Avista Corporation

Good day and welcome to the Avista Corporation second quarter 2026 earnings conference call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. After the speaker presentation, there will be a question and answer session. To ask a question during the session, you will need to press star 11 on your telephone. You will then hear an automated message advising your hand is raised. To withdraw your question, press star 11 again. Please be advised that today's conference is being recorded. I would now like to hand the conference over to your speaker, Stacey Walters, Investor Relations Manager. Please go ahead.

Good morning. Thank you for joining us.

Joining me today is Avista Corp President and CEO, Heather Rosentrater, who will speak briefly in a few moments on current events. Senior Vice President, CFO, Treasurer, and Regulatory Affairs Officer, Kevin Christie, is also here and will be available for questions. As I'm sure you can appreciate, we are going to focus this earnings call on the fires that occurred in Spokane over the weekend. Please refer to our earnings press release and second quarter 10Q for information that was filed pre-market this morning relating to our financial results for the quarter. You can find this information online. Heather, please go ahead.