<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!--RSS generated by Windows SharePoint Services V3 RSS Generator on 3/16/2010 10:04:05 PM--><?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="/community/blog/_layouts/RssXslt.aspx?List=c91da146-703c-4bcb-be68-baeb56f36a19" version="1.0"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Avista Utilities Blog</title><link>http://www.avistautilities.com/community/blog</link><description>RSS feed for the Posts list.</description><lastBuildDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:04:05 GMT</lastBuildDate><generator>SharePoint CKS:EBE</generator><ttl>60</ttl><image><title>Avista Utilities Blog</title><url>http://www.avistautilities.com/community/blog/_layouts/images/homepage.gif</url><link>http://www.avistautilities.com/community/blog</link></image><item><title>A preschooler’s electricity scavenger hunt with dad</title><link>http://www.avistautilities.com/community/blog/archive/2010/03/15/031510.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="False">/community/blog/archive/2010/03/15/031510.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[









Reading by lamp light. Post by Dan Kolbet
This morning I had the pleasure of working with my 4-year-old daughter on a video I’m producing for customers. It’s going to be about Power Supply and how those costs are driving the rates you pay. The image on the right is from the vide... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">System Account</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:38:00 GMT</pubDate><category domain="http://www.avistautilities.com/community/blog/archive/tags/Electricity/default.aspx">Electricity</category><category domain="http://www.avistautilities.com/community/blog/archive/tags/Green Living/default.aspx">Green Living</category><category domain="http://www.avistautilities.com/community/blog/archive/tags/Rates/default.aspx">Rates</category><category domain="http://www.avistautilities.com/community/blog/archive/tags/Avista Utilities/default.aspx">Avista Utilities</category><category domain="http://www.avistautilities.com/community/blog/archive/tags/Energy Efficiency/default.aspx">Energy Efficiency</category></item><item><title>Avista featured on local sports fishing program</title><link>http://www.avistautilities.com/community/blog/archive/2010/03/10/031010.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="False">/community/blog/archive/2010/03/10/031010.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[








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Post by Anna Scarlett
A regional sports fishing television show will highlight Avista’s work in protecting natural resources associated with our Clark Fork and Spokane hydroelectric projects this spring and summer.
“Columbia Country,” which airs Sunday afte... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">System Account</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate><category domain="http://www.avistautilities.com/community/blog/archive/tags/Avista Utilities/default.aspx">Avista Utilities</category><category domain="http://www.avistautilities.com/community/blog/archive/tags/Clark Fork/default.aspx">Clark Fork</category><category domain="http://www.avistautilities.com/community/blog/archive/tags/Environment/default.aspx">Environment</category><category domain="http://www.avistautilities.com/community/blog/archive/tags/Spokane River/default.aspx">Spokane River</category><category domain="http://www.avistautilities.com/community/blog/archive/tags/Hydro power/default.aspx">Hydro power</category><category domain="http://www.avistautilities.com/community/blog/archive/tags/Video/default.aspx">Video</category><category domain="http://www.avistautilities.com/community/blog/archive/tags/Wildlife/default.aspx">Wildlife</category></item><item><title>Avista Foundation’s grants really do make a difference</title><link>http://www.avistautilities.com/community/blog/archive/2010/03/02/030210.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="False">/community/blog/archive/2010/03/02/030210.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Post by Jessie WuerstFollow Jessie on Twitter: @AvistaCares
Kids in foster care and families in need are just a few of the people in our service territory to see the benefit of the first grants from the Avista Foundation for 2010. 
We want to give you a brief look at two of the programs the founda... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">System Account</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:27:00 GMT</pubDate><category domain="http://www.avistautilities.com/community/blog/archive/tags/Avista Utilities/default.aspx">Avista Utilities</category><category domain="http://www.avistautilities.com/community/blog/archive/tags/Community Service/default.aspx">Community Service</category></item><item><title>Rate cases: What are they all about?</title><link>http://www.avistautilities.com/community/blog/archive/2010/03/01/0301102.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="False">/community/blog/archive/2010/03/01/0301102.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[








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Post by Dan KolbetI’ve often said that Avista’s rate requests and rate cases that go before the utility commissions are part of a public and transparent process. This is still true, but I’d like to add a bit of an addendum to that statement. They are part of a ... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">System Account</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:31:00 GMT</pubDate><category domain="http://www.avistautilities.com/community/blog/archive/tags/Avista Utilities/default.aspx">Avista Utilities</category><category domain="http://www.avistautilities.com/community/blog/archive/tags/Rates/default.aspx">Rates</category></item><item><title>In the news: Avista’s Sun car</title><link>http://www.avistautilities.com/community/blog/archive/2010/03/01/030110.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="False">/community/blog/archive/2010/03/01/030110.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[






Post by Dan Kolbet
If you happened to read the Spokesman-Review this morning, you might have seen a great article about Avista’s Sun Car and electric vehicle work along with the smiling mug of my co-worker and occasional blogger Hugh Imhof. You can check out the article here.
I’ve wr... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">System Account</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:10:00 GMT</pubDate><category domain="http://www.avistautilities.com/community/blog/archive/tags/In the news/default.aspx">In the news</category><category domain="http://www.avistautilities.com/community/blog/archive/tags/Avista Utilities/default.aspx">Avista Utilities</category><category domain="http://www.avistautilities.com/community/blog/archive/tags/Electricity/default.aspx">Electricity</category><category domain="http://www.avistautilities.com/community/blog/archive/tags/Green Living/default.aspx">Green Living</category><category domain="http://www.avistautilities.com/community/blog/archive/tags/Renewable Energy/default.aspx">Renewable Energy</category></item><item><title>Wind, new renewables still in our future </title><link>http://www.avistautilities.com/community/blog/archive/2010/02/17/021710.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="False">/community/blog/archive/2010/02/17/021710.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[








The Reardan Wind project (site shown above) is on hold for a few years. Post by Hugh Imhof
So it looks like it will be a few more years before Avista builds a new wind farm. We’ve had plans to eventually build a wind project at Reardan, but now we are pushing the timeframe back. ... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">System Account</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:03:00 GMT</pubDate><category domain="http://www.avistautilities.com/community/blog/archive/tags/Avista Utilities/default.aspx">Avista Utilities</category><category domain="http://www.avistautilities.com/community/blog/archive/tags/Wind/default.aspx">Wind</category><category domain="http://www.avistautilities.com/community/blog/archive/tags/Renewable Energy/default.aspx">Renewable Energy</category><category domain="http://www.avistautilities.com/community/blog/archive/tags/Electricity/default.aspx">Electricity</category></item><item><title>Customers in an energy-saving mood</title><link>http://www.avistautilities.com/community/blog/archive/2010/02/15/customers-in-an-energy-saving-mood.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="False">/community/blog/archive/2010/02/15/customers-in-an-energy-saving-mood.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[
Post by Debbie Simock
Kudos to our customers who in 2009 saved enough electricity to power over 6,800 Inland Northwest homes for a year and enough natural gas to serve over 3,000 homes! These savings show that every little bit we do in our homes and businesses to save energy really do add up.

... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">System Account</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 11:40:00 GMT</pubDate><category domain="http://www.avistautilities.com/community/blog/archive/tags/Avista Utilities/default.aspx">Avista Utilities</category><category domain="http://www.avistautilities.com/community/blog/archive/tags/Podcast/default.aspx">Podcast</category><category domain="http://www.avistautilities.com/community/blog/archive/tags/Natural Gas/default.aspx">Natural Gas</category><category domain="http://www.avistautilities.com/community/blog/archive/tags/Energy Efficiency/default.aspx">Energy Efficiency</category><category domain="http://www.avistautilities.com/community/blog/archive/tags/Rebates/Incentives/default.aspx">Rebates/Incentives</category><category domain="http://www.avistautilities.com/community/blog/archive/tags/Rates/default.aspx">Rates</category><enclosure url="http://www.avistautilities.com/community/blog/Media/AvistaPodcast_EP_1_FINAL.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>Avista Blog Podcast: Episode 1 - Rebates</title><link>http://www.avistautilities.com/community/blog/archive/2010/02/12/021210pod.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="False">/community/blog/archive/2010/02/12/021210pod.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[
Post by Dan Kolbet
 
Today we launch our first-ever podcast. I sat down with Avista’s Director of Energy Efficiency, Bruce Folsom to discuss our energy efficiency programs and the rebates and incentives that are becoming more and more popular every year. 
 
Take a listen. (You will be directed... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">System Account</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:29:00 GMT</pubDate><category domain="http://www.avistautilities.com/community/blog/archive/tags/Avista Utilities/default.aspx">Avista Utilities</category><category domain="http://www.avistautilities.com/community/blog/archive/tags/Podcast/default.aspx">Podcast</category><category domain="http://www.avistautilities.com/community/blog/archive/tags/Conversation/default.aspx">Conversation</category><category domain="http://www.avistautilities.com/community/blog/archive/tags/Energy Efficiency/default.aspx">Energy Efficiency</category><category domain="http://www.avistautilities.com/community/blog/archive/tags/Rebates/Incentives/default.aspx">Rebates/Incentives</category><enclosure url="http://www.avistautilities.com/community/blog/Media/AvistaPodcast_EP_1_FINAL.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>WUTC approves Wash. electric rate decrease</title><link>http://www.avistautilities.com/community/blog/archive/2010/02/11/0211101.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="False">/community/blog/archive/2010/02/11/0211101.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Post by Dan Kolbet
 
Today the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission announced it has approved Avista’s request to reduce electric rates in Washington by around 7 percent. This change will be effective Friday, Feb. 12. You can read the WUTC announcement here. 
Avista filed a request ... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">System Account</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:20:00 GMT</pubDate><category domain="http://www.avistautilities.com/community/blog/archive/tags/Avista Utilities/default.aspx">Avista Utilities</category><category domain="http://www.avistautilities.com/community/blog/archive/tags/Rates/default.aspx">Rates</category><category domain="http://www.avistautilities.com/community/blog/archive/tags/Electricity/default.aspx">Electricity</category><category domain="http://www.avistautilities.com/community/blog/archive/tags/In the news/default.aspx">In the news</category></item><item><title>A conversation about our rates</title><link>http://www.avistautilities.com/community/blog/archive/2010/02/11/021110.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="False">/community/blog/archive/2010/02/11/021110.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[
Post by Dan Kolbet
 
I always enjoy customer comments on the blog, even if we don’t get flooded with them. I wanted to share this one from a customer named Vivian, who posted a comment on our announcement of a Washington electric rate decrease request in early January. 
Vivian said: “Now, if th... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">System Account</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 08:12:00 GMT</pubDate><category domain="http://www.avistautilities.com/community/blog/archive/tags/Avista Utilities/default.aspx">Avista Utilities</category><category domain="http://www.avistautilities.com/community/blog/archive/tags/Answering Questions/default.aspx">Answering Questions</category><category domain="http://www.avistautilities.com/community/blog/archive/tags/Rates/default.aspx">Rates</category><category domain="http://www.avistautilities.com/community/blog/archive/tags/Conversation/default.aspx">Conversation</category></item></channel></rss>