20250609Comments_2.pdf

The following comment was submitted via PUCWeb:
Name: Brent Wilkes
Submission Time: Jun 8 2025 11:29PM
Email: bwill<[e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]
Address: 18589 S. Cloverdale Road
Kuna, ID 83634
Name of Utility Company: Idaho Power
Case ID: IPC E-25-
Comment: "The new proposal by Idaho Power to further reduce the per kilowatt credit for
current solar generation customers to almost nothing is absolutely incredulous. Solar
energy customers purchased these systems in good faith that we would be increasing the
grid capacity and reducing demand, which would benefit Idaho Power and the solar
generation customers by creating a fair and equitable service that would offset the
tremendous upfront investment that was made to acquire the solar equipment and
required installation. The ROI was calculated under the Net Metering calculation at the
time of install prior to converting to Net Billing. The ROI has increased exponentially since
moving over to Net Billing and now Idaho Power wants to further reduce our ability to
payback our solar installation costs by lobbying for another rate decrease for solar
generation. If Idaho Power wants to pay us less per kilowatt hour for electricity that we send
back to the grid, shouldn't we be charged less as well?They can't have it both ways and we
urge you to reconsider their position and support a fair and equitable solution that benefits
both parties. Thankyou. "
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3 June 2025
To Whom It MayConcern:
My name is Floyd Sumsion. I lived, with my wife, Renee Sumsion at 29030
Parma Rd in Parma, Idaho 83660. We purchased solar panels three years ago
at a cost of $70,000. We did this to help the ecology, increase the value of
our home and to improve the cost of heating and cooling our home.
We purchased the solar panels so it would produce 120% of our needs. The
contract we signed with Idaho Power stated that whatever power we
produced, that was over and above what we used, we could bank for future
use.
This last month we produced 1200 kW. I used 442 kW. My meter started at
4825 and ended at 4037. So as you can see, we put 788 kW into the system.
Idaho Power sells that for .08, of which I get .04 from. I don't see how this is
fair. How does Idaho Power know how much power I produce? At night they
still charge me the highest summer rate. I feel they should pay me closer to
the market rate for the power I produce.
With this kind of practice, I don't know how anybody else will put money into
installing solar panels. It's not financially feasible anymore, they're killing the
industry. Isn't Idaho ecologically friendly anymore? I don't understand how
Idaho Power can change our contract.
The improvements we've made to our home with the solar panels has now
become a liability. When people learn what Idaho Power is doing. If we were
to sell our home, we would not be able to recoup the cost we have had to pay
for the solar panels.
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If we cannot bank our power, then they need to pay us more for the power we
produce. Please help me understand how all this came to pass and if there
are steps we can take to make this fair and equitable for both parties.
Thank you for your time. I would appreciate your thoughts and explanations
on this matter.
Sincerely,
Floyd & Renee Sumsion
29030 Parma Rd
Parma, ID 83660
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