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Docket No:  UG 325 Docket Name:  AVISTA GENERAL RATE REVISION Submit Public Comment
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Subject Company:  AVISTA UTILITIES    
In the Matter of AVISTA CORPORATION, dba AVISTA UTILITIES, Request for a General Rate Revision. Filed by David J. Meyer.
Filing Date:   Advice No: 17-08-G    Public Mtg: 12/20/2016   
Effective:  11/1/2017 Expiration:  9/30/2017 Status:  SUSPENDED
Order:  17-344Order Signed:  9/13/2017 
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Date: 10/18/2017 Action:  ADVICE  Searchable Doc  
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Avista's Second Compliance Filing per Order No. 17-344, Advice No. 17-08-G Schedule 495, Capital Project Costs. This filing includes the Attestation of Heather Rosentrater.  
Date: 9/15/2017 Action:  ADVICE  Searchable Doc  
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AVISTA's Compliance Filing Per Order No. 17-344, Advice No. 17-06-G. This filing shows the components included in the compliance rates, as well as the baseline decoupling values.  
Date: 9/1/2017 Action:  BRIEF  Searchable Doc  
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Joint Brief (Staff, CUB, NWIGU and Avista) in Response to Bench Request, including Declarations of Patrick D. Ehrbar and Mitchell Moore* filed by David J. Meyer, Johanna Riemenschneider, Chad M. Stokes, and Michael Goetz. (*See 9/5/17 entry for Signed Declaration of Mitchell Moore) 
Date: 12/6/2016 Action:  CONFERENCE  Searchable Doc  
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NOTICE OF TELEPHONE PREHEARING CONFERENCE; Copies served electronically to UG 325 and Gas List 12/6/16 and via U.S. Mail to those without email addresses 12/7/16. CONFERENCE scheduled 12/29/2016 9:30 AM Room: VIA TELEPHONE--COMM. CONF. RM Contact AHD at puc.hearings@state.or.us or 503-378-6678 to obtain the dial in number and reserve a port. Reporter: DIGITAL Law Judge: ARLOW, ALLAN  
Date: 11/30/2016 Action:  INITIAL UTILITY FILING  Searchable Doc  
  Description
In the Matter of AVISTA CORPORATION, dba AVISTA UTILITIES, Request for a General Rate Revision. Filed by David J. Meyer.  
Date: 12/29/2016 Action:  LAW JUDGE CONFERENCE REPORT  Searchable Doc  
  Description
ALJ Allan J. Arlow issues Prehearing Conference Memorandum adopting schedule; Notice of Contested Case Rights pursuant to ORS 183.413 attached; Copies served 12/29/16. 
Date: 9/11/2017 Action:  LAW JUDGE RULING/MEMORANDA  Searchable Doc  
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ALJ Allan J. Arlow issues Ruling; DISPOSITION: MOTIONS GRANTED; TESTIMONY AND EXHIBITS ADMITTED; RECORD CLOSED. Copies served 9/11/17. 
Date: 8/25/2017 Action:  LAW JUDGE RULING/MEMORANDA  Searchable Doc  
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ALJ Patrick J. Power on behalf of ALJ Allan J. Arlow issues BENCH REQUEST; DISPOSITION: PARTIES TO PROVIDE INFORMATION IN BRIEFS ON REGULATORY TREATMENT OF CAPITAL BUDGETING AND CAPITAL PROJECTS. Copies electronically served 8/25/17. 
Date: 4/26/2017 Action:  LAW JUDGE RULING/MEMORANDA  Searchable Doc  
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ALJ Allan J. Arlow issues Ruling; DISPOSITION: MOTION GRANTED; SCHEDULE SUSPENDED. Copies served 4/26/17. 
