20120323Comments.pdf

Jean Jewell
From: gfleisch986hotmail.com
Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2012 1:37 PM
To: Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
Subject: PUC Comment Form
A Comment from Gerald Fleischman follows:
Case Number: GNR-E-11-03
Name: Gerald Fleischman
Address: 11535 W. Hazeldale Ct.
City: Boise
State: ID
Zip: 83713
Daytime Telephone: [phone]
Contact E-Mail: gfleisch986(@hotmail.com
Name of Utility Company: Idaho Power Company
Acknowledge: acknowledge
Please describe your comment briefly:
methods previously approved by the commission and used by Idaho Power to determine the rate
paid developers "do not currently produce rates that reflect Idaho Power's avoided costs and
are not just and reasonable, nor in the public interest.
The above quote from the recent press release says that the commission has already
determined, and apparently already knows what reasonable and just PURPA rates are, otherwise
it could not say that the current methods are inaccurate, unjust or unreasonable. This
implies the August hearings are irrelevant.
Also, does PURPA say the projects need to be 'in the public interest' and who determins this.
Idaho Power would say that the only thing in the public interest would be running the Bridger
mines out of coal as quickly as possible and to use as much natural gas a possible becuase we
have some kind of infinite supply. Check out this blog posting on some more relevant
discussion of another possible nature of the current natural gas bubble:
expectations/61024
'in the public interest, and not discriminate against qualifying cogeneration and small-power
production facilities'
This is an important point and brings up what Idaho Power would not ever admit to, that the
commission is also regulating it as a monopsony - a single buyer in a market.
One more point. How will Idaho Power determin rates if it does not use Aurora. Doe it know of
a better way? Has it proposed a better way in this case? Since the commission will not be
asked to approve Power Sales Agreements that could be far below avoided costs since it is
unlikely any new technology is capable of this, how will the commission know if Idaho Power
is offering rates that 'do not discriminate against qualifying cogeneration and small-power
production facilities.'?
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Jean Jewell
From: [e-mail]
Sent: Friday, March 23, 2012 5:24 AM
To: Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
Subject: PUC Comment Form
A Comment from Dahl Zohner follows:
Case Number: C,AI/-E--1103
Name: Dahl Zohner
Address: 701 E. Chubbuck Rd
City: Chubuk
State: Idaho
Zip: 83202
Daytime Telephone: [phone]
Contact E-Mail: zohnerz(cableone-.net
Name of Utility Company: Idaho Power
Acknowledge: acknowledge
Please describe your comment briefly:
I am against the mandatory requirement that Idaho Power must purchase power they do not need
from companies which charge more than the customers of Idaho Power are now
paying. Something needs to change about the way alternative energy is priced in Idaho.
Please do what ever is necessary to stop the mandatory requirement that Idaho Power purchase
electricity from independent producers.
The form submitted on http://www.puc.idaho.gov/forms/ipuci/
`ipuc.html
IP address is 184.155.113.193
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