HomeMy WebLinkAbout20160926_5075.pdfDECISION MEMORANDUM
TO: COMMISSIONER KJELLANDER
COMMISSIONER RAPER
COMMISSIONER ANDERSON
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
FROM: DAPHNE HUANG
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
DATE: SEPTEMBER 19, 2016
SUBJECT: AVISTA’S 2016 INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLAN (IRP),
CASE NO. AVU-G-16-03
On August 31, 2016, Avista Corporation dba Avista Utilities filed its 2016 natural gas
Integrated Resource Plan (IRP). Per Commission Order, the Company must file an IRP
biennially – every even-numbered year. See Commission Order No. 25342, Case No. GNR-G-
93-2; and Order No. 32233, Case No. AVU-G-11-02.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Commission issue a Notice of Filing and a Notice of
Modified Procedure requesting written comments from interested persons. Given that this matter
is not time sensitive, and in light of several proceedings before the Commission that are, Staff
proposes that the deadline for comments in this matter be set for February 2, 2017.
COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission wish to issue a Notice of Filing and Notice of Modified
Procedure setting a February 2, 2017 comment deadline?
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