BEFORE THE WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION


In the Matter of the Requested )
Waiver of Statutory Notice in )  DOCKET UE-001923
Connection with the Tariff ) 
Filed by    ) ORDER GRANTING LESS
AVISTA CORPORATION ) THAN STATUTORY NOTICE
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      BACKGROUND
          
1.  On December 8, 2000, Avista Corporation, (Avista, or the Company) filed 
with the Commission a revision to its currently effective Tariff WN U-28, 
designated as Original Sheet No. 70-R, Buy-Back of Customer Power.

2.  The tariff sheet bears an inserted effective date of January 8, 2001.  This 
date recognizes statutory notice as required.  The Company requests, however, 
that statutory notice be waived and that the revision become effective December 
10, 2000, with an expiration date of March 30, 2001.

3.  The proposed Schedule 70-R gives an additional power management tool to 
Avista.

4.  Avista declares a need to implement the tariff immediately due to imminent 
severe weather conditions and extraordinarily high market prices for short-term 
power.  

5.  Avista further agrees to report on the results of this filing describing 
the participation and key aspects of the voluntary curtailments.

6.  Avista agrees to post offered curtailment prices on a publicly available 
website.

7.  Since the tariff and waiver of statutory notice is not inconsistent with 
the public interest, it is deemed appropriate that the Company be granted the 
waiver it is requesting with an effective date of December 14, 2000.  The 
Commission's approval of this tariff makes no statement regarding the prudence 
of any of the expenditures under the tariff nor about potential cost recovery 
as part of any proposed power supply cost deferral mechanism or future rate 
case.

FINDINGS

8.  The tariff revision filed herein by Avista Corporation, December 8, 2000, 
and giving consideration to all relevant matters and for good cause shown, the 
Commission finds that the tariff revision should become effective December 10, 
2000.  Avista will report on the use and effectiveness of this tariff and will 
post offered curtailment prices on a publicly available website.

O R D E R

9.  THE COMMISSION THEREFORE ORDERS That the requested waiver of statutory 
notice in connection with the tariff revision filed herein by Avista 
Corporation, December 8, 2000, is hereby granted, and said tariff revision 
shall become effective December 10, 2000, with an expiration date of March 30, 
2001.

10.  Avista must file periodic reports with the Commission in a form and on a 
schedule sent by letter from the Secretary describing the level of 
participation by its customers, impacts on the daily dispatch of its electric 
system, and any other key aspect of the voluntary curtailments undertaken by 
its customers pursuant to this tariff.

11.  In addition, Avista must incorporate and separately identify the impact 
this tariff will have on its power supply costs and include this element in the 
monthly reports Avista is required to file pursuant to the Commission's Order 
in Docket UE-000972.

12.  Avista will post offered curtailment prices on a publicly available 
website.

13.  DATED at Olympia, Washington, and effective this 9th day of December, 2000.

  WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION



      Marilyn Showalter, Chairwoman



      Richard Hemstad, Commissioner