Source: Amy Edelen, Spokesman-Review, April 30, 2019.
Avista Corp. filed a request Tuesday with Washington regulators to raise electric and natural gas rates over the next two years.
Avista’s rate proposal, if approved by the Utilities and Transportation Commission, would see rates increased April 1, 2020, and April 1, 2021.
For a typical household using 918 kilowatts per month, the proposal would increase electric bills by 9.8%, resulting in a more than $7 monthly increase, from $81.21 to $89.14. Electric rates would rise another 3.9% in 2021.