20150508Application.pdf

ROCKY MOUNTAIN
POWER
20't South Main, Suite 2300
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
May 8,2015
VA OWRNIGHT DELIWRY
Jean Jewell
Commission Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
472W. Washington
Boise, lD 83702
RE: PAC-E-15-08
IN THE MATTER OF THE AI\I\ruAL REVISION OF QF VARIABLE ENERGY PRICES IN
ACCORDAIICE WITH TERMS OF THE 1992 AMENDMENTS TO POWER PURCHASE
AGREEMENTS BETWEEN IDAHO QFs AITID PACIFICORP
Dear Ms. Jewell,
In compliance with Commission Order No. 29316, Rocky Mountain Power, a division of
PacifiCorp, is providing an original and (7) seven copies of the updated QF variable energy price
in accordance with the terms of the 1992 amendments to Idaho QF power purchase agreements.
The variable energy rate applicable to deliveries commencing July l, 2015 extending through
June 30, 2016 shall be $21.75/MWH. The calculation is attached, together with the relevant
pages from the Company's FERC Form I for the year ending December 31,2014.
If you have any questions, please feel free to call or email Dan MacNeil, Net Power Costs
Specialist, at [phone] or Daniel.MacNeil@.PacifiCorp.com .
Vice President, Regulation
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Name of Respondent
PacifiCorp
This ReDort ls:(1) 5]An Orisinat(2) EA Resubmission
Date of Reoort
(Mo, Da, Yi)tt
Year/Period of Report
End of 20141Q4
STEAM-ELECTRIC GENERATING PI-ANT STATISTICS (Large Plants)
f . neport Oata for plant in Service only. 2. La,ge plants are steam plants with installed capacity (name plate rating) of 25,000 Kw or more. Report in
this page gas-turbine and internal combustion plants of 10,000 Kw or more, and nuclear plants. 3. lndicate by a footnote any plant leased or operated
as a joint facility. 4. lf net peak demand for 60 minutes is not available, give data which is available, speciffing period. 5. lf any employees aftend
more than one plant, reporl on line 11 the approximate average number of employees assignable to each plant. 6. lf gas is used and purchased on a
therm basis report the Btu content or the gas and the quantity of fuel burned converted to Md. 7. Quantities of fuel burned (Line 38) and average cost
per unit offuel burned (Line 41) must be consistent with charges to expense accounts 501 and 547 (Line 42) as show on Line 20. L lf more than one
fuel is burned in a plant fumish only the composite heat rate for all fuels burned.
Line
No.
Item
(a)
Plant
Name: Carbon
Plant
Name:
,|Kind of Plant (lntemal Comb, Gas Turb, Nuclear Stean Steam
2 Type of Constr (Conventional, Outdoor, Boiler, etc)Outdoor Boiler Full Outdoor
3 Year Originally Constructed 1 954 1981
4 fear Last Unit was lnstalled 1 957 1981
5 fotal lnstalled Cap (Max Gen Name Plate Ratings-Mw)188.64 414.OO
b {et Peak Demand on Plant - MW (60 minutes)17!381
7 )lanl Hours Connected to Load 876(7989
8 {et Continuous Plant Capability (Megawatts)0
I Vvhen Not Limited by Condenser Wate]172 395
10 Vvhen Limited by Condenser Water 0
11 qverage Number of Employees 4t
12 {et Generation, Exclusive of Plant Use - K\M 1 28364500(2633874000
13 lost of Plant: Land and Land Rights 95654(2635317
14 Structures and lmprovements 1 557883(64091 51 8
15 Equipment Costs 1 0346955(473257301
16 Asset Retirement Costs 7036834 39000
17 Total Cost 1270/'176t 5400231 36
18 lost per KW of lnstalled Capacity (line 17l5) lncluding 673.4614 1304.4037
19 rroduction Expenses: Oper, Supv, & Engr 1 91 851 1464607
20 Fuel 29430662 64716194
21 Coolants and Water (Nuclear Plants Only)0
22 Steam Expenses 145431 t 7854932
23 Steam From Other Sources 0
24 Steam Transferred (Cr)0
25 Electric Expenses 2272681 790211
26 Misc Steam (or Nuclear) Power Expenses 2831175 1 981 390
27 Rents 0
28 Allowances 0
29 Maintenance Suoervision and Enoineerino 2070839
30 Maintenance of Structures 26679t 1262532
31 Maintenance of Boiler (or reactor) Plant 240764t 5668458
32 Maintenance of Electric Plant 69461 (1 1 52865
33 Maintenance of Misc Steam (or Nuclear) Plant 26401C 2871419vTotal Production ExDenses 3981376(89833/147
35 Expenses per Net K\A/h 0.031(0.0341
36 :uel: Kind (Coal, Gas, Oil, or Nuclear)Coal Composite Coal Composite
37 U nit (Coal-tons/Oil-banel/Gas-mcf/N uclear-ind icate)Tons Sanels Tons Barrels
38 Quantitv (Units) of Fuel Burned 592394 1566 0 1511810 3726 0
39 Avg Heat Cont - Fuel Burned (btu/indicate if nuclear)12279 138000 0 9248 126976 0
40 Avg Cost of Fuel/unit, as Delvd f.o.b. during year 49.1 18 136.683 0.000 40.465 166.712 0.000
41 Averaqe Cost of Fuel per Unit Burned 49.320 136.683 0.000 42.396 166.712 0.000
42 Averaoe Cost of Fuel Burned oer Million BTU 2.008 23.582 2.022 2.292 31.260 2.313
43 Averaoe Cost of Fuel Burned oer KVVh Net Gen 0.023 ).000 0.023 0.024 0.000 0.024
4 Average BTU per K\ /h Net Generation 1 1 332.910 7.070 1 1339.980 10616.1 14 7.il4 1 0623.658
FERC FORM NO.1 (REV. 12-03)Page 402
Name of Respondent
PacifiCorp
This Reoort ls:(1) 5]An Orisinat(2) EA Resubmission
uale oI Hepon(Mo, Da, Yr)
tt
Year/Period of Reporl
End of 20141Q4
STEAM-ELECTRIC GENEMTING PLANT STATISTICS (Large Plants) (Continued)
1. Report data for plant in Service only. 2. Larye plants are steam plants with installed capacity (name plate rating) of 25,000 Kw or more. Report in
this page gas{urbine and internal combustion plants of 10,000 Kw or more, and nuclear plants. 3. lndicate by a footnote any plant leased or operated
as a joint facility. 4. lf net peak demand for 60 minutes is not available, give data which is available, specirying period. 5. lf any employees attend
more than one plant, report on line 1 1 the approximate average number of employees assignable to each plant. 6. lf gas is used and purchased on a
therm basis report the Btu content or the gas and the quantity of fuel burned converted to Mct. 7. Quantities of fuel burned (Line 38) and average cost
per unit of fuel bumed (Line 41) must be consistent with charges to expense accounts 501 and 547 (Line 42) as show on Line 20. 8. lf more than one
fuel is burned in a plant furnish only the composite heat rate for all fuels burned.
Line
No.
Item
(a)
Plant
Nama. Huntington
PlantName:W*(tr-****
1 Kind of Plant (lntemal Comb, Gas Turb, Nuclear Steam Steam
2 Type of Constr (Conventional, Outdoor, Boiler, etc)Outdoor Boiler Semi-Outdoor
3 Year Oriqinallv Constructed 1974 't974
4 Year Last Unit was lnstalled 't977 197S
5 Total lnstalled Cap (Max Gen Name Plate Ratings-MW)996.00 1550.65
6 Net Peak Demand on Plant - MW (60 minutes)898 1422
7 Plant Hours Connected to Load 8760 8760
8 Net Continuous Plant CaDabilitv (Meoawatts)0 0
I Vvhen Not Limited bv Condenser Water 909 1415
10 Vvhen Limited bv Condenser Water 0 0
1'.!Averaoe Number of Emolovees 161 342
