Avista 101.

Founded in 1889, Avista engages in energy production, transmission and distribution, as well as other energy-rated activities.

An investor-owned utility (New York Stock Exchange ticker symbol: AVA) with annual revenues of more than $1.3 billion, Avista provides electric and natural gas service to about 633,000 customers in a service territory of more than 30,000 square miles.

We serve those customers with a mix of hydro, natural gas, coal and biomass generation delivered over 2,100 miles of transmission line, 17,000 miles of distribution line and 6,100 miles of natural gas distribution mains.

Avista is headquartered in Spokane, Washington, and our nearly 2,000 employees work in five western states advancing our company’s five strategic priorities: operational excellence, responsible resource mix, customer orientation, environmental stewardship and community partnership.