TOM LUTEY
Montanaâs utility regulator might still pay a price for not allowing NorthWestern Energy to bill customers for $6 million stemming from a months-long summer malfunction at Colstrip Power Plant.
Tuesday, Republicans voted to take $75,000 from the budget of the Montana Public Service Commission to pay for a study about how the PSCâs decision last fall affected NorthWestern Energyâs bond rating â and whether customers could face costs when the utilityâs bond rating suffers. The amendment was offered to House Bill 2, the stateâs general spending bill, during a meeting of the Senate Free Conference Committee.
The budget cut is equal to the annual salary of PSC rate analysts, who have been blasted by lawmakers for raising concerns about how customer bills might increase under legislation favoring Colstrip and the stateâs largest monopoly utility. Another PSC staff position was eliminated by lawmakers a couple of weeks ago.
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Avista declares natural gas emission reduction goal Company plans to reduce emissions 30% by 2030, 100% by 2045
April 22, 2021 16:28 ET | Source: Avista Corporation Avista Corporation
SPOKANE, Wash., April 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Avista
(NYSE: AVA), a leader in clean energy and innovation, today announced its goal to reduce emissions for natural gas. Building on the company’s clean electricity goals, Avista has set a new aspirational natural gas goal of being carbon neutral by 2045, with a near-term goal of 30% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.
“We are proud to continue our commitment to environmental stewardship and sustainability,” said Dennis Vermillion, president and CEO of Avista. “We set an ambitious renewable electric energy goal in 2019 to serve our customers with 100% clean electricity by 2045 and to have a carbon-neutral supply of electricity by 2027. Today’s announcement demonstrates that our v
Chelan PUD and Avista Partner on Clean, Hydropower Energy Contract New agreement brings zero-carbon energy to Northwest electric customers
April 15, 2021 16:05 ET | Source: Avista Corporation Avista Corporation Spokane, Washington, UNITED STATES
SPOKANE, Wash. and WENATCHEE, Wash., April 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Avista and Chelan County Public Utility District (PUD) have finalized a contract for renewable hydropower from two PUD hydro projects on the Columbia River. The contract increases Avista’s carbon-free resources in its energy portfolio, helping achieve the company’s clean electricity goals and supporting Washington State’s Clean Energy Transformation Act goals as well.
The “slice” contract provides Avista with 5% of the output from the PUD’s Rock Island and Rocky Reach hydropower projects from 2024 through 2033. This contract complements an existing contract between Avista and the PUD, and i