20031112Comments.pdf

Jean Jewell
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Case: IPC-E-03-13
Name: Jaron Adkins
Street Address: 377 Warm Springs Ave.
City: Boise
State: Idaho
ZIP: 83712
Home Telephone: [phone]
E-Mail: offigo0munich. com
Company: Idaho Power
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Comment = descriptIon: I think that Idaho Power s proposed rate increase would be a blatant
affront the private citizens and small businesses of this state, as this is the group that
would pay for the brunt of this ridiculous rate hike. In an economy that has only recently
begun to recover from a recession , this is not what the citizens of this state need.
Jaron Adkins
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Jean Jewell
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Case:
Name: Richelle Young
Street Address: 3866 Pershing Or.
City: Boise
State: Idaho
ZIP: 83705
Home Telephone: [phone]
E-Mail: Oevils dghtr0Yahoo. com
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Comment description: Please do not increase the power rates.
pay a higher power bill. How do you expect people who cannot
assistance to pay a higher power bill and get off of welfare?
I cannot afford to eat and
currently live without
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Jean Jewell
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Wednesday, November 12 , 2003 9:43 AM
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Case:
Name: Charlotte Chaney
Street Address: 1378 N. Trail Creek Way
City: Eagle
State: 10
ZIP: 83616
Home Telephone: [phone]
E-Mail: cvchaney0aol. com
Company: Idaho Power Co.
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Comment descriptIon: Please deny Idaho Power s request for an increase in its monthlyservicecharge from $2.51 to $10.00. What could possibly justify such a drastic increase?
That amount alone will cause a huge jump in the average ratepayer s bill, especially when
combined with the rate increase IP is requesting.
The average citizen is in no position to critically examine the justification for the
requested increase in rates. That is the job of the Public Utili ties Commission. In
making your decision , please protect the interests of the public when considering these
rate increases.
Thank you
Charlotte Chaney
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Jean Jewell
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Tuesday, November 11 , 2003 6:25 PM
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Case: 1PC-E-03-
Name: Charles Federmann
Street Address: 2511 Idaho
City: Boise
State: 10
ZIP: 83702
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Company: Idaho Power
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Comment=descriptIon: I do
to increase their fees. I
have not sat back , I have
a 19% increase.
not believe Idaho power has presented a case as to why they need
mean come on 19% increase. When it comes to this increase, I
read through the information and 1 am not convinced that we need
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Tuesday, November 11 200312:59 PM
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Case:
Name: James S Cox
Street Address: 1348 Hankins Rd N
City: Twin Falls
State: Id
ZIP: 83301
Home Telephone: [phone]E-Mail: j amescox0lightcom. net
Company: Id power
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Comment descriptIon: A while back the PUC requested that ICorp pay back about 90mil for
over charging IP for power its marketing group sold it. IC said it only owed 1/2 because
the PUC had allowed that typ of billimg. What was the resolve of that? IP basicallyworks on a cost plus basis. They add customers totheir power grids at vertually no added
cost to the dam or power lines. How many dams have they built in the last 10 years? If
you request a service from IP they bill you for the new poles and lines.. and quit
significantly. So where is there added cost? Id Corp (IC) owns the new power plants (WestOne, etc.) so they can sell power back to the highest bidder ie IP. They were involved in
marketing power that screwed millions of power users... Ca. sued and appearently IC is
making a pay back. Oid the PUC request a pay back? IC made 100s of millions as middle
men in NONPROUCTIVE profits at the cost to the rate payers. IC is using IP to inhanceprofits & bilk the public. I realize you don t regulate IC but you do IP. Why don t you
speak out about their scull duggery and try to stop it? Thank you James S Cox
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Case:
Name: R&M Coburn
Street Address: 2440 E Challis St
City: Meridian
State: 10
ZIP: 83642
Home Telephone: [phone]
E-Mail: cobrm20cableone. net
Company: Idaho Power
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Comment descriptIon: A meter rate increase doesn I t seem appropriate, when I pay an average
of $100 per month. I find it hard to believe that $2.50 doesn t cover reading our meter
every month - times how many meters actually are read in a day? And you want to raise each
meter charge to $10. OO? Are you trying to tell us that you don t make a dime on power a
customer has used? We are of average income and don t have an issue paying for power that
we use, but I can t imagine how others that don t have jobs or just barely getting by can
afford this increase. Consumers pay for water, natural gas, almost $2.00 per gallon of
gasoline to get to work every day so we can pay our utilities besides putting food on the
table. Those are just the very basics required. Please consider this and keep the current
rate stable or please consider a much smaller increase. Thank you.
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Jean Jewell
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Case: IPC-E-03-13
Name: Oaniel Hawley
Street Address: Box 49
City: Ketchum
State: Idaho
ZIP: 83340
Home Telephone: [phone]E-Mail: skier0sunvalley. net
Company: Idaho Power Company
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Comment description: I wish to comment on Idaho Power Company s proposed rate increase. Ibelieve that
the residential customer service charge increase, from $2.51 to $10 per month
should not be allowed. This increase disproportionally effects those who conserve
energy and thusly have smaller monthly charges. Using the year 2002' s power bills I
would have a 23% rate increase if the service charge rate increase were to be added to
my bill. This does not factor in the base rate increase.
I feel that encouraging conservation by financial reward is important. If it is necessary
for Idaho Power Company to increase it's power rates then increase the base rate
appropriately. Encourage energy conservation with a direct correlation with energy
consumed and the monthly bill. 00 not penalize those who use only small amounts of
electrical energy with the highest rate increase. Reward conservation, do not allow the
proposed service charge rate increase.
Thank you for the opportunity to comment.
Sincerely,
Oaniel Hawley
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Jean Jewell
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Case:
Name: Oennis Walker
Street Address: 2035 W 200 S
City: Pingree
State: 1d
ZIP: 83262
Home Telephone: [phone]E-Mail: dwalker0srv. net
Company: Idaho Power
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Comment description: Idaho Power propose to get an increase for the lines they have added
and my question is: When my Son and I want to get a line relocated due to age and Location
we had to pay up front for the 6 poles and wire that it took to do the job at a cost of
$30,000.00 before they would do the job. lines and pole are being added and repaired all
over and it is being paid for by
the customer before Idaho Power will do the job.
Also I don t beleive those so called exectives of Idaho Power should be getting the
BONUSES that they are getting, especially during our hurting economy and bad times for our
agri businesses in the region.
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Jean Jewell
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Case: Idaho Power Rate Increase
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Street Address:
City: Nampa
State: Idaho
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E-Mail: tcowboys0msn. com
Company: Idaho Power
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Comment=descriptIon: Is Idaho Power freaking nuts??? They are proposing a $10 Customer
Charge now instead of the already ridiculous $2.51 charge on my bill. That's just their
way of collecting more per customer without showing so on the rate increase. You know,
d like an increase in my paycheck too, but economic times are tough right now and most
people are just happy to have a job. Nobody is seeing pay increases at work, but the cost
of living keeps going up anyway. Please put a stop to this nonsense Idaho Power is
proposing. When economic times are good again , then maybe we could take this a littlebetter. But right now is NOT a good time to be suggesting rate increases or Customer
Charges when we all are struggling just to put food on the table for our families!
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Jean Jewell
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Case: Idaho Power Rate Increase
Name: Anonymous
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City: Nampa
State: Idaho
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Comment descriptIon: Is Idaho Power freaking nuts??? They are proposing a $10 Customer
Charge now instead of the already ridiculous $2.51 charge on my bill. That's just their
way of collecting more per customer without showing so on the rate increase. You know
d like an increase in my paycheck too, but economic times are tough right now and most
people are just happy to have a job. Nobody is seeing pay increases at work , but the costof living keeps going up anyway. Please put a stop to this nonsense Idaho Power is
proposing. When economic times are good again, then maybe we could take this a littlebetter. But right now is NOT a good time to be suggesting rate increases or Customer
Charges when we all are struggling just to put food on the table for our families!
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Jean Jewell
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Case:
Name: Rick RobertsonStreetAddress: 117 Sunnyside Or.
City: Ketchum
State: Idaho
ZIP: 83340
Home Telephone: [phone]
E-Mail: rickenruth0cs. com
Company: Idaho Power
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Comment=descriptIon: In regards to the pending Id power proposed rateincreases...wouldn t it be grand if all of us could be assured a 9-11% return oninvestment year after year after year? Look, the utili ties deserve a decent return on
their invest ments BUT... how do you justify these increases after the profits they
realized during the recent power/ Enron scam inflicted upon the very customers they seek
these new rate increases? Look, Idaho power is no angel. They were involved in the
California mess as much as the next utility. didn t the parent company report a
significant increase in profits during that whole debacle? And who provided them those
profits? Now they re back again asking for yet another "legitimate " increase becausedemand requires it. I am sorry but I think you, the commission , should seriously evaluatewhether or not Idaho Power owes US a rebate from their last unathorized rate increase. atthe very least, the California/Enron/Ouke Energy/Idaho Power etc power profit grab of
2000-2001 should be seriously considered before ANY rate increase is allowed. For the mostpart, not to be sidelined (or honest) most everyone jumped on to the profit wagontrain
back in 2000-01. Some did very well. Calif. is still battling to get some of those ill
gotten gains back to the consumers without much success. It's not like we have a big
choice here on who we d like to provide us with power. It's pretty much a monoply. My vote
is to factor into your decision regarding this rate increase whether or not it's warrantedin face of what occured in 2000-2001. How many times are we going to be asked to pony up
for their greed/mistakes? I'd be very wary of how they present their case(s) justifiactionfor these increases. And, by the way, after this whole promotional blitz Idaho Power has
pushed into the media to "educate " us as to why our rates gotta increase I called them
today to really asking them "what's driving our rates
...
you know what? In all of IdahoPowers corp. offices only one person was available to anwser any questions I might of
had. One. And he was in a meeting. Never got a reply. Gee, they re really concerned about
what we must think about what's driving our power rates...
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Case: IPC-E-03-13
Name: Joanne Bradford
Street Address: 11984 Jerry Lee Lane
City: Nampa
State: 10
ZIP: 83651
Home Telephone: [phone]E-Mail: j oanne. bradford0usbank. com
Company: Idaho Power Companymailinglistyesno: yes
Comment description: I am strong opposed to the proposed fee increased. All businesses
are having to tighten their budgets in this economy and Idaho Power should be no
different. A minimal increase may be warranted but over 5% is un-called for. I certainlyhave no way of increasing my income by asking for a 19%+ raise and I could not afford my
home if all of my vendors increased their rates the same. We just went through a natuaralgas increase.
Please vote against this increase.
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Name: Oee L. Jorgensen
Street Address: 149 West 400 North
City: Blackfoot,
State: 10
ZIP: 83221
Home Telephone: [phone]
Work Telephone:E-Mail: barjbar0juno.com
Home Business: Home
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Complaint description: Why does Idaho Power need to raise their rates
us a rate reduction? I just received a letter that explains they plan
by 19%. If this is so, why did they give us a small reduction in the
seems to me there has been some pretty poor planing on their part.
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when they just gave
to raise our ratesfirst place? It
Jean Jewell
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Case:
Name: Laura Soper
Street Address: 140 Main St. Apt. #4
City: Boise
State: 10
ZIP: 83702
Home Telephone: [phone]
E-Mail: soperlm0meridianschools. org
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Comment description: I think that the proposed rate increases
understand a slight increase, but the 20% on rates in additionIi ttle overboard, isn t it? I cannot imagine such an increase
shocked it actually goes through.
are far too high. I can
to a 10 per user fee it a
is necessary, and will be
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2:25:16 PM
Name: Jeff Rice
Street Address: 2135 N.E. 16th St.
City: FruitlandState: Id.
ZIP: 83619
Home Telephone: [phone]
Work Telephone: [phone]E-Mail: fm rice0fmtc. com
Home Business: Both
Business Name: Fruitland Mini StorageBusiness Street Address: P.O. Box 991 Fruitland Id. 83619
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Complaint Company: Idaho PowerLocal Provider:
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Complaint description: Under the power rate increase they are proposing the service charge
per service is to increase from 2.51 per service to 10.00 per service this is a 400%
increase I find it hard to need a increase of 400% to cover cost increase.As I have 3
Residential Services and 8 Comercial Services. 3 of these services average a mothly
billing around $10.00 per month on these Services this is a total increase of 175 %
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Case: IPC-E-03-
Name: T. Reneau
Street Address: 1800 N. Cole Rd. Apt. F-204
City: Boise
State: 10
ZIP: 83704
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Company: Idaho Power
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Comment=descriptIon: How many mdre rate increases is Idaho Power going to be allowed totake? The Economy is struggling,' 'this is an obvious fact. However consumers are
struggling along with it. Between fuel prices, insurance prices and many other increases
we are dealing with to INCLUOE Idaho Power s price increaces in the last year, we haveseen enough. Please do not allow this increase.
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Case: IPC-E-03-
Name: Tad Blank
Street Address: Blank
City: Boise
State: 10
ZIP: 83706
Home Telephone: [phone]
E-Mail: tadblank0mac. com
Company: Idaho Power
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Comment=descriptIon: I object to the portion of Idaho Power s increase rate proposal that
increases the
service charge from $2.50 a month to $10.00. As proposed this fixed charge is
inequi table and regressive. It represents, roughly, a proposed +300% increase in theservice charge. Just as important, those convserving electric use and using the least
electrici ty would be subj ect to the most burdensome increase and the highest
effective over-all cost per kwh. My monthly electrical bill, for instance, would increase
by 30% due to the increased service charge. The goals articulated by Idaho Power in
justification for the increase service charge can be structured otherwise so as be fair
and equitable to low kilowatt users.
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Case: IPC-E-03-
Name:
Street Address:
City: Nampa
State: Idaho
ZIP: 83686
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Company: Idaho Power Company
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Comment descriptIon: I understand that the state is continuing to grow, but I also
understand that during the past year or so, the cost of living in our state has continued
to increase, especially costs that are out of the control of most consumers. While duringthis same period of time, salaries are stagnant, at best; unemployment has been high, andthe jobs that are being created are usually temporary or at pay rates much lower than the
jobs that have been lost. How Idaho Power can justify to ask Residential customers tohelp "pad their pockets " during a time like this is beyond me. As a residential consumer
I am appalled, and feel as if Idaho Power is taking advantage of the fact that they are
the only supplier of electricity in the Treasure Valley, and that they are fully aware
that we, the consumers, are forced to pay whatever they charge. I ask that you REJECTtheir request for a price increase.
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1:45:07 PM
Name: Tammy Chavez
Street Address: 7008 Petrie St
Ci ty: Boise
State: 10
ZIP: 83704
Home Telephone: [phone]
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E-Mail: tchavez0fmsb.com
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Complaint = description: Please do not approve an increase in our monthly power charges. I
know they are trying to increase our electricity by 19%, and they also want to increase
our monthly service charge to $10. That is just rediculous! Our economy is down, and
there are a lot of people who already have a hard time paying their electric bill, winteris here and that is going to hike our bill up anyway, please don t allow them to make it
any worse!
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Case: IPC-E-03-
Name: Julie J. Hall
Street Address: 2014 Stone Ridge Way
City: Boise
State: 10
ZIP: 83712-8561
Home Telephone: [phone]E-Mail: j ulie - hal10mindspring. com
Company: Idaho Power
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Comment descriptIon: I was concerned to learn that Idaho
their Customer Service Charge from $2. 51/month to $10 per
will disproportionately impact the elderly, the poor , and
use of electricity through energy conservation. I believe
contrary to good energy policy.
Power is proposing increasing
month. This flat rate increase
those who who have reduced their
this proposed increase is
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Case: IPC-E-03-13
Name: Thomas
Street Address: Nampa
City: Nampa
State: 10
ZIP: 83686
Home _Telephone: NA
E-Mail: tom0hotmail. com
Company: Idaho Power Company
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Comment = descriptIon: I do not believe Idaho Power Should Increase its rates. I feel theyneed to
become more efficient. When there meter readers can actually read a meter
correctly from one billing to another then maybe they should consider an
increase. I believe that Idaho Power needs to install electronic meter reading
equipment before they request an increase in rates. I also feel that there
Fees they charge you when attempting to pay electronically are crazy and
should be investigated. How many people working at IOACORP are getting a large
Holiday Bonus ????
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12:57:43 PM
Case: IPC-E-03-13
Name: Melissa Berry
Street Address: 977 S. Pelican Way
City: Meridian
State: 10
ZIP: 83642
Home Telephone: [phone]
E-Mail: mberry68730juno.com
Company: Idaho Power
mailing list yes no: yes
Comment=descriptIon: 00 NOT RAISE RATES ANYMORE!!!
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Case: IPC-E-03-13
Name: Leigh Greenwood
Street Address: 1706 N 11th
City: Boise
State: 10
ZIP: 83702
Home Telephone: [phone]
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Company: Idaho Power
mailing list yes no: no
Comment -descriptIon: I feel it is excessive and unwarranted to raise the residentialpower fee from $2.51 to $10.00. In the case of a small house or apartment, this can amount
to a doubling of the electrical bill for the month! This kind of increase, along with the
proposed rate increases, warrant a more through and critical investigation.
-Leigh Greenwood
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Case: IPC-E-03-13
Name: Matthew Radlowski
Street Address: 1706 N 11th St
City: Boise
State: 10
ZIP: 83702
Home Telephone: [phone]
E-Mail: mradlowski0hotmail. com
Company: Idaho Power
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rates to go up at all. Please concerned about a rate increase. I do not want my monthly
do not allow Idaho Power to initiate a rate increase.
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Case: Idaho Power Rate Request
Name: John Hamil ton
Street Address: 2105 N. 17th Street
City: Boise
State: Idaho
ZIP: 83702
Home Telephone: [phone]E-Mail: hamilj 0mindspring. com
Company: Idaho Power
mailing list yes no: yes
Comment = descriptIon: Idaho s Powers request for a 17% increase
addi tional request for a summer time surcharge is outrageous.
the company can send profits to Idaho Corp. and Stock Holders,
pay for new expenditures.
to homeowners, with an
It seems unreasonable that
yet expect the public to
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6:28:57 PM
Name: Anthony Rebel
Street Address: 6477 W. Kangaroo Ct.
City: Boise
State: 10
ZIP: 83703
Home Telephone: [phone]
Work Telephone:E-Mail: asrebel0cableone. net
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Complaint Company: Idaho PowerLocal Provider:Contacted utili ty: NoComplaintdescription: I would like to say I oppose the rate increase proposed by Idaho
Power and IdaCorp. IdaCorp posted net income of 46.8 million last quarter which was an
increase of 4 million over last quarter. Raising residential energy rates almost 20% in a
recession does not make sense. In addition , Idaho Power s financial actions, such as , the
selling of power to it's parent company for a low cost and buying it back at a premium
does not justify an increase to the consumer. Idaho Power and IdaCorp continue to show an
increase in profits year after year when many businesses are struggling to show a profit.
Idaho Power and IdaCorp ' s habit of trying to increase expenses to justify an increase in
revenue should not be rewarded.
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4: 46: 52
Name: Audra Green
Street Address: 1315 N 13th St
City: Boise
State: 10
ZIP: 83702
Home Telephone: [phone]
Work Telephone:E-Mail: dottra0exci te. com
Home Business: Home
Business Name:
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Complaint Company: Idaho PowerLocal Provider:
Contacted utility: No
Complaint description: November 9, 2003
Idaho Public Utili ties Commission
PO Box 83720
Boise, 10 83720-0074
To Whom It May Concern;
Idaho Power s proposed 19% rate increase and increase in the monthly service charge from
$2.51 to $10.00 is simply too much, too fast, and too damaging to working families who are
left with no other alternatives. Where is the justification for this?
Idaho Power has not offered ratepayers a sufficiently intelligent explanation for this
rate increase and it sounds highly suspect.
Please stand up for the working members of the public who cannot be there on Thursday the
13th due to work or other obligations and vote to proceed with the public review process.
This type of increase is absolutely too much and comes at the wrong time of the year. Ittargets small businesses and residential customers disproportionately. Vote no on the
rate increase.
