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• SNAP expecting federal aid for energy assistance

  January 6, 2011 in City on Page A5 With thousands of Spokane County families needing help with their heating bills this winter, federal assistance is expected, but it’s up to the new Congress to decide how much. “We … 2

• Downed trees cut power as snow piles up

  December 30, 2010 in City on Page A1 A major snowstorm that swept across the Inland Northwest on Wednesday triggered widespread accidents, closed major highways and knocked out power to thousands. At one point Wednesday night, Avista Utilities …

• Geothermal systems help tame energy bill

  December 21, 2010 in City on Page A5 In part, John Adrain bought his house in northwest Spokane for the great views of forests and peaks. But those views came at a premium. In the winter, the windows … 1

• Avista Idaho rates subject of workshop

  December 10, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page A7 Staff from the Idaho Public Utilities Commission will hold a Dec. 20 workshop on unresolved issues from the last Avista Utilities rate case. 2

• Wind brings hint of what’s ahead

  November 17, 2010 in City on Page A1 A powerful burst of wind, possibly in excess of 80 mph, knocked down a string of Avista transmission poles near Potlatch, Idaho, at the height of Tuesday morning’s storm that … 2

• Associated Industries spends $30,000 to switch to LED

  November 17, 2010 in Business on Page A8 When Jim DeWalt decided to spend $30,000 to convert all the interior and exterior lights at Associated Industries, he did it to save money. DeWalt is the president of Spokane-based … 3

• Testing to affect Nine Mile Reservoir levels

  November 17, 2010 in City on Page A6 Reservoir levels behind Nine Mile Dam will be fluctuating in the next few weeks as dam operators test new spillway gates, Avista said Tuesday.

• Winds knocked out power to tens of thousands

  November 16, 2010 in City Power is out for many electrical customers throughout the region, including in Spokane, Coeur d’Alene and the Palouse.

• Caldwell: Wright’s calming influence refreshing

  November 14, 2010 in Business on Page E1 Steve Wright was appointed interim administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration Nov. 15, 2000. You could forgive him for not saying thanks. The agency was on the threshold of its …

• Avista gears audits toward plugged-in college students

  November 8, 2010 in Idaho on Page A1 The dresser in Kelsie Marick’s dorm room is crowded with gadgets. It holds two electric hair straighteners, a blow dryer, a flat-screen TV and an iPod dock. Marick, a Gonzaga … 2

• Avista rates on the rise in Washington

  October 29, 2010 in Business on Page A8 Starting Monday, Avista’s Washington customers will pay about $4.50 extra on their monthly gas and electric bills. The price hike is a result of higher wholesale natural gas costs and … 2

• Alcoa site could open for silicon plant

  October 22, 2010 in Business on Page A10 A potential restart of the shuttered Alcoa plant at Addy may founder because of high electricity costs, executives working on the project say. Northwest Silicon LLC President Dave Tuten said … 1

• Family dog kept barking at basement where gas built up

  October 21, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page N1 Sean Morden wasn’t thinking much of it. The old tree behind his North Side house south of Corbin Park needed a good pruning, and he figured he’d be able to …

• Apartment dwellers can be eco-friendly too

  October 3, 2010 in Features on Page D3 So you’re a renter and you want to green your space, but your landlord won’t splurge on solar panels. Don’t fret. There are plenty of low-cost ways for apartment dwellers …

• Here’s the Dirt: Safeway updating regional center

  September 3, 2010 in Business on Page A12 It’s costing Safeway Corp. $1.9 million at its Spokane regional distribution center to move the large building’s refrigeration system onto the roof. The work started in July and is expected …

• Dust on power line leaves 15,000 in dark

  September 2, 2010 in City on Page A5 Dust collecting on a major transmission line combined with light rain Tuesday night to trigger a power outage affecting 15,000 Avista customers. 1

• Avista seeks rate increase for Washington customers

  August 26, 2010 in City on Page A1 Avista customers in Washington could see their electric rates go up 7.2 percent and their natural gas rates rise 3.2 percent starting Dec. 1, according to an agreement pending state … 10

• Hearing set for Avista hikes for Idaho customers

  August 25, 2010 in Idaho on Page A6 Avista’s Idaho customers can participate in a 7 p.m. hearing Thursday via telephone regarding the utility’s request for rate hikes. To listen or participate, customers should call (800) 920-7487. The …

• Largest in U.S., Pacific Northwest smart grid gets funding

  August 22, 2010 in News on Page E6 RICHLAND, Wash. – The check has arrived to pay for the main work phase on the largest and most comprehensive project in the nation to demonstrate how the electric grid … 1

• Tests will temporarily dry up river channel

  August 15, 2010 in City on Page B1 Beginning tonight at sunset, water flows in the north channel of the Spokane River downtown will be stopped as Avista tests an “aesthetic flows program” and works to remove rock …

• Avista rates could increase in Idaho by Oct. 1

  July 26, 2010 in Business, Idaho Avista’s Idaho customers could see a 6.6 percent hike in their electric bills by Oct. 1, along with a corresponding 1.9 percent hike in natural gas rates. 7

• Avista plans summer dam work

  July 20, 2010 in City on Page A5 Avista Utilities will begin work today on several dam projects along the Spokane River in the downtown Spokane area. The highly visible work will involve a crane near the Monroe …

• Border agents find pot, arrest driver

  July 7, 2010 in City on Page A5 A Canadian truck driver was arrested at an Avista Utilities power plant in Ferry County with 300 pounds of marijuana on Friday.

• Power restored in Deer Park area

  June 28, 2010 in City Electricity has been restored to the 3,200 Avista customers in the Deer Park area who were without power for about two hours this afternoon.

• Animal may have triggered outages

  June 9, 2010 in City on Page A6 Nearly 6,000 Avista Utilities customers were without power Tuesday morning when fuses blew at a substation near Francis Avenue and Cedar Street on Spokane’s North Side. 1

• Blown fuse left nearly 6,000 without power early today

  June 8, 2010 in City Nearly 6,000 Avista Utilities customers were without power this morning when fuses blew at a substation near Francis Avenue and Cedar Street on the North Side of Spokane. 2

• Avista wants to expand program

  June 7, 2010 in City on Page A6 Avista Utilities is asking the Idaho Public Utilities Commission to allow an increase in the size of customer-owned power generation projects that qualify for the company’s net metering program. Avista …

• Kootenai Electric lines hit by Avista crews

  May 12, 2010 in Idaho on Page A5 An Avista Utilities crew working near a construction site in Coeur d’Alene Tuesday dug into a Kootenai Electric Cooperative power line, causing a brief outage. 1

• Utility chooses a wireless network

  April 7, 2010 in Business on Page A10 Spokane-based Avista Utilities will install Tropos Networks’ wireless network as one of the key parts of its “smart grid” system, the company announced Tuesday. Tropos, based in Sunnyvale, Calif., will …

• Avista CEO earns $3 million in compensation

  March 31, 2010 in Business, City Avista Chairman and CEO Scott Morris earned $3 million in total compensation last year, the utility reported today. 143

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