20260401Comment_1.pdf

The following comment was submitted via PUCWeb:
Name: Sean Shelley
Submission Time: Mar 31 2026 8:01 PM
Email: sean [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]
Address: 907 E. Mullan Ave., Apartment#13 Osburn, ID 83849
Name of Utility Company: Avista
Case ID: AVU-E-26-01
Comment: "I have watched Avista continue to ask more and more for electricity. The basic
charge has gone from $3 to now$20. There is now another rate for using more than 600
kWh, and there is also now a Franchise Fee of 1% and also a State of Idaho Usage Tax of
$0.000923 for every kWh. While the fees continue to go up and be added on, my usage has
gone down. I rarely turn on the heat during the winter in order to keep my usage down, and I
do not run an air conditioner in the summer. There are times where I wake up on a winter
morning, and my apartment is 53 degrees. It rarely gets over 60 during the winter. On my
Last bill, I used less energy for 32 days than I did for 29 days during the same period during
the last year. However, due to all of the new fees and charges, I am paying more than ever
before. I understand the need to charge market prices, but I feel that it is time Avista start
Looking at their record profits and the wages they pay to CEOs and high level executives.
People shouldn't have to go on comfort level billing because they cannot afford to heat
their homes. I have changed out every lightbulb, and I rarely turn them on. However, here
we are with higher and higher bills each and every year. "
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