20200814Comment.pdf

From:Denise Lundy
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Comment re: Avista 2020 Electric IRP, Case No. AVU-E-19-01
Date:Friday, August 14, 2020 10:19:13 AM
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commissioners:
When contemplating your Integrated Resource Plan, as an Avista customer and Idahoan, I
encourage you to divest from fossil fuels and support clean, renewable energy sources thatwill help combat climate change, grow Idaho's economy and protect air quality.
Regards,
Denise Lundy 925 E Garden Ave
Coeur D'alene, ID 83814
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From:Jeanette Schandelmeier
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Comment re: Avista 2020 Electric IRP, Case No. AVU-E-19-01
Date:Friday, August 14, 2020 10:22:07 AM
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commissioners:
I am an Avista customer and I support clean energy because our country can't afford more
fossil fuel pollution. We've known for some time now that burning fossil fuels contributes toclimate change. I want my utility to be part of the solution, not continue to contribute to the
problem. Please switch to clean energy.
Regards, Jeanette Schandelmeier
3142 Talache RdSagle, ID 83860
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From:Rhea Verbanic
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Comment re: Avista 2020 Electric IRP, Case No. AVU-E-19-01
Date:Friday, August 14, 2020 10:23:21 AM
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commissioners:
I am an Avista customer and I support clean energy because it is less expensive and more
reliable than fossil fuels. I am concerned about climate change and want to reduce our use anddependence on coal and gas. I support Avista's clean energy transition and want them to
accelerate this change in Idaho.
Regards, Rhea Verbanic
175 Goat Mountain RdBonners Ferry, ID 83805
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From:Patricia Jessup
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Comment re: Avista 2020 Electric IRP, Case No. AVU-E-19-01
Date:Friday, August 14, 2020 10:24:17 AM
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commissioners:
I am an Avista customer and I support clean energy. I worry about the climate change and
want to reduce the use of fossil fuels like coal and gas. I support Avista's clean energytransition and what them to accelerate this change in Idaho.
Regards,
Patricia Jessup 1370 Bristol Rd
Moscow, ID 83843
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From:Elizabeth Neuder
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Comment re: Avista 2020 Electric IRP, Case No. AVU-E-19-01
Date:Friday, August 14, 2020 10:25:08 AM
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commissioners:
I am an Avista customer and I support clean energy because it is critical to have sustainable
healthy water, soil and air now and for future generations. My family including our 2daughters all grew up in Idaho. We love plentiful nature and wildlife. Please do all you can to
reduce our use of fossil fuels and create a healthier future for all of us!
Regards, Elizabeth Neuder
1506 Northshore DrSandpoint, ID 83864
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From:Gail Matthews
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Comment re: Avista 2020 Electric IRP, Case No. AVU-E-19-01
Date:Friday, August 14, 2020 10:26:06 AM
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commissioners:
I am an Avista customer and I support clean energy because ...It is so important for our future.
We need to be responsible citizens here on planet earth. Please do your part.
Regards, Gail Matthews
110 Mullan Ave WKellogg, ID 83837
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From:Hillary Mosman
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Comment re: Avista 2020 Electric IRP, Case No. AVU-E-19-01
Date:Friday, August 14, 2020 10:27:06 AM
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commissioners:
I am an Avista customer and I support clean energy. However, it is simple to say that we want
something and not also say that we are ready to pay for it. Transitioning to clean power islikely far more complex and expensive than the average customer understands. Keeping
customers happy is a huge part of your job and the easiest way to hear negative feedback froma group of people is to ask for more money. Please do it anyway. The earth is bigger than one
companies internet reviews and a few articles in the paper. Make the right choice now soIdahoans can continue to be proud to live in the best state in the USA.
Regards,
Hillary Mosman 1610 Ripon Ave
Lewiston, ID 83501
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From:Abby Lute
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Comment re: Avista 2020 Electric IRP, Case No. AVU-E-19-01
Date:Friday, August 14, 2020 10:28:06 AM
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commissioners:
I am an Avista customer and a native Idahoan. I feel lucky to live in such a stunningly
beautiful state blessed with so many natural resources. The best things about Idaho (thepeople, the landscapes, the wildlife) are threatened by ongoing human caused climate change.
I support local clean renewable energy. This will help us decrease the effects of climate
change as well as minimize public health risks such as poor air quality.
I support Avista's clean energy transition and hope that this transition will be accelerated inIdaho. We care about clean energy!
Regards,
Abby Lute 402 N Lincoln St
Moscow, ID 83843
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From:Lexie de Fremery
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Comment re: Avista 2020 Electric IRP, Case No. AVU-E-19-01
Date:Friday, August 14, 2020 10:29:21 AM
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commissioners:
I am an Avista customer and I support clean energy. Last week, Idaho Conservation League
sponsored an excellent Zoomed “Climate Hero Workshop” in which energy issues in Idahowere discussed.
In 2019, I built my new house and had a solar array installed. It is exciting to monitor the
energy it produces! Every kilowatt generated by this elegant system represents one kilowattless demand on other resources: coal, natural gas, hydroelectricity, and others. My decision to
purchase this system was based on several factors and developed from a long-standing hopethat humans would someday tap the inexhaustible energy of the sun for our energy needs. That
energy is free — no one “owns” or has exclusive rights to the sun. Capturing this energy —something plants have done for billions of years — has now become technologically and
economically feasible.
This technology is a game changer for humans and our planet. With appropriate policy andinvestment at all levels of government, we no longer have to
Regards,
Lexie de Fremery 914 Cattail Ct
Sandpoint, ID 83864
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for public and media inspection. My comment may be reviewed by the utility.
From:Judy Meyers
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Comment re: Avista 2020 Electric IRP, Case No. AVU-E-19-01
Date:Friday, August 14, 2020 10:30:09 AM
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commissioners:
As an Avista stockholder, an Avista customer, and a grandmother -- I am writing in support of
Avista's move toward clean energy. There is a lot to worry about right now, but ClimateChange is the biggest threat of all. And we're running out of time. This wonderful utility
company has started to move in the right direction. I am writing to urge you to move moreboldly and more quickly. Thank you.
Regards,
Judy Meyers 375 Gold Hill Cir
Sagle, ID 83860
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From:Jessie Campbell
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Comment re: Avista 2020 Electric IRP, Case No. AVU-E-19-01
Date:Friday, August 14, 2020 10:31:26 AM
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commissioners:
I am an Avista customer and I support clean energy because we need to find alternatives to
fossil fuels. Our planet is too precious to continue the current course of extraction andpollution. I support clean energy and Avista's transition to clean energy but we need to make
the changes as quickly as possible.
Regards, Jessie Campbell
1205 Kamiaken StMoscow, ID 83843
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under Idaho Code § 74-101 (13) and all information provided by me on this form is available for public and media inspection. My comment may be reviewed by the utility.
From:Michael Cantrell
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Comment re: Avista 2020 Electric IRP, Case No. AVU-E-19-01
Date:Friday, August 14, 2020 10:32:08 AM
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commissioners:
I am an Idaho Avista customer for 26 years who just finished attending the July 9th on-line
IPUC hearing. I believe it is extremely important that you do all you can to accelerate ourtransition to 100% renewable energy as soon as possible. We need to encourage increased use
of wind and solar in Idaho by including all costs and risks of each energy source, includingenvironmental and health risks due to both straight fossil fuel emissions and climate change.
Thank you for considering this.
Regards,
Michael Cantrell 622 E B St
Moscow, ID 83843
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From:Helen Hawley
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Comment re: Avista 2020 Electric IRP, Case No. AVU-E-19-01
Date:Friday, August 14, 2020 10:33:07 AM
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commissioners:
I am an Avista customer and I support clean energy. I recently attended the webinair on
Avista's IRP and have several concerns as a result. First, waiting until 2025 to break from thecoal skip may actually be too little too late due to continued acceleration of Climate Change.
Second, Idaho's air is clean; but, can definitely be better, and for those who live downwindfrom coal burners, it is deadly. Finally, you responded that, although Idaho has an allocation
for Environmental Liabilities, no studies have been done to discover just what those liabilitiesare. I urge Avista to actively investigate the Environmental liabilities now, rather than later. I
believe you would discover more damage than you may think due to coal burning. Thisdamage not only includes damage to people's lungs and health; but to the environment, as
well, in the form of polluted water, erosion at the coal skip sites, and increased disease amongour animal herds.
I believe that these concerns are shared by many in Idaho and should be foremost in Avista's
future plans for energy.
Idaho has a treasure-trove of clean energy to offer, and Avista would benefit financially byutilizing these sources rather than continuing to use outdated sources for energy.
Regards,
Helen Hawley 314 15th Ave
Lewiston, ID 83501
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for public and media inspection. My comment may be reviewed by the utility.
From:Linda Wolovich
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Comment re: Avista 2020 Electric IRP, Case No. AVU-E-19-01
Date:Friday, August 14, 2020 10:34:16 AM
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commissioners:
I am an Avista customer and I support clean energy because ... I love the beauty of our God-
given world. To contaminate it further means further degradation of our water, air, and land. I applaud Avista for its energy saving programs and the fact that you are turning more and
more to clean energy...without building more dams, (maybe even taking out the moreproblematic ones).
And "de sooner de better" for more solar and wind energy. Thank you, Avista for working hard and as quickly as possible toward clean energy!
Regards,
Linda Wolovich 1018 N B St
Coeur D'alene, ID 83814
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From:Vera Taggart
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Comment re: Avista 2020 Electric IRP, Case No. AVU-E-19-01
Date:Friday, August 14, 2020 10:35:07 AM
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commissioners:
I am an Avista customer and I support clean energy because ...I have been supporting wind
power through Avista’s Buck a Block program for many years. I want Idahoans to benefitfrom clean energy sooner rather than later. We need to do all we can now to keep Idaho
clean!!
Regards, Vera Taggart
2041 E Avondale LnHayden, ID 83835
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under Idaho Code § 74-101 (13) and all information provided by me on this form is available for public and media inspection. My comment may be reviewed by the utility.
From:Jean Gerth
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Comment re: Avista 2020 Electric IRP, Case No. AVU-E-19-01
Date:Friday, August 14, 2020 10:36:07 AM
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commissioners:
I am an Avista customer and I participated in the virtual workshop on July 9. Given the
discussion which I heard on the call, I would also like to request that a public hearing be heldto address these important issues.
My questions are:
1). How are health costs factored into weighing the use of coal vs clean energy?2) How has Avista reached out to the populations which have the most to loose with dirty air?
3). How has Avista promoted energy conservation, and can they be asked to do more?4). I would pay more money for my electricity to see the transition to all green energy happen
sooner.
Regards, Jean Gerth
9676 Bottle Bay RdSagle, ID 83860
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under Idaho Code § 74-101 (13) and all information provided by me on this form is available for public and media inspection. My comment may be reviewed by the utility.
From:Zoe Cooley
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Comment re: Avista 2020 Electric IRP, Case No. AVU-E-19-01
Date:Friday, August 14, 2020 10:37:18 AM
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commissioners:
I am an Avista customer when I live in Moscow, Idaho, during the winter, and I support clean
energy because we must move swiftly to stop using coal plant produced energy which ispolluting. We have only a few years to address the worldwide climate crisis. Every person,
business, government must participate in this effort.The cost of energy production by coal plants is higher now than clean energy options. Avista
needs to use only clean energy sources immediately and not put off that choice. ...
Regards, Zoe Cooley
PO Box 416Troy, ID 83871
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From:Annette Eberlein
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Comment re: Avista 2020 Electric IRP, Case No. AVU-E-19-01
Date:Friday, August 14, 2020 10:38:09 AM
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commissioners:
I am an Avista customer and I support clean energy transition because I am concerned about
climate change and want to reduce our use of fossil fuels like coal and gas.
I believe Avista should continue and accelerate initiatives to bring the benefits of clean energyto Idaho.
Regards,
Annette Eberlein 4567 E Mossberg Cir
Post Falls, ID 83854
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for public and media inspection. My comment may be reviewed by the utility.
From:Mary Rawlsky
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Comment re: Avista 2020 Electric IRP, Case No. AVU-E-19-01
Date:Friday, August 14, 2020 10:39:23 AM
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commissioners:
I support clean energy because it is accessible to everyone,uses the environment efficiently
and mostly cleanly. Pollution is reduced and impacts on land minimal. Thanks for expeditingyour efforts.
Regards,
Mary Rawlsky 406 Huntsman Way
Spirit Lake, ID 83869
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From:Rachel Clark
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Comment re: Avista 2020 Electric IRP, Case No. AVU-E-19-01
Date:Friday, August 14, 2020 10:40:10 AM
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commissioners:
I am an Avista customer and I support clean energy because ...
Regards,
Rachel Clark 1240 Thatuna Ave
Moscow, ID 83843
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From:Helen Hawley
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Comment re: Avista 2020 Electric IRP, Case No. AVU-E-19-01
Date:Friday, August 14, 2020 10:41:08 AM
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commissioners:
I am an Avista customer and I support clean energy because clean energy makes sense, both
monetarily and environmentally. Monetarily, because by choosing to use wind, water,geothermal sources for energy production, we will not create dirty water or air that will have
to be cleaned for public wellness. Environmentally, for these same reasons, we will not haveto clean our water or air. Please utilize these safer, renewable sources. If you think Idahoans
aren't interested in clean energy and addressing climate change, you are SO wrong! There arethousands of us who live in Idaho because we LOVE our clean water and air--and resent those
who would make these dirty and unsafe.
Please be a partner with us and utilize clean, renewable sources to provide our energy. Ditchthe coal skids now!
Regards,
Helen Hawley 314 15th Ave
Lewiston, ID 83501
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From:Eugene Fuerst
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Comment re: Avista 2020 Electric IRP, Case No. AVU-E-19-01
Date:Friday, August 14, 2020 10:42:12 AM
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commissioners:
I am an Avista customer and I support clean energy in Idaho by investing in wind energy and
energy storage. I also support all efforts to promote consumer energy conservation.
I am concerned about climate change and want to eliminate fossil fuels like coal and gas.
Please bring clean energy to Idaho, in addition to your plans to bring it to Washington. Pleaseterminate your ownership in the Colstrip plant, and end our payments to support that plant.
I support Avista's clean energy transition and want you to accelerate this change in Idaho. You
plan it to have all clean energy by 2045 in Washington. Please be clear that you will also haveall clean energy in Idaho and please complete that transition by 2030. 2045 is too long to wait
when these changes are needed ASAP to prevent climate change.
Thank you!
E. Patrick Fuerst, Ph.D.
Regards, Eugene Fuerst
1370 Bristol RdMoscow, ID 83843
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From:William Irving
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Comment re: Avista 2020 Electric IRP, Case No. AVU-E-19-01
Date:Friday, August 14, 2020 10:43:08 AM
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commissioners:
I am an Avista customer and I support clean energy because clean energy will best preserve
what I love living here in Coeur d'Alene, my home. I've lived here for the past 34 years (I'm68 now) and spent every summer until I was 17 visiting my grandparents and swimming in
Lake Coeur d'Alene. Those were the best years of my life. There were no toxic green algaeblooms, large numbers of fish dying due to hot air, lake and stream temperatures, rampant
forest fires that blackened the skies, kept residents and tourists indoors and sent others,suffering from asthma, to the hospital or to flee Coeur d'Alene. All of this happened in 2015,
driven by human-caused global climate disruption. We cannot let this become the new norm,and lose what we love about living here. We must do all we can to be able to pass down to our
children and grandchidren what we love about living here. Thank you, Avista, for hastening aclean energy future, in the latest IRP. I strongly urge you to further that acceleration in every
way possible, from expanding clean energy developments such as solar, wind, hydroelectric orbiomass, using the work of Stanford University professor Mark Jacobson, to expanding
electric vehicle infrastructure and energy efficiency measures. Please, IPUC, expedite theending of the use of fossil fuels as soon as possible; we have cleaner, safer, less expensive
options that will preserve what we all love about living here, in our home. We owe ourselves,and especially our children and grandchildren, the experience of what we loved about living
here.
Regards, William Irving
839 Viola LnCoeur D'alene, ID 83815
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under Idaho Code § 74-101 (13) and all information provided by me on this form is available for public and media inspection. My comment may be reviewed by the utility.
From:Kristen Goodman
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Comment re: Avista 2020 Electric IRP, Case No. AVU-E-19-01
Date:Friday, August 14, 2020 10:44:25 AM
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commissioners:
I am an Avista customer and I support clean energy because ... please do know how deeply
this issue is for everyone of my friends and parents in my School. I have been a school teacherin the state of Idaho for thirty years , , , everyone of my parents are concerned for the future of
our planet and their children. Please Know This Issuse is of the most paramount importance atthis TIME IN EARTH HISTORY. We look to you to DO WHAT IS RIGHT ! For All our
Grand children Sincerely KHG
Regards,
Kristen Goodman 4581 Colburn Culver Rd
Sandpoint, ID 83864
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From:Nancy Gilliam
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Comment re: Avista 2020 Electric IRP, Case No. AVU-E-19-01
Date:Friday, August 14, 2020 10:45:16 AM
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commissioners:
I am an Avista customer and the Executive Director of an organization that helps communities
prepare and adapt to climate change. I support coal free/ gas free/clean energy because I amvery worried about our changing climate. Idaho is particularly impacted by increased forest
fires, hotter summers, less snow, more erosion, reduced habitat...all impacting human health,wildlife, and economies. Avista has a huge responsibility to cut all carbon emissions and
become 100% clean as soon as possible. Please, be a responsible company, take the moral andsocially responsible route and transition off coal. Our lives and well being depend on you.
Thank you,Dr. Nancy Gilliam
Regards,
Nancy Gilliam PO Box 328
Sagle, ID 83860
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From:Mary Rawlsky
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Comment re: Avista 2020 Electric IRP, Case No. AVU-E-19-01
Date:Friday, August 14, 2020 10:46:09 AM
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commissioners:
Be leaders and set the standard for clean energy.
Regards,
Mary Rawlsky 406 Huntsman Way
Spirit Lake, ID 83869
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for public and media inspection. My comment may be reviewed by the utility.
From:Steve Anderson
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Comment re: Avista 2020 Electric IRP, Case No. AVU-E-19-01
Date:Friday, August 14, 2020 10:47:10 AM
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commissioners:
I am an Avista customer and I support clean energy because it’s time to cut our dependence on
fossil fuel emissions. Increase our use of solar and wind and battery storage plus continue toincrease energy efficiency in home and buildings and decrease energy waste through rebates,
education and laws. We have stupid laws in place that prevent the phase out of plastic bags inIdaho (which has nothing to do public utilities but I use as an example of stupidity of often
times single use plastic
Regards, Steve Anderson
9676 Bottle Bay RdSagle, ID 83860
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From:Carol Hudson
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Comment re: Avista 2020 Electric IRP, Case No. AVU-E-19-01
Date:Friday, August 14, 2020 10:48:10 AM
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commissioners:
I am an Avista customer and I support clean energy because moving away from fossil fuels for
most energy and transportation uses will help to eliminate contamination of our water, air andsoil, and help mitigate the extremes of climate change for future generations - my
grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
I support your goal to transition to clean energy and ask that you continue to be an industryleader with a more pro-active and accelerated transition towards clean energy sources such as
solar and wind. Investment now will pay for itself quickly. These forms of energy, solar andwind, are sustainable in and for the modern world.
You already have a program (that I donate to via a contribution in my monthly billing) that
supports clean energy. As a supporter I urge you to have this as your paramount goal in your20 year plan.
Sincerely,
Carol Hudson
Regards, Carol Hudson
604 E 9th AvePost Falls, ID 83854
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From:David Kretzschmar
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Comment re: Avista 2020 Electric IRP, Case No. AVU-E-19-01
Date:Friday, August 14, 2020 10:49:30 AM
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commissioners:
I am an Avista customer and I support clean energy because I believe climate change to be a
very real and present problem. Switching from fossil fuels to clean energy such as solar, wind,and hydroelectric is the direction we need to take immediately in idaho. I fully support Avista
in pursuing this in Idaho and want the fastest course possible. 2045 is not ambitious enough inmy mind. Many people in Idaho support clean energy and would like to see Avista do more.
Regards,
David Kretzschmar 311 Whiskey Jack Rd
Sandpoint, ID 83864
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From:Susannah Kretzschmar
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Comment re: Avista 2020 Electric IRP, Case No. AVU-E-19-01
Date:Friday, August 14, 2020 10:50:10 AM
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commissioners:
I am an Avista customer and I support clean energy because I believe climate change to be a
very real and present problem. Switching from fossil fuels to clean energy such as solar, wind,and hydroelectric is the direction we need to take immediately in idaho. I fully support Avista
in pursuing this in Idaho and want the fastest course possible. It would be great to lead the wayand show other energy companies how to transition away from fossil fuels.
Regards,
Susannah Kretzschmar 311 Whiskey Jack Rd
Sandpoint, ID 83864
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for public and media inspection. My comment may be reviewed by the utility.
From:Maria Kisting
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Comment re: Avista 2020 Electric IRP, Case No. AVU-E-19-01
Date:Friday, August 14, 2020 10:51:10 AM
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commissioners:
I am an Avista customer and I support clean energy because ...it is our responsibility to our
future generations that they have clean energy and a clean earth to live in/on.
Regards, Maria Kisting
1117 Shingle Mill RdSandpoint, ID 83864
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under Idaho Code § 74-101 (13) and all information provided by me on this form is available for public and media inspection. My comment may be reviewed by the utility.
From:Gene Merica
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Comment re: Avista 2020 Electric IRP, Case No. AVU-E-19-01
Date:Friday, August 14, 2020 10:52:16 AM
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commissioners:
I am an Avista customer and I support clean energy because ...you and we cannot continue to
destroy the environment.You (Avista in Idaho) need to get off coal generation of power and increase solar, wind and
other renewable energy sources. It would make sense if you truly are forward looking and want to increase your viability in the
energy world
Regards, Gene Merica
329 Grandview AveHope, ID 83836
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From:Karen Glaeser
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Comment re: Avista 2020 Electric IRP, Case No. AVU-E-19-01
Date:Friday, August 14, 2020 10:53:11 AM
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commissioners:
I am an Avista customer and I support clean energy because it's beyond time to focus our
resources on making sure we have a secure energy future, which means renewable andenvironmentally friendly. I urge the PUC and Avista to move towards clean, renewable energy
now!!
Regards, Karen Glaeser
915 Lake StSandpoint, ID 83864
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From:Anne McLaughlin
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Comment re: Avista 2020 Electric IRP, Case No. AVU-E-19-01
Date:Friday, August 14, 2020 10:54:23 AM
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commissioners:
Avista needs to consider climate change in its IRPs, and its effects on wildlife and water
quality. Thank you.
Regards, Anne McLaughlin
1025 Jensen RdMoscow, ID 83843
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From:Emily Faulkner
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Comment re: Avista 2020 Electric IRP, Case No. AVU-E-19-01
Date:Friday, August 14, 2020 10:55:09 AM
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commissioners:
I am an Avista customer and I support clean energy because ...
Paying attention to science, paying attention to our senses, paying attention to the needs of lifeon the planet, all point to immediate steep cuts in carbon emissions. Avista: lead, follow or get
out of the way! If we're honest we admit we won't have any economy if we don't have a greeneconomy on a green planet. Choose wisely, Avista.
Regards,
Emily Faulkner PO Box 1002
Sandpoint, ID 83864
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From:Deborah councilwoman
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Comment re: Avista 2020 Electric IRP, Case No. AVU-E-19-01
Date:Friday, August 14, 2020 10:56:20 AM
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commissioners:
I am an Avista customer and I support clean energy because I would like us to move away
from coal, natural gas and damns. I would like to see us care for our land for generations tocome.
