(NPC) 2020 Electric General Rate Case Volume 16
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NEVADA POWER COMPANY d/b/a NV Energy BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF NEVADA IN THE MATTER of the Application of NEVADA ) POWER COMPANY, d/b/a NV Energy, filed ) pursuant to NRS 704.110 (3) and (4), addressing its ) annual revenue requirement for general rates ) charged to all classes of customers. ) __________________________________________ ) Docket No. 20- 06____ VOLUME 16 of 25 Responses to Master Data Requests Master Data Request 01 through 34 Recorded Test Year ended December 31, 2019 Certification Period ended May 31, 2020 Expected Change in Circumstance Period ending December 31, 2020 Index Page 2 of 316 Nevada Power Company d/b/a NV Energy Responses to Master Data Requests Volume 16 of 25 Index Page 1 of 2 MDR No. Description Page No. 1 Electronic Media 5 2 Work papers and Exhibits 6 3 Data Requests 7 4 Organization Chart 8 MDR 4 Attachment 1 9 5 Organization Chart with Departments 10 MDR 5 Attachment 1 11 6 Federal or State Action 12 7 Financial Reports 14 MDR 7 Attachment 1 15 MDR 7 Attachment 2 16 MDR 7 Attachment 3 102 MDR 7 Attachment 4 109 MDR 7 Attachment 5-8 115 8 Stock Offerings 116 9 Board of Director Meeting Minutes 117 10 Management Letters 118 11 Management and Operations Audit 119 12 Internal Audit 120 13 Federal Regulatory Agency Audits 124 14 State Regulatory Agency Audits 125 15 Federal Regulatory Agency 126 16 State Regulatory Agency 142 17 Accounting Manuals and Policies 168 18 Chart of Accounts 169 MDR 18 Attachment 1 170 19 New Accounts 241 MDR 19 Attachment 1 242 20 Trial Balance 253 MDR 20 Attachment 1 254 21 General Ledger 255 MDR 21 Attachment 1 256 22 Financial Books and Records 257 23 Monthly Operating and Financial Reports 258 MDR 23 Attachments 1-12 259 24 Abnormal or Non-recurring Charges or Credits 260 25 Fiscal Year-End Adjusting Entries 261 26 Outside Auditor Journal Entries 262 27 Operating Plans 263 MDR 27 Attachment 1 Confidential 264 Page 3 of 316 Nevada Power Company d/b/a NV Energy Responses to Master Data Requests Volume 16 of 25 Index Page 2 of 2 MDR No. Description Page No. 28 Operating Budget Instructions 265 MDR 28 Attachment 1 Confidential 266 29 Budget to Actual Reports 267 MDR 29 Attachment 1-12 Confidential 268 30 Capitalized Expenditures 269 MDR 30 Attachment 1 271 31 Wage Loading Factors 272 MDR 31 Attachment 1 273 32 Affiliated Companies 274 MDR 32 Attachment 1 276 33 Expense Allocation From Affiliates To Applicant 284 MDR 33 Attachment 1 285 34 Expense Allocation From Applicant To Affiliate 294 MDR 34 Attachment 1 296 Page 4 of 316 NV Energy RESPONSE TO INFORMATION REQUEST DOCKET NO: 20-06XXX REQUEST DATE: 01-01-2020 REQUEST NO: MDR 01E RESPONDER: Bowman, Karen REQUEST: Electronic Media. Provide electronic copies of all testimony, schedules and work papers contained in the filing. RESPONSE CONFIDENTIAL (yes or no): No TOTAL NUMBER OF ATTACHMENTS: None (0) RESPONSE: Electronic copies of all testimony, schedules, and work papers will be provided at the time the filing is made. All confidential material will be provided separately upon execution of a protective agreement. Page 5 of 316 NV Energy RESPONSE TO INFORMATION REQUEST DOCKET NO: 20-06XXX REQUEST DATE: 01-01-2020 REQUEST NO: MDR 02E RESPONDER: Bowman, Karen REQUEST: Work papers and Exhibits. Provide a complete, fully indexed and cross-referenced set of work papers supporting the testimony and exhibits of each company-sponsored witness. RESPONSE CONFIDENTIAL (yes or no): No TOTAL NUMBER OF ATTACHMENTS: None (0) RESPONSE: Please refer to the CD included with the filing. Page 6 of 316 NV Energy RESPONSE TO INFORMATION REQUEST DOCKET NO: 20-06XXX REQUEST DATE: 01-01-2020 REQUEST NO: MDR 03E RESPONDER: Bowman, Karen REQUEST: Data Requests. Provide to the BCP and Staff copies of data requests and responses provided to any interveners, both formal and informal, including on-site requests. RESPONSE CONFIDENTIAL (yes or no): No TOTAL NUMBER OF ATTACHMENTS: None (0) RESPONSE: Copies of responses to all intervener data requests, formal, informal, and on-site, will be provided to Staff and the BCP. Confidential material will be provided separately upon execution of a protective agreement. Page 7 of 316 NV Energy RESPONSE TO INFORMATION REQUEST DOCKET NO: 20-06XXX REQUEST DATE: 01-01-2020 REQUEST NO: MDR 04E RESPONDER: Morley, Daniel REQUEST: Organization Chart. Provide a structural organization chart of the company, its affiliates, its subsidiaries, its parent or holding company and all parent or holding company affiliates. Include partnerships, LLCs or other legal entities. RESPONSE CONFIDENTIAL (yes or no): No TOTAL NUMBER OF ATTACHMENTS: One RESPONSE: See attachment. Page 8 of 316 20-06XXX; MDR 04E Attach 01 BHE Organization Chart – NV Energy Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company 100% NVE Holdings, LLC 100% NV Energy, Inc. 100% 100% 100% Sierra Pacific Power d/b/a Nevada Power Lands