20120817Staff 1-3 to Avista.pdf

KARL T. KLEIN
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
P0 BOX 83720
BOISE, IDAHO 83720-0074
[phone]
IDAHO BAR NO. 5156
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Street Address for Express Mail:
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BOISE, IDAHO 83702-5918
Attorneys for the Commission Staff
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF AVISTA )
CORPORATION'S APPLICATION TO )
CHANGE ITS RATES AND CHARGES (2012 )
PURCHASED GAS COST ADJUSTMENT). )
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CASE NO. AVU-G-12-05
FIRST PRODUCTION
REQUEST OF THE
COMMISSION STAFF TO
AVISTA CORPORATION
The Staff of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, by and through its attorney of record,
Karl T. Klein, Deputy Attorney General, requests that Avista Corporation (Company; Avista)
provide the following documents and information as soon as possible, by FRIDAY,
SEPTEMBER 7, 2012.
This Production Request is to be considered as 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 or information produced.
Please provide answers to each question, supporting workpapers that provide detail or are
the source of information used in calculations, and the name, job title and telephone number of
the person preparing the documents. Please identify the name, job title, location and telephone
number of the record holder.
FIRST PRODUCTION REQUEST
TO AVISTA CORPORATION 1 AUGUST 17, 2012
In addition to the written copies provided as response to the requests, please provide all
Excel and electronic files on CD with formulas activated.
REQUEST NO. 1: Please describe any changes Avista has made in its gas procurement
practices as a result of current low gas prices. If changes have been made, please describe the
changes, explain your justification for deviating from prior established procurement practices,
and explain how you believe customers will benefit from changes in procurement practices. If
changes have not been made, please explain why not.
REQUEST NO. 2: In the Company's Application, the Company states that 29% of its
estimated annual load requirement for the PGA year are from prior multi-year hedges. Please
provide the quantity, term and price per dekatherm of each multi-year hedge. In your response,
please also provide the average quantity, term and price per dekatherm for volumes hedged for a
term of one year or less.
REQUEST NO. 3: On page 6, Exhibit C, the Company estimates it will collect
$4,021,340 in revenue from interstate transportation capacity releases. Please explain how the
Company estimates the number of capacity releases and the monetary value of the releases when
determining forward looking demand costs in the PGA.
DATED at Boise, Idaho, this 17 1' day of August 2012.
Karl T. Klein
Deputy Attorney General
Technical Staff: Matt Elam/ l-3
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FIRST PRODUCTION REQUEST
TO AVISTA CORPORATION 2 AUGUST 17, 2012
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT I HAVE THIS 17TH DAY OF AUGUST 2012,
SERVED THE FOREGOING FIRST PRODUCTION REQUEST OF THE
COMMISSION STAFF TO AVISTA CORPORATION, IN CASE NO. AVU-G-12-05,
BY E-MAILING AND MAILING A COPY THEREOF, POSTAGE PREPAID, TO THE
FOLLOWING:
DAVID J MEYER
VP & CHIEF COUNSEL
AVISTA CORPORATION
PO BOX 3727
SPOKANE WA 99220-3727
E-MAIL: [e-mail]
KELLY 0. NORWOOD
VP - STATE & FEDERAL REGULATION
AVISTA CORPORATION
PO BOX 3727
SPOKANE WA 99220-3726
E-MAIL: [e-mail]
SECRETAR
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE