20190311Application.pdf

Avista Corp.
1411 East Mission P.O.Box3727
Spokane, Washington 99220-0500
Telephone [phone]
Toll Free 800-727-9170
March 8,2019
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State of Idaho
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
472 W. Washington Street
Boise, Idaho 83702-5983
Case No. AVU-E-I9- 0 3
I.P.U.C. No. 28 - Electric Service
Enclosed for electric filing with the Commission are the Original filing plus seven copies, and one
compact disc, of the following revised tariffsheets:
Fourth Revision Sheet 51
f,'ourth Revision Sheet 51A
Sixth Revision Sheet 51B
Fourth Revision Sheet 51C
Eighteenth Revision Sheet 5lD
Twenty-Second Revision Sheet 51E
Twentieth Revision Sheet 51F
Twenty-First Revision Sheet 5lG
Nineteenth Revision Sheet 51H
Third Revision Sheet 51I
Seventh Revision Sheet 51J
Third Revision Sheet 51K
Third Revision Sheet 51L
Second Revision Sheet 5lM
Twentieth Revision Sheet 51N
Twentieth Revision Sheet 51O
Third Revision Sheet 51
Third Revision Sheet 51A
Fifth Revision Sheet 51B
Third Revision Sheet 51C
Seventeenth Revision Sheet 51D
Twenty-First Revision Sheet 51E
Nineteenth Revision Sheet 51X'
Twentieth Revision Sheet 51G
Eighteenth Revision Sheet 51H
Rep. Second Revision Sheet 51I
Sixth Revision Sheet SlJ
Rep. Second Revision Sheet 51K
Second Revision Sheet 5lL
First Revision Sheet 51M
Nineteenth Revision Sheet 51N
Nineteenth Revision Sheet 51O
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The Company requests that the proposed tariff sheets be made effective May l, 2019. These tariff sheets
reflect the Company's annual electric Line Extension filing. Detailed information related to the
Company's request is included in the attached Application and supporting workpapers.
The Company will issue a notice to its effected customers through a letter in the April 2019 timeframe. A
copy of the letter has been included in the Company's filing.
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If you have any questions regarding this filing, please contact Joe Miller at [phone]
J()e Miller
Manager of Pricing and Tariffs
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141 1 East Mission P.O. Box 3727
Spokane. Washington 99220-0500
Telephone [phone]
Toll Free 800-727-9170
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April 1,2019
Name
Address
City, State
Dear Builder andlor Developer:
Avista Utilities is proud to have supplied your projects with natural gas and electric service, as well as
quality construction coordination, of your utility needs for many years. As you may know, in the spring
of each year, the Company files a request with the Idaho Public Utilities Commission ("Commission")
to update the costs associated with the materials required to provide our electric service for individual
homes and new developments.
The Company filed its proposed changes with the Commission on March 8,2019, and if the requested
changes are approved, they would go into effect on May 1,2019.
The changes include updating the standard or basic development costs and allowance to reflect actual
2018 material and labor costs. Below is a summary of the changes included in the filing:
s 1,396 $ 1,436
Developer Ref.rndable Payrcnt
Builder N on- Refimdable P aynent
Allowance
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1,810 $ 1,940
The proposed increase in the cost per lot would require builders to make a non-refundable payment of
$67. Developers would only need to provide a letter of credit, or cash deposit, for $1,436 per residence
until such time as a permanent hookup is made. Please keep in mind that these new costs and allowance
affect only new developments or additional phases contracted on or after May l, 2019. The Company's
application is a proposal, subject to public review and a Commission decision. A copy of the application
is available for public review at the offices of both the Commission and the Company as well as their
respective websites (www.myavisla.con:/rates or www.puc.idaho.qov), If you would like to submit
comments on this proposed decrease, or review the application, you can do so by going to the
Commission website at www.puc.idaho. sov.
Res ide ntial Developments
If you have any questions or concems please feel free to contact your Avista Account Executive or
Customer Design Coordinator.
Sincerely,
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Account Executive-Development Specialist
208-769-1340
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Jamie Howard
Customer Project Coordinator
208-769-1871
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DAVID J. MEYER
VICE PRESTDENT AND CHIEF COUNSEL FOR
REGULATORY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
AVISTA CORPORATION
1411 E. MISSION AVENUE
P. O. BOX 3727
SPOKANE, WASHINGTON 99220
PHONE: [phone], FAx: [phone]I
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTTLITIES COMMISSIONt0
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IN THE MATTER OF THE ELECTRTC
LINE EXTENSION SCHEDULE 51
ANNUAL RATE A.D.]USTMENT FILING
OF AVISTA CORPORATION
cAsE NO. AVLr-E-le-E3
APPLICATION OF AVTSTA
CORPORATION
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r. IMTRODUCTION
In accordance with Idaho Code S51-502 and RP 052, Avista
Corporation, doing business as Avista Utilities (hereinafter
"Avista" or "Company"), at 1411 East Mission Avenue, Spokane,
Washj-ngton, respectfully makes application to the Idaho
Public Ut.ilities Commission ( "Commission" ) for an order
approving the update in costs, allowances, and administrative
changes to the Company's El-ectrj-c Line Extension Schedule 51.
The Company has requested a May 1, 2Ol9 effective date.
The Company requests that this filing be processed under
the Commj-ssiorl's Modif ied Procedure Rules (np 2OL-204) .
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i Communications in reference to this Application should be
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David J. Meyer, Esq.
Vice President, and Chief Counsel for
Regulatory & Governmental Affairs
Avista Corporation
P.O. Box 3727
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1411 E. Mission Ave
Spokane, WA 99220-3727
Phone: [phone]
David. Meyer@avistacorp . com
Patrick Ehrbar
Dj-rector of Regulatory Affairs
Avista Utilit.ies
P.O. Box 3727
MSC- 2 7
14L1 E. Mission Ave
Spokane, WA 99220-3727
Phone: [phone]
patrick . ehrbar@avist,acorp . com
II. BACKGROTTND
The Company's present Schedule 51 electric line
extension tariff incorporates the principle of average
costing for electrj-cal- facilit,ies commonly used in extending
service. The tariff sets forth "Basic Costs" , which are
cosLs based on recent average actual costs for facilit.ies
such as transformers and conduit which are used consistently
for elect,ric l-ine extensions. The Basic Costs have a f ixed
and variable component, wit.h the variable component stated
on a cost-per-foot basis.
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1 The average costing principle incorporated in the
2 Company's t,arif f has worked well and the Company is not
3 proposing to change the conceptual structure of the tariff.
4 In an on-going effort, to make Schedule 5L easy to understand
5 from both a Company and customer perspective, the Company is
6 proposing to make adminj-strative changes to the tariff as
7 described below in the section labeled "Administrative
8 Changles". These proposed changes will provide greaLer
9 clarity, which in turn will provide greater consistency when
10 administering line extensions.
11 Detailed below are the Company's proposed changes to
12 Schedule 51 and included with this filing are workpapers
13 which provide support for the proposed changes.
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15 III. AIJLOWAI\ICE
16 The In this filing, the Company has updated the
17 allowances applicable to new residential, commercial and
18 industrial cusLomer's servj-ces. For purposes of calculatj-ng
19 the revised allowances, the Company is continuing to utiLize
20 an embedded cost methodology approach that is designed to
21 ensure that investment in distribution/terminal faciLities
22 for each new customer will be similar to the embedded costs
23 of the same facilities reflected in base rates. Any costs in
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I excess of the allowance would be paid by the new customer as
2 a Contribution in Aid of ConsLruction. The Company utilized
3 its Cost of Service study from its most recently concluded
4 general rate case filing (AVU-E-17-01), updated for the 201-9
5 base rates approved in the Settlement Agreement, as the basis
6 of the embedded cost calculation. Below is a summary of the
7 proposed allowance changes:
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t5 IV. AVERAGE COSTS
16 The Distribution Engineering Department at Avista is
17 primarily t,asked with the development and maintenance of the
l8 Company's Construction & Material St,andards. Periodically,
19 Distribution Engineering wiIl update the Construction &
20 Material Standards in order to comply with t,he National
21 Electric Safety Code ( *NESC" ) These Construction & Material
22 Standards were last updat.ed j-n 2015 to ref lect the NESC's
23 code revisions. The standard designs in this filing have not
service ScheduLe
Schedule 1 Individual Customer
Schedule 1 Duplex (per unit)
Schedule 1 Multiplex (per unit)
Schedule 1-t/1,2 (per kWh)
Schedule 2L/22 (per kwh)
Schedule 3L/32 (per kwh)
Existing
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$ 1,085
$ 0.14788
$ 0.13503
$ 0.24227
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$ 1,105
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$ 0 . 13 8s3
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I changed and are consistent with those reflected in the
2 company's 20LB Schedul-e 51 filing.
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Company
service
detailed on proposed tariff sheets 51H and 51I, the
is proposing to updat.e the
and transformer average costs
relatively consistent between years. Below is a summary of
the cost changes:
Present Proposed
Overhead Primary Circuit:
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Variable Cost
Underqround Primary
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Fixed Costs $ 1,889 $
Variable Costs # L1.24 $
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22 consLruction costs are detailed below.
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Residential DevelopmenEs
Total Cost per Lot
Less: Service Cost
Developer Responsibi lity
Developer Refundable Payment
Builder Non-Refundable Payment
AII-owance
Present
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$1,395 $1,435
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V. ADMINISTRATIVE CHA}iIGES
9 Overtime the Company has come to realize that when
l0 discussing line extensions, conversions, or relocations of
l1 existing service with new and/or existing customers, they
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13 outlined in the Company's tariff Schedule 51. In an effort to
14 make Schedule 51 easier for customers to understand and for
15 our construction employees to app1y, the Company proposes to
16 make modifications to the Schedule.
17 A summary of the changes are as follows:
l8 1. As currently written (see Sheets 51 and 51M), the
19 provisions relating to when a Design Fee is charged are
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regarding Design Fees more flexible, such t.hat
than state it "is required" in certain
Z)circumstances, that it "may be required". This aligns
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beLter with the Company's operations pract,ices, such
that a Design Fee is only charged when absolutely
necessary. The Company's primary effort is to provide
customers with a pos j-t.ive exper5-ence and accommodaLe
changes that come up relating to obtaining and receiving
electric service from the Company. Lastly, Lhe Company
proposes removing reference to the Design Fee being
construction. With t,hecredited against the cost of the
modified language, if the Company does require a Design
Fee, it will not be refundable.
2. Schedule 51 provides a definition for the multiple
components that make up the Extension Cost a customer
must pay to receive electric service, including both the
Basic Cost and Exceptional Cost port.ions of a line
extension. As an example, shown in the formula on Sheet
51A for calculating the Extension CosL, Basic Costs and
Exceptional Costs are added together prior to the
customer's Allowance being applied. For customers, Basic
Costs and Exceptional Costs are one in the same, meaning
that they are simply the costs for receiving a line
extension. The Company proposes to remove all references
to Exceptional Costs and broaden the definition of Basic
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Cost, such that Basic Cost now covers all costs necessary
to consLruct the line extension. In practice, this
change will have no impact on the costs paid by customers
for line extensions. It will s j-mpIy make the costs of
line extensions easier to understand for customers.
3. The Company proposes making two modifications to its
definition of Customer-Requested Costs.
a. First, the Company proposes removing reference to
its minimum design for determining what constitutes
Customer-Request,ed CosEs (see Sheet 5fD) . The
Company instead proposes that Customer-Requested
Costs apply to the cost of unusual labor aad/or
materials requested by t.he customer t,hat are not
necessary to consLruct a l-ine extension based on
the Company construction design standards and
operatj-ng practices. In some cases the Company's
minimum design is not the best option or adequate
for customers.
b. Second, the Company proposes to remove the example
of "underground facilities in overhead areas. "
Removing this example provides customers with the
ability to apply their line extensi-on Allowance to
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underground service. A scenario where this would
apply is a new residential home in an existing
development that requests an underground service
line. Currently, the customer is required to pay
the cost difference bet,ween receiving service
overhead compared to underground, even though their
allotted Allowance would cover the full cost of the
underground service. Customers choose to receive
underground service for a multitude of reasons
including, aesthetics, reliability, or no need to
maintain vegetation around servj-ce wires.
With these two changes combined, customers will have
a greater ability to apply their line extension
Allowance towards the overall cost of their line
extension. This is easier to understand and a positive
customers, while not burdening other
expected revenue from the new customer
benefit to new
customers
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the full line extension Allowance they may
For commercial and industrial customers, the Company
proposes to clarify when an AlIowance wilI not be
provided immediately, and in such cases, when a customer
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will receive a refund of their Allowance after service
installation (see Sheet 51,J) .
do not impact
line extensions
The proposed changes to
this section the Company's current
pract j-ces
indust,rial customers, buE rather make the excepti"on to
when the Company will not grant an immedi-ate Allowance
more clear. The Company has also added clarifying
language when referring to "meLered energy usage" to
include a parenthetical stating "delivered by Avista".
The purpose of the clarifying language is to make clear
for any distributed generation customers that allowances
are based on the net retail energy usage sold by Avista.
5. For conversions and relocations, the Company has
proposed a clarification to the definition of Salvage
Value to state that not all materials removed will have
salvage value and thaL the Company will determine
Salvage Value in its sole discretion (see Sheet 51L).
This proposed change will have no material impact on
customers.
for to new commercial and
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VI. COMMI'NICATIONS A}ID SERVICE OF APPLICATION
In conformance with RP L25, this Application will be
brought to
the week of
the at,tention of the Company's customers. During
April L, 2AL9 the Company will send a letter to
t.hose developers
proposed changes
and builders that. may be affected by t,he
to inform them of the Company's request.
VII. REQUEST FOR RELIEF
The Company requests that the Commission issue an order
approving the update in costs, allowances, and administrative
changes to Schedule 51 to become effective May 7-, 20L9. The
Company requests Lhat the matter be processed under the
Commission's Modified Procedure rules through the use of
writ.ten comments.
Dated at Spokane, Washington this 8Eh day of March 201-9.
AVISTA CORPORATION
BY
Patrick D. Ehrbar
Director of RegulaE.ory Affairs
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VERIFICATION
STATE OF WASTTINGTON
County of Spokane
Patrick D. Ehrbar, being first duLy sworn on oath,
deposes and says: That he is the Director of Regulatory
Affairs for Avista Corporat,ion and makes this verification
for and on behalf of said corporat,ion, being t,hereto duly
authorized;
That he has read the f i1i Dg, knows the contents
thereof, and believes the s
SIGNED Al{D SWORN to before me this 8th day of March 20L9,
by Patrick D. Ehrbar.
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10TARY
Punltc
NOTARY PUBLIC in and for t Stateof WashingLon, residing at Spokane.
Commission Expires:
to be
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IDAHO
Avistaz0lg Schedule 51 Filing
Proposed Tariff Sheets
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
SCHEDULE 51
LINE EXTENSION, CONVERSION AND RELOCATION SCHEDULE
IDAHO
1, APPLICABILITY
The rules for Line Extensions in this Schedule apply to allexisting and
prospective Customers requesting a new line extension.
The rules for Conversions and Relocations in this Schedule apply to all
Customers requesting changes to existing facilities.
2. GENERAL RULES
Every Customer who wants the Company to design a line extension must
first submit a written application. A Design Fee of $150 may be required
for any line extension, Conversion of Primary Circuit, or Relocation of
Primary Circuit. that is unusually large, complex, or of a questionable
nature, and for each additional design requested.
b. The Company shall have the right to enter and exit the Customer's
property to construct, reconstruct, operate and maintain the line
extension. The Company's agents and employees shall have access at
all reasonable times for reading, inspecting, constructing, reconstructing,
repairing and removing the Company's meters, metering equipment and
electric facilities.
All necessary right-of-way assignments, easements and permits across
other properties will be secured at no cost before the Company
constructs the line extension.
The length, depth, Point of Delivery, location, route, phases, voltage,
capacity and cost of the Line Extension shal! be determined by the
Company. The line extension shall be compatible with existing
neig hborin g electric facilities.
Premises where the Company's electric facilities have been removed or
otherwise disconnected for longer than twelve months, and where a
customer wants service re-established, will be treated as a new
customer and granted an allowance.
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Fourth Revision Sheet 51
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Third Revision Sheet 51
Patrick Ehrbar, Director of Regulatory Affairs
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Fourth Revision Sheet 51A
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Third Revision Sheet 51A 51A
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
SCHEDULE 51 - continued
3. RULES FOR INDIVIDUAL RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS
Both the General Rules and the following rules apply to line
extensions to serve individual Residential Customers.
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
Allowance
Customer-Req uested Costs
Cost Reductions
(one) Design Fee of $150 (if paid)
Share of Previous Extension
extension cost
1)"Basic Cost" is the cost of the Service Circuit, Secondary
Circuit, Transformer and Primary Circuit computed from the
rates listed in this Schedule, along with the cost of labor
and/or materials which are necessary to construct the Line
Extension. The meters and metering facilities used by the
Company for billing purposes are provided at no cost to the
Customer.
"Cost Reduction" is a decrease allowed when the Company
uses lower-cost construction methods or allows the Customer
to do some of the work. Allfacilities provided by the
Customer must meet or exceed the Company's specifications.
The Cost Reduction may only reduce the Customer's total
cost of construction to $0.00; no payment shall be given to the
customer.
3)"Allowance" is a credit to each Customer who has at least
2500 kwh per year of new load. The Allowance will be
applied first to the Basic Cost of the Service Circuit, second to
the Basic Cost of the Secondary Circuit, third to the Basic
Cost of the Transformer and fourth to the Basic Cost of the
Primary Circuit.
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AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
SCHEDULE 51 - continued
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 Basic Cost of the line extension.
Allowances shall be granted only against the Basic Cost of the
current project and not against any part of an earlier or future
extension.
The Allowance will be equal to the Basic Cost or the applicable
amount listed below, whichever is less:
MAXIMUM ALLOWANCE
Schedule 1 individual Customer
Schedule 1 duplex
Schedule 1 multiplex
$1,840 per unit
$1,470 per unit
$1 ,105 per unit
EXCEPTION: The Company will not grant an immediate
Allowance if the Company, in its sole judgement, determines
that the load:
a) is less than 2500 kWh per year, orb) will be in service less than five years.
A mobile home will not qualify for an Allowance until it has
permanent connections to both water service and either a
sewer or septic system. lf such connections are made within
five years after the completion of the line extension, the
Company will, at that time, refund the Basic Cost or the
amount of the Allowance in effect at the time of the line
construction, whichever is less. The Customer must apply for
the refund before the line extension becomes six years old.
Effective May 1, 2019lssued March 8,2019
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Fourth Revision Sheet 51C
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Third Revision Sheet 51C 51C
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dba Avista Utilities
SCHEDULE 51 - continued
tf an immediate Allowance is not granted because electric
consumption is expected to be less than 2500 kWh per year,
but the Customer can demonstrate after the end of the fifth
year that the annual electric consumption was at least
2500 kwh each year for all five years, then the Company will
refund to the Customer the Basic Cost or the amount of the
Allowance in effect at the time of the line construction,
whichever is less. The Customer must apply for the refund
before the line extension becomes six years old.
!f an immediate Allowance is not granted because the
Customer is not prepared for a permanent service connection
upon completion of the line extension, but the Customer does
request a permanent connection within the next five years,
and will have consumption of at least 2500 kwh per year, the
Company will at that time refund to the Customer the Basic
Cost or the amount of the Allowance in affect at the time of
the line construction, whichever is Iess.
lssued March 8, 2019 Effective May 1,2019
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Eighteenth Revision Sheet 51D
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AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
SCHEDULE 51 - continued
4)"Customer-Requested Cost' is the cost of unusual labor and/or
materials which is requested by the Customer but which is not
necessary to construct the Line Extension based on the
Company's construction design standards, and operating
practices. All Customer-Requested Costs must be paid in full
by the Customer. Customer-Requested Costs may include,
but are not limited to, the following:
a) facilities to provide three-phase service where single-
phase service is adequateb) construction which is not for electric servicec) facilities longer, deeper, or larger than deemed
appropriate by the Companyd) soilcompaction on private property
Etfective May 1,2019lssued March 8, 2019
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Twenty-Second Revision Sheet 51E
Canceling
Revision Sheet 51E
Patrick Ehrbar, Director of Regulatory Affairs
51E
Avista Utilities
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
5)
SCHEDULE 51 - continued
"Share of Previous Extension" applies only to Primary Circuits
less than five years old. lf part of a previous line extension is
used to serve a new Customer, the new Customer must pay a
share of the previous Primary Circuit cost and Transformer
cost, if shared, to the Company before the start of
construction. The amount paid by the new Customer will be
refunded to existing Customers in relation to their share of the
Primary Circuit and Transformer, if shared. The Company will
refund appropriate shares to the bearers of Extension
Certificates when the Certificates are presented for payment
and the connection of the subsequent Customer has been
verified. The Company will make a reasonable attempt to
inform the bearer of the Certificate when a refund is due.
Bearers of Extension Certificates must apply for refunds
before the original line extension becomes six years old.
Unclaimed refunds will be returned to the contributor.
E)GMPLE:
1. First Customer pays $11,230 for 1,000 feet of
primary underground circuit ($11.23 per foot).
2. Second Customer takes service within five years
using 600 feet of the original extension.
3. Both Customers share the first 600 feet equally:
600 ft x $1 1 .231ft x% = $3,369.4. The Second Customer's payment of $3,369 will be
refunded to the First Customer to reduce his
investment in the 600 feet to $3,369. The First
Customer's investment in the remaining 400 feet
remains at $4,492. ($1 1 ,230-$3,369-$3,369=$4,492)
EXCEPTION: lf the refund to an existing Customer is
less than $100 each, the new Customer will not be
required to pay that share and the existing Customer
will not receive a refund.
lssued March 8, 2019 Effective May 1, 2019
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dba Avista Utilities
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SCHEDULE 51 - continued
RULES AND CHARGES FOR UNDEVELOPED RESIDENTIAL 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. Both the General Rules
and the following rules apply to line extensions within
residential developments.
Before Company facilities will be installed, the developer must submit
a wriften application for service, a copy of the plat as approved by the
governing agency depicting dedicated utility easements approved by
the serving utilities and must pay an extension cost to the Company
which is computed as follows:
Basic Cost+ Customer-Requested Costs- Cost Reductions- (one) Design Fee of $150 (if paid)
= extension cost within development+ cost of extension to development+ Share of Previous Extension
extension cost
1)"Basic Cost" will be computed from the following rate per lot
when the Development serves single phase loads, has at least
six lots and the average frontage is no more than 175 feet per
Iot. The Basic Cost includes the cost of the Primary Circuit, the
Transformer and the Secondary Circuit in the utility easement
or public right-of-way, but does not include the Service Circuit
from the point of connection with the Secondary Circuit to the
Point of Delivery.
Developments $1,436 per Lot
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b
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Twentieth Revision Sheet 51F
Canceling
Nineteenth Revision Sheet 51F
Patrick Ehrbar, Director of Regulatory Affairs
51F
Utilities
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Twenty-First Revision Sheet 51G
Canceling
Twentieth Revision Sheet 51G
Patrick Ehrbar, Director of Regulatory Atfairs
51G
Avista
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
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SCHEDULE 51 - continued
The Basic Cost for all other Developments will be computed
from the rates listed in this Schedule for Service Circuits,
Secondary Circuits, Transformers and Primary Circuits.
2) "Cost Reductions, "Customer-Requested Costs, and "Share of
Previous Extension" are described under Rules for lndividual
Customers.
3) "Extension to development" is the line extension between the
Company's existing energized electric facilities and the
boundary of the development. The Rules for lndividual
Customers apply to the extension to the development.
ln lieu of a cash payment of the Basic Cost in a Development, the
Company will accept a letter of credit, a contractor's performance bond,
or another credit instrument agreeable to the Company for $1,436 per
lot upon execution of a written agreement with the Developer. The
agreement shall prescribe the requirements for such a credit instrument
and shall permit the face amount of the instrument to be reduced
annually as new customers are connected within the Development. The
Developer will provide ditching within the Development.
Prior to the installation of the Service Circuit to each single-family
residence in a development, the home builder will be required to make a
non-refundable cash payment to the Company of $67 per residence.
There will be no charge to the builder for the installation of the Service
Circuit to serve a duplex or multiplex dwelling.
A Developer who pays the extension cost described in 4.b.1) may apply
for a refund annually for each permanent Customer connected within the
Development during the first five years after the extension is completed.
The Company will make a reasonable attempt to inform the bearer of the
certificate when a refund is due. The Company will pay the refund to the
bearer of the Extension Certificate when it is presented to the Company
for payment and the connection of the permanent Customer has been
verified.
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Nineteenth Revision Sheet 51H
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Revision Sheet 51H 51H
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dba Avista Utilities
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SCHEDULE 51 - continued
For Developers who have made a cash payment to the Company for the
Basic Cost in the development, the sum of all refunds shall not exceed
the total Basic Cost paid by the Developer or $1,436 per lot multiplied by
the number lots, whichever is less. The developer must apply for the
refunds before the line extension becomes six years old.
ln a Development where primary taps may be required into some lots to
provide adequate service or where the loads are not clearly defined, the
Company may elect to install only an initial Primary Circuit through the
Development (no Transformers or Secondary Circuits), The Rules for
lndividual Customers will be used to establish the extension cost of
the Primary Circuit and that cost must be paid in advance by the
Developer.
The permanent Customer on each lot must meet the Rules for
lndividual Residential Customers for the extension into the lot, except
they will not pay a share of the cost of the Primary Circuit through the
Development or a share of previous extensions outside the
Development. The applicable Allowance will be credited first to the
Basic Cost to serve the permanent Customer. The Developer will be
refunded only the portion of the Allowance not granted or applied to the
permanent Customer.
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Third Revision Sheet 511
Canceling
Replacement Second Revision Sheet 511 511
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
SCHEDULE 51 - continued
5. RULES FOR COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL CUSTOMERS
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b
Both the General Rules and the following rules apply to Line Extensions
to serve individual Commercial and lndustrial Customers.
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
Allowance
Customer-Requested Costs
Cost Reductions
(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 Customer's annual metered energy
usage (delivered by Avista) and an allowance per kWh based on
the applicable service schedule.
Three-Phase Extensions: For Customers requiring three-phase service,
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- Cost Reductions- (one) Design Fee of $150 (if paid)+ Share of Previous Extension
extension cost
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Patrick Ehrbar, Director of Regulatory Affairs
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Seventh Revision Sheet 51J
Canceling
Sixth Revision Sheet 51J 51J
Utilities
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
d.
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 metered energy usage (delivered by
Avista) 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 Total 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 Customer's estimated metered
energy usage (delivered by Avista), whichever is less:
ALLOWANCE BY SERVICE SCHEDULE
Schedule 11 or 12: $0.15022 per kWh
Schedule 21 or 22: $0.13853 per kWh
Schedule 31 or 32: $0.24653 per kWh
Exception: The Company will not grant an immediate Allowance if the
Company, in its sole judgement, determines that the load is unknown, or
will be in service less than five years. lf an Allowance is not provided at
the time service is installed, the Customer is eligible to receive a refund
of their Allowance when annual metered energy usage (delivered by
Avista) is known and measured, Any refund of CustomerAllowance must
be requested by the Customer within five years of the service installation.
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 lega! control of a single party as determined by the
Company. The General Rules, the Rules for Commercial and 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.
Effective May 1, 2019lssued March 8, 2019
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Patrick Ehrbar, Director of Regulatory Affairs
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
SCHEDULE 51 - continued
A developer requesting a Line Extension to one or more undeveloped
commercial or industrial lots, where the future occupant and estimated
metered energy usage (delivered by Avista) are unknown, will be
required to pay to the Company in advance all costs associated with
such Line Extension. Such Line Extension will be referred to as the
Developer portion of the Line Extension and may include only a
Primary Circuit. The subsequent Customer requesting completion of
the Line Extension to the facility will be granted an Allowance based
upon the estimated metered energy usage (delivered by Avista) of the
facility. The Allowance will be applied first to the Customer portion of
the Line Extension and any remaining Allowance may be applied to
the Developer portion of the Line Extension. lf the Allowance exceeds
the Customer portion of the Line Extension, the developer will be
entitled to a refund of such excess amount, not to exceed the total
advance which was paid to the Company. The developer may apply
for a refund for each permanent Customer connected within the
development during the first five years following completion of the
Developer portion of the Line Extension. The Company will make a
reasonable attempt to inform the developer when a refund is due.
