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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20161003_5085.pdfDECISION MEMORANDUM TO: COMMISSIONER KJELLANDER COMMISSIONER RAPER COMMISSIONER ANDERSON COMMISSION SECRETARY COMMISSION STAFF FROM: CAMILLE CHRISTEN DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL DATE: SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 SUBJECT: THE APPLICATION OF AVISTA CORPORATION FOR A FINDING OF PRUDENCE FOR 2014-2015 EXPENDITURES ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING ELECTRIC ENERGY EFFICIENCY SERVICE IN THE STATE OF IDAHO, CASE NO. AVU-E-16-06 On September 14, 2016, Avista Corporation dba Avista Utilities filed an Application requesting the Commission issue an Order finding that the Company’s electric energy efficiency expenditures from January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2015 were prudently incurred. The Application provides an overview of the Company’s energy efficiency activities and their cost- effectiveness. The Application includes supporting testimony and the Company’s Idaho 2014 and 2015 DSM Annual Reports. It also includes an evaluation of the Company’s electric energy efficiency program, performed by a third-party contractor, Nexant, and supporting testimony. The Company requests that the Application be processed by Modified Procedure. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the Commission issue an Order providing Notice of Application and setting an intervention deadline of 14 days from the service date of the Order. COMMISSION DECISION Does the Commission wish to issue an Order providing Notice of Application and setting an intervention deadline of 14 days from the service date of the Order? M:AVU-E-16-06_cc