Avista announced the completion of a litigation settlement with various California parties that resulted in Avista Energy, an unregulated indirect subsidiary of Avista Corp, receiving $15M in net settlement proceeds on June 23. The litigation was related to the prices paid in the California spot markets during the years 2000 and 2001. The settlement agreement was finalized and filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or FERC, in March, and FERC approved the settlement in early June. This will result in Avista Energy recognizing an increase in pre-tax earnings of approximately $15M, or $10M after-tax. These amounts were not included in Avista Corp.'s original earnings guidance issued for 2014. Avista Corp. will update its earnings guidance for 2014 during its Q2 earnings call in early August.