20160929Staff 1-5 to AVU.pdf

CAMILLE CHRISTEN
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
PO BOX 83720
BOISE, IDAHO 83720-0074
[phone]
IDAHO BAR NO. 10177
Street Address for Express Mail:
472 W. WASHINGTON
BOISE, IDAHO 83702-5918
Attorney for the Commission Staff
RE CEIVED
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BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF )
A VISTA CORPORATION FOR A FINDING OF )
PRUDENCE FOR 2014-2015 EXPENDITURES )
ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING ELECTRIC )
ENERGY EFFICIENCY SERVICE IN THE )
STATE OF IDAHO. )
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CASE NO. AVU-E-16-06
FIRST PRODUCTION
REQUEST OF THE
COMMISSION STAFF TO
AVISTA CORPORATION
The Staff of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission requests that A vista Corporation
(Company) provide the following documents and information as soon as possible, and no later than
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2016.
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 and if
different the witness who can sponsor the answer at hearing if need be. Reference IDAP A
31.01.01.228.
FIRST PRODUCTION REQUEST
TO AVISTA 1 SEPTEMBER 29, 2016
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. 1: Please provide a list in Excel format showing all expenses charged to
the DSM Rider in 2014 and 2015. Please include a brief description of the expense, the date,
vendor, amount, and the account to which the charges were booked. Please include and identify any
adjustments made in 2014 or 2015 to previously booked expenses. Please separate all expenses by
program. If any amounts are allocated to multiple programs and/or jurisdictions, please describe the
allocation method. Please identify if each expense is an incentive payment, purchases, service,
labor/admin., materials, or any other classification of expense.
REQUEST NO. 2: Please provide a listing of all recommendations made by Cadmus
following its impact and process evaluations of the 2012-2013 biennium. Please also include what
actions, if any, the Company has taken with respect to each recommendation. If a recommended
action was not taken, please explain why not.
REQUEST NO. 3: Please provide a listing of all recommendations made by Nexant
following its impact and process evaluations of the 2014-2015 biennium. Please also include the
Company's response to those recommendations and any actions the Company has taken or plans to
implement with respect to each recommendation. If a recommended action was not taken, please
explain why not.
REQUEST NO. 4: Please provide copies of all internal audit reports for all audits
completed on the Company's DSM expenses and processes.
REQUEST NO. 5: Please provide invoices for all third party evaluators for 2014 and 2015 .
Please illustrate how those costs were allocated among jurisdictions.
FIRST PRODUCTION REQUEST
TO AVISTA 2 SEPTEMBER 29, 2016
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FIRST PRODUCTION REQUEST
TO AVISTA
Camille Christen
Deputy Attorney General
3 SEPTEMBER 29, 2016
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT I HAVE THIS 29th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2016,
SERVED THE FOREGOING FIRST PRODUCTION REQUEST OF THE
COMMISSION STAFF TO AVISTA CORPORATION, IN CASE NO. AVU-E-16-06,
BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF, POSTAGE PREPAID, TO THE FOLLOWING:
LINDA GERVAIS
SENIOR MGR REGULATORY POLICY
AVISTA CORPORATION
PO BOX 3727
SPOKANE WA 99220-3727
E-MAIL: [e-mail]
DAVID J MEYER
VP & CHIEF COUNSEL
AVISTA CORPORATION
PO BOX 3727
SPOKANE WA 99220-3727
E-mail: [e-mail]
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE