20250611Order_Vacating_Testimony Deadlines_Order_No_36636.pdf

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
June 11,2025
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF AVISTA ) CASE NOS. AVU-E-25-01
CORPORATION'S APPLICATION FOR THE ) AVU-G-25-01
AUTHORITY TO INCREASE ITS RATES )
AND CHARGES FOR ELECTRIC AND ) ORDER VACATING
NATURAL GAS SERVICE TO ELECTRIC ) TESTIMONY DEADLINES
AND NATURAL GAS CUSTOMERS IN THE )
STATE OF IDAHO )
ORDER NO. 36636
On January 31,2025,Avista Corporation("Company")applied to the Idaho Public Utilities
Commission ("Commission") requesting authorization to increase its rates for both Electric and
Natural Gas service ("Application"). The Company requests a Two-Year Rate Plan with a Rate
Year 1 effective date of September 1,2025, and a Rate Year 2 effective date of September 1,2026.
On February 19, 2025, the Commission issued a Notice of Application and Notice of
Intervention Deadline. Order No. 36470. Subsequently, the Commission granted intervention to
Clearwater Paper Corporation, Idaho Forest Group LLC, and Walmart Inc (collectively
"Intervenors"). Order Nos. 36472, 36490, and 36518.
On April 29,2025,the Commission issued a Notice of Scheduling,Notice of Virtual Public
Workshop, and Notice of Technical Hearing. Order No. 36586. The Commission established a
June 11, 2025, Staff and Intervenor prefile testimony deadline and a July 8, 2025, deadline for
Company rebuttal testimony. Id.
On May 22, 2025, Commission Staff ("Staff'), the Company, and all Intervenors
participated in a settlement conference. Based upon that settlement conference, at the
Commission's June 10,2025,decision meeting, Staff informed the Commission that Staff believes
a settlement had been reached in principle ("Settlement"); however, the proposed Settlement was
not ready to file with the Commission for consideration before the decision meeting. Based upon
the timing of the previously ordered procedural schedule for written testimony, Staff requested
that the Commission vacate the written testimony deadlines.
COMMISSION DISCUSSION AND FINDINGS
The Commission finds it reasonable to vacate the presently scheduled testimony deadlines
based upon the representation that a Settlement has been reached in principle. The Commission
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will revisit the procedural schedule after a proposed Settlement is filed for Commission approval,
or the Commission is informed that a proposed Settlement will not be filed.
ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the June 11, 2025, Staff and Intervenor written testimony
deadline, and the July 8, 2025, Company rebuttal written testimony deadline are vacated.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that parties comply with Order No. 35375, issued April 21,
2022. Generally, all pleadings should be filed with the Commission electronically and will be
deemed timely filed when received by the Commission Secretary.See Rule 14.02. Service between
parties should continue to be accomplished electronically when possible. However, voluminous
discovery-related documents may be filed and served on CD-ROM or a USB flash drive.
DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho this I Ith day of
June 2025.
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EDWARD LODGE, PRESI NT
J R. HAMMOND JR., COMMISSIONER
DAYN HARIAE, COMMISSIONER
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