20160601Avista Letter of Agreement.pdf

Avista Corp.
l4l I East Mission P.O. Box 3727
Spokane, Washington 99220-0500
Telephone [phone]
TollFree 800-727-9170
VM: Electronic Mail
June 1,2016
Jean D. Jewell, Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
P O Box 83720
Boise, lD 83720-0074
RE: CASE NO. AVU-E-16-04
UPDATE TO PUBLISHED AVOIDED COST RATES TO REFLECT AN UPDATED
NATURAL GAS PRICE FORECAST OF THE U.S. ENERGY INFORMATION
ADMINISTRATION (ETA)
Dear Ms. Jewell:
Avista Corporation dba Avista Utilities (Avista or Company) received the letter from the Idaho
Public Utilities Commission (IPUC) dated May 27, 2016 notifying the Company of the annual
update to published avoided cost rates to reflect an updated natural gas price forecast of the U.S.
Energy Information Administration (EIA). The Company has reviewed the new published
avoided cost rates and agrees that the calculations are correct.
Please direct any questions on this matter to Clint Kalich at [phone] or myself at (509)
495-4975.
Sincerely,
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Linda Gervais
Manager, Regulatory Policy
Avista Utilities
I inda. gervais@avi stacorp.com