20040607Responses 291 292 of Avista to Staff.pdf

Avista Corp.
1411 East Mission PO Box 3727
Spokane, Washington 99220-3727
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Idaho Public Utilities Commission
472 W. Washington St.
Boise, ill 83720-0074
1\ttn: Scott Woodbury
Deputy 1\ttomey General
Re:Production Request of the Commission Staff
in Case Nos. 1\ VU-04-01 and 1\ VU-04-
Mr. Woodbury,
I have attached an original and three copies of 1\ vista s response to Staff Data Request
No(s). 291 and 292.
If you have any questions, please call me at [phone].
Mike Fi
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Enclosures
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Copy: C. Ward (Potlatch)
D. Peseau (Utility Resources, Inc)
A. Yankel (Yankel & Assoc., Inc)
VISTA CORPORATION
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
JURISDICTION:
C1\SE NO:
REQUESTER:
TYPE:
REQUEST NO.
Idaho
A VU - E-O4-0 1 / A VU -O4-0 1
IPUC
Data Request
Staff - 291
D1\ TE PREPARED:
WITNESS:
RESPONDER:
DEP AATMENT:
TELEPHONE:
6/02/2004
Kopczynski
Nancy Holmes
Customer Service
[phone]
REQUEST:
How much energy went unbilled in 2003 as a result of the Company s policy to leave meters
connected between customer/tenant changes at a single location? Please provide unbilled energy
in both total kWhs on the electric service side and total therms on the natural gas service side of
the Company. What would be the total revenue associated with that energy?
RESPONSE:
The 2003 estimated revenue associated with unbilled energy, as a result of the Company s policy
to leave meters connected between customer/tenant changes, is as follows:
Unbilled Electric Revenue
Unbilled Gas Revenue
Total Unbilled Revenue
$68 245
$39.445
$107 690
The associated cost to perform actual closing and initial bill meter readings in between scheduled
meter readings is estimated to be $869,403.
Please see the attached spreadsheet and 1\vista s response to Staff Data Request # 292.
Idaho Unbilled Energy - 2003
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Count of Meters
Sum of Usa e
Count of Meters
Sum of Usa e
Count of Meters
Sum of Usage
Count of Meters
Sum of Usage
Count of Meters
Sum of Usage
Count of Meters
Sum of Usa e
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Total Estimate of Idaho s 2003 Unbilled Revenues 107 690 I
IPUC Data Request No. 291-Attachment
VISTA CORPORATION
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
JURISDICTION:
C1\SE NO:
REQUESTER:
TYPE:
REQUEST NO.
Idaho
A VU-O4-01 / A VU-O4-
IPUC
Data Request
Staff - 292
D1\TE PREPJ\RED:
WITNESS:
RESPOND ER:
DEP AATMENT:
TELEPHONE:
6/02/2004
Kopczynski
Nancy Holmes
Customer Service
[phone]
REQUEST:
What is 1\vista s estimated cost to perform actual closing and initial bill meter readings in
between scheduled meter readings rather than estimating readings when customer changes occur
at a single location? Please provide the analysis showing derivation of the cost estimate.
RESPONSE:
The estimated cost to perform actual closing and initial bill meter readings in between scheduled
meter readings, rather than estimating readings when customer changes occur at a single
location, is $869,403.
The unbilled revenues associated with leaving meters connected between customer/tenant
changes and not performing actual closing and initial bill meter readings is estimated to be
$107 690.
Please see the attached spreadsheet and 1\ vista s response to Staff Data Request # 291.
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