20100727Customer Notice.pdf

Important Notice for
Idaho Electric Customers
August 2010
Proposed Power Cost Adjustment (PCA) Increase
Filed to be Effective October I, 2010
A vista ha fied a request with the Idao Public
Utilities Commssion (Commission) for the approval
of a proposed PCA rate surcharge. If approved by
the Commission, the surchage would be effective
October 1, 2010. The PCA is an anual rate
adjustment to reflect differences between Avista's
actul cost of generatig and purchaing electrc
power to serve customers and the cost curently
included in customer rates. The proposed surcharge
is designed to recover additional power costs tht the
Company incured durg the twelve-month period
ended June 30, 2010.
The proposed surcharge is 0.532t per kilowatt-
hour applicable to all of the Company's electrc rate
schedules. The proposed surcharge will replace the
existing surcharge of0.344t per kilowatt-hour.
The proposed revenue increase tht will result
from the Company's proposal is approximately $6.4
millon or an overall increase of approximately
2.61%. The percentage increases will var by rate
schedule as shown below:
Residential Schedule 1
General Servce Schedules 11 & 12
Lage Gen Servce Schedules 21 & 22
Extr Lage Gen Servce Schedule 25
Extra Lage Gen Servce Schedule 25P
Puping Servce Schedules 31 & 32
Street and Area Lights Schedules 41-49
2.30%
1.91%
2.46%
3.53%
3.83%
2.34%
0.81%
The varation in the percentage increase by rate
schedule results from the proposed surcharge being
spread on a unform cents per kilowatt-hour basis.
Residential customers using an average of 1,000
kilowatt-hour per month would see their monthy
bils increase from $80.90 to $82.78, an increase of
$1.88 per month or 2.32%, excluding any chages
from the general electrc rate case curently under
consideration by the Commssion.
The Company's request is a proposal, subject to
public review and a Commission decision. A copy of
the application is available for public review at the
offces of both the Commission and the Company.
Copies of rate filings are also available on our
website at ww.avistautilities.com under "Energy
Prices," "Rates and Tarff."
Avista offers a number of program and services
to help customers mange their energy use and costs.
Visit us at ww.avistautiities.com for inormtion
on these programs which include Comfort Level
Biling, bil payment options, automated payment
servce, assistace program, conservation tips and
energy effciency rebates and incentives.
Avu-E-IO-Ó3
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