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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20240220Letter of Agreement.pdfAvista Corp. 1411 East Mission P.O. Box 3727 Spokane. Washington 99220-0500 Telephone 509-489-0500 Toll Free 800-727-9170 February 20, 2024 Commission Secretary Idaho Public Utilities Commission 11331 W. Chinden Blvd. Bldg. 8, Ste. 201-A Boise, Idaho 83714 RE: Case No. AVU-E-22-02 Capacity Deficiency Period for the Avoided Cost Calculations Dear Commission Secretary: Avista Corporation dba Avista Utilities (Avista or the Company) received Staff’s letter filed on February 14, 2024 pertaining to Order No. 36056 in Case No. AVU-E-23-12 which establishes a new first capacity deficit date which occurs in 2033. Staff’s letter and corresponding attachments provide an update to the Surrogate Avoided Resource (“SAR”) Model and re-calculated avoided cost rates to reflect the new capacity deficit information. Avista has reviewed the attachments and would like to thank Staff for their update to the SAR model and agrees with Staff’s calculations. Please direct any questions regarding these comments to John Lyons at 509-495-8515. Sincerely, /s/Shawn Bonfield Shawn Bonfield Sr. Manager of Regulatory Policy & Strategy Avista Utilities 509-495-2782 shawn.bonfield@avistacorp.com RECEIVED Tuesday, February 20, 2024 11:53AM IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION