20250417Comments_14.pdf

The following comments were submitted via PUCWeb:
Name:Travis Nilsson
Submission Time: Apr 16 2025 4:22PM
Email: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]
Address: 13264 W Woodspring Ct
Boise, ID 83713
Name of Utility Company: Idaho Power
Case ID: IPC-E-25-15
Comment: "I was just made aware of Idaho Power's new application to significantly
decrease the compensation rooftop solar owners receive for the excess electricity we send
to the grid. I am very dismayed that rather than figure out how to operate their business
effectively, Idaho Power continues to try and take advantage of those of us who have taken
steps to alleviate the burden on the power grid they can't seem to effectively update and
maintain.
It's been barely more than a year since Idaho Power dropped compensation for solar
exports from 8.8 cents to 6.18 cents per kilowatt-hour(kWh) and now they are already
again turning to the PUC to help them exploit people who have taken steps to alleviate
pressure on the grid and save Idaho Power money.
IDACORP reported a 10.7% increase YOY increase in net income for 2024 so they certainly
aren't hurting for money. If they were to focus on serving customers rather than boosting
shareholder profits, then maybe they wouldn't be so quick to try and take advantage of
people who are doing exactly what we've been asked to do by Idaho Power and other public
organizations for years: find ways to alleviate the burden on public systems through funding
green energy initiatives out of our own pocket.
I am appealing to the PUC to do exactly what it has been appointed to do: protect the
interests of the citizens of Idaho. All of us.
Thankyou.
Travis Nilsson
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Name: AM Hicks
Submission Time: Apr 16 2025 4:59PM
Email: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]
Address: 33 RR Road
Garden Valley, ID 83622
Name of Utility Company: Idaho Power
Case ID: IPC-E-25-15
Comment: "The proposed GUTTING of the re-imbursement of customers that GENERATE
ELECTRICITY for fellow Idahoan's is OUTRAGEOUS.
WE spend the monies to ensure electricity GENERATION, which is SHARED with fellow
Idahoan's,THEN WE are NOT reimbursed fairly for said electricity generation.
OUTRAGEOUS.
By way of the current proposal,The Idaho Public Utility Commission has clearly and
willfully sided AGAINST the general public in IN THIS CASE AND IN PRIOR CASES, aiming to
increase the profitability of Idaho Power and the parent company, Idacorp.
The IPUC has FAILED it's mission and primary purpose to shield the people of Idaho from
PRICE GOUGING and UNfair business practices by turning cheek to contradictory evidence
and the pleas of this community.
The IPUC MUST HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGs in response to this proposal and consider the will
of the people most-affected by the case in front of them.
This CURRENT recommendation for the ECR by Idaho Power is obscene, illegitimate AND
DOES NOT SERVE THE INTERESTs OF IDAHOAN'S.
We DEMAND CHECKs AND BALANCEs and for the IPUC to do their work as regulators
should AND SECURE ELECTRICAL NEEDs TO THE PEOPLE.
Sincerely,
A Hicks & M Dunlap
Garden Valley, ID
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From: Jennifer Mitchell([e-mail]) Sent You a Personal Message
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Sent:Wednesday, April 16, 2025 9:00 PM
To: secretary<[e-mail]>
Subject: IPC-E-25-15 Public Comment
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commission,
How shameful for Idaho Power to essentially penalize solar rooftop owners for reducing
power loads on the grid.
GREEDY pure and simple!
I?m very concerned about Idaho Power?s proposal to slash rooftop solar compensation
rates by up to 80%. Paying rooftop solar owners less than 1 ?/kWh for the power they put
onto the grid for eight months out of the year, while then charging regular customers at
Least 8?/kWh for that same electricity, is extremely unfair.
Last year's solar rate changes, coupled with the increased fixed service charges, were
already devastating for Idaho Power customers. Please do a thorough review to check the
utility's math and assumptions, listen to outside experts and customers, and don't let this
monopoly utility unfairly squeeze money out of its customers and undercut their right to
generate their own power.
Also, please improve the public process by adding a virtual testimony option (as is provided
at Public Service Commissions in all neighboring states)to help ensure you can hear the
important perspectives from everyone who will be impacted by Idaho Power?s changes.
Written comments and public hearings with limited times and locations are not enough.
Thankyou.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Mitchell
4608 N Maplewood Dr
Boise, ID 83703
[e-mail]
[phone]
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From: Susan Chaloupka ([e-mail]) Sent You a Personal Message
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Sent:Wednesday, April 16, 2025 9:19 PM
To: secretary<[e-mail]>
Subject: IPC-E-25-15 Public Comment
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commission,
I?m very concerned about Idaho Power?s proposal to slash rooftop solar compensation
rates by up to 80%. Paying rooftop solar owners less than 1 ?/kWh for the power they put
onto the grid for eight months out of the year, while then charging regular customers at
Least 8?/kWh for that same electricity, is extremely unfair.
Last year's solar rate changes, coupled with the increased fixed service charges, were
already devastating for Idaho Power customers. Please do a thorough review to check the
utility's math and assumptions, listen to outside experts and customers, and don't let this
monopoly utility unfairly squeeze money out of its customers and undercut their right to
generate their own power.
Also, please improve the public process by adding a virtual testimony option (as is provided
at Public Service Commissions in all neighboring states)to help ensure you can hear the
important perspectives from everyone who will be impacted by Idaho Power?s changes.
Written comments and public hearings with limited times and locations are not enough.
Thankyou.
Sincerely,
Susan Chaloupka
1117 North 19th St
Boise, ID 83702
[e-mail]
[phone]
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From:Thomas McCabe ([e-mail]) Sent You a Personal Message
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Sent:Wednesday, April 16, 2025 9:21 PM
To: secretary<[e-mail]>
Subject: IPC-E-25-15 Public Comment
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commission,
I am currently considering adding rooftop solar to my house. If Idaho Power gets its way, it
will no longer be financially viable.
I?m very concerned about Idaho Power?s proposal to slash rooftop solar compensation
rates by up to 80%. Paying rooftop solar owners less than 1 ?/kWh for the power they put
onto the grid for eight months out of the year, while then charging regular customers at
Least 8?/kWh for that same electricity, is extremely unfair.
Last year's solar rate changes, coupled with the increased fixed service charges, were
already devastating for Idaho Power customers. Please do a thorough review to check the
utility's math and assumptions, listen to outside experts and customers, and don't let this
monopoly utility unfairly squeeze money out of its customers and undercut their right to
generate their own power.
Also, please improve the public process by adding a virtual testimony option (as is provided
at Public Service Commissions in all neighboring states)to help ensure you can hear the
important perspectives from everyone who will be impacted by Idaho Power?s changes.
Written comments and public hearings with limited times and locations are not enough.
Thankyou.
Sincerely,
Thomas McCabe
1117 N 19th St
Boise, ID 83702
[e-mail]
[phone]
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The following comments were submitted via PUCWeb:
Name: Joseph Vicuna
Submission Time:Apr 16 2025 5:49PM
Email: nkvicuna(ayahoo.com
Telephone: [phone]
Address: 3220 w park creek dr
Meridian , ID 83642
Name of Utility Company: Idaho power
Case ID: IPC-E-25-15
Comment: "Why is the credit rate for generated power from solar being decreased. That is
not fair to those who are generating electricity. I do not agree with this proposal"
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Name:William Patterson
Submission Time: Apr 16 2025 6:50PM
Email: blackrockcp0b9mail.com
Telephone: [phone]
Address: 5056 W Old Highway 91
Inkom, ID 83245
Name of Utility Company: Idaho power
Case ID: IPC-E-25-15
Comment: "It is totally unfair of Idaho Power to purchase solar generated power from
residents of Idaho for as little as 2.46 cents per kilowatt hour. Idaho Power benefits from
the power generated by their customers. It allows them to avoid massive costs associated
with adding new power sources. It allows them avoid massive costs from adding new
transmission lines. By avoiding power lines they also avoid the huge loss of power that is
transfered on those lines.Those high power lines are potentially fire starters. The power
from solar is generated locally and can be fed into the grid to be used locally. Idaho power
should be forced to pay part of the costs of installing solar panels and pay a reasonable
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price for power from those panels. It would seem that the proposed changes suggested by
Idaho Power might be motivated by desires for excessive profit or political motivations.
Only financial responsibility to their customers should be used to determine customers
costs. Please reject Idaho power's attempts to change reimbursement fees for customer
based solar generation.
Thank you for any considerations.
Bill Patterson"
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The following comment was submitted via PUCWeb:
Name:Tom Sellin
Submission Time:Apr 16 2025 5:55PM
Email: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]
Address: 2150 nova lane
Meridian, ID 83642
Name of Utility Company: Idaho Power
Case ID: PC-E-25-15
Comment: "The Idaho Public Utility Commission has clearly and willfully sided against the
general public in prior cases, aiming to increase the profitability of Idaho Power and the
parent company, Idacorp.The IPUC has failed it's mission and primary purpose to shield
the people of Idaho from price gouging and unfair business practices by turning cheek to
contradictory evidence and the pleas of this community.The IPUC must hold a hearing in
response to this proposal and consider the will of the people most-affected by the case in
front of them. This recommendation for the ECR by Idaho Power is bias, obscene and
illegitimate.We demand checks and balances and for the IPUC to do their work as
regulators should. "
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From: Cathy Anderson ([e-mail]) Sent You a Personal Message
<[e-mail]>
Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2025 7:25 AM
To: secretary<[e-mail]>
Subject: IPC-E-25-15 Public Comment
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commission,
We just put our solar panels up this February. This is Corporate greed!
I?m very concerned about Idaho Power?s proposal to slash rooftop solar compensation
rates by up to 80%. Paying rooftop solar owners less than 1 ?/kWh for the power they put
onto the grid for eight months out of the year, while then charging regular customers at
Least 8?/kWh for that same electricity, is extremely unfair.
Last year's solar rate changes, coupled with the increased fixed service charges, were
already devastating for Idaho Power customers. Please do a thorough review to check the
utility's math and assumptions, listen to outside experts and customers, and don't let this
monopoly utility unfairly squeeze money out of its customers and undercut their right to
generate their own power.
Also, please improve the public process by adding a virtual testimony option (as is provided
at Public Service Commissions in all neighboring states)to help ensure you can hear the
important perspectives from everyone who will be impacted by Idaho Power?s changes.
Written comments and public hearings with limited times and locations are not enough.
Thankyou.
Sincerely,
Cathy Anderson
14580 Midway Rd
Nampa, ID 83651
rkcjandersonPgmail.com
[phone]
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From: Sophie Hackett ([e-mail]) Sent You a Personal Message
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Sent:Thursday, April 17, 2025 8:55 AM
To: secretary<[e-mail]>
Subject: IPC-E-25-15 Public Comment
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commission,
In a state with growing population and increased impacts from climate change, our energy
demands are only rising?reliable, sustainable energy sources deserve to be, if not
incentivized, then at least fairly compensated in this landscape.
As someone who has owned rooftop solar and would like to once again, these continual
rate reductions make it virtually impossible to consider installing rooftop solar.These
rooftop solar systems are efficient, community-minded, and reliable. Idaho Power needs to
compensate them fairly and recognize their role in energy generation in our communities.
Please reject Idaho Power's proposed rate reduction.
I?m very concerned about Idaho Power?s proposal to slash rooftop solar compensation
rates by up to 80%. Paying rooftop solar owners less than 1 ?/kWh for the power they put
onto the grid for eight months out of the year, while then charging regular customers at
Least 8?/kWh for that same electricity, is extremely unfair.
Last year's solar rate changes, coupled with the increased fixed service charges, were
already devastating for Idaho Power customers. Please do a thorough review to check the
utility's math and assumptions, listen to outside experts and customers, and don't let this
monopoly utility unfairly squeeze money out of its customers and undercut their right to
generate their own power.
Also, please improve the public process by adding a virtual testimony option (as is provided
at Public Service Commissions in all neighboring states)to help ensure you can hear the
important perspectives from everyone who will be impacted by Idaho Power?s changes.
Written comments and public hearings with limited times and locations are not enough.
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Thankyou.
Sincerely,
Sophie Hackett
1921 Primrose Dr
Nampa, ID 83686
[e-mail]
[phone]
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The following comment was submitted via PUCWeb:
Name:Thomas Howland
Submission Time: Apr 17 2025 9:38AM
Email: thomasPhowlandarchitecture.com
Telephone: [phone]
Address: 302 E Myrtle Street
Haney, ID 83333
Name of Utility Company: Idaho Power
Case ID: IPC-E-25-15
Comment: "Your decision on whether or not to approve Idaho Power's 2025 request to
reduce solar rates will decide whether it makes any sense for Idahoans continue to adopt
solar power. Idaho is growing quickly and we know that with that growth comes higher peak
demands and stress on the power grid, particularly on hot days when ACs are running and
transmission losses are higher. Promoting dispersed solar generation clearly benefits
everyone during times of peak stress. As the owner of an architecture firm I'm often
involved in conversations surrounding solar arrays. When peak rates were introduced we
began to design systems to orient west so that they provide maximum output during peak
stress on the grid. Incentivizing system design that optimizes peak production during peak
demand makes a great deal of sense to me.The problem with the proposed rates is that the
off peak compensation is so low that, economically, it's not worth installing a system at all.
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There must be enough compensation to make it affordable for homeowners to install the
systems that assist the grid in times of high demand.
I spent a decade in the Gulf of Mexico working in the oil field. I was in Texas at a refinery
when storms there caused the grid to collapse. Please reject the proposed rate changes
and tell Idaho Power that policies that help build a more resilient grid are important for the
safety and welfare of all Idahoans:'
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From: Rob Nelund ([e-mail]) Sent You a Personal Message
<[e-mail]>
Sent:Thursday, April 17, 2025 2:21 PM
To: secretary<[e-mail]>
Subject: IPC-E-25-15 Public Comment
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commission,
Can someone help me understand why excess power I generate with my residential solar
panels is worth less than a pennywhen it goes up through my meter but costs 8 cents when
it comes down at my RV pad 150 feet away?
I?m very concerned about Idaho Power?s proposal to slash rooftop solar compensation
rates by up to 80%. Paying rooftop solar owners less than 1 ?/kWh for the power they put
onto the grid for eight months out of the year, while then charging regular customers at
Least 8?/kWh for that same electricity, is extremely unfair.
Last year's solar rate changes, coupled with the increased fixed service charges, were
already devastating for Idaho Power customers. Please do a thorough review to check the
utility's math and assumptions, listen to outside experts and customers, and don't let this
monopoly utility unfairly squeeze money out of its customers and undercut their right to
generate their own power.
Also, please improve the public process by adding a virtual testimony option (as is provided
at Public Service Commissions in all neighboring states)to help ensure you can hear the
important perspectives from everyone who will be impacted by Idaho Power?s changes.
Written comments and public hearings with limited times and locations are not enough.
Thankyou.
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Sincerely,
Rob Nelund
2460 S.W. Quicksilver
Mountain Home , ID 83647
[e-mail]
[phone]
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The following complaint was submitted via PUCWeb:
Name: Cory Mitchell Samson
Submission Time:Apr 17 2025 1:47PM
Email: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]
Address: 2978 s waterbury pl
Boise, ID 82706
Name of Utility Company: Idaho power
Contacted Utility: No
Comment: "We asked that you deny Idaho Power with increasing their rates especially for
those that have made the effort to put in solar panels in order to help with our energy and
clean air as well as helping to lower there consumption of energy"
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The following comment was submitted via PUCWeb:
Name: Edmund Bogert
Submission Time:Apr 17 2025 3:14PM
Email: rockybogert(«bgmail.com
Telephone: [phone]
Address: P O Box 1477
McCall, ID 83638
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Name of Utility Company: Idaho Power
Case ID: IPC-E-25-15
Comment: "In 2022, Idaho Power embarked on a Value of Distributed Energy study to
analyze and determine the true market value of distributed energy that small producers in
their service area provided as excess power back onto their network. Idaho Power had
ample time, resources and understanding of the energy marketplace to make solid and
robust estimates of the Value of Distributed Energy. Those estimates and their
recommendations were incorporated into the approved rate case IPC-E-23-14, which then
went into effect on Jan. 1, 2024.
Barely a year later, IPC is back before the PUC requesting a DRAMATIC reduction in the
Value of Distributed Energy(VODER)from small producers.What changed in one year
which would require the need for this dramatic reduction? Either, 1) Idaho Power, with all
its expertise and time, was sloppy or negligent in its initial determination of the VODER, or
2)was disingenuous in the initial proposal under IPC-E-23-14 for VODER, knowing that they
would come back in a little over a year's time to request a dramatic reduction in the ECR.
In either case, such a request in not in the best interest of ratepayers, especially those that
are able to invest in DER's and place excess power back onto the grid. Many studies have
demonstrated the stabilizing impact of DER's and how they make power grids more reliable
and resilient. A reduction in the ECR, as Idaho Power proposes, virtually eliminates small
producers to get a return on their DER investments, thus concentrating DER investment
only in the hands of large developers/industrial customers (who can negotiate for better
rates) or utilities themselves. In the long run, this runs contrary to the goal of providing
affordable and reliable energy to ratepayers. As a result, I urge the commission to deny
Idaho Power's request to reduce the ECR within this rate case and require them to
complete a entirely new VODER study prior to submitting any future request to revise the
ECR for excess generation from renewable energy generators:'
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