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: 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.

News > Local Government

After the latest windstorm, the question pops up again: Why don’t we bury power lines on the South Hill?

UPDATED: Sun., Jan. 17, 2021

In the wake of Wednesday's windstorm, some still in the dark may be asking, why can't we just bury the power lines and avoid such interruptions of service? The answer can be found in what lies beneath our feet, and what it would cost to dig it up.

News > WA Government

Thousands still without power in the Inland Northwest after windstorm

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 15, 2021

Avista restored power to thousands more homes and businesses in the Inland Northwest but, by midday Friday, more than 25,000 were still without electricity 48 hours after a ferocious windstorm toppled trees across the Inland Northwest.

News > Idaho

Avista customers bills in Idaho will fall by 1%

UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 29, 2019

The region’s 133,000 customers of the public utility will see their monthly energy bills drop 1% this winter, according to a news release from the public utility commission.

News > Business

Avista announces settlement in Idaho rate case

UPDATED: Fri., Oct. 11, 2019

Avista Utilities has reached a settlement with stakeholders in a rate case that could reduce electric service rates for Idaho customers.

News > Spokane

Avista says power restored to 97% of customers affected by snowstorm

UPDATED: Fri., Oct. 11, 2019

City crews and South Hill residents continued clearing fallen trees and tree limbs from yards, streets, sidewalks and parks on Friday.

News > Spokane

100 years ago on the Palouse: 2 farmers electrocuted after power line falls onto telephone wire

Sun., Sept. 1, 2019

A windstorm in the Palouse set in motion a series of events that resulted in tragedy for two farmers.

News > Spokane

Then and Now: Velox Naval Supply Depot

Mon., June 24, 2019

The Velox Naval Supply Depot got its name from a famous racehorse in the 1890s, Harry Velox. Now the 530-acre property, near Sullivan Road and Trent Avenue, is a business park.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Body pulled from Spokane River on Tuesday is young woman reported missing earlier this week

UPDATED: Fri., May 24, 2019

A young woman whose body was pulled from the Spokane River downtown early Tuesday morning was reported missing earlier this week by friends and family.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Body pulled from Spokane River downtown Tuesday morning

UPDATED: Tue., May 21, 2019

Avista Utilities workers pulled a body from the Spokane River early Tuesday morning.

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