20080507Comments.pdf

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Rut.h Nelson
P. O. Box 1227
Bonners Ferry i ID 83805
Apr il 28 i 2008
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Avista Customer Service MSC-34
P. O. Box 3727
Spokane, WA 99220-3727
Avista Administration
The notice of proposal to increase ra s for Idaho residents by 6.5% isunconscionable. You are requesting t a heavier burden be put upon the '"li ttle man on the totem pole t than on other customers, especially the
businesses. P ps there is pressure from business lobbie-st but we
seniors and yo families need to be heard and appropriate adjustments
made.
Those of us seniors are the hardest hit. Some like me, barely do not
qualify for other assistance, yet, are in dire straits financially, tryingto conserve and be good oi t izens . We are already turning down the heat,being cold, an unkindness to our arthritic bodies. I had roof replaced
with new materials, greatly decreasing heat loss, yet the 1 did not
reflect Young families, like us seniors, are having to sacrifice in
food a edicine purchases to barely scrape by.
Yes, f prices are going uP, so we are not surprised. But, can you
explai those using transportation of product only have an increase of0..9% we residential customers are paying it for them? Why do the
businesses get a better bre.ak than us? Is it because some don t t pay enough
attention to the notices, therefore do not protest?
Why do those with 'interruptible' service kave a lower rate of increase?
Use is use! Let all share equally in the cost, not just the already poor
and hardest h1t! Let this be a protest and statement for those who did notread the a1ls in the notice.
I find itf It to be understancUng and diplomatic when such unfair
distribution 0 el costs are so blatantly shoved on the least able to
bear it.
I request that this be reviewed, verbatim, by all of your officers and
departments involved in the decision making and i' ts for the
precentages of increases be equally distributed. already have the
highest natural gas rates I've heard about from friends and relativesthroughout thé country. E is enough! .
I r st t-hat you also s this to the appropriate commission consideringthe pasal.
Ruth Nelson
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Tonya Clark; Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness; Ed Howell
PUC Comment Form
A Comment from Dan follows:
Case Number: AVl( - p-oi -0 II AVI. -é -o( -01
Name: Dan
Address: 4185 E 2nd
City: Post Falls
State: ID
Zip: 83854
Daytime Telephone:
Contact E-Mail: leola~verizon.net
Name of Utility Company: Avista
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Please describe your comment briefly:
My comment is on the increase of the utili ties. I feel this is just to much of a increas I
know we are all haveing a hard time with the way thing are today we just need to cut back .and
not pass all the increas on to the residens We hear in Idaho do not make the money like in
Washington and to increase electric to 15.9 and gas 6.5 I feel is just to much at this time.
The form submi ted on http://www . puc. idaho. gov /forms/ipuc1/ipuc. html
IP address is 72.84.1.84
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