocatello,ID 83204-1391
E-Mail: rcb(fracinelaw.net
Paul J. Hickey
Hickey & Evan, LLP
1800 Carey Ave. , Suite 700
PO Box 467
Cheyene, WY 82003
E-Mail: phickey(fhickeyevans.com
Benjamin J. Oto
Idaho Conservation League
710 N. 6th St.
P.O. Box 844
Boise, Idaho 83702
E-mail: botto(fidahoconservation.org
Katie Iverson (E-mail only)
Brubaker & Associates
17244 W. Cordova Cour
Sunse, Arona 85387
E-Mail: kiverson(fconsultbai.com
Melinda J. Davison
Davison Van Cleve, P.C.
333 S.W. Taylor, Suite 400
Portland, OR 97204
E-mail: mjd(fdvclaw.com
Scott Woodbur
Deputy Attorney Genera
Idao Public Utilities Commssion
472 W. Washigton (83702)
POBox 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0074
E-Mail: scott. woodbur(fpuc.idaho.gov
Dr. Don Reading (E-mail Ony)
Idaho Conservation Leagu
6070 Hil Road
Boise, ID 83703
E-mail: dreading(fmindspring.com
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Coordinator, Adminstrtive Servces
ROCKY MOUNTAI POWER
SUMY OF REBUTTAL TESTIMONY PHASE II
VALUATION OF MONSANT INTERRUPTIBLE PRODUCTS
PAC-E-IO-07
Rocky Mounta Power, a division ofPacifiCorp, provides ths sumar of its rebutt
testiony filed in support of its genera rate cae application regardig valuation of
Monsanto's interrptible products. Copies of the Compay's fiing are available online
at ww.pacificorp.com; click on ''News and Info" and then select "Regulatory
Information" and "Idaho." Copies of the filing may also be reviewed durg reguar
business hours at the offces of the Idaho Public Utilties Commission in Boise and in
these Rocky Mountan Power offces:
. 25 East Main, Rexburg
. 509 South 200 East, Preston
. 852 East 1400 Nort Shelley
. 24852 U.S. Highway 89, Montpelier
PAUL H. CLEMENTS
OrigiatorlPower Marketer
Company Witness Clements responds to the diect testimony of Monsato witnesses Mr.
Brian C. Collns and Ms. Kath E. Iverson and the direct testimony of staff witness Mr.
Keith D. Hessing as it relates to the determtion of an appropriate valuation of
Monsto's interrptible products. Mr. Clements also responds to Mr. Collns' critique
of the Company's valuation proposal and provides evidence demonstrting that
Monsanto's peaker method is not appropriate for use in determg the value of
Monsanto's interrptible products. In addition, Mr. Clements testifies regardig Mr.
Hessing's valuation method and suggests reasonable and needed modifications to the
method tht must be implemented should the Commission elect to adopt it.
GREGORY N. DUVALL
Director, Long Range Planning and Net Power Costs.
Company witness Duvall will respond to testiony fied by Monsanto regarding: (1) the
metodology used to value the Idaho Irrgation Load Control Progr; (2) the treatment
of Monsanto's load and interrptible products in the Company's Integrated Resource
Plan ("IR"); and (3) Monsanto's claims tht the avoided peaker costs should be
increased by 12 percent bas on Monsato witness Mr. Collins' asserton that Monsanto
allows the Company to avoid plang reserves.
STEVEN R. MCDOUGAL
Director, Revenue Requirement
Company witness McDougal testifies regardig how Monsato witness Ms. Iverson's
testimony inappropriately values Monsato's curlment by alterig jursdictional
allocation to reflect an inappropriate level of Monsanto demand in the monthy coincident
peaks.