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1411 East Mission PO Box 3727
Spokane, Washington 99220-3727
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VIA E-MAIL AND OVERNIGHT DELIVERY
Lisa Nordstrom
Deputy Attorney General
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
472 W. Washington Street
Boise, ill 83702-5983
RE:Case No. GNR-02-
Avista Utilities' Data Responses Nos. 19 through 28
Dear Ms. Nordstrom:
Please find enclosed an original and three (3) copies of A vista s responses to IPUC Staff Data
Request Nos. 19 through 28.
If you have any questions, please call Renee Webb at [phone] or Bruce Folsom at
[phone].
Sincerely,
Patty Olsness
Rates Coordinator
Enclosures
cc: Paul Powell, Intermountain Gas Company
Carole Rockney, Pacificorp
AVISTA CORP.
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
JURISDICTION:
CASE NO:
REQUESTER:
TYPE:
DUE DATE:
REQUEST NO.
Idaho
GNR-02-
Staff
Data Request
11/1812002
DATE PREPARED: 11/18/02WITNESS: Bruce Folsom
RESPONDER: Renee WebbDEPT: Customer Service
TELEPHONE: [phone]
FIELD AUDIT: Yes-.LNo
REQUEST:
For each Applicant, how many residential customers received a LIHEAP benefit but did not
declare eligibility for protection from disconnection during the moratorium for the 1999-2000
2000-, and 2001-02 heating season? For Avista, please provide a further breakdown of
customers by the following categories: electric only, gas only, and gas and electric combined.
RESPONSE:
11/30/99 3/1/00 11/30/00 3/1/01 11/30/01 3/1/02
Electric Only 772 853 745
Gas Only
Electric and Gas 298 365 358
Total 082 254 143
VISTA CORP.
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
JURISDICTION:
CASE NO:
REQUESTER:
TYPE:
DUE DATE:
REQUEST NO.
Idaho
GNR-02-
Staff
Data Request
11/1812002
DATE PREPARED: 11/18/02WITNESS: Bruce Folsom
RESPONDER: Renee WebbDEPT: Customer Service
TELEPHONE: [phone]
FIELD AUDIT: Yes -.L No
REQUEST:
For each Applicant, please provide the number of Idaho residential customers served as of
October 2001 and April 1 , 2002, respectively. For A vista, please provide a further breakdown
of customers by the following categories: electric only, gas only, and gas and electric combined.
RESPONSE:
10-01-2001 04-01-2002
Electric Only 46,779 280
Gas Only 960 596
Electric and Gas 42,719 283
Total 97,458 99,159
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AVISTA CORP.
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
JURISDICTION:
CASE NO:
REQUESTER:
TYPE:
DUE DATE:
REQUEST NO.
Idaho
GNR-02-
Staff
Data Request
11/1812002
DATE PREPARED: 11/18/02WITNESS: Bruce Folsom
RESPONDER: Renee WebbDEPT: Customer Service
TELEPHONE: [phone]
FIELD AUDIT: Yes -.L No
REQUEST:
For each Applicant, please provide the number of Idaho residential customers who had a past due
amount owing as of October 2001 , December 2001 , March 2002 and April 1 , 2002
respectively. For A vista, please provide a further breakdown of customers by the following
categories: electric only, gas only, and gas and electric combined.
RESPONSE:
10-01-2001 12-01-2001 03-01-2002 04-01-2002
Electric Only 10,093 926 196 159
Gas Only 206 079 613 764
Electric and Gas 866 565 276 753
Total 20,165 18,570 25,085 25,676
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AVISTA CORP.
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
JURISDICTION:
CASE NO:
REQUESTER:
TYPE:
DUE DATE:
REQUEST NO.
Idaho
GNR-02-
Staff
Data Request
11/1812002
DATE PREPARED: 11/18/02WITNESS: Bruce Folsom
RESPONDER: Renee WebbDEPT: Customer Service
TELEPHONE: [phone]
FIELD AUDIT: Yes -.L No
REQUEST:
For each Applicant, how many of the Idaho residential customers who had a past due amount
owing as of March 2002 and April 1, 2002, received LlHEAP benefits during the previous
heating season? For Avista, please provide a further breakdown of customers by the following
categories: electric only, gas only, and gas and electric combined.
RESPONSE:
03-01-2002 04-01-2002
Electric Only 334 279
Gas Only
Electric and Gas 290 237
Total 642 532
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VISTA CORP.
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
JURISDICTION:
CASE NO:
REQUESTER:
TYPE:
DUE DATE:
REQUEST NO.
Idaho
GNR-02-
Staff
Data Request
11/1812002
DATE PREPARED: 11/18/02WITNESS: Bruce Folsom
RESPONDER: Renee WebbDEPT: Customer Service
TELEPHONE: [phone]
FIELD AUDIT: Yes -.L No
REQUEST:
For each Applicant, please provide the total revenue past due and owed by residential customers
as of October 2001 , December 2001, March 2002 and April 1 , 2002, respectively. For
A vista, please provide a further breakdown of customers by the following categories: electric
only, gas only, and gas and electric combined.
