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Ms. Diane Hanian
Commission Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
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Re: PAC-E-I8-07
Dear Ms. Hanian:
Please find enclosed for filing the original and seven copies PacifiCorp Idaho
Industrial Customers Comments filed today in the above referenced case.
Thank you for your assistance in this matter. Please feel free to give me a call should
you have any questions.
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Enclosures
Ronald L. Williams
Williams Bradbury, P.C.
Attorneys for PIIC
P.O. Box 388 - Boise, ID 83701
Phone: [phone] - www.williamsbradbury.com
Ronald L. Williams,ISB No. 3034
Williams Bradbury, P.C.
P.O. Box 388
Boise ID, 83701
Telephone: [phone]
ron@williamsbradbury. com
Attomey for PIIC
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF ROCKY MOLINTAIN ) Case No. PAC-E-18-07
POWER'S APPLICATION FOR
DETERMINATION OF 2016 AND
DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT
EXPENSES AS PRUDENTLY INCURRED
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Pursuant to the Order 34175 in the above captioned matter, PacifiCorp Idaho Industrial
Customers ("PIIC") hereby submits these comments to the Idaho Public Utilities Commission
(the "Commission") regarding Rocky Mountain Power's ("RMP" or the "Company")
Application for Prudency Determination on Demand-Side Management Expenditures.
I. COMMENTS
PIIC appreciates the opportunity to comment on RMP's Demand Side Management
Reports for 2016 and20l7, as attached to the Company's application. In summary, PIIC does
not dispute the prudence of PacifiCorp's demand side management expenditures for 2016 and
2017. PIIC is, however, concerned with the Schedule 191 balancing account balance.
As noted in Paragraph 4 in the Application of the Demand Side Management report,
RMP provided in detail the balancing account activity associated with Schedule 191 for the
respective plan years. The Schedule 191 balancing account activity through 2017 may be found
in Tables 1 and2 (Page 4) of the Application. The Company's total demand side management
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costs for both plan years was $8,478,955 ($4,509,400 for 2016 and $3,969,555 for 2017). That
compares to total Schedule 191 collections of $10,205,456 in the same period ($4,995,153 for
2016 and $3,969,555 for 2017). Thus, the Company over collected demand side management
expenditures over the respective plan years. On a cash basis, the Schedule 191 balancing account
had accumulated a surplus of $1,326,350 due to customers as of December 31,2017, and
additional funds have been continuing to accumulate in the account through 2018.
PIIC understands that RMP has, subsequent to filing the Application in this case,
proposed to reduce Schedule 191 collection rates from2.7o/oto2.25%o, in Case No. PAC-E-18-
12. Accordingly, PIIC will address issues related to the Schedule 191 collection rate in Case No.
PAC-E-18-12.
Based on PIIC's review in this docket, the cause of the over-collection in 2016 and2017
goes back to Case PAC-E-16-02, where PacifiCorp proposed to increase the rate from2.lo/oto
2.7o/oto address a deficit that had accrued to the Schedule 191 balancing account at the end of
2015. As a result of the new rate, the account deficit was quickly eliminated and instead began
to accrue balances due to customers.
II. CONCLUSION
As noted above, PIIC does not contest the prudence of RMP's demand side management
expenditures, as presented in the Company's application. PIIC is concerned with the growing
balancing account balance, which PIIC will address in Case No. PAC-E-I8-12, if necessary.
Dated this 4th day of December, 2018.
submitted,
Ronald L. Williams
Williams Bradbury, P.C.
Attorneys for PIIC
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CERTIFICATB OF MAILING
I HEREBY CERTIFY that on this 4th day of December, 2018, I caused to be
served a true and correct copy of the foregoing document upon the following individuals in
the manner indicated below:
Diane M. Hanian, Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
P.O. Box 83702
472 W. Washington Street
Boise, lD 83702-0074
E-Mail : [e-mail]
Edith Pacillo
Deputy Attorney General
Commission Staff
472W. Washington St.
Boise, lD 83720
E-Mail : [e-mail]
Ted Weston
Idaho Regulatory Affairs Manager
Rocky Mountain Power
1407 West North Temple, Suite 330
Salt Lake City, UT 84116
E-Mail : ted.weston@pacifi corp.com
Daniel El Solander
Michael S. Snow
Assistant General Counsel
PacifiCorp dba Rocky Mountain Power
1407 West North Temple, Suite 320
Salt Lake city, uT 84116
E-Mail: [e-mail]
Michael.snow@pac ifi corp.com
Data Request Response Center
PacifiCorp
825 NE Multnomah, Suite 2000
Portland, OR 97232
E-Mail : datarequest@fracifi corp.com
Randall C. Budge
Racine, Olson, Nye & Budge, Chtd.
201 E. Center
PO Box 1391
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Attorney for Monsanto Company
Brubaker & Associates
16690 Swingley Ridge Road, #140
Chesterfield, MO 63017
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Monsanto Company
Jim Duke
ldahoan Foods
357 Constitution Way
Idaho Falls, ID 83742
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PIIC
Kyle Williams
BYU Idaho
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PIIC
Val Steiner
Itafos Conda, LLC
3010 Conda Rd.
Soda Springs,ld 83276
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PIIC
Eric L. Olsen
Echo Hawk & Olsen PLLC
505 Pershing Ave.,
Suite 100 PO Box 6l 19
Pocatello,ID 83205
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12700 Lake Avenue, Unit 2505
Lakewood, OH44107
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