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September 29, 2017
Re: UM 1897 – Avista and Hydro One Merger – CUB’s First Set of Data Requests to Avista
Enclosed please find the Oregon Citizens’ Utility Board’s (“CUB”) First Set of Data Requests to Avista in the above-referenced docket. Avista has fourteen days to respond to these data
requests. Please post responses to Huddle no later than October 13, 2017. Please note that
CUB’s data requests are continuous in nature and require the Company to update any previous
data responses as new information becomes available during the pendency of the case. In the
event any of the responses to the requests below include spreadsheets, please format the spreadsheets in electronic form with cell formulae intact. Please do not hesitate to contact CUB
with any questions.
1. What is the annual free cash flow for Avista Corporation for the most recent fiscal year?
2. On Page 16 and 17 of Thies’ Testimony, the Company states, “Following the closing,
Avista’s Board of Directors will have fewer non-employee members which will result in
lower costs, i.e., more of the directors will be employees of either Avista or Hydro One,
and will not receive compensation for their participation on the Avista Board.” Please list
the number of non-employee members of the Avista Board before and after the merger. Additionally, provide the total annual compensation of each non-employee members of
the Avista Board.
Liz Jones, OSB #170349
Staff Attorney Oregon Citizens’ Utility Board
610 SW Broadway, Ste. 400
Portland, OR 97205
T. 503.227.1984 x 11 F. 503.224.2596
E. liz@oregoncub.org
Avista Utilities
PO Box 3727 Avista Corporation
PO Box 3727
Spokane, WA 99220-3727