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John Lyons: Hello, and welcome to the All source. Rfp. Bidder's conference. We're just going to give it a.

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John Lyons: Minute or so here for people to finish logging on.

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John Lyons: And then we'll start going.

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John Lyons: Alright. Looks like the number of people is starting to slow down coming in, so we'll get started here.

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John Lyons: So again. Welcome to the 2025 Allsource, Rfp. Bidder's conference here for Avista.

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John Lyons: So my name's John Lyons, and I'll.

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John Lyons: Get us started here with the introductions.

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John Lyons: Some housekeeping. So we're using zoom workplace on this call. We are recording the meeting. You should have got a little.

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John Lyons: Pop up that said, okay, to be recorded.

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John Lyons: We are using the transcription.

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John Lyons: Um on this, and we'll be push posting that and the meeting recording on the website.

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John Lyons: We'll also post this slide deck out on the All source Rfp. Web page.

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John Lyons: And that'll be available here a little bit later in the presentation.

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John Lyons: If you have questions, please type those into the chat.

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John Lyons: Or use the raise hand, feature.

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John Lyons: On the chat. If we don't get to your question right away. Usually we're just waiting for.

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John Lyons: Either a break when we can.

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John Lyons: Interrupt the speaker and get that in, or if it's 1 that we feel like, it needs to wait till a little later.

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John Lyons: We will do, we'll do that, and we also are going to summarize all the Q. And A's that we end up getting in this meeting, and.

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John Lyons: Here, you know. Shortly during the Rfp.

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John Lyons: So after these introductions, we'll get into the supply side request, looking at the generation.

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John Lyons: Resources that to bid in and.

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John Lyons: Everything that's going into that bid when they're due.

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John Lyons: All the aspects of that.

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John Lyons: And then we'll get into the demand response. Ah.

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John Lyons: Side of the Rfp.

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John Lyons: So if you're only having a supply side.

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John Lyons: Resource. And you're not interested in demand response. You'd be able to drop off on that.

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John Lyons: Otherwise you're welcome to stay on for the whole meeting.

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John Lyons: So as either a reminder. If you've dealt with Avista before, or if you're new to.

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John Lyons: To Avista. We vista Corporation.

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John Lyons: Or Avista utilities. We supply electricity and natural gas and.

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John Lyons: Electricity in Washington and Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho.

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John Lyons: And natural gas in.

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John Lyons: Washington, Idaho, and parts of Oregon.

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John Lyons: We've got about 418,000 electric customers.

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John Lyons: And 382,000 natural gas customers.

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John Lyons: Across 30,000 square miles. So.

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John Lyons: Uh, not a huge amount of customers, uh, but a very large service territory.

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John Lyons: So that's a little background there. This Rfp is specifically for the electric side of things.

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John Lyons: And today we're going to have from our power supply the department that's going to be managing the Rfp. We've got.

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John Lyons: Chris Drake, Ryan, Finesilver, and Annette Brandon.

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John Lyons: And they'll all be discussing different aspects of this or answering questions.

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John Lyons: We have James Gall, who's in charge of the integrated planning department.

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John Lyons: So developing the integrated resource plan that.

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John Lyons: Determines how much of resources we need.

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John Lyons: Leona Haley is going to talk about demand response. And then we have Randy Natinger on the line for transmission questions.

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John Lyons: And with that, if.

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John Lyons: Ryan wants to get started.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Yeah, good morning. Everyone first.st Thank you for joining us today, and your interest in Avista's all source. Rfp.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): As John said, my name is Ryan Feinsilver. I'm a member of our power supply team and also part of the Rfp. Valuation team.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Um. So just uh, if you want to go, just go back. One slide here. Um.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): One thing that I just wanted to just underline, that John had said, is really this.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Conference is the opportunity for you to ask any questions that you may have, and we're going to facilitate that by walking through an overview of the development of the Rfp.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): The details within it, and kind of the next steps along the way.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): As John said, if there's questions that we can't answer today, we will definitely answer them and get them posted out on the website.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): There are others from Avista on the line as well, and depending on the question, we may call on some of them to help answer it.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Um. So yeah, you'll be hearing from more than just me today. But I'll be doing the majority of talking.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): So go ahead and advance. Slide. Thanks, John.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Also on the call today is for our Rfp. Is procure power.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): And they are our independent evaluator. That team is made up of Steve Lewis and Laura Mccarty.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Um, you know, with being in Washington there is a prescribed procedure within Washington administrative code.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): 400. 8,107. That really says, if we have a self-build.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Within our Rfp. That it necessitates an independent evaluator.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): And their role is really to help in the development of the Rfp. To make sure that it's conducted.

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18284061135: The main consideration.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): To ensure that it's conducted fairly and really assess how we're scoring the bids. So a lot of great input went into this development from independent party, which is Steve and Laura, and they are on the call we anticipate. Most questions will be directed at Avista.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): But if there are any specific for the ie. They are available as well.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Um go to advance.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): 2 slides. Actually.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): So, as John had said, this is broken up into the supply side request in the beginning, and we'll get to the demand response after.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): But we wanted to spend a lot of good time. Just kind of walking through the details, and part of that is the development of it.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): From a 10,000 foot view. That's kind of what this slide is doing here. We start with our integrated resource plan, which identifies our resource need going out 20 plus years.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): It also identifies our preferred resource strategy within that plan.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Now, that's the main input that feeds into our Rfp since we did show a resource need within the next 4 years, it does Trigger official Washington purchase of resource rules which necessitates that we do a Rfp. An all source Rfp.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): That process. It did go through commission approval. There was a public comment period.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): And really the intent of this is to make sure that we're fairly evaluating bids as they come in.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): And then ultimately, the result is that we'd procure new resources, long term resources.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): And also in this instance, since we're looking for demand response, looking for that demand response program as well.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): And next slide.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): And we're still kind of in our glide path of coming down from that 10,000 foot view. So I'm just going to turn it over to James Gall. Real quick.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): To kind of introduce the integrated resource plan, which is the main input for our Rfp.

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James Gall, Avista: Alright, Hi, Ryan, can you? Can you hear me and see me.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Yes.

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James Gall, Avista: Alright! Uh, good morning, everybody. I'm James Gall. I manage our integrated resource planning process and.

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James Gall, Avista: Like Ryan mentioned. We recently filed our Irp at the end of 2024.

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James Gall, Avista: And that plan is a 20 year outlook of what our resource needs are for the next 20 years, based upon our load, forecast and.

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James Gall, Avista: And, like Ryan mentioned, we have resource needs. In the 1st 4 years that triggered this Rfp.

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James Gall, Avista: And what we found in the last Irp was a need for capacity resources, including natural gas.

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James Gall, Avista: Energy storage as well, and then also looking for low cost, renewable energy resources as well.

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James Gall, Avista: Since our filing in in December 31st of last year, we have found that.

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James Gall, Avista: Our needs are changing from growth, from our system.

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James Gall, Avista: And our increase. We've actually have an increase in our needs since the Irp that we're looking forward to meet in this in this up.

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James Gall, Avista: Rfp. In which we'll share a little bit later today.

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James Gall, Avista: The Rp. Has a rigorous process of about 18 months, where we work with.

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James Gall, Avista: Different folks from on our Advisory Council and.

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James Gall, Avista: We have a well vetted document that's out there, I think, on the link that was just shared.

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James Gall, Avista: And we have needs for both Washington and Idaho resources, and we look forward to their responses that will.

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James Gall, Avista: Help us figure out how we're going to satisfy our needs after these resources for the Irp. So.

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James Gall, Avista: I'll give it back to Ryan unless there's any questions.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): All right. Next slide, please.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Okay. So as James kind of went over the integrated resource plan, really for our Rfp process, that kind of.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Is the starting point of our process.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): And this slide takes us up to today.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): With the progress in developing that Rfp. It does start with that regulatory process where we filed the draft with the Utc.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): We filed that on March 10th it did go through a 45 day review period.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Where comments could be submitted into our docket. On May 20 second, the Rfp. Was approved by the Commission.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): And then, a week later, we were able to release it to the public, which is posted on our website. And we'll we'll go through a little bit of the detail there, as well.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): But yeah, so that was last Friday. Um.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): So today is the 6, th and we are at the bidder's conference. We'll go through the the timeline here in a couple slides, but.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Go ahead and go to the next slide.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Ah kind of drilling down into our specific resource need.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): This slide summarized the the ask within our Rfp.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): And really it's we recognize there's a range of dates and resource sizes in here. And I think the thing to emphasize is that.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Avista has taken a flexible approach to acquiring resources.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): There's a couple minimums in here, but also there's a range of dates and sizes. So.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Starting with the capacity. Need you see in the 1st 2 boxes there that we are looking at a winter capacity need.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Of a minimum of 105 megawatts between 2027, 2030.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): And there's an additional 3, 10 that we're looking for by 2029.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): So it's 4, 15, total. And then on the summer capacity side, a hundred 35 minimum.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Between 27, and 30, and the additional 2 90 by 2029 for up to 4, 25, total.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Just to point out a single resource could cure for multiple goals. Here.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): So these are not additive to each other. Where we have an 800 megawatt resource request.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): No, but we are looking for bids that can satisfy multiple goals within our ask.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): On the energy side. We're looking for 200 average megawatts of renewable and non-emitting energy.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): And of course, with the demand response, we have at least 5 megawatt.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): However, we are looking for larger than 5. If the, if that is what comes in on, bids.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): So any questions. I'll stop here to see if there's any questions in chat, or if anyone.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Is using the raise, hand feature.

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Annette Brandon, Avista: I don't see anything in the chat just yet, and oh, here we go.

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Annette Brandon, Avista: Um when you say up to 200. Is that a hard Max.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): That's a great question. Um, you know I would.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Defer to James on this one, but I believe that is the limit, the upper limit of what we are looking for as an average megawatt resource.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): But, James, correct me if I'm wrong.

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James Gall, Avista: Uh comes down to our our load forecast. So if it's uh.

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James Gall, Avista: If we have our, I'd say core customer load growth. I think 200 is our our limit.

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James Gall, Avista: On our from our integrated resource plan that was selected, and some of the higher ranges of resource need that we have on the say the 415, or 4, 25.

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James Gall, Avista: Which could serve, I would say, some large industrial customers.

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James Gall, Avista: Um. We could be looking for more than 200.

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James Gall, Avista: Subject to price. Avista's resource portfolio is.

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James Gall, Avista: Long energy and short capacity.

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James Gall, Avista: So we do have excess, renewable energy compared to our needs with Ceta. So it's really going to depend on Price on how much we would go over the 200 in the high load growth scenarios.

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Annette Brandon, Avista: Are you looking for for winter or summer, Dr. Or both?

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): I don't know if we identified which one. But go ahead, James.

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James Gall, Avista: Yeah, we're looking for both. Um, so that 105 megawatts, winter and 135 somewhere, we're looking to satisfy both those needs. And we think Dr. Is definitely a resource that can help with that.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Like there was a question of Dr. If we're looking for a single asset or multiple um, I would say all of the above, I don't think we're specifying with a single.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Leona Haley is with our Dr. Group. Leona. Did you have any thoughts on that question?

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Leona Haley (Avista): Yeah, I'll be covering this in the demand response section. So.

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Leona Haley (Avista): Maybe if we can wait until then I'd appreciate it.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Great. Thank you, Miana.

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chris drake: Also also Ryan. There was a question there whether or not.

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chris drake: Renewables is a requirement, and I think the answer, there is no um.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): I'm sorry that the Re renewables are requirements. Is that what you had said, Chris?

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chris drake: So there. There was a question whether or not renewables are a requirement, and I just want to emphasize. This is an all source.

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chris drake: Rfp, so it um.

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chris drake: Certainly is something that, depending on the price and how well it meets our needs. We're looking at at all sources, including renewables. So.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Yes, that is correct, and it's actually the content of the next slide after here. But um.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): No good question. This is all source. We are looking for all resources. Obviously the 200 average megawatts renewable, non-emitting that one's more specific.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): But as for the overall capacity elements, yes, we are looking for all resources.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): And was there anything else? I thought I saw another question.

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Annette Brandon, Avista: Yup, there's there's a few more um.

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Annette Brandon, Avista: Is the 200 average megawatts part of the summer winter capacity, and is there preference to meet your capacity needs.

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Annette Brandon, Avista: Battery, gas, etc.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): So. No, there is not a preference on which technology is going to meet those needs.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): And the 200 average megawatt.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): It can fulfill the capacity goal as well like, I said, single resource can.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Check a lot of boxes, and they're not mutually exclusive.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Okay, did we get to all the questions in chat?

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Annette Brandon, Avista: Um. Yep, we did.

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chris drake: Yep, I think I think you're up to date. Then.

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Annette Brandon, Avista: Yep. Good to go.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Okay. Great.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Okay, moving on to the next slide. Please.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): I, really, this is to underscore. We've already been talking about this, that this is an all source. Rfp.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): And really we're gauging these resources on what is the best fit to.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): To meet our stated resource. Need you know, we're going to be evaluating each bid on our established.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Evaluation methodology which we'll talk about here in a few slides.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): But yes, definitely all sourced, not just ones that are renewable and non-emitting.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Um, and then next slide.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Okay. And this is referring our point that we are open to all ownership structures within this Rfp.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): And we hope that bidders feel free to indicate in their bid what kind of structure they prefer.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): And we don't have a preference. It's.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Completely open to the bidder on what they will submit.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): So we have power purchase Agreements Bill transfer agreements, and any other agreement that we might identify within the bidding process.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Okay, next, slide.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Okay. So now, we're kind of getting into the content of the actual Rfp, and this is actually a screen grab from our mayavista.com.

00:47:57.000 --> 00:48:01.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Forward, slash all source. Rfp. Web, page and.

00:48:01.000 --> 00:48:09.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): On the 30, th on May 30, th when we made it live. This is where all the files are housed. So if you haven't been in there.

00:48:09.000 --> 00:48:13.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Or out to that web page. Yet I definitely encourage you to take a look.

00:48:13.000 --> 00:48:18.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): I just screen grabbed the the important files that are.

00:48:19.000 --> 00:48:24.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Included within our Rfp. With that 1st bullet being the Rfp. Document itself.

00:48:25.000 --> 00:48:27.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Um. It's, I believe, 8 pages long.

00:48:27.000 --> 00:48:32.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): But it identifies a lot of the content which were in these 9 exhibits. Here.

00:48:33.000 --> 00:48:40.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Um. So we'll talk a little bit about which ones are going to be important for submitting your bid.

00:48:40.000 --> 00:48:46.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): And which ones we need information included, or which ones we need completed and returned to us.

00:48:46.000 --> 00:48:54.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): So other than that some of this information is for reference or for future conversations, whether.

00:48:54.000 --> 00:49:02.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): A bidder's chosen to be shortlisted, or even into the negotiation phase, with some Rfp. Templates and.

00:49:02.000 --> 00:49:09.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): A unique one in here to demand response is Exhibit H, which will have the detailed proposal. Information.

00:49:09.000 --> 00:49:15.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): And Leona will talk about that in in her section when we talk about demand response. Here.

00:49:16.000 --> 00:49:18.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Any questions about that.

00:49:21.000 --> 00:49:23.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Okay, next, slide.

00:49:24.000 --> 00:49:28.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): So this portion of the timeline is really the the today forward look.

00:49:28.000 --> 00:49:33.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Um. You can see that, you know, with today being June 6.th This is the bidder's conference.

00:49:33.000 --> 00:49:37.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): The next big.

00:49:37.000 --> 00:49:43.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Date is the due date of the initial bids, and that's going to be on June 30.th

00:49:43.000 --> 00:49:50.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Um. All the bids are to be submitted to Allsource, rfp@avistacorp.com.

00:49:50.000 --> 00:49:56.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): There's instructions within the Rfp. Documents on how to submit the bid.

00:49:56.000 --> 00:49:59.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Um. You know we're.

00:49:59.000 --> 00:50:05.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): You know, definitely make sure that whatever you're submitting, you're within your email limits of what you can send.

00:50:05.000 --> 00:50:08.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): And make sure that that gets transmitted across.

00:50:08.000 --> 00:50:14.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): And I believe we said, by 5 Pm. Pacific time for the due date of that.

00:50:14.000 --> 00:50:16.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): And the initial bids are due.

00:50:16.000 --> 00:50:22.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): So after that the next one is on July 30, th of 2025.

00:50:22.000 --> 00:50:27.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Avista is going to post on our website a summary of all the bids received.

00:50:27.000 --> 00:50:33.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Now, because I'm sure there are questions about that. This is non-confidential information. Only.

00:50:34.000 --> 00:50:39.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): It will include items like the general location of the summarized bids.

00:50:39.000 --> 00:50:44.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Size and technology. There won't be including any names of the bidders.

00:50:44.000 --> 00:50:54.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Um, this is a Wac requirement that we have this available. So that will be posted on our website on July 30.th

00:50:54.000 --> 00:51:02.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): And if we have time I will go back to. I have a slide in here. That kind of shows an example of the tables that were included.

00:51:02.000 --> 00:51:05.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): In our 2022 rfp.

00:51:06.000 --> 00:51:08.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Um.

00:51:08.000 --> 00:51:11.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Okay, we have a question, for how long will you need the power.

00:51:11.000 --> 00:51:24.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): So with this in general, and maybe, Chris, you can. You can add some color. But in general, I believe we're looking for 20 year commitments with these resources. But I believe that's.

00:51:24.000 --> 00:51:26.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): General, and we're open to others.

00:51:27.000 --> 00:51:29.000
chris drake: Yeah, that's correct. Yeah, so um.

00:51:29.000 --> 00:51:31.000
chris drake: Where we'll we'll evaluate.

00:51:31.000 --> 00:51:40.000
chris drake: Um different delivery periods, but um, probably 20 is a is a nice round number there, but longer and shorter. We'll certainly take a look at as well.

00:51:42.000 --> 00:51:43.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Thank you.

00:51:44.000 --> 00:51:46.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): All right. Next question.

00:51:46.000 --> 00:51:51.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): It disappeared from my screen. But I believe it's asking if there's Nda.

00:51:51.000 --> 00:51:57.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Uh, yes, there's a confidentiality agreement within our. I believe it's.

00:51:57.000 --> 00:51:59.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Exhibit a.

00:52:00.000 --> 00:52:02.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): And that is part of the Rfp. Packet.

00:52:03.000 --> 00:52:05.000
Annette Brandon, Avista: Yep, that's correct.

00:52:04.000 --> 00:52:06.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Yeah.

00:52:09.000 --> 00:52:16.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Where on the website will summary be posted on their Rfp. Page. Yes, it will be on the Rfp. Page.

00:52:16.000 --> 00:52:22.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): We participate in Kiso Edam? And how are you coordinating transmission with Psc.

00:52:22.000 --> 00:52:25.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Oh, that's a that's a good question. Um!

00:52:26.000 --> 00:52:29.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): You know. I wonder if that one is over to.

00:52:27.000 --> 00:52:29.000
chris drake: Yeah. Go on.

00:52:29.000 --> 00:52:32.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Robert and Ryan? Or is that Randy.

00:52:32.000 --> 00:52:36.000
chris drake: I think. Well, I can just. I can just let you know that we are. Uh, Avista hasn't.

00:52:36.000 --> 00:52:41.000
chris drake: Um made a determination on on day ahead. Markets at this time.

00:52:41.000 --> 00:52:48.000
chris drake: And um, yeah, maybe Randy can cover a little bit more on transmission. But basically we will be looking for.

00:52:48.000 --> 00:52:51.000
chris drake: What your transmission delivery plan is.

00:52:56.000 --> 00:53:02.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Uh, I can specifically um, just to the we're, I think, transmissions coming up here next.

00:53:02.000 --> 00:53:06.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): And talk about that a little bit, and but uh specific to the question about.

00:53:06.000 --> 00:53:09.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Coordinating transmission with pse.

00:53:10.000 --> 00:53:11.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Um. You know.

00:53:12.000 --> 00:53:15.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): There's no Avista has no direct interconnection.

00:53:15.000 --> 00:53:17.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): With Puget sound energy.

00:53:18.000 --> 00:53:21.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): We both are participants at the mid sea.

00:53:21.000 --> 00:53:24.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): And so we do have common, some common.

00:53:24.000 --> 00:53:27.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Transmission. Coming into that same look. General.

00:53:27.000 --> 00:53:30.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Uh location, but we don't directly coordinate anything's.

00:53:31.000 --> 00:53:32.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Specifically with Puget.

00:53:34.000 --> 00:53:39.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): But maybe there's a follow on there, Linda. Um, maybe you're looking for something else. There.

00:53:45.000 --> 00:53:47.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): And uh Nope.

00:53:47.000 --> 00:53:50.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Alright. No, thank you. Okay. Great.

00:53:50.000 --> 00:53:57.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Okay. Um, continuing on September 1st is when we will notify Uh.

00:53:57.000 --> 00:54:02.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Um, which projects were selected for a short list.

00:54:02.000 --> 00:54:11.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): And then after that, on October 6, th we will. This really should say shortlisted. Full proposals are due, and that's the due date.

00:54:11.000 --> 00:54:16.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Which the detailed proposals. We're going to have a lot more information that we're requesting.

00:54:17.000 --> 00:54:20.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Um. And then on November 10.th

00:54:21.000 --> 00:54:31.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): There's opportunity for a price refresh from those shortlisted bidders. So that's something that we've done in the past, and it's just opportunity to update the price if needed.

00:54:31.000 --> 00:54:41.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): And then we're getting a little bit out into the dates, where we're not specifying a day of the month. But sometime in late November. We are looking to make those final selections.

00:54:43.000 --> 00:54:47.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): And note that these timelines are subject to change.

00:54:48.000 --> 00:54:54.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): You know, we realize that additional analysis might be needed, or we just want to make sure that.

00:54:54.000 --> 00:54:57.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Adequate time is given, so.

00:54:57.000 --> 00:55:03.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): We do have the the caveat that these dates are subject to change. If they do, we will post them on our website.

00:55:06.000 --> 00:55:09.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Okay, if there's no questions.

00:55:09.000 --> 00:55:11.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): I'll give a pause real quick. Here.

00:55:11.000 --> 00:55:15.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Um. If not, then we'll turn it over to.

00:55:15.000 --> 00:55:18.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Transmission and interconnection. And well, it's over to Randy.

00:55:23.000 --> 00:55:25.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Thanks. Good morning. Everyone. Uh.

00:55:25.000 --> 00:55:34.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Thanks for coming on, and an opportunity to answer any questions around transmission as well as avistas. Interconnection process.

00:55:34.000 --> 00:55:36.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Um. So the trans.

00:55:36.000 --> 00:55:47.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Related to this Rfp. One of them, one of the important things, especially for off system type resources, is part of that submittal, and that we will be reviewing is what your deliverability plan is.

00:55:47.000 --> 00:55:52.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): And so what type of transmission is it? Gonna be firm, non, firm.

00:55:52.000 --> 00:55:58.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): As well as making sure that matches up to whatever the transmission providers atc.

00:55:58.000 --> 00:56:07.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Um, or if you have a firm uh transmission rights already, then what? Whatever submitted there will be reviewing that to make sure it can get to Avista system.

00:56:07.000 --> 00:56:09.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): For on system resources.

00:56:09.000 --> 00:56:15.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Um the cluster study process. So for on system what Avista would call on system resources.

00:56:15.000 --> 00:56:20.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): That cluster study process is underway for 2025.

00:56:20.000 --> 00:56:26.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): And we'll be looking at projects. You know. What is your if it's a non system resource. What's your interconnection plan?

00:56:26.000 --> 00:56:28.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Um. So those may have.

00:56:29.000 --> 00:56:32.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Cluster study results from previous.

00:56:32.000 --> 00:56:37.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Rounds of of study, or they might be part of the current cluster study. That's that's underway.

00:56:37.000 --> 00:56:47.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): That study is meeting, and is, it looks like it's going to fully meet all of our expected timelines where it will wrap up phase one by the end of July.

00:56:47.000 --> 00:56:51.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): And and I know the Rfp. Team here has been coordinated. Their schedule.

00:56:51.000 --> 00:57:00.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Um to, you know. Try to best align with that cluster. Stay, so that everybody could have some some fresh information out of that phase one for those that are going to be in study right now.

00:57:02.000 --> 00:57:08.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Um I do want. Before we transition off this slide. I want to take seconds. If there's any.

00:57:08.000 --> 00:57:11.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Nris or Eris related questions.

00:57:11.000 --> 00:57:14.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): For projects that are on system.

00:57:14.000 --> 00:57:20.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): That would be most pertinent, at least to Avista on system. Um, if you have eris nris questions.

00:57:20.000 --> 00:57:25.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): That's an off system resource. You'd have to take it to whoever that interconnecting utility is.

00:57:25.000 --> 00:57:28.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Um. But uh, you know, is that just another.

00:57:28.000 --> 00:57:31.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Point to make sure and and note.

00:57:31.000 --> 00:57:34.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): On on your interconnection plan.

00:57:34.000 --> 00:57:37.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Is that Nris or Eris.

00:57:37.000 --> 00:57:43.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): And but I'll pause here for this slide to see if there's any specific questions around that. I know that one does come up from time to time.

00:57:52.000 --> 00:57:54.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Okay. I did see a question. Come up here. Let's see.

00:57:53.000 --> 00:57:55.000
Annette Brandon, Avista: Yep. Can you see it, Randy?

00:57:55.000 --> 00:58:00.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Pro. I can see it, yep, projects not in the cluster study can participate in the Rfp.

00:57:56.000 --> 00:57:57.000
Annette Brandon, Avista: Okay.

00:58:00.000 --> 00:58:02.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): But have a valid.

00:58:03.000 --> 00:58:13.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Ixn. I'm not 100% sure what? That's short for plan to reach the cod. So, Lucas, I don't know if you can come off mute and and maybe.

00:58:13.000 --> 00:58:15.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Tell me what Ixn stands for.

00:58:18.000 --> 00:58:27.000
Lukas Tejada: Hey, Randy? Yeah. Sorry. Yeah. Interconnection. Just you know, if there is a valid interconnection plan to hit the cods that you're looking for.

00:58:27.000 --> 00:58:32.000
Lukas Tejada: Even if the project isn't in the cluster study, can it participate in the Rfp.

00:58:34.000 --> 00:58:42.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Yes, it can. There's uh, there's different review levels and different points awarded for where you're at in various places of the process, though.

00:58:42.000 --> 00:58:46.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Um. You know where you know, assigned Lgia.

00:58:46.000 --> 00:58:51.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Um. For example, you know that that far end of the process is going to be awarded. The most points.

00:58:52.000 --> 00:58:54.000
Lukas Tejada: Great. Thank you.

00:58:55.000 --> 00:58:58.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Uh see next question. The 2025, all resource.

00:58:58.000 --> 00:59:02.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): References, the 2025 cluster study, interconnection, study.

00:59:02.000 --> 00:59:04.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Will that be available?

00:59:04.000 --> 00:59:15.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Hi, John! Yes, that will be available. And the phase one study when it's completed. It's posted on Avistas oasis and provided to any of the interconnection customers that applied.

00:59:16.000 --> 00:59:21.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): And that are part of that process, and that's still on track to be completed. Um, by August first.st

00:59:25.000 --> 00:59:28.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Okay. And Jeffrey. Next question here.

00:59:28.000 --> 00:59:35.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Sorry if you said this, and I missed it. Is there a requirement for projects to have Nris, or will projects with Eris.

00:59:36.000 --> 00:59:39.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Also be considered uh. Both are valid interconnection.

00:59:40.000 --> 00:59:42.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Um services.

00:59:42.000 --> 00:59:50.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): That could be provided. And it's just be make sure you're clear on what type of interconnection process you have, or sorry which kind of interconnection service. You have.

00:59:50.000 --> 00:59:53.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): And if there's any other transmission.

00:59:53.000 --> 00:59:57.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Um that needs to be associated with that for delivery to Avista.

01:00:08.000 --> 01:00:12.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Okay. I don't see anything else uh see ranking it the next slide.

01:00:15.000 --> 01:00:18.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): So for those of you that have off system.

01:00:18.000 --> 01:00:23.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Uh resources. Hopefully, you've taken a look at avistas oasis. And this is our stick diagram.

01:00:24.000 --> 01:00:26.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): And this is highlights.

01:00:26.000 --> 01:00:32.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Where our various interconnection points and transmission service is offered to neighboring.

01:00:32.000 --> 01:00:36.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Neighboring utilities. Um avista sis.

01:00:36.000 --> 01:00:39.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): The ava dot sys there in the middle.

01:00:39.000 --> 01:00:47.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): That is representative of of the kind of a non constrained portion. The the bulk of Avistas transmission system.

01:00:47.000 --> 01:00:51.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Where the majority of our retail customers are served.

01:00:52.000 --> 01:00:56.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): And so then we have uh, just to kind of go around the Horn here.

01:00:56.000 --> 01:01:00.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Um ava dot bpa, t, that's a representative. This is interface.

01:01:01.000 --> 01:01:02.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): With Bonneville.

01:01:03.000 --> 01:01:08.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Uh, and that's like that's we'll look at the table in the next one. But that's our um.

01:01:08.000 --> 01:01:10.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Our largest interconnection.

01:01:10.000 --> 01:01:13.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Pine Street, represents Pondre, Pud.

01:01:13.000 --> 01:01:18.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Uh going around clockwise here abat, and Wmt. That's with Northwestern.

01:01:19.000 --> 01:01:21.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): We have a coal strip, segment.

01:01:21.000 --> 01:01:24.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Kind of hanging off there on the on the right.

01:01:24.000 --> 01:01:28.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Uh lolo here at the bottom that uh represents this.

01:01:28.000 --> 01:01:31.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Transmission capacity to to and from Idaho power.

01:01:32.000 --> 01:01:35.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Uh Dry Creek and Walla Walla.

01:01:36.000 --> 01:01:37.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Or Sorry dry Creek represents.

01:01:38.000 --> 01:01:41.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Interconnection, capacity to pacific corp.

01:01:42.000 --> 01:01:47.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Uh Walla Walla is a single directional capacity uh, for to Idaho power.

01:01:47.000 --> 01:01:53.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): And then mid sea is the vistas transmission capacity from the mid Columbia area.

01:01:55.000 --> 01:02:00.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Um. One additional note here is this uh ava dot Sys.

01:02:00.000 --> 01:02:02.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): So that that being the bulk of Avista system, where.

01:02:02.000 --> 01:02:04.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Our retail customers are.

01:02:04.000 --> 01:02:15.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): If you're if a project is connecting, interconnecting to Avistas transmission system. So you're in our cluster. Stay process, or you have an Lgia with Avista that has nris service.

01:02:15.000 --> 01:02:19.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): We deem those that stay process to be.

01:02:19.000 --> 01:02:23.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Uh that generation generally to be located at Ava dot.

01:02:23.000 --> 01:02:27.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Sis, and so there will, you know. That's that. So we have an on system resource.

01:02:27.000 --> 01:02:30.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Generally, that is, its location.

01:02:30.000 --> 01:02:35.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Um and can be through the Nris Interconnection Service could be delivered to Avis's.

01:02:35.000 --> 01:02:37.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Retail, native load.

01:02:40.000 --> 01:02:43.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Alright. We got one more question popped in here.

01:02:43.000 --> 01:02:48.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Are all the delivery points acceptable for bidders to propose in the Rfp.

01:02:49.000 --> 01:02:52.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Or is there a smaller list of required.

01:02:52.000 --> 01:02:54.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Or preferred delivery points.

01:02:55.000 --> 01:02:58.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): So these are are all valid.

01:02:58.000 --> 01:03:00.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Delivery points that exist and.

01:03:00.000 --> 01:03:03.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): The the point here really is to is to.

01:03:03.000 --> 01:03:06.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Make sure that you're familiar with what they are.

01:03:06.000 --> 01:03:12.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Um, and that you can locate and understand what they represent. So you can go on to a.

01:03:12.000 --> 01:03:14.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): But this is oasis and neighboring.

01:03:14.000 --> 01:03:20.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Utilities uh use their oasis to look for and see what kind of capacity is available.

01:03:24.000 --> 01:03:30.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): All right question from Steve. Will Avista be bidding in any self-build projects.

01:03:30.000 --> 01:03:32.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Solar, or Bess.

01:03:34.000 --> 01:03:36.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): So it's a non transmission one. Do we want.

01:03:36.000 --> 01:03:39.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Are we gonna talk about that in another spot, Ryan.

01:03:40.000 --> 01:03:45.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Let's let's put that one on a parking lot, and we'll talk about it when we're done with this section.

01:03:43.000 --> 01:03:44.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Okay.

01:03:50.000 --> 01:03:56.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Okay, Ron, let's go ahead and go to the next slide. See if any other questions keep coming in. This is the last transmission slide here.

01:03:56.000 --> 01:03:59.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): This is from the Rfp itself.

01:04:01.000 --> 01:04:06.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): And it ties back to that stick diagram, and you can see what is.

01:04:06.000 --> 01:04:08.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): As of May first.st

01:04:08.000 --> 01:04:13.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): What uh vista has posted on our oasis is available. Transmission capacity.

01:04:14.000 --> 01:04:18.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): And it is very, very limited uh capacity to be bringing inbound.

01:04:18.000 --> 01:04:21.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): And there is stuff from Montana.

01:04:22.000 --> 01:04:25.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Um on here, but you have to check oasis.

01:04:25.000 --> 01:04:32.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): To get the latest capacity as available. This because this capacity could be sold or somebody else could be purchasing it.

01:04:32.000 --> 01:04:39.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Um at at any time. This is just a snapshot to give you some understanding of what's what's out there, and what you could kind of be looking for.

01:04:40.000 --> 01:04:44.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): I do want to apologize and note on.

01:04:44.000 --> 01:04:47.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): On here. There's a footnote 8.

01:04:47.000 --> 01:04:57.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Uh from Eastern Montana on the coal strip segment, where it says, up to 230 megawatts, there's a footnote 8, it is in the Rfp. I'm sorry I forgot to copy it into the slide.

01:04:58.000 --> 01:05:00.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Um, and it just notes that.

01:05:00.000 --> 01:05:03.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): You know that Avista, that that.

01:05:03.000 --> 01:05:05.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Capacities, and is.

01:05:05.000 --> 01:05:07.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Pending, and and could change.

01:05:08.000 --> 01:05:11.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Um is. We have a a known uh.

01:05:11.000 --> 01:05:13.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Deal, to transfer or sell.

01:05:13.000 --> 01:05:20.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): The coal strip, our ownership of the coal strip generating units 3 and 4 to Northwestern. At the end of this year.

01:05:24.000 --> 01:05:30.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Okay? And that's why I had for this slide. See if there's maybe give one more second here, Ryan, see if we have any other questions pop in.

01:05:39.000 --> 01:05:42.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Okay, seeing none. Hand it back to you. Thank you.

01:05:46.000 --> 01:05:50.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): See what questions are in the queue. Uh? Just so we can answer those.

01:05:51.000 --> 01:05:55.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Um, Annette, can you tell me what's out there.

01:05:53.000 --> 01:06:01.000
Annette Brandon, Avista: Yeah, I can. So um back to the question that Randy just um had with the will of us to be building any self build proposals.

01:06:02.000 --> 01:06:04.000
Annette Brandon, Avista: Or bidding. I'm sorry.

01:06:04.000 --> 01:06:06.000
Annette Brandon, Avista: See! Where is it? Up? There.

01:06:04.000 --> 01:06:10.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Sure. No, it's a good question uh. We do anticipate a self build from Avistas.

01:06:10.000 --> 01:06:16.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): A separate team. However, you know, as part of the evaluation team.

01:06:16.000 --> 01:06:21.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): We are being very focused on separation of duties from that.

01:06:21.000 --> 01:06:27.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): So the self-build team has the details of, if they anticipate bidding into it.

01:06:27.000 --> 01:06:31.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): That the details of their project is with them.

01:06:32.000 --> 01:06:38.000
Annette Brandon, Avista: Okay, great. We did have a question on capacity. Is it limited to gas um or battery as well? And.

01:06:38.000 --> 01:06:42.000
Annette Brandon, Avista: And I think we said capacity can come from from any source.

01:06:42.000 --> 01:06:43.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Yes.

01:06:42.000 --> 01:06:49.000
Annette Brandon, Avista: Um. And then, let's see, is there any available for resources in Oregon to Avista?

01:06:50.000 --> 01:06:52.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): I'll take that one. I think that's um.

01:06:53.000 --> 01:06:55.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Back to the transmission question and.

01:06:55.000 --> 01:07:04.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): So that's something that you, as a bidder, will need to go on to whatever transmission provider you might need to to get that.

01:07:04.000 --> 01:07:06.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Uh transmission capacity.

01:07:06.000 --> 01:07:12.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): It to deliver that resource to Avista, and we'd expect that to be part of your your application submittal.

01:07:13.000 --> 01:07:18.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): So vista is, does not have any transmission in Oregon, so.

01:07:18.000 --> 01:07:22.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Yeah. The easy answer is, there will be some intermediary.

01:07:22.000 --> 01:07:25.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): Um in order to get that transmission um to.

01:07:25.000 --> 01:07:27.000
Randy Gnaedinger (Avista): In order to deliver that resource to Avista.

01:07:33.000 --> 01:07:35.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Thank you. Randy.

01:07:35.000 --> 01:07:37.000
Annette Brandon, Avista: Okay. And I think that I think that's it, Ryan.

01:07:37.000 --> 01:07:38.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Okay, thank you. Annette.

01:07:39.000 --> 01:07:45.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Okay. So next topic is really on the evaluation of bids as they come in.

01:07:45.000 --> 01:07:48.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): We kind of went over this with our timeline.

01:07:48.000 --> 01:07:50.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Um.

01:07:50.000 --> 01:07:55.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): And let's Steve. We'll we'll get to that question here in a sec.

01:07:55.000 --> 01:08:05.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Um. So really, we talked about this within our timeline initial bids. They will be evaluated in kind of a 1st step approach where we're looking at.

01:08:06.000 --> 01:08:20.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Meeting the general qualifications of the Rfp. And then assessing the preliminary information. Those will be the initial bids for those that are evaluated and determined to be shortlisted.

01:08:20.000 --> 01:08:25.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): On 16 they will. The detailed proposals will be due from those bidders.

01:08:25.000 --> 01:08:30.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Um. And then, as I had said, there's a chance for updated pricing.

01:08:30.000 --> 01:08:39.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): So kind of teeing up the next slide, which is the general qualifications and evaluation methodology. So let's go ahead and go to that.

01:08:40.000 --> 01:08:41.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): And.

01:08:43.000 --> 01:08:54.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Okay, so with the, this is getting even more direct into the Rfp. And this is information coming from Exhibit D, which is our evaluation methodology.

01:08:54.000 --> 01:08:59.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): And also exhibit E, which is the sample template.

01:08:59.000 --> 01:09:04.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Um. But the initial screen of general general qualifications.

01:09:04.000 --> 01:09:08.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Is kind of the 1st step along the way, and we'll discuss those in the next slide.

01:09:08.000 --> 01:09:15.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): And then the proposals are evaluated on 6 main categories, which are referred to as the evaluation criteria.

01:09:16.000 --> 01:09:24.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Really the importance here is that the overall overall this is intended to select a resource that best fits avistas needs.

01:09:24.000 --> 01:09:28.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): And you know, Price obviously, is a component of that.

01:09:28.000 --> 01:09:33.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): But also assessing other things, such as risk environmental attributes.

01:09:33.000 --> 01:09:37.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): And its contributions to social and community.

01:09:37.000 --> 01:09:42.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): So um, that's kind of an overview of that. Let's go to the next slide.

01:09:45.000 --> 01:09:50.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Okay. So the general requirements or general general qualifications.

01:09:50.000 --> 01:09:58.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): There are 6 of them here, and the bidder is going to be required to demonstrate that they do have site control of some way.

01:09:58.000 --> 01:10:08.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): And I guess I should note that a lot of this is also included in Exhibit B, which provides an outline for what you need to include in your bid packet.

01:10:08.000 --> 01:10:13.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): So these are expected to be discussed within your proposal.

01:10:13.000 --> 01:10:20.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Um so number 2, a viable financial plan to bring the project to completion.

01:10:20.000 --> 01:10:25.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): There are some credit requirements that assess the credit, worthiness.

01:10:25.000 --> 01:10:28.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): And there's some flexibility in there as well.

01:10:28.000 --> 01:10:34.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Um a major procurement plan for equipment and materials needed to complete the project.

01:10:35.000 --> 01:10:45.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): And as Randy kind of went through the transmission to interconnection, we're asking Bidder's to describe their transmission and interconnection plan within the.

01:10:45.000 --> 01:10:49.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Bid packet, and then, lastly, more general, is that uh.

01:10:50.000 --> 01:10:56.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): The compatibility with our resource requests. And you know we're also asking that the bid's be.

01:10:57.000 --> 01:11:01.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): On time, and and well informed.

01:11:01.000 --> 01:11:08.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): So. Yep. This is kind of the general requirements before we move on to ah! An evaluation of the bids.

01:11:09.000 --> 01:11:12.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): I'll stop there any question on the general.

01:11:12.000 --> 01:11:14.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Requirements or qualifications.

01:11:21.000 --> 01:11:26.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Okay, hearing none. But if anyone is typing, we'll take those questions when they come in.

01:11:26.000 --> 01:11:31.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Okay, do you have specific locations for the power? Are those locations in the Rfp.

01:11:32.000 --> 01:11:34.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): And it got truncated.

01:11:35.000 --> 01:11:38.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Will avista be? And then I didn't see the rest of the question.

01:11:39.000 --> 01:11:40.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Um.

01:11:39.000 --> 01:11:45.000
Annette Brandon, Avista: Will of this to be purchasing that location or locations, and is that for the power supplier.

01:11:46.000 --> 01:11:47.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Okay.

01:11:46.000 --> 01:11:51.000
Annette Brandon, Avista: Do you have specific locate? So the question is, do you have specific locations for power?

01:11:51.000 --> 01:11:53.000
Annette Brandon, Avista: Are those locations in the Rfp.

01:11:54.000 --> 01:11:55.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Got it.

01:11:58.000 --> 01:12:03.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Okay? So the answer to that is, no, we don't have specific specific locations.

01:12:03.000 --> 01:12:10.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): It will be on the bidder and the the proposal team, the external teams to.

01:12:10.000 --> 01:12:15.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Identify what sites they are going to include it with their bids.

01:12:15.000 --> 01:12:20.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): And there's not a specific location that Avista is included within this Irp.

01:12:27.000 --> 01:12:28.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Okay.

01:12:27.000 --> 01:12:29.000
Annette Brandon, Avista: Okay, that's it. Ron.

01:12:29.000 --> 01:12:32.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Great. Okay. Next slide.

01:12:34.000 --> 01:12:39.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): So again Exhibit D is going to be what houses.

01:12:39.000 --> 01:12:44.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): The breakdown of all this information, and which goes into these 6 categories.

01:12:44.000 --> 01:12:47.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): But you can see here on screen that.

01:12:47.000 --> 01:12:52.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): These are the categories which we will be using to assess each bit as they come in.

01:12:52.000 --> 01:12:59.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Risk management, financial analysis, price risk electric risk factors, environmental factors and social community.

01:13:00.000 --> 01:13:07.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Um, just looking at the most significant one in here financial analysis, that is the price associated with each proposal.

01:13:07.000 --> 01:13:14.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): So as a weighting of overall score, 60% of that score is, in the financial analysis.

01:13:15.000 --> 01:13:20.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): And so that really is tied to price. The other price item in here is that price risk.

01:13:21.000 --> 01:13:23.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Which that's an additional 10%.

01:13:23.000 --> 01:13:26.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Which that's intended to measure the risk of.

01:13:26.000 --> 01:13:32.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Variations within price so very much tied into the overall price of the project.

01:13:32.000 --> 01:13:41.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Other than that risk management at the top 5% of the overall score. And this looks at the financial strength of the.

01:13:41.000 --> 01:13:43.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Of the bidder.

01:13:43.000 --> 01:13:45.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): And also their development, experience.

01:13:45.000 --> 01:13:51.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): The electric risk factors. That's what's going to focus on the transmission and interconnection.

01:13:52.000 --> 01:13:54.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Any construction risk.

01:13:54.000 --> 01:13:58.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): And the readiness of the technology proposed within the bids.

01:13:58.000 --> 01:14:05.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Environmental factors. It's really around the permitting status of each project.

01:14:05.000 --> 01:14:11.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): And then, lastly, social and community is an assessment of how well the.

01:14:11.000 --> 01:14:13.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Project has engaged the community.

01:14:14.000 --> 01:14:22.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Gain their support and efforts to recognize social benefits from the project itself.

01:14:23.000 --> 01:14:25.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): So that's a 5% of the overall score.

01:14:26.000 --> 01:14:34.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): So there's a lot here definitely. Look in Exhibit D, which it breaks down all the components of the scoring.

01:14:35.000 --> 01:14:40.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): And it gives a better understanding of how we are going to score each project.

01:14:40.000 --> 01:14:45.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Along with that exhibit E kind of shows the modeling behind.

01:14:45.000 --> 01:14:51.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): The score, and how these scores contribute to the overall ranking of each bid.

01:14:52.000 --> 01:14:56.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): So okay, will Avista provide responses to questions.

01:14:57.000 --> 01:15:03.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Sent via email outside. I didn't see the end of that. But yes, we are collecting any.

01:15:03.000 --> 01:15:08.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Emailed questions. And we will be updating our total list of questions.

01:15:09.000 --> 01:15:11.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): When appropriate to do so.

01:15:14.000 --> 01:15:17.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Any other questions on the evaluation, criteria.

01:15:21.000 --> 01:15:22.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Okay.

01:15:24.000 --> 01:15:25.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Great.

01:15:27.000 --> 01:15:32.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Okay, um. So we are nearing the end of the supply side.

01:15:32.000 --> 01:15:39.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Portion, and we'll just take a couple of minutes for questions after these next 2 slides, and then we'll move into demand response.

01:15:40.000 --> 01:15:46.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): And if yeah, so let's finish up these, and then we'll just transition. So.

01:15:46.000 --> 01:15:52.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Um identifying what is included with the initial proposals. We wanted to take a moment to.

01:15:53.000 --> 01:15:55.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Underline a couple of those deliverables.

01:15:55.000 --> 01:16:06.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): If you will, with the initial proposals, we are looking for it to be developed by each bidder, using b 1 as an outline for that proposal.

01:16:06.000 --> 01:16:11.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): It identifies the required information that we will need.

01:16:11.000 --> 01:16:15.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): And for it to be a complete proposal.

01:16:15.000 --> 01:16:21.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Also exhibit B. 2 is requested, and that's an excel file.

01:16:21.000 --> 01:16:26.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): And it's asking specifics to each project submitted.

01:16:26.000 --> 01:16:31.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): This will help us greatly in evaluating multiple proposals as they come in.

01:16:31.000 --> 01:16:36.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): So it is our way of standardizing some of the information that we get back.

01:16:36.000 --> 01:16:42.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): 3rd bullet. There is the bid fee. Let's wait till next slide to kind of talk about that. There is a bid, fee included.

01:16:42.000 --> 01:16:48.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): But our approach is something to talk about in the next slide. Here.

01:16:49.000 --> 01:16:56.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Other than that exhibit a. The confidential confidentiality agreement will need to be signed and sent to Avista.

01:16:56.000 --> 01:16:59.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Along with the customer. Information release in Exhibit F.

01:16:59.000 --> 01:17:05.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): And then a certification by an authorized individual, that is, has the authority.

01:17:05.000 --> 01:17:08.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): To state that the information is complete and accurate.

01:17:09.000 --> 01:17:17.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): So definitely. The emphasis is on the 1st box there we want to make sure that bids that are intended to be in this Rfp. Are complete.

01:17:17.000 --> 01:17:22.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): So please do familiarize yourself with the b 1, and also the information in B, 2.

01:17:25.000 --> 01:17:28.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Um. Let's go to the next.

01:17:28.000 --> 01:17:33.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Slide, because I'd mentioned bid fees there, and.

01:17:33.000 --> 01:17:37.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): We wanted to expand on this a little bit, for the bidders.

01:17:37.000 --> 01:17:44.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Um. So the way our bid frees are structured for projects that are less than 20 megawatt.

01:17:44.000 --> 01:17:47.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): The bid fee is $2,500.

01:17:47.000 --> 01:17:52.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): And for projects that are 20 megawatt, and above the bid fee is $10,000.

01:17:52.000 --> 01:17:58.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Now with each one of the bids there are bid options, and each bid can include 2 options.

01:17:58.000 --> 01:18:06.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Which are variations in the resource size that is, bid into the Rfp. The point of interconnection or delivery point.

01:18:06.000 --> 01:18:13.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Operational additions of storage. So you know, if you have solar and you're adding storage onto that.

01:18:13.000 --> 01:18:15.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): That can be covered within a bid option.

01:18:15.000 --> 01:18:21.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): And then the contracting terms are purchase. Options are also items that can be an option.

01:18:21.000 --> 01:18:28.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Um! The way this will be done is oops sorry I'm clicking things here.

01:18:29.000 --> 01:18:37.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): After the bid is received by Avista, we will provide an invoice to the bidder with the applicable bid fees.

01:18:37.000 --> 01:18:45.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): And in general, I believe 2 weeks is going to be the the timeframe to return the bid fee.

01:18:45.000 --> 01:18:53.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Um, so that will occur, not with your submission, but it will be invoiced after we receive your submission.

01:18:54.000 --> 01:19:01.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): And then, lastly, for demand response programs. There is a 1 time exemption from the bid fee.

01:19:01.000 --> 01:19:08.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Each party that submits a bid. They can have one exemption for a demand response program.

01:19:09.000 --> 01:19:14.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Up to 20 megawatt, and that does include 2 bit options.

01:19:14.000 --> 01:19:20.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): So that is available to the demand response. Bidders within this Rfp.

01:19:21.000 --> 01:19:26.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Okay, I saw a bunch of questions come up. So, Annette, can you read through.

01:19:25.000 --> 01:19:27.000
Annette Brandon, Avista: Yep. Yep.

01:19:27.000 --> 01:19:34.000
Annette Brandon, Avista: So a couple of those are directed at at demand response. Um, exhibit C and D appear to be directed at supply side resources.

01:19:34.000 --> 01:19:37.000
Annette Brandon, Avista: For Dr. Does exhibit. H. Replace, exhibit. C.

01:19:38.000 --> 01:19:40.000
Annette Brandon, Avista: And d yes.

01:19:38.000 --> 01:19:41.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Yes, definitely familiar. Yes.

01:19:40.000 --> 01:19:42.000
Annette Brandon, Avista: Mhm.

01:19:41.000 --> 01:19:47.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Familiarize yourself with exhibit C, but the majority of everything that is demand response related.

01:19:47.000 --> 01:19:51.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Is in exhibits, was it? HI believe it was H. Leona.

01:19:51.000 --> 01:20:01.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Yes, but in Exhibit CI have several questions uh asking for details of their proposals. It's it's a more detailed.

01:20:01.000 --> 01:20:03.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Look at, demand, response.

01:20:03.000 --> 01:20:07.000
Leona Haley (Avista): For those solutions and exhibit. C, so it's still valid.

01:20:05.000 --> 01:20:06.000
chris drake: So.

01:20:07.000 --> 01:20:09.000
chris drake: Exhibit H kind of replaces.

01:20:10.000 --> 01:20:15.000
chris drake: Uh exhibit B. For Dr. Is that clear? So cause this exhibit C is our detailed proposal.

01:20:15.000 --> 01:20:18.000
chris drake: Information correct for shortlisted bidders.

01:20:20.000 --> 01:20:22.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Exhibit. H is, in addition to.

01:20:20.000 --> 01:20:22.000
Annette Brandon, Avista: Let me see.

01:20:23.000 --> 01:20:24.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Doesn't replace.

01:20:25.000 --> 01:20:27.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Um right.

01:20:25.000 --> 01:20:27.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Exhibit, c.

01:20:27.000 --> 01:20:30.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Yeah, okay, so I'll restate.

01:20:30.000 --> 01:20:36.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): That for demand response it would be, exhibit C. And exhibit H.

01:20:36.000 --> 01:20:38.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): For complete Detailed Information.

01:20:40.000 --> 01:20:41.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Okay.

01:20:41.000 --> 01:20:44.000
Annette Brandon, Avista: Okay, so, um, how is.

01:20:44.000 --> 01:20:47.000
Annette Brandon, Avista: Avista. Analyzing price.

01:20:47.000 --> 01:20:51.000
Annette Brandon, Avista: Does Avista use outside sources to determine actionable in market pricing.

01:20:52.000 --> 01:20:58.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): The answer is, yes, but I would probably kick that over to James if he's still available.

01:20:57.000 --> 01:20:59.000
Annette Brandon, Avista: Mhm.

01:21:00.000 --> 01:21:08.000
James Gall, Avista: I'm still here. So how this works is, we take the prices that are bid to us, and we compare them to.

