20250606Comment_1.pdf

The following comment was submitted via PUCWeb:
Name: Sandy Ward
Submission Time: Jun 62025 8:52AM
Email: sjward50Pyahoo.com
Telephone: [phone]
Address: 2711 N Alamo Rd
Boise, ID 83704
Name of Utility Company: Idaho Power
Case ID: IPC-E-25-15
Comment: "Am unable to go to downtown Boise for in person comments, but I will give
them here. I'm expressing my concerns for people that can't afford their utilitie bills
already, people on social security, and low income people. I have a cabin in Cascade that
sits empty all the time and I have the breaker off. Not too long ago it was only$5 for the
service fee,just to have it sit there with no usage. Then it went to $10, then to$15 now
wanting$25. Also with my home in Boise, another$25 added to the usage charges. This
has to stop. I will have to pay$25 just to have service, then the usage gets added to that. I
am hit with high property taxes on my home here in town and in Cascade, so eventually the
State looks to own both of them because you can't pay your property taxes. There needs to
be a law regulating utilities or give retired seniors a reduction program like at least the state
does for property taxes so we can have utilities that we can afford. If you are over 65, you
should be able to have some kind of help instead of just pricing seniors out of having
electricity. CEO's don't need raises and Idaho Power doesn't need to raise rates so far out
that lower income seniors can't afford their electricity.That basis service fee has been
raised every year and it doesn't need to be raised again. Let the people with big wallets pay
more, charge large businesses more, but leave residential residents alone or take into
account what some people live on and adjust accordingly. I don't get anywhere near a raise
each year that will take care of these constant price increases. It's shameful. Sandy Ward -
Boise Idaho"
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