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Avista Corp.
1411 East Mission P.O. Box 3727
Spokane, Washington 99220-0500
Telephone 509-489-0500
Toll Free 800-727-9170
June 15, 2022
State of Idaho
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
11331 W. Chinden Blvd
Bldg 8, Suite 201-A
Boise, Idaho 83714
Case No. AVU-E-22-05
I.P.U.C. No. 28 – Electric Service
Dear Commission Secretary:
In compliance with Order No. 35429, in Case No. AVU-E-22-05, the Company has attached for electronic
filing with the Commission the following revised tariff sheets:
Supplemental Fifth Revision Sheet 51A canceling Fourth Revision Sheet 51A
Supplemental Eighth Revision Sheet 51B canceling Seventh Revision Sheet 51B
Supplemental Fifth Revision Sheet 51C canceling Fourth Revision Sheet 51C
Supplemental Twenty-Fourth Revision Sheet 51E canceling Twenty-Third Revision Sheet 51E
Supplemental Twenty-Third Revision Sheet 51F canceling Twenty-Second Revision Sheet 51F
Supplemental Twenty-Fourth Revision Sheet 51G canceling Twenty-Third Revision Sheet 51G
Supplemental Twenty-Second Revision Sheet 51H canceling Twenty-First Revision Sheet 51H
Supplemental Fourth Revision Sheet 51I canceling Third Revision Sheet 51I
Supplemental Ninth Revision Sheet 51J canceling Eighth Revision Sheet 51J
Supplemental Fourth Revision Sheet 51L canceling Third Revision Sheet 51L
Supplemental Third Revision Sheet 51M canceling Second Revision Sheet 51M
Supplemental Twenty-Third Revision Sheet 51N canceling Twenty-Second Revision Sheet 51N
Supplemental Twenty-Third Revision Sheet 51O canceling Twenty-Second Revision Sheet 51O
The purpose of this compliance filing is to reflect the approved effective date of June 15, 2022 and to
incorporate the new definitions for Basic Costs and Exceptional Costs as developed by Staff and the
Company and approved by the Commission in its final Order.
If you have any questions regarding this filing, please contact Tia Benjamin at (509) 495-2225 or Joe Miller at
(509) 495-4546.
Sincerely,
/s/ Joe Miller
Joe Miller
Sr Manager of Rates and Tariffs
RECEIVED
2022 June 15, PM 1:40
IDAHO PUBLIC
UTILITIES COMMISSION
Supplemental Fifth Revision Sheet 51A
Canceling
I.P.U.C. No.28 Fourth Revision Sheet 51A
51A
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
Issued June 15March 11, 2022 Effective June 15May 1, 2022
Issued by Avista Utilities
By Patrick Ehrbar, Director of Regulatory Affairs
SCHEDULE 51 - continued
3. RULES FOR INDIVIDUAL RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS
a. Both the General Rules and the following rules apply to line
extensions to serve individual Residential Customers.
b. 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 and Exceptional Cost
- Allowance
+ Customer-Requested Costs
- Cost Reductions
- (one) Design Fee of $150 (if paid)
+ Share of Previous Extension
_______________________________
= extension cost
1) "Basic and Exceptional 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.
2) "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 and Exceptional Cost of the Service
Circuit, second to the Basic and Exceptional Cost of the
Secondary Circuit, third to the Basic and Exceptional
Cost of the Transformer and fourth to the Basic and
Exceptional Cost of the Primary Circuit.
Supplemental Eighth Revision Sheet 51B
Canceling
I.P.U.C. No.28 Seventh Revision Sheet 51B
51B
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
Issued by Avista Utilities
By Patrick Ehrbar, Director of Regulatory Affairs
Issued June 15March 11, 2022 Effective June 15May 1, 2022
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 and Exceptional Cost of the
line extension.
Allowances shall be granted only against the Basic and
Exceptional Cost of the current project and not against any
part of an earlier or future extension.
The Allowance will be equal to the Basic and Exceptional Cost
or the applicable amount listed below, whichever is less:
MAXIMUM ALLOWANCE
Schedule 1 individual Customer $2,065 per unit
Schedule 1 duplex $1,650 per unit
Schedule 1 multiplex $1,240 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, or
b) 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. If such connections are made within
five years after the completion of the line extension, the
Company will, at that time, refund the Basic and Exceptional
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.
Supplemental Fifth Revision Sheet 51C
Canceling
I.P.U.C. No.28 Fourth Revision Sheet 51C
51C
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
Issued June 15March 11, 2022 Effective June 15May 1, 2022
Issued by Avista Utilities
By Patrick Ehrbar, Director of Regulatory Affairs
SCHEDULE 51 - continued
If 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 and Exceptional 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.
If 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
and Exceptional Cost or the amount of the Allowance in affect
at the time of the line construction, whichever is less.
Supplemental Twenty-Fourth Revision Sheet 51E
Canceling
I.P.U.C. No.28 Twenty-Third Revision Sheet 51E
51E
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
Issued June 15March 11, 2022 Effective June 15May 1, 2022
Issued by Avista Utilities
By Patrick Ehrbar, Director of Regulatory Affairs
SCHEDULE 51 - continued
5) "Share of Previous Extension" applies only to Primary Circuits
less than five years old. If 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 $11,150 for 1,000 feet of
primary underground circuit ($11.15 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 $11.15/ft x ½ = $3,345.
4. The Second Customer's payment of $3,345, will be
refunded to the First Customer to reduce his
investment in the 600 feet to $3,345. The First
Customer's investment in the remaining 400 feet
remains at $4,460. ($11,150-$3,345-$3,345=$4,460)
EXCEPTION: If 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.
Supplemental Twenty-Third Revision Sheet 51F
Canceling
I.P.U.C. No.28 Twenty-Second Revision Sheet 51F
51F
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
Issued June 15March 11, 2022 Effective June 15May 1, 2022
Issued by Avista Utilities
By Patrick Ehrbar, Director of Regulatory Affairs
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 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.
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 and Exceptional 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 and Exceptional 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 and Exceptional 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: $1,612 per Lot
Supplemental Twenty-Fourth Revision Sheet 51G
Canceling
I.P.U.C. No.28 Twenty-Third Revision Sheet 51G
51G
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
Issued June 15March 11, 2022 Effective June 15May 1, 2022
Issued by Avista Utilities
By Patrick Ehrbar, Director of Regulatory Affairs
SCHEDULE 51 - continued
The Basic and Exceptional 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 Individual
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 Individual
Customers apply to the extension to the development.
c. In lieu of a cash payment of the Basic and Exceptional 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 $1,612 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.
d. 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 $5 per residence.
There will be no charge to the builder for the installation of the Service
Circuit to serve a duplex or multiplex dwelling.
e. 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.
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
51H
Supplemental Twenty-Second Revision Sheet 51H
Canceling
I.P.U.C. No.28 Twenty-First Revision Sheet 51H
Issued June 15March 11, 2022 Effective June 15May 1, 2022
Issued by Avista Utilities
By Patrick Ehrbar, Director of Regulatory Affairs
SCHEDULE 51 - continued
For Developers who have made a cash payment to the Company for the
Basic and Exceptional Cost in the development, the sum of all refunds
shall not exceed the total Basic and Exceptional Cost paid by the
Developer or $1,612 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.
f. In 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
Individual 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
Individual 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 and Exceptional 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.
Supplemental Fourth Revision Sheet 51I
Canceling
I.P.U.C. No.28 Third Revision Sheet 51I
51I
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba vista Utilities
Issued June 15March 11, 2022 Effective June 15May 1, 2022
Issued by Avista Utilities
By Patrick Ehrbar, Director of Regulatory Affairs
SCHEDULE 51 - continued
5. RULES FOR COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL CUSTOMERS
a. Both the General Rules and the following rules apply to Line Extensions
to serve individual Commercial and Industrial Customers.
b. Single-Phase Extensions: For Customers who may be served at single
phase, as determined by the Company, before the start of construction,
the Customer must submit a written application for service and pay an
extension cost to the Company which is computed as follows:
Basic and Exceptional Cost
- Allowance
+ Customer-Requested 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 and
Exceptional 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.
c. 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
Supplemental Ninth Revision Sheet 51J
Canceling
I.P.U.C. No.28 Eighth Revision Sheet 51J
51J
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
Issued June 15March 11, 2022 Effective June 15May 1, 2022
Issued by Avista Utilities
By Patrick Ehrbar, Director of Regulatory Affairs
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.
d. 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: $0.16674 per kWh
Schedule 21 or 22: $0.15360 per kWh
Schedule 31 or 32: $0.26623 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. If 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 Customer Allowance must
be requested by the Customer within five years of the service installation.
Undeveloped Commercial and Industrial 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 Industrial
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.
Supplemental Fourth Revision Sheet 51L
Canceling
I.P.U.C. No.28 Third Revision Sheet 51L
51L
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
Issued June 15April 29, 2022 Effective June 15, 2022
Issued by Avista Utilities
By Patrick Ehrbar, Director of Regulatory Affairs
SCHEDULE 51 - continued
b. 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 and Exceptional 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 Individual Customers, except no
Allowance will be credited to the cost.
2) "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. 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. "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.
a.b. "Customer" is any individual, partnership, corporation, association,
governmental agency, political subdivision, municipality or other entity.
b.c. "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
Supplemental Third Revision Sheet 51M
Canceling
I.P.U.C. No.28 Second Revision Sheet 51M
51M
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
Issued June 15March 11, 2022 Effective June 15May 1, 2022
Issued by Avista Utilities
By Patrick Ehrbar, Director of Regulatory Affairs
SCHEDULE 51 – continued
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.
c.d. "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.
e. "Exceptional Cost" is the cost of labor and/or materials which are
necessary to construct the Line Extension but which are not included in the
Basic Costs, including, but not limited to the following:
a) trenching costs in excess of dirt trench
b) boring or jacking under roads or rails
c) pavement removal and replacement
d) rights of way, permits, surveying
e) riser for UG in OH area
f) removal of trees and shrubs, or restoration of Customer
property in excess of the replacement of sod and general
cleanup.
d.f. "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.
e.g. "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.
f.h. "Primary Circuit" is the electrical facility between the Company's existing
energized primary facilities and the proposed Transformer. The Primary
Circuit is single phase, is operated at 2400 to 20,000 volts to ground and
may include conductors, connectors, supporting structures, conduit and
ditch. The Basic and Exceptional Cost of the Primary Circuit shall be
computed using the following rates.
Supplemental Twenty-Third Revision Sheet 51N
Canceling
I.P.U.C. No.28 Twenty-Second Revision Sheet 51N
51N
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
Issued June 15March 11, 2022 Effective June 15May 1, 2022
Issued by Avista Utilities
By Patrick Ehrbar, Director of Regulatory Affairs
SCHEDULE 51 - continued
Single-Phase
Overhead Primary Circuit:
Fixed Costs: $4,521 per Customer
Variable Costs: $8.75 per foot
Underground Primary Circuit:
Fixed Costs: $1,958 per Customer
Variable Costs: $11.15 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 and Exceptional
Cost of the Secondary Circuit shall be computed using the following
rates.
Single Phase Underground Secondary Circuit:
Fixed Costs: $392 per customer
Variable Costs: $11.55 per foot
Single Phase Overhead Secondary Circuit:
Fixed Costs: $1,843 per customer
Supplemental Twenty-Third Revision Sheet 51O
Canceling
I.P.U.C. No.28 Twenty-Second Revision Sheet 51O
51O
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
Issued June 15March 11, 2022 Effective June 15May 1, 2022
Issued by Avista Utilities
By Patrick Ehrbar, Director of Regulatory Affairs
SCHEDULE 51 - continued
h. "Service Circuit" is the electrical facility 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 and
Exceptional 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: $3.96 per foot
Single Phase Underground Service Circuit:
Variable Costs: $9.14 per foot
i. "Transformer" Basic and Exceptional Cost shall be computed using
the following rates for single phase transformers.
Single Phase Overhead Transformer Costs: $2,508 per Customer
Single Phase Padmount Transformer Costs: $3,597 per Customer
j. "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.
Supplemental Fifth Revision Sheet 51A
Canceling
I.P.U.C. No.28 Fourth Revision Sheet 51A
51A
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
Issued June 15, 2022 Effective June 15, 2022
Issued by Avista Utilities
By Patrick Ehrbar, Director of Regulatory Affairs
SCHEDULE 51 - continued
3. RULES FOR INDIVIDUAL RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS
a. Both the General Rules and the following rules apply to line
extensions to serve individual Residential Customers.
b. 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 and Exceptional Cost
- Allowance
+ Customer-Requested Costs
- Cost Reductions
- (one) Design Fee of $150 (if paid)
+ Share of Previous Extension
_______________________________
= extension cost
1) "Basic and Exceptional 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.
2) "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 and Exceptional Cost of the Service
Circuit, second to the Basic and Exceptional Cost of the
Secondary Circuit, third to the Basic and Exceptional
Cost of the Transformer and fourth to the Basic and
Exceptional Cost of the Primary Circuit.
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
Approved Effective
July 5, 2022 June 15, 2022
Per ON 35429
Jan Noriyuki Secretary
Supplemental Eighth Revision Sheet 51B
Canceling
I.P.U.C. No.28 Seventh Revision Sheet 51B
51B
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
Issued by Avista Utilities
By Patrick Ehrbar, Director of Regulatory Affairs
Issued June 15, 2022 Effective June 15, 2022
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 and Exceptional Cost of the
line extension.
Allowances shall be granted only against the Basic and
Exceptional Cost of the current project and not against any
part of an earlier or future extension.
The Allowance will be equal to the Basic and Exceptional Cost
or the applicable amount listed below, whichever is less:
MAXIMUM ALLOWANCE
Schedule 1 individual Customer $2,065 per unit
Schedule 1 duplex $1,650 per unit
Schedule 1 multiplex $1,240 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, or
b) 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. If such connections are made within
five years after the completion of the line extension, the
Company will, at that time, refund the Basic and Exceptional
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.
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
Approved Effective
July 5, 2022 June 15, 2022
Per ON 35429
Jan Noriyuki Secretary
Supplemental Fifth Revision Sheet 51C
Canceling
I.P.U.C. No.28 Fourth Revision Sheet 51C
51C
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
Issued June 15, 2022 Effective June 15, 2022
Issued by Avista Utilities
By Patrick Ehrbar, Director of Regulatory Affairs
SCHEDULE 51 - continued
If 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 and Exceptional 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.
If 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
and Exceptional Cost or the amount of the Allowance in affect
at the time of the line construction, whichever is less.
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
Approved Effective
July 5, 2022 June 15, 2022
Per ON 35429
Jan Noriyuki Secretary
Supplemental Twenty-Fourth Revision Sheet 51E
Canceling
I.P.U.C. No.28 Twenty-Third Revision Sheet 51E
51E
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
Issued June 15, 2022 Effective June 15, 2022
Issued by Avista Utilities
By Patrick Ehrbar, Director of Regulatory Affairs
SCHEDULE 51 - continued
5) "Share of Previous Extension" applies only to Primary Circuits
less than five years old. If 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 $11,150 for 1,000 feet of
primary underground circuit ($11.15 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 $11.15/ft x ½ = $3,345.
4. The Second Customer's payment of $3,345, will be
refunded to the First Customer to reduce his
investment in the 600 feet to $3,345. The First
Customer's investment in the remaining 400 feet
remains at $4,460. ($11,150-$3,345-$3,345=$4,460)
EXCEPTION: If 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.
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
Approved Effective
July 5, 2022 June 15, 2022
Per ON 35429
Jan Noriyuki Secretary
Supplemental Twenty-Third Revision Sheet 51F
Canceling
I.P.U.C. No.28 Twenty-Second Revision Sheet 51F
51F
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
Issued June 15, 2022 Effective June 15, 2022
Issued by Avista Utilities
By Patrick Ehrbar, Director of Regulatory Affairs
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 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.
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 and Exceptional 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 and Exceptional 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 and Exceptional 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: $1,612 per Lot
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
Approved Effective
July 5, 2022 June 15, 2022
Per ON 35429
Jan Noriyuki Secretary
Supplemental Twenty-Fourth Revision Sheet 51G
Canceling
I.P.U.C. No.28 Twenty-Third Revision Sheet 51G
51G
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
Issued June 15, 2022 Effective June 15, 2022
Issued by Avista Utilities
By Patrick Ehrbar, Director of Regulatory Affairs
SCHEDULE 51 - continued
The Basic and Exceptional 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 Individual
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 Individual
Customers apply to the extension to the development.
c. In lieu of a cash payment of the Basic and Exceptional 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 $1,612 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.
d. 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 $5 per residence.
There will be no charge to the builder for the installation of the Service
Circuit to serve a duplex or multiplex dwelling.
e. 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.
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
Approved Effective
July 5, 2022 June 15, 2022
Per ON 35429
Jan Noriyuki Secretary
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
51H
Supplemental Twenty-Second Revision Sheet 51H
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I.P.U.C. No.28 Twenty-First Revision Sheet 51H
Issued June 15, 2022 Effective June 15, 2022
Issued by Avista Utilities
By Patrick Ehrbar, Director of Regulatory Affairs
SCHEDULE 51 - continued
For Developers who have made a cash payment to the Company for the
Basic and Exceptional Cost in the development, the sum of all refunds
shall not exceed the total Basic and Exceptional Cost paid by the
Developer or $1,612 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.
f. In 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
Individual 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
Individual 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 and Exceptional 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.
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
Approved Effective
July 5, 2022 June 15, 2022
Per ON 35429
Jan Noriyuki Secretary
Supplemental Fourth Revision Sheet 51I
Canceling
I.P.U.C. No.28 Third Revision Sheet 51I
51I
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba vista Utilities
Issued June 15, 2022 Effective June 15, 2022
Issued by Avista Utilities
By Patrick Ehrbar, Director of Regulatory Affairs
SCHEDULE 51 - continued
5. RULES FOR COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL CUSTOMERS
a. Both the General Rules and the following rules apply to Line Extensions
to serve individual Commercial and Industrial Customers.
b. Single-Phase Extensions: For Customers who may be served at single
phase, as determined by the Company, before the start of construction,
the Customer must submit a written application for service and pay an
extension cost to the Company which is computed as follows:
Basic and Exceptional Cost
- Allowance
+ Customer-Requested 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 and
Exceptional 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.
c. 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
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
Approved Effective
July 5, 2022 June 15, 2022
Per ON 35429
Jan Noriyuki Secretary
Supplemental Ninth Revision Sheet 51J
Canceling
I.P.U.C. No.28 Eighth Revision Sheet 51J
51J
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
Issued June 15, 2022 Effective June 15, 2022
Issued by Avista Utilities
By Patrick Ehrbar, Director of Regulatory Affairs
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.
d. 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: $0.16674 per kWh
Schedule 21 or 22: $0.15360 per kWh
Schedule 31 or 32: $0.26623 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. If 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 Customer Allowance must
be requested by the Customer within five years of the service installation.
Undeveloped Commercial and Industrial 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 Industrial
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.
