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Avista Corp.
1411 East Mission P.O.Box3727
Spokane. Washington 99220-0500
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Toll Free 800-727-9170
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Jan Noriyuki, Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
11331 W. ChindenBlvd. Bldg.8, Ste.201-A
Boise,Idaho 837L4
RE: Avista Utilities 2021 Annual Report on Optional Alternative Renewable Energy
Dear Ms. Noriyuki:
Pursuant to Order No. 35282 in Case No. AVU-E-2L-15, enclosed for filing is Avista
Corporation's dba Avista Utilities (Avista or the Company) report on altemative energy
resources offered as options to customers tn2021under tariff Schedule 95 - Optional Renewable
Power Rate.
Please direct questions on this matter to me at [phone] or Lisa Garrett at (509)
49s-7994.
Sincerely
lolstaan Sodldd
Sr. Manager of Regulatory Policy & Strategy
Avista Utilities
Shawn. Bonfi eld@ avistacom. com
509-495-2782
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SCHEDULE 95 - MY CLEANENERGY
2O2L ANNUAL REPORT
AVISTA CORPORATION
MAY 2022
Backeround
Avista Utilities' voluntary renewable energy program, originally marketed as the "Buck-
A-Block" program, was initiated on February l,2002and renamed to "My Clean Energy" Program
(Program) n 2020. The Program is available to residential and commercial electric customers in
both Idaho and Washington and provides customers with three options: (1) a National block option
of renewable power from a national source located anywhere in the United States which is priced
at $1.00 per 100 kwh; (2) a regional block option for a renewable power source located in the
Western Interconnection (WECC) which is priced at $ 1 .30 per l00kWh; and, (3) a I00% matching
option (regionally sourced) to offset every kWh used at the customers selected meter which is
priced at $0.013 per kWh. Customers subscribe on a monthly basis and can cancel and re-subscribe
at any time by either phone, internet, or bill inserts. Avista purchases and retires Renewable Energy
Certificates (RECs) to supply the program. The Company markets the program through billing
inserts, earned media, local public radio, selected fairs, solar grants and print media.
Mv Clean Enerw 2021 Annual Reportins
Table I below represents the number of active participants each month. The 100% Match
option became effective on March 16,2021.
Table l-2021 Clean
ID - Total2021ID - National
Block
Participants
ID - Regional
Block
Participants
ID - Regional
kWh Match
Participants
Jan 937 85 1,022
88 1,020
1.040
Feb
Mar
932
922 87 3l
Apr 907 94 t52 1,153
Mav 898 100 183 1,181
1.184Jun886t02196
875 t04 203 1,182
1
1
1
1
76
76
Jul
--AgeSep
866
854
103
106 2t6
207
Oct 108 1,172
Nov
842
83r t07
222
224 r.t62
Dec 829 106 223 1,158
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Table 2 below provides the Program REC purchase details. Please note, this information
includes RECs purchased for the program as a whole, which supports the Company's Idaho and
Washington My Clean Energy customers.
Table 2 -2021REC Purchase Details
Generator Plant-
Unit Name
Location Qty Price
per
REC
REC
Vintage
Price
Point
Qty
Sheep Creek Hydro WA 224 $ 2.00 2020 224
Meyers Falls Unit I WA 2,577 $ 2.00 2020 2,577
Meyers Falls Unit 2 WA 715 $ 2.00 2020 7t5
Roosevelt Wind
ProiecL LLC
NM 35,000 $ 4.9s 2021 35,000
Merritt Farms Solar CA 7,000 $ 1.25 2020 7,000
Sheep Creek llydro WA 7,408 $ 3.00 2021 7,408
Meyers Falls Unit 2 WA 1,403 $ 3.00 2021 1,403
Meyers Falls Unit I WA 4,209 $ 3.00 2021 4,209
Meyers Falls Unit B WA 2 $ 3.00 2021 2
Unknown NM 22,512 $ 4.s8 202t/2022 22,512
Rathdrum Solar ID 2 $202t 2
Grand Total $4.09 81,052
Tables 3 and 4 below provide a detailed break-down of administrative and marketing costs.
These expenses correlate to the overall project expenses and program budget as provided in
reporting requirement No. 5.
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Table 3 - 2021 Labor Expenoes
Expense Type Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug sep Oct Nov Dec Grand
Total
340 Regular Payroll -
NU
$382 $864 $ r,373 $2,481 $t, I 6l $956 $350 $r,063 $ I,48 r $ 1,936 $r,071 $1,326 $r4,445
509 Pay Ben lnj &
Dam
$s $12 $20 $37 $17 $13 $5 $ls $21 $2e $15 $1e $20e
510 Payroll Benefits
loadins
$r67 $390 $652 $1,203 $s4r $436 $rs8 $s00 $697 $930 $486 $60s $6;164
5ll Non-Service
Loadine
$16 $14 ($15)($301 ($17)($l+1 ($tz1 ($:s1 ($4e1 ($o+1 ($41)($3e)($2eo)
512 lncentive
Loadins-NU
$21 $48 $76 $ 136 $64 $53 $19 $s8 $81 $78 $31 s44 $710
515 Payroll Tax
loadine
$31 $69 $l r0 $198 $99 $sl $30 $e3 $130 $r 69 $e5 $t l6 $1,221
516 Inctv Pyrll Tax $2 $4 $7 $12 $6 $5 $2 $s $7 $10 $5 $7 $72
520 Payroll Time Off
loadins
$63 $143 $230 $422 $197 $163 $60 $l8 r $2s4 $344 $220 $27s $2,5s0
Grand Total $687 $r.s45 $2.452 $4.454 $2.067 $1.693 $612 s1.880 s2.622 $3.432 $1.884 $2.352 $25.681
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Table 4 - 2021 Non-Labor Expenses
Accounting
Period
Expenditure Type Vendor Name Transaction Description Transaction
Amount
Feb 202I 885 Miscellaneous One Energy Renewables REC's for My Clean Energy Program $26,2s0
Feb 2021 910 Postage Walts Mailing Service Postage For My Clean Energy Newsletter $824
Mar 2021 810 Advertising Expenses Hanna & Associates Inc Admin MCE bill insert creative $s8s
Mar202l 8 l0 Advertising Expenses Hanna & Associates Inc Sales Tax $4
Apr 2021 8 I 0 Advertising Expenses National Color Graphics Inc MCE bill inserts April bill run.$3,3 r 7
Apr 2021 885 Miscellaneous Sheep Creek Hydro Inc My Clean Energy REC Purchase $r,802
May 2021 810 Advertising Expenses Hanna & Associates Inc Jan MCE bill insert creative $925
May 2021 820 Computer Equip Software Hanna & Associates Inc Creative for MCE April bill insert.$265
May 2021 885 Miscellaneous Hydro Technology Systans Inc REC's for My Clean Energy Program $6,584
June 2021 010 General Services Wregis My Clean Energy REC transfers $254
Atug202l 8 I 0 Advertising Expenses National Color Graphics Inc National Color Graphics - bill insert $2,709
Sept 2021 810 Advertising Expenses Hanna & Associates Inc MCE bill insert $148
Sept 2021 810 Advertising Expenses Lisa Mccathren Design Llc MCE newsletter design $638
Sept 2021 910 Postage Walts Mailing Service Postage For Avista My Clean Energy
Newsletter
$21 I
Sept 2021 915 Printing SJI 09 RICOH inv #80039505701202109 $75
Sept 2021 915 Printing National Color Graphics Inc My Clean Energy Bill Insert $3,359
Nov 2021 885 Miscellaneous Go2 Markets Inc Payment for REC's, My Clean Energy
Program
$r 73,2s0
Nov 2021 910 Postage My Clean Energy Lh - Deborah
Abrahamson
$354
Nov 2021 415 Material Issues Manual Issues s222
Nov 2021 530 Stores/Material Loading $t6
Nov 2021 532 Materials TaxlFght
Loadins
$7
Dec202l 885 Miscellaneous Ew Merritt Farms REC Purchase for My Clean Energy
Program
$8,7s0
Grand Total $230,549
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Table 5 - 2021 Program Fund Balance
Project
Costs
OH Cost
Adj
Return on
Plant and
Service
Generatlon
Offset
Purchased
RECs
Accruals
Idaho
Revenues
Washington
Revenues
77703016 $34r'..998TE,Energy @
Mkt
REC Purch
Expense
Accruals &
Reversals
Conversion
Factor -
0.994549
Conversion
Factor -
0.955631
Sum GL
Jan-21 $ 687.28 $ 15.0e $ 701.25 $ (13.7e)$ (5,547.59)$(12,653.51)$(r 14,r06.14)$(l 14,106.18)
Feb-'21 $2,368.85 $ 33.42 $ 701.25 $ (40.6e)$ 26250.00 $ (5,545.61)$(12,755.76)$ (103,094.68)$(103,094.72)
Mar-21 $3,040.74 $ 53.37 $ 701.25 $ (s0.78)$ (6,019.01)$(13,783.07)$ (l 19,152.18)$(tt9,152.22)
Apr-21 $7,770.86 s 61.81 $ 701.25 $ (e3.28)$ 1,802.00 $ (5,5,14.61)$(13,330.10)s (t27,784.25)$(127,7U.29)
May-21 $3,257.16 $ 4.20 $ 701.25 $ (86.71)$ 6,s84.00 $ (5,595.33)$ (13,606.27)$ (136,485.9s)$(136,48s.99)
Jun-21 $1,947.61 $ 34.50 $ 701.2s $ (l8l.e4)$ (5,667.93)$ (18,543.06)$ (158,195.53)$(158,195.56)
Jul-21 $ 6r r.83 $ 12.94 $ 701.25 $ (326.08)$ (5,636.1 l)$ (l 8,510.57)$ (181,342.27)$(181,342.30)
Aug-21 $4,589.38 $ 39.35 $ 701.2s $ (158.33)$ (5,573.45)$ (18,327.09)$ (200,071.17)$(200,071.20)
Sep2l $7,052.90 $ s3.90 $ 70r.25 $ (14e.64)$ (5,608.26)$ (18,432.21)$ (216,453.23)$(216,4s3.22)
Oct-21 $3,431.78 $ 48.s1 $ 701.2s $ (e7.le)$ (5,489.91)$ (18,505.79)$ (236,364.58)$(236,364.60)
Nov-21 $2,128.02 $ 53.90 $ 701.25 $ (28.2s)$173,250.00 $ (5,206.78)$ (18,479.86)$ (83,946.30)$ (83,946.32)
Dec-21 $2,705.81 $ 52.83 $ 701.25 $ (r 1.30)$ 8,750.00 $ (5,178.29)$ (18,397.64)$ (95,323.63)$ (94,970.68)
Grand
Total
$39,5y2.22 $ 503.82 $ 8,415 $(1,237.9E)$2r6,636.00 $ (66612.Ee)$(19s324.94)over
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Table 6 - 2021 Program Expensec
2021 Sch 95Revenue
Gross
Revenue Converclon
Factor
Net Rcvenue
WA $2M,376 0.955631 0.956069 $ 195,325
II)$67,472 0.994549 0.949622 $ 66,613
$271,848 $ 261,938
Project Coctr:
010 Genoral Services $2s4.49
340 Regular Payroll - NU $ 14,444.75
415 Material IssueVStores s244.32
509 Pay Ben Inj & Dam $ 209.09
510 Payroll Benefits loading s 6,763.63
5 I I Non-Service Loading $ (28e.73)
5 12 Incentivs Loading-Nu $ 709.66
515 Pawoll Tax loading $ 1,220.72
516 Inactive Payroll Tax $72.26
520 Payroll Time Offloading $ 2,550.23
8I0 Advertising Expense,s $ 8,325.17
820 Computer Equip Softwee $ 265.00
910 Postage $ 1,3EE.64
915 Printing $ 3,433.99
RECs purch$cd $ 216,636
Power SuDply solar ofrret $ 8,415.00
Overhead cost adluctment $ s03.82
Generatlon ofrcet (credtt)$ (1237.e8)
Revenue olTset $ 261,938
Net (BenelltVCosb $ 1,971
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Program Promotion and Education
In March and April of 2021, Avista began promoting the new 100% Match option for
customers through email communications, bill inserts, website updates, and social media
messaging. This outreach targeted existing, former, and new program participants.
With the implerrentation of the 100% Match program, the Company also offered a "Plant a
Tree" campaign with the local Lands Council. For every new 100% Match or Regional Block
program enrollment, or transition from the National Block prograrn to the Regional Block or 100%
Match program, Avista donates $1.00 to plant a tree. The Lands Council's mission is to help
protect and revitalize the forests by planting trees in Avista's Idaho and Washington service
territories. This promotion ran from March 2021 through October 2021 and rezulted in a program
donation of $823 to the Lands Council. Note, this donation has not yet been processed and will
be reflected in the 2022 frnarrcials.
Additionally, in March 202l,the Company conducted an annual Net Promoter Score (NPS)
survey which saw an increase in the number of customers who indicated being a promoter of the
progftrm, rather than neutral or detacting, compared to 2020 results. These results indicate our
recent efforts to promote and show the value of the program is being recognized by customers.
My Clean Energy Net Promotor Score
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
2019 20272020
-
Year ----. linqff (Yea1)
Lastly, existing My Clean Energy program customers received an annual subscriber newsletter
in August 2021 and another promotional bill insert was sent to all customers in September 2021.
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Product Label
Table 7 below includes the 'program content label' commonly associated with meeting
environmental and consumer-protection standards set forth by the nonprofit Center for Resource
Solutions.
Table 7 -z02lHistorical Product Content Label*
Generation facilities' location:20o/oWA,gYoCA,7l% NM
Energy Resource Mix:7 l%o W ind, 20o/o Hydro, 9% Solar
* These figures reflect the RECs purchased on behalf of ldaho and Washington My Clean Energy customers in202l
Detailed Grant Proj ect Information
There were no gants provided ln2021and no current grant plans for 2022, however, we
are monitoring the program budget and evaluating the surplus threshold needed to offer grants
again. If the REC market stabilizes in pricing n 2022, we hope to begin building a zufficient
surplus budget to allow for grant opportunities.
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