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A Comment from Brian Kidd follows:
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Case Number: AVU-E-18-81 & AVU-G-18-81
Name: Brian Kidd
Address: 3446 Lilac Ct # A
City: Post Falls
State: ID
Zip: 83854
Daytime Telephone: [phone]
Contact E-Mail: brian5433~sn.com
Name of Utility Company: Avista Utili ties Add to Mailing List ~
Please describe your comment briefly:
This rate increase comes during trying times for all of Idaho i s citizens. Our energy bill
is already far too high. The founder of Post Falls built a damn that still provides the
majority of power for this area. Unfortunately the damn was sold to a greedy corporation
that seeks to take from those who are already financially distraught. The cost of
maintaining this infrastructure is nowhere near the outlandish rates being charged by Avista,
whom only seeks to line their own pockets with this enormous increase. I pray this council
will deny this request. Please allow the citizens of the great state of Idaho to continue to
be able to afford the basic necessities of life. Thank you.
The form submitted on http://www . puc. idaho .gov/forms/ipuc1/ipuc. html
IP address is 96.249.121.284
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Saturday, April 03, 2010 6:24 AM
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A Comment from Ross Paulus follows:
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Case Number: AVit-/5-ló-r1 /AvU-6-IO-ó/
Name: Ross Paulus
Address: 618E Ockert St s.
City: Oldtown
State: Idaho
Zip: 83822
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Contact E-Mail: repau~conceptcable.comName of Utili ty comp~vistaAdd to Mailing List: ~
Please describe your comment briefly:
In regard to Avista request for 14.5% rate increase, I am against the increase Recently
Avista posted the salary for their managers that show a definite salary increase.
Avista already has a structure for capital investments to upgrade aging equipment that they
should not need to be requesting additional money
Any capital investments should already be figured in before the declaring their fixed profit
allowed by the Public Utility Commission.
The form submitted on http://www . puc. idaho. gov Iforms/ipucl/ipuc. html
IP address is 286.63.86.218
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A Comment from follows:
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Case Number: AVÚ-¡¿-IO-OJ/ÆVtt-G-/ó-D1
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Name of Utility Company: Avista
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And Avista has the nerve to ask for a rate increase? You must be kidding me. When so many
people have lost their job, homes are in foreclosure and we are taxed to death every time we
turn around, they have the nerve to ask for a rate increase, then give the execs. a HUGE
raise and HUGE benefit increase! Talk about biting the hand that feeds you and not giving a
d#$mn about the community. Morris, of Avista, has a total package of over $3 million, a
$488,888+ raise since last year. Mark Thies, made $314,998 this year, up from $72,692. Not
bad, a raise of $242,386 for a year! PLUS, his benefit package went from $33,716 to $194,889
- a raise of $168,293 - all of which WE get to pay for, no wonder they need a rate increase.
Karen Feltes, her incentive pay rose more than $45,888 to $147,816. I really like this
statement - (tThe bulk of executives i pay does not come out of customer rates, Wuerst said,
but from shareholder dollars." - GUESS WHAT, SHAREHOLDERS DOLLARS COME FROM CUSTOMERS
PAYMENTS!! YOU GUYS SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELVES!!!
The form submitted on http://www.puc.idaho.gov/forms/ipucl/ipuc.html
IP address is 76.178.148.137
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A Comment from follows:
Case Number: AillA-~-I() -01 /A'JtA-G-Io-o/
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I i m commenting on the notice I got with my Avista bill this month, about them requesting a
rate increase. I don i t think Avista should get the rate increase! I already pay over a
hundred dollars a month to Avista and we are on there comfort billing and now they want more
money?!? Maybe they should look into there company and learn to cut the fat and save us
money. The Economy is so bad right now with people losing there jobs and having wages cut. My
household included on this, it i S hardly affordable now to us. I can't imagine having to pay
them more. Thank you
The form submitted on http://www . puc. idaho. gov/forms/ipucl/ipuc. html
IP address is 76.178.27.28
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Thursday, April 01, 20104:17 AM
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A Comment from Carol J. Morgan follows:
Case Number: AVtI-£-lo-olj ;fVtt-6-IO-O/
Name: Carol J. Morgan
Address: 3246 7th Street
City: Coeur d i Alene
State: ID
Zip: 83815
Daytime Telephone: [phone]
Contact E-Mail: caroljomorgan~roadrunner.com Name of Utility Company: Avista Add to MailingList: Jl
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Today the Coeur d i Alene Press reported salary and benefit increases for Avista Executives.
Last week the paper reported that Avista will be asking for additional rate increases. These
continued requests are totally un-Americian and I protest them.
Coeur d i Alene Press- April 1, 2818
Avista execs see salary increase
By ALECIA WARREN/Staff writer I 3 comments
COEUR d'ALENE - Avista Corp. i s top executives i salaries remained fairly steady in 2889, while
they saw raises in some incentive pay and pension, according to the company i s annual proxy
statement filed with .the U. S . Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday.
Scott Morris, chief executive officer, also president and chairman of the board, had a base
salary of $638,881 in 2889, up from $626,388 in 2888.
His non-equity incentive compensation - based on job performance - rose $177,429 to $582,826.
His change in pension and deferred compensation earnings also rose $132,238 in 2889, up to
$691,983.
Morris i total compensation for the year was more than $3 million, up from $2.6 million.
But company spokeswoman Jessie Wuerst said all executives i 2889 total comp packages include
the value of performance-based stock awards that were not earned.
. SEC requires us to report the value of those stock awards, i Wuerst said. i They i re there and
counted as total comp, but it didn i t go home with them.'
Mark Thies, senior vice president and chief financial officer, earned $314,998, up from
$72,692 in 2888.
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His salary and other compensations rose dramatically because he had assumed the position in
mid-2888 and only worked a partial year, Wuerst said.
Thies i incentive compensation also rose to $194,889, from $33,716.
His total compensation was $831,234, up from $366,646.
Marian Durkin, senior vice president, general counsel and chief compliance officer, earned
$274,999 in base pay, up from $273,875 the year before.
His incentive pay rose over $58,888 to $169,373.
His total compensation package rose to $791,898 from $728,321 in 2888.
Karen Feltes, senior vice president and corporate secretary, earned a base salary of
$248,881, bumped up from $238,877.
Her incentive pay rose more than $45, 8e8 to $147,816.
Her total compensation package was $759,887, up from $696,159.
Dennis Vermillion, senior vice president and environmental compliance officer who assumed his
position in 2889, earned a base salary of $289 J 238.
His incentive pay was $148,843, and his total comp package was $733,929.
Avista, a mid-sized utility owned by shareholders, had a net income of $87.1 million in 2889,
Wuerst said, improving from $73.6 million the year before.
The bulk of executives i pay does not come out of customer rates, Wuerst said, but from
shareholder dollars.
Executi ves' compensation is determined by the company board of directors, she said. Stock and
non-equity incentives are performance based, reflecting various financial goals that are
achieved.
i It' s a lot of money, regardless how you look at it,' Wuerst said of executive salaries and
compensations. i But these people are running a billion-dollar company. i
The form submitted on http://www.puc.idaho.gov/forms/ipucl/ipuc.html
IP address is 98.145.71.213
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A Comment from Patricia Cully follows:
Case Number: ÆVü-I£-lo-o/ / AVU-6 -10-0 I
Name: Patricia Cully
Address: W. 583 Vista Drive
City: Coeur d i Alene
State: Idaho
Zip: 83815
Daytime Telephone: [phone]
Contact E-Mail: p1932~msn.com
Name of Utili ty compa~ Avista
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To The Commissioners:
Re: Avista Rate Increase
It is time to call a halt to the exhorbitant salaries CEOs of big companies receive. We
subscribers to Avista for electricity and gas are stuck with a monopoly and have no choice
but to pay whatever they want for service.
Five of their CEO people are presently receiving some $5 million annually, plus huge
incentives (one is over %588,888). We are paying about 35% of their wages.
The utility companies are guaranteed a net profit of 6% (at least it used to be that much)
after paying 188% of any and all expenses, including, but not limited to, huge salaries,
bonuses, etc. Also, for many years this company, when under the name Washington Water Power
had a King-air plane hangared at Felts Field in Spokane, with an office rented in the
administration building and a pilot and co-pilot on duty 48 hours a week, just in case
someone wantê to go some place! All the costs for this totally unnecessary expense was
included in their operating costs and they were then allowed the net 6% on top of this.
My husband and I owned a trucking company. We had an airplane, but we were NOT allowed to
include those costs when applying for a rate increase. We could only include the actual
costs of operating the trucks and nothing else. We were not guaranteed any net profit.
Why should Avista be granted an increase if they include costs, such as above as an operating
expense. When they FIRED the CEO some time back for wasting their money on bad investments
they gave him $1 million in severance pay, then raised the rates because they i lost i money.
It is time for them to stop ripping the customers off for non-essential expenses. Please
deny this rate increase.
Thank you for your attention.
Patricia Cully
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A Comment from Margaret Twigg follows:
Case Number: AVU -ç -10 -f) 1/ 41/tf -G -10 -(11
Name: Margaret Twigg
Address: 1633 W. Marigold
City: Hayden
State: Idaho
Zip: 83835
Daytime Telephone: [phone]
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Name of utili ty compa~ Avista
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Please describe your comment briefly:
To The Commissioners:
Please deny the proposed rate increase to Avista. At the present time we customers are
paying at least a third of the CEO salaries, and 5 of them are receiving over $3,888,888
annually, plus incentives and bonuses. How much is enough? I live on my Social Security and
am having a very hard time of it and when I ~ee the excessive amounts paid to a hand full of
CEOs it really upsets me. When a few get more money than they need and those of us on
limited income practically have to starve (and some do) there is something radically wrong in
our world.
Please, deny this increase.
Thank you.
Margaret Twigg
The form submitted on http://www . puc. idaho. gov /forms/ipucl/ipuc. html
IP address is 289.183.55.42
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report the value of those
stock awards," Wuerst
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counted as tota comp,
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Mark Thies, seniot
vice president and chief
fiancial offcer, eaed
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in 2008.
His sa and other
compensations rose dr
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Her incentie pay rose
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of $87.1 mion in 200,
Wuerst sad, improvig
from $73.6 mion the
yea before.
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these people are runing
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Re: Avista's rate increase request
Perhaps Avista is realistically entitled to a modest increase tied to the CPI, but
14.5% in Residential Service, and an average overal increase of 13.1% is usurous
even in the best economic times. Perhaps they can tighten their belts and get by
just fine without an increase in pay, just like the rest of us.
The "upgrding of aging infrastrctue" is certinly an expense tht they have built
into their previous fee strctue. They must be able to validate their claims that
deliverig electrcity absolutely needs this rate increase and is not a product of
"creative accounting".
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