From:	Laurie Klein
Sent:	June-21-13 10:29 AM
To:	'gdejulio@enersource.com'
Cc:	RRF
Subject:	EB-2010-0379 PSE Model Question

Hi Gia,

Below are staff’s clarifying questions for Steve Fenrick:


1.	As noted in the Board’s May 30, 2013 letter to stakeholders providing and update on 
the timeline for expert reports and written comments, the Board asked that expert 
models and datasets supporting be filed with the Board.  Please provide these 
materials to the Board.  

2.	On page 34, you indicate that your econometric model includes “Peak demand” and 
“Hourly high winds above 10 knots” as independent variables.  For each variable, 
please clarify how it is defined, measured (including requisite data and 
sources).  For the wind variable, how was it mapped to distributors?

3.	On page 41, Table 15 lists your unit cost econometric model benchmark results for 
20 distributors.  Please provide unit cost econometric model benchmark results for 
all distributors.

4.	To provide the Board with more comparable efficiency ranking results, please 
provide your results using the same distributor masking that PEG and the EDA have 
used (e.g., Distributor 1, Distributor 2, etc.).

5.	PEG did not include the following expenses in their data set:  bad debts; federal and 
Ontario capital and income taxes (PILs); interest; and unclassified debits and 
credits.  Have you included any of these expenses in your analyses?

Cheers,
Laurie K.

Laurie Klein | Policy Advisor | Regulatory Policy | Ontario Energy Board 
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