20240131Joint Petition.pdf

Avista Corp.
1411 East Mission, P.O. Box 3727
Spokane, Washington 99220-0500
Telephone [phone]
Toll Free 800-727-9170

Monica Barrios-Sanchez
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
11331 W. Chinden Blvd
Building 8, Suite 201-A
Boise, ID 83714

RE: Avista & The Regents of the University of Idaho - Joint Petition

Dear Ms. Barrios-Sanchez:

Enclosed for filing with the Commission is an electronic copy of the Avista and The Regents of
the University of Idaho Joint Petition for approval of a Solar Power Purchase Agreement.

Please direct any questions regarding this report to Michael Andrea at [phone] or myself
at 509-495-4584.

Sincerely,

/s/Paul Kimball

Paul Kimball
Manager of Compliance & Discovery
Avista Utilities
509-495-4584
[e-mail]

Enclosure
RECEIVED
Wednesday, January 31, 2024 10:46:33 AM
IDAHO PUBLIC
UTILITIES COMMISSION
CASE NO. AVU-E-24-02
Page - 1 JOINT PETITION OF AVISTA CORPORATION AND REGENTS OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (SOLAR FACILITY)
For Avista Corporation
Michael G. Andrea (ISB No. 8308)
Senior Counsel
Avista Corporation
1411 East Mission, MSC-17
Spokane, WA 99202
Phone: [phone]

For the Regents of the University of Idaho
Gregory M. Adams (ISB No. 7454)
Richardson Adams, PLLC
515 N. 27th Street
Boise, Idaho 83702
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]

BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

IN THE MATTER OF THE JOINT PETITION
OF AVISTA CORPORATION AND
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO
FOR APPROVAL OF POWER PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
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CASE NO. AVU-E-

JOINT PETITION OF AVISTA
CORPORATION AND THE REGENTS
OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO

Avista Corporation (“Avista”) and the Regents of the University of Idaho
(“University”) (collectively, the “Parties”) hereby petition the Idaho Public Utilities
Commission (“Commission”) for an order approving the Power Purchase Agreement
(“Agreement”) between Avista and the University for its 132.32 kW (AC) solar facility.
The Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit A.

Page - 2 JOINT PETITION OF AVISTA CORPORATION AND REGENTS OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (SOLAR FACILITY)
1. Names and Addresses of Petitioners
Avista Corporation
1411 East Mission Avenue
Spokane, WA 99202

Regents of the University of Idaho
Gregory M. Adams (ISB No. 7454)
Richardson Adams, PLLC
515 N. 27th Street
Boise, Idaho 83702
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]

2. Nature of Businesses
Avista is a corporation created and organized under the laws of the State of
Washington with its principal office in Spokane, Washington. Avista is an investor-
owned utility engaged in, among other things, the business of generating, transmitting,
and distributing electric power to wholesale and retail customers in Idaho and
Washington. Avista also provides natural gas service to customers in Idaho, Washington,
and Oregon. As such, Avista’s rates, charges, services and practices are regulated, in
part, by this Commission.
The University is a body politic and corporate organized and existing under the
constitution and laws of the State of Idaho that owns and operates a 132.32 kW solar
electric generation facility located at Moscow, Idaho (“Facility”). The Facility is
interconnected to Avista’s electrical system pursuant to the interconnection agreement
attached to the Agreement as Exhibit D. The Facility is a Qualifying Facility pursuant to
the Public Utility Regulatory Policies of Act of 1978 (“PURPA”).

Page - 3 JOINT PETITION OF AVISTA CORPORATION AND REGENTS OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (SOLAR FACILITY)
3. Names of Representatives
All communications, pleadings, and orders with respect to this proceeding should
be directed to:
For Avista Corporation:
Chris Drake
Manager Resource Optimization &
Avista Corporation
1411 E. Mission Ave., MSC-7
Spokane, WA 99202
Phone: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

For the Regents of the University of
Idaho:

Edith Pacillo
Senior Associate General Counsel
Office of General Counsel
322 E. Front Street
340G
Boise, Idaho 83702
Telephone [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Copy to: [e-mail]

Michael G. Andrea
Senior Counsel
Avista Corporation
1411 E. Mission Ave., MSC-17
Spokane, WA 99202
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

Gregory M. Adams (ISB No. 7454)
Richardson Adams, PLLC
515 N. 27th Street
Boise, Idaho 83702
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

4. Description of the Agreement
The original Power Purchase Agreement between the Parties for Facility, as
amended by the First Amended and Restated Power Purchase Agreement, (“Original
Agreement”) was approved by the Commission in Order No. 35440. The Original
Agreement expires by its terms on February 16, 2024. The Agreement submitted in this
filing is a renewal that will, subject to Commission approval, be effective upon the
expiration of the Original Agreement.
Page - 4 JOINT PETITION OF AVISTA CORPORATION AND REGENTS OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (SOLAR FACILITY)
The Agreement is substantially the same as the Original Agreement. Similar to
the arrangement under the Original Agreement, under the Agreement, the University
intends to use the output from the Facility to serve the University’s load. To the extent
that the Facility generates output in excess of University load, the University has elected
to sell, and Avista will purchase, all such output from the Facility at the avoided costs
calculated at the time of delivery, which shall be, for each hour in which the University
delivers such output to Avista at the Point of Delivery the Market Energy Price for such hour
expressed in $ per kWh multiplied by the total kWh delivered to Avista at the Point of
Delivery for such hour. Agreement Section 5.2.
In the Agreement, the Parties made minor modifications to the language in the
Original Agreement to update the Agreement to reflect Commission precedent.
Specifically, the Agreement includes a new Section 9.6 to address modifications to the
Facility consistent with Order No. 35705. The Agreement also contains language
reflecting the significance of Commission approval of any amendment to the Agreement.
The term of the Agreement is for a period of two years from the Effective Date.
As discussed above this Agreement replaces the Original Agreement, which expires by
its terms on February 16, 2024. Avista and the University respectfully request that the
Commission issue an order approving the Agreement with an Effective Date of February
17, 2022.

Page - 5 JOINT PETITION OF AVISTA CORPORATION AND REGENTS OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (SOLAR FACILITY)
5. Conclusion
Avista and the University jointly respectfully request that the Commission issue
an order accepting the Agreement as set forth herein.
Respectfully submitted this 31st day of January, 2024.
AVISTA CORPORATION

/s/Michael G. Andrea_________________
Michael G. Andrea
Senior Counsel

REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF
IDAHO

/s/ Gregory M. Adams_________________
Gregory M. Adams (ISB No. 7454)
Attorney for Regents of the University of
Idaho