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SOAH DOCKET NO. 473-21-1892 DOCKET NO. 51802

APPLICATION OF SOUTHWESTERN § BEFORE THE STATE OFFICE *GQLERY:/ PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY FOR § AUTHORITY TO CHANGE RATES § ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS

SOUTHWESTERN PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY'S RESPONSE TO COMMISSION STAFF'S FIFTH REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

QUESTION NOS. 5-1 THROUGH 5-27

Southwestern Public Service Company ("SPS") files this response to Commission ofTexas

Staff's ("Staff') Fifth Request for Information, Question Nos. 5-1 through 5-27. In accordance with

the Commission ' s Order Suspending Rules entered in Docket No . 50664 , SPS has provided notice ,

by email, to all parties that SPS's Responses to Staff's Fifth Request for Information and

accompanying exhibits (excluding voluminous and exhibits provided pursuant to the protective

order) have been filed with the Commission and are available for download from the Commission's

Interchange website. In addition, SPS has posted SPS's Response to Staff's Fifth Request for

Information and all accompanying exhibits (including Voluminous, Confidential and Highly

Sensitive exhibits) on SPS's file sharing platform. SPS's notice includes a linkto SPS's file sharing

platform.

I. WRITTEN RESPONSES

SPS's written responses to Staffs Fifth Request for Information are attached and

incorporated by reference. Each response is stated on or attached to a separate page on which the

request has been restated. SPS's responses are made in the spirit of cooperation without waiving

SPS's right to contest the admissibility of any of these matters at hearing. In accordance with 16

Tex. Admin. Code § 22.144(c)(2)(A) ("TACO, each response lists the preparer or person under

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whose direct supervision the response was prepared and any sponsoring witness. When SPS

provides certain information sought by the request while objecting to the provision of other

information, it does so without prejudice to its objection in the interests of narrowing discovery

disputes under 16 TAC § 22.144(d)(5). Pursuantto 16 TAC § 22.144(c)(2)(F), SPS stipulates that

its responses may be treated by all parties as if they were made under oath.

II. INSPECTIONS.

1 f responsive documents are more than 100 pages but less than eight linear feet in length, the

response will indicate that the attachment is voluminous ("(V)") and, pursuant to 16 TAC

§ 22.144(h)(2), the exhibit will be made available for inspection at SPS's voluminous room at 600

Congress Avenue, Suite 2000, Austin, Texas 78701; telephone number (512) 721-2700.

Voluminous exhibits will also be provided on SPS's file sharing platform.

If a response or the responsive documents are provided pursuant to the protective order in

this docket, the response will indicate that it or the attachment is either Confidential ("CONF") or

Highly Sensitive ("HS") as appropriate under the protective order. Access to Confidential and

Highly Sensitive materials will be available on SPS's file sharing platform to all parties that have

signed and filed the certification under the protective order entered in this docket. Confidential and

Highly Sensitive responsive documents will also be made available for inspection at SPS's

voluminous room, unless they form a part of a response that exceeds eight linear feet in length; then

they will be available at their usual repository in accordance with the following paragraph. Please

call, Jeffrey Stuart at Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP, 600 Congress Avenue, Suite 2000, Austin,

Texas 78701; telephone number (512) 721-2700; facsimile transmission number (512) 721 -2656;

email [email protected] in advance for an appointment to ensure that

there is sufficient space to accommodate your inspection.

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I f responsive documents exceed eight linear feet in length, the response will indicate that the

attachment is subject to the FREIGHT CAR DOCTRINE, and, pursuant to 16 TAC § 22.144(h)(3),

the attachment will be available for inspection at its usual repository, SPS's offices in Amarillo,

Texas, unless otherwise indicated. SPS requests that parties wishing to inspect this material provide

at least 48-hour notice of their intent by contacting Mr. Stuart at (512) 721-2700 or

[email protected]. Inspectionswillbescheduledtoaccommodateallrequests

with as little inconvenience to the requesting party and to SPS's operations as possible.

WINSTEAD PC

Ron H. Moss State Bar No. 14591025 401 Congress Avenue, Suite 2100 Austin, Texas 78701 Office: (512) 370-2867 Facsimile: (512) 370-2850 e-mail: [email protected]

EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (US) LLP

Lino Mendiola III State Bar No. 00791248 Jeffrey B. Stuart State Bar. No. 24066160 Michael Boldt State Bar No. 24064918 600 Congress Avenue, Suite 2000 Austin, Texas 78701 Office: (512) 721-2700 Facsimile: (512) 721-2656 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected]

Respectfully submitted,

XCEL ENERGY SERVICES INC.

Francis W. DuBois State Bar No. 24115340 Mark A. Walker State Bar No. 20717318 XCEL ENERGY SERVICES INC. 919 Congress Ave., Ste. 900 Austin, Texas 78701-2471 Office: (512) 236-6923 Facsimile: (512) 236-6935 email: [email protected] email: [email protected]

COURTNEY, COUNTISS, BRIAN & BAILEY, LLP

/s/ Amy M. Shelhamer Amy M. Shelhamer State Bar No. 24010392 600 S. Tyler, Suite 1700 Amarillo, Texas 79101 Office: (806) 372-5569 Facsimile: (806) 372-9761 e-mail: ashelhamer@,courtnevlawfirm.coin

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HINKLE SHANOR LLP

Dana S. Hardy* Post Office Box 2068 Santa Fe, NM 87504-2068 Office: (505) 982-4554 Facsimile: (505) 982-8623 email: dhardv(*hinklelawfirm.corn * To be admitted Pro Hae Vice

ATTORNEYSFOR SOUTHWESTERN PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY



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RESPONSES

QUESTION NO. Staff 5-1:

Please provide for SPS:

a. A Summary of Rate-Case Expenses Schedule showing total rate-case expenses by vendor within each discipline (legal, engineering, accounting, etc.) with subtotals for each month for which rate-case expense reimbursement is sought, broken down as follows: estimated expenses, expenses incurred and paid to date, expenses incurred and not paid to date, remaining estimated expenses, and specific areas ofwork by vendor. Please attach supporting invoices and receipts for all requested rate-case expenses incurred to date.

b. An explanation of the basis for any estimated rate-case expenses requested and when the estimated expenses are expected to be incurred.

c. Assurance that the total amounts provided in response to item (a) equal your total requested rate-case expenses.

RESPONSE:

a. For a summary of rate case expenses requested to date, please refer to Exhibit SPS-Staff 5-1.1 (rate case expenses related to Docket No. 51802), Exhibit SPS-Staff 5-1.2 (rate case expenses related to Docket No. 51625), and Exhibit SPS-Staff 5-1.3 (rate case expenses related to Docket No. 51644).

For invoices to support the rate case expenses requested, please refer to Exhibit SPS-Staff 5-1.4 (rate case expenses related to Docket No. 51802), Exhibit SPS-Staff 5-1.5 (rate case expenses related to Docket No. 51625), and Exhibit SPS-Staff 5-1.6 (rate case expenses related to Docket No. 51644). As the proceedings in Docket Nos. 51802, 51625, and 51644 progress and SPS continues to incur rate case expenses, Mr. Anson and Mr. Grant will file affidavits with supporting rate case expense documentation, including invoices responsive to this request.

b. SPS estimated expenses for each consultant and legal services provider based on the number ofhours expected to complete the work assigned. SPS expects to continue incurring costs to respond to Requests for Information, to prepare additional written testimony, to appear at hearing before the Commission, and to prepare briefs for filing with the Commission. However, SPS has not included any estimated expenses in the summary of expenses provided in


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response to subpart (a). All expenses are provided by the month in which SPS booked the expense.

c. SPS's expenses as reflected in the exhibits to subpart (a) reflect the expenses that have been incurred and booked to date. SPS intends to recover its actual rate case expenses forthis case at the conclusion of this proceeding. SPS will periodically update its actual expenses incurred to achieve this result.

Preparers: Jeremiah Cunningham, J. Rich Sparks Sponsor: William A. Grant

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Please provide a detailed schedule of, and justification for, each individual whose hourly billing rate is $400 an hour or greater. The schedule should include the vendor name, individual's name, individual's title5 number of hours billed, and specific work hours.

RESPONSE:

For the requested schedules, please refer to Exhibit SPS-Staff 5-2.1 (rate case expenses related to Docket No. 51802), Exhibit SPS-Staff 5-2.2 (rate case expenses related to Docket No. 51625), and Exhibit SPS-Staff 5-2.3 (rate case expenses related to Docket No. 51644).

Please refer to the Direct Testimony of Thomas K. Anson, pages 16 through 22 (Vol. RR8, pages 20 through 26 of 516); the Update Testimony of Thomas K. Anson, pages 9 through 12; and the Direct Testimony of William A. Grant, pages 122 through 123 (Vol. RR1, pages 17 and 18 of 470) in support of retaining these vendors/individuals. Please also see the invoices provided in SPS's response to Question No. Staff5-1 and Mr. Anson's workpapers provided with his Direct and Update Testimonies. As the proceedings in Docket Nos. 51802,51625, and 51644 progress and SPS continues to incur rate case expenses, Mr. Anson will file affidavits with supporting rate case expense documentation, including invoices responsive to this request.

Preparers: Sponsors:

Jeremiah Cunningham, J. Rich Sparks Thomas K. Anson, William A. Grant



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Please provide an affidavit signed by each professional stating that the rate charged is the normal hourly billing rate charged by the professional, is comparable to the hourly rate charged by other professionals for similar services provided to other Texas utilities, and is the normal hourly billing rate charged by the professional for services to non-regulated entities.

RESPONSE:

Please refer to Exhibit SPS-Staff 5-3.

Preparer: Dee Hooley Sponsor: William A. Grant

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Please provide a detailed schedule of, and justification for, any charges included in requested rate-case expenses that result from a single person billing in excess of 12 hours per day.

RESPONSE:

With respect to the rate case expense documentation provided to date in SPS's response to Question No. Staff 5-1, no outside professional, billing on an hourly basis, has billed in excess of 12 hours per day.

Please refer to Exhibit SPS-Staff 5-4.1(CD) (rate case expenses related to Docket No. 51802), Exhibit SPS-Staff 5-4.2(CD) (rate case expenses related to Docket No. 51625), and Exhibit SPS-Staff 5-4.3(CD) (rate case expenses related to Docket No. 51644).

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Please provide a detailed schedule of all hotel or lodging charges. This schedule should provide the nightly room rate for each stay, shown separately from other charges.

RESPONSE:

With respect to the rate case expense documentation provided to date in SPS's response to Question No. Staff 5-l, SPS has not incurred any rate case expenses related to hotels or lodging charges.

Preparer: Jeremiah Cunningham Sponsor: William A. Grant


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Please provide a schedule of, and justification for, any charges included in requested rate-case expenses that result from the use of non-commercial aircraft. Also, please provide a detailed narrative comparing the total cost per person flying on non-commercial aircraft to the cost per person for commercial airfare (based on the same travel date and itinerary).

RESPONSE:

With respect to the rate case expense documentation provided to date in SPS's response to Question No. Staff 5-l, SPS has not included any rate case expenses for the use of non-commercial aircraft.




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Please provide a schedule of, and justification for, any charges included in requested rate-case expenses that result from first class air travel.

RESPONSE:

With respect to the rate case expense documentation provided to date in SPS's response to Question No. Staff 5-], there are no charges included in SPS's requested rate case expenses that resulted from first class air travel.




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Please provide a schedule of, and justification for, any charges included in requested rate-case expense that result from luxury items, such as limousine services, sporting events, alcoholic beverages, gourmet coffee, bottled water, hotel movies, satellite radio, or other entertainment.

RESPONSE:

With respect to the rate case expense documentation provided to date in SPS's response to Question No. Staff 5-l, SPS has not incurred any rate case expenses that would qualify as luxury items.




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Please provide a schedule of, and justification for, any charges included in requested rate-case expenses resulting from meals that cost in excess of $25 per person per meal.

RESPONSE:

SPS has not incurred any rate case expenses for meals in Docket Nos. 51625 or 51644. Please refer to Exhibit SPS-Staff 5-9 for a schedule of rate case expenses related to meals in Docket No. 51802. As demonstrated in the exhibit, SPS has only one meal expense that exceeds $25.00 per person. This meal was the only meal charged to rate case expenses on that day as SPS regulatory employees worked Friday evening to finish preparation of the filing package.




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Please describe in detail your selection procedure for consultants. For each category of consultant (legal, accounting, engineering, etc.), state whether your selection procedures include provisions for:

a.) Review of the prior work products of each consultant b.) Determination that the rate does not exceed the normal hourly billing rate

charged by the vendor to other clients c.) An analysis of the rates charged by comparable consultants for similar

services provided to other Texas utilities d.) Competitive bidding for each contract- If competitive bidding is used, please

describe the factors considered in evaluation and acceptance of bids

RESPONSE:

In connection with Docket No. 51625, SPS retained the following consultant to provide rebuttal testimony:

Ruben Moreno (Coneentric)

Mr. Moreno has more than 20 years of experience helping large consumers or producers of energy optimize expenditures, revenues, and investments. Mr. Moreno's experience includes a broad range of fuels (oil, natural gas, coal, wind, solar, and hydro) and differing technologies. Mr. Moreno was retained to provide expert testimony on the natural gas futures market. SPS was aware of and reviewed the testimony that Mr. Moreno had recently provided on similar topics in other jurisdictions.

In connection with Docket No. 51802, SPS retained the following consultants:

Thomas Anson (Clark Hill) - Rate Case Expenses

Mr. Anson had filed direct or rebuttal testimony addressing rate case expenses on behal f of other utilities in Texas. Due to this work, SPS and SPS's legal counsel was familiar with the work of Mr. Anson. Mr. Anson has been involved with energy and utility law for more than 40 years, including before this Commission. SPS has worked with numerous other expert witnesses regarding rate case expenses and was thus able to determine that Mr. Anson's rates were comparable to other expert witnesses.

Dylan D'Aseendis (ScottMadden) - Return on Equity

a. SPS had retained ScottMadden in several prior cases in Texas for Return on Equity testimony. Mr. D'Ascendis came highly recommended by a former ROE witness at


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ScottMadden. Mr. D'Ascendis had also been retained to work on regulatory matters in other Xcel Energy jurisdictions and therefore SPS was familiar with the quality of his work.

b. - c. SPS determined that Mr. D'Ascendis was charging his normal rate to SPS and that it was comparable to the rates of other consultants providing return on equity testimony.

d. A request for proposals was issued to individuals and firms that provide Return on Equity testimony. SPS received proposals from three potential consultants. Upon receiving the proposals, SPS formed a committee of leadership individuals to evaluate the proposals based on familiarity with Xcel Energy, familiarity with SPS's jurisdictions, prior testifying experience and work product, and costs to SPS. SPS engaged the same consultant for both its Texas and New Mexico jurisdictions to achieve cost savings.

Richard Starkweather (ScottMad(len) - Benchmarking and Aviation Cost Analysis

SPS was familiar with the quality of Mr. Starkweather's work because he has provided O&M Benchmarking and Aviation Cost Analysis for SPS in every Texas rate case since 2012. SPS did not conduct a competitive bidding process, because it concluded that Mr. Starkweather's deep familiarity with SPS would result in cost savings as compared to another consultant that had no prior experience with SPS.

Todd Shipman (Utility Credit Consultancy) - Credit Ratings

Mr. Shipman is the founder and Principal Utility Credit Consultancy LLC. Mr. Shipman provides expert testimony in the areas of capital market issues, credit rating advisory, and hybrid securities. Mr. Shipman had previously filed rebuttal testimony ofbehalfofSPS and thus SPS was familiar with his work in retaining him for this case.

Jess Totten (Osprey Energy Group) - Analysis of Statutory Factors under PURA § 36.052

Mr. Totten is a Principal ofthe Austin, Texas energy consulting firm Osprey Energy Group. Mr. Totten has more than 30 years of experience in the area of electricity regulation including 23 years at the Public Utility Commission of Texas. Mr. Totten provides expert testimony in rate cases and other proceedings concerning electricity policy and provides advice to clients concerning electricity matters, particularly with regard to rules and procedures of the PUC. SPS was familiar with Mr. Totten's expert testimony, as he has testified in numerous dockets, both on behalf of SPS and on behalf of other utilities, before the PUC.


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Dane Watson (Alliance Consulting) - Depreciation Study

Dane Watson and the Alliance Consulting firm were selected to perform the depreciation study for the SPS rate case by the Capital Asset Accounting ("CAA") department within Xcel Energy. The CAA department ofXcel Energy has an extensive history with Alliance, which has performed depreciation studies for a majority of the Xcel Energy operating companies and within a majority of the jurisdictions within which Xcel Energy operating companies provide service. Therefore, SPS was familiar with the quality of Mr. Watson's depreciation studies and his testimonies. In addition, the long-standing history with Alliance provides efficiencies and cost savings for the customers when Alliance performs a new depreciation study.

Deloitte & Touche LLP

SPS was required by this Commission to complete the outside audit of its Rate Filing Package Schedules as detailed in Schedule S. Deloitte has previously completed this review when SPS did not have a waiver of the Schedule S requirements. Furthermore, Deloitte is the outside auditor for Xcel Energy and thus is familiar with the books and records necessary to efficiently complete the required audit for the rate case filing.

Management Applications Consulting

In a prior rate case, SPS retained Management Applications Consulting ("MAC") to develop a class cost of service model and to prepare a study allocating costs among SPS's customer classes. Since that case, SPS has continued to retain MAC in order to make revisions to the functionality of the class cost of service model. The fees charged in this case for the revisions are minimal as compared to the fees that would likely be charged by engaging a new vendor.

Willis Towers Watson

Willis Towers Watson ("WTW," and formerly known as Towers Watson) is a leading global advisory company and was hired by SPS to perform employee compensation studies for use in both the Texas and New Mexico rate cases. WTW was selected by the Human Resources and Compensation department to perform the compensation study, as Xcel Energy has extensive experience with WTW both in work on rate cases in multiple jurisdictions as well as compensation and actuarial studies in the normal course ofbusiness. SPS is familiar with the quality of work and the rates charged by WTW as they were first engaged by SPS in 2011.

To the extent this request also encompasses external legal counsel, SPS employed the following procedure in connection with Docket Nos. 51625, 51644, and 51802:



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Legal Counsel

Internal legal counsel for Xcel Energy conducted a review ofthen-existing legal staffing and potential alternative legal services providers in both Texas and New Mexico as part of planning to meet SPS's legal services needs in 2019-20, including meeting needs associated with the planned contemporaneous rate cases in the two state jurisdictions as well as SPS's fuel factor and net surcharge cases.

In an initial phase, Xcel Energy internal counsel first:

• identified attorneys/firms currently or recently retained by SPS/Xcel Energy (i.e., "incumbent" counsel) and relative depth and breadth of experience; and

• identified attorneys/firms not currently or recently retained by SPS/Xcel Energy but who have demonstrated substantial experience in electric utility regulatory legal work before the Commission and/or the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission ("NMPRC").

Xcel Energy internal counsel then performed:

• interviews of SPS/Xcel Energy legal and non-legal staff regarding experiences of prior work from attorneys/firms;

• interviews of SPS/Xcel Energy legal and non-legal staff regarding perceived needs for outside legal services;

• identification of publicly-available information concerning billing rates of attorneys/firms and total fees in rate cases (including through review of recent Commission rate case expense dockets), supplemented with direct inquiries to attorneys/firms regarding billing rates;

• review of prior total fee performance of incumbent counsel relative to budgeted amounts and perceived extent of work involved;

• identification of known or likely conflicts of interest that would preclude or inhibit retention;

• review of written work product of incumbent and other identified counsel;

• identification of known or likely major contemporaneous projects attorneys/firms were to be involved with that could impact availability or raise issue or business conflict concerns;

• identification ofexperience with simultaneous, parallel rate case proceedings across multiple state jurisdictions;



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• interviews of potential non-incumbent attorneys/firms;

• inquiries regarding stakeholders' perceptions regarding relative effectiveness (including cooperativeness) and experience of attorneys/firms;

• solicitation of confirmation of billing rates of select attorneys/firms and comparison to rates charged for similar services provided to other utilities;

• confirmation of proposed attorney teams; and

• review of diversity of seniority/rates/issue experience and other diversity characteristics of proposed attorney teams.

The results of these investigations and reviews were then weighed by Xcel Energy internal counsel, with significant weight given to considerations of cost-effectiveness. Xcel Energy internal counsel made recommendations to and discussed recommendations with other Xcel Energy internal counsel and SPS leadership, and then selected outside counsel to be retained for Docket Nos. 51625, 51644, and 51802.



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Prior to submission of rate-case expenses to the Commission, did SPS perform a detailed review ofall rate-case expenses (including internal expenses, as well as outside consultants' expenses) to:

a. Determine that invoice terms and amounts are in agreement with contract specifications?

b. Determine that contract limits have not been exceeded?

c. Determine that adequate supporting documentation was provided for each charge for professional or secretarial services, travel expenses, and miscellaneous expenses (consistent with documentation requirements specified above)?

d. Verify the mathematical accuracy of each invoice? e. Determine that the calculation of the charges is correct?

f. Determine that the individual charges and rates are reasonable?

g. Determine that the amount of each service (e.g. number of hours billed) is reasonable?

h. Determine that there is no double-billing of charges?

i. Determine that each invoice was approved for payment by an appropriate person before payment was actually made?

For each item listed above, please describe in detail the procedures for making such a determination.

RESPONSE:

Yes. First, for consultants and other outside services before entering into a contract with a consultant, SPS reviews the proposed rates of the consultant to ensure that they are reasonable for the work required. Next, for consultants and other outside services, prior to processing the monthly invoices for payment, SPS reviews them for accuracy and ensures that:

a. invoice terms and amounts are consistent with contract specifications;

b. contract limit/estimates have not been exceeded;

c. adequate supporting documentation for each charge and expense is included on the invoice;

d. each invoice is mathematically accurate;

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f. the individual charges and rates are reasonable;

g. the amount of each service is reasonable; and

h. there are no double-billing of charges.

In addition, in response to subpart (i), each invoice must be approved by an authorized reviewer before payment is made to the vendor. SPS also reviews the documentation to ensure that it can provide the Commission sufficient detail to find the expenditures prudent.

For internal expenses, employees are required to submit detailed expense reports, including all receipts. Employee expenses are reviewed and approved by the employee's supervisor. Finally, all rate case expenses are reviewed by accounting and regulatory personnel to ensure that all expenses are rate-case related.


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Prior to submission of rate-case expenses to the Commission, did SPS perform a detailed review of all rate-case expenses (including internal expenses, as well as outside consultants' expenses) to:

a. Determine that none of the charges included in requested rate-case expenses have been included in other cost of service amounts included in the rate filing package?

b. Determine that none ofthe charges included in requested rate-case expenses should have been directly assigned to other functions?

c. Determine that any allocation of charges between functions is reasonable?

d. Determine that none of the charges included in requested rate-case expenses have been recovered through reimbursement for other expenses?

For each item listed above, please describe in detail the procedures for making such determination.

RESPONSE:

a. Yes. SPS records the rate case expenses to a separate deferred account, thereby tracking these expenses separately from the other cost of service amounts. In addition, for legal matters, separate matter numbers are assigned to individual dockets, which ensures that rate case expenses are properly assigned to the jurisdiction affected by the docket.

b. Yes. SPS has reviewed the expenses recorded to the rate case expense deferred account to verify that they are all directly related to the rate ease and not another function.

c. Yes. If expenses are allocated to more than one project, SPS reviews the allocation and requests additional documentation from the vendor if needed. Not all consultants allocate charges between jurisdictions or projects, but instead SPS allocates the charges.

d. Yes. SPS has not been reimbursed for any of the rate case expenses or charges for which it seeks reimbursement in this case. Also, please refer to SPS's response to Question No. Staff 5-21.




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For each category of rate-case expenses specified in the Summary of Rate-Case Expense Schedule requested in Staff 5-1, please provide a schedule ofall exceptions noted upon any review ofthe rate-case expenses that was performed as described in Staff 5- 11 and Staff5-12 above. The schedule should be presented in the following format:

Vendor ID Invoice No. Explanation of Exception How Cleared

RESPONSE:

With respect to the rate case expense documentation provided to date in SPS's response to Question No. Staff 5-l, SPS has not identified any exceptions.




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Are payments to outside consultants delayed or invoices rejected if adequate supporting documentation is not provided? Please explain.

RESPONSE:

Yes. If there is inadequate documentation, then SPS delays payment and requests that the vendor provide the necessary documentation. If the vendor fails to provide adequate documentation, SPS rejects the invoice.



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Is any amount or retainer withheld from payments to outside consultants? If yes, please provide details.

RESPONSE:

Yes, for the reasons provided in SPS's response to Question No. Staff 5-14. SPS pays its consultants the full amount due after adequate documentation is provided. No amount is withheld.




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Have any outside parties (e.g. independent auditors) or internal auditors performed a review ofthe requested rate-case expenses? 1f s05 Please describe the review performed and provide copies of the working papers prepared during this review.

RESPONSE:

Please refer to SPS's response to Question No. Staff 5-12. Because SPS uses separate deferred accounts for each docket in which it plans to recover rate case expenses, SPS also must comply with Sarbanes-Oxley reporting requirements for that deferred account. In order to meet compliance requirements, accounting personnel review each deferred account on a monthly basis. Then a report of the items booked to that account is sent to the SPS regulatory group. Each month, the regulatory group reviews the items booked to the deferred account, ties them out to invoices/receipts, and identifies items that are booked to the wrong account or are not recoverable. For items that are booked to the wrong account initially, a journal entry is created, and the item is correctly booked.

Please also refer to the Direct and Update Testimonies of Thomas K. Anson, which explain the process Mr. Anson used to review SPS's external rate case expenses. Please also see Mr. Anson's workpapers provided with his Direct and Update Testimonies.


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Does SPS have the contractual right to perform audits of consultants' expenses? If you do have this right, have you audited any consultants currently included in requested rate-case expenses? I f so, please identi fy the consultants audited, the procedures performed, and the results of the audit. If you do have this right and have not performed any audits, why not?

RESPONSE:

Yes. SPS has a contractual right to perform audits of consultants' expenses. SPS has not found it necessary to perform formal audits of its consultants' expenses in this docket to date. SPS reviews all expenses during the invoice review process. In some instances, SPS has requested additional documentation from consultants of expenses requested in rate case expenses. The initial invoice review and the requirement that consultants justify the expenses upon request provide assurance that the invoices are reasonable and accurate.




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Does SPS have any procedures for evaluating total costs for rate-case expenses (actual vs. budgeted costs)? If so, please describe these procedures.

RESPONSE:

Yes, SPS has several procedures for evaluating total costs for rate case expenses. First, SPS establishes a budget for rate case expenses and monitors the actual expenses to confirm that they are consistent with the budgeted expenses. Second, SPS compares its estimate of rate case expenses in the current docket to estimates in prior dockets. Third, SPS assesses the reasonableness of its estimated rate case expenses by comparing them to the rate case expenses incurred by other utilities in fully litigated base rate cases. Finally, SPS reviews each invoice from external service providers to ensure that the services provided are reasonable and necessary for the prosecution of the rate case.



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For all requested rate-case expenses, please provide details of any instances in which more than one law firm or other consultant was engaged to provide similar services for the same aspect of the rate-case. Please provide evidence that such charges did not result in a duplication of services.

RESPONSE:

For Docket Nos. 51625 (SPS's Fuel Formula proceeding) and 51644 (SPS's base rate surcharge proceeding), SPS only hired one outside law firm per case. SPS only retained one external consultant in Docket No. 51625 and no external consultants in Docket No. 51644.

In planning its legal staffing for the present case, SPS considered the following facters: (1) the extensive, detailed filing requirements in Commission base rate proceedings; (2) the knowledge that SPS would be conducting a simultaneous base rate proceeding before the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission ("NMPRC"); and (3) the efficiencies to be achieved in both this proceeding and the NMPRC proceeding by employing legal staffing across the two proceedings (e.g., by having the same attorneys support the same issues and witnesses across both jurisdictions, rather than having different legal support for each jurisdiction). SPS engaged three law firms (two based in Austin and one based in Santa Fe) and an additional attorney from a fourth firm (in Amarillo) across the two proceedings to support the two applications (plus the 45-day update in Texas), the 38 witnesses (totaling 69 pieces of initial direct testimony), the required schedules, the discovery process, and subsequent matters related the prosecution ofthese proceedings.

SPS has taken and continues to take multiple steps to ensure there is no duplication of services, including:

• individual attorneys were, at the beginning of preparation of the cases, specifically assigned to witnesses/issues they would address;'

• the attorneys and firms were instructed that they were required to conduct themselves and perform work the same as ifthey were all members ofthe same firm (e.g., if one attorney drafted an item that required input from or review by a second attorney, then (a) the second attorney would be selected on the basis of being the one best positioned to do so efficiently irrespective ofthe attorney's law firm affiliation; and (b) it would be unacceptable for the law firms to assign additional input/review tasks

1 In the case of various witnesses/issues, these assignments were made such that one attorney from each oftwo different firms was assigned to the witness/issue. In such cases, the roles ofthe individual attorneys were designated at that time, to ensure no duplication of role. For instance, one attorney might be assigned to assist with the witness's testimony, but a different attorney might be assigned to assist with the witness's schedules, where existing familiarity with the specific schedule format or prior iterations of similar SPS schedules would promote greater efficiency.

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to other attorneys). Accordingly, the use of multiple firms is not substantively different from the use of multiple attorneys from the same firm;

• an internal Xcel Energy attorney is assigned for each witness/issue to coordinate any needed legal work, address any questions of responsibility or workload, and to perform substantive legal work, as appropriate, avoiding the need for some degree of outside counsel support and expense;

• there are recurring calls scheduled among internal SPS counsel and regulatory staff and specific individuals from outside counsel to provide a standing opportunity for further coordination, collaboration, communication, and identification ofefficiencies (note that this call is frequently cancelled or is only a few minutes in duration as there are frequently no issues needing attention); and

• as new issues or needs for work arise, SPS provides specific assignments in accordance with prior staffing decisions, to ensure continued efficiency (e.g., attorneys from more than one law firm will typically work on supporting the same set of discovery responses in order to ensure that the appropriate attorney is supporting each individual response/issue within the set; similarly, if a need for a motion or response requiring outside support arises, internal Xcel Energy counsel designates the attorneys to support each item, as appropriate).

Further, internal Xcel Energy attorneys review bills to ensure that SPS is not billed for any duplicative work, though there should not be any duplication for the reasons described above. Please also refer to the Direct Testimony of Thomas K. Anson, pages 18 through 19 (Vol. RR8, pages 22 through 23 of 516).




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Please list individually by entity, person, and amount, any salaries, wages, employee benefits, or other payroll-related items that are included in requested rate-case expenses.

RESPONSE:

SPS's request includes overtime labor for regulatory employees and meter readers who performed special reads for purposes of load research for Docket No. 51802. For a schedule of overtime amounts by individual, please refer to Exhibit SPS-Staff 5-20(CONF).


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Has SPS excluded all expenses that are included in another component ofthe requested cost of service for this docket (such as payroll or lease expense included in the historic test year) from its requested rate-case expenses? If not, please provide a schedule listing these expenses and a detailed explanation of why they are not excluded.

RESPONSE:

Yes. SPS records the rate case expenses to a separate deferred account, thereby tracking these expenses separately from the other cost of service amounts.




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Are any charges included in requested rate-case expenses for legal or other services provided by your employees? If yes, please provide a schedule by employee showing the total amount included in rate-case expenses, and a detailed description ofhow the amount was determined (e.g. based on actual salary, based on comparable outside consultants' billing rates, etc.). Provide a justification for any charges in excess of your actual costs.

RESPONSE:

Yes. The requested amounts are provided in Exhibit SPS-Staff 5-20(CONF).




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Are any charges requested by SPS for legal or other services provided by your employees? If yes, please provide a schedule by employee showing the total amount included in rate-case expenses, and a detailed description of how the amount was determined (e.g. based on actual salary, based on comparable outside consultants' billing rates, etc.). Providejustification for any charges in excess of actual costs.

RESPONSE:

Please refer to SPS's response to Question No. Staff 5-22.




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Are any SPS or consultant internal overhead charges included in requested rate-case expenses? Ifyes, please provide a schedule by type of overhead expense showing the total amount(s) included in rate-case expenses and a detailed description of how the amount(s) was determined (e.g. based on actual costs, based on market prices, etc.).

RESPONSE:

No consultant or internal overhead charges are included in SPS's requested rate case expenses, as provided to date in SPS's response to Question No. Staff 5-1.


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Please identify and list any charges included in the requested rate-case expenses that are contingent upon a certain outcome. For example, any payments, bonuses or incentives based on a specific event or result would be included in this schedule. Conversely, any reimbursements SPS will receive due to a negative outcome would also be included.

RESPONSE:

None of SPS's rate case expenses are contingent upon a certain outcome.

Please refer to the Direct Testimony of William A. Grant, page 127, lines 3 and 4 (Vol. RR1, page 179 of 470).



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Please provide evidence and testimony or affidavits showing the reasonableness ofthe cost of all professional services included in rate-case expenses, including but not limited to:

a. The nature, extent, and difficulty of the work done by the attorney or other professional in the rate case;

b. The time and labor required and expended by the attorney or other professional;

c. The fees or other consideration paid to the attorney or other professional for the services rendered;

d. The expenses incurred for lodging, meals and beverages, transportation, or other services or materials;

e. The nature and scope ofthe rate case, including:

(i) The size of the utility and number and type of consumers served;

(ii) The amount of money or value of property or interest at stake;

(iii) The novelty or complexity of the issues addressed;

(iv) The amount and complexity of discovery;

(v) The occurrence and length of a hearing; and

(vi) The specific issue or issues in the rate case and the amount of rate-case expenses reasonably associated with each issue.

RESPONSE:

For subparts (a)-(c), please refer to the Direct Testimony of Thomas K. Anson, pages 13 through 22 (Vol. RR8, pages 17 through 26 of 516); the Update Testimony of Thomas K. Anson, pages 9 through 13; and the Direct Testimony of William A. Grant, pages 119 through 129 (Vol. RRL pages 171 and 181 of 470). Please also refer to the engagement letters and invoices provided in Mr. Anson's workpapers to his Direct Testimony and Update Testimony. As the proceedings in Docket Nos. 51802, 51625, and 51644 progress and SPS continues to incur rate case expenses, Mr. Anson and Mr. Grant will file affidavits with supporting rate case expense documentation.

For subpart (d) regarding expenses incurred in connection with professional services, refer to the invoices, which were provided in Mr. Anson's workpapers to his Update Testimony.

For subpart (e), please refer to the Direct Testimony of Thomas K. Anson, pages 13 through 14 and pages 22 through 23 (Vol. RR8, pages 17 through 27 of 516) as well as the Direct Testimony of William A. Grant, pages 127 through 129 (Vol. RR1, pages 179 through 181 of 470) for a general discussion regarding the nature and scope of Docket Nos. 51802, 51625, and 51644. For subpart (e)(i), see the Direct Testimony of David T. Hudson at pages 14 through 15 (Vol. RR1, pages 14 through 15 of470). For subpart (e)(ii), please refer to the

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Direct Testimony of David T. Hudson at pages 24 through 27 (Vol. RR1, pages 24 through 27 of 470). For subpart (e)(iii), please refer to the Direct Testimony of Thomas K. Anson, pages 22-23 (Vol. RR8 pages 26 through 27 of 516) for a preliminary assessment regarding the novelty or complexity ofthe issues addressed. Because the proceedings are ongoing, SPS cannot opine on subparts (e)(iv)-(vi) at this time.



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Please provide a copy ofall engagement letters or contracts for services between SPS and any professionals and/or attorneys for which rate-case expense recovery is requested.

RESPONSE:

Engagement letters and contracts have been provided in the workpapers ofThomas K. Anson provided with Mr. Anson's Direct Testimony and Update Testimony.

Preparer: Jeremiah Cunningham Sponsor: Thomas K. Anson

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that on the 28th day of June 2021, a true and correct copy of the foregoing

instrument was served on all parties of record by electronic service and by either hand-delivery,

Federal Express, regular first class mail, certified mail, or facsimile transmission.

/s/ Amy M. Shelhamer


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Southwestern Public Service Company Rate Case Expenses by Month Docket No. 51802 October 2020 to May 2021

Line No. Oct-20 Nov-20 Dec-20 Jan-21 Feb-21 Mar-21 Apr-21 May-21 1 Testifying Consultants 2 Alliance Consulting Group 3 Depreciation Study & Testimony 4 Professional Fees $ $ $ $ $ $ $ - $ 600 00 5 Expenses - - - 30 00 6 Total Charges $ - $ $ - $ - $ - S - $ - $ 630.00

7 ScottMad€len - D'Ascendis 8 Cost of Equity 9 Professional Fees $ $ $ $ - $ 35,000 00 $ $ - $ 775 00 10 Expenses - - - 350 00 - - 775 11 Total Charges $ $ S $ - $ 35,350.00 $ - $ - $ 782.75

12 Scott Madden, Inc. - Starkweather 13 Benchmarking Study 14 Professional Fees $ 25,310 00 $ 26,340 00 $ 6.240 00 $ 5,640 00 $ 7,990 00 $ -$ $ 15 Expenses 253 10 263 40 62 40 56 40 7990 -l 6 Total Charges $ 25,563.10 $ 26,603.40 $ 6,302.40 $ 5,696.40 $ 8,069.90 $ S $

]7 Utility Credit Consulting - Shipman 18 Credit Integrity 19 Professional Fees $ $ $ $ $ - $ 2,826 25 $ - $ 892 50 20 Expenses -21 Total Charges $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 2,826.25 $ - $ 892.50

22 Clark Hill Strasburg - Anson 23 Rate Case Expenses 24 Professional Fees $ $ $ - $ 30,160 00 $ 15,925 00 25 Expenses 26 Total Charges $ - $ - $ - $ 30,160.00 $ 15,925.00

27 Osprey Energy Group 28 Support of Return on Equity 29 Professional Fees $ $ $ - $ 5.862 60 $ £*

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Southwestern Public Service Company Rate Case Expenses by Month Docket No . 51802 ( 4 ) ( B ) ( C )=( A + B ) ( D ) ( E )=( D - C ) ( C / D ) October 2020 to May 2021 Total

Expenses Booked Total Remaining Expenses Paid But Not Expenses Filed Estimated % of

Line No. To Date Paid To Date Estimate Expenses Estimate 1 Testifying Consultants 2 Alliance Consulting Group 3 Depreciation Study & Testimony 4 Professional Fees $ 600 00 $ $ 600 00 5 Expenses 30 00 - 30 00 6 Total Charges $ 630.00 $ - $ 630.00 $ 38,200.00 $ 37,570.00 1.6%

7 ScottMadden - D'Ascendis 8 Cost of Equity 9 Professional Fees $ 35.775 00 $ - $ 35,775 00 10 Expenses 357 75 - 357 75 11 Total Charges S 36,132.75 S - S 36,132.75 $ 130,000.00 $ 93,867.25 27.8%

12 Scott Madden, Inc. - Starkweather 13 Benchmarking Study 14 Professional Fees $ 71,520 00 $ - $ 71,520 00 15 Expenses 715 20 - 715 20 16 Total Charges $ 72,235.20 $ - $ 72,235.20 $ 75,000.00 $ 2,764.80 96.3%

17 Utility Credit Consulting - Shipman 18 Credit Integrity 19 Professional Fees $ 3.718 75 $ $ 3.718 75 20 Expenses - -21 Total Charges $ 3,718.75 $ -$ 3,718.75 $ 40,000.00 $ 36,281.25 9.3%

22 Clark Hill Strasburg - Anson 23 Rate Case Expenses 24 Professional Fees $ 46.085 00 $ - $ 46.085 00 25 Expenses 26 Total Charges $ 46,085.00 $ - $ 46,085.00

27 Osprey Energb Group 28 Support of Return on Equity 29 Professional Fees $ 5,862 60 $ $ 5,862 60 tt

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Line No. Oct-20 Nov-20 Dec-20 Jan-21 Feb-21 Mar-21 Apr-21 May-21 30 Expenses . 31 Total Charges $ $ $ - $ 5,862.60 S -

Non-Testifying Consultants 32 MAC 33 Cost of Service Model 34 Professional Fees $-$-$ -$-$ $$$ 35 Expenses -36 Total Charges S $ - S - S -$ S $ -S

37 Willis Towers Watson 38 Compensation Study 39 Professional Fees $ - $ - $ 27.500.00 $ $ $ $ $ 40 Expenses -41 Total Charges $ $ - $ 27,500.00 $ $ $ $ - $

42 Deloitte & Touche LLP 43 Audit of Rate Filing Package 44 Professional Fees $ - $ - $ 251.477,00 $ - $ 150,000 00 $ 150,000.00 $ 25.000 00 $ 45 Expenses - - - 3,580 00 2,540 00 81] 00 46 Total Charges $ - $ - $ 251,477.00 $ - $ 153,580.00 $ 152,540.00 $ 25,811.00 $

47 |Total Consultants $ 25,563.10 $ 26,603.40 $ 285,279.40 $ 5,696.40 $ 196,999.90 $ 155,366.25 $ 61.833.60 $ 18,230.25

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Line No. To Date Paid To Date Estimate Expenses Estimate 30 Expenses -31 Total Charges $ 5,862.60 $ -$ 5,862.60

Non-Testifying Consultants 32 MAC 33 Cost of Service Model 34 Professional Fees $ $ $ -35 Expenses -36 Total Charges S - S S - $ 5,000.00 $ 5,000.00 0.0%

37 Willis Towers Watson 38 Compensation Study 39 Professional Fees $ 27.500 00 $ - $ 27,500 00 40 Expenses - -41 Total Charges $ 27,500.00 $ - $ 27,500.00 $ 27,500.00 $ - 100.0%

42 Deloitte & Touche LLP 43 Audit of Rate Filing Package 44 Professional Fees $ 576.477 00 $ - $ 576 477 00 45 Expenses 6,931 00 - 6,931 00 46 Total Charges $ 583,408.00 $ - $ 583,408.00 $ 650,000.00 S 66,592.00 89.8%

47 |Total Consultants $ 775,572.30 $ - $ 775,572.30 $ 965,700.00 $ 190,127.70 80.3% ~

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Line No. Oct-20 Nov-20 Dec-20 Jan-21 Feb-21 Mar-21 Apr-21 May-21 48 Legal Counsel 49 Courtney Countiss Brian & Bailey 50 Regulatory Counsel 51 Professional Fees $ - $ - $ 2,800 00 $ 3,675 00 $ - $ 6,]25 00 $ - $ 26,450 00 52 Expenses -53 Total Charges S - $ - S 2,800.00 $ 3,675.00 $ - $ 6,125.00 $ - $ 26,450.00

54 Eversheds Sutherland 55 Regulatory Counsel 56 Professional Fees $11,179 00 $ - $ 52,645 50 $ 47,372 50 $ $ - $ 259,235 50 $ 57,736 50 57 Expenses - - 2,175 00 - - 10,264 94 17,552 67 58 Total Charges $ 11,179.00 $ - $ 54,820.50 $ 47,372.50 $ - $ - S 269,500.44 $ 75,289.17

59 Hinkle Shanor LLP 60 Regulatory Counsel 61 Professional Fees $ $ - $ 2.288 00 $ 1.690 00 $ - $ 21.060 73 $ 3.129 51 $ 12.715 38 62 Expenses - - 193 06 142 59 -63 Total Charges $ - $ - $ 2,481.06 $ 1,832.59 $ - $ 21,060.73 $ 3,129.51 $ 12,715.38

64 Winstead PC 65 Regulatory Counsel 66 Professional Fees $ $ - $ 11,985 00 $ 7,980 00 $ $ - $ 57.510 00 $ 26,595 00 67 Expenses - - - -68 Total Charges $ $ - $ 11,985.00 $ 7,980.00 $ $ - $ 57,510.00 $ 26,595.00

69 |Total Legal Counsel $ 11,179.00 $ - $ 72,086.56 $ 60,860.09 $ - $ 27,185.73 $ 330,139.95 $ 141,049.55

70 City of Amarillo 71 Cities Expenses 72 Professional Fees $ - $ - $ $ $ - $ 601 00 $ $ 73 Expenses 74 Total Charges $ $ $ $ $ - $ 601.00 $ $

75 |Total Consultants, Legal, and Cities $ 36,742.10 S 26,603.40 $ 357,365.96 $ 66,556.49 $ 196,999.90 $ 183,152.98 S 391,973.55 $ 159,279.80

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Southwestern Public Service Company Rate Case Expenses by M onth Docket No . 51802 ( A ) ( B ) ( C ) =( A + B ) ( D ) ( E )=( D - C ) ( C / D ) October 2020 to May 2021 Total


Line No. To Date Paid To Date Estimate Expenses Estimate 48 Legal Counsel 49 Courtney Countiss Brian & Bailey 50 Regulatory Counsel 51 Professional Fees $ 39,050 00 $ - $ 39,050 00 52 Expenses -53 Total Charges $ 39,050.00 $ - $ 39,050.00 $ 190,000.00 S 150,950.00 20.6%

54 Eversheds Sutherland 55 Regulatory Counsel 56 Professional Fees $ 428,169 00 $ - $ 428,169 00 57 Expenses 29.992 61 - 29.992 61 58 Total Charges $ 458,161.61 $ - $ 458,161.61 $ 1,300,000.00 $ 841,838.39 35.2%

59 Hinkle Shanor LLP 60 Regulatory Counsel 61 Professional Fees $ 40.883 62 $ - $ 40.883 62 62 Expenses 335 65 - 335 65 63 Total Charges $ 41,219.27 S - $ 41,219.27 $ 548,700.00 $ 507,480.73 7.5%

64 Winstead PC 65 Regulatory Counsel 66 Professional Fees $ 104.070 00 $ - $ 104.070 00 67 Expenses -68 Total Charges $ 104,070.00 $ - S 104,070.00 $ 750,000.00 $ 645,930.00 13.9%

69 |Total Legal Counsel $ 642,500.88 $ - $ 642,500.88 $ 2,788,700.00 $ 2,146,199.12 23.0%

70 City of Amarillo 71 Cities Expenses 72 Professional Fees $ 601 00 $ - $ 601 00 73 Expenses -74 Total Charges $ 601 00 $ - $ 601.00 $ 1,500,000.00 $ 1,499,399.00 0.0%

75 |Total Consultants, Legal, and Cities $ 1,418,674.18 $ - $ 1,418,674.18 $ 5,254,400.00 $ 3,835,725.82 27.0%

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Line No. Oct-20 Nov-20 Dec-20 Jan-21 Feb-21 >Iar-21 Apr-21 May-21 76 Miscellaneous Expenses 77 Employee and Other Expenses 78 Airfare $ $ - $ - $ $ - $ $ $ -79 Airfare -Service Fees -80 Car Rental -81 Car Rental - Gas -72 Car Rental - Service Fee -73 Equipment Rental - - -74 Hotel 75 Hotel -Service Fee 76 Lodging Tax -77 Mailings/Freight/Postage - - - 1,475 16 628 70 762 46 78 Materials - Non-]nventory 79 Meals - - - 461.07 - 63.33 80 Notice - - - - 86.705 18 81 Office Supplies - - - 3.292.17 - 1.004 53 1,10120 80 Outside Vendor - Contract Employees - ].509 12 3.16655 1.744 92 (1.493.40) gil Other 82 Overtime Payroll 4,879 98 - - 9.092 25 1.53448 21570 83 Parking -84 Personal Car Mileage 85 Internal Processing Fees 165 23 90 43 196 20 311 75 1.137 56 (1626 17) -86 Taxi/Bus/Other -87 Telephone -88 Temporary Employees -89 Tip (s)

90 Total Miscellaneous Expenses $ 5.045.21 $ 1,599.55 $ 3,362.75 S 11,148.92 S 6,407.04 S (781.77) $ 1,830.32 $ 87,806.38

91 TOTAL RATE CASE EXPENSES $ 41,787.31 S 28,202.95 $ 360,728.71 $ 77,705.41 $ 203,406.94 $ 182,371.21 $ 393,803.87 $ 247,086.18

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Southwestern Public Service Company Rate Case Expenses by Month Docket No . 51802 ( A ) ( B ) ( C )=( A + B ) ( D ) ( E )=( D - C ) ( C / D ) October 2020 to Play 2021 Total


Line No. To Date Paid To Date Estimate Expenses Estimate 76 Miscellaneous Expenses 77 Employee and Other Expenses 78 Airfare $ $-$ - $ 20,000 00 $ 20,000 00 79 Airfare - Service Fees $ - $ - 100 00 $ 100 00 80 Car Rental $ - $ - i .ooo oo $ 1.000 00 81 Car Rental - Gas $ - $ - 100 oo $ 100 00 72 Car Rental - Service Fee $ - $ - 50 oo $ 50 00 73 Equipment Rental $ - $ - 500 00 $ 500 00 74 Hotel $ - - $ - 50,000 oo $ 50,000 00 75 Hotel - Service Fee $ - $ - 300 oo $ 300 00 76 Lodging Tax $ - $ - Moo oo $ 1,500 00 77 Mailings/Fretght/Postage $ 2,866 32 $ 2,866 32 MOO 00 $ (1.366 32) 78 Materials - Non-Inventory $ - $ - $ 79 Meals $ 524 40 $ 524 40 15.000 00 $ 14,475 60 80 Notice $ 86.705 18 - $ 86.705 18 120,000 00 $ 33,294 82 81 Office Supplies $ 5,397 90 $ 5,397 90 10.000 00 $ 4,602 10 80 Outside Vendor - Contract Employees $ 4.927 19 - $ 4.927 19 - $ (4.927 19) 81 Other $ - $ - 1,000 oo $ l,000 00 82 Overtime Payroll $ 15.722 41 - $ 15.722 41 10.000 00 $ (5.722 41) 83 Parking $ - - $ - 500 00 $ 500 00 84 Personal Car Mileage $ - $ - 150 00 $ 150 00 85 Internal Processing Fees $ 275 00 $ 275 00 3 000 00 $ 2,725 00 86 Taxi/Bus/Other $ - - $ - 500 oo $ 500 00 87 Telephone $ - $ - $ -88 Temporary Employees $ $ 89 Tip (s) $ - $ - 200 00 $ 200 00

90 Total Miscellaneous Expenses S 116,418.40 $ - $ 116,418.40 $ 235,400.00 $ 118,981.60 49.5%

91 TOTAL RATE CASE EXPENSES $ 1,535,092.58 $ - $ 1,535,092.58 $ 5,489,800.00 $ 3,954,707.42 28.0%

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Docket No. 51802

Southwestern Public Service Company Legal Invoices by [Month (According to Date Booked) Docket No. 51802 October 2020 to IMay 2021

Oct-20 Date Firm Professional Fees Expenses Total

10/30/2020 Eversheds $ 11,179.00 $ - $ 11,179.00

Dec-20 Date Firm Professional Fees Expenses Total

12/7/2020 Eversheds $ 30,836.00 $ - $ 30,836.00 12/11/2020 Eversheds $ 21,809.50 $ 2,175.00 $ 23,984.50

Total $ 52,645.50 $ 2,175.00 $ 54,820.50 12/7/2020 Courtney $ 1,025.00 $ - $ 1,025.00

12/11/2020 Courtney $ 1,775.00 $ - $ 1,775.00 Total $ 2,800.00 $ - $ 2,800.00

12/7/2020 Winstead $ 1,590.00 $ - $ 1,590.00 12/7/2020 Winstead $ 5,595.00 $ - $ 5,595.00 12/7/2020 Winstead $ 4,800.00 $ - $ 4,800.00

Total $ 11,985.00 $ - $ 11,985.00 12/7/2020 Hinkle $ 1,144.00 $ 96.53 $ 1,240.53

12/11/2020 Hinkle $ 1,144.00 $ 96.53 $ 1,240.53 Total $ 2,288.00 $ 193.06 $ 2,481.06

Jan-21 Date Firm Professional Fees Expenses Total

1/29/2021 Eversheds $ 47,372 50 $ - $ 47,372.50 Total $ 47,372.50 $ - $ 47,372.50

1/22/2021 Courtney $ 3,675.00 $ - $ 3,675.00 Total $ 3,675.00 $ - $ 3,675.00

1/22/2021 Winstead $ 7,980.00 $ - $ 7,980.00 Total $ 7,980.00 $ - $ 7,980.00

1/22/2021 Hinkle $ 1,690.00 $ 142.59 $ 1,832.59 Total $ 1,690.00 $ 142.59 $ 1,832.59

Mar-21 1/31/2021 Courtney $ 6,125.00 $ - $ 6,125.00

Total $ 6,125.00 $ - $ 6,125.00 1/31/2021 Hinkle $ 21,060.73 $ - $ 21,060.73

Total $ 21,060.73 $ - $ 21,060.73

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Docket No. 51802

Southwestern Public Service Company Legal Invoices by Month (According to Date Booked) Docket No. 51802 October 2020 to May 2021

Apr-21 Eversheds $ 204,984.00 $ - $ 204,984.00 Eversheds $ 54,251.50 $ 10,264.94 $ 64,516.44 Total $ 259,235.50 $ 10,264.94 $ 269,500.44 Hinkle $ 3,129.51 $ -$ 3,129.51 Total $ 3,129.51 $ - $ 3,129.51 Winstead $ 46,035.00 $ - $ 46,035.00 Winstead $ 11,475.00 $ - $ 11,475.00 Total $ 57,510.00 $ - $ 57,510.00

May-21 Eversheds $ 57,736.50 $ 117.46 $ 57,853.96 Eversheds $ - $ 17,435.21 $ 17,435.21 Lighthouse Total $ 57,736.50 $ 17,552.67 $ 75,289.17 Hinkle $ 9,755.04 $ - $ 9,755.04 Hinkle $ 2,960.34 $ - $ 2,960.34 Total $ 12,715.38 $ - $ 12,715.38 Winstead $ 26,595.00 $ - $ 26,595.00 Total $ 26,595.00 $ - $ 26,595.00 Courtney $ 17,350.00 $ - $ 17,350.00 Courtney $ 9,100.00 $ - $ 9,100.00 Total $ 26,450.00 $ - $ 26,450.00

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Southwestern Public Service Company Consultant Invoices by Month Docket No. 51802 October 2020 to May 2021

Oct-20 ScottMadden Date Consultant Professional Fees Expenses Total

10/29/2020 Richard Starkweather $ 25,310.00 $ 253.10 $ 25,263.10

Nov-20 ScottMadden Date Consultant Professional Fees Expenses Total


Dec-20 ScottMadden Date Consultant Professional Fees Expenses Total

12/28/2020 Richard Starkweather $ 65240.00 $ 62.40 $ 6,302.40

Deloitte & Touche LLP $ 251,477.00 $ - $ 251,477.00

Jan-21 ScottMadden Date Consultant Professional Fees Expenses Total


Feb-21 ScottMadden Date Consultant Professional Fees Expenses Total


2/25/2021 Dylan D'Ascendis $ 35,000.00 $ 350.00 $ 35,350.00

Deloitte & Touche LLP Date Consultant Professional Fees Expenses Total 2/9/2021 Deloitte & Touche LLP $ 150,000.00 $ 3,580.00 $ 153,580.00

Mar-21 Deloitte & Touche LLP Date Consultant Professional Fees Expenses Total

3/10/2021 Deloitte & Touche LLP $ 75,000.00 $ 597.00 $ 75,597.00 3/10/2021 Deloitte & Touche LLP $ 75,000.00 $ 1,943.00 $ 76,943.00

Total $ 150,000.00 $ 2,540.00 $ 152,540.00

Utility Credit Consultancy Date Consultant Professional Fees Expenses Total

1/28/2021 Todd Shipman $ 2,826.25 $ - $ 2,826.25

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Apr-21 Deloitte & Touche LLP Date Consultant Professional Fees Expenses Total

4/19/2021 Deloitte & Touche LLP $ 25,000.00 $ 811.00 $ 25,811.00 Total $ 25,000.00 $ 811.00 $ 25,811.00

Clark Hill Strasburg Date Consultant Professional Fees Expenses Total

2/12/2021 Thomas K. Anson $ 24,505.00 $ - $ 24,505.00 3/3/2021 Thomas K. Anson $ 5,655.00 $ - $ 5,655.00

Total $ 30,160.00 $ - $ 30,160.00

Osprey Energy Group Date Consultant Professional Fees Expenses Total

2/18/2021 Jess Totten $ 5,862.60 $ - $ 5,862.60 Total $ 5,862.60 $ - $ 5,862.60

May-21 ScottMadden Date Consultant Professional Fees Expenses Total

4/19/2021 Dylan D'Ascendis $ 775.00 $ 7.75 $ 782.75 Total $ 775.00 $ 7.75 $ 782.75

Clark Hill Strasburg Date Consultant Professional Fees Expenses Total 4/6/2021 Thomas K. Anson $ 15,925.00 $ - $ 15,925.00

Total $ 15,925.00 $ - $ 15,925.00

Utitily Credit Consultancy Date Consultant Professional Fees Expenses Total

4/16/2021 Todd Shipman $ 892.50 $ - $ 892.50 Total $ 892.50 $ - $ 892.50

Alliance Consulting Group Date Consultant Professional Fees Expenses Total

2/28/2021 Dane Watson $ 600.00 $ 30.00 $ 630.00 Total $ 600.00 $ 30.00 $ 630.00

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Oct-20 Receipt/Invoice/Record Date Expense Type Total 10/6/2020 Overtime $ 815.69

10/13/2020 Overtime $ 1,865.54 10/13/2020 Overtime $ 1,599.05 10/20/2020 Overtime $ 419.94 10/20/2020 Overtime $ 179.76

Total Overtime $ 4,879.98 10/31/2020 Int. Proc. Fee $ 135.95 10/31/2020 Int. Proc. Fee $ 29.28

Total Int. Proc Fee $ 165.23

Nov-20 Date Expense Type Total

11/18/2020 Contract Labor $ 880.32 11/18/2020 Contract Labor $ 628.80

Total Contract Labor $ 1,509.12 11/30/2020 Int. Proc. Fee $ 104.02 11/30/2020 Int. Proc. Fee $ (13.59)


Dec-20 Date Expense Type Total

12/2/2020 Contract Labor $ 628.80 12/8/2020 Contract Labor $ 628.80 12/8/2020 Contract Labor $ 314.40

12/14/2020 Contract Labor $ 440.16 12/24/2020 Contract Labor $ 628.80 12/29/2020 Contract Labor $ 525.59

Total Contract Labor $ 3,166.55 12/31/2020 Int. Proc. Fee $ 1,232.22 12/31/2020 Int. Proc. Fee $ 275.00 12/31/2020 Int. Proc. Fee $ (1,311.02)


Jan-21 Date Expense Type Total 1/4/2021 Contract Labor $ 471.60

1/13/2021 Contract Labor $ 487.32

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1/22/2021 Contract Labor $ 157.20 1/22/2021 Contract Labor $ 628.80

Total Contract Labor $ 1,744.92 1/12/2021 Overtime $ 2,549.33 1/12/2021 Overtime $ 94.90 1/12/2021 Overtime $ 179.44 1/19/2021 Overtime $ 610.55 1/19/2021 Overtime $ 1,431.14 1/19/2021 Overtime $ 254.81 1/26/2021 Overtime $ 1,839.52 1/26/2021 Overtime $ 497.72 1/26/2021 Overtime $ 243.21 1/26/2021 Overtime $ 1,301.07 1/29/2021 Overtime $ 90.56

Total Overtime $ 9,092.25 1/31/2021 Int. Proc. Fee $ 311.75


Feb-21 Date Expense Type Total 2/17/2021 Contract Labor $ 251.52 x 2/28/2021 Contract Labor $ (1,744.92) Reversals - No Invoice

Total Contract Labor $ (1,493.40) 2/2/2021 Overtime $ 469.78 x 2/9/2021 Overtime $ 1,064.70 x

Total Overtime $ 1,534.48 Int. Proc. Fee $ 1,137.56 Total Int. Proc Fee $ 1,137.56

2/19/2021 Meal $ 12.65 Lost Receipt 2/22/2021 Meal $ 24.91 x 2/22/2021 Meal $ 12.45 x 2/22/2021 Meal $ 12.45 Missing Receipt 2/22/2021 Meal $ 11.13 x 2/22/2021 Meal $ 22.02 x 2/22/2021 Meal $ 68.74 x 2/22/2021 Meal $ 12.14 x 2/22/202 ] Meal $ 28.36 x 2/22/2021 Meal $ 18.89 x 2/22/2021 Meal $ 11.37 x 2/22/2021 Meal $ 9.20 x 2/22/2021 Meal $ 24.95 x 2/22/2021 Meal $ ]9.11 X

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2/22/2021 Meal $ 119.25 x 2/22/2021 Meal $ 25.00 x 2/22/2021 Meal $ 12.45 x 2/22/2021 Meal $ 16.00 x

Total Meals $ 461.07 2/19/2021 Office Supplies $ 92.61 x 2/19/2021 Office Supplies $ 476.19 x 2/19/2021 Office Supplies $ 2,010.79 x 2/19/2021 Office Supplies $ 475.05 x 2/19/2021 Office Supplies $ 237.53 x

Total Office Supplies $ 3,292.17 2/15/2021 Postage $ 27.00 x 2/17/2021 Postage $ 23.16 No Receipt Postage 2/19/2021 Postage $ 1,425.00 x

Total Postage $ 1,475.16

Mar-21 Date Expense Type Total

3/23/2021 Overtime $ 215.70 x Total Overtime $ 215.70 Int. Proc. Fee $ (1,626.17) Total Int. Proc Fee $ (1,626.17)

3/3 I/2021 Postage - City Update $ 623.70 No Receipt Postage 3/3/2021 Postage - Koch Aff $ 5.00 x

Total Postage $ 628.70

Apr-21 Date Expense Type Total

3/19/2021 Meal $ 10.28 x 3/22/2021 Meal $ 53.05 x

Total Meals $ 63.33 3/12/2021 Office Supplies $ 1,004.53 x

Total Office Supplies $ 1,004.53 4/13/2021 Postage - Klein Aff $ 50.06 x 4/8/2021 Postage - Schrubbe Aff $ 5.00 Lost Receipt 4/8/2021 Postage - Schrubbe A ff Update $ 5.00 Lost Receipt 4/2/2021 Postage - Koch Aff Update $ 10.00 x 4/5/2021 Postage $ 33.72 x

4/12/2021 Postage $ 624.32 x 4/30/2021 Postage $ 34.36 No Receipt Postage

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Total Postage $ 762.46

May-21 Date Expense Type Total

5/10/2021 Direct Mai] Notice - Postage $ 82,165.38 x 5/4/2021 Sherman County Gazette $ 2,114.00 x

4/23/2021 Muleshoe Journal (Plainveiew Herald) $ 1,485.00 x 4/22/2021 Caprock Courier $ 940.80 x

Total Postage $ 86,705.18 4/14/2021 Office Supplies $ 142.85 x 4/15/2021 Office Supplies $ 958.35 x

Total Office Supplies $ 1,101.20

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Southwestern Public Service Company Rate Case Expenses by Month (According to Month Booked) Docket No. 51625 00 January 2021 to May 2021

Expenses Paid

Line No. Jan-21 Feb-21 Mar-21 Apr-21 May-21 To Date 1 Legal Counsel 2 Baker Botts L.L.P 3 Regulatory Counsel 4 Professional Fees $ 58,924.00 $ - $ 14,312.50 $ 15,543.00 $ 71,593.00 $ 160,372.50 5 Expenses 74.05 - 45.50 50.85 276.00 446.40 6 Total Charges $ 58,998.05 $ - $ 14,358.00 $ 15,593.85 $ 71,869.00 $ 160,818.90

7 Total Legal Counsel $ 58,998.05 $ - $ 14,358.00 $ 15,593.85 $ 71,869.00 $ 160,818.90

8 City of Amarillo 9 Cities Expenses 10 Professional Fees $ - $ 3,707.00 $ 3,451.00 $ - $ 1,794.50 $ -11 Expenses - -12 Total Charges $ - $ 3,707.00 $ 3,451.00 $ - $ 1,794.50 $

13 Total Consultants, Legal, and Cities $ 58,998.05 $ 3,707.00 $ 17,809.00 $ 15,593.85 $ 73,663.50 $ 160,818.90

14 Miscellaneous Expenses 15 Employee and Other Expenses 16 Airfare $ - $ $ $ - $ -$ -17 Airfare - Service Fees - - - - $ -18 Car Rental - - - $ -

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Southwestern Public Service Company Rate Case Expenses by Month (According to Mont] Docket No . 51625 ( B ) ( C )=( A + B ) ( D ) ( E )=( D - C ) ( C / D ) January 2021 to May 2021 Total

Booked Total Remaining Expenses But Not Expenses Filed Estimated % of

Line No. Paid To Date Estimate Expenses Estimate 1 Legal Counsel 2 Baker Botts L.L.P 3 Regulatory Counsel 4 Professional Fees $ - $ 160,372.50 5 Expenses - 446.40 6 Total Charges $ - $ 160,818.90 $ 350,000.00 $ 189,181.10 45.9%

7 Total Legal Counsel $ - $ 160,818.90 $ 350,000.00 $ 350,000.00 45.9%

8 City of Amarillo 9 Cities Expenses 10 Professional Fees $ 7,158.00 $ 7,158.00 11 Expenses -12 Total Charges $ 7,158.00 $ 7,158.00 $ 300,000.00 $ 292,842.00 2.4%

13 Total Consultants, Legal, and Cities $ 7,158.00 $ 167,976.90 $ 650,000.00 $ 642,842.00 25.8%

14 Miscellaneous Expenses 15 Employee and Other Expenses 16 Airfare $-$ - $ 5.000 00 $ 5,000.00 17 Airfare - Service Fees - $ - 50 00 $ 50.00 18 Car Rental - $ - 500 00 $ 500.00

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Southwestern Public Service Company Rate Case Expenses by Month (According to Month Booked) Docket No. 51625 Crt) January 2021 to May 2021

Expenses Paid

Line No. Jan-21 Feb-21 Mar-21 Apr-21 May-21 To Date 19 Car Rental - Gas - - - $ -72 Car Rental - Service Fee - - - $ 73 Equipment Rental - - - $ -74 Hotel · - - $ -75 Hotel - Service Fee - - - $ -76 Lodging Tax - - - - $ -77 Mailings/Freight/Postage - - -$ 78 Materials - Non-Inventory - - - $ -79 Meals - - - - $ -80 Notice - - - 380.25 7,401.70 $ 7,781.95 81 Office Supplies - - - $ -80 Outside Vendor - Contract Employees - - - $ -81 Other - - - $ -82 Overtime Payroll - - - $ 83 Parking - --$-84 Personal Car Mileage - - - $ -85 Internal Processing Fees 269.29 - (269.29) --$ 86 Taxi/Bus/Other - - - $ -87 Telephone - --$-88 Temporary Employees - - - - $ -89 Tip (s) - - - $ -

90 Total Miscellaneous Expenses $ 269.29 $ - $ (269.29) $ 380.25 $ 7,401.70 $ 7,781.95

91 TOTAL RATE CASE EXPENSES $ 59,267.34 S 3,707.00 $ 17,539.71 $ 15,974.10 $ 81,065.20 $ 168,600.85

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Southwestern Public Service Company Rate Case Expenses by Month (According to Mont] Docket No . 51625 ( B ) ( C )=( A + B ) * j ( E )=( D - C ) ( C / D ) January 2021 to May 2021 Total

Booked Total Remaining Expenses But Not Expenses Filed Estimated % of

Line No. Paid To Date Estimate Expenses Estimate 19 Car Rental - Gas - $ - 50 00 $ 50.00 72 Car Rental - Service Fee - $ - 25 00 $ 25.00 73 Equipment Rental -$ - -$ -74 Hotel - $ - 5,000 00 $ 5,000.00 75 Hotel - Service Fee $ - 100 00 $ 100.00 76 Lodging Tax - $ - 100 00 $ 100.00 77 Mailings/Freight/Postage - $ - 500 00 $ 500.00 78 Materials - Non-Inventory -$- $-79 Meals - $ - 2,000 00 $ 2,000.00 80 Notice - $ 7,781.95 20,000 00 $ 12,218.05 81 Office Supplies - $ - 2,000 00 $ 2,000.00 80 Outside Vendor - Contract Employees -$- $-81 Other -$- $-82 Overtime Payroll -$- $-83 Parking - $ - 100 00 $ 100.00 84 Personal Car Mileage - $ - 50 00 $ 50.00 85 Internal Processing Fees -$- $-86 Taxi/Bus/Other - $ - 50 00 $ 50.00 87 Telephone -$- $-88 Temporary Employees -$- $-89 Tip (s) - $ - 50 00 $ 50.00

90 Total Miscellaneous Expenses $ - $ 7,781.95 $ 35,575.00 $ 27,793.05 21.9%

91 TOTAL RATE CASE EXPENSES $ 7,158.00 $ 175,758.85 $ 685,575.00 $ 509,816.15 25.6%

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Southwestern Public Service Company Legal Invoices by Month (By Date Booked) Docket No. 51625 January 2021 to May 2021


1/22/2021 Baker Botts $ 42,694.50 $ 73.55 $ 42,768.05 1/29/2021 Baker Botts 4,320.50 $ - $ 4,320.50 1/29/2021 Baker Botts 11,909.00 $ 0.50 $ 11,909.50

Total $ 58,924.00 $ 74.05 $ 58,998.05

Mar-21 Date Firm Professional Fees Expenses Total 3/9/2021 Baker Botts $ 14,312.50 $ 45.50 $ 14,358.00

Total $ 14,312.50 $ 45.50 $ 14,358.00

Apr-21 Date Firm Professional Fees Expenses Total

3/11/2021 Baker Botts $ 15,543.00 $ 50.85 $ 15,593.85 Total $ 15,543.00 $ 50.85 $ 15,593.85

May-21 Date Firm Professional Fees Expenses Total

5/12/2021 Baker Botts $ 71,593.00 $ 276.00 $ 71,869.00 Total $ 71,593.00 $ 276.00 $ 71,869.00

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Southwestern Public Service Company Employee and Misc. Expenses Invoices by Month Booked Docket No. 51625 January 2021 to May 2021

Jan-21 1/31/2021 Int. Proc. Fee $ 269.29

Totallnt. Proc Fee $ 269.29

Mar-21 3/25/2021 Int. Proc. Fee $ (269.29)

Total Int. Proc Fee $ (269.29)

Apr-21 4/13/2021 Plainview-Notice $ 173.25 1/31/2021 Caprock Courier - Notice $ 207.00


May-21 4/21/2021 AGN - Notice $ 1,276.00 4/22/2021 Booker - Notice $ 241.50 1/31/2021 Pampa News -Notice $ 437.40 1/29/2021 Lubbock AJ -Notice $ 5,446.80

Total Int. Proc Fee $ 7,401.70

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Southwestern Public Service Company City of Amarillo (AXM) Invoices Accrued but not Paid by Month Booked Docket No. 51625 January 2021 to May 2021

Feb-21 2/28/2021 City ofAmarillo (AXM) $ 3,707.00

Total City of Amarillo $ 3,707.00

Mar-21 3/31/2021 City ofAmarillo (AXM) $ 3,451.00


May-21 5/31/2021 City of Amarillo (AXM) $ 291.00 5/31/2021 City of Amarillo (AXM) $ 1,503.50


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Expenses Booked Total Remaining Expense. Paid But Not Expenses Filed Estimated % of

L,ne No Dec-20 Jan-21 Feb-21 Mar-21 Apr-21 Ma)-Zl To Date Paid To Date Est~mate Expenses Estimate

1 Legal Counsel 2 Coffin Renner LLP 3 Regulaton Counsi! 4 Professional Fees S - S 5 937 50 S - S 3 120 00 S 3 120 00 $ 8 058 50 S 20 236 {)() $ S 20 236 00

E\pcnscs - 22 30 - - - 22 30 - 22 30 6 Total Charges S - $ 5.959 80 $ S 3120 00 S 3,120.00 S 8.058 50 S 20.258 30 S S 20,258 30 S 200,000 00 S 179,741 70 101%

7 |Total Legal Counsel $ - $ S,959 80 S - $ 3,120 00 $ 3.120 00 $ 8,058 50 S 20,258 30 S $ 20,258 30 $ 200,000.00 $ 179,74170 101% I

8 City of Amarillo 9 Cmes E\penses 10 Professional Fees $ - S - S 5 {)43 50 $ 9 651 (X) S - S - S - S 14 694 50 S I 4 694 50 11 E,penses 12 Total Charges S - S - S 5,043 50 S 9,651.00 S - S S - S 14.694 50 S 14.694.50 S 5.000 00 S (9.694 50) 293 9%

13 |Total Consultants, Legal, and Cities S - S 5.959 80 S 5,043 50 S 12,771.00 $ 3.12000 S 8,058 50 S 20,258.30 S [4,694 50 S 34,952 80 S 205,000 00 S 170,047.20 171% I

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Southwestern Public Service Company Rate Case Expenses by Month (Accord:ng to Month Booked) Docket No 51644 f.4) (B) g)- M , B) (D) January 2021 to Present Total

Erpenses Booked Total Remaining Expenses Paid But Not Expenses Fded Estimated % Of

L,ne-Ciy Dec-20 Jan-21 Feb-21 Mar-21 Apr-21 May-21 To Date Paid To Date Estimate Expenses Estimate 14 Miscellaneous Expenses 15 Emploicc and Other E'penscs 16 Airfare $ $ - $ - S -S $ $ -$ $ -$ 2')0(' S 2 ()00 ()0 17 Airfare -Sen icc Fccs - - - - $ - S - 25 00 $ 25 0() 18 Car Rental - - $ -S - 20000 S 200 00 19 Car Rental -Gas - - - $ - $ - 25 (x) $ 25 00 72 Car Rental - Seruce Fee - - - $ $ - 25 <} S 25 00 73 Equipment Rental - - - $ - -$ - -$ -74 Hotel - - - S $ - ] 00000 $ 1000 00 75 Hotel-Sen ice F:c - - - - $ - $ - 25 00 S 25 00

Jtrll,c,ghupo*age - - - - S - $ - 200 {)0 S 200 00 - - - $ -$ - 2(*)00 $ 200 00

78 Matenals -Non-Ini anton - - S $ - S 79 Meals - - - - $ - $ - 5(X) (X) $ 500 00 X0 Notice 83 (}I)5 97 - I 0 452 30 367 ()3 3 21603 $ 99 04 I 35 - $ 99 04135 100 (100 00 $ 958 65 SI Office Suppli.s - - - S - S - 2 (**)00 $ 2 000 00 80 Outside Vendor - Contract Emplomecs - - - S $ - S 81 Other - - - $

82 Owrttme Pairo]I - - - - $ - $ - - $ -83 Parking - - - - $ $ - 1(*)(]O $

100 0() X4 Personal Car Mileage - - - $ $ - 50 (*) S 50 00 85 Internal Processmg Fees - 2721 - - - $ 27 21 $ 27 2 I $ (27 21) 86 Ta\]/Bus/Other - - - - $ - $ - 50 m $ 50 (X)

88 Tc~pora~ Emploiees ~ ~ ~ ~ - S - -$-- $ - - $ - S 89 Tip(s) - - - $ - $ - 501*) $ 5() ()()

90 Totai Miscellaneous Expenses S S 83.03318 $ $ 10.452 30 S 367 05 S 5,216 03 $ 99,068.56 $ S 99,06856 $ 106,450 00 $ 7,38! 44 931%

91 TOTAL RATE CASE EXPENSES S - S 88,992 98 S 5,043 50 S 23,223 30 $ 3,487 05 $ 13,274 53 $ !19,32686 S 14,694 50 S 134,02136 § 311,450 00 S 177,428 64 43.0%

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Southwestern Public Service Company Legal Invoices by Month (By Date Booked) Docket No. 51644 January 2021 to Present


1/22/2021 Coffin Renner $ 5,937.50 $ 22.30 $ 5,959.80 Total $ 5,937.50 $ 22.30 $ 5,959.80

Mar-21 Date Firm Professional Fees Expenses Total 3/9/2021 Coffin Renner $ 3,120.00 $ -$ 3,120.00

Total $ 3,120.00 $ - $ 3,120.00

Apr-21 Date Firm Professional Fees Expenses Total

4/[2/2021 Coffin Renner $ 10,560.00 $ - $ 10,560.00 Total $ 10,560.00 $ - $ 10,560.00

May-21 Date Finn Professional Fees Expenses Total

5/28/2021 Coffin Renner $ 6,558.50 $ -$ 6,558.50 5/8/2021 Coffin Renner $ 1,500.00 $ - $ 1,500.00

Total $ 8,058.50 $ $ 8,058.50

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Southwestern Public Service Company Employee and Misc. Expenses Invoices by Month Booked Docket No. 51644 January 2021 to Present

Jan-21 Expense Type Amount 1/31/2021 Int Proc Fee $ 27.21

Total Int. Proc Fee $ 27.21 1/31/2021 Direct Mail Notice - Postage $ 82,453 97

Postage $ 552.00 Total Notice $ 83,005.97

Mar-21 Expense Type Amount Direct Mail Notice - Postage $ 10,452 30 Total Notice $ 10,452.30

Apr-21 Expense Type Amount 2/5/2021 Caprock Courier - Notice $ 207.00

4/13/2021 Muleshoe (Plainview) - Notice $ 160.05 Total Notice $ 367.05

May-21 Expense Type Amount 4/22/2021 Booker - Notice $ 356.50 4/22/2021 Pampa News - Notice $ 382.73 4/22/2021 Lubbock AJ - Notice $ 2,723.40 3/14/2021 Sherman Co - Notice $ 561.40 4/21/2021 Amarillo GN - Notice $ 1,192 00

Total Notice $ 5,216.03

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Southwestern Public Service Company City of Amarillo (AXM) Expenses Accrued but Not Paid by IMonth Booked Docket No. 51644 January 2021 to Present

Feb-21 2/28/2021 City of Amarillo (AXM) $ 5,043 50

Total City of Amarillo $ 5,043.50 Mar-21

3/31/2021 City of Amarillo (AXM) $ 9,651.00 Total City of Amarillo $ 9,651.00

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CONSULTANT AND LEGAL EXPENSES BOOKED IN

OCTOBER 2020

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LEGAL EXPENSES FOR

EVERSHEDS SUT---EFLAND

BOOKED IN OCTBER 2020

072

Invoice 1126570 - Date Received 10/28/20

Vendor Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP Billing Start Date 9/1/2020 Billing End Date 9/30/2020 Invoice Date 10/14/2020

Date Received 10/28/2020 Invoice Amount $11,179.00

Matter Name SPS PUCT 2021 EIectnc Rate Case Invoice Warnings

Posting Status Posted

Participate in conference call with client regarding 9-month schedule review. review emails from R

21582881 9/14/2020 Task L120 Analys,s/Strategy Garza Cathy Sparks in advance of call 425.00 0.70 0 00 0 00 S297 50

21584067 9/9/2020 Task L120 Analysis/Strategy Hopkins. Marty Review rate case materials circulated by client 495 00 0.30 0.00 0.00 $148.50

Review rate case materials circulated by client including schedule preparation process and batch

21594455 9/11/2020 Task L120 Analys,s/Strategy Hopkins. Marty assignments 495.00 0.80 0.00 0 00 S396 00

Review and revise H Schedules assigned by R 21609912 9 / 25 / 2020 Task Ll 20 Analysis / Strategy Garza Cathy Sparks 425 . 00 3 20 000 0 . 00 Sl 360 00

Work on proposed witness assignments for TX 21612636 9/2/2020 Task Ll 20 Analysis/Strategy Mendioia. Lino 585 00 0.80 0.00 0.00 S468.00 filing

Rev,ew of 9-month Texas rate filing package 21620965 9 / 25 / 2020 Task Ll 20 Analysis / Strategy Stuar · t jeffrey schedules 585 . 00 3 . 00 0 . 00 0 00 Sl 755 00

Prepare for and participate n call with R Sparks regarding review of Texas rate filing package

21620982 9/14/2020 Task Ll 20 Analysis/Strategy Stuar·t Jeffrey schedu!es 585.00 0.50 0 00 0.00 S292.50

21621389 9/28/2020 Task L120 Analysis/Strategy Garza Cathy Email R Sparks regarding schedule review 425.00 0 20 0 00 0.00 S85.00

Review settlement order. and testimony in prior Texas case in preparation for upcoming Texas

21621803 9/10/2020 Task L120 Analysis/Strategy Mendiola. bro case 585 00 4.00 0.00 0 00 S2.340 00

Reviewtestimony of D Hudson in pnor cases in preparation for scoping call with witness prepare

21622586 9/18/2020 Task Ll 20 Analysls/Strategy Mendiola Lino questions for scoping call 585.00 2.60 0 00 0.00 $1 521 00

Consder Texas rate case timing of draft testimon,es and Application preparation review

21623022 9/25/2020 Task L120 Analysls/Strategy Mendiola Lino rate filing package schedules from pnor case 585 00 2.00 0 00 0.00 Sl,17000

Review and analyze previously filed SPS finance testimony and discuss rate case strategy with W

21623064 9/3/2020 Task L120 Analysjs/Strategy Boldt. Michael Dubois 585.00 2 30 0 00 0 00 Sl 345 50

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CONSULTING EXPENSES FOR SCOTT MADDEN

BOOKED IN OCTOBER 2020

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ScottMadden, Inc. 2626 Gienwood Avenue Suite 480 scottmadden Smart Focused Done Rtght Raleigh, NC 27608

MANAGi Mt N T CONSULTAN TS 919-781-4191 scottmadden com

October 27,2020 Invoice Number: 018145

Jeremiah Cunningham Agreement No.: 84294 Xcel Energy 790 Buchanan Street Amarillo, TX 79101

In Reference To: Professional services provided in September 2020 for project 767-077 Southwestern Public Service Company 2021 Rate Case Support

Amount

Professional Fees $ 25,310.00

Expenses Support Expenses $ 253.10

$ 25,563.10 Total Fees and Expenses

Total Due $ 25,563.10

I f you have any questions regarding this invoice, please let me know. Please remit payment in U.S. funds to. Accounts Receivable, ScottMadden, Inc , 2626 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 480, Raleigh, NC 27608. Thank you for retaining ScottMadden.

Sincerely,

}t J+truatu-Richard D Starkweather, IV Partner

ScottMaddcn, Inc. Tax ID. 56-1445505

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ln Reference To: Professional services provided in September 2020 for project 767-077 Southwestern Public Service Company 2021 Rate Case Support

Professional Fees Summary

Hours Rate Amount

Richard D. Starkweather, IV 5.00 470 $ 2,350.00

Gary Cage Jr 72.00 300 $ 2],600.00

Bob Stevens 4.00 340 $ 1,360 00

$ 25,310.00

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ScottMadden, Inc. Time & Expense Detail

Client Name: Xcel Energy Invoice #: 018145

Project: 767-077- Southwestern Public Service Company 2021 Rate Case Support

099 Richard D Starkweather, IV

Billable Time Units Rate Amount 9/18/2020 Richard D. Starkweather, IV 1 00 470 000 $470 00 9/21/2020 Richard D Starkweather, IV 1 00 470.000 $470 00 9/25/2020 Richard D. Starkweather, IV 2.00 470 000 $940.00 9/28/2020 Richard D Starkweather, IV 1.00 470 000 $470.00

Total Billable Time. 5 00 $2,350 00

Total for Richard D. Starkweather, $2,350 00 IV

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529 Gary Cage Jr

Billable Time Units Rate Amount 9/21/2020 Gary Cage Jr 9.00 300.000 $2,700.00 9/22/2020 Gary Cage Jr 9.00 300 000 $2,700 00 9/23/2020 Gary Cage Jr 9.00 300 000 $2,700 00 9/24/2020 Gary Cage Jr 9.00 300.000 $2,700.00 9/25/2020 Gary Cage Jr 9 00 300 000 $2,700 00 9/28/2020 Gary Cage Jr 9.00 300 000 $2,700 00 9/29/2020 Gary Cage Jr 9 00 300 000 $2,700 00 9/30/2020 Gary Cage Jr 9.00 300.000 $2,700 00

Total Billable Time 72.00 $21,600.00

Total for Gary Cage Jr: $21,600 00

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662 Bob Stevens

Billable Time Units Rate Amount 9/21/2020 Bob Stevens 1 00 340 000 $340 00 9/25/2020 Bob Stevens 2 00 340.000 $680 00 9/29/2020 Bob Stevens 1 00 340 000 $340 00

Total Billable Time 4 00 $1,360.00

Total for Bob Stevens $1,360.00

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EXPENSES FOR CONTRACT

LABOR BOOKED IN

OCTOBER 2020

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ScottMadden, Inc. 2626 Glenwood Avenue Suite 480 scottmadden qmart Focused Done Right Raleigh, NC 27608

MANAGI M[·NI CONW/AN'S 919-781-4191 scottmadden com

November 19,2020 Invoice Number: 018216

PO Number: 4500710387

Accounts Payable Agreement No 84294 Jeremiah Cunningham Xcel Energy PO Box 840 Denver. CO 80201

In Reference To: Professional services provided iii October 2020 for project 767-077 Southwestern Public Service Company 2021 Rate Case Support

Amount


Expenses Support Expenses $ 263.40


Total Due $ 26,603.40

If you have any questions regarding this invoice, please let me know Please remit payment in U.S. funds to: Accounts Receivable, ScottMadden, Inc., 2626 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 480, Raleigh, NC 27608. Thank you for retaining ScottMadden.

Sincerely.

K J+4·U~SU-Richard D. Starkweather, IV Partner

ScottMadden, Inc Tax ID: 56-1445505

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In Reference To: Professional services provided in October 2020 for project 767-077 Southwestern Public Service Company 2021 Rate Case Support


Hours Rate Amount


Gary Cage Jr 63.00 300 $ 18,900.00

Bob Stevens 3.00 340 $ 1,020.00

Louis Netherland 12.00 300 $ 3,600.00

$ 26,340.00

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099 Richard D Starkweather, IV

Billable Time Units Rate Amount 10/2/2020 Richard D Starkweather, IV 200 470 000 $940 00 10/7/2020 Richard D Starkweather, IV 1 00 470 000 $470.00 10/12/2020 Richard D Starkweather, IV 0 50 470 000 $235 00 10/13/2020 Richard D Starkweather, IV 1 00 470 000 $470 00 10/15/2020 Richard D Starkweather, IV 0 50 470 000 $235.00 10/30/2020 Richard D Starkweather, IV 1 00 470 000 $470 00

Total Billable Time 600 $2,820 00

Total for Richard D Starkweather, $2,820 00 IV

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529 Gary Cage Jr

Billable Time Units Rate Amount 10/1/2020 Gary Cage Jr 900 300 000 $2,700 00 10/2/2020 Gary Cage Jr 900 300.000 $2,700 00 10/5/2020 Gary Cage Jr 900 300.000 $2,700 00 10/6/2020 Gary Cage Jr 900 300 000 $2,700.00 10/7/2020 Gary Cage Jr 900 300 000 $2,700.00 10/8/2020 Gary Cage Jr 900 300 000 $2,700.00 10/9/2020 Gar·y Cage Jr 900 300 000 $2,700 00

Total Billable Time 63 00 $18,900 00

Total for Gary Cage Jr $18,900 00

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662 Bob Stevens

Billable Time Units Rate Amount 10/6/2020 Bob Stevens 2.00 340.000 $680.00 10/7/2020 Bob Stevens 1 00 340.000 $340 00

Total Billable Time 3 00 $1,020.00

Total for Bob Stevens $1,020.00

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739 Lows Netherland

Billable Time Units Rate Amount 10/13/2020 Louis Netherland 4 00 300.000 $1,200 00 10/14/2020 Louis Netherland 4 00 300.000 $1,200 00 10/15/2020 Louis Netherland 4 00 300 000 $1,200 00

Total Billable Time. 12 00 $3,600 00

Total for Louis Netherland, $3,600 00

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Row Labels Sum of Spend - Timeeard Spend (buyer invoiced amount) 10/31/2020 $880.32 11/7/2020 $628.80 11/14/2020 $628.80 11/21/2020 $628.80 11/28/2020 $314.40 12/5/2020 $440.16 12/12/2020 $628.80 12/19/2020 $525.59 12/26/2020 $471.60 1/2/2021 $487.32 1/9/2021 $628.80 1/16/2021 $157.20 1/30/2021 $251.52 Grand Total 6672.11

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ScottMadden, Inc. 2626 Glenwood Avenue Suite 480 scottmadden Sm/rt Focuwd Done Right Raleigh, NC 27608

MANAC.FMI NI CON<•UITAN,S 919-781-4191 scottmadden com

December 22.2020 Invoice Number. 018383

PO Number: 4500710387

Accounts Payable Agreement No.: 84294 Jeremiah Cunningham Xcel Energy PO Box 840 Denver, CO 80201

In Reference To. Professional services provided in November 2020 for project 767-077 Southwestern Public Service Company 2021 Rate Case Support

Amount


Expenses Support Expenses $ 62 40


Total Due $ 6,302.40

if you have any questions regarding this invoice, please let me know. Please remit payment in U S funds to: Accounts Receivable, ScottMaddcn, Inc., 2626 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 480, Raleigh. NC 27608. Thank you for retaining ScottMadden.

Sincerely,

K J¢.U..AA... Richard D. Starkweather, IV Partner

ScottMadden, Inc. Tax ID: 56-1445505

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In Reference To: Professional services provided in November 2020 for project 767-077 Southwestern Public Service Company 2021 Rate Case Support


Hours Rate Amount


Louis Netherland 2.00 300 $ 600.00

$ 6,240.00

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