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Case No. AVU-E-19-01
Contact: Adam Rush
OfEce: [phone]
adam.rush@puc. idaho. gov
Virtual public workshop on Avista's 2020 electic Integrated Resource Plan will be held July 9
BOISE (June 24,2020) - Staff for the Idaho Public Utilities Commission will host a virtual
public workshop on July 9 regarding Avista's electric Integrated Resource Plan ("IRP").
The workshop is intended to provide the public the opportunity to hear an overview from
Commission Staff of the Company's 20 year plan, staff s analysis of Avista's 2020 elec1uric IRP
and to allow Commission Staff to hear concerns and address questions from the public.
The public workshop is from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. (MDT) on Thursday, July 9. Those
interested in participating can do so by calling 1-415-655-0001, and entering access code 133
529 9901. Customers can also participate online by visiting idahogov.webex.com, and entering
the number 133 529 9901. At the next window, please enter your name, e-mail address and the
password: July9Meeting.
The IRP is a biennial status report on the utility's ongoing and evolving plans to adequately and
reliably serve its customers at the lowest syston cost and least risk over the next 20 years. Avista
develops its plan through a public process involving customers, Commission Staff, the
Northwest Power and Conservation Council, consumer advocates, acadanics, environmental
groups, utility peers, government agencies and other interested parties. Avista submits its IRP to
the Idaho Public Utilities Commission for acknowledgment. Commission acknowledgment of
the IRP does not mean the Commission approves of any specific conclusions or results, but
rather acknowledges the company adequately addressed the matters required by the
Commission's prior orders.
For additional information on Avista's IRP, please visit www.puc.idaho.gov, click on "Electric,"
then "Open Cases" and select case number AVU-E-I9-01. Those interested in the IRP can also
visit https://www.myavista.com/about-us/integrated-resource-planning.