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Home My WebLink About20140811Idaho Forest Group to Avista 1-6.pdf(208) 343-7s00 (208) 336-6912 (Fax) McDevitt & Miller LLP Lauryerc 420 West Bannock Stteet P.O. Box 256/,-83701 Boise,Idaho 83702 P-ECf i\i i:1': ?flltr ilUG I I Pl{ 2r l+2 lnAl{O r*'ii:.i , ' UT I G[iliSH fffiflHii HtC r', DeanJ. floe) Millet Celeste I( Millet August 17,2074 Via lfaad Delivety & Elecaoaic Mail JeanJewell, Secetary Idaho Public Utilities Commission 472W. tDTashiagton St. Boise,Idaho 83720 Re: Idaho Forest Group l-LC/CaseNo. AYU-E,-14-06 Dear Ms.Jewell: Enclosed fot filing in the above mattet please 6nd an odginal and three (3) copies of Idaho Forest Group's FLst Discovery Requests to Avista Coqporation. An additional copy of the document and this letter is included fot rehrm to me with your file stamp thereon. DJttl/tl Enclosures Very Truly Yorus, McDevitt & Miller LLP \)\w^ DeanJ. Miller ORIGINAL Dean J. Mller (ISB No. 1968) Chas. F. McDevitt (ISB No. 835) Celeste K. Mller QSB No. 2590) McDEVITT & MILLER LLP 420 WestBannock Steet P.O. Box 2564-83701 Boise, D 83702 Tel: 208.343.7500 Fan: 208.336.6912 i oe@mcdevitt-mil1er.com chas@mcdevitt-miller. com ck@mcdeviu-miller. com Attorneyfor ldaho Forest Group, LLC. IN THE MATTER OF THE POWER COST ADruSTMENT (PCA) ANNUAL RATE ADJUSTMENT FILING OF VISTA CORPORATION. RfCIii;,i:{-r 20lrr AU6 I I pll Z: r+Z , i, rl?'fl#'Jiiii r; i h,, r u,, BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION Case No. AW-E-14-06 FIRST DTSCOyERY REQUESTS OF IDAHO FOREST GROUP TO AVISTA CORPORATION Pursuant to RP 221.02 and221.03, Idaho Forest Group (*IFG") propounds the following Discovery Requests to Avista Corporation ("Avista'). IFG requests that the Avista make best efforts to provide responses as soon as possible but no later than August 18,2014. These Discovery Requests are to be considered as continuing, and Avista is requested to provide, by way of supplementary responses, additional documents or information that it or any person acting on its behalf may later obtain. Pursuant to Commission Rules of Procedure a response to a request for production of documents must include the narne and phone number of the person preparing the document, and the name,location and phone number of the record holder and, if different, the witress who can sponsor the answer at hearing. See IDAPA 31.01.01.228. FrRST DISCOVERY REQUESTS OF IDAHO FOREST GROUP TOAVTSTA CORPORATION-I DISCOVERY REOT]ESTS REOUEST NO f : Please provide copies of all contracts, agreements, memorandums of understanding, and the like, between Avista (including its predecessors and affiliates) and PP&L Montana LLC (including its predecessors and affiliates) pertaining to the ownership and operation of Colstrip Unit 4. REOUEST NO.2: Please explain in detail the cause or causes of the forced outage of the Colstrip Unit 4 between July 1,2013 until January 22,2014. REOUEST NO 3: Please provide copies of all reports, or any kind or nature, made by Avista or by PP&L Montana LLC (including its affiliates) made to any federal or state agency explaining the causes of the Colstrip Unit 4 forced outage between July l, 2013 until January 22, 2014 and efforts to repair it. REOUEST NO 4: Has Avista made demand, or other request, on PP&L Montana LLC (or its affiliates) for reimbursement of Avista's increased power purchase expenses resulting from the Colstrip Unit 4 forced outage? REOUEST NO 5: Please refer to witness Pluth work paper entitled "Power Supply Expense Variances.'o For the line item entitled "Colstrip Value of Increased Generation," please provide complete detail for the values shown by month and any assumptions incorporated therein. REOUEST NO 6; Please refer to witness Pluth work paper entitled "Power Supply Expense Variances." For the line item entitled "Palouse Wind Value of Generation" please provide complete detail for the values shown by month and any assumptions incorporated therein. FIRSTDTSCOYERY REQTIESTS OF IDAHO FOREST GROTJP TO AVISTA CORPORATION-2 DATED this \l- day of August, 2014. MCDEVITT & MILLE& LLP Attorneysfor ldaho Forest Group FrRST DISCO\rERY REQIIESTS Or IDAEO FOREST GROITP TO AVTSTA CORFORATION-3 CERTIHCATE OF SERVICE Hand Delivered U.S. Mail Fa,r Fed. Express Email Hand Delivered U.S. Mail Fax Fed. Express Email Hand Delivered U.S. Mail Fa:i Fed. Express Email Hand Delivered U.S. Mail Fax Fed. Express Email Hand Delivered U.S. Mail Fax Fed. Express Email k (J A IJ rt (JIt K TJ LJ "hA I hereby cefiiry that on flr" llfrr, of Augus! 2ol4,I caused to be served, via the method(s) indicated below, true andcorrect copies of the foregoing documen! upon: Jean Jewell, Secretary Idaho Public Utilities Commission 472 W est Washington Steet P.O. Box 83720 Boise,lD 83720-0074 ij ewell@Fuc.state.id.us David J. Meyer, Vice President Kelly Norwood, Vice President Avista Utilities P.O.Box3727 1411 E. Mission Ave Spokane, WA99220-3721 david.me),er@ avistacorp. com kel ly. norwood@avi stacorp. com Donald L. Howell, tr Deputy Attorneys General Idaho Public Utilities Commission 472 W . Washington (83702) PO Box 83720 Boise, D 83720{1074 don.howell@puc.idaho. gov Peter J. Richardson Richardson &Adams, PLLC 515 North 27th Street Boise, D 83702 peter@richardsonadams.com Dr. Don Reading 6060 Hill Road Boise,Idaho 83703 dreadin g@mindspring.com FIRST DTSCOVERY REQIIESTS OF rDAHO FOREST GROUP TO AyTSTA CORPORATTON-4