20260123Comments_2.pdf

The following comments were submitted via PUCWeb:
Name: Luke Schaefer
Submission Time: Jan 22 2026 2:16PM
Email: luke.w.schaeferCcbgmail.com
Telephone: [phone]
Address: 300 S. Straughan Ave
Boise, ID 83712
Name of Utility Company: Idaho Power
Case ID: IPC-E-25-29
Comment: "As an Idaho Power client, I am writing in opposition to granting a Certificate of
Public Convenience and Necessity as well as approval of an Allowance for Funds Used
During Construction for the Bennett Gas Expansion Project. Idaho, like the rest of the
world, is feeling the effects of an accelerating climate crisis, and approval of new and/or
expanded fossil fuel- burning energy sources is contrary to the interest of the public.
Expanding the Bennett Mountain gas plant would encourage the continued usage of this
plant for years to come in order to generate the desired ROI for Idaho Power during a critical
time for decarbonization.This project would not save Idahoans money, as the true costs
would be externalized to the same communities that this project claims to be benefitting;
via contributing to global warming and its myriad impacts, noise and air pollution, the
Bennett Mountain Plant expansion would cost much more to the state of Idaho in the Long-
term than the short-term reduction in electric bills would provide:'
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Name: Zoe Flanzer
Submission Time: Jan 22 2026 2:37PM
Email: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]
Address: 300 S Straughan Ave
Boise, ID 83712
Name of Utility Company: Idaho Power
Case ID: IPC-E-25-29
Comment: "I want to oppose the expansion of the Bennett Mountain Power Plant and the
issuance of a CPCN and AFUDC.The expansion of a natural gas powerplant directly
impedes efforts and future sustainability goals. Saving ratepayers a few cents won't matter
and will be vastly outweighed by the long-term effects of climate change and the air
pollution that this plant would contribute to. "
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