Avista Corp. Fourth Quarter 2010 Earnings Conference Call and Webcast Announced

SPOKANE, Wash., Jan. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Avista Corp. (NYSE: AVA) will hold its quarterly conference call and webcast to discuss fourth quarter and year-end 2010 results on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011, at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time. A news release with fourth quarter 2010 earnings information will be issued at 7:05 a.m. Eastern Time on Feb. 17, 2011.

This call can be accessed at Avista's Web site at www.avistacorp.com, or you may listen to the call by dialing (866) 713.8564 in the United States, pass code 91369831.

A replay of the call will be available through Feb. 24, 2011. Call (888) 286.8010, pass code 47046238 to listen to the replay. The webcast will be archived for one year on the Avista Corp. Web site at www.avistacorp.com.

Avista Corp. is an energy company involved in the production, transmission and distribution of energy as well as other energy-related businesses. Avista Utilities is our operating division that provides electric service to 355,000 customers and natural gas to 315,000 customers. Our service territory covers 30,000 square miles in eastern Washington, northern Idaho and parts of southern and eastern Oregon, with a population of 1.5 million. Avista's primary, non-regulated subsidiary is Advantage IQ. Our stock is traded under the ticker symbol "AVA." For more information about Avista, please visit www.avistacorp.com.

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