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Idaho Public Utilities Commssion
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, Idao
Augut 25, 2008
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Re: Case No. ATL-E-008-02
Members of the PUC;
My nae is Allen Lake and I am a ful-tie resident of Atlanta residig at 80 E. Altu Dnve.
Since bemig a ful-tie reident of Atlanta over two yea ago, my electrca rae from
Atlanta Power Compay has included the $81 base rate, which I have always understoo paid for
the fit 500 kWh I us each month. In the intial fig documents frm Atlanta Power
Company to the PUC, makg their case for ths rate increase, it suggeste that, as a ful-tie
resident, I reeive the fit 500 kWh eah month free.
However, as an example, for the past seven months the $81 base rate has meant that the cost of
my electrcity ha raged frm a low of 16.2 cets pe kWh to a high of 3 1 cents per kWh. My
averae cost durg these past 7 month ha beejust over 25 cents per kWh used. The
followig char shows my use and the cost per kWh durg ths seven month peod.
Month KW USED Priee per KW
Janua 2008 Est 500 kWh $.162
Febru 2008 278 kWh $.291
Marh 2008 360 kWh $.225
Apnl2008 328 kWh $.246
May 2008 261 kWh $.31
June 2008 312 kWh $.259
July 2008 313 kWh $.258
AVERAGE 336 kWh $.25 per kWh
When compar to charges for electrcity anywhere in the nation, 25 cents per kWh would be
considered to be extemely high for any Amencan consumer. Ths is the curnt cost to me even
without includg the new 33.6% surharge that the PUC has rently alowed Atlanta Power to
charge its customers.
I believe the $81 bas rate is entily too high let alone the $112 bas rate which is being
requested by the APC. As an individua consumer, I would much prefer to pay for each and
every kWh I us each month rather than to pay a so-caed "base rate" and receive a pre-
estalished allotment of kWh's. Ths ty of rate stcte, paying only for wht one uses,
would allow me and all APC customers to be responsible consumer of electrcity. Just don't
ask me to pay a high rate for electrcity in addition to payig an emergency surhae an an
unnaly high bae ra.
Askig for a rate increa at ths tie, followig imedately upon the imposition of the 33.6%
emergency surhage, is an unai request to mae of the cusmer ba in Atlanta Aly we
ar payig a high premium for our electrca power. If the PUC and APC rely expe my
support for even a modes incre in ras, tht incree can only ocur afr the new emergency
surchage ha been reed or afr a signficant reduction in the high bas rat.
The quaty of elecca servce whch we as usrs in Atlanta reeive is modes at best. To my
knowledge, there are no modem reguators or capacitors on the distbuton lines. Therfore,
there ar trmendous fluctuons in the voltae and in the cycli of the eleccity which is
delivere to my home. Ths creates a signcat problem in the prpe operaon and
maitenace of my houshold appliances and my electrcal motors and tols. Without any
promise of improvement in the quaity of the electrcal product we are provided, we ar now
being asked to pay even more extvagant rates to acess it.
Maitenace of the curent electrcal plant, facilties and equipment is also a major conce to
Atlanta residents. When we se tht the equipment tht we ar payig for with our electrcal
bils is not being taen care of, we feel tht our intests as customers are not being well served.
One of the most visible examples of ths lack of maiteance is the town's electrca generator
that ha been left out in the weather for the pat year without even a simple ta to protect it from
the elements. We believe tht ths is jus one example of the syptomatic lack of seous
maitenace to the entie APC opetion.
I undertad tht the rues which govern public utlities alow for the ownersopetors to mae a
modest profit from their enterpnse. However, the PUC is also charged with representig the
conser's inteest. In ths pacular cae, at ths pacular tie, I ask the PUC to delay any
action on the APC's reuest for a ra increae until the company submits 1.) its plan to improve
the quity of the eleccal servce, 2.) its plan to propely mata its facilties and equipment,
and 3.) a more renable schedule of electncal rates.
Than you for your concern and support of the power cusomers in Atlanta.
Submitted by,~~~
Allen Lake
80 E. Altu Dnve
Atlanta Idao 83601
Ph: 208-864-2151
Ema: allenrlake~i.net
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