Audra Green
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4:48:10 PM
Name: Jacob Nelson
Street Address: 1315 N 13th St
City: Boise
State: 10
ZIP: 83702
Home Telephone: [phone]
Work Telephone:
Mail: lazylooney0hotmail. com
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Complaint Company: Idaho PowerLocal Provider:
Contacted utility: No
Complaint=description: November 9, 2003
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
PO Box 83720
Boise, 10 83720-0074
To Whom It May Concern;
Idaho Power s proposed 19% rate increase and increase in the monthly service charge from
$2.51 to $10.00 is simply too much, too fast, and too damaging to working families who are
left with no other alternatives. Where is the justification for this? Is this just
another Enron-style price gouging scheme that will line the pockets of a few CEOs? Idaho
Power has not offered ratepayers a sufficiently intelligent explanation for this rate
increase and it sounds highly suspect.
Please stand up for the working members of the public who cannot be there on Thursday the
13th due to work or other obligations and vote to proceed with the public review process.
We cannot cave in to the demands of a monopoly corporation without a fight. This type of
increase is absolutely too much and comes at the wrong time of the year. It targets small
businesses and residential customers disproportionately. Vote no on the rate increase.
Jacob H Nelson
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Case: IPC-E-03-
Name: Margaret Caldwell Cooper
Street Address: P.O. Box 1416
Ci ty: Sun Valley
State: 10
ZIP: 83353
Home Telephone: [phone]E-Mail: margiecfi t0sunvalley. net
Company: Idaho Power
mailing list yes no: yes
Comment=descriptIon: Rate increases of 20% seem like an outrageously high increase in a
state where very few people s incomes have increased by anywhere near that amount foryears! In fact, most people s incomes have dropeed thispast year , depending as we do on
tourism which brings in out of state money. I serously question not only the right but
the reason behind such an increase and I oppose any such increase for the purpose of
building a gas-fired power plant.
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Case: IPC-E-03-13
Name: Kenneth R Marshall
Street Address: 2322 E Aruba Ave
City: Nampa
State: 10
ZIP: 83686
Home Telephone:
E-Mail: kenmarshal120020aol. com
Company: Idaho Powermailinglist _yes _no: yes
Comment description: To whomever,
In regards to the proposed rate increase request by Idaho power I would recommend a vote
against it. IOAcorp just posted a profit of 28 million. The economy, despite what the
media would like us to believe, has still not recovered to a point where jobs are
returning at a heal thy rate. Many folks are pressed to the limits as it is and a rate
increase at this time would be insult added to inj ury.
Idaho Power isn t going away. The demand for thier product isn t going away. They can
afford to wait until such time when economic growth warrants an increase. That time is not
now.
Thank you.
Regards. . . Ken Marshall
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Name: Jen Pape
Street Address: 1141 Broadford
City: Hailey
State: Idaho
ZIP: 83333
Home Telephone: [phone]E-Mail:
Company: Idaho Power
mailing list yes no: no
Comment =descriptIon: I've received an email regarding an increase in electricity rates.
If you could let me know the reason behind this increase, that would be great. notfond of the proposal without knowing why they would go up. Thanks, Jen Pape
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Case: IPC-E-03-13
Name: E. T. Evans
Street Address: 9990 Roan Meadows Orive
City: Boise
State: Idaho
ZIP: 83709-4024
Home Telephone: [phone]
E-Mail: ETE94110AOL. .com
Company: Idaho Power Co
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Comment description: Idaho is in trouble. In the upcoming request by Idaho Power for a
rate increase I would beg you to consider the effect on the State of Idaho and our economyas one of your primary concerns. Idaho is currently in the unfortunate situation of
having its economy based on highly competi ti ve commodities and highly cyclical tourism.
It is not possible for our producers to raise prices on our products to cover additional
costs and still keep our products competitive, yet increasing population requires
increasing electrical power.
A rate increase may be justified by Idaho Power in an attempt to recover from some
business decisions and current weather patterns as well as future expansion expenses.
This, in essence, transfers income from Idahoans to Idaho Power Company stockholders. If
these stockholders are all Idaho citizens this would be a wash - but I do not believe this
is true. By authorizing this rate increase the precedent would be established for the
continuing outflow of Idaho dollars from our local economies.
Growth is the issue. Growth is desirable but growth at the expense of the base
economic structure can be devastating to the overall well being of the state. Unchecked
growth will , like an inverted pyramid, eventually topple. Why not structure rates to help
cover the costs, control future growth , and also protect the existing economic base?
There are many possibilities. One might be a progressive rate structure based on a 'first
in time first in right' pattern.As an example: (This example will be based on decades, but could well be based on many
other scales with today s computer technology. The "water factor" could be set and
publicized each year by the PUC and IP as conditions indicate.
Power rates are currently assessed based upon different group "base rates " for industry,
agriculture, and domestic (largely unproductive) use. I would propose adding an
additional coefficient to the equation-one giving different weights based upon the date ofthe original point of use or diversion. Points of use established before
1950 would be charged at Base Rate + water factor.
after 1950 and before 1960 at Base + water factor + 3%.
after 1960 and before 1970 at Base + water factor + 6%.1970 1980
9% .
1980 1990 12% .
1990 2000
15% .
Obviously both the time intervals and the percent increases are picked with no real
accuracy in this example, but the concept could be tailored to the actual needs of both
the Power Company and those who used energy for productive purposes. This would be easy
to explain and could shift costs of growth onto those causing growth while allowing for
rate flexibility predicated on the water supply and other unknown factors.Idaho s economy was once based upon land, water, minerals, and timber. Mining and timber
are no longer socially acceptable and have lost their place in the foundation of Idahoeconomy. Many outside entities are seeking our water and the government controls two
thirds of our land. Agriculture developed barren desert land into productive farms through
irrigation and continues to hold its place as one of the cornerstones of Idaho s tax base.
Since World War II much of the growth in agriculture has come through developing high rise
pumping from deep aquifer wells for land above the earlier gravity ditches. This is an
expensi ve process, requiring power, and is only competi ti ve with low power rates. Now we
have an additional growth industry in technology, which is highly cyclical, water and
power intensive, responsible for much of our recent population growth and also
encountering serious competition.
Some new companies are moving in to the state, however they also seem to bring in their
own labor forces and thus do not help our employment problem and in fact add to growth.
Some of the older firms are moving out and leaving much of their labor force behind. The
change from farmland to real estate developments in the area is frightening, and of course
the demand for power and water do not decrease. Yet in many cases this poses the only
profi table a1 ternati ve to irrigated farming on our lands.
Conservation efforts do not seem to be very effective. I don t know what type of power
costs would be needed to change our home air conditioning levels from the current 70 to 72
degree ranges to the 80 degree range. I could believe that a summer temperature of 800 in
homes and non-computerized offices would be survivable and for generations would have been
considered ideal (although I might not be able to convince my wife of this). It might not
be popular, but a method of charging for summer air conditioning, rather than forcing the
abandonment of farms and industries, might be possible. This too could be solved by thedomestic base rates.
I believe many people would prefer to work at a slightly higher temperature rather than
spend their time looking for work as we are forced out of competition. The increasing
costs of power, as we go beyond our water power resources, may not be survivable forIdahos historical industries and agriculture in the future.
I don t envy you your task, but please do consider Idaho in the decision.
Thank You
E. T. Evans
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Case: IPC-E-03-
Name: Oennis and Kathryn Burgess
Street Address: 10069 W. Silverking Ct
Ci ty: Boise
State: Idaho
ZIP: 83709
Home Telephone: [phone]E-Mail: boisebrats0earthlink. net
Company: Idaho Power
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Comment descriptIon: We are against a general rate increase. Idaho Power lowered their
flucuatIng rate last spring about 19 %. They spent lots of money on TV , Radio, and newspaper
advertising to let everyone know. Now they want to raise the base rate about the same
amount that they cut the flucuating rate! Is this a coincidence?Why do they spend all that
money on advertising? It's not like we have any choice which Company we use. Also senior
citizens should be exempt from higher summer rates, because the heat is hard on their
heal th. They need their air conditioning and on fixed incomes can t afford higher rates.
Sincerly Mr and Mrs Burgess
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