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' wa r n i n g è a r H e r J h i s . s ù i n m e t , . an n o l t 1 l c : i t i g t h a t i t . h a d t o ¡p a y re c o r d p r i c e s . f o r . n a t u r a l g a s an d w o u l d s e e k t o ' re c o u p t h e co s t l i s i n g w h a t ' s c a l l e d a p a s s - th r o u g h , c h a r g ê . . Th a t ' s a t o p A v i s t a ' s s t a n d i n g re q u e s t ' o f W a s h i n g t o n s t l l t e re g u l a t o r s t o b u m p é l e c t r i c i t y , ra t è s b y 9 . 2 p e r c e n t a n d n a t ú - ra l g a s r a t e s b y 3 . 3 p e r c e n t . Public Workshop Coeur d Alene, Idaho Case No. AVU-E/G-08-01 July 24, 2008w' COMMISSION Lt sD. +0 D . z. :¡ ~ 1/WHATDOYOUTHINK?~cJ UfOY~ ~ ~ If you want your opinion noted in the record, please uQthe space below to write your comments. Add extra sheets as needed. You may either hand this sheet to a commission staff member or mail it to: IPUC, PO Box 83720, Boise, 1083720-0074. You may also post comments on our Web site. ww.puc.idaho.gov Click "comments & questions." ¡~3jor IDAHO PUBLIC UTiliTIES /~ IU//~~.J tl 4::C'_ f,...., '" ~~, "". ~ ~ /hO~'Y"'~ ~t:~ ~~. \ t -.. Hu vYASO ~ l ilA ~~ L e.~ ( dW~ a~~ IR O~ q .'~ø\ fòe.~~C)Ç iTS'4 _ am~~~~Sign Name Mailng Address l-l z.o ~1J Pho e Number vv~ L ~d~,' City and State Q.!)A ) :r D l I Zip Code /~~/Óy IDAHO PUBLIC UTiliTIES v'j; ¡lV v~~.~ tr/ COMMISSION Public Workshop Coeur d Alene, Idaho Case No. AVU-E/G-OS-01 July 24, 2008 c WHAT DO YOU THINK? -ir-__ ~.(':\ :; -'-.'~:i" f~',:.=If you want your opinion noted in the record, please use the space below t~i'trité;ioue:; comments. Add extra sheets as needed. You may either hand this çhet 40 commission staff member or mail it to: ~, IPUC, PO Box 83720, Boise, 1083720-0074. " You may also post comments on our Web site. g: 1"Vww.puc.idaho.gov _ Click "comments & questions." L L,- l ~ l / PrintName ßiy:y :;#bOlgJ. Sign Name ~ ~ Mailing Address5561 t. :JßIJIIT 8¡;f) City and State l~Sl líl/~. I J¿IIt). Phone Number :;l)l- glg'~Ý'9.3 Zip Code F3Cs- ¡~/Jloi' Jean Jewell ,/j; A,V:V'.-f ~' ; Hi Sent: To: Subject: Saturday, August 09, 2008 3:56 AM Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness; Ed Howell PUC Comment Form A Comment from Tim Daulton follows: -- - - - - ------- ------- - --- - --- - - --- - -- Case Number: Case Number: AVU-E-Ð8-Ð1 Date Filed: Ð3/Ð5/2ÐÐ8 Name: Tim Daulton Address: 8Ð9 East B St City: Moscow State: ID Zip: 83843 Daytime Telephone: 2Ð8- 882-Ð273 Contact E-Mail : Name of Utility Company: AvistaAdd to Mailing List: ~ Please describe your comment briefly: Dear Commissioners, Regarding Avista' s continual requests for rate hike, I read in the paper just the other day that they are making record profits, so I wonder why they need higher rates. The purpose of a public utility is to provide utilities to the public, not profits to their shareholders. Naturally they have to make enough money to continue operations, but enriching out of state and foreign st~ckholders is hardly in the public interest. Keeping rates as low as possible is. Please make sure any rate hike approved is j usti fied. Thank you very much. Tim Daulton The form submitted on http://www . puc. idaho.gov/forms/ipuc1/ipuc. html IP address is 64.126.175.88 - - -- - - - - --- -- ------ - - - - --- - - - - -- - - -- 1 ¡ J;;:",/o r ,/~f),If.~10 Ce~J ¡J'$'1 , Jean Jewell From: Sent: To: Subject: ccrossler~moscow.com Monday, August 11, 2008 6:44 AM Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness; Ed Howell PUC Comment Form A Comment from mary jo crossler follows: Case Number: Name: mary jo crossler Address: 1430 four mile rd. City: viola State: idaho Zip: 83872 Daytime Telephone: 208-882-4396 Contact E-Mail: ccrossler~moscow.com Name of Utili ty compa~ avistaAdd to Mailing List: ~ Please describe your comment briefly: This is in regards to the rate hike Avista wants. I' m asking you to reject this rate hike. Times are tight, and we are doing all we can do to stay afloat. We keep our heat at 70 during the cold months, no air condit. at all, no outside lights, max. of three lights on in the house at night. We have given up camping,mag.sub.,extra trips to town,eating out,cut back our t.V. basic.How much more can the average person do? I feel like crying! Now Avista wants a rate hike! We have no say in what they do. They are God,the only game in town. Avista is asking for this after annoc. a 72% increase in profit!!! Where does this insanity stop! I hope it stops with you. Please think of the average people this rate hike will affect. Tank you for your time, Mary Jo Crossler The form submitted on http://www . puc. idaho. gov /forms/ipuc1/ipuc. html IP address is 64.126.174.142 1