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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20210416Decision Memo.pdfDECISION MEMORANDUM 1 DECISION MEMORANDUM TO: COMMISSIONER KJELLANDER COMMISSIONER RAPER COMMISSIONER ANDERSON COMMISSION SECRETARY COMMISSION STAFF FROM: DAYN HARDIE DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL DATE: APRIL 16, 2021 SUBJECT: IN THE MATTER OF AVISTA’S 2021 NATURAL GAS INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLAN, CASE NO. AVU-G-21-02. On March 31, 2021, Avista Corporation d/b/a/ Avista Utilities (“Company”) filed its 2021 Natural Gas Integrated Resource Plan (“IRP”). The 2021 IRP identifies a strategic natural gas resource portfolio to meet customer demand requirements over the next 20 years. The Company filed its IRP by the deadline set in Order No. 34697, which extended the Company’s typical, August 31, 2020 filing deadline to April 1, 2021. See Order No. 34697. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the Commission issue a Notice of Filing and a Notice of Intervention Deadline, establishing a 21-day intervention period. COMMISSION DECISION Does the Commission wish to issue a Notice of Filing and Notice of Intervention Deadline, establishing a 21-day intervention period? Dayn Hardie Deputy Attorney General I:\Legal\GAS\AVU-G-20-02\AVUG2002_dec1_dh.docx