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Name: Darrell Rudd
Street Address: 9445 ala Rd
City: Sweet
State: Idaho
ZIP: 83670
Home Telephone: [phone]E-Mail: quailacres0netzero. net
Company: Idaho Power
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Comment=descriptIon: -r'a disabled Korean Veteran and am on a fixed income. I have high
drug bills that the Veterans Administration will not cover.
I think that the new customers that hook up to Idaho Power should have to pay a larger
hook-up fee to cover the cost rather than charge us for their increase in demand.
Thank you for considering my coments.Darrell
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From: Gina Wanzer (mailto:byme pearISC9Jmsn.com)
Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 9:14
To: Tonya Clark
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My husband and I feel that rates should not go any higher because we can bearly afford it now
and if it keeps getting raised then most people like us wont be able to pay and go bankrupt over
it. Yes most people can afford for it to go up but what about the rest of us. So please don t raise
it leave it just like it is. I have a 2 yrs old in my home and I need to be able to have power in my
home this is why it should not go up with parents like me with babies in the home. My other bill
are cheaper then power is. Thank you for your time.... ..Gina and Steven
4/1/2004
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Case: IPC-E-03-
Name: Mary Guttieri
Street Address: 275 Polk Street
City: American Falls
State: ID
ZIP: 83211
Home Telephone: [phone]
E-Mail: mgttri0mindspring. com
Company: Idaho Power
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Comment=descriptIon: Idaho Power argues that it needs a substantial rate increase to cover
the costs of expanding to serve a larger number of customers over the last decade. In
fact, Idaho Power I s revenue increase from the new customers should, in principle, have
been sufficiently significant to cover these costs over some appropriate time period, for
example, 15 years. The base of customers who have not benefitted from Idaho Powerexpansion, should not be expected to pay a rate increase to permit Idaho Power to expand.
In particular , these customers should not be expected to pay for this expansion 10 yearsafter the fact.
This is an entirely different situation that requiring a rate increase because the costs
of natural gas to fire a power plant have increased.
This situation argues that Idaho Power has not charged sufficient fees for supplying the
infrastructure for electricity to new construction. It most certainly is not proper to
punish those who do not live in the homes and operate the businesses that benefitted from
this expansion.
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Case: IPC-E-03-13
Name: DAVID R ANDRUS
Street Address: 1959 E DWORSHAK
City: MERIDIAN
State: ID
ZIP: 83642
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E-Mail: THEBUZZERS0MSN. COM
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mailing list yes no: yesComment=descriptIon: do not believe Idaho Power should be allowed to raise rates over17%. That is a very large increase to say the least. We have had a good water year.
They should have plenty of water flow for power generation. Idaho power claims they need
to raise rates to pay for all the new customers which is a lie. When I moved here I hadto pay a lot of extra money just to get power hooked up to my house. I know they charge a
lot for ALL their new customers to hook up. PUC, please don I t allow Idaho Power to ripoff the public any more than they are already doing.
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Name: Confidential
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Company: Idaho Power
Comment description: As an insider within Idaho Power, I feel is is utterly ridiculous
for Idaho Power to be requesting such a rate increase inview of their egregious misuse ofrate-payer assets.
IDACORP has consistently misused the assets of Idaho Power by re-directing activities
toward supporting and doing work for their un-regulated subsidiaries.
Specifically, they have under-priced service contracts between Idaho Power
assets/resources supporting the subsidiaries when compared to market prices. In many
instances, they have simply comp I d services.
Additionally, for numerous years they have operated Idaho Power Solutions (an SBU within
Idaho Power) as a quasi-profit center for the benefit of IDACORP while absorbing the costs
of maintaining Idaho Power Solutions wi thin rate base.
The public is being duped by the shifting of financial resources wi thin and between the
IDACORP family of companies at the rate payer s expense.
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Case: IPC-E-03-
Name: Jerald Heimbuch
Street Address: 6302 S. Cole Rd
City: Boise
State: ID
ZIP: 83709
Home Telephone: [phone]E-Mail: heimbuch~integri ty. com
Company: Idaho powermailinglistyesno: ye~
Comment description: read and agree with the comments by Mark Mickelson. I an
especially concerned about the 25 percent increase on our hay field irrigation pumping.
can and do control residential demand but I can not economically decrease the sprinkler
demands. Meanwhile the selling price of our hay has remained constant.
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Case: IPC-E-03-
Name: James L Szatkowski , PE , NSPE
Street Address: 9501 W KNOTTINGHAM DR
City: BOISE
State: ID
ZIP: 83704
Home Telephone: [phone]E-Mail: j amesski0cableone. net
Company: Idaho power c~any
mailing list yes no: yesComment=descriptIon: etween your staff recommendation (supposedly using the same
criteria that the utility uses in making rate adjustment proposals) of 2% and Idaho
Power I s request of 17% is a large difference. There should be significant effort devoted
to understanding how the two, which should be using the same information , could be so farapart. Once that I s understood and the I correct' info is presented - then please make yourruling.
I also wish to complain that their rate structure allows specific advertising in which
they are ' justifying ' their requests to you for public support - this should not be
allowed under public rate structure. Their at-risk funds should be used for this just
like their support of any partisian political candidates would be funded.
Lastly, please include their direct support of any demand side conservation measures, not
just talk about it. Right now, even the State Agencies cannot get clear support of any
demand side conservation measures!
Thank you for your time,
Jim
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Case: ipc-03-
Name; annemarie wardlow
Street Address: 946 e. rivers end drive
City: eagle
State: idaho
ZIP: 83616
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E-Mail; wardlowat0cableone. net
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Comment=descriptIon: am highly opposed to the proposed rate increase. Granted increases
are necessary from time to time but not in the amount requested. I do not feel that it is
fair to stick the consumer with the legal bills from the IdaCorp fiasco. This is something
that the company and its share holders need to take responsiblity for. They are the ones
that stood to benefit from the profits of this entity not the general public.
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Case: IPC-E-03-
Name: Amanda Van Paepeghem
Street Address: 946 E Rivers End Dr
City: Eagle
State: Id
ZIP: 83616
Home Telephone: [phone]
E-Mail: seekingangels20hotmail. com
Company: Idaho power
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Comment=descriptIon: ccording to the article in the March 2nd issue of the IdahoStatesman, part of the purpose for this rate increase, in addition to the "normal" issues,
were that Idaho Power needed to pay for court costs in the now defunct Idacorp. They were
accused of manipulating energy costs with other states in order to profit themselves.
This was a subsidiary of Idaho Power, and as always, in business to make money. So money
was made in a very unethical way and now we as rate payers are asked to foot the bill for
decisions that were made without any input on our part. The mere fact that this whole
scenario was a very unethical case should NOT be reason for the public to absorb their
greedy mistakes. As for the comment as to the amount of dues paid to the Arrid Club in
Boise I find this to be totally ludicris! How is it that belonging to a specific club and
high dues MAINTAINS a persons character within their administration??? I really feel that
this whole event needs to come back to the ethical , trustworthy and simplistic way of
business. We are NOT here to promote one I s character nor are we here to pay for theirgreedy mistakes!
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Case: IPC-E-03-
Name: R. C. Moreland
Street Address: 1236 N Rutledge Pl
Ci ty: meridian
State: ID
ZIP: 83642
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E-Mail: rcandpmoreland0msn. com
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Comment=descriptIon: ~bsolutely agree with opinion of Mark Mickelson of Idaho Falls in
his article in the COMMENTARY section of The Idaho Satesman of March 31 , 2004. It does
seem entirely unfair to us EXISTING power customers to have to bear the burden of the
cost of adding power production facilities, when the need is the result of all the new
construction. Everywhere one looks, a new subdivision or commercial-industrial complex ispopping up.
Mr. Mickelson I s idea of a hook-up fee assessed to each new building that will consume
electical power , just like the fees charged to hook up to the sewer and water systems,
would be the most logical and fair way to all consumers to meet the cost of new generating
facili ties.
Thank you for the opportunity to express my opinion.
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Case: IPC-E-03-13
Name: Alice Burnell
Street Address: 134 S. Sil verwood Way
City: Eagle
State: Idaho
ZIP: 83613-6165
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E-Mail: ALIROD51~msn. com
Company: Idaho Power
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Comment description: As a senior citizen on a fixed income, therequested by Idaho Power of 17.7 per cent is excessive for me to
bear. All cost increases require rearranging the budget as to
what will be eliminated. Will it be needed prescription drugs or
food? Where is the end to these costs? What is the utility doing
to rein in their costs? Do the top executives take a pay cut?
Thank you for the chance to comment.
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Case: IPC-E-03-13
Name: Carolyn S. Wolfe
Street Address: 1665 Good St.
City: Boise
State: Idaho
ZIP: 83702
Home Telephone: [phone]E-Mail: carolyn. wolfe0usdoj . gov
Company: Idaho Power
mailing list yes no: (x~Comment description: I have lived in Idaho for 17 years and watched as Idaho Power changed
from a somewhat conscientious utility company to a greedy company. When a false "poweremergency" in California resulted in power being sold to that state and then repurchased
at a much higher rate by IdaCorp, the cost was passed on to the consumer with a record
rate hike. It was later discovered that indeed the energy brokers were playing fast and
loose with the truth and using the energy crisis scheme to line their own pockets.
IdaCorp gave its employees huge bonuses for their " success " at raising funds while
consumers paid for these bonuses.
Now Idaho Power wants the average consumers to pay for yet another rate hike. I agreewith the column by Mark Mickelson in the March 31, 2004 edition of the Idaho Statesmanthat calls for "growth" impact to be paid for by developers, commercial interests
(especially Micron which always gets special deals probably because of Simplot) , and newcitizens. It I s blatantly unequitable to ask irrigators to pay a 25% increase, homeowners
to pay a 19% increase , while Micron pays a mere 8% increase.
Thank you for reading my comments.
Carolyn S. Wolfe
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Case: IPC-E-03-13
Name: Dean Alderman
Street Address: 5928 Plantation Lane
City: Boise
State: ID
ZIP: 83703
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E-Mail: dnoalderman0icehouse. net
Company: Idaho Power
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Comment=descriptIon: I made a prior comment and now wish to expand on that. I read the
comments of Mark Mickleson, Idaho Irrigation Pumpers Association, in the 3/31 Statesman and
he has some very good points. I wonder how many others have good ideas. I I 11 bet many.
It is my recommendation that the PUC delay any final decision on this issue pending the
appointment and recommendations of various study teams of stakeholders ranging from
production and storage through transmission , pricing, customer education, and
conservation. Among other things , these study teams should identify and include programs
of proven success in other jurisdictions dealing with similar issues. Only then can the
PUC make reasoned decisions which insure maximum services at minimum costs.
Please consider postponing a final decision pending the appointment and recommendations ofsuch study teams. Utility companies doing busniess in Idaho should assist the PUC in the
funding of these study team efforts.
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Case: IPC-E-03-13
Name: Gerald Helzer
Street Address: 5901 W. S. Slope Sp
Ci ty: Emmett
State: Idaho
ZIP: 83617
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mailing list yes no: yesComment=descriptIon: We feel that Idaho Powers request for a raise is based moreon greed rather then need. Idaho Power payes large bouses to
employes and each year shows a large profit in their earnings while
hundreds of Idahoans fight to pay their Idaho Power bill and some-
times have to skip buying medicine and or food. We back the amountof raise the PUC have proposed. Thank you!
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Case: IPC-E-03-13
Name: Jim & Susie Geer
Street Address: 309 W. 2nd St. N.
City: Middleton
State: Idaho
ZIP: 83644
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E-Mail: shamrock0icehouse. net
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Comment description~ce returning to the Boise area 10 yrs ago, our utilities haveincreased by almost 200%. We both have to work to make ends meet and since we are wi thin
a couple years of retiring, more increases make us apprehensive to say the least. Will we
eventually have to choose between utilities and food??? Idaho Power is asking for
reimbursement of their California fiasco. We do not feel their poor judgement should be
passed on to us. They already charge extra fees to new customers so why ask the rest of
us to pay more too??
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state will have to step up to the plate and stop some of
control businesses. We are considered n low income-working
with inflation in Idaho, WE will bear the burden of these
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Case: IPC-E-03-13
Name: Shelley Babbit
Street Address: 1905 N. Cliffrock Rd.
City: Nampa
State: ID
ZIP: 83651-1441
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Comment description:-You know, I am a single mother living on a pretty fixed income and
every bill is going up but my wages aren 't. I feel that Idaho Power is already recoveringmoney on those 100,000 people every time they pay their utility bill. I don t feel that
they should be lining their pockets at our expense. There are many people out there that
are already struggling to get by, and an extra $22/month could put them further into debt.
And unfortunately, we don t have the luxury of living without power or going to someonethat will be less expensive. I really hope that you will sincerely look at how this
increase is going to affect those of us already struggling to get by.
Sincerely, Shelley Babbit, Nampa, ID
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Name: shirley reed
Street Address: 790 riviera Dr. # 57
City: Boise
State: idaho
ZIP: 83703
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Complaint description: We are on a fixed income and we are against any raises on our power
bill. It Is already hard just to make ends meet. Why cant everyone just be happy and
leave things as they are. Is money all that matters anymore?? The price of gas , groceries,
medical expensives power bills are just a rip off and money is the priority. What ishappening in Boise anyway?? I vote, NO, DONT RAISE THE PRICE OF POWER. PLEASE.
Shirley Reed
Transaction ID: 3301707.
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Case: IPC-E-03-
Name: Ray and Betty FunkStreetAddress: 1936 E. Poppy Hills
Ci ty: Eagle
State: Idaho
ZIP: 83616
Home Telephone: [phone]
E-Mail: randbfunk0aol. com
Company: Idaho Power Co. .
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vve do not support an increase in rates of 17.7%. This is far in
excess. -We depend on farm income. We use electric deep well pumps for irrigation of our
farm land in the Aberdeen area of southeast Idaho. This would add greatly to the cost of
raising crops and further depressing the agriculture business income.
This increase would also be detrimental to home owners and other business in themetropolitan areas as well.
Thank you for considering this objection to increase power.
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Case: IPC--E--03--
Name: Blaine Hulet
Street Address: 22941 State Hwy. 78
City: Murphy
State: Idaho
ZIP: 83650
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Comment description:m . am writing to you in regards about the proposed Idaho Power rate
increase. We are farmers in the Murphy area, a small community in southwest Idaho We do
not feel Idaho Power should be granted another rate increase at the expense of the Idahofarmer. In our business our expenses increase every year, who can we go to offset all our
many increases? I , for one , am tired of Idaho Power expecting the farmers to pick up the
tab on all their continual rate increases. How many farmers belong to the Arid Club inBoise? Jan Packwood makes a terrific salary, cannot he afford the club's dues? Try
living on $40,000 , instead of $800,000! That is what we have done for years. IdahoPowers workers make a good salary too , with good benefits. How many Idaho Power employees
have quit their jobs to go do something else? Idaho Power is going to force farmers out
of business with these unnecessary rate increases. We are on a high lift proj ect, we can
not exist on these proposed increases. And who is Idaho Power going to go to next whenfarmers have to quit farming because of ALL these increases? And think of all the other
families these farmers employ--where are they going to be working when not for the farmer?
And ask yourself this question, have more farms come into being in the last 10 years, or isthere more houses? Residences have taken up the majority of new hookups, not farmers, but
yet Idaho Power expects the farmer to carry the brunt of the costs! How fair is that?Another point I I d like to establish is , we are also owners in the Amalgamated SugarCompany. This co-op was bought by the farmers who raise sugar beets in Idaho in 1997.
the farmer goes out of business because of these excessive charges by Idaho Power, the
sugar company will also be out of business, who is going to hire all of the sugarfactorys workers? Is Idaho Power going to give them a job? And how about the farmer who
needs an income, is Idaho Power going to hire us and all of our families? Idaho Power
needs to take a look around and ask themselves this: Who butters their bread? It is thecustomer, the farmer , who is an important part of their business. Idaho Power has been
charging its farm customers a demand charge which was put into place to cover the cost of
equipment they put in for irrigators. This equipment should be more than paid for by now.
Idaho Power needs to cut the fat and live on a reasonable budget like the rest of us.
Transaction ID: 3302223.
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Case: IPC-E-03-
Name: j amie ringen
Street Address: 5240 s deselm way
Ci ty: boiseState: id
ZIP: 83716
Home Telephone: [phone]E-Mail: rjringen0netzero.com
Company: Idaho Powermailinglistyesno: ~
Comment description: I strongly obj ect to the outstanding percentage
to raise customer monthly billing. I feel they have not provided any
this high rise and felt it neccessary to voice my opinion. Thank you.
Idaho Power is trying
good reasoning for
Transaction ID: 3302150.
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9:40:09 PM
Case: IPC-E-03-13
Name: rob ringen
Street Address: 5240 s deselm way
City: boiseState: id
ZIP: 83716
Home Telephone: [phone]E-MaIl: rjringen~netzero.com
Company: Idaho Power
mailing list yes no: no
Comment descriptIon: I am against
they are asking is too much.
Thanks
Rob Ringen
Id. powers request to raise rates.The amount that
Transaction ID: 3302140.
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5:57:11 PM
Case: IPC-E-03-13
Name: Marlene MussIer-Wright
Street Address: 1816 N. 15th Street
City: Boise
State: Idaho
ZIP: 83702
Home Telephone: [phone]
E-Mail: mussler wright0yahoo. com
Company: Idaho Powermailinglistyesno: no
Comment description: The percentage increasements that Idaho Power is asking for seem
incredibly high. Thank you for your efforts in the past to keep rates from skyrocketing!
Please continue them.
