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Filing UE - 220053

Company: Avista Corporation
DBA: 16457, Avista Utilities#, #
Filing Type: Tariff Revision
Case Status: Formal
Dates (Opened & Effective): 01/21/2022 & 02/21/2022
Summary: General Rate Case for a Two-Year Rate Plan which would begin with new base rates effective in December 2022 (Rate Year 1) and December 2023 (Rate Year 2). For Rate Year 1, the proposed increases reflect an electric base rate relief of approximately $52.9 million, or 9.6%. Concurrent with the effective date of this rate case, the Company proposes to return to customers estimated incremental deferred Customer Tax Benefits of approximately $25.5 million for electric over a two-year amortization period, through Tariff Schedule 78 titled “Residual Tax Customer Credit” -offsetting in part the Company’s requested electric Rate Year 1 base rate relief in effect from December 2022 and continuing through the two-year Rate Plan. The overall net increase for Rate Year 1 on a billed basis, after reflecting the “Residual Tax Customer Credit” offset, would be 7.4% for electric operations. For Rate Year 2 of the Two-Year Rate Plan, the proposed increases reflect an electric base rate relief of $17.1 million, or 2.8%, effective December 2023. The Company’s request is based on a proposed rate of return of 7.31% with a common equity ratio of 48.5% and a 10.25% return on equity.

 

Document Type Date Description
Letter 08/19/2022 Letter advising they will not be filing Rebuttal Testimony to Public Counsel's Response Testimony, on behalf of The Alliance of Western Energy Consumers, from Sommer Moser. (via web portal)
Letter 08/19/2022 Letter, on behalf of Staff, from Joe Dallas.
Notice of Hearing 08/12/2022 Notice of Virtual Public Comments Hearing (Set for Wednesday, September 7, 2022, at 6 p.m.).
Workpapers 08/05/2022 Redacted Workpapers of Sebastian Coppola, Robert Earle and David Garrett, on behalf of Public Counsel, from Nina Suetake. (via web portal)
Testimony 07/29/2022 Redacted Testimony and Exhibits of Aaron Tam, Corey Dahl, Andrea Crane, David Garrett, Robert Earle and Sebastian Coppola, on behalf of Public Counsel, from Nina Suetake. (via web portal)
Testimony 07/29/2022 Supplemental Joint Testimony in Support of the Colstrip Tracker and Tariff Schedule 99, on behalf of Avista Corporation, from David Meyer. (via web portal)
Notice 07/15/2022 Notice of Withdrawal of Shawn Collins, on behalf of The Energy Project, from Yochanan Zakai. (via web portal)
Order - Other 07/11/2022 Order 08/02 Granting Petition for Interlocutory Review, in Part; Approving Proposed Budget Subject to Condition.
Testimony 07/08/2022 Testimony of Bradley T. Cebulko in support of the Full Multiparty Settlement Stipulation, on behalf of The Energy Project, from Yochanan Zakai. (via web portal)
Testimony 07/08/2022 Revised Joint Testimony in support of the full multiparty settlement stipulation, on behalf of Avista Corporation d/b/a Avista Utilities, from David Meyer. (via web portal)
Testimony 07/08/2022 Joint Testimony in Support of the Full Multiparty Settlement Stipulation, on behalf of Avista, Commission Staff, Alliance of Western Energy Consumers, NW Energy Coalition, The Energy Project, Sierra Club, Walmart and Small Business Utilities Advocates, from David Meyer. (via web portal)
Transcript 06/21/2022 Transcript; Volume 3; June 21, 2022, 2022; Pages 71-80. (via email)
Notice 06/30/2022 Notice of Potential Ex Parte Communication and Notice of Workshop (Set for Monday, July 25, 2022, at 9:30 a.m.).
Document 06/28/2022 Full Multiparty Settlement Stipulation, on behalf of Avista Corporation d/b/a Avista Utilities, from David Meyer. (via web portal)
Motion 06/28/2022 Motion to Accept Full Multiparty Settlement Stipulation, on behalf of Avista Corporation d/b/a Avista Utilities, from David Meyer. (via web portal)
Notice of Hearing 06/22/2022 Notice Adopting Agreed Procedural Schedule and Notice of Hearing (set for Wednesday, September 21, 2022, at 9:30 a.m.).
Notice of Hearing 06/13/2022 Notice Suspending Procedural Schedule and Notice of Virtual Status Conference (Set for Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at 11 a.m.)
Notice - Appearance 06/10/2022 Notice of Appearance of Jim Dennison, on behalf of Sierra Club, from Miriam Raffel-Smith. (via web portal)
Petition 06/06/2022 Petition for Interlocutory Review, on behalf of the Small Business Utility Advocates (SBUA), from Jeff Winmill. (via web portal)
Confidentiality Agreement 06/03/2022 Confidentiality Agreement of Jim Dennison, on behalf of Sierra Club, from Miriam Raffel-Smith. (via web portal)
Confidentiality Agreement 06/01/2022 Confidentiality Agreement signed by Sally Brown, on behalf of Staff, from Sally Brown.
Notice - Appearance 06/01/2022 Notice of Substitution of Counsel, on behalf of Staff, from Sally Brown
Order - Consolidation 05/27/2022 Order 07/01, Granting Motion to Consolidate.
Order - Other 05/27/2022 Order 06 Approving and Rejecting Proposed Budgets for Fund Grants.
Motion 05/16/2022 Motion to Consolidate, on behalf of Staff, from Jennifer Cameron-Rulkowski
Document 04/25/2022 Proposed Budget, on behalf of Small Business Utility Advocates, from Jeff Winmill. (via web portal)
Document 04/22/2022 Proposed Budget, on behalf of NW Energy Coalition, from Irion Sanger. (via web portal)
Document 04/22/2022 Proposed Budget, on behalf of Alliance of Western Energy Consumers, from Jesse Gorsuch. (via web portal)
Document 04/21/2022 Proposed Budget, on behalf of The Energy Project, from Yochanan Zakai. (via web portal)
Confidentiality Agreement 04/19/2022 Confidentiality Agreement signed by John Wilson, on behalf of Staff, from Jennifer Cameron-Rulkowski.
Notice 04/18/2022 Notice of Potential Ex Parte Communication and Notice of Filing in Recessed Open Meeting Docket (Set for April 27, 2022, at 1:30 p.m.)
Confidentiality Agreement 04/15/2022 Confidentiality Agreement signed by James Harvey, on behalf of Staff, from Jennifer Cameron-Rulkowski.
Confidentiality Agreement 04/14/2022 Confidentiality Agreement signed by Paul Chernick, on behalf of Commission Staff, from Jennifer Cameron-Rulkowski.
Confidentiality Agreement 04/14/2022 Confidentiality Agreements signed by Jennifer Weberski and James Wilson, on behalf of Small Business Utility Advocates, from Jeff Winmill. (via web portal)
Confidentiality Agreement 04/08/2022 Confidentiality Agreements signed by expert Ronald Binz, on behalf of the NW Energy Coalition, from Irion Sanger. (via web portal)
Confidentiality Agreement 04/07/2022 Confidentiality Agreements signed by Alex Tellez, Byron Harmon and Natalie Roberts, on behalf of Staff, from Jennifer Cameron-Rulkowski.
Confidentiality Agreement 04/01/2022 Confidentiality Agreement signed by Bradley Cebulko, on behalf of The Energy Project (TEP), from Yochanan Zakai. (via web portal)
Order - Other 03/24/2022 Order 05 Granting Requests for Case Certification.
MAIN SERVICE LIST 07/15/2022 MAIN SERVICE LIST
Confidentiality Agreement 03/21/2022 Signed Confidentiality Agreements of James Van Nostrand, Edward Burgess, Ron Nelson, and Alex Pfeifer-Rosenblum, on behalf of Sierra Club, from Miriam Raffel-Smith. (via web portal)
Response - Bench Request 03/18/2022 Response to Bench Request No. 1, on behalf of The Energy Project, from Yochanan Zakai. (via web portal)
Response - Bench Request 03/18/2022 Response to Bench Request No. 2, on behalf of Small Business Utility Advocates (SBUA), from Jeff Winmill. (via web portal)
Response - Bench Request 03/18/2022 Response to Bench Request No.1, on behalf of NW Energy Coalition, from Irion Sanger. (via web portal)
Report 03/18/2022 Revised Electric Summary, on behalf of Avista Corporation d/b/a Avista Utilities, from David Meyer. (via web portal)
Notice - Bench Request 03/16/2022 Notice of Bench Request No. 1 and No. 2 (Friday, March 18, 2022)
Confidentiality Agreement 03/11/2022 Confidentiality Agreement signed by Sommer Moser, on behalf of the Alliance of Western Energy Consumers, from Jesse Gorsuch. (via web portal)
Notice 03/09/2022 Notice of Withdrawal of Counsel, on behalf of the Alliance of Western Energy Consumers, from Jesse Gorsuch. (via web portal)
Notice - Appearance 03/09/2022 Notice of Appearance of Sommer J. Moser, on behalf of The Alliance of Western Energy Consumers, from Jesse Gorsuch. (via web portal)
Transcript 02/28/2022 Transcript; Volume 2; February 28, 2022; Pages 42-70. (via email)
Confidentiality Agreement 03/08/2022 Confidentiality Agreement signed by Irion Sanger, Joni Sliger, Ellie Hardwick, Annabel Drayton, Fred Huette, Lauren McCloy, F. Diego Rivas, and Amy Wheeless, on behalf of NW Energy Coalition, from Irion Sanger. (via web portal)
Agreement 03/09/2022 Washington Interim Participatory Funding Agreement Signature Addendum, on behalf of Small Business Utility Advocates, from Jeff Winmill. (via web portal)
Notice 03/09/2022 Request for Case Certification and Notice of Intent to Request a Fund Grant, on behalf of Small Business Utility Advocates (SBUA), from Jeff Winmill. (via web portal)
Notice 03/08/2022 Request for Case Certification and Notice of Intent to Request a Fund Grant, on behalf of NW Energy Coalition, from Irion Sanger. (via web portal)
Notice - Appearance 03/08/2022 Notice of Appearance of James Van Nostrand, on behalf of Sierra Club, from Miriam Raffel-Smith. (via web portal)
Notice 03/07/2022 Notice of Potential Ex Parte Communication.
Order - Prehearing Conference 03/01/2022 Order 04 Second Prehearing Conference Order.
Notice 02/28/2022 Request for Case Certification and Notice of Intent to Request a Fund Grant, on behalf of The Energy Project, from Yochanan Zakai. (via web portal)
Document 02/28/2022 Transcript Verification; Date: 02/28/22; Time: 1:30-2:13 pm; Pages: 27; Expedited: No; (via email)
Petition 02/28/2022 Petition for Case Certification and Notice of Intent, on behalf of Alliance of Western Energy Consumers, from Jesse Gorsuch. (via web portal)
Notice - Appearance 02/28/2022 Notice of Appearance of Jennifer Weberski, on behalf of Small Business Utility Advocates, from Jeff Winmill. (via web portal)
Confidentiality Agreement 02/25/2022 Confidentiality Agreement signed by Glenn Watkins, Patrick Horne and Jennifer Dolen, on behalf of Public Counsel, from Brice Hartman. (via web portal)
Document 02/25/2022 Washington Interim Participatory Funding Agreement, on behalf Avista Corporation, d/b/a Avista Utilities from David Meyer. (via web portal)
Transcript 02/14/2022 Transcript; Volume 1; February 14, 2022; Pages 1-41. (via email)
Confidentiality Agreement 02/22/2022 Confidentiality Agreement signed by Robert Earle, on behalf of Public Counsel, from Brice Hartman. (via web portal)
Confidentiality Agreement 02/22/2022 Confidentiality Agreements signed by Alex Kronauer, Steve Chriss and Vicki Baldwin, on behalf of Walmart, Inc., from Vicki Baldwin. (via web portal)
Petition 02/18/2022 Petition to Intervene, on behalf of the Avista Corporation d/b/a Avista Utilities, from David Meyer. (via web portal)
Response 02/18/2022 Response to Walmart's Late-Filed Petition to Intervene, on behalf of Staff, from Jennifer Cameron-Rulkowski.
Confidentiality Agreement 02/18/2022 Confidentiality Agreement signed by Jeff Winmill and James Birkelund, on behalf of Small Business Utility Advocates, from Jeff Winmill. (via web portal)
Notice 02/17/2022 Notice of Opportunity to Respond (Due by February 22, 2022).
Confidentiality Agreement 02/17/2022 Confidentiality Agreement signed by Sebastian Coppola, on behalf of Public Counsel, from Brice Hartman. (via web portal)
Confidentiality Agreement 02/17/2022 Confidentiality Agreement signed by Chris McGuire, on behalf of Staff, from Jennifer Cameron-Rulkowski
Confidentiality Agreement 02/17/2022 Confidentiality Agreement signed by Gloria Smith, on behalf of Sierra Club, from Miriam Raffel-Smith. (via web portal)
Petition 02/16/2022 Late Filed Petition to Intervene, on behalf of Walmart, Inc., from Vicki Baldwin. (via web portal)
Order - Prehearing Conference 02/16/2022 Order 03 Prehearing Conference Order; Notice of Hearing (Set for Wednesday, September 21, 2022, at 9:30 a.m.)
Petition 02/16/2022 Petition to Intervene, on behalf of Walmart, Inc., from Vicki Baldwin. (via web portal)
Notice - Appearance 02/16/2022 Notice of Appearance of Vicki Baldwin, on behalf of Walmart, Inc., from Vicki Baldwin. (via web portal)
Notice - Workshop 02/11/2022 Notice of Appearance of Jeff Winmill, on behalf of Small Business Utility Advocates, from Jeff Winmill. (via web portal)
Confidentiality Agreement 02/10/2022 Confidentiality Agreements signed by Yochanan Zakai, Stacy Lee and Shawn Collins, on behalf of The Energy Project (TEP), from Yochanan Zakai. (via web portal)
Notice - Appearance 02/08/2022 Notice of Appearance, on behalf of the NW Energy Coalition, on behalf of Irion Sanger. (via web portal)
Notice - Appearance 02/08/2022 Notice of Appearance of Gloria Smith, on behalf of Sierra Club, from Miriam Raffel-Smith. (via web portal)
Petition 02/08/2022 Petition to Intervene, on behalf of the NW Energy Coalition, from Irion Sanger. (via web portal)
Petition 02/08/2022 Petition to Intervene, on behalf of Sierra Club, from Miriam Raffel-Smith. (via web portal)
Confidentiality Agreement 02/07/2022 Confidentiality Agreements signed by Jennifer Cameron-Rulkowski, Jeff Roberson, Nash Callaghan, Harry Fukano, Joe Dallas, Daniel J. Teimouri, David C. Parcell, Kristen Hillstead, Amy White, David Gomez, Deborah Reynolds, Hanna Navarro, Heather Moline, Jennifer Snyder, Mark Vasconi, Molly Brewer, Sean Mayo, Joanna Huang, Andrew Rector, Andrew Roberts, Betty Erdahl, David Panco, Jade Jarvis, Joel Nightingale, Kathi Scanlan, Margrete Jordahl, Jim Woodward, and Jason Ball, on behalf of Staff, from Jennifer Cameron-Rulkowski
Confidentiality Agreement 02/04/2022 Confidentiality Agreements for Tyler Pepple, Brent Coleman, Jesse Gorsuch, Bradley Mullins, and Lance Kaufman, from Jesse Gorsuch. (via web portal)
Petition 02/04/2022 Petition to Intervene, on behalf of the Alliance of Western Energy Consumers (AWEC), from Jesse Gorsuch. (via web portal)
Confidentiality Agreement 02/04/2022 Confidentiality Agreements of Nina Suetake, Ann Paisner, Lisa Gafken, Brice Hartman, Chanda Mak, Thomas Johnson, Corey Dahl, Aaron Tam, Shay Bauman, Stephanie Chase, David Garrett and Andrea Crane, on behalf of Public Counsel, from Brice Hartman. (via web portal)
Notice of Hearing 02/03/2022 Notice of Virtual Prehearing Conference (Set for February 14, 2022, at 10:30 a.m.) and Notice of Second Virtual Prehearing Conference (Set for February 28, 2022, at 1:30 p.m.)
Petition 02/01/2022 Petition to Intervene, on behalf of The Energy Project, from Yochanan Zakai. (via web portal)
Notice - Appearance 02/01/2022 Notice of Appearance of Nina Suetake, Ann Paisner and Lisa Gafken, on behalf of Public Counsel, from Nina Suetake. (via web portal)
Order - Protective 01/31/2022 Order 02, Protective Order
Workpapers 01/28/2022 Revised Workpapers, on behalf of Avista Corporation d/b/a Avista Utilities, from David Meyer. (via web portal)
Order - Complaint with Consolidation 01/27/2022 Order 01 Complaint and Order Suspending Tariff Revisions; Order of Consolidation.
Letter 01/26/2022 Letter, and Declaration of Kristen Hillstead, on behalf of Staff, from Jennifer Cameron-Rulkowski.
Notice - Appearance 01/25/2022 Notice of Appearance of Jennifer Cameron-Rulkowski, Jeff Roberson, Nash Callaghan, Harry Fukano, Joe Dallas and Dan Teimouri, on behalf of Staff, from Jennifer Cameron-Rulkowski.
Testimony 01/25/2022 Redacted Direct Testimony, on behalf of Avista Corporation d/b/a Avista Utilities, from David Meyer. (via web portal)
Workpapers 01/21/2022 Workpapers, on behalf of Avista Corporation d/b/a Avista Utilities, from David Meyer. (via web portal)
Initial Filing 01/21/2022 Revises Tariff No. WN U-28, on behalf of Avista Corporation d/b/a Avista Utilities, from David Meyer. (via web portal) (Hard Copy rec'd 4/18)