20150909AVU to Staff 128.doc

AVISTA CORPORATION
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

JURISDICTION: IDAHO DATE PREPARED: 09/02/2015
CASE NO.: AVU-E-15-05/AVU-G-15-01 WITNESS: Patrick Ehrbar
REQUESTER: IPUC RESPONDER: Patrick Ehrbar
TYPE: Production Request DEPARTMENT: State & Federal Regulation
REQUEST NO.: Staff - 128 TELEPHONE: [phone]

REQUEST:

Page 58, lines 9-12 of Pat Ehrbar’s testimony states: “May 2, 2015 Avista filed a general rate case in the State of Oregon (Docket No. 10 UG-288), and requested a similar adjustment mechanism as well.” Please describe whether there are differences between the proposal in Idaho and the proposed mechanism in Oregon.

RESPONSE:

With the exception of the name of the mechanism, the proposed Decoupling Mechanism filed in the Company’s Oregon general rate case is the same as the natural gas FCA proposed in Idaho.

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