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
Approved Effective
July 5, 2022 June 15, 2022
Per ON 35429
Jan Noriyuki Secretary
Supplemental Fourth Revision Sheet 51L
Canceling
I.P.U.C. No.28 Third Revision Sheet 51L
51L
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
Issued June 15, 2022 Effective June 15, 2022
Issued by Avista Utilities
By Patrick Ehrbar, Director of Regulatory Affairs
SCHEDULE 51 - continued
b. 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 and Exceptional 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 Individual Customers, except no
Allowance will be credited to the cost.
2) "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. 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. "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.
b. "Customer" is any individual, partnership, corporation, association,
governmental agency, political subdivision, municipality or other entity.
c. "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
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
Approved Effective
July 5, 2022 June 15, 2022
Per ON 35429
Jan Noriyuki Secretary
Supplemental Third Revision Sheet 51M
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I.P.U.C. No.28 Second Revision Sheet 51M
51M
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
Issued June 15, 2022 Effective June 15, 2022
Issued by Avista Utilities
By Patrick Ehrbar, Director of Regulatory Affairs
SCHEDULE 51 – continued
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.
d. "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.
e. "Exceptional Cost" is the cost of labor and/or materials which are
necessary to construct the Line Extension but which are not included in the
Basic Costs, including, but not limited to the following:
a) trenching costs in excess of dirt trench
b) boring or jacking under roads or rails
c) pavement removal and replacement
d) rights of way, permits, surveying
e) riser for UG in OH area
f) removal of trees and shrubs, or restoration of Customer
property in excess of the replacement of sod and general
cleanup.
f. "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.
g. "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.
h. "Primary Circuit" is the electrical facility between the Company's existing
energized primary facilities and the proposed Transformer. The Primary
Circuit is single phase, is operated at 2400 to 20,000 volts to ground and
may include conductors, connectors, supporting structures, conduit and
ditch. The Basic and Exceptional Cost of the Primary Circuit shall be
computed using the following rates.
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
Approved Effective
July 5, 2022 June 15, 2022
Per ON 35429
Jan Noriyuki Secretary
Supplemental Twenty-Third Revision Sheet 51N
Canceling
I.P.U.C. No.28 Twenty-Second Revision Sheet 51N
51N
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
Issued June 15, 2022 Effective June 15, 2022
Issued by Avista Utilities
By Patrick Ehrbar, Director of Regulatory Affairs
SCHEDULE 51 - continued
Single-Phase
Overhead Primary Circuit:
Fixed Costs: $4,521 per Customer
Variable Costs: $8.75 per foot
Underground Primary Circuit:
Fixed Costs: $1,958 per Customer
Variable Costs: $11.15 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 and Exceptional
Cost of the Secondary Circuit shall be computed using the following
rates.
Single Phase Underground Secondary Circuit:
Fixed Costs: $392 per customer
Variable Costs: $11.55 per foot
Single Phase Overhead Secondary Circuit:
Fixed Costs: $1,843 per customer
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
Approved Effective
July 5, 2022 June 15, 2022
Per ON 35429
Jan Noriyuki Secretary
Supplemental Twenty-Third Revision Sheet 51O
Canceling
I.P.U.C. No.28 Twenty-Second Revision Sheet 51O
51O
AVISTA CORPORATION
dba Avista Utilities
Issued June 15, 2022 Effective June 15, 2022
Issued by Avista Utilities
By Patrick Ehrbar, Director of Regulatory Affairs
SCHEDULE 51 - continued
h. "Service Circuit" is the electrical facility 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 and
Exceptional 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: $3.96 per foot
Single Phase Underground Service Circuit:
Variable Costs: $9.14 per foot
i. "Transformer" Basic and Exceptional Cost shall be computed using
the following rates for single phase transformers.
Single Phase Overhead Transformer Costs: $2,508 per Customer
Single Phase Padmount Transformer Costs: $3,597 per Customer
j. "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.
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
Approved Effective
July 5, 2022 June 15, 2022
Per ON 35429
Jan Noriyuki Secretary