20250902News Release.pdf

Idaho Public Utilities Commission Brad Littte,Governor
P.O. Box 83720. Boise. ID 83720-00% Edward Lodge, President
John R.Hammond, Jr.,Commissioner
Dayn Hardie,Commissioner
Case No. AVU-E-25-01
Case No. AVU-G-25-01
Order No. 36741
Contact: Adam Rush
Office: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
NEWS RELEASE: Commission approves proposed settlement that will change rates for utility's
electric and natural gas customers in northern Idaho.
BOISE (Sept. 2, 2025)—The Idaho Public Utilities Commission has approved a proposed
settlement that will change the rates Avista Utilities charges to provide natural gas and electric
service to customers in northern Idaho.
The settlement, approved by the commission on Aug. 29, 2025, will allow Avista to increase
base electric revenues by $19.5 million, or 6.3 percent. The change is effective Sept. 1, 2025. In
addition,base revenues will increase by $14.7 million, or 4.5 percent effective Sept. 1, 2026.
Avista will increase natural gas base revenues by $4.6 million, or 9.2 percent effective Sept. 1,
2025. Natural gas base revenues will decrease by $0.2 million, or 0.4 percent effective Sept. 1,
2026.
A residential electric customer using an average of 939 kilowatt hours per month will see a 6.7
percent billed increase of$6.95 per month for a revised monthly bill of$111.25 effective Sept. 1,
2025. There will be a 4.7 percent billed increase of$5.22 per month for a revised monthly bill
of$116.47 effective Sept. 1, 2026.
A residential natural gas customer using an average of 66 therms per month will see a billed 6.8
percent increase of$4.11 per month for a revised monthly bill of$64.74 effective Sept. 1, 2025.
Residential natural gas customers won't see a rate change in 2026.
Additional information is available at: puc.idaho.gov/case/Details/7452 and
puc.idaho.gov/case/Details/7453.