20080922notice_of_vacated_hearing.pdf

Offce of the Secretar
Service Date
September 22, 2008
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION
OF A VISTA CORPORATION FOR THE
AUTHORITY TO INCREASE ITS RATES
AN CHARGES FOR ELECTRIC AND
NATURAL GAS SERVICE TO ELECTRIC
AND NATURAL GAS CUSTOMERS IN THE
STATE OF IDAHO
)
) CASE NOS. A VU-E-08-01) A VU-G-08-01
)
) NOTICEOF
) VACATED HEARING
)
On April 3, 2008, Avista Corporation dba Avista Utilties (Avista; Company) fied an
Application with the Idaho Public Utilties Commission (Commission) for authority to recover
$32.3 milion (16.7%) in additional anual electrc revenue and $4.7 milion (5.8%) in additional
anua natural gas revenue.
On August 8, 2008, a Stipulation and Proposed Settlement was filed with the
Commission purorting to resolve all issues raised in this proceeding. Under the terms of the
Stipulation, Avista would be authorized to recover $23.2 milion (11.98%) in additional anual
electrc revenue and $3.9 milion (4.7%) in additional anual natual gas revenue. On August
12, 2008, the Commission issued a Notice of Proposed Settlement and an Amended Notice of
Scheduling and Hearng. A techncal and evidentiar hearing on the Settlement Stipulation was
held on August 28, 2008 in Boise. Public hearngs in nortern Idaho on the Settlement
Stipulation were held on August 27 and 28, 2008. The deadline for filing written comments
regarding the Proposed Settlement was September 5, 2008.
The Commission in its August 12, 2008 Notice of Proposed Settlement retaed the
previously established September 23-25, 2008 technical hearng dates (for the Company's
genera rate case) in the event a fuher scheduling conference was required. YOU AR
HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Commission has considered the record in Case Nos. A VU-E-08-
01 and AVU-G-08-01 and finds it reasonable to vacate the September 23-25, 2008 techncal
hearing dates.
NOTICE OF VACATED HEARIG 1
DATED at Boise, Idaho this ~~ day of September 2008.
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NOTICE OF VACATED HEARIG 2