20031201Comments.pdf

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Name: Lisa Mabe
Street Address: 550 Cochise
City: Pocatello
State: ID
ZIP: 83204
Home Telephone: [phone]
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Complaint Company: Idaho Power
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Complaint description: Concerning IPC-E-03-13, increasing the monthly Idaho Power rates, I
am totally against this. Most people have not received any cost-of-living increases in
their salaries for a few years, and we are all hurting. To raise your rates
significantly, will hurt most people, including all the retirees who are on a limitedbudget. PLEASE do not raise these rates.
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Jean Jewell
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Case: IPC-E-03-
Name: Kay Prince
Street Address: 5012 Denton St
City: Boise
State: ID
ZIP: 83706
Home Telephone:Mail: kprince~persi. state. id. us
Company: Idaho Powermailinglist _yes _no: yes
Comment description: I realize that there has been much growth in the valley. Aren t thecosts covered by these additional customers? I would like to see the charges carefully
moni tored and not raised unless absolutely necessary. Seems like everything is going up
except our wages.
Transaction ID: 121818.
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Jean Jewell
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Case: IPC-E-03-
Name: Harold Wilson
Street Address: 9305 W. Thurman St.
City: Garden City
State: Idaho
ZIP: 83714
Home Telephone: [phone]
E-Mail: haroldwilson~cableone. net
Company: Idaho Power Companymailinglist _yes _no: yes
Comment description: PLEASE, NO MORE RATE INCREASES. I am 64 , disabled and on Social
Security. My wife is 67, on Social Security and still works for the YMCA Childcare
Program. We have been raising our 17 year old granddaughter for over 6 years. Our budget
CAN NOT continue to assaulted by the power company s rate increases.
Tell them to stop spending so much money advertising and printing and mailing propaganda
and use that money to help their budget. They are the only game in town. Why do they
need to advertise????
I am sure if they tighten their belts as tight as we have had to they wouldn t need a
rate hike for about 20 years.
Transaction ID: 11302250.
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Case: IPC-E-03-13
Name: Rebecca Kun
Street Address: 2414 Brumback
City: Boise
State: ID
ZIP: 83702
Home Telephone: [phone]
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Company: Idaho Power
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Comment description: I sending my opinion a about the proposed rate increase. While I
understand that costs increase, I am very opposed to an increase based on the demand
coming from other states. It appears that the other states that we send our water to have
no incentives whatsoever to conserve and we are paying for thier irresponsabili ty. Why not
charge the other states higher premiums to cover the costs associated with improving our
electrical grids? Why not charge the other states additional taxes with incentives for
conservation to cover the costs of supplying them with OUR electricity and water. Make
conservation a priority and I will gladly pay the new charges.
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Case: IPC-E--
Name: Angela Douty
Street Address: P.O. Box
City: Greenleaf
State: ID
ZIP: 83626
Home Telephone: [phone]
E-Mail: antrimwest~aol. com
Company: Idaho Powermailinglist _yes _no: yes
Comment description: I do not agrre with the way Idaho Power wants to raise our powerbill
by almost 20%. That is a big change from the current rates. Why can t they not raise the
rates gradually? I hope this high rate increase will not be approved. The same goes for
the service-charge. As a consumer I feel pretty powerless because there is no alternativeenergy source available.
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Case:
Name: CARRIE PIERCE
Street Address: 16901 PRAIRIE LN
City: NAMPA
State: IDAHO
ZIP: 83651
Home Telephone: [phone]
E-Mail: CARRIE2595~AOL. COM
Company: IDAHO POWER
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Comment description: I DON'T THINK THAT THE AVERAGE CITIZEN SHOULD BE THE ONE'S TO
INCREASES TO OUR POWER BILLS. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT WE PAY MOST OF THE TAXES, SO WHY
WE PAY FOR THE UTILITY HIKES AS WELL. LEAVE US A LITTLE MONEY TO LIVE ON PLEASE.
PAY THE
SHOULD
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Friday, November 28, 2003 11:45 PM
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Name: Gayle Speizer
Street Address: 7211
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Your planned rate hike is much too high 19 plus per cent????
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Case: IPC-E-03-
Name: Kris Colt
Street Address: 5576 S Fruithill Avenue
City: Boise
State: Idaho
ZIP: 83709
Home Telephone: [phone]E-Mail: kris~col tnet. net
Company: IDAHO POWERmailinglist _yes _no: yes
Comment description: TO THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITES COMMISSION:
For the record I want my voice heard on this issue with regards to Idaho Power wanting to
raise monthly power rates by almost 20%:
I am asking you the IPUC to DENY them this request as they posted a profit from this last
quarter and have no reason (other than the greed factor) for wanting to raise the power
rates. As you know these are tough economic times for thousands of Idaho families and
every dollar taken away from them because of increased utility rates cuts into their
ability to provide for the basic necessities of their families. PLEASE DO THE HONORABLE
THING SINCE THE POWER IS IN YOUR HANDS - FOR WE THE PEOPLE OF BOISE AND ALL OF IDAHO
CITIZENS AND DENY IDAHO POWER'S REQUEST TO RAISE MONTHLY SERVICE FEES! We will be watching
very close what your decision will be. We hope you will do the right thing.
Respectfully,
Kris Colt
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Jean Jewell
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Friday, November 28, 2003 8:32 AM
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Case:
Name: Judy Shock
Street Address: 12927 W. Broadleaf St.
City: Boise
State: ID
ZIP: 83713
Home Telephone: [phone]E-Mail: j shock~persi. state. id. us
Company: Idaho Power
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Comment description: It is very disturbing that Idaho Power is even considering a sizeablerate increase. I work for the State of Idaho -- I haven t seen a raise in almost threeyears. I work two jobs just to keep afloat. To have another increase in expenses is too
overwhelming! We keep the thermostat low already - isn t there some way you can avoid anincrease?
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Case: IPC-E-03-
Name: Alice Brown
Street Address: 1640 E Main St #5
City: Emmett
State: ID
ZIP: 83617
Home Telephone: [phone]
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Company: Idaho Power
Comment description: Almost 20%. Isn t this a rather large
the service charge. I keep wondering why everyone gets an
Employees. I can barely pay the bill I get now.
increase, plus the increase on
increase except State
Transaction ID: 1128813.
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Case:
Name: Judith H Porges
Street Address: 2204 South Pond
City: Boise
State: ID
ZIP: 83705
Home Telephone: [phone]E-Mail: jporges~persi. state. id. us
Company: Idaho Powermailinglistyesno: no
Comment description: Please do not raise utili tiy rates at thsi time and this level. I
am a single parent with a daughter at the U of I. It has been a struggle for many
years. . . as a state employee, no raises in 3 years and no COLA I S or short COLA's for many
years prior to that. Since 1989 I have averaged a 1.5% annual increases. With interest
rates as low as they have been I would think that any dept the utility company had was at
the very least refinanced. You just make me angry; we have families with loved ones in
Iraq and lay-off' s and company closures in the private sector due to greed andcorruption. . . can t you run a tighter ship like the rest of us?
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Jean Jewell
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Case: IPC-E-03-
Name: LINDA AUSTIN
Street Address: 4208 HILL
City: BOISE
State: IDAHO
ZIP: 83703
Home Telephone: [phone]
E-Mail: CTR1LINDA~CABLEONE. NET
Company: IDAHO POWER
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Comment = descriptIon: WE CANNOT AFFORD THESE INCREASES.
Transaction ID: 11272350.
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Wednesday, November 26, 2003 3:51 PM
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Case: IPC-E.03-
Name: Cindy
Street Address: Ries
City: Boise
State: ID
ZIP: 83713
Home Telephone: [phone]
E-Mail: vote4annexation~hotmail. com
Company: Idaho Powermailinglist _yes _no: yes
Comment description: Please do NOT grant the request for an increase of 19% or more and
an increase in service fees. Residential customers cannot shoulder this burden and
businesses are just coming back from a recession. Idaho Power needs to be more prudent in
it operating expenses. As long as they are still spending money to advertise a company
that has a monopoly on electricity in Southwest Idaho and selling power to other states
that is generated in Idaho they have NO business asking customers to supplement their dumbbusiness decisions.
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Wednesday, November 26, 2003 1: 17 PM
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Case: IPC-E-03-
Name: Gary Beers
Street Address: 16840 W. Linden
City: Caldwell
State: ID
ZIP: 83607
Home Telephone: [phone]
E-Mail: gjbeers~micron.com
Company: Idaho Power
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Comment=descriptIon: 1'm requesting that the power rate increases proposed by Idaho Power
be denied. I don I t believe Idaho Power has justified a rate increase of this extent.
Sincerely,
Gary Beers.
Transaction ID: 11261317.
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Jean Jewell
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Case No. (IPC-03-13)
Bill Chalkley
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Name of Utility (Idaho Power Company)
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Comment: Idaho Power is requesting rate increases (Residential 19%, lR.Simplot 3.2 %) that will have
an adverse effect on retired people (residential) with fixed incomes.
11/26/2003
Jean Jewell
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Case: IPC-E-03-
Name: David Madsen
Street Address: 710 Bitteroot Dr.
City: Boise
State: ID
ZIP: 83709
Home Telephone: [phone]
E-Mail: davemdsn~peoplepc. com
Company: Idaho Power
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Comment description: I have been hearing about a proposed hike
but when I read how much they wanted to raise these rates i was
in rates and a 400% increase in service fee? Outrageous! I
this preposterous request.
in rates for Idaho Powerappalled. Nearly 20% jump
hope that you will deny
Thank you in advance,
David Madsen
Transaction ID: 11261157.
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Case: IPC-E-03-
Name: Sarah Huebner
Street Address: 4946 east Douglas Fir Street
City: Boise
State: ID
ZIP: 83716
Home Telephone: [phone]
E-Mail: madie2max~hotmail. com
Company: Idaho Power
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Comment description: Idaho Power has submitted a proposal to increase electricity rates
19.9%. In addition to that, Idaho Power wants to increase its monthly
service charge from $2.51 to $10.00. The highest electricity rates are
paid by residents and small businesses.
This is a total fleecing of the customers and the reason for the cheap power is a trade
off for Idaho Power using the dams that are blocking the salmon runs. Vote no to theincrease.
Transaction ID: 11261135.
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Case: IPC-E-03-
Name: Brett Huebner
Street Address: 4946 east Douglas Fir Street
City: Boise
State: ID
ZIP: 83716
Home Telephone: [phone]E-Mail: kiera97 ~yahoo. com
Company: Idaho Powermailinglist _yes _no: yes
Comment description: I oppose the increase proposed of 19.9% in addition to an increase
in basic charge from $2.51 to $10.00. This is an outrage with the cheap power they obtain
from use of all the hydroelectric dams. If this increase goes through we will start
petitions against using the dams and to restore the salmon runs that are currently
obstructed by their barrier use.
Transaction ID: 11261129.
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Case: IPC-E-03-
Name: Barbra Gearhard
Street Address: 1415 Division Ave
City: Boise
State: ID
ZIP: 83706
Home Telephone: [phone]
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Company: Idaho Power Company
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Comment description: As a recently retired Sr Ci ti zen, of course, any additional
necessi ty costs are not welcome. Especially since IPC seemed to have
a rather decent profit last quarter.
However, as a stockholder in IPC, I don I t want to see them lose money. Is this rate
increase to help pay for new generating proj ects and are they necessary. One would hope
they would have more advanced input before sinking money into a controversial proj ect like
the failed one in Middleton.
Transaction ID: 11261100.
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Case:
Name: Sarah McManamon
Street Address: 1334 Condor Drive
City: Middleton
State: Idaho
ZIP: 83644
Home Telephone: [phone]
E-Mail: saricupcake~aol. com
Company: Idaho Power
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Comment descriptIon: Do NOT allow Idaho Power to increase rates by 19.9% and do NOT allowthem to increase our service charge from $2.51 to $10. This is an outrage! Maybe to help
keep costs down they should layoff the advertising campaign. It I S not like we have a
choice when it comes to power service, why do they need to advertise?! The economy is
starting to turn around and the holidays are here. Don t let Idaho Power further burden
the people of Idaho. Let us keep our money and enj oy the holiday season and further
strengthen the economy with our money, not waste it on an unnecessary power cost increase.
Thank you for taking time to consider our thoughts and opinions.
Transaction ID: 11261042.
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Case: IPC-E-03-13
Name: Roy Wagner
Street Address: 611 Wright Road
City: McCall
State: Idaho
ZIP: 83638
Home Telephone: [phone]
E-Mail: wildwhi z~ci tlink. net
Company: Idaho Power
mailing list yes no: no
Comment descriptIon: We just received the notification of Idaho Power I s request for a
permanent 19% residential rate increase with our electric bill a few days ago. And I have
perused with interest the various filings posted on this Website regarding the request.
The literature provided by Idaho Power would seem to indicate that they have invested
millions of $$ in new infrastructure and transmission facilities. This is all well and
good, however, nowhere do I see mentioned the substantially increased revenue income
stream literally generated from these capital investments. The increased revenue from the
new user accounts should naturally be adequate to reimburse Idaho Power , over time, for
these system upgrades.
There should be no necessity for Idaho Power to seek a crippling rate increase when there
is so much new growth in Idaho already paying for the additional generating capacity.
Thank you for your consideration of this message---
Roy Wagner
Transaction ID: 11251607.
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Case: IPC-E-03-
Name: Luke McManamon
Street Address: 1334 Condor Dr.
Ci ty: Middleton
State: ID
ZIP: 83644
Home Telephone: [phone]
E-Mail: jimmymist~aol.com
Company: Idaho Power
mailing list yes no: yesComment=descriptIon: Dear PUC,
I am writing encouraging you NOT to adopt the rate request that Idaho Power seeks. Their
proposal is downright unfair to all users who depend on their company to heat their homes
in the winter and cool them in the summer. The rates will go up almost 19%. If adopted,
it would be the biggest increace in power bills that has ever been approved, many families
would be struggling to to adj ust to this expanding bill. Furthermore, the plan to charge
more for summer usage seems to be unequitable. With Idaho s summers rountinly reaching
100+ degrees, why would we allow Idaho Power to take advantage of the situtation and
charge execcisvly more than what is needed? Furthermore, they are advertising this as
recovering costs from their investments Why are we held responsible for investemnt
actions they take? Shouldnt their investments be with their own profits, not a monopolygranted to them by a rate increase on the customers? Small businesses would also be
signifigantly hurt by this, as the bulk of this incease rests on their shoulders. Given
that small business employs most of Idaho, this rate increase seems a bit ill timed. A
moderate rate increase of 2-3% would be acceptable. But 20% is WAY ouyt of line,
exspecially when its done in the name of "recovering investments . We shouldnt have topay for arbitrary investment devisions they make. The rate increase is not right for
Idaho, please vote it down.
Thank you for your time,
Luke Allen McManamon
Middleton , ID
Transaction ID: 11261017.
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Case:
Name: Alan Hart
Street Address: 4208 Hill Rd
City: Boise
State: Idaho
ZIP: 83703
Home Telephone: [phone]E-Mail: idahoguy~att. net
Company: Idaho Powermailinglistyesno: no
Comment description: I am not in favor of a rate increase or service charge increase.
IP needs to cut back on their unnecessary spending and handle some other areas of their
business in a more finanacially responsible manner. IP must do as us citizens must do when
faced with limited funds and unlimited DESIRES.
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Public Utilities Commission
PO Box 83720
Boise, Idaho 83720-0074
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UTILITIES CDr1i"!1SSION
25 November 2003;
Dear Commission members;
I am writting in reguards to the new rate increase that Idaho Power Company is requesting. I am
having trouble understanding the reasons that they are giving to the public by way of adds on
; Namely; They say that because of the need to build more tranmission lines, and install more
meters, and supply more costumers with power, they need to increase the rates to pay for these
projects. What ever happened to the fact that when they get new customers and have to supply
them, they are being paid greater revenues for doing that by those new customers. I know for a
fact, they require the individual requesting power to pay up ITont for any required additional
lines, transformers, meters, and other reqired system improvements, and added items for their
service to be installed. My question then is; Why are they in need of futher payments and
reimbursement for this work, if the customers that they need to build it for are already paying for
it to be built? Years ago, when the power companies installed the systems, and services in many
cases without up ITont payments, I could understand the need to make the increases for those
reasons, but not now. Am I not understanding something here? I am aware that ITom time to
time, as expenses go up they will have to get some rate increases, but I'm just not buying into the
reasons for this one. I think that it is a scam, and the last increase should do them nicely for
awhile, and I don t mean a month or two.
Sincerely,
Harold G. Elgin
324 Cottonwood Dr.
Nampa, Idaho 83686
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