20240523Final_Order_No_36184.pdf

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
May 23,2024
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION ) CASE NO. AVU-E-23-16
OF AVISTA CORPORATION,D/B/A/ )
AVISTA UTILITIES,REQUESTING ) ORDER NO. 36184
AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH TARIFF )
SCHEDULE 23 FOR DIRECT CURRENT )
FAST CHARGING(DCFC) OF ELECTRIC )
VEHICLES )
On November 3, 2023, Avista Corporation, doing business as Avista Utilities
("Company"), filed an application ("Application") with the Idaho Public Utilities Commission
("Commission")requesting authority to establish electric tariff Schedule 23, "Direct Current Fast
Charging ("DCFC") Rate Option."
On April 1, 2024, the Commission issued Order No. 36125 approving Schedule 23 as a
pilot program until the next general rate case or until the Commission enters an order making this
schedule permanent or modifying or terminating Schedule 23, with an effective date of April 1,
2024. The Order also required the Company to submit a compliance filing updating Schedule 23
consistent with the Order by April 15, 2024.
On April 2, 2024, the Company submitted a compliance filing with updated Schedule 23
tariffs. On April 5, 2024, the Company submitted a supplemental compliance filing that added
additional language to the updated Schedule 23 tariffs. These compliance filings were submitted
to comply with Commission Order No. 36125.
COMMISSION FINDINGS AND DECISION
The Commission has jurisdiction over the Company's applications and the issues in this
case under Title 61 of the Idaho Code including Idaho Code §§ 61-301 through 303. The
Commission is empowered to investigate rates, charges,rules,regulations,practices, and contracts
of all public utilities and to determine whether they are just, reasonable, preferential,
discriminatory, or in violation of any provisions of law, and to fix the same by order.Idaho Code
§§ 61-501 through 503.
Having reviewed the record and all submitted materials, the Commission finds that the
Company's compliance filing on April 2, 2024, and supplemental compliance filing with updated
tariffs on April 5, 2024, comply with the requirements set forth in Order No. 36125.
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ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Company's compliance filings are accepted, and the
Company's revised tariff sheets submitted on April 5, 2024, are approved with an effective date
of April 1, 2024.
THIS IS A FINAL ORDER. Any person interested in this Order may petition for
reconsideration within twenty-one (21) days of the service date upon this Order regarding any
matter decided in this Order. Within seven (7) days after any person has petitioned for
reconsideration, any other person may cross-petition for reconsideration. Idaho Code §§ 61-626.
DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho, this 23rd day of
May 2024.
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