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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20160926_5075.pdfDECISION MEMORANDUM TO: COMMISSIONER KJELLANDER COMMISSIONER RAPER COMMISSIONER ANDERSON COMMISSION SECRETARY COMMISSION STAFF FROM: DAPHNE HUANG DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL DATE: SEPTEMBER 19, 2016 SUBJECT: AVISTA’S 2016 INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLAN (IRP), CASE NO. AVU-G-16-03 On August 31, 2016, Avista Corporation dba Avista Utilities filed its 2016 natural gas Integrated Resource Plan (IRP). Per Commission Order, the Company must file an IRP biennially – every even-numbered year. See Commission Order No. 25342, Case No. GNR-G- 93-2; and Order No. 32233, Case No. AVU-G-11-02. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the Commission issue a Notice of Filing and a Notice of Modified Procedure requesting written comments from interested persons. Given that this matter is not time sensitive, and in light of several proceedings before the Commission that are, Staff proposes that the deadline for comments in this matter be set for February 2, 2017. COMMISSION DECISION Does the Commission wish to issue a Notice of Filing and Notice of Modified Procedure setting a February 2, 2017 comment deadline? M:AVU-G-16-03_djh