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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20160906_5062.pdfDECISION MEMORANDUM TO: COMMISSIONER KJELLANDER COMMISSIONER RAPER COMMISSIONER ANDERSON COMMISSION SECRETARY COMMISSION STAFF LEGAL FROM: BRANDON KARPEN DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL DATE: AUGUST 31, 2016 SUBJECT: AVISTA’S ANNUAL PGA FILING, CASE NO. AVU-G-16-02 On August 29, 2016, Avista Corporation dba Avista Utilities filed its annual Purchased Gas Cost Adjustment (PGA) Application asking to decrease its annualized revenues by about $6.1 million (7.8%). Application at 1.1 The Company says its proposal will not affect its earnings, and will decrease rates for an average residential or small commercial customer by $4.65 per month (8.4%). Id. The Company states that it will issue notice of this change via a bill insert in September billing statements. Id. The Company asks that its Application be processed by Modified Procedure, and that the new rates take effect November 1, 2016. Id. at 2. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the case be processed through Modified Procedure, with comments due by October 11, 2017, and a reply, if any, due by October 14, 2016. COMMISSION DECISION Does the Commission wish to process this case through Modified Procedure, with comments due by October 11, 2016, and a reply, if any, due by October 14, 2016. M:AVU-G-16-02_bk 1 The PGA mechanism is used to adjust rates to reflect annual changes in the Company’s costs for the purchase of natural gas from suppliers – including transportation, storage, and other related costs.