AVISTA CORP
For the period ended Dec 31, 2024. Filed Feb 26, 2025.
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FY2024 · Filed Feb 26, 2025
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-K
(Mark One)
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED December 31,2024 OR
| ☐ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM TO
Commission file number 001-03701
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| WA | 91-0462470 |
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| (State or other jurisdiction ofincorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. EmployerIdentification No.) |
1411 East Mission Avenue, Spokane, WA 99202-2600
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:509-489-0500
Web site: http://www.avistacorp.com
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of Each Class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered |
|---|---|---|
| Common Stock | AVA | NYSE |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Title of Class
Preferred Stock, Cumulative, Without Par Value
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐No ☒
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days: Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
| Large Accelerated Filer | ☒ | Accelerated Filer | ☐ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-accelerated Filer | ☐ | Smaller reporting company | ☐ |
| Emerging growth company | ☐ | ||
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.☒
If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.☐
Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act): Yes ☐ No☒
The aggregate market value of the Registrant’s outstanding Common Stock, no par value (the only class of voting stock), held by non-affiliates is$2,723,880,269 based on the last reported sale price thereof on the consolidated tape on June 30, 2024.
As of January 31, 2025,80,126,259 shares of Registrant’s Common Stock, no par value (the only class of common stock), were outstanding.
Documents Incorporated By Reference
| Proxy Statement to be filed in connection with the annual meeting of shareholders to be held on May 8, 2025.Prior to such filing, the Proxy Statement was filed in connection with the annual meeting of shareholders held on May 1, 2024. | Part III, Items 10, 11,12, 13 and 14 |
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INDEX
| ItemNo. · PageNo. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Acronyms and Terms · iv | ||
| Forward-Looking Statements | 1 | |
| Available Information | 5 | |
| Part I | ||
| 1 | Business | 6 |
| Company Overview | 6 | |
| Avista Utilities | 7 | |
| General | 7 | |
| Electric Operations | 7 | |
| Electric Requirements | 8 | |
| Electric Resources | 8 | |
| Hydroelectric Licenses | 11 | |
| Future Resource Needs | 12 | |
| Natural Gas Operations | 14 | |
| Utility Regulation | 16 | |
| Federal Laws Related to Wholesale Competition | 17 | |
| Regional Transmission Planning | 17 | |
| Regional Energy Markets | 17 | |
| Reliability Standards | 18 | |
| Vulnerability to Cyberattack | 18 | |
| Avista Utilities Operating Statistics | 19 | |
| Alaska Electric Light and Power Company | 21 | |
| Alaska Electric Light and Power Company Operating Statistics | 23 | |
| Other Businesses | 24 | |
| 1A. | Risk Factors | 25 |
| 1B. | Unresolved Staff Comments | 34 |
| 1C. | Cybersecurity | 34 |
| 2 | Properties | 35 |
| Avista Utilities | 35 | |
| Alaska Electric Light and Power Company | 37 | |
| 3 | Legal Proceedings | 37 |
| 4 | Mine Safety Disclosures | 37 |
| Part II | ||
| 5 | Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities | 38 |
| 6 | Removed and Reserved | 38 |
| 7 | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 39 |
| Business Segments | 39 | |
| Executive Overview | 39 | |
| Regulatory Matters | 41 | |
| Results of Operations - Overall | 43 | |
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| Non-GAAP Financial Measures | 44 | |
| Results of Operations - Avista Utilities | 45 | |
| Results of Operations - Alaska Electric Light and Power Company | 52 | |
| Results of Operations - Other Businesses | 52 | |
| Accounting Standards to Be Adopted in 2025 | 52 | |
| Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates | 52 | |
| Liquidity and Capital Resources | 54 | |
| Overall Liquidity | 54 | |
| Review of Consolidated Cash Flow Statement | 55 | |
| Capital Resources | 56 | |
| Utility Capital Expenditures | 58 | |
| Non-Regulated Investments and Capital Expenditures | 59 | |
| Pension Plan | 59 | |
| Credit Ratings | 59 | |
| Dividends | 59 | |
| Competition | 60 | |
| Economic Conditions and Utility Load Growth | 61 | |
| Environmental Issues and Other Contingencies | 61 | |
| Colstrip | 65 | |
| Enterprise Risk Management | 67 | |
| 7A. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk | 73 |
| 8. | Financial Statements and Supplementary Data | 73 |
| Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID No. 34) | 74 | |
| Financial Statements | 76 | |
| Consolidated Statements of Income | 76 | |
| Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income | 77 | |
| Consolidated Balance Sheets | 78 | |
| Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | 79 | |
| Consolidated Statements of Equity | 81 | |
| Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements | 82 | |
| Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | 82 | |
| Note 2. New Accounting Standards | 88 | |
| Note 3. Balance Sheet Components | 89 | |
| Note 4. Revenue | 91 | |
| Note 5. Leases | 94 | |
| Note 6. Variable Interest Entities | 97 | |
| Note 7. Equity Investments | 97 | |
| Note 8. Derivatives and Risk Management | 98 | |
| Note 9. Jointly Owned Electric Facilities | 101 | |
| Note 10. Property, Plant and Equipment | 102 | |
| Note 11. Asset Retirement Obligations | 103 | |
| Note 12. Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans | 103 | |
| Note 13. Accounting for Income Taxes | 108 |
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| Note 14. Energy Purchase Contracts | 109 | |
| Note 15. Short-Term Borrowings | 110 | |
| Note 16. Long-Term Debt | 112 | |
| Note 17. Long-Term Debt to Affiliated Trusts | 113 | |
| Note 18. Fair Value | 114 | |
| Note 19. Common Stock | 118 | |
| Note 20. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | 119 | |
| Note 21. Earnings per Common Share | 119 | |
| Note 22. Commitments and Contingencies | 119 | |
| Note 23. Regulatory Matters | 125 | |
| Note 24. Information by Business Segments | 129 | |
| 9. | Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure | *131 |
| 9A. | Controls and Procedures | 131 |
| 9B. | Other Information | 133 |
| 9C. | Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections | 133 |
| Part III | ||
|---|---|---|
| 10. | Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance | 134 |
| 11. | Executive Compensation | 135 |
| 12. | Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters | 135 |
| 13. | Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence | 136 |
| 14. | Principal Accounting Fees and Services | 136 |
| Part IV | ||
| 15. | Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules | 138 |
| Exhibit Index | 139 | |
| Signatures | 145 | |
- = not an applicable item in the 2024 calendar year for Avista Corp.
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