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Jean D. Jewell
Commission Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
472 W. Washington Street
Boise, ID 83 702
RE: IGC First Production Request to CAPAI -Case No. INT-G-16-02
Dear Ms. Jewell:
Enclosed for filing with the Commission are one original and three conformed copies of
Intermountain Gas Company's First Production Request to the Community Action
Partnership Association of Idaho.
Sincerely,
Ronald L. Williams
Attorney at Law
RLW
1015 W. Hays Street -Boise, ID 83702
Phone: [phone] - Fax: [phone] -www.williamsbradbury.com
Ronald L. Williams, ISB No. 3034
Williams Bradbury, P.C.
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Email: [e-mail]
Attorneys for Intermountain Gas Company
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF INTERMOUNT AIN GAS )
COMPANY'S APPLICATION TO CHANGE )
ITS RATES AND CHARGES FOR NATURAL )
GAS SERVICE )
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Case No. INT-G-16-02
FIRST PRODUCTION REQUEST
OF INTERMOUNTAIN GAS
COMPANY TO COMMUNITY
ACTION PARTNERSHIP
ASSOCIATION OF IDAHO
Intermountain Gas Company ("Intermountain" or "Company"), a subsidiary of MDU
Resources Group, Inc., by and through its attorney of record Ronald L. Williams and pursuant to
the Rules of Procedure of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission ("Commission"), hereby
requests that the Community Action Partnership Association of Idaho ("CAP AI") provide the
following documents and information as soon as possible, and no later than Friday, January 27,
2017.
This Production Request is continuing, and CAP AI 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, and supporting work papers that provide detail
or are the source of information used in calculations. Responses pursuant to Commission Rules
of Procedure must include the name and phone number of the person preparing the document,
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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. How many low income natural gas homes are currently being served
by agencies delivering weatherization services in Intermountain's service area?
REQUEST NO. 2. What is average total cost of natural gas weatherization (excluding
electric measures) in homes served by CAP AI' s member agencies? Please provide all
workpapers or studies relied on in answering this question.
REQUEST NO. 3. Please describe the characteristics of a "well-tailored" energy
conservation program as described by witness Zamora on page seven, lines three through six.
REQUEST NO. 4. Reference page 6, lines 10-12, Zamora's testimony, that there is "lack
of low income data" for the Company, please provide examples of instances where natural gas
utilities have collected low income information, and the provisions put in place to protect both
the Company and its customers in regards to this data.
DATED at Boise, Idaho, this 6th day of January, 2017.
Respectfully submitted, J? iJ;1 LWAI'---
Ronald L. Williams
Williams Bradbury, P.C.
Attorneys for Intermountain Gas Company
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CERTIFICATE OF DELIVERY
I HEREBY CERTIFY that on this 6th day of January, 2017, I caused to be served a true
and correct copy of the First Production Request of Intermountain Gas Company to the
Community Action Partnership Association of Idaho upon the following individuals in the
manner indicated below:
Hand Delivery: (original and 3 copies)
Jean Jewell
Commission Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
472 W. Washington Street
Boise, ID 83720
Michael P. McGrath
Intermountain Gas Company
555 S. Cole Road
Boise, ID 83 707
E-Mail: [e-mail]
Brad M. Purdy
2019 N. 171h Street
Boise, ID 83 702
E-Mail: [e-mail]
Attorney for Community Action
Partnership Association of Idaho (CAP AI)
Benjamin J. Otto
Idaho Conservation League
710 N. 61h Street
Boise, ID 83 702
E-Mail: [e-mail]
F. Diego Rivas
NW Energy Coalition
1101 81h Avenue
Helena, MT 59601
E-Mail: [e-mail]
Edward A. Finklea
Northwest Industrial Gas Users (NWIGU)
545 Grandview Drive
Ashland, OR 97520
E-Mail: [e-mail]
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Chad M. Stokes
Tommy A. Brooks
Cable Huston LLP
1001 SW Fifth Avenue, Ste. 2000
Portland, OR 97204-1136
E-Mail: [e-mail]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for NWIGU
Electronic service only:
Michael C. Creamer
Givens Pursley LLP
E-Mail: mcc@ givenspursley.com
Attorneys for NWIGU
Scott Dale Blickenstaff
The Amalgamated Sugar Company LLC
1951 S. Saturn Way, Ste. 100
Boise, ID 83702
E-Mail: [e-mail]
Peter Richardson
Gregory M. Adams
Richardson Adams, PLLC
515 N. 27th Street
Boise, ID 83702
E-Mail: [e-mail]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for The Amalgamated Sugar
Company LLC
Electronic service only:
Dr. Don Reading
E-Mail: [e-mail]
The Amalgamated Sugar Company LLC
Ken Miller
Snake River Alliance
223 N. 6th St., Ste. 317
P.O. Box 1731
Boise, ID 83701
E-Mail: [e-mail]
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Andrew J. Unsicker
Lanny L. Zieman
Natalie A. Cepak
Thomas A. Jernigan
Ebony M. Payton
AFLOA/JA-ULFSC
139 Barnes Drive, Suite 1
Tyndall AFB, FL 32403
E-Mail: Andrew. [e-mail]
Lanny .zieman. l @us.af.mil
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[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Federal Executive Agencies
(FEA)
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Ronald L. Williams
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