20250707Comments_4.pdf

The following comment was submitted via PUCWeb:
Name: Patrick Burnham
Submission Time: Jul 4 2025 11:46AM
Email: patricl<[e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]
Address: 15161 GRIFFIN LN, CALDWELL, ID 83607 Caldwell, ID 83607
Name of Utility Company: Idaho Power
Case ID: IPC-E-25-16
Comment: "I am against granting IPC the huge increase requested. $199 million is grossly
too much. Part of the increase is attributed to increased services (new buildings and
residences). Don't these new users pay power bills? If additional infrastructure is required.
These costs should be borne by those needing the new services.
What happened to the money allocated for"green" energy investments that was supposed
to insulate current users from increasing costs? Was this an agenda unrelated to supplying
electrical services?
Increasing the service charge from $15 to $25 per month is a terrible idea for users. This
increased charge is a disincentive for IPC to be efficient. When money is coming in
unrelated to services rendered, IPC will have little to no incentive to hold down costs or
make wise investments. At this point, I would like to see a rebate to current users for the
unwise investments in "clean" energy already spent.
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The following comment was submitted via PUCWeb:
Name: James Wanek
Submission Time: Jul 5 2025 2:31 PM
Email: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]
Address: 3420 W Grove Ct
Boise, ID 83705
Name of Utility Company: Idaho Power
Case ID: IPC-E-25-16
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Comment: "I am opposed to the General Rate Increase proposed by Idaho Power at the
same time they are claiming energy is so cheap that they want to decrease the price paid to
solar producers for excess energy by 80%!
Idaho Power needs to stand by its commitment implied to residential solar producers by
approving plans for solar projects as they were adopted whether before or after 2019:'
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The following comment was submitted via PUCWeb:
Name: Harmon Hurren
Submission Time: Jul 6 2025 5:22PM
Email: hhurren9(@gmail.com
Telephone: [phone]
Address: 3301 Magnolia Ln
Emmett, ID 83617
Name of Utility Company: Idaho Power
\Case ID: IPC-E-25-16
Comment: "I do not agree with Idaho Power's request to increase the service charge to
$25.00 per month. When we developed our property 4 years ago, we were advised to have
one meter on the house line and a second meter on the barn line. This would allow us to
get the agricultural rate on the barn line and that would save us some money. The service
charge was $5.00 when we first built our barn and then the charge increased to$10.00 and
then to $15.00. Now they want to increase it$25.00 a month. Our barn line electricity use
has never been more then $2.00 a month plus the service charge. With the propsed
increase, we would pay$25 for the barn service plus about$2 for electricity used. That
does not seem reasonable tome. Please deny their request for the increase in the service
fee. "
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The following comment was submitted via PUCWeb:
Name: Brian Albertson
Submission Time: Jul 7 2025 11:54AM
Email: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]
Address: 4225 S. Choctaw Way
Boise, ID 83709
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Name of Utility Company: Idaho Power
Case ID: IPC-E-25-16
Comment: "I am strongly opposed to both the rate increase and fixed monthly service
charge. This rate increases is extremely excessive, especially considering the recent ECR
case (IPC-E-25-15) proposing ridiculous rates to solar customers. The fixed monthly
service charge has increased 300% over the last two years, and now an additional 2/3rds
for a overall increase of 500%. Any increase reduces customer incentive to consume less
electricity. Reducing usage by say 1 kWh/day has less of an impact when this fixed service
charge is larger portion of entire monthly bill. Also where is the service charge adjustment
for rooftop solar customers who rely less on the Idaho Power' s grid?"
Thanks Brian
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