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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20220823Staff 1-12 to Avista.pdfDAYN HARDIE DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION PO BOX 83720 BOISE, IDAHO 83720-0074 (208) 334-0312 IDAHO BAR NO. 9917 IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATIONS OF AVISTA CORPORATION FOR A DETERMINATION OF 2020.2021 ELECTRIC AND GAS ENERGY EFFICIENCY EXPENSES AS PRUDENTLY INCURRED r.!: !." 'l I_,i i,,i"t't 'liil,li' Street Address for Express Mail: 1I33I W CHINDEN BLVD, BLDG 8, SUTTE 2OI-A BOISE, ID 83714 Attorneys for the Commission Staff BEFORE THB IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) CASE NO. AVU.E.22.I3 AVU-G-22-05 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, Dayn Hardie, Deputy Attorney General, requests that Avista Corporation provide the following documents and information as soon as possible, but no later than TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13,2022. 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 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 also identiff the name, job title, location, and telephone number of the record holder. FIRST PRODUCTION REQUEST TO AVISTA CORPORATION 1 AUGUST 23,2022 In addition to the written copies provided as response to the requests, please provide all Excel spreadsheets and electronic files on CD with formulas intact and enabled. REQUEST NO. 1: Please provide the in-house and third-party cost-effectiveness workpapers and calculations for all Demand Side Management ("DSM") programs and measures by year (2020 and202l) in Excel format with formulas intact and all assumptions clearly defined. REQUEST NO. 2: Please describe the Company's efforts to evaluate Research and Development ("R&D") opportunities. Additionally, please describe the metrics used to evaluate R&D opportunities. REQUEST NO. 3: Please provide all workpapers in Excel format illustrating how the cost-effectiveness of the Company's participation in the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance ("NEEA") was calculated for the years 2020 and202l. REQUEST NO. 4: Please provide the amount of savings obtained through the Company's participation in NEEA for 2020 and202l. Please identiff any savings that were allocated to Avista's Idaho jurisdiction, and the methods used to allocate those savings. Additionally, please provide the report from NEEA for the finalized savings for 2020 and202l in Excel format, with all formulas intact. REQUEST NO. 5: Please provide the avoided cost used to calculate the cost- effectiveness of low-income, residential, commercial/industrial programs, and NEEA programs for Avista's Idaho jurisdiction in Excel format with formulas intact. REQUEST NO. 6: Please provide a list in Excel format showing all expenses charged to the electric and gas DSM riders in2020 and202l. Please include the following information for each expense: the date, vendor, amount, program, task number, and account to which the charges were assigned. Please include and identiff any adjustments made in2020 and 2021 to previously incurred expenses. Please also separate all expenses by program. If any amounts were allocated to multiple programs and/or jurisdictions, please describe the allocation method. FIRST PRODUCTION REQUEST TO AVISTA CORPORATION 2 AUGUST 23,2022 Please identiff whether each expense is an incentive payment, purchase, service, labor/admin, materials, or any other classification of expense. REQUEST NO. 7: Please provide copies of all internal audit reports for audits completed on the Company's electric and gas DSM processes and expenses from 2020 to 2022. Please list the scope of any internal audits in progress on the Company's electric and gas DSM processes and expenses. REQUEST NO. 8: Please provide invoices for all third-party evaluators for 2020 and 2021. Please describe how those costs were allocated among jurisdictions and fuel sources. REQUEST NO. 9: Please provide the electric and gas tariff rider revenue by month and by class for2020 and202l. REQUEST NO. l0: Please provide the calculation of any carrying charge or interest on the electric and gas rider balances during 2020 and202l. REQUEST NO. 11: Please provide the amount of labor expenses charged to the Idaho electric and gas DSM tariff riders for the years 2019 through 2021. For each year, please include the number of Full Time Equivalent positions funded by the rider. Please also provide the general wage adjustment percentage for non-union personnel approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors for each year. REQUEST NO. 12: Please provide a current organizational chart by title and name showing all Avista employees who charge time to the electric and gas DSM riders. Please include complete job descriptions, required qualifications, salary ranges, bonus opportunities, and total compensation ranges, including benefits, for all employees identified in this request. Z4DATED at Boise,Idaho, this day ofAugust2022 i:umisc:prodreq/avue22, I3_avug22 Sdh.iitlc prod req I FIRST PRODUCTION REQUEST TO AVISTA CORPORATION J Deputy Attorney General AUGUST 23,2022 CERTIFICATE OF SERYICE I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT I HAVE THIS 23'd DAY OF AUGUST 2022, SERVED THE FOREGOING FIRST PRODUCTION REQUEST OF TIIE C0MMISSION STAX'F TO AVISTA CORPORATION, IN CASE NO. AYU-E-22-I3/AVU-G-22-05, BY E-MAILING A COPY THEREOF, TO THE FOLLOWING: DAVID J MEYER VP & CHIEF COUNSEL AVISTA CORPORATION PO BOX3727 SPoKANE WA99220-3727 E-mail : david.meyer@avi stacorp.com dockets@avistacorp.com SHAWN J. BONFIELD SENIOR MANAGER REGULATORY POLICY & STRATEGY AVISTA CORPORATION P.O.BOX3727 I411 E. MISSION AVENUE, MSC 27 SPOKANE,WA99220 E-mail: shawn.bonfield@avistacorp.com $,4.fu CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE