20130130AVU to Staff 195-199.pdf

Avista Corp.
1411 East Mission P.O. Box 3727
Spokane. Washington 99220-0500
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Attn: Karl T. Klein
Weldon B. Stutzman
Deputy Attorney General
Re: Production Request of the Commission Staff in Case Nos. AVU-E-12-08 and
AVU-G- 12-07
Dear Mr. Klein and Mr. Stutzman,
Enclosed are an original and three copies of Avista' s responses to IPUC Staff's production
requests in the above referenced dockets. Included in this mailing are Avista's responses to
production requests 195 - 199. The electronic versions of the responses were emailed on
01/29/13.
If there are any questions regarding the enclosed information, please contact Paul Kimball at
[phone] or via e-mail at paul.kimballavistacorp.com
Sincerely,
;L-
Paul Kimball
Regulatory Analyst
Enclosures
CC: all parties
AVISTA CORPORATION
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
JURISDICTION: IDAHO DATE PREPARED: 01/29/2013
CASE NO: AVU-E-12-08 / AVU-G-12-07 WITNESS: Don Kopczynski
REQUESTER: IPUC RESPONDER: Amy Jones
TYPE: Production Request DEPARTMENT: Customer Service
REQUEST NO.: Staff-195 TELEPHONE: [phone]
REQUEST:
For CY 2010, 2011 and 2012, please provide the following information for all Idaho accounts: (a)
by month and year, the total number of accounts with deposits; (b) by month and year, the total
dollar amount associated with those deposits; (c) by year, the average annual percentage of
accounts with deposits.
RESPONSE:
a. b. C.
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2012
Aug 4,800 $ 844,298
Sep 4,321 $ 802,519
Oct 4,316 $ 777,548
Nov 3,842 $ 661,314
Dec
Jan'
3,2901
2,998
$ 584,990
33%I
$ 556,139
Feb 2,152 $ 443,949
$ 396,238 Mar 1,823
Apr 1,523 $ 352,131
May 1,519 $ 361,509
Jun 1,233 $ 273,121
Jul 1,016 $ 227,627
Aug 1,063 $ 236,727
Sep 898 $ 201,119
Oct 1,003 $ 220,249
Nov 937 $ 197,532
Dec 1 904 $ 2081959
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AVISTA CORPORATION
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
JURISDICTION: IDAHO DATE PREPARED: 01/29/2013
CASE NO: AVU-E-12-08 / AVU-G-12-07 WITNESS: Don Kopczynski
REQUESTER: IPUC RESPONDER: Amy Jones
TYPE: Production Request DEPARTMENT: Customer Service
REQUEST NO.: Staff-196 TELEPHONE: [phone]
REQUEST:
For CY 2010, 2011 and 2012, please provide the following information for Idaho residential
accounts: (a) the monthly and annual total number of accounts with deposits; (b) the average
annual percentage of accounts with deposits; and (c) the deposit dollar amount on accounts.
RESPONSE:
a. C. b
Jan 3,204 $ 520,297
Feb 3,416 $ 558,994
Mar 3,969 $ 663,774
$ 632,855 Apr 3,854
May 3,498 $ 550,742
$ 629,848 Jun 4,079 2010 Jul 3,539 $ 543,770
Aug 4,353 $ 630,547
Sep 3,962 $ 619,428
Oct 4,030 $ 611,726
Nov 3,149 $ 481,637
Dec
Jan
2,7181
2,846
$ 432,761
37%I
$ 464,736
Feb 2,940 $ 486,472
Mar 3,736 $ 679,564
2011
Apr 3,275 $ 591,196
$ 740,193 May 3,834
Jun 4,242 $ 775,041
Jul 3,827 $ 658,198
Aug 4,629 $ 767,940
Sep 4,154 $ 718,125
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2012
Oct 4,089 $ 678,319
$ 583,104
$ 523,962
32%I
$ 492,812
Nov 3,596
Dec,
Jan
3,123,
T 2,859
Feb 2,043 $ 402,345
$ 341,860
$ 284,174
$ 285,410
Mar 1,679
Apr 1,372
May 1,372
Jun 1,122 $ 227,302
Jul 886 $ 170,105
Aug 959 $ 184,119
$ 160,937 Sep 806
Oct 828 $ 153,912
Nov 821 1 $ 161,246
• Dec. 7751 $ 153,069
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AVISTA CORPORATION
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
JURISDICTION IDAHO DATE PREPARED 01/29/2013
CASE NO: AVU-E-12-09/ AVU-G-12-07 WITNESS: Don Kopczynski
REQUESTER: IPUC RESPONDER: Amy Jones
TYPE: Production Request DEPARTMENT: Customer Service
REQUEST NO.: Staff-197 TELEPHONE: [phone]
REQUEST
For CY 2010, 2011 and 2012 by month and year, please provide the following information: (a) the
total number of residential accounts with payment arrangements, and (b) the total number of
payment arrangements made on those residential accounts.
RESPONSE:
Idaho Residential Accounts with a
payment arrangement agr eement*
I I I Jan 6,545 7,476 6,354
Feb 6,468 7,190 5,403
Mar 7,267 7,473 5,070
Apr 7,094 6,418 4,766
May 6,979 6,333 5,063
Jun 6,907 6,224 4,311
Jul 5,925 4,523 3,966
Aug 5,467 4,767 4,559
Sep 5,211 4,751 3,673
Oct 5,258 4,493 4,329
Nov 5,587 4,255 3,687
Dec 6,003 5,186 3,682
Annually 32,247 31,903 26,956
*The monthly amounts is the sum of the
accounts that had a payment arrangement on
them that month. The annual amount is the
number of accounts that had a payment
arrangement that year.
Total Number of Payment Arrangements
made for Idaho Residential Accounts
Jan 7,687 7,959 ' 6,675
Feb 7,610 7,534 5,600
Mar 8,916 8,104 5,333
Apr 8,731 6,822 4,953
May 8,843 6,788 5,316
Jun 8,862 6,669 4,494
Jul 7,398 4,704 4,146
Aug 6,627 5,001 4,752
Sep 6,325 4,944 3,808
Oct 6,294 4,690 4,556
Nov 6,854 4,427 3,824
Dec 7,372 5,371 3,797
Total 91,519 73,013 57,254
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AVISTA CORPORATION
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
JURISDICTION: IDAHO DATE PREPARED: 01/29/2013
CASE NO: AVU-E-12-08 /AVU-G-F2-07 WITNESS: Don Kopczynski
REQUESTER: IPUC RESPONDER: Amy Jones
TYPE: Production Request DEPARTMENT: Customer Service
REQUEST NO.: Staff-198 TELEPHONE: [phone]
REQUEST:
For CY 2010, 2011 and by month and year, please provide the following information: (a) the total
number of residential accounts with payment arrangements that defaulted, and (b) the total number
of payment arrangements made on those residential accounts that defaulted.
RESPONSE:
In addition to the defaulted payment arrangements, the Company's customer information system
also includes deleted arrangements. Deleted arrangements are typically arrangements removed
from an account at the time a customer informs the Company of the inability to keep the
arrangement. At this time, these are not easily distinguishable.
Residential Accounts with a Payment
Arrangement that Defaulted
Jan 2,735 ' 3,028
Feb 2,679 25700
Mar 3,265 3,194
Apr 3 5065 258819
May 2,947 25994
Jun 2,914 2,963
Jul 2,486 2,099
Aug 2,169 2,113
Sep 1,968 1 5799
Oct 1 5955 1,722
Nov 2,187 1,659
Dec 2,451 1,982
Total 30,821 29,142
Total Number of Payment Arrangements
made on Residential Accounts that
Defaulted
Jan ' 3,154 3,123
Feb 3,098 2,780
Mar 3,859 3,363
Apr 3,600 2,969
May 3,405 3,117
3,412 3,074
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ul 2,887 2,134
ug 2,449 2,193
ep 2,238 1,858
Oct 2,245 1,763
Nov 2,542 1,698
Dec 2,875 2,030
Total 35,764 30,102
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AVISTA CORPORATION
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
JURISDICTION: IDAHO DATE PREPARED: 01/29/2013
CASE NO: AVU-E-12-08 / AVU-G-12-07 WITNESS: Don Kopczynski
REQUESTER: IPUC RESPONDER: Amy Jones
TYPE: Production Request DEPARTMENT: Customer Service
REQUEST NO.: Staff-199 TELEPHONE: [phone]
REQUEST:
For October through February of 2010 and 2011 and October 2011 through December 2011 by
month, please provide the number of Idaho accounts that signed up for Moratorium protection. Of
these accounts, how many received LIHEAP assistance?
RESPONSE:
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