20121121Staff 80-85 to Avista.pdf

KARL T. KLEIN
WELDON B. STUTZMAN
DEPUTY ATTORNEYS GENERAL
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
P0 BOX 83720
BOISE, IDAHO 83720-0074
[phone]/334-0318
IDAHO BAR NOS. 5 156/3283
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Attorneys for the Commission Staff
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION
OF AVISTA CORPORATION DBA AVISTA
UTILITIES FOR AUTHORITY TO
INCREASE ITS RATES AND CHARGES FOR
ELECTRIC AND NATURAL GAS SERVICE
IN IDAHO.
CASE NO. AVU-E-12-08
AVU-G-12-07
FIFTH PRODUCTION
REQUEST OF THE
COMMISSION STAFF TO
AVISTA CORPORATION
The Staff of the Idaho Public Utilities requests that Avista Corporation (Company;
Avista) provide the following documents and information as soon as possible, by
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2012.
This Production Request is to be considered as continuing, and Avista 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 produced.
Please provide answers to each question, including 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
FIFTH PRODUCTION REQUEST
TO AVISTA 1 NOVEMBER 21, 2012
holder and if different the witness who can sponsor the answer at hearing if need be. Reference
IDAPA 31.01.01.228.
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. 80: Please provide the 2012 expenses to date for the following projects,
including the budgeted and actual costs. Please update when end of year 2012 numbers are
available.
A.Failed Electric Plant
B.Transmission Minor Rebuild
REQUEST NO. 81: Please provide the Company guidelines for replacing transportation
equipment.
REQUEST NO. 82: Please list the transportation equipment expected to be replaced in
2013.
REQUEST NO. 83: Please list the transportation equipment replaced in 2012, with the
respective costs. Please also list any other transportation equipment expected to be replaced in
2012, with the budgeted costs.
REQUEST NO. 84: For the natural gas pro forma capital additions, Adjustment 3.08
listed on Exhibit 10, Schedule 2 page 9, please provide updated actual and/or revised plant-in-
service dates and Idaho dollar amounts for each project separately. For each project with a plant-
in-service date beyond December 31, 2012, please identify the revenue requirement in the
original filing associated with each project and specifically identify the adjustments necessary to
depreciation, taxes, rate base and other expense items to reflect test year ending December 31,
2012. Please provide the printout of this information and the underlying electronic file in Excel
format with formulas activated.
FIFTH PRODUCTION REQUEST
TO AVISTA 2 NOVEMBER 21, 2012
REQUEST NO. 85: For the natural gas pro forma capital additions, Adjustment 3.09
listed on Exhibit 10, Schedule 2 page 9, please provide updated actual and/or revised plant-in-
service dates and Idaho dollar amounts for each project separately. For each project with a plant-
in-service date beyond April 1, 2013, please identify the revenue requirement in the original
filing associated with each project and specifically identify the adjustments necessary to
depreciation, taxes, rate base and other expense items to reflect test year ending April 1, 2013.
Please provide the printout of this information and the underlying electronic file in Excel format
with formulas activated.
Dated at Boise, Idaho, this 2.1 "day of November 2012.
Karl T. Klein
Deputy Attorney General
Technical Staff: Joe Terry/80-83
Shelby Hendrickson/84-85
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FIFTH PRODUCTION REQUEST
TO AVISTA 3 NOVEMBER 21, 2012
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT I HAVE THIS 16TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2012,
SERVED THE FOREGOING FOURTH PRODUCTION REQUEST OF THE
COMMISSION STAFF TO AVISTA CORPORATION, IN CASE NOS. AVU-E-12-08
& AVU-G-12-07, BY E-MAILING AND MAILING A COPY THEREOF, POSTAGE
PREPAID, TO THE FOLLOWING:
DAVID J MEYER
VP & CHIEF COUNSEL
AVISTA CORPORATION
P0 BOX 3727
SPOKANE WA 99220-3727
E-MAIL: [e-mail]
DEAN J MILLER
McDEVITT & MILLER LLP
P0 BOX 2564
BOISE ID 83702
E-MAIL: [e-mail]
PETER J RICHARDSON
GREGORY M ADAMS
RICHARDSON & O'LEARY
515 N 27TH STREET
BOISE ID 83702
E-mail: [e-mail]
[e-mail]
ELECTRONIC SERVICE ONLY:
Howard Ray
Clearwater Paper Corporation
Howard.Rayc1earwaterpaper.com
KELLY 0 NOR WOOD
VP STATE & FED REG
AVISTA CORPORATION
P0 BOX 3727
SPOKANE WA 99220-3727
E-MAIL: [e-mail]
LARRY A CR0 WLEY
THE ENERGY STRATEGIES
INSTITUTE INC
5549 S CLIFFSEDGE AVE
BOISE ID 83716
E-MAIL: [e-mail]
DR DON READING
6070 HILL ROAD
BOISE ID 83703
E-MAIL: dreadingmindspring.com
BENJAMIN J OTTO
IDAHO CONSERVATION LEAGUE
710N. 6TH ST
BOISE ID 83702
E-mail: bottocidahoconservation.org
BRAD M PURDY
ATTORNEY AT LAW
2019N 17TH ST.
BOISE ID 83702
E-mail: [e-mail]
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SECRETRY
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE