20251126Comments_4.pdf

The following comment was submitted via PUCWeb:
Name: Kathleen Thayer
Submission Time: Nov 25 2025 8:27PM
Email: katandfishCcbgmail.com
Telephone: [phone]
Address: 2675 bandon dunes ave
Payette, ID 83661
Name of Utility Company: Idaho power
Case ID: IPC-E-25-16
Comment: "Though I understand the need for a rate increase, I disagree with how it is
distributed. I dont believe that residential and small groups and irrigation should get the
Largest hikes. Large scale business and ESPECIALLY any data center should bare the
burden. They should pay for infrastructure improvements if they want to come here. Once
those things are built, there is nothing long term that that helps our state. You must force
Large companies to pay. They are making millions, if not billions in profit with record stock
market values. They can pay.
Additionally? Idaho Power is a monopoly. I have no choice but to stay with the company as
there are no other providers. You cannot do this to people. Make big corporations pay. You
owe them nothing:'
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The following comment was submitted via PUCWeb:
Name: Shae Hart
Submission Time: Nov 26 2025 7:06AM
Email: myndara(@gmaiLcom
Telephone: [phone]
Address: 2325 N Yonkers Ln
Boise, ID 83704
Name of Utility Company: Idaho Power
Case ID: IPC-E-25-16
Comment: "The proposed 9.89% increase in electric cost for residential customers is not
something that the average family in Idaho can handle comfortably at this time. Particularly
with the potential budget deficits facing the State of Idaho, which Idaho Power's customer
base is likely to be forced to pay for, we cannot handle this substantial increase in our
power rates, which, by the way, is something we have no choice in.There aren't other
options. There is no free market. Additionally, it is unreasonable to expect current
customers to subsidize the power needed for the data centers, none of which regular
Idahoans approved nor will receive any benefit from. In fact, not only are data centers a
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massive drain on a power grid, they do not offer any significant employment opportunities.
A large portion of your customer base cannot handle this large of a rate increase, especially
as we just got a rate increase last year. Thank you for your attention to this matter."
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Importance: High
The following complaint was submitted via PUCWeb:
Name: Donald Shaff
Submission Time: Nov 26 2025 10:06AM
Email: dvshafff25(«boutlook.com
Telephone: [phone]
Address: 4552 N Foothill Drive
Boise, ID 83703
Name of Utility Company: Idaho Power
Contacted Utility: Yes
Comment: "The link below describes the growing impact data center industries. The article
touches on upgrading substations and transmission lines to handle the load these mostly
stand alone power producers impact utilities.) maintain the data center companies bear
the entire costs of the nessary utility costs to absorb the imposed costs. Utility rate payers
should not have their rates increased to have data centers build in the area of their utility
supplier. Please read and disseminate this article to PUC staff and each commissioner.
Thank you.
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The following comment was submitted via PUCWeb:
Name: Virgel Clark
Submission Time: Nov 26 2025 11:46AM
Email: bobc0120016byahoo.com
Telephone: [phone]
Address: 2259 South White Pine Place
Boise, ID 83706
Name of Utility Company: Idaho Power
Case ID: IPC-E-25-16
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Comment: "I completely oppose the Idaho Power rate increase as presented. The
Percentage Change is unfair to residential users and blatently is biased toward large power
consumers. It is immoral and wrong to put the largest burden of this increase on the
smallest and most defenseless users. Hit the largest users hardest, don't punish the
average user who doesn't have the ability to defend themselves from the bias of the PUC.
Make the biggest users feel the impact of their demand on the system. The proposed
increases are inequitable and unfair to residential users:'
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