20080612Staff to AVU 136-152.pdf

SCOTT WOODBURY
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
PO BOX 83720
BOISE, IDAHO 83720-0074
[phone]
ISB NO. 1895
KRISTINE A. SASSER
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
POBOX 83720
BOISE, IDAHO 83720-0074
[phone]
BARNO. 6618
Street Address for Express Mail:
472 W. WASHINGTON
BOISE, IDAHO 83702-5983
Attorneys for the Commission Staff
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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 SERVICE TO ELECTRIC
AND NATURAL GAS CUSTOMERS IN THE
STATE OF IDAHO.
)
) CASE NO. AVU-E-08-1) AVU-G-08-1
)
) FIFTH PRODUCTION REQUEST
) OF THE COMMISSION STAFF
) TO AVISTA CORPORATION
)
)
The Staff of the Idaho Public Utilties Commission, by and through its attorney of record,
Kristine A. Sasser, Deputy Attorney General, requests that Avista Corporation (Company;
Avista) provide the following documents and information on or before THURSDAY, JUE 26,
2008.
FIFTH PRODUCTION REQUEST
TO A VISTA CORPORATION 1 JUE 12, 2008
This Production Request is to be considered as continuing, and A vista is requested to
provide, by way of supplementar responses, additional documents that it or any person acting
on its behalf may later obtain that wil augment the documents produced.
Please provide answers to each question, supporting workpapers that provide detail or are
the source of information used in calculations. The Company is reminded that responses
pursuant to Commission Rules of Procedure must include the name and phone number of the
person preparing the document, and the name, location and phone number of the record holder
and if different the witness who can sponsor the answer at hearng if need be. Reference IDAPA
31.01.01.228.
In addition to the written copies provided as response to the questions, please provide all
Excel and electronic fies on CD with formulas activated.
REQUEST NO. 136: Please provide the cost benefit analysis used to determine the
benefits and feasibilty of AMR.
REQUEST NO. 137: Please provide copies of all analyses used to determine that all
cost savings of AMR have been captured in the 2007 test year.
REQUEST NO. 138: Please provide all expenses associated with Board of Directors
travel and payments during 2007. Please include the accounts to which the amounts were
booked and ilustrate the allocations of the amounts between utility and non-utilty operations.
REQUEST NO. 139: Please provide a spreadsheet with all the charges for the asset
management program Operation and Maintenance expenses for 2007. Please provide the
information by month, by account number, including the account transaction detail in an Excel
spreadsheet format, including all sub accounts. Provide the name of the vendor, voucher
number, expenditue type, transaction description, and jurisdictions where the transaction is
assigned or allocated. Please provide a print out as well as an electronic copy of the Excel
spreadsheet with formulas activated.
FIFTH PRODUCTION REQUEST
TO A VISTA CORPORATION 2 JUE 12, 2008
REQUEST NO. 140: Please provide all the asset management program Operation and
Maintenance expenses for 2008 to date. Please provide the information by month, by account
number, including the account transaction detail in an Excel spreadsheet format, including all
sub accounts. Provide the name of the vendor, voucher number, expenditure type, transaction
description, and jurisdictions where the transaction is assigned or allocated. Please provide a
print out as well as an electronic copy of the Excel spreadsheet with formulas activated.
REQUEST NO. 141: Please provide the level of expense estimated for 2008 for the
asset management program Operation and Expense. Please provide the information in the same
format as in the workpapers of Company witness Andrews.
REQUEST NO. 142: Please provide a narative of how the amounts in Company
Witness Kinney's testimony on the asset management program tie to the Company adjustment,
Pro Forma 8, Exhibit 13, Schedule 1, Page 8 of9, in Company witness Andrews's testimony
and exhibits.
REQUEST NO. 143: Please provide copies of the 2005, 2006 and 2007 federal and
state (all states) income tax returs. Please provide copies of all workpapers associated with the
tax returs. Staff intends to review the ta retus during the upcoming onsite audit, and to the
extent that the workpapers are voluminous, access to the returs and workpapers onsite may
suffice.
REQUEST NO. 144: Please provide all documents for curent insurance policies.
Please make available during the upcoming onsite audit visit the risk management personnel to
discuss the curent insurance policies.
REQUEST NO. 145: Please provide a spreadsheet of the 2007 Transmission related
revenues and expenses. Please provide the information by month, by account number, including
the account transaction detail in an Excel spreadsheet format, including all sub accounts.
Provide the name of the vendor, voucher number, expenditure type, transaction description, and
FIFTH PRODUCTION REQUEST
TO A VISTA CORPORATION 3 JUE 12, 2008
jurisdictions where the transaction is assigned or allocated. Please provide a print out as well as
an electronic copy of the Excel spreadsheet with formulas activated.
REQUEST NO. 146: Please provide a spreadsheet detailng the estimated and actual
amounts to date of the 2008 Transmission related revenues and expenses. Please provide the
information by month, by account number, including the account transaction detail in an Excel
spreadsheet format, including all sub accounts. Provide the name of the vendor, voucher
number, expenditure type, transaction description, and jurisdictions where the transaction is
assigned or allocated. Please provide a print out as well as an electronic copy of the Excel
spreadsheet with formulas activated.
REQUEST NO. 147: To the extent not already provided, please provide a spreadsheet
of the 2008 Spokane River Relicensing related revenues and expenses. Please provide the
information by month, by account number, including the account transaction detail in an Excel
spreadsheet format, including all sub accounts. Provide the name of the vendor, voucher
number, expenditure type, transaction description, and jurisdictions where the transaction is
assigned or allocated. Please provide a print out as well as an electronic copy of the Excel
spreadsheet with formulas activated.
REQUEST NO. 148: Please provide a spreadsheet of the 2008 O&M revenues and
expenses. Please provide the information by month, by account number, including the account
transaction detail in an Excel spreadsheet format, including all sub accounts. Provide the name
of the vendor, voucher number, expenditure type, transaction description, and jursdictions where
the transaction is assigned or allocated. Please provide a print out as well as an electronic copy
of the Excel spreadsheet with formulas activated.
REQUEST NO. 149: Please provide a spreadsheet of the estimated 2009 O&M
revenues and expenses. Please provide the information by month, by account number, including
the account transaction detail in an Excel spreadsheet format, including all sub accounts.
Provide the name of the vendor, voucher number, expenditure type, transaction description, and
FIFTH PRODUCTION REQUEST
TO AVISTA CORPORATION 4 JUE 12, 2008
jurisdictions where the transaction is assigned or allocated. Please provide a print out as well as
an electronic copy of the Excel spreadsheet with formulas activated.
REQUEST NO. 150: For the 2008 capital projects included in Company witness
Andrews' Pro Forma Adjustments, please provide a schedule of all projects where construction
has not begun. Please include within your response, the project number, project description,
budgeted costs, actual costs to date, estimated date construction will begin for the project, and
estimated completion date.
REQUEST NO. 151: Please provide all affiiate transaction reports fied in any state
during 2007 and 2008.
REQUEST NO. 152: Please make available in Boise, Idaho access to external audit
workpapers for the years ended December 31, 2005, December 31, 2006 and December 31,
2007. Please identify the location of the workpapers and the contact name and phone number of
the external auditor we wil be working with while reviewing these workpapers. Please make
arangements with your auditors permitting our access to these workpapers.
Dated at Boise, Idaho, this t:J day of June 2008.
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Deputy Attorney General
Technical Staff: Donn English
Kathy Stockton
Patricia Hars
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FIFTH PRODUCTION REQUEST
TO A VISTA CORPORATION 5 JUE 12, 2008
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT I HAVE THIS 12TH DAY OF JUE 2008,
SERVED THE FOREGOING FIFTH PRODUCTION REQUEST OF THE
COMMISSION STAFF TO AVISTA CORPORATION, IN CASE NOS. AVU-E-08-01
& AVU-G-08-01, BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF, POSTAGE PREPAID, TO THE
FOLLOWING:
DAVID J. MEYER
VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF COUNSEL
AVISTA CORPORATION
PO BOX 3727
SPOKANE WA 99220
E-MAIL: david.meyeraYavistacorp.com
KELLY NORWOOD
VICE PRESIDENT - STATE & FED. REG.
A VISTA UTILITIES
POBOX 3727
SPOKANE WA 99220
E-MAIL: kelly.norwoodaYavistacorp.com
CONLEY E WARD
GIVENS PURSLEY LLP
601 W BANNOCK ST (83702)
PO BOX 2720
BOISE ID 83701-2720
E-MAIL: cewaYgivenspursley.com
DENNIS E. PESEAU PhD
UTILITY RESOURCES INC
1500 LIBERTY STREET SE
SUITE 250
SALEM OR 97302
E-MAIL: dpeseauaYexcite.com
BRAD M. PURDY
ATTORNEY AT LAW
2019N 17TH STREET
BOISE,ID 83702
E-MAIL: bmpurdyaYhotmail.com
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SECRETARY
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE