Avista receives approval of the all-party settlement in Idaho electric rate case
The approved rates are designed to increase annual electric revenues by
"The Commission's decision provides new electric rates in
Residential Customer Electric Bill
A residential customer using an average of 918 kilowatt hours per month can expect to see a bill increase of
The electric increase by service schedule for 2017 is as follows:
Rate Schedule | 2017 Billing Increase | |
Residential Service - Schedule 1 | 3.1% | |
General Service - Schedules 11 & 12 | 1.8% | |
Large General Service - Schedules 21 & 22 | 2.3% | |
Extra Large General Service - Schedule 25 | 1.9% | |
Extra Large General Service 25P - Schedule 25P | 1.8% | |
Pumping Service - Schedules 31 & 32 | 3.0% | |
Street & Area Lights - Schedules 41 - 49 | 3.3% | |
Total | 2.5% |
The varying rate adjustments across rate schedules are designed to move the retail rates for each customer group closer to the cost of providing service for each group.
Avista serves more than 128,200 electric customers in
Customer Resources
To assist customers in managing their energy bills, Avista offers services for customers such as comfort level billing, payment arrangements, and Customer Assistance Referral and Evaluation Services (CARES), which provide assistance to customers through referrals to area organizations for help with housing, utilities, medical assistance and other needs. Avista also provides support to customer assistance funds such as Project Share.
Avista provides energy efficiency and outreach programs that include rebates and incentives as well as tips and resources to help customers manage their energy use. To learn more, visit www.avistautilities.com.
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