Regards,
Deborah councilwoman 612 S Olive Ave
Sandpoint, ID 83864
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From:Preston Andrews
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Comment re: Avista 2020 Electric IRP, Case No. AVU-E-19-01
Date:Friday, August 14, 2020 10:57:08 AM
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commissioners:
I am an AVISTA customer and resident of Sandpoint, Idaho. I support clean energy because
I'm very concerned about climate change, which is greatly contributed to by fossil fuel use inenergy generation. Clean energy options contribute less to carbon dioxide emissions and are
becoming much more economical compared to fossil fuel energy generation. I supportAVISTA's transition to generating more electrical capacity using clean energy sources. I
currently purchase 600 kWh of clean energy each month, which is a very small price to for thebenefit it provides society.
Regards,
Preston Andrews 1234 Birch St
Sandpoint, ID 83864
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From:Catherine Taylor
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Comment re: Avista 2020 Electric IRP, Case No. AVU-E-19-01
Date:Friday, August 14, 2020 10:58:15 AM
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commissioners:
I am an Avista customer and I support clean energy because I value the environment,
understand the threat of climate change, am tired of seeing species and habitats wiped out bythe oil and gas industry, and believe the time has come to move forward and create new jobs
through clean and sustainable energy sources while leaving less of a scar on this earth.
Regards, Catherine Taylor
1404 Ridge RdMoscow, ID 83843
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From:Renee Nigon
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Comment re: Avista 2020 Electric IRP, Case No. AVU-E-19-01
Date:Friday, August 14, 2020 10:59:10 AM
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commissioners:
I am an Avista customer and I support clean energy, believe that Avista needs to transition
from coal to clean energy in Idaho, and should accelerate this change in Idaho. I believe thatIdahoans should get the same information that Avista Washington customers get, including
our carbon footprint and a report on how the actions and energy choices by Idahoans affectclimate change. Idahoans deserve the benefits of clean energy as we are concerned about
climate change. As a teacher in Sandpoint, I want students to understand how climate changeis negatively affecting our community but that there are people and companies who are
enacting change. I want them to know that climate change isn't hopeless and that we can makechanges. It would be powerful to be able to show students what their local energy company is
doing to combat climate change and to show them reports of how our choices impact theclimate. Students in our community should know that the companies are looking out for their
future and are not making false assumptions about what future generations want for the stateof Idaho. We need to protect our state's natural resources and outdoor recreation and Avista
has the power and opportunity to do this.
Thank you for your time in reading and taking customers' comments.
Regards, Renee Nigon
62 Kootenai Meadow DrSandpoint, ID 83864
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From:Buddy Paul
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Comment re: Avista 2020 Electric IRP, Case No. AVU-E-19-01
Date:Friday, August 14, 2020 11:00:15 AM
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commissioners:
I am an Avista customer and I support clean energy because ...it saves lives, money and
Idaho’s way of life. But we don’t have 20 years to slowly improve. I hope ?Avista can becomea real leader on clean energy. Thank you.
Regards,
Buddy Paul 11177 N Rocking R Rd
Hayden, ID 83835
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From:Susan Kubiak
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Comment re: Avista 2020 Electric IRP, Case No. AVU-E-19-01
Date:Friday, August 14, 2020 11:01:32 AM
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commissioners:
I am an Avista customer and I support clean energy because climate change is happening and
negatively impacting Idaho's environment, wildlife, fisheries and air quality. Avista should doeverything it can to bring clean energy to Idaho! I believe that renewable energy is going to be
the fuel of the future.
Regards, Susan Kubiak
304 Jackson AveDover, ID 83825
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From:Archie George
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Comment re: Avista 2020 Electric IRP, Case No. AVU-E-19-01
Date:Friday, August 14, 2020 11:02:21 AM
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commissioners:
My name is Archie A. George. My resident address is 1891 Conestoga St, Moscow, Idaho. My
wife and I are 40-year Avista customers and our daughter is married to an Avista employee.My family owns a small backcountry ranch about 75 miles east of Grangeville, Idaho. The
ranch is not and never has been on the electrical grid. However, we are all affected by ourelectrical power generation systems.
My mother, age 91, spends as much time as possible out there. It’s been her primary home fornearly 60 years and has been in the family for six generations. My great grandmother,
grandparents, mom and dad raised cattle and horses on the property, and for many years wewere also outfitters and guides for hunting and fishing trips.
Recently, mom told me the temperature at the ranch reached 101 degrees in the shade, whichshe had never seen up there in all that time.
Our family is in the process of placing a conservation easement on the property to prevent itfrom subdivision and development, which has already happened to all the other homesteads in
the area. We’ve been fortunate to receive financial assistance for this from the BonnevillePower Administration, as part of their efforts to preserve habitat for fish and wildlife. But
these hotter temperatures have contributed to faster snowmelt in the spring and less rain in thesummer. In recent years, forest fires have threatened the property much more frequently than
in the past. Climate change presents challenges that can’t be met by individual landowners oragencies alone. However, I believe preserving habitat for fish and wildlife isn’t enough.
According to a study published last summer (July 2019) by the Union of Concerned Scientists,“Temperatures around the world have been increasing for decades in response to rising heat-
trapping emissions from human activities, primarily the burning of fossil fuels. These risingtemperatures are causing more days of dangerous—even deadly—heat locally.” (“Killer Heat
in the United States, Climate Choices and the Future of Dangerously Hot Days”www.ucsusa.org/killer-heat)
The study concludes, “We have precious little time to substantially reduce emissions in orderto limit future warming.”
I encourage the Idaho Public Utilities Commission to require our electrical energy producers,specifically Avista in this case, to factor climate change impacts into their plans for power
generation going forward. We need to shift from fossil fuels to wind, solar and hydropower,and also invest in clean energy storage systems, especially in Idaho.
Thank you for providing this opportunity to comment.
Regards, Archie George
1891 Conestoga StMoscow, ID 83843
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From:tom Kovalicky
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Comment re: Avista 2020 Electric IRP, Case No. AVU-E-19-01
Date:Friday, August 14, 2020 11:03:25 AM
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commissioners:
I am an Avista customer and I support clean energy because ...
Regards,
tom Kovalicky 300 W Main St
Grangeville, ID 83530
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From:Linda Karl
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Comment re: Avista 2020 Electric IRP, Case No. AVU-E-19-01
Date:Friday, August 14, 2020 11:04:16 AM
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commissioners:
I am an Avista customer and I support clean energy because as a physician climate change is
already affecting the health and well being of my fellow Idahoans as evidenced by much of thetestimony at Wednesday’s hearing. Furthermore, clean energy is becoming ever more efficient
and if the national government enacts a price on carbon which both climate scientists andeconomists agree is the most efficient way to address climate change, coal will become even
more costly affecting AVISTA customers. Clean energy is the right way to go and it’s urgentwe don’t have any years to waste addressing this. Linda Karl MD
Regards,
Linda Karl 600 W Hubbard St
Coeur D Alene, ID 83814
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From:Leon Crandell
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Comment re: Avista 2020 Electric IRP, Case No. AVU-E-19-01
Date:Friday, August 14, 2020 11:05:10 AM
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commissioners:
I am an Avista customer and I support clean energy because ... Not only is it the future of
energy, it totally make sense financially for Avista business to server its costumers well. Weare dawning on a new and exciting future, IPUC needs to be in the forefront.
Regards,
Leon Crandell 310 N Promenade Loop
Post Falls, ID 83854
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From:Diana Whitney
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Comment re: Avista 2020 Electric IRP, Case No. AVU-E-19-01
Date:Friday, August 14, 2020 11:06:21 AM
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commissioners:
I am an Avista customer and I support clean energy because I live o the Washington/Idaho
border and want clean energy for my neighbors.
Regards, Diana Whitney
725 SE Jackson StPullman, WA 99163
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From:Jim Ramsey
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Comment re: Avista 2020 Electric IRP, Case No. AVU-E-19-01
Date:Friday, August 14, 2020 11:07:10 AM
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commissioners:
We are Avista customers and we support clean energy because ... as Idahoans we are
concerned about climate change and want to reduce use of fossil fuels. Avista, if they have anyinterest in coal fired power plants, must work to shut them down in the next 10 years or we
will suffer the consequences to our climate and our health.
Regards, Jim Ramsey
448 Whiskey Jack CirSandpoint, ID 83864
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From:Chris Baker
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Comment re: Avista 2020 Electric IRP, Case No. AVU-E-19-01
Date:Friday, August 14, 2020 11:08:20 AM
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commissioners:
I am an Avista customer and I support clean energy because we are saving the earth for the
rest of time. We just simply cannot keep polluting our environment.
Regards, Chris Baker
600 W Hubbard St Apt 44Coeur D Alene, ID 83814
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From:Steven Morgan
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Comment re: Avista 2020 Electric IRP, Case No. AVU-E-19-01
Date:Friday, August 14, 2020 11:09:09 AM
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commissioners:
I am an Avista customer and Climate Change is mostly utter nonsense. Thanks for providing
energy in a way that is most efficient and cost-effective. I believe THAT approach is best forthe environment and I would rather have engineers and energy professionals use the market
system to control costs and pollution. Thank you.
Regards, Steven Morgan
18 Upper Humbird DrSandpoint, ID 83864
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From:Bradley Sondahl
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Comment re: Avista 2020 Electric IRP, Case No. AVU-E-19-01
Date:Friday, August 14, 2020 11:10:52 AM
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commissioners:
I am an Avista customer for over 40 years.
I am sure there is some commission in Lebanon that wishes in retrospect they had betteroversight of the stored ammonium nitrate. This was a terrible tragedy, which might have been
averted. In the same way, but on a larger economic scale, use of fossil fuels is rapidlywreaking economic havoc with wildfires, increased severe storms, and drought. Your
commission is charged with watching for our future while ensuring reasonable costs toconsumers of electric services in Idaho. I have visited a retired gold mine, and saw the 80
acres of arsenic and sulfuric acid laced tailings that resulted, left for the taxpayers to deal withas a superfund site. Coal production also leaves toxic residues in air and water and the cost of
those (plus environmental impact of CO2 emissions) should be factored into Avista's long-term plans for energy production, curtailing use of coal as soon as possible.
Regards,
Bradley Sondahl 6087 W Maine St
Spirit Lake, ID 83869
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From:Rhea Verbanic
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Comment re: Avista 2020 Electric IRP, Case No. AVU-E-19-01
Date:Friday, August 14, 2020 11:11:12 AM
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commissioners:
I am an Avista customer and I support clean energy because I'm concerned about climate
change and want to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels. Avista should accelerate it's transitionto clean energy in Idaho.
Regards,
Rhea Verbanic 175 Goat Mountain Rd
Bonners Ferry, ID 83805
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From:IAN VON LINDERN
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Comment re: Avista 2020 Electric IRP, Case No. AVU-E-19-01
Date:Friday, August 14, 2020 11:12:12 AM
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commissioners:
I am an Avista customer and I support clean energy because ...
Regards,
IAN VON LINDERN 1075 Snow Rd
Moscow, ID 83843
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From:IAN VON LINDERN
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Comment re: Avista 2020 Electric IRP, Case No. AVU-E-19-01
Date:Friday, August 14, 2020 11:13:12 AM
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commissioners:
I am an Avista customer in both Moscow and Kellogg. I was born in Idaho in 1949 and am a
life long resident. I am an environmental engineer and have spent my career in environmentalprotection in Idaho and abroad. I also owned Idaho's largest environmental engineering firm,
TerraGraphics Environmental Engineering from 1984 - 2016 so I understand the connectionbetween business economy and environmental protection. I urge the PUC to reduce Idaho's
obligations to Colstrip - it is an aging facility in both its operations and its purpose. I also urgethe PUC to acknowledge the future of renewable energy. My small farm has 56 solar panels
and I am personally trying to transition to 100% clean energy. I hope the PUC can encourageAvista to do the same. Thank you, Ian von Lindern
Regards,
IAN VON LINDERN 1075 Snow Rd
Moscow, ID 83843
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From:Nancy Chaney
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Comment re: Avista 2020 Electric IRP, Case No. AVU-E-19-01
Date:Friday, August 14, 2020 11:14:19 AM
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commissioners:
Idaho Public Utilities Commissioners: Thank you for this opportunity to comment on Avista’s
20-year Integrated Resource Plans. I am encouraged by Avista’s objective to transition toclean energy. However, as a nurse and environmental scientist, I worry that waiting until 2045
to move from coal to renewable sources is too long. We are already seeing damage to humanhealth and the environment due to fossil fuel combustion, even in Idaho. While utility
providers might be most acutely cognizant of their own bottom lines and shareholders’satisfaction, it’s harder to put price-tags on a lifetime of asthma, long-term effects of
consuming toxic fish, greenhouse gas contributions to climate change and resultant wildfires,floods, drought, heat-related deaths, zoonotic and vector-borne disease, crop loss and food
insecurity, or even economic impacts of lost tourism in a state that depends on it.
Years ago, I was among those who hoped natural gas could serve as a bridge away from“dirtier” fossil fuels to 100% clean renewable energy. Now, we’re realizing that new methods
of extracting it deplete groundwater, contaminate wells, trigger seismic activity, and/or flaremethane. Political influence, amoral profiteering, ignorance, and desperation have caused our
society to rely heavily on fossil fuels, but we can’t afford to perpetuate it.
I favor policies and investments that will protect the environment for generations to come,while base rates remain affordable for low-income households. Accordingly, energy
conservation rebates and other programs, investments in improved battery technology andother energy storage, development of solar and wind installations, fair policies for contributing
surplus production to the grid, and river flows that respect anadromous fish and the rights ofindigenous people. I support faster a roll-out and greater investments in clean energy for
Idaho.
Regards, Nancy Chaney
1333 Ponderosa DrMoscow, ID 83843
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From:Trisha Miller
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Comment re: Avista 2020 Electric IRP, Case No. AVU-E-19-01
Date:Friday, August 14, 2020 11:15:12 AM
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commissioners:
I am an Avista customer and I support clean energy because ... I care deeply about the
increasing climate changes I see, and worry about our kids' and grandkids' future. I'm alsoconcerned about the ever-increasing costs of our dependence on fossil fuels and the ties it
creates with other nations, some of whom use the profits to support extremist terrorism, aswell as the obscene profits reaped by US Oil companies at the expense of hard-working
Americans.
We simply must put our planet and ourselves first, doing so requires an investment in cleanand renewable energy sources. I urge you to put Idahoans' and all Americans' needs ahead of
continued support for a dirty fossil-fuel industry's profits.
Regards, Trisha Miller
217 Cedar StSandpoint, ID 83864
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