20250731Comments_2.pdf

The following comment was submitted via PUCWeb:
Name: Nathan Morgan
Submission Time: Jul 31 2025 10:38AM
Email: nathanmrg6(a)gmail.com
Telephone: [phone]
Address: 2123 East Bergeson Street
Boise, ID 83706
Name of Utility Company: Idaho Power
Case ID: IPC-E-25-16
Comment: "I am writing to express my strong opposition to Idaho Power's proposed 2025
general rate increase, as detailed on theirwebsite: https://www.idahopower.com/about-
us/company-
information/rates-and-regulatory/idaho-power-2025-general-rate-case.
This rate hike far exceeds the rate of inflation and will have a disproportionate and harmful
impact on residential customers, small businesses, and Idahoans on fixed incomes. In a
time when many families are already facing higher costs across the board—from food to
housing to healthcare—this kind of utility rate increase is notjust ill-timed, it is unjust.
What makes this proposal even more egregious is that it comes alongside Idaho Power's
ongoing efforts to disincentivize residential solar power. Instead of empowering
homeowners to generate clean, renewable energy and contribute to grid resilience, the
utility continues to erect barriers to solar adoption—essentially sidelining a zero-
emissions, cost-effective energy source in favor of outdated and polluting gas-powered
generation.
We should be encouraging, not penalizing, distributed energy solutions like rooftop solar.
These systems ease demand on the grid, reduce long-term infrastructure costs, and
provide an affordable path toward the carbon reductions Idaho must achieve if we are to
avoid the worst effects of climate change.
Idaho Power's preference for expanding fossil fuel infrastructure over sustainable
alternatives is not only environmentally reckless—it's economically short-sighted.
Ratepayers should not be forced to subsidize expensive new gas generation facilities while
the utility ignores cleaner, cheaper, and community-driven solutions. As your constituent,
urge you to reject this rate increase and hold Idaho Power accountable to its customers
and to the public good. We need a regulatory and political environment that supports
affordability, equity, and a sustainable energy future—not one that rewards outdated
thinking and corporate profits at the expense of the people of Idaho.
I find it extremely disturbing that the electrical industry(Idaho Power, Pacifi Corp, Seattle
Power and Light, Avista etc) has decided to saddle increase energy cost DUE to
DRASTICALLY SKYROCKETING INDUSTRIAL DEMAND from Al data centers, chip production
from Micron, industrial storage centers, and other new commercial HVAC space onto
residential users. They may not say they are based on the residential rate, but the 5 dollar to
1

15 dollar per month service fee is just a hint at the future increased cost from this drastic
increase in bulk energy usage. My electrical usage has not gone up at all, its actually gone
down since installing a new AC unit at my home. However, I am paying for transmission
cost of additional data centers and Al computing which should not be saddled onto the
individual residential user.
Please use your authority to stop this unjust rate hike and advocate for policies that
encourage renewable energy and protect working families."
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The following comment was submitted via PUCWeb:
Name: Kimberly Beck
Submission Time: Jul 31 2025 12:07PM
Email: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]
Address: 5432 N Lange Ave
Meridian, ID 83646
Name of Utility Company: Idaho Power
Case ID: IPC-E-25-16
Comment: "I received a notice in my billingthat Idaho Powerwould like to increase
residential and small general rates by 17.35% and large power rates by 7.26% & 8.22%
which is significantly less.
First, I understand that a rate increase maybe warranted but I am curious why the
discrepancy between rates.Would it be more equitable to increase all rates equally?
My second question is regarding the amount of increase. Is it possible to scale up the
increase over time? Rather than the 17.35% starting January 2026, could we increase by
smaller increments over the next 5-7years?
Third, given that both Idaho Power and Intermountain Gas are proposing rate increases at
the same time, this could be quite a burden on household budgets. If the increase is
gradual, perhaps it will be less impact. Increasing business and residential seems like it
will be a double burden on individuals because typically when business expenses increase,
the added operating cost is transferred to the consumer. People are already struggling to
meet their needs with higher food and housing costs.
I value our utilities, how well the service runs and the luxuries that having these utilities
provide. How do we support our utility companies and our consumers, as well?"
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