of Sierra, Inc. Company NV Energy Company 100% 100% Sierra Gas Holdings Commonsite, Inc. Company 100% NVE Insurance Company, Inc. NV Energy Charitable Foundation Page 4 Page 9 of 316 NV Energy RESPONSE TO INFORMATION REQUEST DOCKET NO: 20-06XXX REQUEST DATE: 01-01-2020 REQUEST NO: MDR 05E RESPONDER: Holder, Lisa REQUEST: Organization Chart of Applicant. Provide an organization chart showing the departments within the company and, within each department, job titles and positions from the lowest to highest level of management. RESPONSE CONFIDENTIAL (yes or no): No TOTAL NUMBER OF ATTACHMENTS: One RESPONSE: Please see the attached Organization Chart, which is current as of the end of the test period, December 31, 2019. Page 10 of 316 MDR 05 Attachment Voluminous Provided on CD Page 11 of 316 NV Energy RESPONSE TO INFORMATION REQUEST DOCKET NO: 20-06XXX REQUEST DATE: 01-01-2020 REQUEST NO: MDR 06E RESPONDER: Caviglia, Justina REQUEST: Federal or State Action. State any major change in federal or state legislation, regulation or court decision since the last general rate case or three years, whichever is less, which has a significant impact on the level of revenue requirement in the test period. Provide a copy of the relevant legislation, regulation or court decision. RESPONSE CONFIDENTIAL (yes or no): No TOTAL NUMBER OF ATTACHMENTS: None (0) RESPONSE: Federal Legislation: The Tax Reform and Jobs Act of 2017; PL 115-97, 131 Stat. 2054 (2017). Federal Regulation: See, the Company’s response to MDR 15 for a list of all FERC rulemakings having a material impact on the Company. FERC rulemakings can be searched on the FERC’s website, http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ferconline.asp. State Legislation: Below is a listing of Key Enrolled Bills From the 2019 Legislative Session. Copies of this legislation are available at https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/80th2019: Bill # 2019 Key Enrolled Bills AB 54 Energy efficiency. AB465 Establishes the Expanded Solar Access Program. SB154 Establishes the State of Nevada’s policy to support Renewable Natural Gas. SB254 Expands the reporting requirements on carbon reduction. SB298 Revises the partial tax abatements for certain renewable energy facilities. Page 12 of 316 SB299 Revises provisions relating to the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Demonstration Program to include electric school buses. SB300 Alternative Rate Making. SB329 Establishes the Natural Resource Disaster Plan. SB358 Revises Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard. SB547 Amends NRS 704B and provides provisions for providers of new electric resources. From the 2017 Nevada Legislative Session: The “As Enrolled” text of each of the following statutes can be found at http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/79th2017/: Bill # 2017 Key Enrolled Bills AB5 PACE Financing. AB160 Energy Efficiency; Window replacements in state buildings. AB223 Allocation of 5% of DSM to low income customers. AB380 Authorizes recording of certain real property documents and limits the action constituting an easement by prescription. AB399 Establishes the Nevada State Infrastructure Bank. AB405 Net metering and consumer protection. AB452 Study on Energy Choice impacts. AB471 Creation of Cyber Security Office. SB65 Changes to integrated resource plan filings. SB145 Reallocates RenewableGenerations incentive dollars. SB146 Establishes requirement for distributed energy resource plan filing. SB150 Demand Side Management. SB204 Storage. SB314 Residential Wind. SB407 Green Energy Fund created. State Regulation: Please see the response to MDR 16. All orders are posted on the Commission’s website, http://puc.nv.gov/ Court Decisions: See the response to MDR 60 for a list of court actions for which expenditures have been incurred during the test period. Page 13 of 316 NV Energy RESPONSE TO INFORMATION REQUEST DOCKET NO: 20-06XXX REQUEST DATE: 01-01-2020 REQUEST NO: MDR 07E RESPONDER: Morley, Daniel REQUEST: Financial Reports. Provide the following: a. The most recent SEC Form 10-K. b. The most recent Shareholder's Report. c. The most recent Proxy Statement. d. SEC Form 8-Ks issued during the test period. e. SEC Form 10-Qs issued during the test period. f. The most recent filing made with the FERC (Form 1) or FCC (ARMIS 43-02). RESPONSE CONFIDENTIAL (yes or no): No TOTAL NUMBER OF ATTACHMENTS: Eight RESPONSE: a. 2019 Form 10-K - February 21, 2020 (Attachment 1) b. N/A – In December 2013, Nevada Power became a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company. Therefore, there is no longer a Shareholder’s Report. c. N/A – In December 2013, Nevada Power became a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company. Therefore, there is no longer a Proxy Statement. d. Form 8-K’s filed on: January 28, 2019 – Debt Issuance (Attachment 2) March 28, 2019 – 2019 Fixed-Income Investor Conference (Attachment 3) November 8, 2019 – EEI Financial Conference (Attachment 4) e.