20150828Decision Memo.pdf

DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO:COMMISSIONER KJELLANDER
COMMISSIONER SMITH
COMMISSIONER RAPER
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEGAL
FROM:KARL KLEIN
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
DATE:AUGUST 28,2015
SUBJECT:AVISTA’S ANNUAL PGA FILING,CASE NO.AVU-G-15-02
On August 27,2015.Avista Corporation dba Avista Utilities filed its annual
Purchased Gas Cost Adjustment (PGA)Application asking to decrease its annualized revenues
by about $10.3 million (14.5%).Application at 1.’The Company says its proposal will not
affect its earnings,and will decrease rates for an average residential or small commercial
customer by $7.94 per month (13.4%).The Company asks that its Application be processed by
Modified Procedure,and that the new rates take effect November 1,2015.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the case be processed through Modified Procedure,with
comments due by October 9,2015,and a reply,if any,due by October 15,2015.
COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission wish to process this case through Modified Procedure,with
comments due by October 9,2015,and a reply,if any,due by October 15,2015.
Karl T.Klein
Deputy Attorney General
M:AVU-G-15-0 lkk
The PGA mechanism is used to adjust rates to reflect annual changes in the Company’s costs for the purchase of
natural gas from suppliers —including transportation,storage,and other related costs.
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