20181010Staff 1-4 to Avista.pdf

ED JEWELL
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
PO BOX 83720
BOISE, IDAHO 83720-0074
(208) 334-03 14
IDAHO BAR NO. 10446
Street Address for Express Mail
472 W. WASHINGTON
BOISE, IDAHO 83702-5918
Attorney for the Commission Staff
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
RECEIVED
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IN THE MATTER OF THE AGREEMENT FOR
PURCHASE AND SALE OF THE CHENEY AND
FOUR LAKES TAP LINES AND THE
TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP AGREEMENT
BETWEEN AVISTA AND BONNEVILLE
POWER ADMINISTRATION.
CASE NO. AVU.E.18-09
FIRST PRODUCTION
REQUEST OF THE
COMMISSION STAFF TO
AVISTA CORPORATION
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The Staff of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, request that Avista Corporation
provide the following documents and information as soon as possible, by WEDNESDAY,
ocToBER 31,2018.
This Production Request is continuing. The Company is requested to provide, by way of
supplementary responses, additional documents that it may later obtain that augments the
documents produced.
Please provide answers to each question and 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
IDAPA 31.01 .01.228.
FIRST PRODUCTION REQUEST
TO AVISTA I ocToBER 10,2018
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 scaled drawing of the area containing the assets to
be transferred per the Company's Application. Include in the drawing: all property lines,
roadways, structures, and significant electrical equipment being sold/purchased. Please title by
name those assets which are being sold/purchased.
REQUEST NO.2: Please provide the original cost and remaining book value of all
assets being transfered between the Company and BPA.
REQUEST NO. 3: Please provide the Company's analysis showing how the asset
transfer fulfills the requirements stated within Idaho Code 61-328:
a. That the transaction is consistent with the public interest;
b. That the cost of and rates for supplying service will not be increased by reason of
such transaction; and
c. That the applicant for such acquisition or transfer has the bona fide intent and
financial ability to operate and maintain said property in the public service.
REQUEST NO. 4: Please describe how the disposition of the assets will be recorded for
accounting purposes. Please include applicable procedures and spreadsheets with formulas
enabled.
Dated at Boise, Idaho, this I OVOurof October 2018
EdJ
Deputy Attorney General
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FIRST PRODUCTION REQUEST
TO AVISTA 2 ocToBER 10,2018
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT I HAVE THIS IOTH DAY OF OCTOBER 2018,
SERVED THE FOREGOING FIRST PRODUCTION REQUEST OF THE
COMMISSION STAFF TO AVISTA CORPORATION, IN CASE NO. AVU-E-I8-09,
BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF, POSTAGE PREPAID, TO THE FOLLOWING:
PATRICK EHRBAR
DIRECTOR REGULATORY AFFAIRS
AVISTA CORPORATION
PO BOX3727
SPOKANE W A 99220-3727
E-mail: [e-mail]
avi stadockets@ avi stacorp.com
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE