Avista and Renewable Energy
We’ve been at this a long time.
It all started with renewable energy, more than a century ago. But we didn’t stop
with clean, efficient hydropower Avista’s forward-thinking
culture encourages new ideas, and that has kept us in the forefront of renewable
energy throughout our history. Our
Kettle Falls generating station was the first power plant of its kind when
it was built in 1983. It produces clean electricity by burning wood waste from which
every single useful scrap has been removed. Avista has been a leader in encouraging
customers to use energy efficiently with programs spanning nearly 30 years. The
most renewable kWh (kilowatt hour) might just be the one we don't use through improved
energy efficiency and conservation.
We offer choices for your energy resources.
Today, wind power is the world’s fastest growing renewable energy resource, along
with biomass and solar. Avista launched our Buck-A-Block voluntary rate program
in 2002 to offer customers the opportunity to support this growth. In 2007, Avista
customers purchased nearly 70,000 megawatt hours of new renewable energy. When you
sign up for Buck-A-Block, you make a voluntary payment above and beyond
your normal rates. Avista makes no profit from that additional money, which goes
to support the renewable energy many of our customers prefer by purchasing environmental
offset from renewable energy generation.
We're here to help you generate your own energy.
We also offer a renewable generation incentive
(RGI) for Washington customers who install their own renewable energy systems,
like solar panels, wind turbines or anaerobic digesters. To qualify, your system
must be on the grid. There’s also a one-time energy efficiency incentive for such
projects available to both Washington and Idaho customers. Find out more by visiting
the link above.
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