RESPONSE:
10-01-2001 12-01-2001 03-01-2002 04-01-2002
Electric Only 690,939 626,234 608,162 553,097
Gas Only 45,174 002 195,417 206 971
Electric and Gas 757 379 622,477 967 267 011 386
Total 1,493,492 292 713 770,846 771,454
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AVISTA CORP.
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
JURISDICTION:
CASE NO:
REQUESTER:
TYPE:
DUE DATE:
REQUEST NO.
Idaho
GNR-02-
Staff
Data Request
11/1812002
DATE PREPARED: 11/18/02WITNESS: Bruce Folsom
RESPONDER: Renee WebbDEPT: Customer Service
TELEPHONE: [phone]
FIELD AUDIT: Yes -.L No
REQUEST:
For each Applicant, please provide the number of Idaho residential disconnections for
nonpayment for each month between November 2000 and March 31 , 2001. For Avista , please
provide a further breakdown of customers by the following categories: electric only, gas only,
and gas and electric combined.
RESPONSE:
Nov-Dec-Jan-Feb-Mar-
Electric Only 200 195 164 294
Gas Only
Electric and Gas 159 147 111 255
Total 367 155 359 299 578
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AVISTA CORP.
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
JURISDICTION:
CASE NO:
REQUESTER:
TYPE:
DUE DATE:
REQUEST NO.
Idaho
GNR-02-
Staff
Data Request
11/1812002
DATE PREPARED: 11/18/02WITNESS: Bruce Folsom
RESPONDER: Renee WebbDEPT: Customer Service
TELEPHONE: [phone]
FIELD AUDIT: Yes -.L No
REQUEST:
For each Applicant, please provide the number of Idaho residential disconnections for
nonpayment for each month between November 2001 and March 31 , 2002. For Avista, please
provide a further breakdown of customers by the following categories: electric only, gas only,
and gas and electric combined.
RESPONSE:
Nov-Dee-Jan-Feb-Mar-
Electric Only 255 200 196 286
Gas Only
Electric and Gas 200 173 153 266
Total 460 192 396 371 568
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AVISTA CORP.
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
JURISDICTION:
CASE NO:
REQUESTER:
TYPE:
DUE DATE:
REQUEST NO.
Idaho
GNR-02-
Staff
Data Request
11/18/2002
DATE PREPARED: 11/18/02WITNESS: Bruce Folsom
RESPONDER: Renee WebbDEPT: Customer Service
TELEPHONE: [phone]
FIELD AUDIT: Yes -.L No
REQUEST:
For each Applicant, please provide the aggregate number of residential disconnections for
nonpayment between April 1 , 2000 and October 31 2000. For Avista, please provide a further
breakdown of customers by the following categories: electric only, gas only, and gas and
electric combined.
RESPONSE:
Apr-May-Jun-Jul-Aug-Sep-Oet-Average
Electric Only 262 297 255 159 143 142 160 203
Gas Only
Electric and Gas 205 269 189 151 156 121 139 176
Total 489 581 456 318 307 267 301 388
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VISTA CORP.
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
JURISDICTION:
CASE NO:
REQUESTER:
TYPE:
DUE DATE:
REQUEST NO.
Idaho
GNR-02-
Staff
Data Request
11/1812002
DATE PREPARED: 11/18/02WITNESS: Bruce Folsom
RESPONDER: Renee WebbDEPT: Customer Service
TELEPHONE: [phone]
FIELD AUDIT: Yes -.L No
REQUEST:
For each Applicant, please provide the aggregate number of residential disconnections for
nonpayment between April 1 , 2001 and October 31 , 2001. For A vista, please provide a further
breakdown of customers by the following categories: electric only, gas only, and gas and
electric combined.
RESPONSE:
Apr-01 May-Jun-Jut-01 Aug-Sep-Oct-Average
Per
Month
Electric Only 308 293 248 246 176 227 260 251
Gas Only
Electric and Gas 242 238 221 241 189 207 229 224
Total 575 546 495 499 376 447 506 492
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AVISTA CORP.
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
JURISDICTION:
CASE NO:
REQUESTER:
TYPE:
DUE DATE:
REQUEST NO.
Idaho
GNR-02-
Staff
Data Request
11/1812002
DATE PREPARED: 11/18/02WITNESS: Bruce Folsom
RESPONDER: Renee WebbDEPT: Customer Service
TELEPHONE: [phone]
FIELD AUDIT: Yes -.L No
REQUEST:
For each Applicant, what is the gross residential write-off ratio (total residential revenue divided
by total residential write-offs) for calendar years 1999 2000 and 2001? For A vista, please
provide a further breakdown of customers by the following categories: electric only, gas only,
and gas and electric combined.
RESPONSE:
1999 2000 2001
Revenue Write-offs Revenue Write-offs Revenue Write-
offs
Electric Only 556 163 445,428 56%340,999 436,417 39%32,446 136 515 198 59%
Gas Only 856,975 15,354 54%876 314 515 0.43%5,473 546 514 94%
Electric and Gas 647 611 266 712 75%180 160 260,141 62%50,426,412 378 870 75%
Total 060 749 727,494 08%397 473 713 073 92%346 094 945 582 07%
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