20170814Staff 1-7 to Avista.pdf

DAPHNE HUANG
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
PO BOX 83720
BOISE, IDAHO 83720-0014
[phone]
IDAHO BAR NO. 8370
IN THE MATTER OF THE FIXED COST
ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM (FCA) ANNUAL
RATE ADJUSTMENT FILING OF AVISTA
CORPORATION FOR NATURAL GAS
SERVICE FROM NOVEMBER 1,2017
THROUGH OCTOBER 31, 2018
Street Address for Express Mail:
472W. WASHINGTON
BOISE, IDAHO 83702-5918
Attorney for the Commission Staff
BEFORB THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
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CASE NO. AVU.G-17.03
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,
Daphne Huang, Deputy Attomey General, request that Avista Corporation (Company; Avista)
provide the following documents and information as soon as possible, but no later than
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2017.
This Production Request is 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 produced.
Please provide answers to each question, 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
FIRST PRODUCTION REQUEST
TO AVISTA
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person preparing the document, and the name, location and phone number of the record holder
and if different the witness who can sponsor the answer at hearing if need be. 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. 1: Please provide supporting documentation for the number of natural
gas customers used in the fixed-cost adjustment (FCA) calculations, including workpapers in
Excel with formulas intact. Please explain the calculation methodology.
REQUEST NO. 2: Please provide documentation supporting the therms Avista used for
its FCA calculations, including workpapers in Excel with formulas intact.
REQUEST NO.3: Please provide the number of new natural gas customers by month
for2016, and for January through June2017.
REQUEST NO. 4: On page 7, lines 13-15 of the Application, Avista states that "The
FCA revenue shortfall associated with weather was approximately $2.4 million residential and
$0.2 million non-residential." Please provide support for these calculations including Excel
workbooks with formulas intact.
REQUEST NO. 5: On page 8, lines 5-8 of the Application, Avista states that "The
estimated FCA revenue shortfall associated with energy efficiency programmatic savings is $0.1
million residential and $0.01 million non-residential." Please provide support for these
calculations including Excel workbooks with formulas intact. Please provide the therm
reductions on which the above dollar savings are based. Also, please reconcile these results to
the Company's pending 2016 Demand-Side Management (DSM) report and any previous DSM
reports that apply.
FIRST PRODUCTION REQUEST
TO AVISTA 2 AUGUST 14,2017
REQUEST NO. 6: Please provide the Company's annual2016 DSM energy efficiency
savings (in therms) for the General Service (Schedule l0l), Large General Service (Schedules
111 and 112), and Other Service Schedules.
REQUEST NO. 7: Please provide the actual monthly therm usage from January 1,2076
through December 31,2016 for the General Service (Schedule 101), Large General Service
(Schedules I I I and 112), and Other Service Schedules.
Dated at Boise, Idaho, this lulre day of August 2017.
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Daphne Huang
Deputy Attorney General
Technical Staff: Kevin Keyt
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FIRST PRODUCTION REQUEST
TO AVISTA 3 AUGUST 14,2OI7
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT I HAVE THIS 14TH DAY OF AUGUST 2017,
SERVED THE FOREGOING FIRST PRODUCTION REQUEST OF THE
C0MMISSION STAFF TO AVISTA CORPORATION, IN CASE NO. AVU-G-17-03,
BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF, POSTAGE PREPAID, TO THE FOLLOWING:
PATRICK EHRBAR
SR MGR RATES & TARIFFS
AVISTA CORPORATION
PO BOX3727
SPOKANE WA99220-3727
E-MAIL: [e-mail]
DAVID J MEYER
VP & CHIEF COUNSEL
AVISTA CORPORATION
PO BOX3727
SPOKANE W A99220-3727
E-MAIL: [e-mail]
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE