7. Reasonableness of Requested Compensation

GPI requests $118,926 for participation in these proceedings, as follows:

Work on Proceedings
Attorney/Staff	Year	Hours	Hourly Rate $	Total $
Gregory Morris, Expert	2006	92.0	220	20,240.00
Gregory Morris, Expert	2007	130.0	225	29,250.00
Gregory Morris, Expert	2008	72.5	230	16,675.00
Gregory Morris, Expert	2009	192.5	240	46,200.00
Valerie Morris, Research Associate	2006	15.0	31	465.00
Valerie Morris, Research Associate	2007	25.0	32	800.00
Zoë Harrold, Research Associate	2007	22.0	32	704.00
Zoë Harrold, Research Associate	2008	25.5	33	841.50
Subtotal Hourly Compensation:				115,175.50
NOI and Intervenor Compensation Preparation (1/2 rate)
Gregory Morris	2009	22.0	120	2,640.00
Subtotal NOI/Intervenor Compensation Preparation:				2,640.00
Expenses:				1,110.00
Total Requested Compensation:				$118,925.50

7.1. Hours and Costs Related to and Necessary for Substantial Contribution

To determine whether the requested compensation is reasonable, we first assess whether the hours claimed are related to the work performed and necessary for the substantial contribution.

GPI documented its claimed hours by presenting a daily listing of the hours that Morris and GPI's Research Associates (RAs) spent on these proceedings, accompanied by a brief description of the work performed and the specific issue (identified by GPI) the task addresses. GPI breaks down Morris' 487 hours of professional time by task is as follows:

For the most part, we find that GPI's listed hours are commensurate with the work it performed. We do note however, that GPI's claim contains multiple entries where Morris logs time for "completing, filing and serving" various pleadings. The filing and serving of documents are clerical tasks in nature and are not compensable. We caution GPI against the combining of multiple tasks in one entry. As such, we disallow 9 hours of Morris' 2006 work, 14.5 hours of Morris' 2007 work, 13.5 hours of Morris' 2008 work and 21.5 hours of Morris' 2009 work.

After the reductions we made to GPI's claim as described in Section 5, the remainder of hours are reasonable and should be fully compensated.

7.2. Intervenor Hourly Rates

We next consider if GPI's claimed hourly rates are comparable to the market rates paid to experts with comparable training and experience and offering similar services. GPI requests 2006, 2007 and 2008 hourly rates for Morris and its Research Associates which have previously been approved by the Commission. We apply these same rates here without further discussion.

Participant	Hourly Rate Requested	Year Work Performed	Justification
Gregory Morris	$220	2006	D.06-08-013
Gregory Morris	$225	2007	D.08-09-036
Gregory Morris	$230	2008	D.08-11-029
Research Associate	$ 31	2006	D.06-08-013
Research Associate	$ 32	2007	D.08-09-036
Research Associate	$ 33	2008	D.08-11-029

GPI requests an increase of 4.35 percent, equal to $240, for the 2009 work of Morris. GPI acknowledges that Resolution ALJ-235 disallows cost-of-living (COLA) increases for intervenors, but argues that Morris has been representing GPI before the Commission for over 6 years and has never requested a step increase, although he has been a senior-level renewable-energy expert even before the beginning of his work at the Commission. Under these circumstances, applying a step-increase to the hourly rate for Morris is reasonable and is adopted here.

7.3. Direct Expenses

GPI requests compensation for the following direct expenses:

Item	Requested $ Amount	Approved $ Amount
Photocopying	422.80	422.80
Postage/Mailing	188.70	188.70
Courier Services	498.50	70.00
Totals	$1,110.00	$681.50

Excluding the disallowance of $428.50 from GPI's request for courier services, all other miscellaneous expenses are reasonable and commensurate with the work performed. We approve courier services only for GPI's October 13, 2006 and November 3, 2006 pleadings in R.06-05-027 as they were not filed electronically. With these two exceptions, all other filings of GPI's were served electronically, so the use of courier services is not justified.