Organizational Profile
Avista generates and transmits electricity and distributes natural gas, while providing innovative energy solutions for our residential, commercial and industrial customers. We are a regulated business unit of Avista Corp., an investor-owned corporation headquartered in Spokane, Washington. We constantly strive to create value for our customers, employees, investors and the communities we serve in eastern Washington, northern Idaho and southern and eastern Oregon.
Year Ended 12/31/09
| Avista Corp. |
Total Annual Revenue |
$1,512,565,000 |
| |
Net Income |
$87,071,000 |
| Avista Utilities |
Net Income |
$86,744,000 |
| Number of employees |
Avista Corp. |
2,435 |
| |
Avista Utilities |
1,466 |
| Number of customer accounts |
|
|
| |
Retail – Electric
Retail – Natural Gas |
313,884
280,667 |
| |
|
39,276
33,214 |
| |
Industrial – Electric
Industrial – Natural Gas |
1,394
300 |
|
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Awards received in 2009
- avistautilities.com named as North America’s top electric and natural gas website according to a benchmarking study from analysts at E Source, an industry research firm.
- Avista was named to Forbes.com 2009 list of “400 Best Big Companies”
- As a member of the Lower Clark Fork Watershed Group, received the 2009 Outstanding Group Achievement Award from the American Fisheries Society, Montana Chapter.