20230912Comments of the Commission Staff.pdf

ADAM TRIPLETT DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
PO BOX 83720 BOISE, IDAHO 83720-0074 [phone]IDAHO BAR NO. 10221
Street Address for Express Mail: 11331 W CHINDEN BLVD, BLDG 8, SUITE 201-A BOISE, ID 83714
Attorney for the Commission Staff
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BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF A VISTA CORPORA TIO N'S ANNUAL POWER COST ADJUSTMENT ("PCA") APPLICATION
) ) CASE NO. A VU-E-23-08
) COMMENTS OF THE
) COMMISSION STAFF ___________________)
COMMISSION STAFF ("STAFF") OF the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, by and
through its Attorney of record, Adam Triplett, Deputy Attorney General, submits the following
comments.
BACKGROUND
On July 31, 2023, Avista Corporation ("Company"), filed its annual Power Cost
Adjustment ("PCA") Application. The PCA is an annual adjustment mechanism that tracks
changes in revenues and costs associated with variations in hydroelectric generation, secondary
prices, thermal fuel costs, and changes in power contract revenues and expenses.
The Company requested the Commission approve a PCA surcharge rate of 0.499¢ per
kWh to be effective from October 1, 2023, to September 30, 2024. The Company noted that the
proposed PCA surcharge is an increase from the 0.150¢ per kWh currently approved per Order
No. 35543. If approved, the new PCA surcharge would represent an overall increase in revenue
of approximately $10.9 million or 4.3% in Company revenues when accounting for the
STAFF COMMENTS SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
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