01:21:08.000 --> 01:21:14.000
James Gall, Avista: 2 different pricing sources. That is what I mean by that is an energy price.

01:21:14.000 --> 01:21:20.000
James Gall, Avista: That is a derivative of our 2025 integrated resource plan, and then also.

01:21:20.000 --> 01:21:22.000
James Gall, Avista: Capacity, pricing.

01:21:22.000 --> 01:21:27.000
James Gall, Avista: That also is a derivative of our 2025 irp. So we we do update our.

01:21:27.000 --> 01:21:30.000
James Gall, Avista: Irp to come up with the latest.

01:21:30.000 --> 01:21:32.000
James Gall, Avista: Alternative Prices.

01:21:32.000 --> 01:21:38.000
James Gall, Avista: To compare the bids to, but ultimately the bids will be compared to each other.

01:21:38.000 --> 01:21:40.000
James Gall, Avista: Rather than a price forecast.

01:21:40.000 --> 01:21:43.000
James Gall, Avista: Price forecast helps us differentiate.

01:21:43.000 --> 01:21:48.000
James Gall, Avista: Timing of energy, but at the end of the day the bids will be competing against each other.

01:21:51.000 --> 01:21:53.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Thank you. Graham's.

01:21:53.000 --> 01:22:00.000
Annette Brandon, Avista: Okay. Next question, just to be clear, one bid fee covers a main bid plus 2 options.

01:22:01.000 --> 01:22:05.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Yes, that's correct, and we have on screen here what can be within those options?

01:22:08.000 --> 01:22:12.000
Annette Brandon, Avista: Okay? Uh, what is the timeframe between invoices sent and due date?

01:22:13.000 --> 01:22:16.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): In general 2 weeks, you know. It's uh.

01:22:16.000 --> 01:22:18.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): I have 14 days.

01:22:21.000 --> 01:22:25.000
Annette Brandon, Avista: Ah! What are the exemption conditions?

01:22:27.000 --> 01:22:29.000
Annette Brandon, Avista: For demand response.

01:22:27.000 --> 01:22:32.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): I think we went through that, as question might have been asked before we did go through it. But.

01:22:32.000 --> 01:22:34.000
Annette Brandon, Avista: Okay.

01:22:32.000 --> 01:22:34.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Uh to say again, um.

01:22:34.000 --> 01:22:42.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Up to one exemption for submitting party for demand response program less than 20 megawatt. And that can have up to 2 options.

01:22:45.000 --> 01:22:54.000
Annette Brandon, Avista: Uh during the price refresh stage, will there be an opportunity to update winter and technology layout based on updating prices we receive from manufacturers.

01:22:59.000 --> 01:23:01.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Good question. Uh Kirk.

01:23:00.000 --> 01:23:02.000
Annette Brandon, Avista: Boy, that's a good question.

01:23:02.000 --> 01:23:04.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Um.

01:23:04.000 --> 01:23:07.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): This refresh really is focusing on price, but I think it.

01:23:08.000 --> 01:23:12.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Chris, what do you? What are your thoughts on that one? That's a that's a good question.

01:23:13.000 --> 01:23:15.000
chris drake: I I think that would be possible.

01:23:19.000 --> 01:23:21.000
Kevin Holland - Avista: Hey, Chris, can I chime in there.

01:23:23.000 --> 01:23:24.000
chris drake: Please.

01:23:28.000 --> 01:23:30.000
Kevin Holland - Avista: Yeah. Um. Hang on just a second.

01:23:35.000 --> 01:23:37.000
Annette Brandon, Avista: There you go!

01:23:36.000 --> 01:23:46.000
Kevin Holland - Avista: At Kevin Holland, Director of Energy Supply. I think we would consider a price refresh in terms of technology, and and certainly layout isn't really a consideration. But.

01:23:46.000 --> 01:23:51.000
Kevin Holland - Avista: Um, the technology based on the turbine. As long as it doesn't interfere with any interconnection.

01:23:51.000 --> 01:23:54.000
Kevin Holland - Avista: Studies, and so forth, that have been done.

01:23:54.000 --> 01:23:58.000
Kevin Holland - Avista: Then, yeah, if it's just a a pricing issue, then I think we would consider that.

01:24:02.000 --> 01:24:03.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Thanks. Kevin.

01:24:06.000 --> 01:24:08.000
chris drake: Ryan there was. Oh, go ahead.

01:24:06.000 --> 01:24:08.000
Annette Brandon, Avista: Does go ahead.

01:24:08.000 --> 01:24:13.000
chris drake: I was. Gonna say, I think we missed the one about. Have we done this type of project before?

01:24:08.000 --> 01:24:10.000
Annette Brandon, Avista: No! Go ahead, Chris!

01:24:13.000 --> 01:24:16.000
chris drake: If that's asking just kind of about our Rfp.

01:24:16.000 --> 01:24:23.000
chris drake: Um, recent Rfp activities and results of those we we have been in a bit of a.

01:24:23.000 --> 01:24:26.000
chris drake: Rfp. Cycle. We did a 2018, a 20.

01:24:26.000 --> 01:24:28.000
chris drake: 20 and a 2022.

01:24:29.000 --> 01:24:32.000
chris drake: Rfp. And those all did result in.

01:24:32.000 --> 01:24:37.000
chris drake: And new resources, or uh contracts with existing resources. So.

01:24:37.000 --> 01:24:40.000
chris drake: Um kind of been in a little bit of a of a.

01:24:40.000 --> 01:24:42.000
chris drake: Rfp. Cycle here since 2018.

01:24:43.000 --> 01:24:51.000
Kevin Holland - Avista: And Chris. I think they followed up with what kind of technologies were chosen, and I think that's all been published as the results of our Rfps came out in those years.

01:24:51.000 --> 01:24:53.000
Kevin Holland - Avista: Is that correct?

01:24:52.000 --> 01:25:03.000
chris drake: Correct. Yeah. So I think we have published information on um new wind resources uh hydro slices. Um, irrigation hydro extension of a.

01:25:03.000 --> 01:25:07.000
chris drake: Natural gas combined cycle combustion, um, turbine.

01:25:08.000 --> 01:25:11.000
chris drake: So, yeah, the various various resources here since 2018.

01:25:17.000 --> 01:25:21.000
Annette Brandon, Avista: Okay, does the bid fee still apply? If only bidding Avista self bid.

01:25:25.000 --> 01:25:29.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): These still apply, if only bidding Avista self bid.

01:25:29.000 --> 01:25:32.000
Annette Brandon, Avista: That yeah, that one. Go ahead. Kevin.

01:25:30.000 --> 01:25:32.000
Kevin Holland - Avista: So that that.

01:25:32.000 --> 01:25:39.000
Kevin Holland - Avista: That question is a little confusing, because Avista self bid comes from internal, and they are subject to the bid fee, although it's an internal.

01:25:39.000 --> 01:25:41.000
Kevin Holland - Avista: Um internal bid.

01:25:41.000 --> 01:25:45.000
Kevin Holland - Avista: But again to to go back to what Ryan mentioned earlier.

01:25:45.000 --> 01:25:48.000
Kevin Holland - Avista: There are certain restrictions that we have from.

01:25:48.000 --> 01:25:56.000
Kevin Holland - Avista: The evaluation team. Um, we treat our internal bids just like we would treat any other bidder. They could very well be on this call.

01:25:57.000 --> 01:26:03.000
Kevin Holland - Avista: So uh, we wouldn't have that information. Um, they do have to pay the fee if that was the question.

01:26:09.000 --> 01:26:19.000
Annette Brandon, Avista: Okay, there is a there is a a commercial terms for Dr. That we'll just push down to Leona's presentation. Um, would the letter of credit and other contractual requirements.

01:26:19.000 --> 01:26:26.000
Annette Brandon, Avista: Outlined in proposal. Oh, also apply to the Dr. Program. So that's another one. We can kick to Leona's presentation.

01:26:26.000 --> 01:26:28.000
Annette Brandon, Avista: So I'll put it on our parking lot.

01:26:30.000 --> 01:26:33.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Was that all the questions Annette.

01:26:34.000 --> 01:26:35.000
Annette Brandon, Avista: That is it.

01:26:36.000 --> 01:26:39.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Great. Well, let's go to the next slide here.

01:26:39.000 --> 01:26:46.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): And you know we are going to transition to the demand response portion of the bidder's conference.

01:26:46.000 --> 01:26:53.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): So if anyone on the call would like to drop off and is not looking at demand response, feel free to do so.

01:26:53.000 --> 01:26:58.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): And just to follow up that we welcome any follow-up questions that you might have.

01:26:58.000 --> 01:27:02.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Please send them directly to Allsource, rfp@avistacorp.com.

01:27:02.000 --> 01:27:08.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): And thank you. Thank you for your interest, and please do reach out if you have any questions.

01:27:09.000 --> 01:27:13.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): And with that I'll turn it over to Leona.

01:27:13.000 --> 01:27:21.000
Annette Brandon, Avista: Actually, Brian, we just had a few um questions come in. Um exhibit. G is a standard Ppa form. Will avista consider an agreement from specific.

01:27:14.000 --> 01:27:15.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Oh!

01:27:22.000 --> 01:27:26.000
Annette Brandon, Avista: Or agreement forms specific to energy storage resources.

01:27:27.000 --> 01:27:32.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): I. It's part of the negotiation process later on in the process. Yes, we would.

01:27:32.000 --> 01:27:37.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): For the initial part of this. We are just putting out there the standard Ppa contract.

01:27:37.000 --> 01:27:41.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): But further down after.

01:27:41.000 --> 01:27:46.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Shortlist bidding and everything. We would look at contracts. Part of the negotiation process.

01:27:48.000 --> 01:27:49.000
Annette Brandon, Avista: Okay. And that's it.

01:27:51.000 --> 01:27:57.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Great. Well, thank you, everyone. If there's no more questions we'll turn it over to Leona for demand response.

01:27:59.000 --> 01:28:07.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Great. Thank you. My name's Leona Haley. I am a demand response program manager on our energy solutions team.

01:28:07.000 --> 01:28:20.000
Leona Haley (Avista): And for clarification. When we talk about demand response, we're referring to any type of curtailable behind the meter load at customer sites that can be dispatched for load, shout, or load, shift.

01:28:20.000 --> 01:28:24.000
Leona Haley (Avista): This is what I'll be covering in the next few slides.

01:28:24.000 --> 01:28:37.000
Leona Haley (Avista): And other distributed resources, for in front of the meter solutions are not considered demand response. In this Rfp. No solutions are still welcome for bid in other sections in exhibit B.

01:28:37.000 --> 01:28:49.000
Leona Haley (Avista): And, as mentioned earlier, we are seeking to acquire 5 megawatts of demand response through 2029, with a longer term goal to acquire more cost, effective demand, response.

01:28:49.000 --> 01:28:52.000
Leona Haley (Avista): That maximizes grid and customer benefits.

01:28:54.000 --> 01:29:04.000
Leona Haley (Avista): As mentioned earlier. Oh, let's see, Avista needs to reduce both summer and winter peaks, and we welcome bids that can meet this need for one or both seasons.

01:29:06.000 --> 01:29:09.000
Leona Haley (Avista): And bid types um.

01:29:09.000 --> 01:29:16.000
Leona Haley (Avista): So to answer Bob's question. Um, we're looking at both types of contracts. We.

01:29:16.000 --> 01:29:27.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Look for the paper for performance as a turnkey solution, and that normally would be through a like a power purchase agreement. And then the vendor services would be more.

01:29:28.000 --> 01:29:33.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Part of a professional services agreement or master services agreement for that work that's done.

01:29:38.000 --> 01:29:43.000
Leona Haley (Avista): We're looking for all cost, effective demand response solutions and.

01:29:43.000 --> 01:29:47.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Both types of these uh services. Um.

01:29:48.000 --> 01:29:53.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Could include any demand response. We.

01:29:53.000 --> 01:30:06.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Some examples for that space, heating water, heating, ev charging, lighting, commercial and industrial processes, any behind the meter batteries either stand alone or in conjunction with solar and more.

01:30:07.000 --> 01:30:18.000
Leona Haley (Avista): And Dr. Acquisition can cover all customer sectors, residential, commercial, and industrial, or a combination. And like, I'd like to reinforce that again, we are open to any demand.

01:30:18.000 --> 01:30:20.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Response solution beds.

01:30:26.000 --> 01:30:35.000
Leona Haley (Avista): And multiple bids are acceptable. Bidder submitting demand response programs may receive an exemption from fees. As we talked about earlier.

01:30:35.000 --> 01:30:41.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Again, one proposal, including 2 options. If the proposal is less than 20 megawatts.

01:30:42.000 --> 01:30:44.000
Leona Haley (Avista): If you'll advance to the next slide, please.

01:30:46.000 --> 01:30:52.000
Leona Haley (Avista): So these turnkey solutions that we're talking about, we categorize this as a full service. Bid.

01:30:52.000 --> 01:31:01.000
Leona Haley (Avista): And the purpose behind this is to see what kind of resources that we can acquire that are accessible to most multiple customer sectors, segments, and resources.

01:31:02.000 --> 01:31:07.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Turnkey solutions generally would be through that pay for performance contract.

01:31:08.000 --> 01:31:12.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Bids can include any type of curtailable load behind the meter.

01:31:12.000 --> 01:31:13.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Got it, and.

01:31:14.000 --> 01:31:16.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Exhibit G. And the.

01:31:17.000 --> 01:31:23.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Uh on our Rfp. Is the Ppa template, as Ryan described earlier.

01:31:25.000 --> 01:31:27.000
Leona Haley (Avista): And next slide.

01:31:28.000 --> 01:31:32.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Gonna go into a little bit more depth in this one on what we're.

01:31:32.000 --> 01:31:35.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Looking for from each one of these services.

01:31:35.000 --> 01:31:39.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Program design is really.

01:31:39.000 --> 01:31:50.000
Leona Haley (Avista): For new program ideas that we've not modeled yet through our Irp process programs we've already looked at are included in Exhibit C of our 2025.

01:31:50.000 --> 01:31:52.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Electric irp.

01:31:52.000 --> 01:32:00.000
Leona Haley (Avista): And a new idea can be for a sub market or emerging technology. We haven't looked at or fleshed out yet.

01:32:00.000 --> 01:32:02.000
Leona Haley (Avista): That you think is worthwhile proposing.

01:32:03.000 --> 01:32:07.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Program design bid should include the type of demand response.

01:32:07.000 --> 01:32:11.000
Leona Haley (Avista): The targeted customer segment or segments.

01:32:11.000 --> 01:32:13.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Incentive structure.

01:32:13.000 --> 01:32:19.000
Leona Haley (Avista): And implementation plan and demonstrated market readiness for the concept proposed or bid.

01:32:20.000 --> 01:32:25.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Then customer outreach, or enrollment includes marketing, advertising, and.

01:32:25.000 --> 01:32:30.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Securing customer participation agreements. You'll want to indicate.

01:32:30.000 --> 01:32:35.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Whether and how local entities will be performing any of the customer recruitment.

01:32:35.000 --> 01:32:40.000
Leona Haley (Avista): And enrollment services, and to what extent Avista would be relied on for marketing support.

01:32:41.000 --> 01:32:43.000
Leona Haley (Avista): It can be a joint effort.

01:32:43.000 --> 01:32:48.000
Leona Haley (Avista): We'll want to know what you expect uh to do and what you would want from Avista.

01:32:49.000 --> 01:32:55.000
Leona Haley (Avista): And you'll need to provide a customer acquisition plan and the methodology for projecting the number of customers enrolled.

01:32:57.000 --> 01:33:10.000
Leona Haley (Avista): As far as equipment installation. Uh, that's the equipment, procurement and installation for one or more customer segments indicate uh the demand response, resource, type and customer segment type that is being addressed.

01:33:11.000 --> 01:33:16.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Again, you'll need to indicate whether and how local entities will be performing equipment, installation.

01:33:17.000 --> 01:33:26.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Very similar for equipment. O. And M. Identify resource, type and customer segments and local entities that you'll use.

01:33:28.000 --> 01:33:34.000
Leona Haley (Avista): And then it's moved to program administration. I envision this as more of a collaboration with us.

01:33:34.000 --> 01:33:36.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Uh to manage.

01:33:36.000 --> 01:33:40.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Subcontractors, trade allies, cross vendor, coordination.

01:33:40.000 --> 01:33:44.000
Leona Haley (Avista): And to support overall delivery of these programs.

01:33:44.000 --> 01:33:52.000
Leona Haley (Avista): And it also includes processing of incentive for demand response programs. And we envision it, including training.

01:33:52.000 --> 01:33:57.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Resource, performance, measurement, reporting and evaluation and customer service.

01:34:00.000 --> 01:34:07.000
Leona Haley (Avista): And the distributed energy resource management system or derms. You can bid this.

01:34:07.000 --> 01:34:10.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Uh in partnership with um.

01:34:10.000 --> 01:34:14.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Other companies. Um, or it might be a sub.

01:34:14.000 --> 01:34:19.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Uh section. We need to know what that load management system um.

01:34:20.000 --> 01:34:23.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Plan is, and if you're bidding it alone.

01:34:25.000 --> 01:34:25.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Um.

01:34:27.000 --> 01:34:30.000
Leona Haley (Avista): We're interested in seeing that, too. You would do it here.

01:34:30.000 --> 01:34:33.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Um, and we're interested in seeing.

01:34:33.000 --> 01:34:39.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Who you're partnering with, of course, and seeing what other in you know, what end use loads that you.

01:34:40.000 --> 01:34:50.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Have on your derms, and what companies you're integrated with, and what those integrations look like, you know whether it's contractual web, web, scraping, etc.

01:34:51.000 --> 01:34:54.000
Leona Haley (Avista): And then, lastly, for.

01:34:54.000 --> 01:34:57.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Ah! The the call center um.

01:34:57.000 --> 01:35:06.000
Leona Haley (Avista): This could have been part of program administration with customer service, but I really wanted to call it out and emphasize the importance of customer.

01:35:07.000 --> 01:35:10.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Support, to resolve issues for every aspect of the program.

01:35:11.000 --> 01:35:16.000
Leona Haley (Avista): And if it's done jointly with Avista again, what do you expect to do? And what would you want from Avista?

01:35:16.000 --> 01:35:24.000
Leona Haley (Avista): And then the infamous other category right uh, so you could be bidding one or all of these.

01:35:24.000 --> 01:35:34.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Um. But the other services components I'm envisioning again, is more under a master services agreement than a pay for performance.

01:35:36.000 --> 01:35:41.000
Leona Haley (Avista): And there's a few questions in here, so I wanted to um.

01:35:42.000 --> 01:35:44.000
Annette Brandon, Avista: Do? Do you have Leanne or Leona.

01:35:43.000 --> 01:35:46.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Yeah, let let me go back up. So.

01:35:44.000 --> 01:35:46.000
Annette Brandon, Avista: Okay.

01:35:47.000 --> 01:35:55.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Um. There was one originally in the parking lot in that um from, I thought, and Angie or Angela.

01:35:56.000 --> 01:35:59.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Uh! Do you have that one? I'm not sure if I answered it.

01:35:57.000 --> 01:36:07.000
Annette Brandon, Avista: Yeah. Um, well, I think it was from from Bob. Would the letter credit or contractual requirements outlined in the proposal outline be one? Apply to the Dr. Program.

01:36:08.000 --> 01:36:14.000
Leona Haley (Avista): And yes, they do, we? Um, we wanna make sure that um.

01:36:15.000 --> 01:36:27.000
Leona Haley (Avista): You know your sound company, that sort of thing. So not everything. Um. In all these aspects, of course, are applicable to to band response. Right? We don't. In most cases we don't have.

01:36:27.000 --> 01:36:36.000
Leona Haley (Avista): To worry about transmission services and those sort types of things. But yes, so I am looking at from a general bid perspective to have.

01:36:37.000 --> 01:36:39.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Um, the same.

01:36:39.000 --> 01:36:42.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Contractual requirements is outlined for everyone else.

01:36:44.000 --> 01:36:51.000
Leona Haley (Avista): And then um, it says, Exhibit G is a standard Ppa forum. Well could Avista.

01:36:51.000 --> 01:36:54.000
Leona Haley (Avista): So we already went over that one um.

01:36:53.000 --> 01:37:00.000
Annette Brandon, Avista: Mhm, so I think we're down to, can you provide zip codes of your service territory to help us, size, the market potential for Dr.

01:37:01.000 --> 01:37:06.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Absolutely, and we can post that on our um. Our page.

01:37:06.000 --> 01:37:10.000
Leona Haley (Avista): And then also in the.

01:37:11.000 --> 01:37:19.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Um main Rfp document. There's an appendix A that has additional details about our market.

01:37:19.000 --> 01:37:21.000
Leona Haley (Avista): That would be helpful.

01:37:23.000 --> 01:37:32.000
Leona Haley (Avista): And then I'm seeing from Sarah are the Derms integration requirements in the Rfp. They are not, and.

01:37:34.000 --> 01:37:40.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Um, let's see, is there an existing grid or edge germs? We should consider integration with.

01:37:41.000 --> 01:37:50.000
Leona Haley (Avista): So I was wondering if that question would come up. Um! We are so. The answer is, no, we are standing up our.

01:37:50.000 --> 01:37:53.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Um Adms system and.

01:37:54.000 --> 01:37:58.000
Leona Haley (Avista): We are looking to next.

