20160823AVU to Staff 98.doc

AVISTA CORPORATION
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

JURISDICTION: IDAHO DATE PREPARED: 08/19/2016
CASE NO: AVU-E-16-03 WITNESS: Heather Rosentrater
REQUESTER: IPUC RESPONDER: Karen Schuh
TYPE: Production Request DEPARTMENT: State & Federal Regulation
REQUEST NO.: Staff - 098 TELEPHONE: [phone]

REQUEST:

Please provide a copy of the Company’s Distribution Services Business Plan.

RESPONSE:

Please see Company witness Heather Rosentrater’s testimony starting at page 4 for the Distribution Capital Investment and Asset Management discussion. Ms. Rosentrater’s Exhibit 7, Schedule 4 also includes the detailed asset management plan for distribution plant. Also, please see Company witness Ms. Schuh’s Exhibit 10, Schedule 4, for the business cases which include a description, costs, alternatives, etc. regarding the specific capital projects included in this case.