200407072nd Response of Potlatch to Avista.pdf

Conley E. Ward (ISB No. 1683)
GIVENS PURSLEY LLP
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BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION
OF A VISTA CORPORATION FOR THE
AUTHORITY TO INCREASE ITS RATES
AND CHARGES FOR ELECTRIC AND
NATURAL GAS S ER VI CE TO ELECTRIC
AND NATURAL GAS CUSTOMERS IN THE
STATE OF IDAHO.
Case Nos. A VU-04-
A VU -04-
POTLATCH CORPORATION'
RESPONSE TO THE SECOND
PRODUCTION REQUEST OF
VISTA CORPORATION
COMES NOW Potlatch Corporation, by and through its attorneys of record, Givens
Pursley LLP, and hereby responds to the Second Production Request of A vista Corporation to
Potlatch Corporation as follows:
REQUEST NO.At page 18 , line 1 of his testimony, Dr. Peseau uses the phrase "the
locked in hedged natural gas prices over and above the actual market prices that existed at that
time." Please describe what is meant by "the actual market prices that existed at that time." Are
those natural gas prices reference in the statement the forward natural gas prices available in the
market on the day of the hedge transactions? Or, are the natural gas prices referenced the prices
available in the market on some other later date? If the reference is to a later date, please
describe it.
POTLA TCH CORPORATION'S RESPONSE TO THE SECOND PRODUCTION REQUEST OF A VISTA
CORPORA TION - Page 1 of 4
ORIGINAL
RESPONSE: "The actual market prices that existed at the time" refers to the settling
price that existed for the month of natural gas delivery.
DATED this ih day of July 2004
GIVEN PURSLEY LLP
POTLA TCH CORPORATION'S RESPONSE TO THE SECOND PRODUCTION REQUEST OF A VISTA
CORPORATION - Page 2 of 4
CERTIFICA TE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that on this 7th day of July 2004, I caused to be served a
true and correct copy of the foregoing document by the method indicated below, and
addressed to the following:
Jean Jewell
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
472 W. Washington Street
O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0074
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Scott Woodbury
John Hammond
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
472 W. Washington Street
O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0074
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David J. Meyer
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
A vista Corporation
O. Box 3727
1411 E. Mission Ave., MSC-
Spokane, W A 99220-3727
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Kelly Norwood
Vice President, State and Federal Regulation
A vista Utilities
O. Box 3727
1411 E. Mission Ave., MSC- 7
Spokane, WA 99220-3727
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Dennis E. Peseau, Ph.
Utility Resources, Inc.
1500 Liberty Street SE, Ste. 250
Salem, OR 97302
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VISTA CORPORATION - Page 3 of 4
Charles L.A. Cox
EVANS, KEANE
111 Main Street
O. Box 659
Kellogg, ID 83837
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Brad M. Purdy
Attorney at Law
2019 N. ih Street
Boise, ID 83702
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Michael Karp
147 Appaloosa Lane
Bellingham, W A 98229
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Anthony J. Yankel
29814 Lake Road
Bay Village, OH 44140
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