20240514Public Comment_1.pdf

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May 9, 2024
Commissioner John Hammond Junior: `
I just received my monthly electrical bill from Rocky Mountain Power. Included with the bill
was a notice of an "Annual Energy Cost Adjustment" proposal that has been submitted to the
IPUC. I am writing to vehemently oppose Rocky Mountain Power's rate adjustment petition.
When the state of Idaho granted an exclusive franchise to a utility to provide services in the
state it would seem that such a grant would in the obligation to provide & maintain dedicated
services at reliable & cost effective basis. Consumers that utilize the services provided by the
utility have little or no say as to how the utility provides such services. That, in part, is the
direct responsibility of the IPUC. Consumers, such as myself, have relied on the IPUC to protect
us against 'rate gouging" proposals that reflect the utility management decisions as to how
they choose to produce and deliver such services. In the case of Rocky Mountain Power, the
utility has continued to pursue investments in solar & wind, which are the least efficient way
to produce electricity. It is not rocket science to understand energy density & the direct
correlation of the cost of electricity based on the fuel or source of the energy.
Energy Density (Least to Most Concentrated)
Wind & Solar
Hydro
Coal
Oil
Natural Gas
Nuclear
(htt s: ener yeducation.ca/encyclopedia/Energy density)
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The proposed rate adjustments sought by Rocky Mountain Power management are
proportionately related to their decision to embrace wind & solar farms to the exclusion of
natural gas, coal & nuclear. Such managerial decisions have resulted in dramatically higher
electrical power generation costs which have been passed directly to the consumers & are the
basis for the never-ending petitions for rate adjustments. In the real world of competition,
businesses are not always able to increase prices. In fact, they most often require operational
adjustments, which include reducing overhead costs & implementing measures to improve
overall productivity.
Solar &wind power generation is the biggest scam to the American consumers. Both of these
power generations alternatives adversely impact the environmental and do not have the capital
longevity compared to other more dense forms of power generations including nuclear, natural
gas, coal, & even hydro. The reality is that the consumers in Idaho will eventually be priced
out of using electricity owing to the inflationary rise in other living expenses, i.e. food, water,
sewer, food, property taxes, insurance, just to mention a few.
Rocky Mountain Power is a privately held by Berkshire-Hathaway holdings. Their sole motive
is ever increasing profit & growth in equity holdings. Unfortunately, utilities have lost there
purpose & reason for which they were established & granted exclusive territorial franchises.
I will repeat again, that such territorial franchises granted to utilities exclude competition.
Residents have little alternative to the ever-increasing cost of electricity other than to reduce
their standard of living or go off the grid. That is a sad state of affairs for residents of Idaho,
state that was once a place where utility costs were some of the lowest in the nation. I am
frankly disappointed that the IPUC appears to be in the clutches of the utilities &their lobbyists
rather than looking out for the interest of the residents of Idaho that the Commission is
appointed to represent..
i erely,
Davi R. Anderson
11269 Augusta Drive
Idaho Falls, Id 83404
Mobile: [phone]

Annual energy cost adjustment
Proposed net price increase
Rocky Mountain Power requests recovery of power costs
On April 1, 2024, Rocky Mountain Power asked the Idaho Public Utilities Commission to approve the incremental
energy related costs for 2023 of$64.9 million,a net increase of$32.6 million from the revenues currently collected
through the energy cost adjustment mechanism.The energy cost adjustment mechanism is designed to track the
difference between the company's actual expenses for fuel and electricity purchased from the wholesale market, against
the amount being collected from customers through current rates.
Pending commission approval,the increase would take effect June 1, 2024.All customer classes will see a net increase to
their rates due to the increased costs for fuel and wholesale electricity. Extreme weather conditions in 2023 increased
the costs of fuel and purchased power on the wholesale market—two of the main components of the company's
annual power cost adjustment. Additionally, coal supply restrictions that began in late 2022 continued into 2023—due
to several factors, including afire at a major coal mine and higher exports of U.S.coal to Europe—while natural gas
prices soared.These factors caused significant price increases for the resources Rocky Mountain Power must purchase"
for power generation to meet demand and balance its system.
Increases in wholesale power prices account for nearly half of the total cost adjustment requested.The proposed
adjustment will allow Rocky Mountain Power to continue to deliver safe, reliable, low-cost power now and for years to
come while navigating a time of volatile energy markets.
A typical residential customer using 783 kilowatt-hours per month would see an increase of approximately$7.39 a
month on their electricity bill.The following is a summary of the percentage impacts by customer class:
• Residential Schedule 1 —7.6% increase • General Service Schedule 23 —9.0% increase
• Residential Schedule 36—8.7% increase • General Service Schedule 35 —10.3% increase
• General Service Schedule 6—10.7% increase • Public Street Lighting—5.2% increase
• General Service Schedule 9—13.1% increase • Tariff Contract 400—13.5% increase
• Irrigation Service Schedule 10—9.5% increase
We understand the impact that price increases have on our customers and that a price increase is never welcome news.
We will work to mitigate that impact as much as possible. Customers can visit RockyMountainPowernet/Wattsmart for
energy and money-saving tips and information.
The public will have an opportunity to comment on the proposal during the coming months as the commission studies
the company's request.The commission must approve the proposed changes before they can take effect.
A copy of the company's application is available for public review on the commission's website at
www.pucidaho.gov under Case No. PAC-E-24-05.
Customers may file written comments regarding the application with the commission or subscribe to the commission's
RSS feed to receive periodic updates via email about the case. Copies of the proposal are also available for review at the
company's offices in Rexburg, Preston, Shelley, and Montpelier,although the company encourages customers to visit our
website at RockyMountainPowernet/Rates.
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Idaho Public Utilities Commission Rocky Mountain Power offices -
www.puc.idaho.gov Rexburg—127 East Main F
11331 W. Chinden Blvd. Building 8, Preston—509 S. 2nd East
Suite 201-A Shelley—852 E. 1400 North
Boise, ID 83714 Montpelier—24852 U.S. Hwy 89
For more information about your rates and rate schedule,go to ROCKY MOUNTAIN
RockyMountainPower.net/Rates. 1POWER.
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May 9, 2024 l V
Commissioner Eric Anderson: ;
I just received my monthly electrical bill from Rocky Mountain Power. Included with the bill
was a notice of an "Annual Energy Cost Adjustment" proposal that has been submitted to the
IPUC. I am writing to vehemently oppose Rocky Mountain Power's rate adjustment petition.
When the state of Idaho granted an exclusive franchise to a utility to provide services in the
state it would seem that such a grant would in the obligation to provide & maintain dedicated
services at reliable & cost effective basis. Consumers that utilize the services provided by the
utility have little or no say as to how the utility provides such services. That, in part, is the
direct responsibility of the IPUC. Consumers, such as myself, have relied on the IPUC to protect
us against "rate gouging" proposals that reflect the utility management decisions as to how
they choose to produce and deliver such services. In the case of Rocky Mountain Power, the
utility has continued to pursue investments in solar & wind, which are the least efficient way
to produce electricity. It is not rocket science to understand energy density & the direct
correlation of the cost of electricity based on the fuel or source of the energy.
Energy Density (Least to Most Concentrated)
Wind & Solar
Hydro
Coal
Oil
Natural Gas
Nuclear
(https•//energMucation ca/encyclopedia/Energy density)
1 1 P a g e

The proposed rate adjustments sought by Rocky Mountain Power management are
proportionately related to their decision to embrace wind & solar farms to the exclusion of
natural gas, coal & nuclear. Such managerial decisions have resulted in dramatically higher
electrical power generation costs which have been passed directly to the consumers & are the
basis for the never-ending petitions for rate adjustments. In the real world of competition,
businesses are not always able to increase prices. In fact, they most often require operational
adjustments, which include reducing overhead costs & implementing measures to improve
overall productivity.
Solar &wind power generation is the biggest scam to the American consumers. Both of these
power generations alternatives adversely impact the environmental and do not have the capital
longevity compared to other more dense forms of power generations including nuclear, natural
gas, coal, & even hydro. The reality'is that the consumers in Idaho will eventually be priced
out of using electricity owing to the inflationary rise in other living expenses, i.e. food, water,
sewer, food, property taxes, insurance, just to mention a few.
Rocky Mountain Power is a privately held by Berkshire-Hathaway holdings. Their sole motive
is ever increasing profit & growth in equity holdings. Unfortunately, utilities have lost there
purpose & reason for which they were established & granted exclusive territorial franchises.
I will repeat again, that such territorial franchises granted to utilities exclude competition.
Residents have little alternative to the ever-increasing cost of electricity other than to reduce
their standard of living or go off the grid. That is a sad state of affairs for residents of Idaho,
state that was once a place where utility costs were some of the lowest in the nation. I am
frankly disappointed that the IPUC appears to be in the clutches of the utilities &their lobbyists
rather than looking out for the interest of the residents of Idaho that the Commission is
appointed to represent..
cerel
Dav R. nderson
11269 Augusta Drive
Idaho Falls, Id 83404
Mobile: [phone]
21Page

Annual energy cost adjustment
Proposed net price increase
Rocky Mountain Power requests recovery of power costs
On April 1, 2024, Rocky Mountain Power asked the Idaho Public Utilities Commission to approve the incremental
energy related costs for 2023 of$64,9 million,a net increase of$32.6 million from the revenues currently collected
through the energy cost adjustment mechanism.The energy cost adjustment mechanism is designed to track the
difference between the company's actual expenses for fuel and electricity purchased from the wholesale market, against
the amount being collected from customers through current rates.
Pending commission approval,the increase would take effect June 1, 2024.All customer classes will see a net increase to
their rates due to the increased costs for fuel and wholesale electricity. Extreme weather conditions in 2023 increased
the costs of fuel and purchased power on the wholesale market—two of the main components of the company's
annual power cost adjustment.Additionally, coal supply restrictions that began in late 2022 continued into 2023 —due
to several factors, including a fire-at a major coal mine and higher exports of U.S. coal to Europe—while natural-gas
prices soared.These factors caused significant price increases for the resources Rocky Mountain Power must purchase
for power generation to meet demand and balance its system.
Increases in wholesale power prices account for nearly half of the total cost adjustment requested.The proposed
adjustment will allow Rocky Mountain Power to continue to deliver safe, reliable, low-cost power now and for years to
come while navigating a time of volatile energy markets.
A typical residential customer using 783 kilowatt-hours per month would see an increase of approximately$7.39 a
month on their electricity bill.The following is a summary of the percentage impacts by customer class:
• Residential Schedule 1 —7.6% increase • General Service Schedule 23 —9.0% increase
• Residential Schedule 36—8.7% increase • General Service Schedule 35 —10.3% increase
• General Service Schedule 6—10.7% increase • Public Street Lighting—5,2% increase
• General Service Schedule 9—13.1% increase • Tariff Contract 400—13.5% increase
• Irrigation Service Schedule 10—9.5% increase
We understand the impact that price increases have on our customers and that a price increase is never welcome news.
We will work to mitigate that impact as much as possible. Customers can visit RockyMountai n Power,net/Wattsmart for
energy and money-saving tips and information.
The public will have an opportunity to comment on the proposal during the coming months as the commission studies
the company's request.The commission must approve the proposed changes before they can take effect.
A copy of the company's application is available for public review on the commission's website at
www.puc.idaho.gov under Case No. PAC-P-24.05:
Customers may file written comments regarding the application with the commission or subscribe to the commission's
RSS feed to receive periodic updates via email about the case. Copies of the proposal are also available for review at the
company's offices in Rexburg, Preston, Shelley, and Montpelier,although the company encourages customers to visit our
website at RockyMountainPower.net/Rates. "<
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Idaho Public Utilities Commission Rocky Mountain Power offices -
www.puc.idaho.gov Rexburg— 127 East Main F
11331 W. Chinden Blvd. Building 8, Preston—509 S. 2nd East 10
Suite 201-A Shelley—852 E. 1400 North
Boise, ID 83714 Montpelier—24852 U.S. Hwy 89
For more information about your rates and rate schedule,go to ROCKY MOUNTAIN
RockyMountainPower.net/Rates. 1POWER.
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May 9, 2024 `,' 1 V`U
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Commissioner Edward Lodge:
I just received my monthly electrical bill from Rocky Mountain Power. Included with the bill
was a notice of an "Annual Energy Cost Adjustment" proposal that has been submitted to the
IPUC. I am writing to vehemently oppose Rocky Mountain Power's rate adjustment petition.
When the state of Idaho granted an exclusive franchise to a utility to provide services in the
state it would seem that such a grant would in the obligation to provide & maintain dedicated
services at reliable & cost effective basis. Consumers that utilize the services provided by the
utility have little or no say as to how the utility provides such services. That, in part, is the
direct responsibility of the IPUC. Consumers, such as myself, have relied on the IPUC to protect
us against 'rate gouging" proposals that reflect the utility management decisions as to how
they choose to produce and deliver such services. In the case of Rocky Mountain Power, the
utility has continued to pursue investments in solar & wind, which are the least efficient way
to produce electricity. It is not rocket science to understand energy density & the direct
correlation of the cost of electricity based on the fuel or source of the energy.
Energy Density (Least to Most Concentrated)
Wind & Solar
Hydro
Coal
Oil
Natural Gas
Nuclear
(https://energyeducation.ca/encyclopedia/Energy dens)
11Page

The proposed rate adjustments sought by Rocky Mountain Power management are
proportionately related to their decision to embrace wind & solar farms to the exclusion of
natural gas, coal & nuclear. Such managerial decisions have resulted in dramatically higher
electrical power generation costs which have been passed directly to the consumers & are the
basis for the never-ending petitions for rate adjustments. In the real world of competition,
businesses are not always able to increase prices. In fact, they most often require operational
adjustments, which include reducing overhead costs & implementing measures to improve
overall productivity.
Solar &wind power generation is the biggest scam to the American consumers. Both of these
power generations alternatives adversely impact the environmental and do not have the capital
longevity compared to other more dense forms of power generations including nuclear, natural
gas, coal, & even hydro. The reality`is that'the consumers in Idaho will evehtually be priced
out of using electricity owing to the inflationary rise in other living expenses, i.e. food, water,
sewer, food, property taxes, insurance, just to mention a few.
Rocky Mountain Power is a privately held by Berkshire-Hathaway holdings. Their sole motive
is ever increasing profit & growth in equity holdings. Unfortunately, utilities have lost there
purpose & reason for which they were established & granted exclusive territorial franchises.
I will repeat again, that such territorial franchises granted to utilities exclude competition.
Residents have little alternative to the ever-increasing cost of electricity other than to reduce
their standard of living or go off the grid. That is a sad state of affairs for residents of Idaho,
state that was once a place where utility costs were some of the lowest in the nation. I am
frankly disappointed that the IPUC appears to be in the clutches of the utilities &their lobbyists
rather than looking out for the interest of the residents of Idaho that the Commission is
appointed to represent..
Si cerely
Dav R. A derson
11269'Augusta Drive
Idaho Falls, Id 83404
Mobile: [phone]
2 1 P a g e

Annual energy cost adjustment
Proposed net price increase
Rocky Mountain Power requests recovery of power costs
On April 1, 2024, Rocky Mountain Power asked the Idaho Public Utilities Commission to approve the incremental
energy related costs for 2023 of$64,9 million,a net increase of$32.6 million from the revenues currently collected
through the energy cost adjustment mechanism.The energy cost adjustment mechanism is designed to track the
difference between the company's actual expenses for fuel and electricity purchased from the wholesale market, against
the amount being collected from customers through current rates.
Pending commission approval,the increase would take effect June 1, 2024.All customer classes will see a net increase to
their rates due to the increased costs for fuel and wholesale electricity. Extreme weather conditions in 2023 increased
the costs of fuel and purchased power on the wholesale market—two of the main components of the company's
annual power cost adjustment.Additionally, coal supply restrictions that began in late 2022 continued into 2023—due
to-several factors, includinga-fire-at a major coal mine and higher exports of U.S. coal to Europe—while naturargas
prices soared.These factors caused significant price increases for the resources Rocky Mountain Power must purchase
for power generation to meet demand and balance its system.
Increases in wholesale power prices account for nearly half of the total cost adjustment requested.The proposed
adjustment will allow Rocky Mountain Power to continue to deliver safe, reliable, low-cost power now and for years to
come while navigating a time of volatile energy markets.
A typical residential customer using 783 kilowatt-hours per month would see an increase of approximately$7.39 a
month on their electricity bill.The following is a summary of the percentage impacts by customer class:
• Residential Schedule 1 —7,6% increase • General Service Schedule 23 —9.0% increase
• Residential Schedule 36—87% increase • General Service Schedule 35—10.3% increase
• General Service Schedule 6—10.7% increase • Public Street Lighting—5.2% increase
• General Service Schedule 9—13.1% increase • Tariff Contract 400—13.5% increase
• Irrigation Service Schedule 10—9.5% increase
We understand the impact that price increases have on our customers and that a price increase is never welcome news.
We will work to mitigate that impact as much as possible. Customers can visit RockyMountainPower.net/Wattsmart for
energy and money-saving tips and information.
The public will have an opportunity to comment on the proposal during the coming months as the commission studies
the company's request.The commission must approve the proposed changes before they can take effect,
A copy of the company's application is available for public review on the commission's website at
www.puc.idaho.gov under Case No. PAC-E-24-05.
Customers may file written comments regarding the application with the commission or subscribe to the commission's
RSS feed to receive periodic updates via email about the case. Copies of the proposal are also available for review at the
company's offices in Rexburg, Preston, Shelley, and Montpelier,although the company encourages customers to visit our
website at RockyMountainPowernet/Rates.
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Idaho Public Utilities Commission Rocky Mountain Power offices
www.puc.idaho.gov Rexburg— 127 East Main
11331 W, Chinden Blvd. Building 8, Preston—509 S. 2nd East o
Suite 201-A Shelley—852 E. 1400 North
Boise, ID 83714 Montpelier—24852 U.S. Hwy 89
For more information about your rates and rate schedule,go to -ROCKY MOUNTAIN
RockyMountainPower.net/Rates. POWER•
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