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AVISTA CORP.
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

JURISDICTION: MONTANA DATE PREPARED: 01/08/2018 CASE NO.: D2017.9.71 WITNESS: Mark Thies REQUESTER: Public Service Commission RESPONDER: Jason Thackston
TYPE: Data Request DEPT: Energy Resources
REQUEST NO.: PSC – 006(AVA) TELEPHONE: [phone]
EMAIL: [e-mail]
REQUEST:

Will Joint Applicants commit to a regulatory condition in this proceeding which causes them to contribute
funds to the account, or like account, associated with the Washington UTC’s determination in Puget Sound Energy’s 2017 electric rate case associated with community and workforce development in Colstrip, Mont., should the Joint Applicants agree to a condition associated with the retirement date of its
coal-fired generation in Montana as a result of any other regulatory proceeding attendant to the merger?
See Consolidated Dockets UE-170033 and UG-170034, Order 08 ¶¶ 139–145 (Wash. Util. and Transp.
Comm’n Dec. 5, 2017).

RESPONSE:
Joint Applicants are cognizant of the importance of the Colstrip generating station and wish to cooperate
with the State of Montana as well as other jurisdictions on arrangements that meet the needs of all
stakeholders. Although we do not believe that the Settlement in the Puget Sound electric rate case
establishes a retirement date for the facility, the Joint Applicants are open to a variety of potential
outcomes associated with a negotiated settlement to this proceeding, including, but not limited to, the condition described above, on such terms and conditions as may be negotiated and agreed at the relevant
time.

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