20031210Comments.pdf

Jean Jewell
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Ed Howell
Thursday, December 04, 2003 8:27 AM
Jean Jewell; Ed Howell; Gene Fadness; Tanya Clark
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Thursday, December 04 , 2003
8:27:07 AM
Case: IPC-E-03-13
Name: Lenna Strohmeyer
Street Address: 11326 W Bridgetower Dr
City: Boise
State: Idaho
ZIP: 83709
Home Telephone: 377-464~
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Comment description: Idaho Power may need to increase their base rate but I believe that
19.9 percent is outrageous and should never be allowed. This is a tight economy right now
and even tho there has been improvement we are no where near being able to cope with an
increase of this magnitude. As a state employee I personally have only received an
occational bonus and no across the board raises in 5 years. The bonus does not add to my
monthly living expenses. If the state is unable to give raises how can they possibly
believe an increase in our utili ties is warrented. I am completely against the raising of
the Idaho Power base at 19.9 percent. THIS IS NOT THE TIME!
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December 2 , 2003
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
420 W. Washington Street
Boise, ill 83702
I am writing regarding the recent Idaho Power s recent request for a 19 percent increase
for residential customers and also the huge increase in the monthly Customer Charge
and the Summer Base Rate increase. They expect to get these because they are usually
granted these increases or at least most of the amounts requested. They expect this
because they have a monopoly. That is what I feel your commission is suppose to be
there for all of us poor helpless customers.
During my working years I worked for a corporation for 21 years. The wages weren t the
highest but we did have job security which is now a thing of the past which is a great
concern to me to see the what our current working people are going through as well as
what our young people not in the work force yet. At the time I was employed it was not
for a monopoly and we had several sources of competition. If my company needed new
equipment or needed to up-grade etc., the cost was borne by the shareholders. We
couldn't pass them on to our customers because our competitors would take our
business. Idaho Power and the other utilities are monopolies and with no competition
feel entitled to anything they want. Why can t the shareholders pay for some of these
increases with a little less on their dividends as the shareholders of the company I worked
for did?
Being a senior citizen of 77 years of age this kind of increase imposed on us and agreed
to by your commission are really killing us. Think of the last few years of approximately
20% increases in power, gas and water bill increases. We were lucky to get an increase
Social Security of 1 to 3 percent which was cancelled out by the increase in our Medicare
premmtns.
Please consider these remarks when you ponder allowing rate increases as to how many
people will be hurt, not only seniors but people who have lost their jobs and can t find
another job or something paying much less still trying to hold onto their homes. Check
any Idaho Statesman as to how many homes are being lost to Trustee Sales. Think hmv
these increases can hurt so many people including any children of the unemployed or the
working poor. We all need the utilities. Thank you.
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(Mrs.) Elizabeth Nelson
3644 E. Immigrant Pass Ct.
Boise, ill 83716-6906
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Jean Jewell
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Monday, December 08, 2003 9:09 PM
Jean Jewell; Ed Howell; Gene Fadness; Tanya Clark
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Monday, December 08, 2003
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Case: IPC-E-03-
Name: Marc Whitehead
Street Address: 5415 Paulson Circle
Ci ty: Boise
State: Idaho
ZIP: 83704
Home Telephone: [phone]
E-Mail: marc. whi tehead~att. net
Company: Idaho Power
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Comment = descriptIon: I haven t studied the application so I can t comment on most of it,
but there is one feature that I am opposed to. That is the proposal to raise the base
rate from $2.51 a month to $10 per month. This is an increase that is way out of line.
For people that have seasonal residences such as cabins that are not used all winter , this
amount cannot be justified. For our little cabin, no meter reader has to venture to thedoor. One look at untrailed snow tells the person that no one has been at the cabin and
again this month no electricity has been used. $10 bucks is way too much!
Transaction ID: 1282108.
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Jean Jewell
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Tuesday, December 02, 2003 1 :36 PM
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Tuesday, December 02, 2003
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Case: IPC-E-03-13
Name: Maxine Thomas
Street Address: 4658 Chinook
City: Boise
State: Idaho
ZIP: 83709
Home Telephone: [phone]
E-Mail: 334-3365
Company: Idaho Power
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Comment=descriptIon: Please know that I cannot support any action that could
power bills. I am under financial stress as a state employee and cannot meet
inflatin, let alone higher power bills.
Thank you for your consideration.
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Jean Jewell
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Friday, December 05, 2003 2:00 AM
Jean Jewell; Ed Howell; Gene Fadness; Tanya Clark
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Friday, December 05, 2003
2:00:04 AM
Case: IPC-E-03-
Name: Peggy Drzayich
Street Address: 576 Palmetto Dr.
City: Eagle
State: 10
ZIP: 83616
Home Telephone: [phone]
E-Mail: Peglights~aol. com
Company: Idaho Power
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Comment=descriptIon: never cease to be amazed at the greed and insensitivity of big
business. In a time of economic hardship where many are struggling to keep food on the
table--Idaho Power is asking for a huge rate increase (disguised by an interim increase
until a decision is made) .
I would ask the PUC to put the plight of the people before the profits of a company and
deny this increase.
Transaction 10: 125200.
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