20230510Comments_3.pdf

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-----Original Message-----
From: PUCWeb No�fica�on <[e-mail]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2023 8:00 AM
To: Jan Noriyuki
Subject: No�ce: A comment was submited to PUCWeb
The following comment was submited via PUCWeb:
Name: James Thomas
Submission Time: May 10 2023 7:53AM
Email: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]
Address: PO Box 171
Pinehurst , ID 83850
Name of U�lity Company: Avista
Case ID: AVU-E-23-01
Comment: "In 2023, my Social Security went up 8.7%. It is about half of my total income, so my
total income went up about 4.4%.
Avista wants a 15.3% increase. This is not sustainable!!"
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-----Original Message-----
From: PUCWeb No�fica�on <[e-mail]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2023 11:00 AM
To: Jan Noriyuki
Subject: No�ce: A comment was submited to PUCWeb
The following comment was submited via PUCWeb:
Name: Karlie Paschall
Submission Time: May 10 2023 10:27AM
Email: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]
Address: 6110 W Mallory Rd
Rathdrum, ID 83858
Name of U�lity Company: Avista
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Case ID: AVU-E-23-01
Comment: "I am reques�ng that the Commission thoroughly inves�gate and listen to the public opinion
on whether increase rate hikes con�nues to put further undue hardship on North Idaho residents. My
family and I already are on comfort level billing to be able to afford our monthly electric bill. Our rate
already went up and we are now paying $304 a month. Our previous actual account balance was $730
because the rate already went up the prior year sending us into being overdue on that prior amount.
Right now we are paying $404 a month to try and get the actual account balance down so that when our
comfort level billing is re-assessed here in a month or so , that actual account balance is lower and
hopefully doesn't raise our monthly payment even more. We live on one income, my husbands. He
works for the state of Idaho so he doesn't make an over-abundance of money. I babysit my neighbors
daughter and homeschool our two elementary age children. We can hardly afford what we have going
here. My in laws live in their camper on our property because they too cannot afford to buy / rent a
home because the prices of everything has gone up. People will try and minimize this situa�on and say
oh it's only raising rates slightly for everyone, but when you live on a fixed income, and your energy bills
are astronomically high every month as is, you just cannot get ahead. Please , help Idaho residents ,
please listen to those who are being the most affected by these rate hikes. Thank you. "
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-----Original Message-----
From: PUCWeb No�fica�on <[e-mail]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2023 12:00 PM
To: Jan Noriyuki
Subject: No�ce: A comment was submited to PUCWeb
The following comment was submited via PUCWeb:
Name: Dale Hughes
Submission Time: May 10 2023 11:03AM
Email: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]
Address: 1017 Prospect Ave
Lewiston, ID 83501
Name of U�lity Company: Avista
Case ID: AVU-E-23-01
Comment: "As a fixed income sr. ci�zen, it is my opinion Avista's proposed u�lity rates are completely
out of line. In March my monthly level-pay bill increased 23%. Now they want more? I received a
statutory 1% increase of my state re�rement increase however legislature didn't see fit to provide a cost
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of living increase to accompany the 1%. My supplemental insurance for medicare has increased 12% to
boot. Where does it end?"
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