20260811Decision Memo.pdf

DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO: COMMISSIONER LODGE
COMMISSIONER HAMMOND
COMMISSIONER HARDIE
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEGAL
FROM: KELSEA E. ROSS
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
DATE: AUGUST 11, 2026
SUBJECT: IN THE MATTER OF AVISTA CORPORATION'S FIXED COST
ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM (FCA) ANNUAL RATE ADJUSTMENT
FILING; CASE NO. AVU-G-26-02.
On July 31, 2026, Avista Corporation, doing business as Avista Utilities ("Company"),
applied to the Idaho Public Utilities Commission("Commission") requesting approval to recover
the Company's fixed cost adjustment mechanism("FCA")deferrals for the period of July 1, 2025,
to June 30, 2026 ("Application"). Application at 10.
Specifically, the Company requested approval of a "per therm FCA surcharge rate of
4.3690" for its Residential Group ("Residential Group Surcharge") and "a per therm FCA
surcharge rate of 1.98 1¢"for its Non-Residential Group("Non-Residential Group Surcharge").Id.
The Company represented the Residential Group Surcharge would be "a $2.0 million, or 3.0%
incremental increase" to its schedule 101 customers and the Non-Residential Group Surcharge
would be a "$0.4 million, or 2.2% incremental increase" to its schedule 111 and schedule 112
customers. Id. The Company requested the surcharge rates be effective from November 1, 2026,
through October 31, 2027.Id. at 1.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Commission Staff recommends that the Commission issue a Notice of Application and
Notice of Modified Procedure, establishing an October 13, 2026, public comment deadline, and
an October 20, 2026,reply comment deadline.
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COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission wish to issue a Notice of Application and Notice of Modified
Procedure, establishing an October 13, 2026, public comment deadline, and an October 20, 2026,
reply comment deadline?
Kelsea E. Ross
Deputy Attorney General
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