6. RULES FOR CONVERSIONS AND RELOCATIONS
Both the Genera! Rules and the following rules apply to all requests to
convert overhead facilities to underground or to change the location of
overhead or underground facilities. Construction to replace electric
facilities which were disconnected or removed at the customer's request
within the last 12 months will be treated as a Conversion or a Relocation
and will not be granted an Allowance.
a.All requests to convert or relocate electric facilities wil! be considered
only when the Company, in its sole judgment, determines that they
are feasible and compatible with existing neighboring electric
facilities and when the requesting party has paid any Design Fees
required.
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l.P.U.C. No.28
Third Revision Sheet 51K
Canceling
Second Revision Sheet 51K
Patrick Ehrbar, Director of Regulatory Affairs
51K
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Third Revision Sheet 51L
Canceling
Second Revision Sheet 511 511
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
SCHEDULE 51 - continued
Before construction starts, the pafi requesting a Conversion or
Relocation must pay a conversion or relocation cost to the Company
which is computed as follows:
Basic Cost
Customer Requested Costs
Cost Reductions
new line cost
Removal Costs
Salvage Value
(one) Design Fee of $150 (if paid)
conversion or relocation cost
EXCEPTION: lf the Customer is adding load and the load increase
would require the Company to add or modify facilities at its expense,
the conversion or relocation cost will be reduced by the estimated
cost of such modification.
"New Line Cost" is the cost of the new line extension in
accordance with the Rules for lndividual Customers, except
no Allowance will be credited to the cost.
"Removal Cost" is the cost of the labor, overheads and use of
equipment required to remove the existing facilities.
"Salvage Value" is the value to the Company of the materials
removed from the existing facilities. Materials removed may
not have Salvage Value. Salvage Value will be determined in
the Company's sole discretion.
7. DEFINITIONS AND CHARGES (listed alphabetically)
a "Customer" is any individual, partnership, corporation, association,
governmental agency, political subdivision, municipality or other
entity.
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Patrick Ehrbar, Director of Regulatory Affairs
b.
l.P.U.C. No.28
Second Revision Sheet 51M
Canceling
First Revision Sheet 51M
Patrick Ehrbar, Director of Regulatory Affairs
51M
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
b
SCHEDULE 51 - continued
"Dedicated Utility Easements" are designated strips or locations
within the platted development which have been approved by the
serving utility companies and the localgovernment planning
department and are dedicated to the serving utility companies for the
purpose of construction, reconstruction, maintenance and operation
of utilities, including the inspection of those utilities at reasonable
times and the trimming or removal of brush and trees that may
interfere with the construction, maintenance or operation of those
utilities.
"Design Fee" is a $150.00 payment to the Company by the
Customer requesting a Line Extension, Conversion, or Relocation, in
advance of the Company preparing the design. A Design Fee may
be collected for any Line Extension, Conversion of Primary Circuit,
or Relocation of Primary Circuit that is unusually large, complex, or
of a questionable nature. Design Fees may be collected for
additional designs if the Customer requests more than one design.
"Extension Certificate" is a transferable certificate which entitles the
bearer to receive certain refunds. Certificates will be issued to all
Customers paying for a Primary Circuit, including Developers. The
conditions under which refunds will be paid are described in this
Schedule and on the Certificate.
"Point of Delivery" is the location on the Customer's premises where
the Company's service conductors and the Customer's service
entrance conductors are connected at a common point to permit a
single meter installation. The Point of Delivery will be designated by
the Company.
"Primary Circuit" is the electricalfacility between the Company's
existing energized primary facilities and the proposed Transformer.
The Primary Circuit is single phase, is operated at2400 to 20,000
volts to ground and may include conductors, connectors,
supporting structures, conduit and ditch. The Basic Cost of the
Primary Circuit shal! be computed using the following rates.
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Avista
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Twentieth Revision Sheet 5'1N
Canceling
Nineteenth Revision Sheet 51N 51N
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
SCHEDULE 51 - continued
Single-Phase
Overhead Primary Circuit:
Fixed Costs:
Variable Costs:
$4,253 per Customer
$8.38 per foot
Underground Primary Circuit:
Fixed Costs:
Variable Costs:
$1,854 per Customer
$11.23 per foot
g."Secondary Circuit" is the electrical facility from the Company's
Transformer to a handhole or connectors from which one or more
Service Circuits originate. The Secondary Circuit is single phase, is
operated at less than 600 volts to ground and may include conductors,
connectors, conduit, handholes, and ditch. The Basic Cost of the
Secondary Circuit shall be computed using the following rates.
Single Phase Underground Secondary Circuit:
Fixed Costs: $418 per customer
Variable Costs: $10.42 per foot
Single Phase Overhead Secondary Circuit:
Fixed Costs: $1,774 per customer
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Twentieth Revision Sheet 51O
Canceling
Nineteenth Revision Sheet 51O
Patrick Ehrbar, Director of Regulatory Affairs
510
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AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
SCHEDULE 51 - continued
"Service Circuit" is the electricalfacility between the Company's
Transformer, connectors, or handhole and the Point of Delivery for a
single Customer or building. The Service Circuit is single phase*, is
operated at less than 600 volts to ground and may include
conductors, connectors, conduit, and ditch. The Basic Cost of the
Service Circuit shall be computed using the following rates. These
rates do not include meters and metering facilities which are used by
the Company for billing purposes.
Single Phase Overhead Service Circuit:
Variable Costs: $3.91 per foot
Single Phase Underground Service Circuit:
Variable Costs: $9.41 per foot
"Transformer" Basic Cost shall be computed using the following
rates for single phase transformers.
Single Phase Overhead Transformer Costs: $2,310 per Customer
Single Phase Padmount Transformer Costs: $3,507 per Customer
"Underground Facilities" may include primary cable, secondary and
service cable, secondary and service connections, surfacetype (pad-
mount) Transformers, pads, enclosures, terminations, and conduit
where necessary. These facilities will be owned, operated and
maintained by the Company unless othenrvise provided for by
agreement.
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Avista 2019 Schedule 51
Filing
Legislative Tariff Sheets
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
SCHEDULE 51
LINE EXTENSION, CONVERSION AND RELOCATION SCHEDULE
IDAHO
1. APPLICABILITY
The rules for Line Extensions in this Schedule apply to all existing and
prospective Customers requesting a new line extension.
The rules for Conversions and Relocations in this Schedule apply to all
Customers requesting changes to existing facilities.
2, GENERAL RULES:
Every Customer who wants the Company to design a line extension must
first submit a written application. A Design Fee of $150 is required for
any line extension, Conversion of Primary Circuit, or Relocation of
Primary Circuit, that is unusually large, complex, or of a questionable
nature,andforeachadditionaldesignrequested.@
ien=
The Company shall have the right to enter and exit the Customer's
property to construct, reconstruct, operate and maintain the line
extension. The Company's agents and employees shall have access at
all reasonable times for reading, inspecting, constructing, reconstructing,
repairing and removing the Company's meters, metering equipment and
electric facilities.
All necessary right-of-way assignments, easements and permits across
other properties will be secured at no cost before the Company
constructs the line extension.
The length, depth, Point of Delivery, location, route, phases, voltage,
capacity and cost of the Line Extension shall be determined by the
Company. The line extension shall be compatible with existing
neig hboring electric facilities.
e Premises where the Company's electric facilities have been removed or
otherwise disconnected for longer than twelve months, and where a
customer wants service re-established, will be treated as a new
customer and granted an allowance.
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lssued March 3'1,2015 Effective May 18, 2015
l.P.U.C. No.28
Third Revision Sheet 51
Canceling
Second Revision Sheet 51 51
lss
By
Utilities
Kelly Norwood, Vice President - State & Federal Regulation
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
SCHEDULE 51
LINE EXTENSION, CONVERSION AND RELOCATION SCHEDULE
IDAHO
1. APPLICABILITY
The rules for Line Extensions in this Schedule apply to all existing and
prospective Customers requesting a new line extension.
The rules for Conversions and Relocations in this Schedule apply to all
Customers requesting changes to existing facilities.
2. GENERAL RULES
Every Customer who wants the Company to design a line extension must
first submit a written application. A Design Fee of $150 mav be required
for any line extension, Conversion of Primary Circuit, or Relocation of
Primary Circuit* that is unusually large, complex, or of a questionable
nature, and for each additionaldesign requested.
The Company shall have the right to enter and exit the Customer's
property to construct, reconstruct, operate and maintain the line
extension. The Company's agents and employees shall have access at
all reasonable times for reading, inspecting, constructing, reconstructing,
repairing and removing the Company's meters, metering equipment and
electric facilities.
All necessary right-of-way assignments, easements and permits across
other properties will be secured at no cost before the Company
constructs the line extension.
The length, depth, Point of Delivery, location, route, phases, voltage,
capacity and cost of the Line Extension shall be determined by the
Company. The line extension shall be compatible with existing
neig hboring electric facilities.
e.Premises where the Company's electric facilities have been removed or
otherwise disconnected for longer than twelve months, and where a
customer wants service re-established, will be treated as a new
customer and granted an allowance.
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By
Fourth Revision Sheet 51
Canceling
Third Revision Sheet 51 51
Avista Utitities
Patrick Ehrbar, Director of Regulatory Atfairs
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
SCHEDULE 51 - continued
3. RULES FOR INDIVIDUAL RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS
Both the General Rules and the following rules apply to line
extensions to serve individual Residential Customers.
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
@- Allowance+ Customer-Requested Costs- Cost Reductions- (one) Design Fee of $150 (if paid)+ Share of Previous Extension
extension cost
1)"Basic Cost" is the cost of the Service Circuit, Secondary
Circuit, Transformer and Primary Circuit computed from the
rates listed in this Schedule. The meters and metering
facilities used by the Company for billing purposes are
provided at no cost to the Customer.
"Cost Reduction" is a decrease allowed when the Company
uses lower-cost construction methods or allows the Customer
to do some of the work. All facilities provided by the
Customer must meet or exceed the Company's specifications.
The Cost Reduction may only reduce the Customer's total
cost of construction to $0.00; no payment shall be given to the
customer.
3)"Allowance" is a credit to each Customer who has at least
2500 kwh per year of new load. The Allowance will be
applied first to the Basic Cost of the Service Circuit, second to
the Basic Cost of the Secondary Circuit, third to the Basic
Cost of the Transformer and fourth to the Basic Cost of the
Primary Circuit.
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2)
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l.P.U.C. No.28
Third Revision Sheet 5'tA
Canceling
Second Revision Sheet 51A 51A
By Patrick Ehrbar, Director of Regulatory Affairs
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
SCHEDULE 51 - continued
3. RULES FOR INDIVIDUAL RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS
Both the General Rules and the following rules apply to line
extensions to serve individual Residential Customers.
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
Allowance
Customer-Requested Costs
Cost Reductions
(one) Design Fee of $150 (if paid)
Share of Previous Extension
extension cost
1)"Basic Cost" is the cost of the Service Circuit, Secondary
Circuit, Transformer and Primary Circuit computed from the
rates listed in this Schedule, alonq with the cos
and/or materials which are necessary to construct the Line
Extension. The meters and metering facilities used by the
Company for billing purposes are provided at no cost to the
Customer.
"Cost Reduction" is a decrease allowed when the Company
uses lower-cost construction methods or allows the Customer
to do some of the work. AII facilities provided by the
Customer must meet or exceed the Company's specifications.
The Cost Reduction may only reduce the Customer's total
cost of construction to $0.00; no payment shall be given to the
customer.
"Allowance" is a credit to each Customer who has at least
2500 kwh per year of new load. The Allowance will be
applied first to the Basic Cost of the Service Circuit, second to
the Basic Cost of the Secondary Circuit, third to the Basic
Cost of the Transformer and fourth to the Basic Cost of the
Primary Circuit.
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LP.U.C. No.28
Fourth Revision Sheet 51A
Canceling
Third Revision Sheet 51A 51A
Utilities
Patrick Ehrbar, Director of Regulatory Affairs
l.P.U.C. No.28
Fifth Revision Sheet 518
Canceling
Fourth Revision Sheet 51B 518
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
SCHEDULE 51 - continued
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 Basic Cost @
G€sts of the line extension.
Allowances shall be granted only against the Basic Cost and
Ex€ep{ienal€este of the current project and not against any
part of an earlier or future extension.
The Allowance will be the+um+f the Basic Q6sf anC+nygxeeptienarco*sr or the applicable amount listed below
whichever is less:
MAXIMUM ALLOWANCE
Schedule 1 individual Customer
Schedule 1 duplex
Schedule 1 multiplex
$+#{€ per unit
$1' t+S per unit
${,985 per unit
EXCEPTION: The Company will not grant an immediate
Allowance if the Company, in its sole judgement, determines
that the load:
a) is less than 2500 kWh per year, orb) will be in service less than five years.
A mobile home will not qualify for an Allowance until it has
permanent connections to both water service and either a
sewer or septic system. lf such connections are made within
five years after the completion of the line extension, the
Company will, at that time, refund the Basic Cost pluscny
gxeeptienarces&r or the amount of the Allowance in effect at
the time of the line construction, whichever is less. The
Customer must apply for the refund before the line extension
becomes six years old.
lssued March 2,2018 Effective May 1, 2018
by
By Patrick Ehrbar, Director of Regulatory Affairs
l.P.U.C. No.28
Sixth Revision Sheet 518
Canceling
Fifth Revision Sheet 51B 518
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
SCHEDULE 51 - continued
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 Basic Cost of the line extension.
Allowances shall be granted only against the Basic Cost of the
current project and not against any part of an earlier or future
extension.
The Allowance will be equalto the Basic Cost or the applicable
amount listed below, whichever is less:
MAXIMUM ALLOWANCE
Schedule 1 individual Customer
Schedule 1 duplex
Schedule 1 multiplex
$1.840 per unit
$1,470 per unit
$1 .'105 per unit
EXCEPTION: The Company will not grant an immediate
Allowance if the Company, in its sole judgement, determines
that the load:
a) is less than 2500 kWh per year, orb) will be in service less than five years.
A mobile home will not qualify for an Allowance until it has
permanent connections to both water service and either a
sewer or septic system. lf such connections are made within
five years after the completion of the line extension, the
Company will, at that time, refund the Basic Cost or the
amount of the Allowance in effect at the time of the line
construction, whichever is less. The Customer must apply for
the refund before the line extension becomes six years old.
lssued March 8, 2019 Effective May 1,2019
by
By Patrick Ehrbar, Director of Regulatory Affairs
l.P.U.C. No.28
Third Revision Sheet 51C
Canceling
Second Revision Sheet 51C 51C
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
SCHEDULE 51 - continued
lf an immediate Allowance is not granted because electric
consumption is expected to be less than 2500 kWh per year,
but the Customer can demonstrate after the end of the fifth
year that the annual electric consumption was at least
2500 kwh each year for all five years, then the Company will
refund to the Customerthe Basic Cost@
CoEtq or the amount of the Allowance in effect at the time of
the line construction, whichever is less. The Customer must
apply for the refund before the line extension becomes six
years old.
lf an immediate Allowance is not granted because the
Customer is not prepared for a permanent service connection
upon completion of the line extension, but the Customer does
request a permanent connection within the next five years,
and will have consumption of at least 2500 kwh per year, the
Company will at that time refund to the Customer the Basic
Cost @ or the amount of the
Allowance in affect at the time of the line construction,
whichever is less.
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lssued March 31,2015 Etfective May 18, 20'15
By Kelly Norwood, Vice President - State & Federal Regulation
l.P.U.C. No.28
Fourth Revision Sheet 51C
Canceling
Third Revision Sheet 51C 51C
by
By
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
SCHEDULE 51 - continued
lf an immediate Allowance is not granted because electric
consumption is expected to be less than 2500 kWh per year,
but the Customer can demonstrate after the end of the fifth
year that the annual electric consumption was at least
2500 kwh each year for al! five years, then the Company will
refund to the Customer the Basic Cost or the amount of the
Allowance in effect at the time of the line construction,
whichever is less. The Customer must apply for the refund
before the line extension becomes six years old.
lf an immediate Allowance is not granted because the
Customer is not prepared for a permanent service connection
upon completion of the line extension, but the Customer does
request a permanent connection within the next five years,
and will have consumption of at least 2500 kwh per year, the
Company wil! at that time refund to the Customer the Basic
Cost or the amount of the Allowance in affect at the time of
the line construction, whichever is less.
lssued March 8, 2019 Effective May 1, 2019
Patrick Ehrbar, Director of Regulatory Affairs
l.P.U.C. No.28
Seventeenth Revision Sheet 51D
Canceling
Sixteenth Revision Sheet 51D 51D
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
SCHEDULE 51 - continued
5)"Customer-Requested Cost" is the cost of unusual labor and/or
materials which is requested by the Customer but which is not
necessary to construct the Line Extension based on the
Com pany's minimumdesign, con struction, a nd operatin g
practices. All Customer-Requested Costs must be paid in full
by the Customer. Customer-Requested Costs may include,
but are not limited to, the following:
a) facilities to provide three-phase service where single-
phase service is adequateb) construction which is not for electric servicec) facilities longer, deeper, or larger than deemed
appropriate by the Company
e) soilcompaction on private property
lssued March 31, 2015 Effective May 18, 2015
ities
Kelly Norwood, Vice President- State & Federal Regulation
l.P.U.C. No.28
Eighteenth Revision Sheet 51D
Canceling
Seventeenth Revision Sheet 51D 51D
By
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
SCHEDULE 51 - continued
4)"Customer-Requested Cost" is the cost of unusual labor and/or
materials which is requested by the Customer but which is not
necessary to construct the Line Extension based on the
Company's construction design standards, and operating
practices. All Customer-Requested Costs must be paid in full
by the Customer. Customer-Requested Costs may include,
but are not limited to, the following:
a)
b)
c)
d)
facilities to provide three-phase service where single-
phase service is adequate
construction which is not for electric service
facilities longer, deeper, or larger than deemed
appropriate by the Company
soil compaction on private property
lssued March 8, 2019 Effective May 1, 2019
Utilities
Patrick Ehrbar, Director of Regulatory Affairs
l.P.U.C. No.28
ssued by
By
Twenty-First Revision Sheet 5'1E
Canceling
Twentieth Revision Sheet 51E 51E
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
6)
SCHEDULE 51 - continued
"Share of Previous Extension" applies only to Primary Circuits
less than five years old. lf part of a previous line extension is
used to serye a new Customer, the new Customer must pay a
share of the previous Primary Circuit cost and Transformer
cost, if shared, to the Company before the start of
construction. The amount paid by the new Customer will be
refunded to existing Customers in relation to their share of the
Primary Circuit and Transformer, if shared. The Company will
refund appropriate shares to the bearers of Extension
Certificates when the Certificates are presented for payment
and the connection of the subsequent Customer has been
verified. The Company will make a reasonable attempt to
inform the bearer of the Certificate when a refund is due.
Bearers of Extension Ceftificates must apply for refunds
before the original line extension becomes six years old.
Unclaimed refunds will be returned to the contributor.
D(AMPLE:
1. First Customer pays $1+Z4O for 1,000 feet of
primary underground circuit ($11,24 perfoot).
2. Second Customer takes service within five years
using 600 feet of the original extension.
3. Both Customers share the first 600 feet equally:
600 ft x$11,241ftxY2= $3372.4. The Second Customer's payment of $3.372 will be
refunded to the First Customer to reduce his
investment in the 600 feet to $4322. The First
Customer's investment in the remaining 400 feet
remains at $4486. ($ )
EXCEPTION: lf the refund to an existing Customer is
less than $100 each, the new Customer will not be
required to pay that share and the existing Customer
will not receive a refund.
lssued March 2,2018 Etfective May 1, 2018
Patrick Ehrbar, Director of Regulatory Affairs
l.P.U.C. No.28
Twenty-Second Revision Sheet 51E
Canceling
Revision Sheet 51E 51E
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
5)
SCHEDULE 51 - continued
"Share of Previous Extension" applies only to Primary Circuits
less than five years old. lf part of a previous line extension is
used to serve a new Customer, the new Customer must pay a
share of the previous Primary Circuit cost and Transformer
cost, if shared, to the Company before the start of
construction. The amount paid by the new Customer will be
refunded to existing Customers in relation to their share of the
Primary Circuit and Transformer, if shared. The Company will
refund appropriate shares to the bearers of Extension
Certificates when the Certificates are presented for payment
and the connection of the subsequent Customer has been
verified. The Company will make a reasonable attempt to
inform the bearer of the Certificate when a refund is due.
Bearers of Extension Certificates must apply for refunds
before the original line extension becomes six years old.
Unclaimed refunds will be returned to the contributor.
EXAMPLE:
1. First Customer pays $11.230 for '1,000 feet of
primary underground circuit ($11.23 per foot).
2. Second Customer takes service within five years
using 600 feet of the original extension.
3. Both Customers share the first 600 feet equally:
600 ft x$11.23ftxlz= $3.369.4. The Second Customer's payment of $3,369 will be
refunded to the First Customer to reduce his
investment in the 600 feet to $3.369. The First
Customer's investment in the remaining 400 feet
remains at $4.492. ($t t.ZS0-$3,369-$3 )
EXCEPTION: lf the refund to an existing Customer is
less than $100 each, the new Customer will not be
required to pay that share and the existing Customer
will not receive a refund.
lssued March 8,2019 Effective May 1,2019
By
Utilities
Patrick Ehrbar, Director of Regulatory Affairs
Nineteenth Revision Sheet 51F
Canceling
Revision Sheet 51FE 51Fl.P.U.C. No.28
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
4
SCHEDULE 51 - continued
RULES AND CHARGES FOR UNDEVELOPED RESIDENTIAL 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. Both the General Rules
and the following rules apply to line extensions within
residential developments.
Before Company facilities will be installed, the developer must submit
a written application for service, a copy of the plat as approved by the
governing agency depicting dedicated utility easements approved by
the serving utilities and must pay an extension cost to the Company
which is computed as follows:
Basic Cost
@+ Customer-Requested Costs- Cost Reductions- (one) Design Fee of $150 (if paid)
= extension cost within development+ cost of extension to development+ Share of Previous Extension
extension cost
1)"Basic Cost" will be computed from the following rate per lot
when the Development serves single phase loads, has at least
six lots and the average frontage is no more than 175 feet per
lot. The Basic Cost includes the cost of the Primary Circuit, the
Transformer and the Secondary Circuit in the utility easement
or public right-of-way, but does not include the Service Circuit
from the point of connection with the Secondary Circuit to the
Point of Delivery.
Developments $ffi per Lot
a-
b
lssued March 2, 2018 Etfective May 1,2018
By Pahick Ehrbar, Director of Regulatory Affairs
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
SCHEDULE 51 - continued
4, RULES AND CHARGES FOR UNDEVELOPED RESIDENTIAL LOTS
a.A development is a group of neighboring undeveloped lots separated
by no more than streets and under the ownership or lega! control of a
single party as determined by the Company. Both the General Rules
and the following rules apply to line extensions within
residential developments.
b.Before Company facilities will be installed, the developer must submit
a written application for service, a copy of the plat as approved by the
governing agency depicting dedicated utility easements approved by
the serving utilities and must pay an extension cost to the Company
which is computed as follows:
Basic Cost
Customer-Req uested Costs
Cost Reductions
(one) Design Fee of $150 (if paid)
extension cost within development
cost of extension to development
Share of Previous Extension
extension cost
1)"Basic Cost" will be computed from the following rate per lot
when the Development serves single phase loads, has at least
six lots and the average frontage is no more than 175 feet per
lot. The Basic Cost includes the cost of the Primary Circuit, the
Transformer and the Secondary Circuit in the utility easement
or public right-of-way, but does not include the Service Circuit
from the point of connection with the Secondary Circuit to the
Point of Delivery.
Developments:$1.436 per Lot
+
=
+
+
lssued March 8, 2019 Effective May 1,2019
LP.U.C. No.28
Twentieth Revision Sheet 51F
Canceling
Nineteenth Revision Sheet 51F 51F
By Patrick Ehrbar, Director of Regulatory Atfairs
l.P.U.C. No.28
Twentieth Revision Sheet 51G
Canceling
Nineteenth Revision Sheet 51G 51G
AVISTA CORPORAT]ON
dba Avista Utilities
c.
e.
d
SCHEDULE 51 - continued
The Basic Cost for all other Developments will be computed
from the rates listed in this Schedule for Service Circuits,
Secondary Circuits, Transformers and Primary Circuits.
2) "Cost Reductions," r'E.(G6Plbfial€ostsr', "Customer-Requested
Costs, and "Share of Previous Extension" are described under
Rules for lndividual Customers.
3) "Extension to development" is the line extension between the
Company's existing energized electric facilities and the
boundary of the development. The Rules for lndividual
Customers apply to the extension to the development,
ln lieu of a cash payment of the Basic Cost in a Development, the
Company will accept a letter of credit, a contractor's performance bond,
or another credit instrument agreeable to the Company for $-1#96 per
lot upon execution of a written agreement with the Developer. The
agreement shall prescribe the requirements for such a credit instrument
and shall permit the face amount of the instrument to be reduced
annually as new customers are connected within the Development. The
Developer will provide ditching within the Development.
Prior to the installation of the Service Circuit to each single-family
residence in a development, the home builder will be required to make a
non-refundable cash payment to the Company of $57 per residence.
There will be no charge to the builder for the installation of the Service
Circuit to serve a duplex or multiplex dwelling.
A Developer who pays the extension cost described in 4.b.1) may apply
for a refund annually for each permanent Customer connected within the
Development during the first five years after the extension is completed.
The Company will make a reasonable attempt to inform the bearer of the
certificate when a refund is due. The Company will pay the refund to the
bearer of the Extension Certificate when it is presented to the Company
for payment and the connection of the permanent Customer has been
verified.
Effective May '1, 2018lssued March 2, 2018
By Patrick Ehrbar, Director of Regulatory Affairs
l.P.U.C. No.28
lssued by
By
Twenty-First Revision Sheet 51G
Canceling
Twentieth Revision Sheet 51G 51G
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
c.
e.
d
SCHEDULE 51 - continued
The Basic Cost for all other Developments will be computed
from the rates listed in this Schedule for Service Circuits,
Secondary Circuits, Transformers and Primary Circuits.
2) "Cost Reductions, "Customer-Requested Costs, and "Share of
Previous Extension" are described under Rules for !ndividual
Customers.
3) "Extension to development" is the line extension between the
Company's existing energized electric facilities and the
boundary of the development. The Rules for lndividual
Customers apply to the extension to the development.
ln lieu of a cash payment of the Basic Cost in a Development, the
Company will accept a letter of credit, a contractor's performance bond,
or another credit instrument agreeable to the Company for $1.436 per
lot upon execution of a written agreement with the Developer. The
agreement shall prescrlbe the requirements for such a credit instrument
and shall permit the face amount of the instrument to be reduced
annually as new customers are connected within the Development. The
Developer will provide ditching within the Development.
Prior to the installation of the Service Circuit to each single-family
residence in a development, the home builder will be required to make a
non-refundable cash payment to the Company of $67 per residence.
There will be no charge to the builder for the installation of the Service
Circuit to serve a duplex or multiplex dwelling.
A Developer who pays the extension cost described in 4.b.1) may apply
for a refund annually for each permanent Customer connected within the
Development during the first five years after the extension is completed.
The Company will make a reasonable attempt to inform the bearer of the
certificate when a refund is due. The Company will pay the refund to the
bearer of the Extension Certificate when it is presented to the Company
for payment and the connection of the permanent Customer has been
verified.
lssued March 8, 2019 Effective May '1, 2019
Patrick Ehrbar, Director of Regulatory Affairs
LP.U.C. No.28
Eighteenth Revision Sheet 51H
Canceling
Seventeenth Revision Sheet 51H 51H
By
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
f.
SCHEDULE 51 - continued
For Developers who have made a cash payment to the Company for
the Basic Cost in the development, the sum of all refunds shall not
exceed the total Basic Cost paid by the Developer or ${s96 per lot
multiplied by the number lots, whichever is less. The developer must
apply for the refunds before the line extension becomes six years old,
ln a Development where primary taps may be required into some lots to
provide adequate service or where the loads are not clearly defined, the
Company may elect to install only an initial Primary Circuit through the
Development (no Transformers or Secondary Circuits). The Rules for
lndividual Customers will be used to establish the extension cost of
the Primary Circuit and that cost must be paid in advance by the
Developer.
The permanent Customer on each lot must meet the Rules for
lndividual Residential Customers for the extension into the lot, except
they will not pay a share of the cost of the Primary Circuit through the
Development or a share of previous extensions outside the
Development. The applicable Allowance will be credited first to the
Basic Cost to serve the permanent Customer. The Developer wil! be
refunded only the portion of the Allowance not granted or applied to the
permanent Customer.
lssued March 2,2018 Effective May 1, 2018
Utilities
Patrick Ehrbar, Director of Regulatory Affairs
l.P.U.C. No.28
Nineteenth Revision Sheet 51H
Canceling
Eighteenth Revision Sheet 51H 51H
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
f,
SCHEDULE 51 - continued
For Developers who have made a cash payment to the Company for the
Basic Cost in the development, the sum of all refunds shall not exceed
the total Basic Cost paid by the Developer or $1.436 per lot multiplied by
the number lots, whichever is less. The developer must apply for the
refunds before the line extension becomes six years old.
ln a Development where primary taps may be required into some lots to
provide adequate service or where the loads are not clearly defined, the
Company may elect to install only an initial Primary Circuit through the
Development (no Transformers or Secondary Circuits). The Rules for
lndividual Customers will be used to establish the extension cost of
the Primary Circuit and that cost must be paid in advance by the
Developer.
The permanent Customer on each lot must meet the Rules for
lndividual Residential Customers for the extension into the lot, except
they will not pay a share of the cost of the Primary Circuit through the
Development or a share of previous extensions outside the
Development. The applicable Allowance will be credited first to the
Basic Cost to serve the permanent Customer. The Developer will be
refunded only the portion of the Allowance not granted or applied to the
permanent Customer.
lssued March 8, 2019 Effective May 1,2019
By Patrick Ehrbar, Director of Regulatory Atfairs
Replacement Second Revision Sheet 5'll
Canceling
First Revision Sheet 511 511l.P.U.C. No.28
ssued by
By
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
SCHEDULE 51 - continued
5. RULES FOR COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL CUSTOMERS
a
c.
b
Both the General Rules and the following rules apply to Line Extensions
to serve individual Commercial and lndustrialCustomers.
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@- Allowance+ Customer-Requested Costs- Cost Reductions- (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 Customer's annual energy usage and
an allowance per kWh based on the applicable service schedule.
Three-Phase Extensions : For Customers requiring three-phase service,
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
Cost Reductions
(one) Design Fee of $'150 (if paid)
Share of Previous Extension
extension cost
+
+
lssued April29, 2015 Effective May 18, 2015
Kelly Norwood, Vice-President - State & Federal Regulation
LP.U.C. No.28
Third Revision Sheet 511
Canceling
Second Revision Sheet 511 51t
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
SCHEDULE 51 - continued
5, RULES FOR COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL CUSTOMERS
a
c.
b.
Both the General Rules and the following rules apply to Line Extensions
to serve individual Commercial and lndustrial Customers.
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
Allowance
Customer-Req uested Costs
Cost Reductions
(one) Design Fee of $150 (if paid)
Share of Previous Extension
extension cost
1) All terms 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 Customer's annual metered energy
usage (delivered bv Avista) and an allowance per kWh based on
the applicable service schedule.
Three-Phase Extensions: For Customers requiring three-phase service,
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
C ustomer-Req uested Costs
Cost Reductions
(one) Design Fee of $150 (if paid)
Share of Previous Extension
extension cost
+
+
+
+
lssued March 8,2019 Effective May 1, 2019
By Patrick Ehrbar, Director of Regulatory Affairs
LP.U.C. No.28
Sixth Revision Sheet 51J
Canceling
Fifth Revision Sheet 51J 51J
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
d
SCHEDULE 51 - continued
1)The Total Estimated Extension Cost shall include allcosts
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 Total 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 Customer's
estimated energy usage, whichever is less:
ALLOWANCE BY SERVICE SCHEDULE
Schedule 11 or 12: $&+4788 per kWh
Schedule 21 or 22; $0+:1603 per kWh
Schedule 31 or 32: $W 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 Commercialand lndustrial Lots:A development is a
group of neighboring undeveloped lots separated by no more than
streets and under the ownership or lega! control of a single party as
determined by the Company. The General Rules, the Rules for
Commercial and 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 March 2,2018 Effective May 1, 2018
By
Avista
Patrick Ehrbar, Director of Regulatory Affairs
l.P.U.C. No.28
Seventh Revision Sheet 51J
Canceling
Sixth Revision Sheet 51 J 51J
ssued by
By
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
d
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 metergq, energy usage (delivered by
Avista) 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 Total 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, orthe applicable
Allowance by Schedule multiplied by the Customer's estimated metered
energy usage (delivered bv Avista), whichever is less:
ALLOWANCE BY SERVICE SCHEDULE
Schedule 11 or 12: $0.15022 per kWh
Schedule 21 or 22: $0.13899 per kWh
Schedule 31 or 32: $0;1C53 per kWh
Exception: The Company will not grant an immediate Allowance if the
Company, in its sole judgement, determines that the load is unknown. or
will be in service less than five years. lf an Allowance is not provided at
the time service is installed, the Customer is eliqible to receive a refund
of lheir Allowance when annual metered enerov usaqe (delivered bv
Avista) is lllnown and measured. Anv refund of Customer Allowance must
be requested bv the Customer within five vears of the service insjgllation.
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 Commercial and 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 March 8,2019 Effective May 1,2019
Patrick Ehrbar, Director of Regulatory Affairs
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
SCHEDULE 51 - continued
e.A developer requesting a Line Extension to one or more undeveloped
commercial or industrial lots, where the future occupant and estimated
energy usage are unknown, will be required to pay to the Company in
advance all costs associated with such Line Extension. Such Line
Extension will be referred to as the Developer portion of the Line
Extension and may include only a Primary Circuit. The subsequent
Customer requesting completion of the Line Extension to the facility
will be granted an Allowance based upon the estimated energy usage
of the facility. The Allowance will be applied first to the Customer
portion of the Line Extension and any remaining Allowance may be
applied to the Developer portion of the Line Extension. lf the
Allowance exceeds the Customer portion of the Line Extension, the
developer will be entitled to a refund of such excess amount, not to
exceed the total advance which was paid to the Company. The
developer may apply for a refund for each permanent Customer
connected within the development during the first five years following
completion of the Developer portion of the Line Extension. The
Company will make a reasonable attempt to inform the developer
when a refund is due.
6. RULES FOR CONVERSIONS AND RELOCATIONS
Both the General Rules and the following rules apply to all requests to
convert overhead facilities to underground or to change the location of
overhead or underground facilities. Construction to replace electric
facilities which were disconnected or removed at the customer's request
within the last 12 months will be treated as a Conversion or a Relocation
and will not be granted an Allowance.
cr.All requests to convert or relocate electric facilities will be considered
only when the Company, in its sole judgment, determines that they
are feasible and compatible with existing neighboring electric
facilities and when the requesting party has paid any Design Fees
required.
lssued May 13, 2015 Effective May 18,2015
l.P.U.C. No.28
Replacement Revision Sheet 51K
Canceling
First Revision Sheet 51K 51K
Kelly Norwood, Vice-President - State & Federal Regulation
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
SCHEDULE 51 - continued
e A developer requesting a Line Extension to one or more undeveloped
commercial or industrial lots, where the future occupant and estimated
metered energy usage (delivered bv Avista) are unknown, will be
required to pay to the Company in advance all costs associated with
such Line Extension. Such Line Extension will be referred to as the
Developer portion of the Line Extension and may include only a
Primary Circuit. The subsequent Customer requesting completion of
the Line Extension to the facility will be granted an Allowance based
upon the estimated metered energy usage (delivered bv Avista) of the
facility. The Allowance will be applied first to the Customer portion of
the Line Extension and any remaining Allowance may be applied to
the Developer portion of the Line Extension. lf the Allowance exceeds
the Customer portion of the Line Extension, the developer will be
entitled to a refund of such excess amount, not to exceed the total
advance which was paid to the Company. The developer may apply
for a refund for each permanent Customer connected within the
development during the first five years following completion of the
Developer portion of the Line Extension. The Company will make a
reasonable attempt to inform the developer when a refund is due.
6. RULES FOR CONVERSIONS AND RELOCATIONS
Both the General Rules and the following rules apply to all requests to
convert overhead facilities to underground or to change the location of
overhead or underground facilities. Construction to replace electric
facilities which were disconnected or removed at the customer's request
within the last 12 months will be treated as a Conversion or a Relocation
and will not be granted an Allowance.
All requests to convert or relocate electric facilities will be considered
only when the Company, in its sole judgment, determines that they
are feasible and compatible with existing neighboring electric
facilities and when the requesting party has paid any Design Fees
required.
a
lssued May 8,2019 Effective May 1, 2019
Third Revision Sheet 51K
Canceling
Replacement Second Revision Sheet 51K 51KLP.U.C. No.28
By Patrick Ehrbar, Director of Regulatory Affairs
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
SCHEDULE 51 - continued
Before construction starts, the party requesting a Conversion or
Relocation must pay a conversion or relocation cost to the Company
which is computed as follows:
Basic Cost
@+ Customer Requested Costs- Cost Reductions
= new line cost+ Removal Costs- Salvage Value- (one) Design Fee of $150 (if paid)
conversion or relocation cost
EXCEPTION: !f the Customer is adding load and the load increase
would require the Company to add or modify facilities at its expense,
the conversion or relocation cost will be reduced by the estimated
cost of such modification.
1)"New Line Cost" is the cost of the new line extension in
accordance with the Rules for lndividual Customers, except
no Allowance will be credited to the cost.
2r)"Removal Cost" is the cost of the labor, overheads and use of
equipment required to remove the existing facilities.
3)"Salvage Value" is the value to the Company of the materials
removed from the existing facilities.
7. DEFINITIONS AND CHARGES (listed alphabetically)
a "Customer" is any individual, partnership, corporation, association,
governmental agency, political subdivision, municipality or other
entity.
