20200806Comment.pdf

Name: Jonathan Grimm
Email: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]
Address: 614 Creekside Lane
Sandpoint, ID 83864

Name of Utility Company: Avista
Case ID: AVU-E-19-01

Comment: "I have grave concenrs regarding the impact that climate change is having on Idaho and the
world. The number and frequency of hot days, especially in the early fall during elk hunting season is
most troubling to me, as the warmer weather makes the processing of elk more difficult. Often it now
seems like days in the 70's and 80's are frequent during the early parts of the season. Aditionally, I am
very concerned about water temperatures and how war river temps impact the fish. I love to fish, but
between the poor salmon and steelhead runs, and warm water temps, it is clear to me that my
forfathers and current leaders are not taking good care of this amazing resource that god has given us to
steward. Please divest of fossile fuel power generation and do everything you can to support salmon
and steelhead runs throughout the Pacific NW. Sincerly, Jeremy Grimm"

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Name: James Frenzel
Email: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]
Address: 1774 Lexington Ave
Moscow, ID 83843

Name of Utility Company: Avista
Case ID: AVU-E-19-01

Comment: "As an Idaho Avista customer, I strongly encourage the Idaho PUC to require Avista to
shorten its plan to 100% clean energy and to stop using coal as soon as possible. Thank you."

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Name: Stephan Flint
Email: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]
Address: 4961 Lenville Rd
Moscow, ID 83843-7464

Name of Utility Company: expect to move into Avista territory soon
Case ID: AVU-E-19-01

Comment: "I appreciate that Avista is committed to phase out power production from coal and hope it
can be done as rapidly as possible. I realize the commission cannot currently include the various external
risks from fossil fuel power production in its analysis, but I hope this can change in the near future."
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From: Martha Lovett <[e-mail]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 5, 2020 5:51 PM
Subject: Idaho / Avista Public meeting to Push for Green Energy Support

Please work to offer Idaho customers the same support for Green Energy that Washington State has,
create more local jobs with Green Energy. Fossil Fuels are a dead end, dangerous, polluting, causing
tragic Climate Chanege.

Avista must take heir head out of the sand and support and promote Green Energy and STOP using fossil
Fuels, our very life and world depend on it.

Martha Lovett
Moscow, ID

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Name: Alan Poplawsky
Email: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]
Address: 2108 Vandal Dr
Moscow, ID 83843

Name of Utility Company: Avista
Case ID: AVU-E-19-01

Comment: "Avista IRP 2020 Hearing 8/5/2020 Comments; Alan Poplawsky Both the U.S. 2018 Fourth
National Climate Assessment and the IPPC Special Report on Global Warming 2018 conclude that we
need to limit global warming to 1.5C to avoid the worst effects of climate change and to do this human
caused emissions of CO2 need to reach zero by 2050. The way to do this is to convert our energy
production from fossil fuels to clean energy like solar, wind, hydro, geothermal etc. So with this Avista
IRP which will extend from 2020 to 2045 it is absolutely essential to plan on achieving 100% clean
energy. We will not have another chance. One of the effects of climate change here in the Moscow
Idaho area I have really noticed is forest fire smoke from mid-late summer. We know that fire season is
greatly extended and the severity of fires has greatly increased, this has resulted in real smoke problems
in our region. Both of my kids in the last 10 years were on youth soccer teams with frequent prac"

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Name: Martha Lovett
Email: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]
Address: 321 N Adams St
Moscow, ID 83843

Name of Utility Company: Avista
Case ID: AVU-E-19-01

Comment: "Idaho customers must see Avista move from fossil fuels to Green Energy sources. Climate
change is killing us with forest fires, destroying whole ecosystems. The only way forward is green energy
and Idaho customers demand that Avista give us the same support to use Green Energy that
Washington State gets. Climate crisis is upon us, we all must act to support Green Energy now."

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Name: Pete Robichaud
Email: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]
Address: 321 North Adams St
Moscow, ID 83843

Name of Utility Company: Avista
Case ID: AVU-E-19-01

Comment: "Please promote alternative energy options for residents of Idaho by providing incentives.
Many other states provide incentives to get residents to convert to solar (or wind) energy. Our state
should be proactive to promote small users to install PV panels with a buy back model that promotes
alternative energy. "

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Name: Diane Noel
Email: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]
Address: 1021 McBride Road
Potlatch, ID 83855

Name of Utility Company: Avista
Case ID: AVU-E-19-01

Comment: "Thank you for the opportunity to comment on Avista's 2020 Integrated Resource Plan to
meet customer load over the next 25 years at least cost while considering risk. I have been a satisfied
Avista/Washington Water Power customer since the 1980s. I am encouraged by the company's goals of
becoming carbon neutral by 2027 and providing 100% clean energy by 2045, but I'd like to see the
transition happen faster. My primary concern is climate change—its effects on my own community and
ones around the world and the urgency of addressing it promptly to avoid its most devastating
consequences. A mild asthma sufferer, I approach this point in our glorious northern Idaho summers
with some trepidation because it means fire season is near. Climate change is expected to make our
summers even longer and hotter, with increasing wildfire frequency and size and more smoke. I'd like to
see Avista get out of carbon-intensive electrical generation from coal on a faster timetable, replacing it
with clea"

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Name: Crissa Butler
Email: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]
Address: 3232 E Edwards Dr.
Idaho Falls, ID 83401

Name of Utility Company: Falls Water Company
Case ID: FLS-W-20-03

Comment: "We received a letter from Falls Water that they have applied for a rate increase. In the area
that I live, our rates fall under the category of a 23.8% increase. Considering that we have no other
options for water— we can’t compare prices and go with a company that offers a lower rate, as well as
the fact that we are all experiencing a pandemic which is affecting all of us in one way or another, a
significant increase like that seems astronomical, and unacceptable. I know that Falls Water has some of
the lowest rates in the area, but believe that the increase being applied for is too steep. I believe a more
acceptable rate increase would possibly be more in the range of half of what is being applied for. I hope
that my thoughts and concerns are considered in the decision made."

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