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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More than 1,500 Spokane Valley Avista customers experienced power outage Monday morning

UPDATED: Mon., June 18, 2018

About 1,600 Avista Utilities customers in Spokane Valley were without power for about an hour Monday morning.

News > Business

Skeptical crowd wants ‘Idaho first,’ questions Avista sale to Canadian utility

Fri., June 15, 2018

North Idaho residents expressed deep suspicions Thursday night about the proposed sale of Avista Corp. to a Canadian utility partly owned by the government of Ontario.

News > Idaho

Some Moscow customers back sale of Avista

Wed., June 13, 2018

Backers of a proposed sale of Avista Corp. to the Canadian utility Hydro One praised the deal Tuesday night for the steps it takes toward ending operations at Colstrip, a coal-fired electric generation plant in Montana.

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Montana regulators give approval to Avista sale

Tue., June 12, 2018

Montana regulators have approved the sale of Avista Corp. to a Canadian utility. Several states must give their approval to the sale.

News > Spokane

Then and Now: Washington Water Power building

Mon., June 11, 2018

In the bustling post-war era, Spokane produced a cadre of elite young architects who challenged and pushed each other with every project. That competition produced many notable features in the city, including the 1959 Washington Water Power building.

News > Weather

Thousands lose power in Stevens and Spokane counties Sunday

UPDATED: Sun., June 10, 2018

Thousands were without power in northern Spokane County and the southern tip of Stevens County as the region experienced rolling thunderstorms and heavy wind.

News > Business

Washington regulators seek answers on foreign ownership, influence of Ontario politics on Avista’s future

UPDATED: Wed., May 23, 2018

Questions about foreign ownership and political influence were aired Tuesday during a regulatory hearing in Olympia on Avista’s proposed sale to the Canadian utility.

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Washington regulators scrutinize Avista sale in Olympia hearings this week

UPDATED: Mon., May 21, 2018

The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission will hold “evidentiary hearings” this week to review how Avista would operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hydro One Ltd. of Toronto.

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Idaho hearings scheduled on Avista’s sale to Hydro One

Wed., May 9, 2018

Idaho regulators will hold hearings in June on Avista’s proposed sale to Hydro One Ltd., of Toronto.

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Washington regulators hear from skeptical crowd at hearing on Avista’s sale to Canadian utility

UPDATED: Mon., April 23, 2018

Avista customers told the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission on Monday they’re happy with their local electric and natural gas utility, and see little benefit from the company’s $5.3 billion sale to a Canadian corporation. While some supported the sale, many customers who testified at a public hearing were skeptical.

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