20120214Application Revised Tariff.pdf

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A vista Corp.
1411 East Mission P.O. Box 3727
Spokane. Washington 99220-0500
Telephone [phone]
Toll Free 800-727-9170
RECEIVED
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Corp.2012 FEB 13 AM 10: 42
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Februar 10,2012
State of Idaho
Idaho Public Utilities Commssion
P. O. Box 83720
Boise, Idaho 83720-0074
Case No. AVU-G-12-0l/Advice No. 12-01-G
Attention: Ms. Jean D. Jewell
I.P.U.C. No. 27 - Natural Gas Servce
Enclosed for filing with the Commssion is the following revised tarff sheet:
Seventeenth Revision Sheet 150 canceling Substitute Sixteenth Revision Sheet 150
The Company requests that the proposed tariff change be made effective on March 1, 2012, under
modified procedure with less than statutory notice (IDAPA 31.01.01, Rule 123). Ths tarff sheet reflects
the Company's Purchased Gas Adjustment (PGA).
If this tarff sheet is approved as fied, the Company's annual revenue wil decrease by approximately
$4.1 million or about 6.00%. The proposed changes have no effect on the Company's net income. The
Company believes that this filing is in compliance with Order 32370 which, when approving the
Company's 2011 PGA, the Commssion stated that "Avista promptly fie an application to amend its
WACOG should gas prices materially deviate from the presently approved $0.41797 per therm" rate.
Furher information regardig this filing is included in the attached Application.
In accordance with IDAPA 31.01.01, Rule 125, Avista wil provide notice of the decrease to its customers
after Commssion approval via a message on customer bils. Furher, a press release will be issued on
Februar 13, 2012, and a copy of which wil be fied with the Commssion. If approved, the average
residential or small commercial customer using 62 therm per month wil see a decrease of $3.46 per
month, or approximately 5.68%. The present bil for 62 therms is $60.96 while the proposed bil is
$57.50. If you have any questions regarding this filing, please contact Patrick Ehrbar at [phone]
or Craig Bertholf at [phone].
Sincerely,
~rw¿~~
Vice President, State and Federal Regulation
Enclosures
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that I have served Avista Corporation dba Avista Utilities' filing AVU-
G-12-01 with Tariff IPUC No. 27 Natural Gas Service by mailing a copy thereof, postage
prepaid to the following:
Jean 0 Jewell, Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
472 W. Washington Street
Boise, 1083720-5983
Chad Stokes
Cable Huston Benedict Haagensen &
Lloyd, LLP
1001 SW 5th, Suite 2000
Portland, OR 97204-1136
Paula Pyron
Northwest Industrial Gas Users
4113 Wolfberry Court
Lake Oswego, OR 97035-1827
Curt Hibbard
St. Joseph Regional Medical Center
PO Box 816
Lewiston, 10 83501
t Spokane, Washington this 10th day of February 2012.
Patrick Ehrbar
State & Federal Regulation
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BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF )
AVISTA UTILITIES FOR AN ORDER APPROVING ) CASE: AVU-G-12-0l
A CHANGE IN NATUL GAS RATES AN CHAGES )
Application is hereby made to the Idaho Public Utilties Commission for an Order approving a
revised schedule of rates and charges for natural gas service in the state of Idaho. The Applicant requests
that the proposed rates included in this out of period Purchased Gas Adjustment (pGA) filing be made
effective on March 1, 2012 under modified procedure with less than statutory notice (IDAPA 31.01.01,
Rule 123).
If approved as filed, the Company's anual revenue wil decrease by approximately $4.1 milion or about
6.0%. In support of this Application, Applicant states as follows:
i.
The name of the Applicant is AVISTA UTILITIES, a unit of AVISTA CORPORATION, a
Washington corporation, whose principal business offce is 1411 East Mission Avenue, Spokane,
Washington, and is qualified to do business in the state of Idaho. Applicant maintains distrct offices in
Moscow, Lewiston, Coeur d'Alene, and Kellogg, Idaho. Communications in reference to this Application
should be addressed to:
Kelly O. Norwood
Vice President - State & Federal Regulation
A vista Utilties
P.O. Box 3727
Spokane, WA 99220-3727
II.
Attorney for the Applicant and his address is as follows:
David J. Meyer
Vice President and Chief Counsel for Regulatory &
Goverental Affairs
A vista Utilties
P.O. Box 3727
Spokane, WA 99220-3727 I,
III.
The Applicant is a public utilty engaged in the distrbution of natual gas in certain portions of
Eastern and Central Washington, Northern Idaho and Southwestern and Northeastern Oregon, and further
engaged in the generation, transmission, and distrbution of electrcity in Easter Washington and
Northern Idaho.
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IV.
Seventeenth Revision Sheet 150, which Applicant requests the Commssion approve, is fied
herewith as Exhibit "A". Also included in Exhibit "A" is a copy of Seventeenth Revision Sheet 150 with
the changes underlined and a copy of Substitute Sixteenth Revision Sheet 150 with the proposed changes
shown by lining over the current language or amounts.
V.
The existing rates and charges for natural gas serce on fie with the Commission and designated
as Applicant's Tarff IPUC No. 27, which wil be superseded by the rates and charges fied herewith, are'
incorporated herein as though fully attached hereto.
VI.
In accordance with IDAPA 31.01.01, Rule 125, Avista wil provide notice of the decrease to its
customers after Commission approval via a message on customer bils. Notice to the Public of Applicant's
proposed tariffs is to be given simultaneously with the fiing of this Application by posting, at each of the
Company's distrct offices in Idaho, a Notice of Tarff Change, a copy attached hereto as Exhibit "B". The
Company wil also issue a press release which wil be distributed to various informational agencies on
Monday, Februar 13,2012. A copy of the final Press Release wil be filed with the Commission.
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VIII.
The circumstances and conditions relied on for approval of Applicant's revised rates are as follows:
Applicant purchases natual gas for customer usage and transports it over Wiliams Pipeline West (d.b.a.
Nortwest Pipeline Corporation), Gas Transmission Northwest (GTN, TransCanada (Albera),
TransCanada (BC) and Spectra Pipeline systems and defers the effect of timing differences due to
implementation of rate changes and differences between Applicant's actual weighted average cost of ga~
(WACOG) purchased and the W ACOG embedded in rates. Applicant also defers varous pipeline refu~s.
or charges and miscellaneous revenue received from natual gas related transactions including pipelin~
capacity releases.
IX.
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This filing reflects the Company's proposed out of period Purchased Gas Cost Adjustment (PGA)
to pass through to customers changes in the estimated cost of natual gas (Schedule 150) for dip
fortcoming eight months of March 2012 through October 2012. Below is a table summarizing tp(eproposed changes reflected in this filing. .
Commodity Demand Total Total Rate OveraU
Sch.Change Change Sch.150 Change Percent
Service No.pertherm perthm Change perther Change
General 101 ($0.05581)$0.00000 ($0.05581)($0.05581)(5.68%)
Lg. General 111 ($0.05581)$0.00000 ($0.05581)($0.05581)(7.30%),)
Interrptible 131 ($0.05581)$0.00000 ($0.05581)($0.05581)(9.74%)
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X.
Commodity Costs - Background
As shown in the table above, the estimated commodity cost (WACOG) change is a decrease of 5.6 cents
per thermo The proposed W ACOG is 36.2 cents per ther compared to the present W ACOG of 41.8 cents
per therm included in rates.
In its PGA filing in 2011, the Company used a 30-day historical average of forward prices ending August
22, 2011 by supply basin to develop an estimated cost associated with index/spot purchases. The
estimated monthly volumes to be purchased by basin are multiplied by the (3D-day) average price for the
corresponding month and basin. These index/spot volumes represented approximately 30% of estimated
anual load requirements for the PGA year.
XI.
Commodity Cost - Change
On average, daily wholesale prices of natual gas have declined substantially over the past several months.
While a majority of the W ACOG is fixed either through fixed price hedges or storage injections, the one
varable that is not fixed is the approximately 30% of estimated index/spot volumes. While we are now
five months in to the present thirteen month PGA year (October 2011 through October 2012), the
Company believes that it is in the best interest of customers to update the pricing of the remaining
estimated index/spot volumes and pass those lower index prices to customers now though a lower overall
rate. The Company also believes that this is in compliance with Order 32370 which, when approving tle
Company's 2011 PGA, the Commission stated that "Avista promptly fie an application to amend. its
WACOG should gas prices materially deviate from the presently approved $0.41797 per ther" rate. '
XII.
Demand Costs and Amortization Rate Change 'I.
The Company is not proposing to make any changes to the other components of Schedule 150 (demai4
costs, varable transportation, etc.) nor is it requesting any changes regarding the current amortization ratës
(Schedule 155). Changes in those items wil occur with the normal anual PGA filing which wil be fied
in September 2012.
XIII.
The average residential or small commercial customer using 62 therms per month wil see an decreaseqf
$3.46 per month, or approximately 5.68%. The present bil for 62 therms is $60.96 while the proposed ~il1is $57.50. '
XIV.
Exhibit "C" attached hereto contains support for the rates proposed by Applicant contained'ihExhibit "A".:
XV.
Applicant is requesting that Applicant's rates be approved to become effective on March 1, 2012
with less than statutory notice. The Applicant therefore, pursuant to Rule 135 (IDAPA 31.01.01),ia;) ~,--,
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requesting that the Commission by order approves the earlier effective date for good cause shown (lower
natural gas rates for customers).
XVI.
WHEREFORE, Applicant requests the Commission issue its Order finding Applicant's proposed
rates to be just, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory and to become effective for all natural gas serice on
and after March 1,2012.
Dated at Spokane, Washington, this 10th day of Februar 2012.
A VISTA UTILITIES
BY~d~~
Kelly O. Norwood
Vice President, State and Federal Regulation
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STATE OF WASHINGTON )
) SSeCounty of Spokane )
Patrick Ehrbar, being first duly sworn, on oath deposes and says: that he is the Manager of
Rates and Tariffs for A vista Utilities; that he has read the above and foregoing Application, knows the
contents thereof, and believes the same to be true.
Patrck D. Ehrbar
Manager, Rates & Tarffs
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A VISTA UTILITIES
Case No. AVU-G-12-01
EXHIBIT "A"
Proposed Tariff Sheets
February 10, 2012
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I.P.U.C. NO.2?
Seventeenth Revision Sheet 150
Replacing
Substitute Sixteenth Revision Sheet 150
AVISTA CORPORATION
d/b/a Avista Utilities
150
SCHEOULE 150
PURCHASE GAS COST ADJUSTMENT - 10AHO
APPLICABLE:
To Customers in the State of Idaho where Company has natural gas service
available.
PURPOSE:
To pass through changes in costs resulting from purchasing and transporting
natural gas, to become effective as noted below.
RATE:
(a) The retail rates of firm gas Schedules 101, 111 and 112 are to be
increased by 47.392Ø per therm in all blocks of these rate schedules.
(b) The rates of interruptible Schedules 131 and 132 are to be increased by
36.216Ø per thermo
(c) The rate for transportation under Schedule 146 is to be decreased by
O.OOOØ per thermo
WEIGHTED AVERAGE GAS COST:
The above rate changes are based on the following weighted average cost of gas
per therm as of the effective date shown below:
Demand CommoditySchedules 101 11.176Ø 36.216Ø
Schedules 111 and 112 11.176Ø 36.216ØSchedules 131 and 132 .OOOØ 36.216Ø
The above amounts include a gross revenue factor.
Total
47.392Ø
47.392Ø
36.216Ø
Demand Commodity Total
Schedules 101 11.135Ø 36.082Ø 47.217ØSchedules 111 and 112 11.135Ø 36.082Ø 47.217ØSchedules 131 and 132 .OOOØ 36.082Ø 36.082Ø
The above amounts do not include a gross revenue factor.
BALANCING ACCOUNT:
The Company wil maintain a Purchase Gas Adjustment (PGA) Balancing
Account whereby monthly entries into this Balancing Account wil be made to reflect
differences between the actual purchased gas costs collected from customers and the
actual purchased gas costs incurred by the Company. Those differences are then
collected from or refunded to customers under Schedule 155 - Gas Rate Adjustment.
Issued February 10, 2012 Effective March 1, 2012
Issued by Avista UtilitiesBY~ ~::~Norwd - VieePresident, State & Federal Regulation
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I.P.U.C. NO.27
Seventeenth Revision Sheet 150
Replacing
Substitute Sixteenth Revision Sheet 150
AVISTA CORPORATION
d/b/a Avista Utilties
150
SCHEOULE 150
PURCHASE GAS COST AOJUSTMENT - 10AHO
APPLICABLE:
To Customers in the State of Idaho where Company has natural gas service
available.
PURPOSE:
To pass through changes in costs resulting from purchasing and transporting
natural gas, to become effective as noted below.
RATE:
(a) The retail rates of firm gas Schedules 101, 111 and 112 are to be
increased by 47.392' per therm in all blocks of these rate schedules.
(b) The rates of interruptible Schedules 131 and 132 are to be increased by
36.216c4 per thermo
(c) The rate for transportation under Schedule 146 is to be decreased by
O.OOOø per thermo
WEIGHTED AVERAGE GAS COST:
The above rate changes are based on the following weighted average cost of gas
per therm as of the effective date shown below:
Demand CommoditySchedules 101 11.176Ø 36.216
Schedules 111 and 112 11.176Ø 36.216Schedules 131 and 132 .000ø 36.216
The above amounts include a gross revenue factor.
Total
47.392Ø
47.392f
36.216~ ·
Demand Commodity TotalSchedules 101 11.135Ø 36.082Ð 47.217
Schedules 111 and 112 11.135Ø 36.082Ð. 47.217
Schedules 131 and 132 .000ø 36.082~ 36.082 .
The above amounts do not include a gross revenue factor.
BALANCING ACCOUNT:
The Company wil maintain a Purchase Gas Adjustment (PGA) Balancing
Account whereby monthly entries into this Balancing Account will be made to reflect
differences between the actual purchased gas costs collected from customers and the
actual purchased gas costs incurred by the Company. Those differences are then
collected from or refunded to customers under Schedule 155 - Gas Rate Adjustment.
Issued February 10, 2012 Effective March 1, 2012
Issued by Avista Utiities
By Kelly O. Norwood - Vice-President, State & Federal Regulation
I.P.U.C. NO.2?
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Substitute Sixteenth Revision Sheet 150
Replacing
Fifteenth Revision Sheet 150
AVISTA CORPORATION
d/b/a Avista Utiliies
150
SCHEOULE 150
PURCHASE GAS COST AOJUSTMENT - 10AHO
APPLICABLE:
To Customers in the State of Idaho where Company has natural gas service
available.
PURPOSE:
To pass through changes in costs resulting from purchasing and transporting
natural gas, to become effective as noted below.
RATE:
(a) The retail rates of firm gas Schedules 101, 111 and 112 are to be
increased by é2.97¡; per therm in all blocks of these rate schedules.
(b) The rates of interruptible Schedules 131 and 132 are to be increased by
41.191; per thermo
(c) The rate for transportation under Schedule 146 is to be decreased by
O.OOOø per thermo
WEIGHTED AVERAGE GAS COST:
The above rate changes are based on the following weighted average cost of gas
per therm as of the effective date shown below:
Demand Commodity
Schedules 101 11.176Ø t1.79;i;
Schedules 111 and 112 11.176Ø 4.1.797;
Schedules 131 and 132 .000ø 4,1.;i9;iø
The above amounts include a gross revenue factor.
Total
62.9;i¡ø
64.97.Ø
41.7Q7;
Demand Commodity TotalSchedules 101 11.135Ø 41.642; 62.777;Schedules 111 and 112 11.135Ø 4j.642; 52.111Ø
Schedules 131 and 132 .000ø 41.642;" 4.1.642;
The above amounts do not include a gross revenue factor.
BALANCING ACCOUNT:
The Company will maintain a Purchase Gas Adjustment (PGA) Balancing
Account whereby monthly entries into this Balancing Account wil be made to reflect
differences between the actual purchased gas costs collected from customers and the
actual purchased gas costs incurred by the Company. Those differences are then
collected from or refunded to customers under Schedule 155 - Gas Rate Adjustment.
Issued August 23, 2011 Effective October 1, 2011
Issued by Avista Utilities
By Kelly O. Norwood - Vice-President, State & Federal Regulation
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A VISTA UTILITIES
Case No. AVU-G-12-01
EXHIBIT "B"
Notice of Public Applicant's Proposed Tariffs
February 10, 2012
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A VISTA UTILITES
NOTICE OF IDAHO TARF CHANGE
(Natural Gas Service Only)
Notice is hereby given that the "Sheets" listed below ofTariffIPUC No. 27, covering natural gas
serice applicable to Idaho customers of A vista Utilities have been fied with the Idaho Public
Utilities Commission (IPUC) in Boise, Idaho.
Seventeenth Revision Sheet 150 canceling Substitute Sixteenth Revision Sheet 150
Seventeenth Revision Sheet 150 updates the forward-looking cost of natural gas purchased for
customer usage.
These tarffs request an annual revenue decrease of approximately $4.1 milion, or about 6.00%.
This request is a Purchased Gas Cost Adjustment (PGA) that is typically fied annually to reflect
changes in the cost of gas purchased to sere customers. Any increases or decreases resulting
from these PGA filings directly result from the cost of gas purchased in the marketplace; A vista
makes no additional profits from these rate changes.
If approved as filed a residential or small business customer served under Schedule 101 using an
average of 62 therms per month can expect to see an average decrease of approximately $3.46
per month, or about 5.68%. Larger commercial customers served under Schedules 111 can
expect to see an average decrease of about 7.30%, with the higher percentages due to lower base
rates. However, actual customer decreases wil vary based on therms consumed.
This fiing requests an effective date of March 1,2012.
Copies of the proposed tariff changes are available for inspection in the Company's offices or can
be obtained by callng [phone] or writing:
A vista Utilties
Attention: Manager, Rates & Tarffs
P.O. Box 3727
Spokane, VV l\. 99220-3727
Februar 13,2012
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A VISTA UTILITIES
Case No. A VU-G-12-01
EXHIBIT "C"
Workpapers
February 10, 2012
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Avista Utilties
State of Idaho
Average Increase Per Customer (From Last GRC)
Sch Average Present Total Proposed Total Estimated Estimated
Mo. Usage Rate Present Rate Proposed Monthly Increase
Per Cust.Cost Cost Increase Percentage
101 62 $0.91464 $56.71 $0.85883 $53.25
Basic Charge $4.25 $4.25 $4.25
$60.96 $57.50 ($3.46)-5.68%
111 2,023
First 200 $0.92215 $184.43 $0.86634 $173.27
Next 800 $0.79000 $632.00 $0.73419 $587.36
1,0001 - 10,000 $0.71421 $730.64 $0.65840 $673.54
Over 10,000 $0.66427 $0.60846
$1,547.07 $1,434.17 ($112.90)-7.30%
131 $0.57306 $0.51725 -9.74%
132 36,469 $0.60620 $22,107.51 $0.55039 $20,072.17 ($2,035.33)-9.21%
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Avista Utilties
State of Idaho
Recap of Changes To Schedule 150
Anticipated Effect Date 3/1/12
CENTS PER THERM
Schedule 101
Current Rate
Proposed Incrc:Decr::
Proposed Rate
Schedule 111
Current Rate
Proposed Incrc:Decr::
Proposed Rate
Schedule 112
Current Rate
Proposed Incrc:Decr::
Proposed Rate
Schedule 131
Current Rate
Proposed Incrc:Decr::
Proposed Rate
Schedule 132
Current Rate
Proposed Incrc:Decr::
Proposed Rate
Schedule 146
Current Rate
Proposed Incrc:Decr::
Proposed Rate
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Commodity Demand Charge Total
0.41797 0.11176
(0.05581)
0.36216 0.11176
0.52973
(0.05581)
0.47392
0.41797 0.11176
(0.05581)
0.36216 0.11176
0.52973
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State of Idaho
Recap of Rate Changes Including GRF
Previous Proposed Increase
Rate Rate c:Decrease::
Schedule 150 (Gas Costs)
Schedule 101 $0.52973 $0.47392 ($0.05581)
Schedule 111 $0.52973 $0.47392 ($0.05581)
Schedule 112 $0.52973 $0.47392 ($0.05581)
Schedule 131 $0.41797 $0.36216 ($0.05581)
Schedule 132 $0.41797 $0.36216 ($0.05581)
Schedule 146
Schedule 155 (Gas Cost Amortization)
Schedule 101 ($0.02885)($0.02885)
Schedule 111 ($0.02885)($0.02885)
Schedule 112
Schedule 131 ($0.03314)($0.03314)
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Schedule 146
Combined Schedule 150, 155 & 156
Schedule 101 $0.50088 $0.44507 ($0.05581)
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Schedule 131 $0.38483 $0.32902 ($0.05581)
Schedule 132 $0.41797 $0.36216 ($0.05581)
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Avista Utilties
State of Idaho
Tariffed Gas Cost Change
Schedule Schedule Schedule Schedule
101 111/112 131/132 146
Demand Rate
Current Demand Rates $0.11135 $0.11135
Gross Revenue Factor From Last PGA 100.3718%100.3718%100.3718%100.3718%
Current Tariffed Demand Rates $0.11176 $0.11176
Total Proposed Demand Rate $0.11135 $0.11135
Revenue Adjustment Factor 100.3718%100.3718%100.3718%100.3718%
Proposed Tariffed Demand Rate $0.11176 $0.11176
Incr ..Decr:: in Tariffed Demand Rate
Commodity Rate
Current Commodity Rate (From Page 6, AVU-G-11-04)$0.41642 $0.41642 $0.41642
Gross Revenue Factor From Last PGA 100.3718%100.3718%100.3718%100.3718%
Current Tariffed Commodity Rate $0.41797 $0.41797 $0.41797
Proposed Commodity Rate Per Therm $0.36082 $0.36082 $0.36082
Revenue Adjustment Factor 100.3718%100.3718%100.3718%100.3718%
Proposed Tariffed Commodity Rate $0.36216 $0.36216 $0.36216
Incr ..Decr:: in Tariffed Commodity ($0.05581)($0.05581)($0.05581)
Total Current Tariff Gas Cost Rates $0.52973 $0.52973 $0.41797
Total Proposed Tariff Gas Cost Rates $0.47392 $0.47392 $0.36216
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State of Idaho
Recap of WACOG Change
P~CD
Total Demand Commodity
Present WACOG $0.52777 $0.11135 $0.41642
Gross Revenue Adjustment (GRF)$1.00372 $1.00372 $1.00372
Total Present WACOG Including GRF $0.52973 $0.11176 $0.41797
Proposed WACOG $0.47217 $0.11135 $0.36082
Gross Revenue Adjustment (GRF)$1.00372 $1.00372 $1.00372
Total Proposed WACOG Including GRF $0.47392 $0.11176 $0.36216
WACOG Rate Change ($0.05581)(0.05581)
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State of Idaho
Total Gas Costs
Demand Commodity Total
Proposed Gas Costs Before GRF
Schedules 101 - 112 $0.11135 $0.36082 $0.47217
Schedules 131 - 132 $0.36082 $0.36082
Present Gas Costs Before GRF
Schedules 101 - 112 $0.11135 $0.41642 $0.52777
Schedules 131 - 132 $0.41642 $0.41642
Increase o:Decrease~ Before GRF
Schedules 101 - 112 ($0.05560)($0.05560)
Schedules 131 - 132 ($0.05560)($0.05560)
Proposed Gas Costs Including GRF
Schedules 101 - 112 $0.11176 $0.36216 $0.47392
Schedules 131 - 132 $0.36216 $0.36216
Present Gas Costs Including GRF
Schedules 101 - 112 $0.11176 $0.41797 $0.52973
Schedules 131 - 132 $0.41797 $0.41797
Increase o:Decrease~ Including GRF
Schedules 101 - 112 ($0.05581)($0.05581)
Schedules 131 - 132 ($0.05581)($0.05581)
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State of Idaho
Gas Cost Change
Schedule Schedule Schedule
101 111/112 131/132
Demand Rate (Including Gross Revenue Factor)
Current Demand Rate $0.11176 $0.11176
Total Demand Increase .:Decrease::
Proposed Tariffed Demand Rate $0.11176 $0.11176
Commodity Rate (Including Gross Revenue Factor)
Current Commodity Rate $0.41797 $0.41797 $0.41797
Total Commodity Increase c:Decrease::($0.05581)($0.05581)($0.05581)
Proposed Tariffed Commodity Rate $0.36216 $0.36216 $0.36216
Demand Rate (Excluding Gross Revenue Factor)
Current Demand Rate $0.11135 $0.11135
Total Demand Increase c:Decrease::
Proposed Demand Rate $0.11135 $0.11135
Commodity Rate (Excluding Gross Revenue Factor)
Current Commodity Rate $0.41642 $0.41642 $0.41642
Total Commodity Increase c:Decrease::($0.05560)($0.05560)($0.05560)
Proposed Commodity Rate $0.36082 $0.36082 $0.36082
Total Current Gas Cost Rate $0.52777 $0.52777 $0.41642
Total Current Tariffed Gas Cost Rate $0.52973 $0.52973 $0.41797
Total Proposed Gas Cost Rate $0.47217 $0.47217 $0.36082
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Calculation of Idaho Proposed Rates
Sch Description Proposed Proposed Proposed Present Present Total
No.Present Schedule Schedule Schedule Schedule Schedule Proposed
Rate 150 155 156 191 (DSM)199 (DSIT)Rate
101 General $0.38679 $0.47392 ($0.02885)$0.02697 $0.85883
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First 200 $0.40806 $0.47392 ($0.02885)$0.01321 $0.86634
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Next 9,000 $0.20012 $0.47392 $0.01321 $0.68725
Over 10,000 $0.15018 $0.47392 $0.01321 $0.63731
131 Interruptible $0.17626 $0.36216 ($0.03314)$0.01197 $0.51725
132 Interruptible $0.17626 $0.36216 $0.01197 $0.55039
146 Transportation $0.10671 $0.10671
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Calculation of Idaho Present Rates
Sch Description Present Present Present Present Present Total
No.Tariff Schedule Schedule Schedule Schedule Present
Rate 150 155 191 (DSM)199 (DSIT)Rate
101 General $0.38679 $0.52973 ($0.02885)$0.02697 $0.91464
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131 Interruptible $0.17626 $0.41797 ($0.03314)$0.01197 $0.57306
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Avista Utilties
Idaho Gas Tracker
Revenue Adjustment Factor
From General Rate Case AVU-G-11-01, Filed 7105/11
Commission Fees
Uncollectibles
Calculation of Revenue Adjustment Factor
1 1 (1 - 0 ) =
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$0.001665
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1.003718