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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

FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM TO

Commission file number 001-03701

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

WA91-0462470
(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 ClassTrading Symbol(s)Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common StockAVANYSE

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

INDEX

ItemNo. · PageNo.
Acronyms and Terms · iv
Forward-Looking Statements1
Available Information5
Part I
1Business6
Company Overview6
Avista Utilities7
General7
Electric Operations7
Electric Requirements8
Electric Resources8
Hydroelectric Licenses11
Future Resource Needs12
Natural Gas Operations14
Utility Regulation16
Federal Laws Related to Wholesale Competition17
Regional Transmission Planning17
Regional Energy Markets17
Reliability Standards18
Vulnerability to Cyberattack18
Avista Utilities Operating Statistics19
Alaska Electric Light and Power Company21
Alaska Electric Light and Power Company Operating Statistics23
Other Businesses24
1A.Risk Factors25
1B.Unresolved Staff Comments34
1C.Cybersecurity34
2Properties35
Avista Utilities35
Alaska Electric Light and Power Company37
3Legal Proceedings37
4Mine Safety Disclosures37
Part II
5Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities38
6Removed and Reserved38
7Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations39
Business Segments39
Executive Overview39
Regulatory Matters41
Results of Operations - Overall43

i

Non-GAAP Financial Measures44
Results of Operations - Avista Utilities45
Results of Operations - Alaska Electric Light and Power Company52
Results of Operations - Other Businesses52
Accounting Standards to Be Adopted in 202552
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates52
Liquidity and Capital Resources54
Overall Liquidity54
Review of Consolidated Cash Flow Statement55
Capital Resources56
Utility Capital Expenditures58
Non-Regulated Investments and Capital Expenditures59
Pension Plan59
Credit Ratings59
Dividends59
Competition60
Economic Conditions and Utility Load Growth61
Environmental Issues and Other Contingencies61
Colstrip65
Enterprise Risk Management67
7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk73
8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data73
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID No. 34)74
Financial Statements76
Consolidated Statements of Income76
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income77
Consolidated Balance Sheets78
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows79
Consolidated Statements of Equity81
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements82
Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies82
Note 2. New Accounting Standards88
Note 3. Balance Sheet Components89
Note 4. Revenue91
Note 5. Leases94
Note 6. Variable Interest Entities97
Note 7. Equity Investments97
Note 8. Derivatives and Risk Management98
Note 9. Jointly Owned Electric Facilities101
Note 10. Property, Plant and Equipment102
Note 11. Asset Retirement Obligations103
Note 12. Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans103
Note 13. Accounting for Income Taxes108

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Note 14. Energy Purchase Contracts109
Note 15. Short-Term Borrowings110
Note 16. Long-Term Debt112
Note 17. Long-Term Debt to Affiliated Trusts113
Note 18. Fair Value114
Note 19. Common Stock118
Note 20. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss119
Note 21. Earnings per Common Share119
Note 22. Commitments and Contingencies119
Note 23. Regulatory Matters125
Note 24. Information by Business Segments129
9.Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure*131
9A.Controls and Procedures131
9B.Other Information133
9C.Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections133
Part III
10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance134
11.Executive Compensation135
12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters135
13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence136
14.Principal Accounting Fees and Services136
Part IV
15.Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules138
Exhibit Index139
Signatures145
  • = not an applicable item in the 2024 calendar year for Avista Corp.

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