20150812AVU to Staff 70.docx

AVISTA CORPORATION
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATIONJURISDICTION:IDAHODATE PREPARED:07/28/2015CASE NO.:AVU-E-15-05/AVU-G-15-01WITNESS:William JohnsonREQUESTER:IPUCRESPONDER:William JohnsonTYPE:Production RequestDEPARTMENT:Power SupplyREQUEST NO.:Staff-070TELEPHONE:[phone]REQUEST:
Please provide the total test year and any proforma revenue requirement for the Company to purchase and receive energy from the Palouse wind project.RESPONSE:
Please see Avista's response 070C, which contains TRADE SECRET, PROPRIETARY or CONFIDENTIAL information and exempt from public view and is separately filed under IDAPA 31.01.01, Rule 067 and 233, and Section 9-340D, Idaho Code, and pursuant to the Protective Agreement between Avista and IPUC Staff dated June 4, 2015.
Staff_PR_070C Confidential Attachment A is a worksheet showing thetest year and proforma expense for the Palouse Wind power purchase. To arrive at revenue requirement, the expense would need to be adjusted for revenue-related items using the conversion factor.