20130821Staff 1-4 to AVU.pdf

KARL T. KLEIN
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
PO BOX 83720
BOISE, IDAHO 83720-007 4
[phone]
IDAHO BAR NO. 5156
Street Address for Express Mail:
472 W. WASHINGTON
BOISE, IDAHO 83702-5918
Attorney for the Commission Staff
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BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF )
AVISTA UTILTTTES FOR AN ORDER ) CASE NO. AVU-G-13-01
APPROVING A CHANGE IN NATURAL GAS )
RATES AND CHARGES. ) FIRST 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 THURSDAY,
SEPTEMBER 5, 2013.1
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.
I Staffis requesting an expedited response. If responding by September 5,2013 will be problematic, please contact
Staffcounsel at [phone].
FIRST PRODUCTION REQUESTS OF
THE COMMISSION STAFF TO AVISTA I AUGUST 2I,2OI3
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: In the Company's Application, the Company states that26Yo 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. Please provide this in electronic format.
Request No. 2: Please describe any changes Avista has made in its gas procurement
practices this past year. 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. 3: Please provide the data used to calculate the Commodity Allocation in
line 19 (Columns I through V) in the worksheet "Input" in the workbook 2013 Idaho PGA
Exhibit C. Please provide in electronic format.
Request No. 4: Please provide the data used to calculate the Idaho allocation of demand
costs (Idaho allocation is set equal to 29.7%). Please provide in electronic format.
- t;LDATED at Boise, Idaho, this a ' day of August 2013.
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Karl T. Klein
Deputy Attorney General
Technical Staff: Cathleen McHugh
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FIRST PRODUCTION REQUESTS OF
THE COMMISSION STAFF TO AVISTA 2 AUGUST 2I,2OI3
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT I HAVE THIS 21ST DAY oF AUGUST 2013,
SERVED THE FOREGOING FIRST PRODUCTION REQUEST OF THE
COMMISSION STAFF TO AVISTA CORPORATION, IN CASE NO. AVU-G-13-01,
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 W A 99220-3727
E-MAIL: [e-mail]
KELLY O NORWOOD
VP STATE & FED REG
AVISTA CORPORATION
PO BOX3727
SPOKANE WA99220-3727
E-MAIL: [e-mail]
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE