20150429Reply Comments & Replacement Tariffs.pdf

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1411 East Mission P.O.Box3727
Spokane. Washington 99220-0500
Telephone [phone]
Toll Free 800-727-9nA
Apil29,2015
Jean D. Jewell, Secretary
Idatro Public Utilities Commission
P O Box 83720
Boise, lD 83720-0A74
Dear Ms. Jewell:
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RE: Case No. AVU-E-15-03
Reply Comments and Replacement Tariffs of Avista Corporation
Avista Corporation (ooAvista" or 'oCompany") hereby submits reply comments in support of the
comments filed by Commission Staffin the above referenced Case.
On April 28,2015 Commission Staff filed comments related to Avista's Schedule 51 electric line
extension tarifffiling. In those comments, at page 6, Staffmade the following recommendation:
*Staff believes the Company's proposals to be reasonable, and in conformance with
Commission Order Nos. 28562 and 33031. Staff recommends that the Company's 2015
Schedule 51 Tariff update costs be adopted, and that the Company retain Section 5.c on
pages 51I and J of the current tariff."
The Company supports Staffs recommendation and believes retaining Section 5.c on pages 5lI and
J of the current tariffis appropriate. Therefore, please find attached revised tariff sheet 51I and 5lJ
which incorporates the agreed-upon changes.
Should you have any questions regarding these comments, please contact Pahick Ehrbar at
509.495.8620 or Joe Miller at 509.495.4546.
Sincerely,
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Vice President and Chief Counsel for
Regulatory and Governmental Alfairs
Enclosures
l.P.U.C. No.28
Replacement Second Revision Sheet 511
Canceling
First Revision Sheet 511
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
SCHEDULE 51 - contanued
5. RULES FOR COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL CUSTOMERS
a. Both the General Rules and the following rules apply to Line Extensions
to serve individual Commercial and lndustrial Customers.b. Single-Phase Extensions: For Customers who may be served at single
phase, as determined by the Company, before the start of construction,
the Customer must submit a written application for service and pay an
extension cost to the Company which is computed as follows:
Basic Cost+ ExceptionalCosts- Allowance
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costs
- (one) Design Fee of $150 (if paid)+ Share of Previous Extension
= extension cost
1) Allterms are described in Section 3.b. and the Basic Costs are
set forth in Section 7. The amount of the Allowance will be
determined individually for each Customer based on the
Company's estimate of the Custome/s annualenergy usage and
an allowance per kWh based on the applicable service schedule.c. Three-Phase Extensions: For Customers requiring three-phase seryice,
as determined by the Company, before the start of construction, the
Customer must submit a written application for service and pay an
extension cost to the Company which is computed as follows:
Total Estimated Extension Cost- Allowance+ Customer-Requested Costs
: i"?:tli""1'iJl"& or$150 (irpaid)+ Share of Previous Extension
= extension cost
By - Kelly Norwood, Vice-President - State & Federal Regulationru J^,*J
l.P.U.C. No.28
Replacment Third Revision Sheet 51J
Canceling
Replacement Second Revision Sheet 51J 51J
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
SCHEDULE 51 - continued
1) The Total Estimated Extension Cost shall include all costs
which are necessary to provide service to the Customer, as
determined by the Company. The amount of the Allowance will
be determined individually for each Customer based on the
Company's estimate of the Customer's annual energy usage
and an allowance per kWh based on the applicable service
schedule.
When two or more Customers apply concurrently for service from
the same Line Extension, each will receive an Allowance up to their
proportion of the Tota! Estimated Extension Cost. Allowances shall
be granted only against the costs of the current project and not
against any part of an earlier or future extension.
The Allowance will be the Total Estimated Extension Cost, or the
applicable Allowance by Schedule multiplied by the Custome/s
estimated energy usage, whichever is less:
ALLOWANCE BY SERVICE SCHEDULE
d.
Schedule 11 or 12:
Schedule 2'l or 22'.
Schedule 31 or 32:
$0.12868 per kWh
$0.11874 per kWh
$0.19279 per kWh
Exception: The Company will not grant an immediate Allowance if
the Company, in its sole judgement, determines that the load will be
in service less than five years.
Undeveloped Commercial and lndustrial Lots: A development is a
group of neighboring undeveloped lots separated by no more than
streets and under the ownership or legal control of a single party as
determined by the Company. The General Rules, the Rules for
Commercialand lndustrial Customers and the following apply to line
extensions within commercial or industrial developments. Before
Company facilities will be installed, the developer must submit a written
application for service and a copy of the plat as approved by the
governing agency depicting dedicated utility easements approved by
the serving utilities.
lssued April29, 2015 Effective May 18, 2015
Utillties
Kelly Nonrood, Vice President - State & Federal Regulation