20170614Comments.PDF

Diane Holt
From:Jim &Gloria <[e-mail]>
Sent:Tuesday,June 13,2017 9:10 PM
To:Diane Holt
Subject:Fwd:News about your Avista energy prices
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Dear PUC Secretary.Please see that my comments reach the appropriate people.
I received this forwarded email today.Wow!In the last three years my Social Security benefits have increased
a total of about 1%because there is “no inflation”.And,every penny of that went to pays for increased
Medicare premiums.
Something here seems unsustainable.
Thank you,
James Thomas
P0 Box 171
Pinehurst,Idaho 83850
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Date:June 13,2017 at 3:33:21 PM PDT
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Subject:News about your Avista energy prices
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Dear Avista Customer,
To bring our custome-s electricity,we generate power from 8 ydroetectric projects and 7 thermal generation
plants,and receive power from 53 wind turbines.Then we send over 19,000 miles of distribution lines across
30,000 square miles to more than 375CC0 customers.Vie also purchase and transport natural gas across
interstate pipelines to your homes and to our generation and storage facilities.
This is a massive infrastructure f poes,dams,turOines.substations,cipes,and other eqL pment that we
maintain and improve every year so make sure you have reliable,quality power and natural gas.This
maintenance and improvement is important and necessary,and it is a major part of your energy qcas.
We are rIsc IsteHn to you end ennencing your e’çari€rce with A.ssa by airIng new :echrclcgy.Through our
mubile application tat was launched in 2016 end th refresh of cur website,i/are astng in technology that
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Energy price change .‘asts in Idaho
0-June 9,2017,va .&cect-:a’d natura as enea rate recuests with the Idaho ub:Uti.tes
?C c 0o —iss:to reco”er costs related to ?nrastructure,s’ste---:-e::a,:e:--:.o
and cowe s..pp..ft aopmved,t ese requests v :ud cr e the price yc.oay for Residential c
:aD co.,d expect to sao:
•Bled increase of $7.03 or 8.1
percent,for a monthly bil
change from $86.39 to $93.42.
•This new bill anount includes a
pioposed increase in the
monthly basic charge of $0.25,
from 55 75 to Sf5 00 pnr month.
Biled increase of $4 02 or 4.3
percent,for a montNy bl
change from $93.42 to $97.44.
Filing Customer Bills Effective ‘istomer Bills Ettective
Jan.1,2018 Jan.12019
Electric
Based on average monthly usage
of 910 kilowatt hours per month
Natural Gas
Based on average monthly usage
aIBI therms per month
Billed increase of 53 37 or 66
perceflt.foc a nocithly bill
change from 551.10 to $54.47.
Tht new bill nount includes a
proposed increase in the
monthly basic charge of $0 75,
from $5.25 to 5600 per month.
This proposa is a two-year plan,vith new rates taking effect Jan.1,2013 and Jan.1,2019.Ths plan would
provide our customers with some predictability in your expected future energy prices.
The rate case process and details about the filing
It’s important to remember that the Commission sets the rate you pay for the energy you use.There is a format
process that can take up to nine monts through wh’ch price change requests are evaluated and decided upon.
You can learn more about this here.
Take control of your energy use
Your monthly energy bill s irruenced not or ‘i by te 0.-ice of energy but also by the amount o eriegy you use.
krista offes a variety of ways for you to ‘anage or recuce your usage and sa’,e on Jour bL .Lea-n mo-c
V.’e know you want p-Tces that ae f&r and reaso ,aid so (JQ we.You can read more acout tbs eqcst
oec-e the Comss’:n,vou rates in a:ton,and the rate case pccess
“1e w’..keep you pdaed on this ra..es:.
Thank you,
Kelly r4orwood,
\‘ce President,State and edeal Rag la?o
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Avista UtiLities,.i.’::--,Avista Utilities 11411 E.Mission Ave I Spokane,WA 99220
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Billed increase of 52 07 or 3.8
percent,for a monthly bill
change from 554 4?to $56.54.
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