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DAVID J. MEYER
VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF COUNSEL FOR
REGULATORY & GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
AVISTA CORPORATION
P.O. BOX 3727
1411 EAST MISSION AVENUE
SPOKANE, WASHINGTON 99220-3727
TELEPHONE: (509) 495-4316
FACSIMILE: (509) 495-8851
DAVID.MEYER@AVISTACORP.COM
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION ) CASE NO. AVU-E-17-01
OF AVISTA CORPORATION FOR THE )
AUTHORITY TO INCREASE ITS RATES )
AND CHARGES FOR ELECTRIC AND )
NATURAL GAS SERVICE TO ELECTRIC ) EXHIBIT NO. 6
AND NATURAL GAS CUSTOMERS IN THE )
STATE OF IDAHO ) WILLIAM G. JOHNSON
)
FOR AVISTA CORPORATION
(ELECTRIC ONLY)
Avista Corp.
Power Supply Pro forma - Idaho Jurisdiction
System Numbers - 2016 Actual and 2018 Pro Forma
Test Year Load
Line 2016 2018
No.Actuals Adjustment Pro Forma
555 PURCHASED POWER
1 Modeled ST Market Purchases $0 $13,664 $13,664
2 Actual ST Market Purchases 50,274 -50,274 0
3 Rocky Reach/Rock Island Purchase 12,044 2,559 14,603
4 Wells - Avista Share 1,772 672 2,444
5 Priest Rapids Project 6,801 813 7,614
6 Douglas Settlement 1,081 -254 827
7 Lancaster Capacity Payment 22,657 889 23,546
8 Lancaster Variable O&M Payments 2,701 210 2,911
9 WNP-3 15,637 -70 15,567
10 Deer Lake-IP&L 8 0 8
11 Small Power 1,362 -147 1,215
12 Stimson 1,856 -85 1,771
13 Spokane-Upriver 3,002 -90 2,912
14 Spokane Waste-to-Energy 5,664 351 6,015
15 Non-Monetary 21 -21 0
16 Ancillary Services 1,823 -1,823 0
17 Palouse Wind 20,525 -20,525 0
18 Total Account 555 147,228 -54,132 93,096
147,227
557 OTHER EXPENSES
19 Broker Commission Fees 411 0 411
20 WA EIA REC Purchase - 100% WA Allocation 437 -437 0
21 REC Expenses (offset to REC Revenue) 51 0 51
22 Rathdrum Solar, Buck-a-Block 1 -1 0
23 Natural Gas Fuel Purchases 66,110 -66,110 0
24 Total Account 557 67,010 -66,548 462
501 THERMAL FUEL EXPENSE
25 Kettle Falls - Wood Fuel 6,318 -471 5,847
26 Kettle Falls - Start-up Gas 14 0 14
27 Colstrip - Coal 22,371 -1,088 21,283
28 Colstrip - Oil 199 0 199
29 Total Account 501 28,902 -1,558 27,344
547 OTHER FUEL EXPENSE
30 Coyote Springs Gas 36,449 -9,749 26,700
31 Coyote Springs 2 Gas Transportation 5,716 679 6,395
32 Lancaster Gas 27,817 -1,154 26,663
33 Lancaster Gas Transportation 4,922 507 5,429
34 Gas Transport Optimization 0 -9,000 -9,000
35 Gas Transportation for BP, NE and KFCT 46 0 46
36 Rathdrum Gas 1,556 3,101 4,657
37 Northeast CT Gas 44 1,003 1,047
38 Boulder Park Gas 528 139 667
39 Kettle Falls CT Gas 122 332 454
40 Total Account 547 77,200 -14,141 63,059
77,200
Exhibit No. 6
Case No. AVU-E-17-01
W. Johnson, Avista
Schedule 1, Page 1 of 2
Avista Corp.
Power Supply Pro forma - Idaho Jurisdiction
System Numbers - 2016 Actual and 2018 Pro Forma
Test Year Load
Line 2016 2018
No.Actuals Adjustment Pro Forma
565 TRANSMISSION OF ELECTRICITY BY OTHERS
41 WNP-3 943 0 943
42 Short-term Transmission Purchases 38 0 38
43 BPA PTP for Colstrip, Coyote & Lancaster 12,249 145 12,394
44 BPA Townsend-Garrison Wheeling 1,499 9 1,508
45 Avista on BPA - Borderline 1,285 0 1,285
46 Kootenai for Worley 45 0 45
47 Sagle-Northern Lights 134 0 134
48 Northwestern for Colstrip 415 0 415
49 PGE Firm Wheeling 643 0 643
50 Total Account 565 17,251 154 17,405
17,251
536 WATER FOR POWER
51 Headwater Benefits Payments 989 10 999
52 TOTAL EXPENSE 338,580 -136,215 202,365
447 SALES FOR RESALE
53 Modeled Short-Term Market Sales 0 24,478 24,478
54 Actual ST Market Sales - Physical 82,549 -82,549 0
55 PGE Capacity Sale 19,278 -19,278 0
56 Nichols Pumping Sale 953 -21 932
57 Sovereign/Kaiser DES 150 0 150
58 Pend Oreille DES & Spinning 601 0 601
59 Energy America 13,462 -2,582 10,880
60 COB Optimization 0 216 216
61 Intracompany Generation 1,823 -1,823 0
62 Total Account 447 118,816 -81,558 37,258
118,816
456 OTHER ELECTRIC REVENUE
63 Non-WA EIA REC Sales 5,355 -1,851 3,504
64 Gas Not Consumed Sales Revenue 79,528 -79,528 0
65 Total Account 456 84,883 -81,379 3,504
453 SALES OF WATER AND WATER POWER
66 Upstream Storage Revenue 357 16 373
67 TOTAL REVENUE 204,056 -162,921 41,135
68 TOTAL NET EXPENSE 134,524 26,706 161,230
19.85%
Exhibit No. 6
Case No. AVU-E-17-01
W. Johnson, Avista
Schedule 1, Page 2 of 2
Exhibit No. 6
Case No. AVU-E-17-01
W. Johnson, Avista
Schedule 2, Page 1 of 5
Avista Corp.
Brief Description of Power Supply Adjustments
Line No.
1 Modeled Short-term Market Purchases - Short-term purchases from the
AURORA Dispatch Simulation Model.
2 Actual ST Market Purchases – Expense is set to zero since no fixed-price
short-term transactions for 2018 are included in the pro forma.
3 Rocky Reach/Rock Island Purchase – The pro forma expense is based on
the current contract which ends 12-31-2020.
4 Wells – Avista Share - Wells’ costs are based on the Company's 3.34% share
of total project costs.
5 Priest Rapids Project - Priest Rapids Project expense includes the expense
related to the purchased power from the Priest Rapids development and power
from the Wanapum development.
6 Douglas Settlement – Douglas Settlement is for power Avista purchases from
Douglas PUD per the 1989 Settlement Agreement. Contract ends 8-31-18.
7 Lancaster Capacity Payment – The Lancaster capacity payment includes a
capital payment and a fixed O&M payment.
8 Lancaster Variable O&M Payments – the Lancaster variable O&M payment
is based on the variable O&M rate in the Lancaster Power Purchase
Agreement multiplied time the MWh of Lancaster generation in the pro forma.
9 WNP-3 - Pro forma costs are based on the actual rate. The pro forma uses the
actual rate for the contract for contract year 2016-2017 escalated at inflation to
the pro forma period.
10 Deer Lake-IP&L - Pro forma expense is for power purchased from Inland
Power to serve Avista customers.
11 Small Power – Pro forma costs are based on 5-year average generation and an
average contract rate.
12 Stimson – This purchase is from the cogeneration plant at Plummer, Idaho.
Pro forma costs are based on 5-year average generation and pro forma period
contract rates.
Exhibit No. 6
Case No. AVU-E-17-01
W. Johnson, Avista
Schedule 2, Page 2 of 5
13 Spokane-Upriver – Pro forma expense is based on a purchase of the net of
pumping (at the plant) generation at the pro forma contract rate.
14 Spokane Waste-to-Energy - Pro forma expense is based on average
generation and the pro forma period contract rate.
15 Non-Monetary - Expense is normalized to $0 in the pro forma.
16 Ancillary Services – Pro forma expense is $0 because this is an intra-utility
expense (matching revenue in Account 447).
17 Palouse Wind – Palouse Wind generation and expense is not included in the
pro forma. Avista is proposing to flow the net cost through the PCA in this
case.
18 Total Account 555
19 Broker Commission Fees – Pro forma expense is associated with purchases
and sales of electricity and natural gas fuel.
20 WA EIA REC Purchases – Pro forma expense is $0 because this is a
Washington only expense.
21 REC Expense – Expenses associated with the Non-WA EIA REC Sales
revenue.
22 Rathdrum Solar, Buck a Block – This is the value of the energy from the
Rathdrum Solar project for which Buck a Block pays the expense.
23 Natural Gas Fuel Purchases – This is the expense for natural gas purchased
but not consumed for generation. Pro forma expense is $0 because all gas
purchased is assumed to be used for generation, and included in Account 547.
24 Total Account 557
25 Kettle Falls Wood Fuel Cost – Pro forma fuel expense is based on the
generation of the Kettle Falls plant in the AURORA Model and the unit cost
of available fuel.
26 Kettle Falls-Start-up Gas – Pro forma expense is for start-up gas at Kettle
Falls and is based on the test-year expense.
27 Colstrip Coal Cost – Pro forma fuel expense is based on the generation of the
Colstrip plant in the AURORA Model and the unit cost of fuel under the
contract.
Exhibit No. 6
Case No. AVU-E-17-01
W. Johnson, Avista
Schedule 2, Page 3 of 5
28 Colstrip Oil – Pro forma expense is for start-up oil expense. Pro forma is
based on the test-year expense.
29 Total Account 501
30 Coyote Springs Gas – Pro forma expense is an output of the AURORA
Model based on the pro forma unit cost of fuel and the dispatch of the plant,
which determines the volume of fuel consumed.
31 CS2 Gas Transportation – This expense is for natural gas transportation for
the Coyote Springs 2 plant.
32 Lancaster Gas - Pro forma expense is an output of the AURORA Model
based on the pro forma unit cost of fuel and the dispatch of the plant, which
determines the volume of fuel consumed.
33 Lancaster Gas Transportation – This expense is for natural gas
transportation for the Lancaster plant.
34 Gas Transportation Optimization - This credit to expense is based on
optimizing the gas transportation contracts for Coyote Springs 2 and
Lancaster. In general, this involves trading the gas price spread between
AECO (Canada) and Malin.
35 Gas Transportation for BP, NE and KFCT – This expense is for
transportation of natural gas to serve Boulder Park, Northeast and Kettle Falls
Combustion Turbine gas-fired plants.
36 Rathdrum Gas – Pro forma expense is an output of the AURORA Model
based on the pro forma unit cost of fuel and the dispatch of the plant, which
determines the volume of fuel consumed.
37 Northeast CT Gas – Pro forma expense is an output of the AURORA Model
based on the pro forma unit cost of fuel and the dispatch of the plant which
determines the volume of fuel consumed.
38 Boulder Park Gas – Pro forma expense is an output of the AURORA Model
based on the pro forma unit cost of fuel and the dispatch of the plant which
determines the volume of fuel consumed.
39 Kettle Falls CT Gas – Pro forma expense is an output of the AURORA
Model based on the pro forma unit cost of fuel and the dispatch of the plant,
which determines the volume of fuel consumed.
Exhibit No. 6
Case No. AVU-E-17-01
W. Johnson, Avista
Schedule 2, Page 4 of 5
40 Total Account 547
41 WNP-3 Transmission – Pro forma WNP-3 wheeling is based on 32.22 MW
at the BPA tariff rate.
42 Wheeling for System Sales and Purchases – Pro forma expense is for short-
term transmission purchases.
43 PTP for Colstrip and Coyotes Springs 2 and Lancaster– Pro forma expense
is based on 577 MW of capacity at the BPA tariff rate.
44 BPA Townsend-Garrison Wheeling – This expense is for the transmission of
Colstrip power from the Townsend substation to the Garrison substation.
45 Avista on BPA Borderline – This expense is to serve Avista load off of BPA
transmission. Expense is based on Avista’s borderline loads priced at BPA’s
NT transmission rates plus ancillary services cost and use of facilities charges.
46 Kootenai for Worley – This expense is for Avista load served using
Kootenai’s facilities.
47 Sagle-Northern Lights – Expense is for transmission purchased from
Northern Lights Utility to serve Avista customers.
48 Northwestern for Colstrip – Northwestern for Colstrip wheeling is an
expense for the transmission of Colstrip energy above 196 MW from the
Garrison substation over Northwestern Energy’s transmission system to the
interconnection of Northwestern Energy and Avista.
49 PGE Firm Wheeling – PGE Firm wheeling reflects the cost of transmission
from the John Day substation to COB (Intertie South) purchased from Portland
General Electric.
50 Total Account 565
51 Headwater Benefits Expense - Pro forma expense is based on the expense for
contract year September 2016 through August 2017.
52 Total Expenses – Sum of Accounts 555, 557, 501, 547, 565, and 536.
53 Modeled Short-Term Market Sales - Short-term market sales from the
AURORA Model simulation.
54 Actual ST Market Sales - Physical – Revenue is zero because no fixed-price
short-term transactions for 2018 are included in the pro forma.
Exhibit No. 6
Case No. AVU-E-17-01
W. Johnson, Avista
Schedule 2, Page 5 of 5
55 PGE Capacity Sale – This pro forma revenue is $0 because the contract
ended 12-31-16.
56 Nichols Pumping Sale – This is a sale of energy to other Colstrip Units 3 and
4 owners at the Mid-Columbia index price less $2.16/MWh.
57 Sovereign/Kaiser DES – This contract provides load control services to
Kaiser’s Trentwood plant.
58 Pend Oreille DES & Spinning Reserves – This contract provides load
regulation and reserves for Pend Oreille PUD.
59 Energy America –Pro forma revenue includes a 50 aMW sale of energy at the
Mid C index plus $3/MWh.
60 COB Optimization – Pro forma revenue is based on the COB minus Mid C
price spread in the AURORA model.
61 Intercompany Generation – Pro forma revenue is $0 because it is intra-
utility revenue (matching expense in Account 555).
62 Total Account 447
63 Non WA EIA REC Sales – This is the expected REC revenue in the pro
forma period.
64 Gas Not Consumed Sales Revenue - This is the revenue for natural gas
purchased but not consumed for generation. Pro forma revenue is $0 because
all gas purchased is assumed to be used for generation, and included in
Account 547.
65 Total Account 456
66 Upstream Storage Revenue – Pro forma revenue is based on the revenue for
contract year September 2016 through August 2017.
67 Total Revenue – Sum of Accounts 447, 456, 453 and 454.
68 Total Net Expense – Total expense minus total revenue.
Avista Corp.
Market Purchases and Sales, Plant Generation and Fuel Cost Summary
Idaho Normalized January 2016 - December 2016
744 672 743 720 744 720 744 744 720 744 721 744
Total Jan-18 Feb-18 Mar-18 Apr-18 May-18 Jun-18 Jul-18 Aug-18 Sep-18 Oct-18 Nov-18 Dec-18
Market Sales - Dollars -$24,478,019 -$2,394,637 -$709,495 -$928,860 -$2,022,807 -$1,770,610 -$1,719,932 -$3,557,273 -$1,574,382 -$1,759,662 -$1,220,613 -$2,459,419 -$4,360,329
Market Sales - MWh (1,039,646) -72,743 -25,093 -37,731 -108,954 -122,860 -122,751 -136,282 -52,802 -66,795 -53,586 -98,466 -141,584Average Market Sales Price -$/ MWh $23.54 $32.92 $28.27 $24.62 $18.57 $14.41 $14.01 $26.10 $29.82 $26.34 $22.78 $24.98 $30.80
Market Purchases - Dollars $13,663,648 $914,909 $2,152,343 $1,884,759 $446,451 $152,489 $387,116 $1,127,058 $2,183,389 $1,449,014 $1,488,780 $797,738 $679,602
Market Purchases - MWh 654,162 39,595 97,317 93,981 31,865 12,131 20,977 60,571 100,302 66,188 71,401 32,462 27,371Average Market Purchase Price - $/MWh $20.89 $23.11 $22.12 $20.05 $14.01 $12.57 $18.61 $21.77 $21.89 $20.85 $24.57 $24.83
Net Market Purchases (Sales) MWh -385,484 -33,148 72,224 56,250 -77,089 -110,729 -101,774 -75,711 47,500 -607 17,816 -66,004 -114,213Net Market Purchases (Sales) aMW -44.0 -45 107 76 -107 -149 -141 -102 64 -1 24 -92 -154
Average Sale and Purchase Price - $/MWh $22.52 $29.46 $23.38 $21.36 $17.54 $14.25 $14.66 $23.80 $24.54 $24.13 $21.68 $24.88 $29.83
Colstrip MWh 1,344,235 141,970 119,622 126,114 75,555 57,925 61,333 114,739 125,202 127,048 123,723 129,234 141,772
Colstrip Fuel Cost $/MWh $15.83 $14.31 $15.35 $15.06 $19.42 $22.27 $21.47 $15.76 $15.11 $15.00 $15.22 $14.87 $14.32Colstrip Fuel Cost $21,283,185 $2,031,964 $1,835,611 $1,899,687 $1,467,454 $1,290,025 $1,316,983 $1,807,794 $1,891,545 $1,906,131 $1,883,288 $1,922,270 $2,030,433
Kettle Falls MWh 299,213 33,853 29,840 29,582 26,250 11,970 575 18,723 26,607 29,051 29,990 30,070 32,700Kettle Falls Fuel Cost $/MWh $19.54 $19.53 $19.53 $19.54 $19.58 $19.66 $19.56 $19.53 $19.53 $19.53 $19.53 $19.53
Kettle Falls Fuel Cost $5,847,422 $661,033 $582,932 $578,041 $514,044 $235,364 $11,300 $366,229 $519,616 $567,329 $585,796 $587,199 $638,538
Coyote Springs MWh 1,397,126 169,290 102,704 92,264 68,732 32,292 34,355 121,668 152,813 144,964 142,307 150,500 185,236
Coyote Springs Fuel Cost $/MWh $19.11 $23.11 $22.54 $21.54 $16.85 $16.55 $16.77 $17.16 $17.28 $17.14 $17.38 $18.79 $19.99Coyote Springs Fuel Cost $26,700,000 $3,912,119 $2,314,468 $1,987,675 $1,158,433 $534,563 $576,046 $2,087,704 $2,639,966 $2,485,321 $2,473,370 $2,827,875 $3,702,460
Lancaster MWh 1,365,537 161,240 110,522 105,119 83,290 39,991 34,555 107,350 134,165 134,844 140,051 142,857 171,554
Lancaster Fuel Cost $/MWh $19.53 $23.16 $22.96 $22.00 $17.19 $17.52 $17.82 $18.11 $18.09 $17.46 $17.55 $19.01 $20.00
Lancaster Fuel Cost $26,662,839 $3,733,643 $2,537,615 $2,312,867 $1,431,422 $700,757 $615,732 $1,944,529 $2,427,497 $2,354,925 $2,458,583 $2,715,017 $3,430,251
Boulder Park MWh 26,914 2,671 1,380 1,143 723 687 1,373 3,977 4,581 2,668 2,107 1,989 3,615Boulder Park Fuel Cost $/MWh $24.78 $30.37 $29.89 $28.84 $22.32 $21.97 $22.49 $22.86 $23.04 $22.69 $22.91 $24.86 $26.23
Boulder Park Fuel Cost $666,979 $81,111 $41,238 $32,983 $16,144 $15,090 $30,889 $90,894 $105,538 $60,545 $48,275 $49,438 $94,834
Kettle Falls CT MWh 18,961 1,744 862 652 411 428 878 2,279 2,877 2,231 1,984 1,994 2,621
Kettle Falls CT Fuel Cost $/MWh $23.97 $29.43 $28.98 $27.87 $21.68 $21.29 $21.69 $22.16 $22.33 $22.10 $22.25 $24.11 $25.41Kettle Falls CT Fuel Cost $454,426 $51,308 $24,971 $18,178 $8,914 $9,119 $19,033 $50,502 $64,262 $49,315 $44,128 $48,076 $66,621
Rathdrum MWh 133,761 6,269 805 98 293 880 5,515 23,578 31,002 18,769 14,136 12,918 19,498Rathdrum Fuel Cost $/MWh $34.82 $38.66 $37.66 $35.82 $28.53 $40.68 $39.35 $38.47 $38.64 $28.97 $29.14 $31.64 $33.38
Rathdrum Fuel Cost $4,657,239 $242,317 $30,328 $3,508 $8,351 $35,815 $216,995 $906,959 $1,197,960 $543,636 $411,873 $408,711 $650,787
Northeast MWh 30,811 467 12 19 57 140 1,094 5,687 7,176 4,795 3,959 3,608 3,796
Northeast Fuel Cost $/MWh $33.98 $43.74 $41.37 $40.40 $32.13 $31.67 $32.37 $32.85 $33.10 $32.76 $32.90 $35.66 $37.77Northeast Fuel Cost $1,047,059 $20,442 $480 $769 $1,823 $4,425 $35,428 $186,814 $237,486 $157,124 $130,261 $128,657 $143,351
Total Fuel Expense $87,319,148 $10,733,937 $7,367,643 $6,833,709 $4,606,584 $2,825,159 $2,822,406 $7,441,424 $9,083,869 $8,124,325 $8,035,573 $8,687,242 $10,757,275
Net Fuel and Purchase Expense $76,504,777
Exhibit No. 6
Case No. AVU-E-17-01
W. Johnson, Avista
Schedule 3, Page 1 of 1
Avista Corp
Pro forma January 2018 - December 2018
PCA Authorized Expense and Retail Sales
2016 Normalized Loads
PCA Authorized Power Supply Expense - System Numbers (1)
Total January February March April May June July August September October November December
Account 555 - Purchased Power $93,098,141 $9,702,833 $10,328,500 $8,924,403 $7,339,924 $5,493,489 $5,495,060 $6,450,838 $7,374,829 $6,454,510 $6,678,058 $9,322,263 $9,533,434
Account 501 - Thermal Fuel $27,343,606 $2,710,748 $2,436,293 $2,495,479 $1,999,248 $1,543,139 $1,346,033 $2,191,772 $2,428,911 $2,491,210 $2,486,834 $2,527,218 $2,686,722
Account 547 - Natural Gas Fuel $63,059,053 $8,280,148 $5,188,309 $4,595,190 $2,864,296 $1,538,980 $1,733,333 $5,506,611 $6,911,918 $5,890,075 $5,805,698 $6,416,983 $8,327,513
Account 447 - Sale for Resale $37,257,163 $3,781,357 $1,822,086 $2,040,710 $2,860,479 $2,523,088 $2,502,706 $4,670,615 $2,827,345 $2,878,367 $2,286,265 $3,502,619 $5,561,524
Power Supply Expense $146,243,638 $16,912,372 $16,131,016 $13,974,362 $9,342,988 $6,052,520 $6,071,720 $9,478,606 $13,888,313 $11,957,427 $12,684,325 $14,763,845 $14,986,145
Transmission Expense $17,404,447 $1,367,136 $1,600,335 $1,468,739 $1,449,915 $1,423,359 $1,415,703 $1,470,703 $1,461,595 $1,427,130 $1,424,958 $1,434,978 $1,459,896
Transmission Revenue $15,149,485 $1,062,694 $1,178,481 $1,177,115 $1,141,305 $1,253,488 $1,398,529 $1,450,378 $1,346,819 $1,372,213 $1,319,316 $1,257,650 $1,191,496
Net REC Revenue $3,453,000 $293,350 $264,550 $293,350 $283,750 $293,350 $283,750 $293,350 $293,350 $283,750 $293,350 $283,750 $293,350
$145,045,600
PCA Authorized Idaho Retail Sales (2)
Total January February March April May June July August September October November December
Total Retail Sales, MWh (2)2,953,031 294,914 261,971 251,422 228,917 211,441 204,736 252,026 245,232 206,024 240,501 257,717 298,131
2018 Load Change Adjustment Rate $24.89 /MWh
2019 Load Change Adjustment Rate $25.34 /MWh
1) Multiply system numbers by 34.27% to determine Idaho share.
2) 12 months ended December 2016 weather normalized Idaho retail sales, with a pro forma adjustment, as explained by Mr. Kalich.
Exhibit No. 6
Case No. AVU-E-17-01
W. Johnson, Avista
Schedule 4, Page 1 of 1