20230830Notice_of_Continued_Suspension_Order_No_35907.pdf

NOTICE OF CONTINUED SUSPENSION
ORDER NO. 35907 1
Office of the Secretary
Service Date
August 30, 2023

BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

On March 31, 2023, Avista Corporation, d/b/a Avista Utilities (“Avista” or “Company”)
applied for authority to modify its annual Power Cost Adjustment mechanism (“PCA”) to account
for costs associated with Washington’s Climate Commitment Act (“CCA”) allowances.
Application at 1. The Company requested a June 1, 2023, effective date.
The Commission issued a Notice of Application, Notice of Suspension of Proposed
Effective Date, and Notice of Intervention Deadline setting a deadline for interested persons to
intervene. Order No. 35747. No one intervened. Order No. 35747 suspended the Company’s June
1, 2023, proposed effective date until September 1, 2023.
Based on the complexity and scope of the CCA and potential impacts to Idaho customers,
the Commission finds additional time is needed to evaluate the Application. Therefore, the
Commission finds good cause exists under Idaho Code § 61-622 to grant additional time to review
the Application, and hereby suspends the effective date until November 1, 2023.
NOTICE OF CONTINUED SUSPENSION OF PROPOSED EFFECTIVE DATE
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Commission finds that the Company’s proposed
effective date does not provide adequate time to evaluate the Company’s proposal and its impacts
on Idaho customers. Pursuant to Idaho Code § 61-622, the Commission finds good cause exists to
grant additional time to review the Application, and hereby suspends the Company’s proposed
effective date until November 1, 2023, unless an order is entered accepting, rejecting, or modifying
the Company’s proposal set forth in the Application before then.
ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Company’s proposed effective date of June 1,
2023, is suspended until November 1, 2023, unless the Commission enters its order accepting,
rejecting, or modifying the Company’s proposal set forth in the Application before then.
IN THE MATTER OF AVISTA’S
APPLICATION FOR AN ACCOUNTING
ORDER TO MODIFY ITS POWER COST
ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM TO
ACCOUNT FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED
WITH WASHINGTON’S CLIMATE
COMMITMENT ACT ALLOWANCES

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CASE NO. AVU-E-23-04

NOTICE OF CONTINUED
SUSPENSION

ORDER NO. 35907
NOTICE OF CONTINUED SUSPENSION
ORDER NO. 35907 2
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that parties comply with Order No. 35375, issued April 21,
2022. Generally, all pleadings should be filed with the Commission electronically and will be
deemed timely filed when received by the Commission Secretary. See Rule 14.02. Service between
parties should continue to be accomplished electronically when possible. However, voluminous
discovery-related documents may be filed and served on CD-ROM or a USB flash drive.
DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho this 30th day of
August 2023.

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ERIC ANDERSON, PRESIDENT

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JOHN R. HAMMOND JR., COMMISSIONER

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EDWARD LODGE, COMMISSIONER
ATTEST:

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Jan Noriyuki
Commission Secretary

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