20171129UM 1897 Avista DR 034-039 RA Work Shop Follow Up.docx

November 14, 2017
DAVID J. MEYER - ESQ
PATRICK EHRBAR
VICE PRESIDENT & CHIEF COUNSEL FOR
DIRECTOR OF RATES
REGULATORY & GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
STATE & FEDERAL REGULATION
AVISTA CORPORATION
AVISTA CORPORATION
PO BOX 3727
PO BOX 3727
SPOKANE WA 99220-3727
SPOKANE WA 99220-3727
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
RE:
Docket No.
Staff Request Nos.
Response Due By
UM 1897
DR 34– DR 39
November 28, 2017
Please provide responses to the following request for data by the due date. Please note that all responses must be posted to the PUC Huddle account. Contact the undersigned before the response due date noted above if the request is unclear or if you need more time. In the event any of the responses to the requests below include spreadsheets, the spreadsheets should be in electronic form with cell formulae intact.
Topic or Keyword: Follow Up to Telephonic Work Session (TWS) of Nov. 8, 2017Regarding TWS 007, as Avista reviewed each of three recently proposed US Senate energy bills, sponsored by Senator Wyden, did Avista find it would not be disqualified to participate in related costshare demonstration and infrastructure grants from elementsof the US Government, such as the US Department of Energy and related agencies post-merger?Regarding TWS 077 – This question is posed separately to each of the finance groups of Hydro One and Avista at the VP and Director of Finance level. What are your top 6 sources for financial news covering Canadian Markets and your top 6 sources for financial news and information covering Canadian energy (electric and natural gas) and water utilities? Please provide internet links where applicable.Regarding TWS 018 – This question is submitted to both Avista and Hydro One separately. Please provide a list of third-party resources used to help evaluate the proposed merger, indicate which were retained at Avista’s expense, and primary foci of each (such as financial, legal, or other with a brief explanation).Regarding TWS 105, what is meant by Avista/304 Thies/8 Condition 32 “binding only upon them and their affiliates where noted”? Please explain comprehensively using specific examples.Please list and describe in detail any specific examples of the efficiencies that Hydro One expects to result for Avista from the proposed merger within the following categories and explain the rationale supporting the conclusion:Cost AllocationsBusiness processesR&DCustomer ServicePlease walk through how Avista tracked and captured the costs associated with early and subsequent discussionsabout the proposed merger, and then more active planning, due diligence, and other review in the length of time since a merger was first raised as a possibility, and explain from the context of Condition 17 in Avista / 304 Thies/3.
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/s/ John Crider
Staff Administrator
Staff Initiator:Matt [e-mail]503-378-6164
Rose [e-mail]503-378-8718
Kathy [e-mail]503-378-4629
Marianne [e-mail]503-378-6117