Date: 8/18/2017 Action:  MOTION  Searchable Doc  
  Description
AVISTA'S Motion to Admit Pre-filed Testimony and Exhibits (AVISTA/100-103, Morris; AVISTA/200-203 and 1100-1102/Thies; AVISTA/300-302 and 1200-1201, McKenzie; AVISTA/400-401, Morehouse; AVISTA/500-502 and 1300, Smith; AVISTA/600 and 1400-1404, Machado; AVISTA/700-701, Forsyth; AVISTA/800-802 and 1800/ Miller; AVISTA/900-903 and 1900-1901, Ehrbar; AVISTA/1000-1001, Norwood; AVISTA/1500-1503, Rosentrater; AVISTA/1600-1604; Kensok), and stating that affidavits will be provided no later than 8/25/17; Filed by David J. Meyer. Hard copy rec'd. 8/21/17. 
Date: 8/7/2017 Action:  MOTION  Searchable Doc  
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CUB's Motion to Admit Pre-Filed Testimony and Exhibits (CUB/100-129, McGovern; Joint Testimony/100-101); Filed by Michael P. Goetz. 
Date: 8/3/2017 Action:  MOTION  Searchable Doc  
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NWIGU'S Motion to Admit Pre-filed Testimony (Gorman; NWIGU/100-103; and Joint Testimony/100-101) together with Affidavits of Ed Finklea and Michael P. Gorman; Filed by Chad Stokes. Original signed Affidavit of Michael Gorman rec'd. 8/16/17. 
Date: 7/20/2017 Action:  MOTION  Searchable Doc  
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STAFF's Motion to Admit Pre-Filed Testimony (Staff/100-106, Gardner; Staff/200-211, Muldoon; Staff/300-303, Gorsuch; Staff/400-403, Johnson; Staff/500-502, Peng; Staff 600-609, St. Brown; Staff/700-708, Kaufman; Staff/800-807, Moore; Staff/900-910, Anderson; Staff/1000-1002, Barry; Staff/1100-1105, Gibbens; Staff/1200-1204, Ihle; Staff/1300-1308, Boyle; Staff/1400-1403, Zarate) and Declarations of Rose Anderson, Phil Boyle, Marianne Gardner, Scott Gibbens, Lisa Gorsuch, Geoffrey Ihle, Lance Kaufman, Mitchell Moore, Matthew Muldoon, Ming Peng, Max St. Brown, and Kathy Zarate; Marianne Gardner's Declaration is also filed in support of Avista's Motion to Admit Joint Testimony in Support of Settlement Stipulation. Filed by Johanna M. Riemenschneider. 
Date: 6/29/2017 Action:  MOTION  Searchable Doc  
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AVISTA's Motion to Admit Joint Testimony in Support of Settlement Stipulation with Affidavits of Patrick Ehrbar and Jennifer Smith. Filed by David Meyer.  
Date: 4/25/2017 Action:  MOTION  Searchable Doc  
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STAFF's Motion to Suspend Procedural Schedule (Expedited Consideration Requested); Filed by Johanna Riemenschneider. 
Date: 11/30/2016 Action:  MOTION  Searchable Doc  
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AVISTA's Motion for Protective Order [Expedited Consideration Requested], filed by David J. Meyer.  
Date: 12/6/2016 Action:  NOTICE  Searchable Doc  
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CITIZENS' UTILITY BOARD OF OREGON's Notice of Intervention, with Bob Jenks, Michael Goetz, and CUB Oregon Dockets; Filed by Michael P. Goetz. 
Date: 10/9/2017 Action:  ORDER  Getdocs  
  Order No:   17-387 
  Description
Order No. 17-387 signed by Chief Administrative Law Judge Michael Grant; Disposition: Issue Fund Grant Request Approved. Copies served 10/10/17. 
Date: 9/13/2017 Action:  ORDER  Getdocs  
  Order No:   17-344 
  Description
Order No. 17-344 signed by Commissioners Lisa D. Hardie, Stephen M. Bloom, and Megan W. Decker; Disposition: Stipulation Adopted; Application for General Rate Revision Approved as Revised. Copies served electronically 9/13/17. 
Date: 5/22/2017 Action:  ORDER  Getdocs  
  Order No:   17-179 
  Description
Order No. 17-179, signed by Michael Grant, Chief Administrative Law Judge; Administrative Hearings Divison; DISPOSITION: ISSUE FUND GRANT REQUEST APPROVED. Copies served 5/22/17. 
Date: 2/22/2017 Action:  ORDER  Getdocs  
  Order No:   17-069 
  Description
Order No. 17-069 signed by Chief Administrative Law Judge Michael Grant, Disposition: Proposed Budget for Issue Fund Grant Approved. Copies served 2/22/17. 
Date: 2/22/2017 Action:  ORDER  Getdocs  
  Order No:   17-070 
  Description
Order No. 17-070 signed by Chief Administrative Law Judge Michael Grant, Disposition: Proposed Budget for Issue Fund Grant Approved. Copies served 2/22/17. 
Date: 12/20/2016 Action:  ORDER  Getdocs  
  Order No:   16-495 
  Description
Order No. 16-495, signed by Commissioners Lisa D. Hardie, John Savage, and Stephen M. Bloom; DISPOSITION: STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION ADOPTED. Copies served on 12/21/16.  
Date: 10/17/2017 Action:  OTHER CORRESPONDENCE (ACKN, SVC, LTR)  Searchable Doc  
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last used service list 
Date: 10/4/2017 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING  Searchable Doc  
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NWIGU Request for Payment of Issue Fund Grant filed by Chad M. Stokes. Confidential to locked cabinet #817(9) 
Date: 9/5/2017 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING  Searchable Doc  
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Declaration of Mitchell Moore in Support of Joint Brief in Response to Bench Request.  
Date: 8/25/2017 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING  Searchable Doc  
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AVISTA's Affidavits of Scott L. Morris, Mark T. Thies, Adrien M. McKenzie, Jody Morehouse, Jennifer S. Smith, David J. Machado, Grant D. Forsyth, Janes M. Kensok, Joseph D. Miller, Patrick D. Ehrbar, Kelly O. Norwood, and Heather L. Rosentrater ; Filed by David J. Meyer. 
Date: 7/13/2017 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING  Searchable Doc  
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CUB's Affidavit of Bob Jenks, on Behalf of Dr. Jamie McGovern; Filed by Sarah Ryan-Knox. 
Date: 6/1/2017 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING  Searchable Doc  
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STAFF's Status Report, filed by Johanna Riemenschneider.  
Date: 5/15/2017 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING  Searchable Doc  
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CUB's Request for Final Payment; Filed by Bob Jenks. (CONFIDENTIAL attachments are located in locked cabinet, env. no.817(8)).  
Date: 2/21/2017 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING  Searchable Doc  
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NWIGU's Request for Huddle Access; Filed by Tommy A. Brooks. 
Date: 2/17/2017 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING  Searchable Doc  
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CUB's Notice of Intent to Request to Request and Issue Fund Grant; Filed by Michael P. Goetz. 
Date: 2/17/2017 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING  Searchable Doc  
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CUB's Request for an Issue Fund Grant & Proposed Budget. Filed by Bob Jenks. 
Date: 2/17/2017 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING  Searchable Doc  
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NWIGU's Proposed Issue Fund Budget Request filed by Tommy A. Brooks 
Date: 12/23/2016 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING  Searchable Doc  
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NWIGU's Notice of Intent to Request Issue Fund Grant; Filed by Chad M. Stokes. 
Date: 12/12/2016 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING  Searchable Doc  
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CUB's Request for Huddle Access; Filed by Michael P. Goetz. 
Date: 12/23/2016 Action:  PETITION TO INTERVENE  Searchable Doc  
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NORTHWEST INDUSTRIAL GAS USERS' Petition to Intervene, with contacts of Edward A. Finklea, Chad M. Stokes, and Tommy A. Brooks; Filed by Chad M. Stokes. 
Date: 12/1/2016 Action:  PROTECTIVE ORDER  Getdocs  
  Order No:   16-460 
  Description
Protective Order No. 16-460, signed by Michael Grant, Chief Administrative Law Judge; DIPOSITION: MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER GRANTED. Copies served on 12/1/16.  
Date: 4/19/2017 Action:  SIGNATORY PAGES  Searchable Doc  
  Description
NWIGU's Signatory Page related to Protective Order No. 16-460; Filed by Chad Stokes. Qualified persons thereunder: Chad Stokes and Tommy Brooks. 
Date: 12/6/2016 Action:  SIGNATORY PAGES  Searchable Doc  
  Description
CUB's Signatory Page related to Protective Order No. 16-460; Filed by Michael Goetz. Qualified persons thereunder: Jaime McGovern, Liz Jones, Michael Goetz, Bob Jenks, and Sarah Ryan-Knox. 
Date: 12/5/2016 Action:  SIGNATORY PAGES  Searchable Doc  
  Description
AVISTA's Signatory Pages related to Protective Order No. 16-460, Filed by David Meyer. Qualified persons thereunder: David Meyer, Scott Morris, Mark Theis, Jody Morehouse, Kelly Norwood, Jennifer Smith, Liz Andrews, Annette Brandon, Pat Ehrbar, Linda Gervais, Tara Knox, Joe Miller, Karen Schuh, Adrien McKenzie, Jeanne Pluth, Grant Forsyth, Wendy Manskey, Paul Kimball, Ryan Finesilver, Dave Machado, and Joel Anderson. 
Date: 9/29/2017 Action:  STAFF REPORT  Searchable Doc  
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Letter emailed 
Date: 12/29/2016 Action:  STAFF REPORT  Searchable Doc  
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Staff report written by Marianne Gardner. 
Date: 12/14/2016 Action:  STAFF REPORT  Searchable Doc  
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Staff Report for the December 20, 2016 Public Meeting (Item No. CA23), filed by Marianne Gardner.  
Date: 5/17/2017 Action:  STIPULATION  Searchable Doc  
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Attachments A-D to Stipulating Parties' Settlement Stipulation filed on 5/16/17. Filed by Paul Kimball. 
Date: 5/16/2017 Action:  STIPULATION  Searchable Doc  
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AVISTA's, STAFF's, CUB's, & NWIGU's, Settlement Stipulation, with Motion to Admit; Filed by David Meyer on behalf of the parties. (See also Attachments filed separately 5/17/17.) 
Date: 1/19/2017 11:06:56 AM Action:  SUSPENSION UTILITY FILING   
Date: 6/29/2017 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS  Searchable Doc  
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AVISTA's Joint Testimony in Support of Settlement Stipulation (Joint Testimony/100-101, Gardner, Smith, Ehrbar, McGovern Jenks, Finklea), filed by David Meyer.  
Date: 4/6/2017 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS  Searchable Doc  
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AVISTA's Reply Testimony and Exhibits of Kelly O. Norwood (Avista/1000-1001, Norwood); Mark T. Theis (Avista/1100-1102, Theis); Adrien M. McKenzie (Avista/1200-1201, McKenzie); Jennifer S. Smith (Avista/1300, Smith); David J. Machado (Avista/1400-1404, Machado); Heather Rosentrater (Avista/1500-1503, Rosentrater); James M. Kensok (Avista/1600-1604, Kensok); Joseph D. Miller (Avista/1700, Miller); Patrick D. Ehrbar (Avista/1800-1802, Ehrbar); Filed by David J. Meyer. (CONFIDENTIAL Exhibits 1101 and 1102 are located in locked cabinet, env. no. 817(7)). 
Date: 3/30/2017 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS  Searchable Doc  
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STAFF Third Errata Filing to Opening Testimony (Staff/100, Gardner/4) and (Staff/800, Moore/1 & 17); Filed by Johanna M. Riemenschneider..(CONFIDENTIAL portion is located in locked cabinet, env. no. 817(6)).  
Date: 3/9/2017 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS  Searchable Doc  
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STAFF Second Errata Filing to Opening Testimony (Staff/100, Gardner 3-4); (Staff/600, St. Brown, 2 & 21); (Staff/606, St. Brown, 1); (Staff/607, St. Brown, 1); Filed by Johanna M. Riemenschneider. Certificate of Service rec'd in hard copy 3/13/17.(CONFIDENTIAL portion is located in locked cabinet, env. no. 817(5)). 
Date: 3/7/2017 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS  Searchable Doc  
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Staff's Errata Pages to its Opening Testimony (Staff/100, Gardner 4; Staff/800, Moore/5; and Staff/900, Anderson/16) filedby Sommer Moser.(CONFIDENTIAL portion is located in locked cabinet, env. no. 817(4)). 
Date: 3/3/2017 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS  Searchable Doc  
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CUB's Errata for Exhibit 127 of its Opening Testimony and Exhibits filed by Sarah Ryan-Knox. 
Date: 3/1/2017 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS  Searchable Doc  
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STAFF's Opening Testimony and Exhibits of Marianne Gardner (Staff/100-106), Matt Muldoon (Staff/200-211); Lisa Gorsuch (Staff/300-303); Judy Johnson (Staff/400-403); Ming Peng (Staff/500-502); Max St. Brown (Staff/600-609); Lance Kaufman (Staff/700-708); Mitch Moore (Staff/800-807); Rose Anderson (Staff/900-910); Abdoulaye Barry (Staff/1000-1002); Scott Gibbens (Staff/1100-1105); Geoffrey Ihle (Staff/1200-1204); Phil Boyle (Staff/1300-1308); and Kathy Zarate (Staff/1400-1403); Filed by Kay Barnes. (Exhibits 302, pp 1-5; 303; attachments to 502; 805; 807; & 1102 pp 2-5 not posted due to volume). (CONFIDENTIAL portion is located in locked cabinet, env. no. 817(1)). (See also 3/7/17, 3/9/17, & 3/30/17 errata filings). 
Date: 3/1/2017 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS  Searchable Doc  
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NWIGU's Opening Testimony and Exhibits of Michael P. Gorman (NWIGU/100-103, Gorman); Filed by Shannon Kimmel. 
Date: 3/1/2017 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS  Searchable Doc  
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CUB's Opening Testimony and Exhibits of Dr. Jaime McGovern (CUB/100-129, McGovern) filed by Sarah Ryan-Knox. Exhibits 107, 108, and 109 are Confidential and are not posted, Exhibits 112, 113, 118, 119, 120, 121, 123, 125, and 126 are Excel spreadsheets and are not posted. This document was re-posted on 3-3-17 to include Exhibits 109C and 110, which were not inadvertently omitted during processing. CD with confidential exhibits to locked cabinet, #817(2). Confidential Page 8 to Testimony to locked cabinet #817(3). (See also 3/3/17 errata filing).  
Date: 11/30/2016 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS  Searchable Doc  
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AVISTA's Direct Testimony and Exhibits of Scott L. Morris (Avista/100-103, Morris); Mark T. Thies (Avista/200-203, Thies); Adrien M. McKenzie (Avista/300-302, McKenzie); Jody Morehouse (Avista 400-401, Morehouse); Jennifer S. Smith (Avista/500-502, Smith); David J. Machado (Avista/600-603, Machado); Grant D. Forsyth (Avista/700-701, Forsyth); Joseph D. Miller (Avista/800-802, Miller); and Patrick D. Ehrbar (Avista/900-903, Ehrbar). Filed by David J. Meyer. (Proposed tariff sheets are located in Avista/902). [Confidential Exhibits 201, 202, and 203 to Direct Testimony of Mark T. Thies in locked cabinet, env. no. 817]  

 

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