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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-23-028669"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AVA"
cik: "0000104918"
company_name: "AVISTA CORP"
filed_at: "2023-06-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-13T22:16:16.114475+00:00"
event_type: "regulatory"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Avista settles Idaho rate cases; electric rev +$22.1M, gas +$1.3M, ROE 9.4%

## Summary
- Settlement with IPUC Staff, Clearwater Paper, Idaho Forest Group, Walmart; IPUC must approve.
- Electric revenue increase of $22.1M (8.0%) effective Sep 2023 and $4.3M (1.4%) in Sep 2024.
- Natural gas revenue increase of $1.3M (2.7%) effective Sep 2023 and $0.003M (0.01%) in Sep 2024.
- Settlement assumes 9.4% ROE, 50% equity ratio, and 7.19% rate of return on rate base.
- Original requests were $37.5M and $2.8M for electric/gas in 2023; settlement is lower.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-23-028669
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AVA
- cik: 0000104918
- company_name: AVISTA CORP
- filed_at: 2023-06-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: regulatory
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/104918/000095017023028669/0000950170-23-028669-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/104918/000095017023028669/ava-20230614.htm

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