Prepare for a power outage by taking a few simple steps

There are proactive measures you can take to be ready before an outage occurs.

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Get Avista’s discount on Building Operator Certification

Avista is offering discounts on a nationally recognized training program that can help your business save money and energy.

Bearded man wearing sunglasses and a blue t-shirt, smiles in front of a Freedom Farms Gold Hill, Oregon sign at a farmers market vegetable table.

Freedom Farms also cultivates people

When recently incarcerated people work in the vegetable beds at Freedom Farms they reconnect better with the outside world.

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Avista Foundation’s Giving Provides Year-Round Community Support

The Avista Foundation is a non-profit organization that helps communities served by Avista Utilities. Funding comes from the company’s shareholders, not from customers.

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Innovative Program Helps People Find Work and Stability

Two grants from Avista’s Named Communities Investment Fund will support efforts to help people experiencing homelessness in Spokane who are working to change their lives.

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Horse therapy helps riders reach their full potential

The Crossing Bridges Therapeutic Riding Center in Grants Pass, Oregon, works with riders as young as three-years-old and it’s not only for disabled riders.

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One Year Later: Reflecting on the Natural Gas Outage and Our System

Discover how Avista responded to the largest natural gas outage in its history, affecting over 36,000 customers.

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Harrington School shines brighter with energy efficiency upgrades

A rural Washington school that serves as an important community center gets an A+ upgrade thanks to two Avista programs.

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Skyway Café celebrates a brighter 100th birthday

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