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Clint Kalich

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Energy Resources Planning Advisor at Avista
📍 Spokane, Washington, United States

Clint Kalich is a senior Energy Resources Planning Advisor at Avista, leveraging over 30 years of experience in the utility industry. His expertise encompasses long-term planning, regulatory compliance, and operations modeling. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Economics from Central Washington University and began his career as a management consultant.

Having grown up with a father who was an electric utility CEO, Clint developed a passion for the energy industry from a young age. This early exposure shaped his career, driving his focus on resource analysis, policy development, and ensuring a reliable energy supply for communities.

He has provided expert witness testimony in various regulatory proceedings before the Idaho and Washington public utilities commissions.

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Experience
34 Years
Current Role
Energy Resources Planning Advisor
Location
Spokane, Washington, United States
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Priorities

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Utility Planning
His entire 30+ year career has focused on integrated resource planning, operations modeling, and long-term supply planning for major utilities like Avista and Tacoma Power.
Optimization Strategies
He is the business lead for Avista's Decision Support System (ADSS) and has spoken publicly about using optimization to improve planning, operations, and trading.
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Career

Work history

5-2024
Energy Resources Planning Advisor
Avista
5-2000 - 6-2024
Senior Manager, Resource Analysis – Energy Supply (Gas/Electric)
Avista
6-1995 - 5-2000
Senior Power Analyst
Tacoma Power
12-1991 - 6-1995
Management Consultant
EES Consulting, Inc
In the press

Media appearances

The Avista Decision Support System – Presentation by Clint Kalich at NWHA 2025 Fall Conference. Featured in Novi AMS (NWHA Conference)
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Testimony of Clint Kalich, Energy Resources Planning Advisor, Avista Corporation before the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (June 1 2015). Featured in Idaho Public Utilities Commission
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Education
9-1988 - 3-1991
Bachelor of Science - BS
Central Washington University
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