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BRANDON KARPEN
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
PO BOX 83720
BOISE, IDAHO 83]20-0074
(208) 334-03s7
IDAHO BAR NOS .7956
Street Address for Express Mail:
472 W. WASHINGTON
BOISE, IDAHO 83702.59I8
Attorney for the Commission Staff
IN THE MATTER OF AVISTA
CORPORATION'S APPLICATION TO ADJUST
ITS ANNUAL POWER COST ADJUSTMENT
(PCA) RATES.
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CASE NO. AVU.E.Is.O7
FIRST PRODUCTION
REQUEST OF THE
COMMISSION STAFF TO
AVTSTA CORPORATION
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
The Staff of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission requests that Avista Corporation
(Company) provide the following documents and information as soon as possible, by
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2015.r
This Production Request is continuing, and the Company is requested to provide, by way
of supplementary responses, additional documents that it or any person acting on its behalf may
later obtain that will 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
' Staff is requesting an expedited response.
attorney at [phone].
FIRST PRODUCTION REQUEST
TO AVISTA
If responding by this date will be problematic, please call Stafls
AUGUST I8,20I5
and if different the witness who can sponsor the answer at hearing 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 files on CD with formulas activated.
REQUEST NO. l: Please provide the actual and authorized monthly net power costs for
the July 2014 through June 2015 deferral period broken down into expense accounts 555,447,
501, 547,456, 565, and 557. Please provide these in Excel format.
REQUEST NO. 2: Please provide the amount of system energy (in MWh's) used to
derive the authorizednet power costs for accounts 555,447, 501, 547,456, 565, and 557 for
each month of the defenal period (July 2014 through June 2015). Please provide these in Excel
format.
REQUEST NO.3: Please provide the amount of actual system energy (in MWh's)
produced, purchased, or sold for accounts 555, 447 , 501, 547 , 456, 565, and 557 for each month
of the deferral period (July 2014 through June 2015). Please provide these in Excel format.
REQUEST NO. 4: Please provide Idaho actual and base monthly sales used to calculate
the Idaho Retail Revenue Adjustment for the July 2014 through June 2015 deferral period.
Please provide these in Excel format.
REQUEST NO. 5: Please provide a description and an explanation for the $4,347,000
Spokane Energy Net Capacity Sale shown on page 4 of Patrick Ehrbar's workpapers. Please
provide any workpapers that show the calculation of the final number in Excel format with
formula intact.
REQUEST NO. 6: Please provide a description and an explanation of the $5,800 PT
Ratio Correction reflected in January and February of 2015, on page 4 of Patrick Ehrbar's
workpapers.
FIRST PRODUCTION REQUEST
TO AVISTA AUGUST 18,20I5
REQUEST NO. 7: Please provide the monthly amount of actual excess energy (in
MWhs and dollars) Clearwater generated above its own load requirements and was used to offset
intra-year loads for billing purposes.
Dated at Boise, Idaho, this t#>d^yof August 2015.
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Deputy Attorney General
Technical Staff: Mike Louis
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FIRST PRODUCTION REQUEST
TO AVISTA AUGUST 18,2OI5
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT I HAVE THIS I8,, DAY OF AUGUST 2015,
SERVED THE FOREGOING FIRST PRODUCTION REQUEST OF THE
COMMISSION STAFF TO AVISTA CORPORATION, IN CASE NO. AVU-E-15-07,
BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF, POSTAGE PREPAID, TO THE FOLLOWING:
KELLY NORWOOD
VP _ STATE & FED REG
AVISTA CORPORATION
PO BOX 3727
SPoKANE WA99220-3727
E-mail: [e-mail]
DAVID J MEYER
VP & CHIEF COLINSEL
AVISTA CORPORATION
PO BOX3727
SPoKANE WA99220-3727
E-mail : [e-mail]
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE