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Avista Requests to Resume Natural Gas Energy Efficiency Programs
in ldaho
Price adjustment would take effect Jan. 1, 2016
SPOKANE, Wash. Nov. 13, 2015,1:30 p.m. PST: Avista filed an application with the ldaho
Public Utilities Commission (IPUC or Commission) requesting to resume natural gas energy
efficiency programs and an increase to Schedule 191, "Energy Efficiency Rider Adjustment."
Schedule 191 is designed to fund the programs and recover the costs incurred by Avista
associated with providing natural gas energy efficiency services to customers. The estimated
annual revenue change associated with this filing is an increase of approximately $1.25 million
for natural gas Schedule 191 , or an increase of 1.7 percent in overall billed rates, to be effective
Jan. 1,2016.
lf the request is approved, Avista residential customers using an average of 61 therms per
month could expect their bill to increase by $t . t 1 , beginning Jan. 1, 2016.
Rate Application Procedure
Avista's application is a proposal, subject to public review and a Commission decision. A copy
of the application is available for public review at the offices and websites of both the
Commission and Avista (reference AVU-G-15-03). The Commission will conduct a
comprehensive review of Avista's application and will seek public input on the request. lf you
would like to submit comments on this proposed increase, you can do so by going to the
Commission website at www.puc.idaho.gov or mailing comments to:
ldaho PUC
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, lD 83720-0074
You may subscribe to the Commission's RSS feed to receive periodic updates about the case.
More lnformation
For more information about the proposed increase, comfort level billing, conservation tips,
energy assistance programs, and bill payment plans, visit www.avistautilities.com or call 1-800-
227-9187.
About Avista Gorp.
Avista Corp. is an energy company involved in the production, transmission and distribution of
energy as well as other energy-related businesses. Avista Utilities is our operating division that
provides electric service to 369,000 customers and naturalgas to 329,000 customers. lts
service territory covers 30,000 square miles in eastern Washington, northern ldaho and parts of
southern and eastern Oregon, with a population of 1.6 million. Alaska Energy and Resources
Company is an Avista subsidiary that provides retail electric service in the city and borough of
Juneau, Alaska, through its subsidiary Alaska Electric Light and Power Company. Avista stock
is traded under the ticker symbol 'AVA." For more information about Avista, please visit
www.avistacorp.com.
This news release contains forward-looking statements regarding the company's current
expectations. Forward-looking statements are all statements other than historical facts. Such
statements speak only as of the date of the news release and are subject to a variety of risks
and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the company's control, which could cause actual
results to differ materially from the expectations. These risks and uncertainties include, in
addition to those discussed herein, all of the factors discussed in the company's Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31 ,2014 and the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended Sept. 30, 2015.
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