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LP.U.C. No.28
Second Revision Sheet 51L
Canceling
First Revision Sheet 51L 511
By
Avista
Kelly Nonrood, Vice-President - State & Federal Regulation
LP.U.C. No.28
Third Revision Sheet 51L
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Second Revision Sheet 51L s1L
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By
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
SCHEDULE 51 - continued
Before construction starts, the party requesting a Conversion or
Relocation must pay a conversion or relocation cost to the Company
which is computed as follows:
Basic Cost
Customer Requested Costs
Cost Reductions
new line cost
Removal Costs
Salvage Value
(one) Design Fee of $150 (if paid)
conversion or relocation cost
EXCEPTION: If the Customer is adding load and the load increase
would require the Company to add or modify facilities at its expense,
the conversion or relocation cost will be reduced by the estimated
cost of such modification.
1)"New Line Cost" is the cost of the new line extension in
accordance with the Rules for lndividual Customers, except
no Allowance will be credited to the cost.
"Removal Cost" is the cost of the labor, overheads and use of
equipment required to remove the existing facilities.
3) "Salvage Value" is the value to the Company of the materials
removed from the existing facilities. l4aterials removed may
not have Salvage Value. Salvage Value will be dete-rmined in
the Companv's sole discretion.
7. DEFINITIONS AND CHARGES (listed alphabetically)
a "Custome/' is any individual, partnership, corporation, association,
governmental agency, political subdivision, municipality or other
entity.
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Patrick Ehrbar, Director of Regulatory Affairs
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First Revision Sheet 51M
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Sheet 51M 51M
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
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SCHEDULE 51 - continued
"Dedicated Utility Easements" are designated strips or locations
within the platted development which have been approved by the
serving utility companies and the local government planning
department and are dedicated to the serving utility companies for the
purpose of construction, reconstruction, maintenance and operation
of utilities, including the inspection of those utilities at reasonable
times and the trimming or removal of brush and trees that may
interfere with the construction, maintenance or operation of those
utilities.
"Design Fee" is a $150.00 payment to the Company by the
Customer requesting a Line Extension, Conversion, or Relocation, in
Fee will be collected for any Line Extension, Conversion of Primary
Circuit, or Relocation of Primary Circuit that is unusually large,
complex, or of a questionable nature. Design Fees will be collected
for additional designs if the Customer requests more than one
design.
"Extension Certificate" is a transferable certificate which entitles the
bearer to receive certain refunds. Certificates will be issued to all
Customers paying for a Primary Circuit, including Developers. The
conditions under which refunds will be paid are described in this
Schedule and on the Certificate.
"Point of Delivery" is the location on the Customer's premises where
the Company's service conductors and the Customer's service
entrance conductors are connected at a common point to permit a
single meter installation. The Point of Delivery will be designated by
the Company.
"Primary Circuit" is the electricalfacility between the Company's
existing energized primary facilities and the proposed Transformer.
The Primary Circuit is single phase, is operated at2400 to 20,000
volts to ground and may include conductors, connectors,
suppofting structures, conduit and ditch. The Basic Cost of the
Primary Circuit shall be computed using the following rates.
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Kelly Norwood, Vice-President - State & Federal Regulation
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l.P.U.C. No.28
Second Revision Sheet 51M
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First Revision Sheet 51M 51M
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
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SCHEDULE 51 - continued
"Dedicated Utility Easements" are designated strips or locations
within the platted development which have been approved by the
serving utility companies and the local government planning
department and are dedicated to the serving utility companies for the
purpose of construction, reconstruction, maintenance and operation
of utilities, including the inspection of those utilities at reasonable
times and the trimming or removal of brush and trees that may
interfere with the construction, maintenance or operation of those
utilities.
"Design Fee" is a $150.00 payment to the Company by the
Customer requesting a Line Extension, Conversion, or Relocation, in
advance of the Company preparing the design. A Design Fee mav
be collected for any Line Extension, Conversion of Primary Circuit,
or Relocation of Primary Circuit that is unusually large, complex, or
of a questionable nature. Design Fees may be collected for
additional designs if the Customer requests more than one design.
"Extension Certificate" is a transferable certificate which entitles the
bearer to receive certain refunds. Certificates will be issued to al!
Customers paying for a Primary Circuit, including Developers. The
conditions under which refunds wil! be paid are described in this
Schedule and on the Certificate.
"Point of Delivery" is the location on the Customer's premises where
the Company's service conductors and the Customer's service
entrance conductors are connected at a common point to permit a
single meter installation. The Point of Delivery will be designated by
the Company.
"Primary Circuit" is the electricalfacility between the Company's
existing energized primary facilities and the proposed Transformer.
The Primary Circuit is single phase, is operated at2400 to 20,000
volts to ground and may include conductors, connectors,
supporting structures, conduit and ditch. The Basic Cost of the
Primary Circuit shall be computed using the following rates.
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Patrick Ehrbar, Director of Regulatory Affairs
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l.P.U.C. No.28
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Nineteenth Revision Sheet 51N
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Revision Sheet 51N 5'1N
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
SCHEDULE 51 - continued
Single-Phase
Overhead Primary Circuit:
Fixed Costs:
Variable Costs:
$+323 per Customer
$8J3 per foot
Underg round Primary Circuit:
Fixed Costs:
Variable Costs:
$+8gg per Customer
$11,24 per foot
g "Secondary Circuit" is the electrical facility from the Company's
Transformer to a handhole or connectors from which one or more
Service Circuits originate. The Secondary Circuit is single phase, is
operated at less than 600 volts to ground and may include conductors,
connectors, conduit, handholes, and ditch. The Basic Cost of the
Secondary Circuit shall be computed using the following rates.
Single Phase Underground Secondary Circuit:
Fixed Costs:
Variable Costs
$43O per customer
$9S3 per foot
Single Phase Overhead Secondary Circuit:
Fixed Costs: $4;€5 Per customer
lssued March 2,2018 Effective May 1, 2018
Avista U
Patrick Ehrbar, Director of Regulatory Affairs
l.P.U.C. No.28
Twentieth Revision Sheet 51N
Canceling
Nineteenth Revision Sheet 51N 51N
By
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
SCHEDULE 51 - continued
Single-Phase
Overhead Primary Circuit:
Fixed Costs:
Variable Costs:
Underground Primary Circuit:
Fixed Costs:
Variable Costs:
$4.253 per Customer
$8.38 per foot
$1,854 per Customer
$11.23 per foot
g "Secondary Circuit" is the electricalfacility from the Company's
Transformer to a handhole or connectors from which one or more
Service Circuits originate. The Secondary Circuit is single phase, is
operated at less than 600 volts to ground and may include conductors,
connectors, conduit, handholes, and ditch. The Basic Cost of the
Secondary Circuit shall be computed using the following rates.
Single Phase Underground Secondary Circuit:
Fixed Costs:
Variable Costs:
$418 per customer
$10.42 per foot
Single Phase Overhead Secondary Circuit:
Fixed Costs: $1.774 per customer
lssued March 8,2019 Effective May 1, 2019
Avista
Patrick Ehrbar, Director of Regulatory Affairs
l.P.U.C. No.28
lssued by
By
Nineteenth Revision Sheet 51O
Canceling
Revision Sheet 51O 510
AVISTA CORPORAT]ON
dba Avista Utilities
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SCHEDULE 51 - continued
"Service Circuit" is the electricalfacility between the Company's
Transformer, connectors, or handhole and the Point of Delivery for a
single Customer or building. The Service Circuit is single phase*, is
operated at less than 600 volts to ground and may include
conductors, connectors, conduit, and ditch. The Basic Cost of the
Service Circuit shall be computed using the following rates. These
rates do not include meters and metering facilities which are used by
the Company for billing purposes.
Single Phase Overhead Service Circuit:
Variable Costs: $3Sg per foot
Single Phase Underground Service Circuit:
Variable Costs: $939 per foot
"Transformer" Basic Cost shall be computed using the following
rates for single phase transformers.
Single Phase Overhead Transformer Costs: $4381per Customer
Single Phase Padmount Transformer Costs: $3r5{€ per Customer
"Underground Facilities" may include primary cable, secondary and
service cable, secondary and service connections, surfacetype (pad-
mount) Transformers, pads, enclosures, terminations, and conduit
where necessary. These facilities will be owned, operated and
maintained by the Company unless otherwise provided for by
agreement.
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Avista
Patrick Ehrbar, Director of Regulatory Affairs
l.P.U.C. No.28
Twentieth Revision Sheet 51O
Canceling
Nineteenth Revision Sheet 51O 510
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
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SCHEDULE 51 - continued
"Service Circuit" is the electricalfacility between the Company's
Transformer, connectors, or handhole and the Point of Delivery for a
single Customer or building. The Service Circuit is single phase*, is
operated at less than 600 volts to ground and may include
conductors, connectors, conduit, and ditch. The Basic Cost of the
Service Circuit shall be computed using the following rates. These
rates do not include meters and metering facilities which are used by
the Company for billing purposes.
Single Phase Overhead Service Circuit:
Variable Costs: $3.91 per foot
Single Phase Underground Service Circuit:
Variable Costs: $9.41 per foot
"Transforme/'Basic Cost shall be computed using the following
rates for single phase transformers.
Single Phase Overhead Transformer Costs: $2,310 per Customer
Single Phase Padmount Transformer Costs: $3.507 per Customer
"Underground Facilities" may include primary cable, secondary and
service cable, secondary and service connections, surface-type (pad-
mount) Transformers, pads, enclosures, terminations, and conduit
where necessary. These facilities will be owned, operated and
maintained by the Company unless otherwise provided for by
agreement.
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lssued March 8, 2019 Effective May 1, 2019
By Patrick Ehrbar, Director of Regulatory Atfairs