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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100 years ago in Spokane: Voters approve merger of streetcar systems

Tue., May 3, 2022

News > Crime/Public Safety

Insurance companies sue Avista seeking to recover payouts made over 2020 wildfire in Malden, Pine City

UPDATED: Tue., April 12, 2022

More than a dozen insurance companies – which covered more than 40 Malden and Pine City residents, at least four business entities and the town of Malden itself – are suing Avista Utilities in an attempt to recover insurance payouts from a wildfire that destroyed much of the towns in 2020.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Dozens of Malden, Pine City residents file lawsuit against Avista for devastating 2020 fire

UPDATED: Wed., March 30, 2022

A group of Malden and Pine City residents is suing Avista Utilities for property damage and emotional distress stemming from a wildfire that razed much of their towns in northern Whitman County in 2020.

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100 years ago in Spokane: Compromise reached in effort to save streetcar system; land for Manito Golf & Country Club purchased

Tue., March 29, 2022

A compromise appeared within reach in Spokane’s ongoing streetcar crisis.

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100 years ago in Spokane: Streetcar companies hoping to merge propose 6½-cent fare

Tue., March 22, 2022

Spokane’s two private streetcar companies proposed an unusual compromise over whether fares should be 6 or 7 cents: They asked for a 61/2-cent fare.

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Shawn Vestal: She lost power in the heat wave, but Avista told her the problem was lightning

UPDATED: Fri., July 2, 2021

Like a lot of folks, Christine Wren employs a whole range of tactics to manage the heat in her Hillyard home.

News > Spokane

Second day of rolling blackouts hits Spokane

UPDATED: Tue., June 29, 2021

A second day of rolling blackouts hit Spokane Tuesday as Avista Utilities struggled to keep up with demand for electricity in record-breaking heat.

News > Local Government

Spokane City Council on electric cars: if you buy them, charging stations will follow

UPDATED: Fri., March 12, 2021

It’s a new car but the same old debate.

News > Spokane

Then and Now: Cheney Interurban depot

Mon., March 8, 2021

Demand for commuter train access between Spokane and the West Plains accelerated in 1907, as the state college had become one of the largest teacher-training colleges in the Northwest.

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Avista: Power should have been restored for Spokane, Coeur d’Alene customers by Monday night

UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 18, 2021

Those still without power in Spokane, Coeur d’Alene and Kellogg were expected to have service restored by the end of Monday, the sixth day of power outages caused by a severe windstorm.

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