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.

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Avista estimates some customers won’t have power restored until mid-week

Sun., Nov. 22, 2015

Avista Utilities still hopes to have most customers back on line by Monday, but as the work gets more time and labor intensive, CEO Scott Morris cautioned that it may be mid-week before everyone has power again.

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Avista asks to restart conservation upgrade rebates in Idaho

Mon., Nov. 16, 2015

Avista Utilities wants to resurrect a program that gives Idaho customers rebates for upgrading to high-efficiency natural gas furnaces and other energy conservation projects.

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Natural gas rates will drop for Avista’s Washington customers

UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 29, 2015

Heating bills for Avista Utilities’s Washington customers will drop this winter as a result of lower wholesale prices for natural gas.

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Outage knocks out power for 4,800 on South Hill

Fri., Oct. 2, 2015

Nearly 5,000 people on the South Hill are without power Friday morning.

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Gas leak forces evacuation of downtown Spokane buildings

UPDATED: Mon., Aug. 31, 2015

A natural gas leak in downtown Spokane has prompted the evacuation of The Spokesman-Review building at Monroe and Riverside streets.

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Mobius Science Center to begin renovations on donated Avista site

Sat., May 2, 2015

Mobius Science Center’s new home is a real estate agent’s dream: great location, right price. Officials of Avista Corp. and Mobius showed off the space Friday after signing an agreement that gives the science museum a permanent home across from Riverfront Park for $1 a year.

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Jim Kershner’s this day in history

Fri., April 17, 2015

From our archives, 100 years ago A party of 21 boys, age 12 to 16, returned to the Spokane YMCA after a four-day, 80-mile hike.

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Jim Kershner’s this day in history

Fri., April 10, 2015

From our archives, 100 years ago Spokane police were on the lookout for one of their own, a patrolman accused of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

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Jim Kershner’s this day in history

Thu., April 9, 2015

From our archives, 100 years ago A lone “yegg” – that is, safecracker – held off an armed posse during a dramatic confrontation at Long Lake.

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Jim Kershner’s This Day in History

Wed., Jan. 21, 2015

From our archives, 100 years ago The Spokane City Council was preparing an ordinance that would solve the jitney bus problem by requiring all operators to pay a city license fee of $75 and obtain a surety bond of $2,000.

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