01:37:58.000 --> 01:38:03.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Go looking at different type of grid germs and edge derms that are out there.

01:38:04.000 --> 01:38:06.000
Leona Haley (Avista): And for edge derms.

01:38:06.000 --> 01:38:11.000
Leona Haley (Avista): One solution may not fit all, and we may be.

01:38:11.000 --> 01:38:12.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Um.

01:38:13.000 --> 01:38:15.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Having multiple edge derms.

01:38:17.000 --> 01:38:23.000
Leona Haley (Avista): And then what baselining methodologies will you use for demand response? So.

01:38:24.000 --> 01:38:26.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Um.

01:38:26.000 --> 01:38:31.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Currently uh for our peak time rebate program. We use a 3 and 10.

01:38:32.000 --> 01:38:34.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Baseline approach without an adjustment.

01:38:35.000 --> 01:38:39.000
Leona Haley (Avista): However, Caso, I believe, has a 10 and 10.

01:38:39.000 --> 01:38:44.000
Leona Haley (Avista): So we're looking to you. Bidder's to um.

01:38:44.000 --> 01:38:48.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Help us determine for individual programs what makes the most sense.

01:38:49.000 --> 01:38:51.000
Leona Haley (Avista): And how we go about doing that.

01:38:52.000 --> 01:39:04.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Is there a preferred time window for demand, response resources to be available? Darn good question. We understand that ramp rates and things of that nature do take time.

01:39:05.000 --> 01:39:06.000
Leona Haley (Avista): We.

01:39:07.000 --> 01:39:15.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Um are looking to contract as soon as we can and start programs as early as 2026.

01:39:15.000 --> 01:39:23.000
Leona Haley (Avista): And deliver programs as we can to ramp up to meet that 5 plus megawatts in 4 years.

01:39:25.000 --> 01:39:27.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Uh Kurt.

01:39:28.000 --> 01:39:37.000
Leona Haley (Avista): I don't know if I have. Uh. So are there specific substations of fears which the Dr. Program should target? And if so, will you provide those zip codes would.

01:39:38.000 --> 01:39:42.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Be too coarse to maximize this value understood.

01:39:42.000 --> 01:39:51.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Um, currently, the this Rfp is looking at system resources not specific to um.

01:39:51.000 --> 01:39:54.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Distribution, level however.

01:39:54.000 --> 01:40:01.000
Leona Haley (Avista): We do value that it is a stack value option that we are considering. So please include it in your proposal. If you have that.

01:40:02.000 --> 01:40:11.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Um. I don't know if there's anybody on the distribution side of the house on this call today that might want to get into that level of detail on.

01:40:11.000 --> 01:40:14.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Um um.

01:40:14.000 --> 01:40:18.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Targeting specific locations in our service territory. But.

01:40:18.000 --> 01:40:21.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Kurt. We just haven't got that far yet. Um!

01:40:22.000 --> 01:40:30.000
Leona Haley (Avista): And then Alex apologies, I meant, is there a time of day that you are looking for? Demand response resources to be called in general?

01:40:30.000 --> 01:40:33.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Um so our.

01:40:33.000 --> 01:40:37.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Seasonal peaks generally summer um.

01:40:38.000 --> 01:40:45.000
Leona Haley (Avista): You know, right now, our time of use programs are looking at uh, 2 pm. To 7 pm. And that's generally.

01:40:45.000 --> 01:40:48.000
Leona Haley (Avista): June, July, August.

01:40:48.000 --> 01:40:53.000
Leona Haley (Avista): And for winter there's 2 peaks, a morning peak from.

01:40:53.000 --> 01:40:58.000
Leona Haley (Avista): 5 to 6 am. To 9 to 10 Am. And then an evening peak.

01:40:58.000 --> 01:41:02.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Um. 5 pm. To 9 Pm.

01:41:02.000 --> 01:41:04.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Sometimes a little later.

01:41:04.000 --> 01:41:09.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Um, James, if you have anything else to add to that, feel free.

01:41:13.000 --> 01:41:15.000
James Gall, Avista: I think you're good.

01:41:14.000 --> 01:41:16.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Okay. Great. Thank you.

01:41:17.000 --> 01:41:20.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Um all right. Next slide.

01:41:23.000 --> 01:41:30.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Okay? Um, the initial proposals do. We're looking to have exhibit.

01:41:30.000 --> 01:41:32.000
Leona Haley (Avista): b, 1 and B, 2.

01:41:32.000 --> 01:41:34.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Uh completed. So the.

01:41:34.000 --> 01:41:39.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Um excel spreadsheet uh exhibit, and then the.

01:41:40.000 --> 01:41:46.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Um details of your proposal. There's some demand, response, interest that we have in there.

01:41:46.000 --> 01:41:58.000
Leona Haley (Avista): And then, if you're shortlisted it um, it gets a little bit more involved. It's explained in Exhibit C of the Rfp. Detailed proposal requirements.

01:41:58.000 --> 01:42:05.000
Leona Haley (Avista): There are uh details in there, too, about um additional details that I'm looking for. Um.

01:42:05.000 --> 01:42:10.000
Leona Haley (Avista): You know, in our companies looking for for demand response solutions.

01:42:10.000 --> 01:42:14.000
Leona Haley (Avista): And then exhibit. H, of course, is also a requirement.

01:42:14.000 --> 01:42:16.000
Leona Haley (Avista): And these.

01:42:17.000 --> 01:42:22.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Uh exhibits. Uh may not um, you know you may not be able.

01:42:22.000 --> 01:42:27.000
Leona Haley (Avista): They're not applicable necessarily to everything you're doing. So um!

01:42:27.000 --> 01:42:33.000
Leona Haley (Avista): But I am looking for completion as best you can. That fits within your solution.

01:42:39.000 --> 01:42:41.000
Leona Haley (Avista): And.

01:42:41.000 --> 01:42:44.000
Leona Haley (Avista): That concludes the demand response.

01:42:45.000 --> 01:42:50.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Portion unless there's any other questions. So just to reiterate.

01:42:51.000 --> 01:42:53.000
Leona Haley (Avista): We're open and welcome any.

01:42:54.000 --> 01:42:56.000
Leona Haley (Avista): And all demand response. Solutions.

01:42:56.000 --> 01:43:00.000
Leona Haley (Avista): And all will be looked at.

01:43:01.000 --> 01:43:03.000
Leona Haley (Avista): And considered.

01:43:06.000 --> 01:43:11.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Thank you, Leona. I think we might have one more slide. Oh, we have a question.

01:43:11.000 --> 01:43:15.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Okay, hey, Matt? Um for exhibit. b, 1.

01:43:15.000 --> 01:43:20.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Can you state which items Dr. Proposals need to respond to.

01:43:20.000 --> 01:43:26.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Uh, do we need to address insurance section? So yes.

01:43:26.000 --> 01:43:30.000
Leona Haley (Avista): You would need to address the insurance section.

01:43:30.000 --> 01:43:31.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Um.

01:43:32.000 --> 01:43:36.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Sorry I don't have that in front of me here. Mhm.

01:43:34.000 --> 01:43:43.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Leona, that that can be a question that we can follow up after and uh post the details. Just so we're complete in that response.

01:43:45.000 --> 01:43:47.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Okay. Great. Um.

01:43:49.000 --> 01:43:55.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Dave. Uh, yes, you can certainly provide uh information earlier. Um.

01:43:56.000 --> 01:44:02.000
Leona Haley (Avista): So the question is, would it be okay if we provide a detailed proposal? Exhibit H. Before.

01:44:02.000 --> 01:44:06.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Uh June 30, th or do we have to wait until we're shortlisted.

01:44:07.000 --> 01:44:09.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Um.

01:44:09.000 --> 01:44:11.000
Leona Haley (Avista): And again, it's uh.

01:44:11.000 --> 01:44:15.000
Leona Haley (Avista): I'm happy with as much detail as as you can provide us about your solution.

01:44:15.000 --> 01:44:20.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Um beforehand, but really the initial.

01:44:20.000 --> 01:44:25.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Look is going to come down to cost effectiveness of the solution.

01:44:25.000 --> 01:44:27.000
Leona Haley (Avista): But there's other.

01:44:27.000 --> 01:44:33.000
Leona Haley (Avista): You know, 30 to 40% of the evaluation. That's um.

01:44:34.000 --> 01:44:37.000
Leona Haley (Avista): That we also need to consider.

01:44:38.000 --> 01:44:40.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Oh!

01:44:41.000 --> 01:44:48.000
Leona Haley (Avista): And then for clarity, initial demand, response proposal should include exhibits a, b 1 and B 2.

01:44:50.000 --> 01:44:52.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Um that is.

01:44:53.000 --> 01:44:57.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Correct, Ryan. Am I missing anything from.

01:44:57.000 --> 01:45:00.000
Leona Haley (Avista): What needs to be provided the the.

01:45:00.000 --> 01:45:03.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Customer releases that exhibit a.

01:45:03.000 --> 01:45:08.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): The customer release is exhibit F.

01:45:08.000 --> 01:45:14.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Ah exhibit a is the confidential confidentiality, agreement.

01:45:15.000 --> 01:45:19.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): And then GI don't have my list in front of me.

01:45:19.000 --> 01:45:25.000
Leona Haley (Avista): She is the sample power purchase agreement. So I think that's just for reference.

01:45:19.000 --> 01:45:21.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Let's see.

01:45:22.000 --> 01:45:23.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Okay.

01:45:25.000 --> 01:45:29.000
Leona Haley (Avista): So yes, b, 1 b, 2, a, and.

01:45:29.000 --> 01:45:32.000
Leona Haley (Avista): S. Would be in the initial proposal.

01:45:38.000 --> 01:45:44.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Also to have complete in there the the bid fee as well. But if it's a demand response program and it's under the.

01:45:44.000 --> 01:45:47.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Exemption requirements. Then that's.

01:45:47.000 --> 01:45:49.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Would not be the expectation.

01:45:50.000 --> 01:45:52.000
Leona Haley (Avista): Thank you.

01:45:56.000 --> 01:45:58.000
Leona Haley (Avista): All right. Thanks. Everyone.

01:46:02.000 --> 01:46:04.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): And as with that.

01:46:04.000 --> 01:46:07.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Last question. Slide? Um.

01:46:07.000 --> 01:46:10.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Questions can be submitted to the Allsource, Rfp.

01:46:10.000 --> 01:46:16.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Avista corp.com. Please do use that just so we can have any additional questions.

01:46:16.000 --> 01:46:21.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): In one place, so we can include those into the the summary of questions asked.

01:46:22.000 --> 01:46:28.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): So that is it for today again, thank you. To everyone that attended.

01:46:28.000 --> 01:46:32.000
Ryan Finesilver (Avista): And feel free to reach out. If you have any additional questions.

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Ryan Finesilver (Avista): Thank you.