Avista News

Whether Avista Utilities crew dispatchers qualify as supervisors will be decided by the National Labor Relations Board, once that labor-regulating body fills vacancies on its panel.

Two separate car crashes in Spokane brought down Avista power poles overnight. The first happened at Indiana and Monroe, then the second just blocks away near Montgomery and Jefferson.

SPOKANE, Wash.- Right now Avista crews are on the scene of a vehicle that crashed into a power pole at Indiana and Monroe.

Avista Utilities contributed $200,000 to energy assistance for low-income residents in Washington and Idaho through its Project Share Fund, the corporation announced.

Jeff Heggedahl will take over as president and chief executive officer of Advantage IQ on Dec.

Prices this heating season for Avista's 312,000 natural gas customers in Washington, Idaho and Oregon will be at their lowest level in at least five years with this week's approval of Avista's most recent Purchase Gas Cost Adjustments by the public utility commission in each state.

Avista Corp. today reported a 9 percent increase in third-quarter earnings, and projected better results for 2010.

Avista has been chosen to receive a matching grant in the range of $20 million from the U.S. Department of Energy for a project to upgrade portions of the utility's electric distribution system to smart grid standards.

Greater Spokane Inc. and TechNet handed out the annual Inland Northwest Catalyst Awards on Friday during the LaunchPad INW Oktoberfest.

Spokane, October 21, 2009 - With colder temperatures on the way, Avista is reminding customers that taking a closer look at their energy bill online can help them understand their energy usage and the higher energy bills that come with colder weather.

A light sheen of oil was visible Monday downstream of Upper Falls Dam on the Spokane River after lubricating oil was spilled at the dam's powerhouse.

Colorado telecommunications provider Zayo Enterprise Networks has launched a Northwest region and named Spokane executive Greg Green the area's vice president.

L.P. managed investme... HUDSON, Ohio-- --Quatech, Inc., a leader in wireless machine-to-machine networking and device connectivity solutions, announces that they are shipping dual-band 802.11a/b/g radios... CUPERTINO, Calif.-- --Verigy , a premier semiconductor test company, today announced a "call-for-ideas" for its VOICE 2010 conference.

Two committees fighting Proposition 4 have raised about $120,000. Envision Spokane, which drafted the proposed charter changes, has raised about $66,500. Here are their totals and largest donors.

Avista is calling on local high school students to put their storytelling and video skills to use to highlight ways we can all limit our energy use in the company's new Every Little Bit Video Contest.

The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission offers two chances to weigh in on Avista's request to raise power rates.

Spokane, WA, September 24, 2009 - Avista is seeking proposals from suppliers of renewable energy to meet its resource acquisition targets for additional cost-effective qualified renewable energy resources.

Street lights are something many take for granted but one North Spokane man has been told he must now pay a monthly fee for the light outside his home or it will be taken down.

Part of a new Spokane River cleanup plan requires Avista Corp. to increase dissolved oxygen in Long Lake through operation of its hydropower facilities such as Long Lake Dam.

Avista natural gas customers in Washington and Idaho could get a break on rates just in time for cold weather.