20170331Meredith Direct and Exhibits.pdf

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BEFORE THE IDAHO PT]BLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN TIIE MATTER OF TIM APPLICATION
OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER
REQIIESTING APPROVAL OF TIrE $7.5
IVIILLION NET POWER COST DEFERRAL
AND AUTHORITY TO DECREASE RATES
BY $6.9 MILLION
ROCKY MOTJNTAIN POWER
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CASE NO. PAC.E.I7.O2
DIRECT TESTIMOIYY OF
ROBERT M. MEREDITH
CASE NO. PAC-8.I7.02
March 2017
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Please state your name, business address, and present position with PacifiCorp,
dba Rocky Mountain Power (the 6'Company").
My name is Robert M. Meredith. My business address is 825 NE Multnomah Street,
Suite 2000, Portland, Oregon 97232. My present position is Manager, Pricing and Cost
of Service.
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Qualifications
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Briefly describe your educational and professional background.
I graduated magna cum laude from Oregon State University in 2004 with a Bachelor
of Science degree in Business Administration and a minor in Economics. In addition to
my formal education,I have attended various industry-related seminars.I have worked
for the Company for 12 years in various roles of increasing responsibility in the
Customer Service, Regulation, and Integrated Resource Planning departments. I have
over six years ofexperience preparing cost ofservice and pricing related analyses for
all of the six states that PacifiCorp serves. I assumed my present position in March
20t6.
Have you testified in previous regulatory proceedings?
Yes. I have previously filed testimony on behalf of the Company in regulatory
proceedings in Utah, Washington, and California.
What is the purpose of your testimony in this proceeding?
My testimony presents the Company's proposed rates to recover the deferral balances
in Electric Service Schedule No. 94, Energy CostAdjustment (Schedule 94).
Meredith, Di-l
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Background
a. What level of revenues is Schedule 94 currently designed to collect?
A. Schedule 94 is currently designed to collect approximately $14.5 million-$S.8 million
for Tariff Contract 400, $0.4 million for Tariff Contract 401, and $8.2 million for the
standard tariffcustomers--based on Idaho loads from Case No. PAC-E-I5-09.
Proposed Rate Change for Schedule 94
a. Please describe the Company's proposed rate change in this case.
A. In this 2017 Energy Cost Adjustment Mechanism ("ECAM") filing, the Company
proposes to reduce the current ECAM collection rates to recover approximately $7.5
million from June 1,2017 to May 31,2018. This includes the carry-over balance from
the 2016 Deferral, as shown in Table 2 and discussed in the direct testimony of Mr.
Michael G. Wilding.
a. Please explain the proposed rate change for Thriff Contracts 400 and 401.
A. The proposed rate for Tariff Contracts 400 and 401 is the same as for standard tariff
customers with transmission delivery service voltage.
a. What is the impact of the proposed ECAM rates?
A. As summarized in my Exhibit No. 3, these rate change proposals result in a decrease
of 3.0 percent for TariffContract 400, and a decrease of 3.1 percent for TiuiffContract
401. Standard tariffcustomers will see an average decrease of 2.1 percent, or $4.0
million.
Calculation of Proposed Rates for Schedule 94
a. How were the proposed Schedule 94 rates developed for all customers?
A. The proposed rates for all customers were developed in three steps. First, their kWh
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consumption at the generation level was developed by multiplying their retail loads at
the delivery service voltage level with the corresponding line loss factors. Next, an
overall average rate at the generation level was developed by dividing their total
collection target identified above with ttreir kWh consumption at the generation level.
Last, the proposed rates by delivery voltage level were developed by multiplying the
above overall average rate at the generation level with the corresponding line loss
factors. As a result, the Company proposes Schedule 94 rates of 0.222,0.215 and 0.209
cents per kWh for secondary, primary, and transmission delivery service voltages,
respectively, for all customers.
Please describe Exhibit No. 3.
Exhibit No. 3 shows the 2014loads used to develop rates, the line loss adjusted loads,
the allocation of the ECAM price change, and the percentage change by rate schedule.
Please describe Exhibit No. 4.
Exhibit No. 4 contains clean and legislative copies of the proposed Electric Service
Schedule No. 94, Energy Cost Adjustment. The Company requests that the proposed
Schedule 94 rates become effective on June 1,2017.
Does this conclude your direct testimony?
Yes.
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Rocky Mountain Power
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Case No. PAC-E-17-02
ExhibitNo.4
Witness: Robert M. Meredith
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER
Exhibit Accompanying Direct Testimony of Robert M. Meredith
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Rocky Mountain Power
Exhibit No. 4 Page 1 ot 2
Case No. PAC-9-17-02
Witness: Robert M. Meredith
Seventh Revision of Sheet No. 94.1
Canceling Sixth Revision of Sheet No. 94.1I.P.U.C. No. 1
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ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER
ELECTRIC SERVICE SCHEDULE NO.94
STATE OF IDAIIO
Energy Cost Adjustment
AVAILABILITY: At any point on the Company's interconnected system.
APPLICATION: This Schedule shall be applicable to all retail tariff Customers taking service under
the Company's electric service schedules.
ENERGY COST ADJUSTMENT: The Energy Cost Adjustment is calculated to collect the
accumulated difference between total Company Base Net Power Cost and total Company Actual Net Power Cost
calculated on a cents per kWh basis.
MONTHLY BILL: In addition to the Monthly Charges contained in the Customer's applicable
schedule, all monthly bills shall have applied the following cents per kilowatt-hour rate by delivery voltage.
Delivery Voltage
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0.222/, per kWh
0.222A per kWh
0.2221, per kWh
0.222(, per kWh
0.222( per kWh
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0.215i, per kWh
0.215t, per kWh
0.215(, per kWh
0.215(, per kWh
0.2159 per kWh
0.2150 per kWh
0.215A per kWh
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ISSUED: March 31,2017 EFFECTM: June 1,2017
Submitted Under Case No. PAC-E-17-02
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Exhibit No. 4 Page2 of 2
Case No. PAC-E-17-02
Witness: Robert M. Meredith
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ROCKY MOI]NTAIN POWER
ELECTRIC SERVICE SCHEDULE NO.94
STATE OF IDAHO
Energy Cost Adjustment
AVAILABILITY: At any point on the Company's interconnected system.
APPLICATION: This Schedule shall be applicable to all retail tariff Customers taking service under
the Company's electric service schedules.
ENERGY COST ADJUSTMENT: The Energr Cost Adjustment is calculated to collect the
accumulated difference between total Company Base Net Power Cost and total Company Actual Net Power Cost
calculated on a cents per kWh basis.
MONTHLY BILL: In addition to the Monthly Charges contained in the Customer's applicable
schedule, all monthly bills shall have applied the following cents per kilowatt-hour rate by delivery voltage.
Delivery Voltage
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0.1432_15A per kWh
0.4W_15( per kWh
0.43215( per kWh
0.4+3U50 perkWh
0.4+345( per kWh
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0.40ts2090 per kWh
0.4+2209_O per kWh
0.W222i per kWh
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