20250409Comments_1.pdf

The following comment was submitted via PUCWeb:
Name: Barry Beutler
Submission Time:Apr 92025 1:49PM
Email: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]
Address: 8936 S 15th E
Idaho Falls, ID 83404
Name of Utility Company: Rocky Mountain Power
Case ID: PAC-E-25-02
Comment: "Subject: Opposition to Proposed Reimbursement Reduction in Case No. PAC-E-25-02
Dear IPUC,
am writing to you again regarding Case No. PAC-E-25-02,wherein Rocky Mountain Power is
proposing to reduce reimbursement for residential customers'on-site electricity generation.
In reviewing the public comments that have been submitted thus far, I have noticed a few well-
intentioned individuals suggesting alternatives to the proposed rate reduction, such as acquiescing
to a rate reduction of a lesser amount. However, I would like to point out this was likely a strategy of
PacifiCorp and Rocky Mountain Power: proposing an excessively high rate reduction initially, only to
Later negotiate a lower rate reduction which would then seem reasonable in comparison.
The key issue here is that ANY decrease of the electricity generation rate fundamentally changes
the terms upon which members of our community purchased their solar generation systems. I
strongly urge that all current producers be grandfathered into a"legacy status,"allowing them to
retain the current reimbursement rate. This rate was in place when families made the decision to
finance their solar purchase,weighing costs and benefits. It was the basis on which each
household calculated whether solar energy would be affordable for them.Altering that rate now
would impose undue and unfair hardships on our families.
I ask you to please consider that customers who generate electricity help reduce costs for all
customers by alleviating the strain on a limited electrical supply. Please support policies that
incentivize residential solar electricity generation, rather than discouraging it.
Sincerely,
Barry Beutler, Idaho Falls
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