HomeMy WebLinkAbout20220809_AVUE2209_dh.pdfDECISION MEMORANDUM 1
DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO: COMMISSIONER ANDERSON
COMMISSIONER CHATBURN
COMMISSIONER HAMMOND
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEGAL
FROM: DAYN HARDIE
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
DATE: AUGUST 11, 2022
SUBJECT: AVISTA CORPORATION’S REQUEST TO DECREASE ITS ENERGY
EFFICIENCY RIDER ADJUSTMENT SCHEDULE 91; CASE NO. AVU-E-
22-09.
On July 29, 2022, Avista Corporation dba Avista Utilities (“Company”) applied to the
Commission for authorization to decrease its electric Schedule 91 “Energy Efficiency Rider
Adjustment” (“Schedule 91”) rates. The Company proposes to decrease the rates and charges
collected through Schedule 91 by $3.6 million annually, or 1.4%. If approved, a residential
customer using 892 kilowatt-hours per month would see their monthly bill decrease from $86.00
to $84.82, or $1.17 per month. The Company asks that its Application be processed under Modified
Procedure and requests an effective date of October 1, 2022.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff has reviewed the Application and Attachment A and recommends the
Commission issue a Notice of Application and Notice of Modified Procedure with public
comments due by September 6, 2022, and the Company’s reply due by September 13, 2022.
COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission wish to issue a Notice of Application and Notice of Modified
Procedure with a public comment deadline of September 6, 2022, and a Company reply deadline
of September 13, 2022?
s/ Dayn Hardie .
Dayn Hardie
Deputy Attorney General
I:\Legal\ELECTRIC\AVU-E-22-09 EE Rider\memos\AVUE2209_dec_dh.docx