Spokane, Wash. July. 21, 2020: Approximately 1,204 Avista electric customers in Northport will experience a planned power outage on Tuesday, Aug.4. The planned outage will begin at 6 a.m. and end at noon. The outage is necessary as Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) performs routine maintenance and upgrades to their equipment resulting in impacts to Avista’s Spirit substation. No road closures or traffic disruptions are anticipated as part of this work.

“We appreciate our customers’ patience as we work with BPA to restore Avista customers' power as quickly and safely as possible,” said Nathan Sarber, manager of electric operations in Colville and the surrounding areas.

Avista customer service representatives have a variety of resources and information available to aid customers in need. Customers who have questions or concerns can contact Avista at (800) 227-9187 for assistance and reference outage number 2013165.