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SCOTT WOODBURY
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
472 WEST WASHINGTON STREET
PO BOX 83720
BOISE,  IDAHO  83720-0074
[phone]
ATTORNEY FOR THE COMMISSION STAFF
BEFORE  THE  IDAHO  PUBLIC  UTILITIES  COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION )
OF THE WASHINGTON WATER POWER ) CASE  NO.  WWP-E-96-2
COMPANY FOR APPROVAL OF AN )
EXPERIMENTAL DIRECT ACCESS)    
DELIVERY SERVICE - SCHEDULE 26.)FIRST PRODUCTION
)REQUEST OF THE
)COMMISSION STAFF
)TO WASHINGTON _____________________________________________)WATER POWER
The Staff of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission by and through its attorney of record, Scott Woodbury, Deputy Attorney General, requests that the Washington Water Power Company provide the following documents and information, pursuant to Commission Rule of Procedure 225, IDAPA 31.01.01.225, on or before FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 1996.
This production request is to be considered as continuing, and the Washington Water Power Company is requested to provide by way of supplementary responses, additional documents that you or any person acting on your 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 name and telephone number of the person preparing the documents; and the name, location and telephone number of the record holder.
REQUEST NO. 1:  In its application the Company proposes to provide a report that summarizes the results of the experiment at its conclusion.  What information would be provided in that report?  Would the Company object to providing a report on a monthly or quarterly basis?
REQUEST NO. 2:  Is the Company planning similar experiments for other customer classes?  If not, why not?
REQUEST NO. 3:  How does the Company intend to account for costs and revenues associated with the proposed experimental program?  How will these costs and revenues be kept out of future test years that may be used for ratemaking purposes?  Will these costs and revenues be kept in separate subaccounts so Staff may audit them when they choose to?
DATED  at Boise, Idaho, this              day of May 1996.
______________________________________
Scott Woodbury
Deputy Attorney General
Technical Staff:
Keith Hessing
Staff Engineer
Madonna Faunce
Senior Auditor
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