20251106Comments_4.pdf

The following comment was submitted via PUCWeb:
Name: Tim Yoder
Submission Time: Nov 6 2025 9:42AM
Email: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]
Address: 2700 N 30th St
Boise, ID 83703
Name of Utility Company: Idaho Power
Case ID: IPC-E-25-16
Comment: "Commissioners,
Idaho Power Company should not be allowed to increase its rates broadly, impacting
existing residential customers. Residential customers should not bear the cost of
increasing capacity to accommodate large industrial and commercial consumers of
electricity. These entities must pay their own way if more capacity and infrastructure is
needed.
Moreover, the base residential rate should not be increased again. This rate was recently
increased from $5 to$15, a 300% increase. These base rate increases just negate the
efforts made by residential users to conserve electricity use to lower their monthly bill.
Idaho Power Company must devise an equitable plan to increase revenue. Those entities
requiring additional power must also be required to shoulder the cost. Existing residential
customers should absolutely not be made to cover the cost of new customers.
Thanks for your consideration,
Tim Yoder "
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The following comment was submitted via PUCWeb:
Name: James Barrick
Submission Time: Nov 6 2025 11:04AM
Email: globiejam hotmaiLcom
Telephone: [phone]
Address: 2922 Chester Ln
Caldwell, WA 83605
Name of Utility Company: Idaho Power
Case ID: IPC-E-25-16
Comment: "I may not be able to attend but will strive to do so.
In case I cannot, please accept this testimony: I OPPOSE the increase.
It is my understanding that the pressure for increasing rates comes from the PERCEIVED
necessity to provide power for Al server farms.
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Al server farms are great (for someone) I suppose, but they are a PRIVATE ENTERPRISE and
operated for profit. As such, they should be ENTIRELY responsible for the build out of
capacity which they need to operate THEIR business.
We rate payers get no share of the profits from operating those businesses, and please do
not try to portray some downstream benefit as our share in that profit.
Their private revenues will far outstrip the $119M needed outlay to build out infrastructure
to accommodate them.
Let private industry pay for the development of THEIR private enterprise and infrastructure.
OPPOSE the rate hike."
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The following comment was submitted via PUCWeb:
Name: Melissa Hoffman
Submission Time: Nov 6 2025 12:46PM
Email: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]
Address: 989 Millwood Ave
Middleton, ID 83644
Name of Utility Company: Idaho Power
Case ID: IPC-E-25-16
Comment: "Please explain whyyou need to increase rates for an additional$110 in revenue
for Idaho Power? Idaho utility rates are already ridiculous.They all continue to increase and
expect ratepayers to be fine with it. You all act like it's just you increasing your rates but it's
not. Combined,you are bleeding us out financially at an alarming pace. These increases
pretty much always pass so what are your solutions for those who cannot afford the
constant increases?"
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The following comment was submitted via PUCWeb:
Name: Linda Michaels
Submission Time: Nov 6 2025 1:56PM
Email: Linmic17Ccbgmail.com
Telephone: [phone]
Address: 2140 Elizabeth Blvd Apt 2C
Twin Falls, ID 83301
Name of Utility Company: Idaho Power
Case ID: IPC-E-25-16
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Comment: "I am vehemently opposed to this proposed rate hike that will
disproportionately impact families, farmers, and small businesses compared to large
industrial users like Meta and Micron. Only last year the service fee was raised from $5 to
$15, and the proposed $25 service fee is plain theft. The burden is uneven: Residential and
small business customers face over double the percentage rate increase of large
commercial/industrial users. Families, seniors, and farmers bear the brunt, while big
corporations benefit. Idaho residential families should not share in the burden of costs for
massive transmission infrastructure for Tech giants like Meta and Micron and their growing
energy demands. Additionally, Idahoans do not want out-of-state wind and solar
development on our lands. Do not approve this unequal rate increase application:'
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