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• Hanford N Reactor guard tower pulled down

  January 13, 2012 in Region RICHLAND — The historic Hanford guard tower that stood above the Columbia River for a half-century has been pulled to the ground. 1

• Avista wants to decrease Idaho electric rates

  July 28, 2011 in Business, Idaho Avista Utilities has asked Idaho regulators to lower the bills of electric customers in that state as part of an annual “power cost adjustment” process. 5

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  Wind energy innovations use new shapes, places for turbines

  July 28, 2011 in Business on Page A10 LOS ANGELES – Wind turbines are getting really big – some with blades as long as a football field – and more powerful, often generating 50 times more electricity than …

• Clark: A jovial spin on Avista’s request for rate hikes

  May 19, 2011 in City on Page A5 Hi everybody. It’s me – Dougie Kilowatt. Avista Utilities has hired me to be its new power company mascot. 24

• Avista requests gas, electrical rate hikes in Washington

  May 16, 2011 in City Avista Corp. is requesting rate increases for its electricity and natural gas customers in Washington, the company announced today. Avista is asking regulators to approve a 9.3 percent rate increase … 78

• Caldwell: Bonneville power plan creates buzz in industry

  April 10, 2011 in Business on Page E1 Moan as we might, and do, about the windy, wet spring weather, our troubles are small compared with those facing the Bonneville Power Administration. Last June, an unexpected confluence of … 6

• Do Your Part: Use electricity wisely, lessen unsafe waste

  February 21, 2011 in Features on Page C1 Spring is almost in the air – but that’s not all, unfortunately. Mercury and a whole host of other hazardous pollutants are present, too. One of the best ways to … 2

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  BPA shrinks hike request

  November 9, 2010 in Business on Page A10 The Bonneville Power Administration is tempering its request for higher electric rates next year. BPA officials had considered asking for a 12 to 20 percent rate hike, but opted instead …

• 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 …

• Biofuel project in Spokane County wins $90,000 grant

  September 9, 2010 in Business on Page A10 A Spokane County company has been awarded a $90,000 grant to continue developing a process that converts bluegrass straw into biofuels. Farm Power, based in Rockford, will use the U.S. …

• 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 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

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  Biomass challenge

  May 16, 2010 in Idaho on Page A1 KETTLE FALLS, Wash. – Roaring furnaces unleash the energy of wood at Avista Corp.’s Kettle Falls generating station. Chips and bark become white-hot ash as temperatures soar to 2,500 degrees … 4

• Avista requests increase in gas, electricity rates, cites needed upgrades

  March 24, 2010 in City on Page A1 Avista Utilities is seeking to raise the price of electricity and natural gas for its customers in both Washington and Idaho. The requested rate hike would add $10.62 to the … 16

• System upgrades behind rate-hike requests, Avista says

  March 23, 2010 in Business, City Avista is seeking to raise the price of electricity and natural gas through a series of rate filings. For the average Avista ratepayer in Eastern Washington, the request amounts to … 53

• Avista to lead Pullman power grid project

  November 24, 2009 in Business Avista Corp. will lead a $38 million “smart-grid” demonstration project in Pullman that will upgrade the electric distribution system to the city of 27,600 people. 1

• Editorial: Smart grid offers leap forward on power usage

  September 11, 2009 in Opinion on Page A11 Once, when an appliance store ran low on waffle irons, the manager would order several more to avoid running out. Sooner or later, however, consumer preferences would change and the …

• Electricity restored in north Spokane

  September 10, 2009 About 1,400 homes in north Spokane were without power for about an hour this morning, according to Avista Utilities. 1

• ‘Smart grid’ to get test

  September 9, 2009 in Business on Page A8 PORTLAND – Researchers across the Northwest have demonstrated that new technology can help manage electricity use. Now they’re betting they’ll get the same results with new experiments and show the … 1

• Northwest power panel calls for conservation

  September 3, 2009 in City, Region A panel that sets policy for the Bonneville Power Administration says the Pacific Northwest can rely on conservation to meet most of the new demand for electricity over the next … 4

• Broken transmission tower causes outage

  July 13, 2009 in City A broken electrical transmission tower was blamed for a loss of power this morning to 6,600 Avista Utilities customers in north central Spokane.

• Our View: Electricity grid needs smart-technology upgrades

  April 10, 2009 in Opinion on Page A15 Though it gets scant attention, one part of the infrastructure is perhaps the most important. Those plugged into the future know its power and potential, which they discussed at a …

• Avista rate cut was cold comfort

  February 5, 2009 in Idaho Voices on Page PF1 The last few months have been a roller-coaster ride for most Avista customers, but watching our heating bills reach new heights has been anything but fun. Although Avista teased us … 1

• Big Power Surge Damages Appliances In Six Valley Homes

  October 10, 1996 in Washington Voices on Page V3 A power surge late Friday blew out lights, sent sparks flying and caused several thousand dollars worth of damage inside six south Spokane Valley homes. Damage at the houses in …

• Interest Generated In Electric Vehicles Homemade Contraptions Participate In Two-Day Fair

  July 9, 1995 in Idaho on Page B1 For a dizzying hour, a handful of racers here hummed around a makeshift track in electric go-carts. The drivers of the homemade contraptions were not competing for speed, but to …