FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public
Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

MALQUIST MALYN K 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

AVISTA CORP [ AVA ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
__ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
Executive Vice President & CFO
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

1411 E MISSION AVENUE 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

9/10/2008
(Street)

SPOKANE, WA 99202
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock   9/10/2008     M    12500   A $11.03   52503   D    
Common Stock   9/10/2008     S    12500   D $21.9266   40003   D    
Common Stock held in 401(k) Investment Plan                  2874   I   by Trustee  
Common Stock held in Executive Deferral Plan                  9788   I   by Trustee  
Common Stock held by Family Trust                  9500   I   by Family Trust   (1)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5) 		9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Exercise of Stock Option   $11.03   9/10/2008     M        12500      (2) 9/30/2012   Common Stock   12500   $21.9266   37500   (3) D    

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  Stock held in The Malquist Family Trust, dated February 5, 1999, with Malyn K. Malquist and Georgia G. Malquist, Trustees
( 2)  Options vest in four equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date. Mr. Malqusit received an option grant of 50,000 shares on 09/30/2002.
( 3)  Total reflects the number of derivative securities remaining under this particular option grant.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
MALQUIST MALYN K
1411 E MISSION AVENUE
SPOKANE, WA 99202

Executive Vice President & CFO

Signatures
/s/ Malyn K. Malquist 9/10/2008
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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