20040316Notice of Vacated Prehearing.pdf

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
March 16 2004
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF
VISTA CORPORATION FOR AUTHORITY
TO INCREASE ITS RATES AND CHARGES
FOR ELECTRIC AND NATURAL GAS
SERVICE TO ELECTRIC AND NATURAL GAS
CUSTOMERS IN THE STATE OF IDAHO.
CASE NOS. A VU-O4-
A VU -O4-
NOTICE OF VACATED PRE-
HEARING CONFERENCE
On February 6, 2004, Avista Corporation dba Avista Utilities (Avista; Company)
filed an Application with the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (Commission) for authority to
increase the Company s general rates for electric and natural gas service by averages of 24.1 %
and 9.2%, respectively. If approved, Company revenues for electric base retail rates would
increase by $35.2 million annually; Company revenues for natural gas service would increase by
$4.7 million annually. A proposed reduction in the Company s current Power Cost Adjustment
(PCA) surcharge rate is also requested. The net amount of actual increase varies by class of
customer and usage.
The Commission is informed that A vista, Commission Staff and the intervening
parties, Potlatch Corporation and Couer Silver Valley, Inc. have agreed to proposed scheduling
in this case. The Commission has reviewed the proposed scheduling and found it acceptable.
There being no additional issues the parties wish to present, it was agreed by the parties that the
March 16, 2004, pre-hearing conference should be vacated.
In consideration of the foregoing YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that pursuant to
agreement of the parties and the Commission, the pre-hearing conference in Case
No. A VU-04-1 and A VU-04-1 previously scheduled for March 16, 2004, is vacated. A
Notice of Scheduling and aN otice of Parties will be issued forthwith.
NOTICE OF VACATED
PRE-HEARING CONFERENCE
DATED at Boise, Idaho this
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NOTICE OF V ACA TED
PRE-HEARING CONFERENCE
11t day of March 2004.
fi~-PAUL KJEL DER, PRESIDENT
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MARSHA H. SMITH, COMMISSIONER