20200710Decision Memo.pdf

DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO:COMMISSIONER KJELLAI\DER
COMMISSIONER RAPER
COMMISSIONER AI\DERSON
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEGAL
FROM:JOHN R. HAMMOND JR.
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GEIYERAL
DATE: JULY 8,2020
ST]BJECT: AVISTA CORPORATION'S APPLICATION FOR AN ACCOUNTING
ORDER FOR ITS WILDFIRE RESILIENCY PLAITI;
cAsE NO. AVU-E-20-05
On May 29,2020, Avista Corporation ("Company") filed an Application requesting
that the Commission issue an order authorizing the accounting and ratemaking treatment related
to the incremental costs the Company will incur due to its Wildfre Resiliency Plan. Application
atL
THE APPLICATION
The Company seeks Commission approval to defer, for later ratemaking treatment, the
return on and incremental capital and expenses related to the Company's Wildfire Resiliency Plan
until the annual costs and capital investment are included in base rates. Id. The Company advises
it will, in a future proceeding, request the Commission review the prudency of these matters and
set a recovery method for them. Id. at l-2.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Commission issue a Notice of Application and Notice of
Modified Procedure. Staff recommends the Notice of Application and Notice of Modified
Procedure set an August 26, 2020, comment deadline for itself and any other interested parties,
and a September 2, 2020,reply comment deadline for the Company.
DECISION MEMORANDUM
COMnflSSION DECISION
Does the Cornmission wish to issue a Notice sf Afplication and Notice of Modified
Frocedure that establishes an August 26,2020,comment deadline for Staffand any other interested
parties followed by a September 2,2020, reply comme,nt deadline for the Company?
R. Hammond Jr
Attorney General
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