20240812Comment_1.pdf

The following comment was submitted via PUCWeb:
Name:Tom Ackenhusen
Submission Time: Aug 112024 7:39PM
Email: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]
Address: 3237 S Chartwell Gdn
Ammon, ID 83406
Name of Utility Company: Rocky Mountain Power
Case ID: PAC-E-24-04
Comment: "A rate increase for Rocky Mountain Power does not appear to be warranted at this time, for
several reasons:
1)The rate increase justification includes covering 'insurance costs due to rising wildfire risks.' Instead of
passing these costs to customers, RMP should focus on reducing the risk of triggering wildfires and
insulating their infrastructure from wildfire damage.
2) Since April this year, my neighborhood in Ammon, ID, has experienced 6+ power outages.This level of
unreliability doesn't warrant an increase in rates—this poor record demands a detailed action plan to
address this service issue.
In addition, RMP's increase request appears to significantly outpace inflation. As a monopoly for its
customers,the Idaho Public Utilities Commission must hold RMP accountable for the services it provides
and demand value for the investment Idaho customers are required to make in the utility."