12 Net Generation, Exclusive of Plant Use - K\A/tt 6300558000 9364549000
13 Sost of Plant: Land and Land Riohts 2386782 1 161925
14 Structures and lmorovements 1 19455994 1 39947094
15 EouiDment Costs 718833576 965565367
16 Asset Retirement Costs 4288219 5280528
17 Total Cost 844964571 1111954914
18 lost per KW of lnstalled Capacity (line 17l5) lncluding 848.358(7't7.0896
't9 Production Expenses: Oper, Supv, & Engr 7221 15506594
20 Fuel 1 1753633
21 Coolants and Water (Nuclear Plants Only)0
22 Steam Expenses 91 1486(4145796
23 Steam From Other Sources 0
24 Steam Transferred (Cr)0
25 Electric Expenses 0
26 Misc Steam (or Nuclear) Power Expenses 9431 13 -'t4397914
27 Rents 218i 203508
28 Allowances 0
29 Maintenance Supervision and Engineering 1 3661 92 63841 1
30 Maintenance of Structures 314488i 1 0634545
31 Maintenance of Boiler (or reactor) Plant 1 596502:26545025
32 Maintenance of Electric Plant 424984(1 1993860
33 Maintenance of Misc Steam (or Nuclear) Plant 1278321 2331748uTotal Production Expenses 16209599;290594610
35 Expenses per Net K\Mr 0.025i 0.0310
36 :uel: Kind (Coal, Gas, Oil, or Nuclear)Coal Composite Coal 3omposite
37 Unit (Coal-tons/Oil-barrel/Gas-mcf/Nuclear-indicate)Tons 3arrels Tons Barrels
38 Quantity (Units) of Fuel Burned 2680629 5565 0 5194359 7920 0
39 Avg Heat Cont - Fuel Burned (btu/indicate if nuclear)1 1975 1 38000 0 9185 1 38000 0
40 Avg Cost of Fuel/unit, as Delvd f.o.b. during year 43.433 137.778 0.000 40.792 136.202 0.000
41 Average Cost of Fuel per Unit Burned 43.561 137.778 0.000 44.647 136.202 0.000
42 Average Cost of Fuel Bumed per Million BTU 1.819 23.771 1.830 2.431 23.499 2.441
43 Average Cost of Fuel Burned per l(VVh Net Gen 0.019 ).000 0.019 0.025 0.000 0.025
44 Average BTU per K\ /h Net Generation 10190.056 5.119 10195.175 10188.966 4.902 10193.868
FERC FORrri NO.1 (REV. 12-03)Page 402.2
Name of Respondent
PacifiCorp
tnrs Ket(1) E(2) r lAn Original
lA Resubmission
uale oI Kepon(Mo, Da, Yr)
I
Yea/Penoo oT Kepon
End of 20141Q4
STEAM-ELECTRIC GENEMTING PLANT STATISTICS (Large Plants) (Continued)
9. ltems under Cost of Plant are based on U. S. of A. Accounts. Production expenses do not include Purchased Power, System Control and Load
Dispatching, and Other Expenses Classified as Other Power Supply Expenses. 1 0. For lC and GT plants, report Operating Expenses, Account Nos.
547 and 549 on Line 25 "Electric Expenses," and Maintenance Account Nos. 553 and 554 on Line 32, "Maintenance of Electric Plant." lndicate plants
designed for peak load seMce. Designate automatically operaled plants. 1 1. For a plant equipped with combinations of fossil fuel steam, nuclear
steam, hydro, internal combustion or gas{urbine equipmenl, reporl each as a separate plant. However, if a gas-turbine unit func{ions in a combined cycle
operation with a conventional steam unit, include the gas{urbine with the steam plant. 12. lf a nuclear power generating plant, briefly explain by
footnote (a) accounting method for cost of power generated including any excess costs attributed to research and development; (b) types of cost units
used for the various components of fuel cost; and (c) any other informative data conceming plant type fuel used, fuel enrichment type and quantity for the
report period and other physical and operatino characteristics of plant.
PlantName:W Plant
Name: Hunfer Unit No.3
(e)
Plant
Name:
Line
No.
Steam Steam Steam 1
Outdoor Boiler Outdoor Boiler Outdoor Boiler 2
1980 1983 1978 3
1 980 1 983 1 983 4
294.47 495.59 1247.79 5
274 473 I 369 6
8556 8141 8760 7
0 0 0 8
269 471 I 158 9
0 0 0 10
1 955381 000 3233335000 7624885000 12
9688975 10275401 29653351 13
52461173 91031263 206717666 14
243071566 431576814 1052530874 '15
1 976952 1 976952 5930856 16
307198666 534860430 1294832747 17
1043.2257 1079.2398 1 037.7009 18
0 0 0 19
39456154 65514307 155921802 20
0 0 0 21
2456393 3557446 9259566 22
0 0 0 23
0 0 0 24
81237 -49120 1548/.25
-3287342 2420280 483364 26
28 48 119 27
0 0 0 28
0 0 0 29
1 91 2689 2651716 7864003 30
7U8943 9210093 28817229 31
1468956 3415202 920941 0 32
244500 288986 745051 33
49681 558 87008958 2123',t6028 u
o.0254 0.0269 0.0278 35
Coal Composite Coal Composite Coal Composite 36
Tons Banels Tons Banels Tons Banels 37
894168 998 0 1466646 7324 0 3507174 12120 0 38
1 1561 138000 0 11326 1 38000 0 1 1388 138000 0 39
0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 44.230 136.622 0.000 40
43.975 0.000 0.000 43.991 0.000 0.000 43.986 136.622 0.000 41
't.902 23.412 1.908 1.942 23.436 1.969 1.931 23.572 1.950 42
0.020 0.000 0.020 0.020 0.000 0.020 0.020 0.000 0.020 43
10573.394 2.957 10576.35'l 10274.919 't3.128 10288.047 1 0476.030 9.212 't0485.242 44
FERC FORrut ]tlo. r (REV. r2-03)Page 403.1
Name of Respondent
PacifiCorp
tnrs Reoon ts:(1) 5]nn originat(2) nA Resubmission
uate or Kepon
(Mo, Da, Yr)lt
YeailHenoo or Kepon
End of 20141Q4
STEAM-ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT STATISTICS (Large Plants) (Continued)
L ltems under Cost of Plant are based on U. S. of A. Accounts. Production expenses do not include Purchased Power, Syslem Control and Load
Dispatching, and Other Expenses Classified as Other Power Supply Expenses. 1 0. For lC and GT plants, report Operating Expenses, Account Nos.
547 and 549 on Line 25 "Electric Expenses," and Maintenance Account Nos. 553 and sil on Line 32, "Maintenance of Electric Plant." lndicate plants
designed for peak load service. Designale automaiically operated plants. 'l 1. For a plant equipped with combinations of fossil fuel steam, nuclear
steam, hydro, intemal combustion or gas-turbine equipment, report each as a separate plant. However, if a gasturbine unit functions in a combined cycle
operation with a conventional steam unit, include the gas-turbine with the steam plant. 12. lf a nuclear power generating plant, briefly explain by
footnote (a) accounting method for cost ofpower generated including any excess costs attributed to research and development; (b) types ofcost units
used for the various components of fuel cost; and (c) any other informative data concerning plant type fuel used, fuel enrichment type and quantity for the
report period and other phvsical and operatinq characteristics of plant.
Plant
Name: /Vaughton
Plant
Name:
Plant
Name: GadsbySteam
(f)
Line
No.
Steam Steam Steam 1
Outdoor Boiler Conventional Outdoor 2
1963 't978 1951 3
197 1 1 978 '1955 4
707.20 289.66 251.64 5
701 2U 158 b
8757 851 1 5831 7
0 0 0 8
687 266 238 I
0 0 0 10
130 64 34 11
4958589000 2064501000 1 90758000 12
1094739 210526 1252090 13
1'.tg',t15225 51280955 151023/,4 14
639040252 393772884 67141700 15
176ffi470 322234 737912 16
775906686 445586599 8423r',O46 17
1 097.1 531 1 538.3090 33r'..7403 18
388644 136912 131419 19
105259424 25091919 13875780 20
0 0 0 21
6449955 332452 1269 22
0 0 0 23
0 0 0 24
3230 't 581 0 25
I 1305157 441 1909 4183007 26
100 25850 0 27
0 0 0 28
1 504678 0 0 29
1397146 28601 5 126390 30
7141993 5872320 1409685 3'l
1 783604 1357736 3097040 32
837379 123854 33936 33
13607'1310 37640t48 22858526 34
o.o274 0.0182 0.1198 35
Coal Composite Coal Composite Gas 36
Tons MCF Tons Banels MCF 37
2673244 76127 0 1 543509 2409 0 2702332 0 0 38
9835 1046 0 7980 1 38000 0 1049 0 0 39
38.944 7.776 0.000 15.999 134.675 0.000 5.135 0.000 0.000 40
39.154 7.776 0.000 16.046 1U.675 0.000 5.135 0.000 0.000 41
1.990 7.432 1.999 't.005 23.236 1.018 4.895 0.000 0.000 42
0.021 0.000 o.o21 o.o't2 0.000 0.0't2 0.073 0.000 0.000 43
10604.770 16.062 10620.832 11931.840 6.762 1 1938.602 14859.550 0.000 0.000 44
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