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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

Avista - A Spokane legacy

Formerly the Washington Water Power Co., Avista has been a Spokane mainstay since 1889. On July 19, 2017, Avista announced it was being purchased by Canadian utilities company Hydro One. On Wednesday, December 5, 2018, that deal was rejected.

News >  Spokane

One image was selected to represent the vast holdings of the Henry Ford Museum in Michigan: It’s from Spokane

DEARBORN, Mich. –The logo for the Henry Ford Museum, the massive collection of cars, trains, planes and technology showcasing American ingenuity, isn’t the Model T that gave the museum’s founder much of his vast riches. Nor is it the dominating locomotive that towers over guests. Nor any of the presidential limos, including the one in which JFK was shot.
News >  Spokane

Then and Now: Washington Water Power building

The Washington Water Power Company formed in 1889 with a small group of investors, all of them focused on building a generating operation on the Spokane River’s lower falls just east of the Monroe Street Bridge. The citywide fire in August of that year spared the equipment and materials and construction continued.
News >  Business

Avista seeking rate increases for Idaho customers

Avista Utilities announced this week that it has reached a settlement agreement that would raise rates for Idaho customers by about 12% for electricity users and 1.6% for natural gas ratepayers effective on Sept. 1

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