20040225Final Order No 29434.pdf

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
February 25, 2004
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF
POTLATCH CORPORATION FOR AN ORDER
DETERMINING THE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS FOR POTLATCH'S PURCHASE
OF ELECTRICITY FROM A VISTA UTILITIES.
CASE NO. A VU-Ol-
ORDER NO. 29434
On January 15, 2004, the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (Commission) in Order
No. 29418, Case No. AVU-03-, approved an Avista Corporation/Potlatch Corporation
Purchase and Sale Agreement (Agreement) dated July 22 2003. Part of the mutual consideration
recited in the Joint Petition in Case No. A VU-03- 7 and related Agreement is the settlement of
all known disputes between the parties before the Idaho Commission. Reference Joint Petition
~ 11(b); Agreement ~ 31. The Commission in Order No. 29418 determined that the Agreement
finally concludes Commission Case No. A VU-01-, a Potlatch Petition regarding the purchase
of power from Avista. The Commission accordingly finds it reasonable to enter a final Order
concluding and closing the docket in Case No. A VU-0l-
CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
The Idaho Public Utilities Commission has jurisdiction over A vista Corporation dba
A vista Utilities, an electric utility, pursuant to the authority granted the Commission in Idaho
Code, Title 61 and the Commission s Rules of Procedure, IDAPA 31.01.01.000 et seq.
ORDER
In consideration of the foregoing and as more particularly described above, IT IS
HEREBY ORDERED and the Commission does hereby finally conclude and close the docket in
Case No. A VU-01-
THIS IS A FINAL ORDER. Any person interested in this Order (or in issues finally
decided by this Order) may petition for reconsideration within twenty-one (21) days of the
service date of this Order with regard to any matter decided in this Order. Within seven (7) days
after any person has petitioned for reconsideration, any other person may cross-petition for
reconsideration. See Idaho Code ~ 61-626.
ORDER NO. 29434
DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho this dJ..S"-/I...
day of February 2004.
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ORDER NO. 29434
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MARSHA H. SMITH, COMMISSIONER