20040429Response of Avista to Staff.pdf

Avista Corp.
1411 East Mission PO Box 3727
Spokane, Washington 99220-3727
Telephone [phone]
Toll Free 800-727-9170
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April 28, 2004
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
472 W. Washington St.
Boise, ill 83720-0074
Attn: Scott Woodbury
Deputy Attorney General
Re:Sixth Production Request of the Commission Staff
in Case Nos. A VU-04-01 and A VU-04-
Mr. Woodbury,
I have attached an original and three copies of Avista s response to Staff Data Request
No(s). 201 and 205.
If you have any questions, please call me at [phone].
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Mike Fink
Rate Analyst
Enclosures
Cc:Conley Ward (Potlatch)
VISTA CORPORATION
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
JURISDICTION:
CASE NO:
REQ UES TER:
TYPE:
REQUEST NO.
Idaho
A VU-O4-01 / A VU-O4-
IPUC
Data Request
Staff 201
DATE PREPARED:
WITNESS:
RESPONDER:
DEPARTMENT:
TELEPHONE:
04/22/2004
Brian Hirschkorn
M. Fink! R. Webb
Rates
[phone]
REQUEST:
In both gas and electric tariffs under Schedule 66 (Electric 14.3 and Gas 15.3), it states that a
charge for reconnect will be increased by $4.00 for each additional service reconnected at the
same time. Please provide the cost justification for charging an additional $4.00 to read 2 meters
simultaneously. In each of the past 4 years, how many customers were billed this fee? What
was the total revenue collected in each of those years?
RESPONSE:
A vista believes Staff is referring to A vista s Schedule 70 and 170 for our Idaho service area.
The current fee of$4 was established and approved in 1975. Typically, the "second" meter is
gas and a gas serviceman will relight any pilot light(s) inside the home, thereby supporting the
additional charge.
Idaho Reconnects of 2nd Meters
Year # of Customers Additional Meters Charge Revenue
2000 $ 4.
2001 $ 4.$ 84.
2002 $ 4.$100.
2003 $ 4.$ 96.
VISTA CORPORATION
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
JURISDICTION:
CASE NO:
REQUESTER:
TYPE:
REQUEST NO.
Idaho
A VU-04-01 / A VU-04-
IPUC
Data Request
Staff 205
DATE PREPARED:
WITNESS:
RESPONDER:
DEPARTMENT:
TELEPHONE:
4/2612004
Brian Hirschkorn
Brian Hirschkorn
Rates
[phone]
REQUEST:
In Company Witness Hirschkorn s Exhibit No. 18, Schedule 43-, under SPECIAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS, the first paragraph has a change in the first line. The word "Company" is
being changed to the word "Customer. Please explain why the Company proposes to shift
responsibility from the Company to the customer.
RESPONSE:
The tariff (Schedule 43) applies to "Customer-Owned Street Light..., and the customer has
always been responsible for owning and installing the facilities. It appears that the wording in
the tariff sheet was inadvertently changed from "Customer" to "Company" in the company s last
general rate filing, and the company is merely changing it back to the way it should read.