20080604Comment.pdf

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3027 E. 3400 N.
Twin Falls, Idaho 83301
734-1638
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Attn: Commissioners
RE: Case No. ATL-E-08-02
We must protest the rate increase for the Schedule 3 seasonal rate (weekend or
part time use) now before the commission. We now pay between $65 and $70 a
month even when we are not in Atlanta at our cabin. We only have on 1
refrigerator and 2 ceiling fans (for air circulation) when we are not there. If you
increase our rate as suggested in the letter sent to us, we wil be paying
approximately $100.00 a month when we are not even there. This is too much.
We have always tried to support Atlanta Power but we will not support this
increase. We are sorr that the turbine broke. As you can see from the
letterhead on this paper we are in business for ourselves. If our truck, bucket
truck or any of our equipment fails, we do not expect our customers to bail us
out. Mr: Ray has been lax in collecting moneys due to Atlanta Power and now
expects us customers who do pay to take up the slack. If this increase is
allowed, we wil buy a propane refrigerator and plan on running our generator
when we are at our cabin and therefore we will disconnect from Atlanta Power.
Your letter to us dated 510/08 states that Atlanta Power wants to charge more
for reconnect ion to discourage customers from disconnecting from the system.
This large increase suggested for us part time users wil do just that. We are not
the only ones talking about disconnecting from Atlanta Power.
We suggest Mr. Ray get some low interest loans over a long period and solve his
financial crisis that way. We are now paying all we can for power in Atlanta,
Idaho.
Thank you,
Mike & Judy Gillespie
cc: Israel Ray
Atlanta. Power Co: