AVISTA ADVANTAGE

Consulting services to others in the fields of energy and resource accounting and energy and resource management, namely, performing and analyzing energy usage audits, performing equipment assessments regarding energy efficiency, and designing and implementing energy and resource efficiency programs; consulting services in the field of energy management, namely, monitoring energy usage; consulting services in the field of energy technology management, namely, investigating, analyzing and identifying the most efficient energy source for a given purpose; consulting services in the field of providing advice on household, industrial and commercial cost-saving methods; development of protection systems in the field of electrically powered equipment, including appliances, computer hardware and related software systems to prevent damage and disturbance; design of lighting systems for others; development of energy-conservation systems for use in controlling electrical consumption, comprising commercial, industrial and recreational lighting retrofit and relamping products; design and development of energy-efficient and energy-saving lighting systems; monitoring of electronic security systems; information services provided via the global computer information network and via web pages, web sites and home pages in the fields of energy, energy efficiency, surge protection, and energy and resource management; energy procurement and market-analysis services for others, namely, designing and implementing an energy purchase strategy, determining the most viable and cost-effective energy alternatives; and monitoring of energy and fuel usage of others and consulting services related thereto