20200710Decision Memo.pdf

DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO:COMMISSIONER KJELLANDER
COMMISSIONER RAPER
COMMISSIONER AI\DERSON
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEGAL
FROM:EDWARD JEWELL
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
DATE: JULY 10,2020
ST]BJECT: IN THE MATTER OF AVISTA'S 2O2O ELECTRIC INTEGRATEI)
RESOURCE PLAIT{; CASE NO. AVU-E-19-01
On February 28, 2020, Avista Corporation ("Avista") filed its amended 201912020
Electric Integrated Resource Plan ("2020 Electric IRP").
On March 25, 2020, the Commission issued a Notice of 2020 Electric lntegrated
Resource Plan and Notice of lntervention Deadline. OrderNo.34609. Idaho Conservation League
("ICL"), Avista, and Commission Staff are parties to the case.
On May 13, 2020, the Commission issued a Notice of Modified Procedure and
established a comment deadline of August t9 , 2020, and a reply comment deadline of September
2,2020 and. Order No. 34666. Prior to the Notice of Modified Procedure, the Commission
received requests for a public hearing from ICL, Idaho Forest Group, the City of Sandpoint, and a
small business based in Sandpoint, Idaho.
On June 19,2020,the Commission issued a Notice of Live-Streamed Public Workshop.
Following the Notice of Live-Streamed Public Workshop, the Commission received a comment
from ICL reiterating its request for a public hearing, and at least five other requests for a public
hearing from members of the public.
On July 9, 2020, Commission Staff held a virtual public workshop. At the live-
streamed public workshop, numerous public participants requested a public hearing on Avista's
2020 Electric IRP.
IDECISION MEMORANDUM
COMNflISSION DECISION
Does the Commission wish to establish a public hearing in early August?
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