I am especially opposed to a dramatic increase to the monthly service charge.
Thanks
Marlene
Transaction ID: 411757.
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Case: IPC-E-03-13
Name: Michael E. Kemp
Street Address: 2115 Moss Drive
City: Payette
State: ID
ZIP: 83661
Home Telephone: [phone]
E-Mail: mkemp0woodgrain. com
Company: Idaho Power /mailing list _yes no:
Comment description: Dear Sirs:
As the General Manager of the Woodgrain Millwork, Inc. door plant located in Nampa,
want to state my opposition to the percentage rate increase that's been proposed byPower. As a manufacturing facility, in spite of cost cutting measures, WG has lost
share, realized lower margins, and continue to see rising costs in raw material,
transportation, labor, and most other areas of operations. At the same time, export
competitors from South Africa, Brazil, Chile, and several Indonesian countries continue to
grow and gain market share. Volume at the WG Nampa door plant dropped by 31% from year-end 2000 through year-end 2003. In 2004 WG has budgeted an addition decrease in volume
from 2003 of 18%. During the same period, the labor force has decreased from
approximately 450 people, to our current crewing of approx. 325 people.
Due to the low-cost manufacturing, (primarily labor), that the foreign manufacturerenjoy, it's impossible for domestic manufacturer s such as WG, to pass on to our customers
any increased costs through pricing. Therefore, I ask that you carefully consider the
impact of increased power costs on not only Woodgrain Millwork, but other manufacturer
that face similiar competition.
Thank you,
Michael E. Kemp
Id., I
Idaho
market
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2:52:00 PM
Case: IPC-E-03-13
Name: Brian McDevitt
Street Address: 4920 Boise River Lane
City: Boise
State: Idaho
ZIP: 83706
Home Telephone: [phone]
E-Mail: brian0mcdevi tt. org
Company: Idaho Power
Comment description: I am against the rate increase and especially the monthly service
charge Increase. A two phase pricing model (single fee charge and then volume charge), is
used to maximize revenue generation by a monopoly. Either the monthly service charge
should be eliminated or it should be subtracted from the volume charge. Idaho Power
should not be allowed to continue to increase rates, when they do little to save money.
The one-time coupon for a limited selection of energy saving lights was poorly planned andexecuted. Idaho Power continues to stuff their billing envelopes with unwanted flyers
adding to the envelope weight. In addition , I would take my billing via e-mail if there
were a discount to the overall billing by Idaho Power. The Utility is decades behind
eastern power companies in automated reading of meters, energy discount programs for
automatic cutoffs on HVAC during high use periods (where the utility sends a radio signal
that causes a 20 minute per hour shutdown of AC units for subscribing clients). The Idaho
Power company continues to operate like it owns the water that produces the majority ofit's product, rather than recognizing it as the property of the state.
Transaction ID: 411452.
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Thursday, April 01, 2004
1:51:01 PM
Case: IPC-E03-13
Name: Marilou Simmons
Street Address: 2981 E Murphy Springs
City: King Hill
State: Idaho
ZIP: 83633
Home Telephone: [phone]
E-Mail: maridake8 36330earthlink. net
Company: Idaho Power
mailing list yes no: il9
Comment=descriptIon: We object to Idaho Power s huge rate increase. We are small farmers
and are very quickly becoming few and far between. We can t afford the water bill, wecant afford to farm with the super high gas prices and now Idaho Power wants us to
support the high life style their executives like to live. We have no retirement fund and
no fitness programs. All we have is hard work and no pay for our crops or livestock weraise.
Transaction ID: 411351.
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12:04:04 PM
Case: IPC-E-O3-13
Name: Richard MussIer-Wright
Street Address: 1816 N 15th
City: Boise
State: ID
ZIP: 83702
Home Telephone: [phone]
E-Mail: rmwright0pcsedu. com
Company: Idaho Power
mailing list yes no:
Comment description: I oppose the proposed price increase!
My issues with the proposed price hike:
1. Increasing the base fee unduly hurts the poor, especially when the economy is in bad
shape.
2. There is not a corresponding 17.7 % improvement in * service*
for the 17.7% (or as a residential user about 20%!) increase in price.
3. The claim is that this is to pay for improvements/added users over
the years. This is taxation without representation! It is intolerable
to spend the money first, and then come to the public and ask us to
make up the difference! -Richard
Transaction ID: 411204.
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11:51:57 AM
Case: IPC-E-03-13
Name: David Chase
Street Address: 1713 Melody St.
City: Boise
State: ID
ZIP: 83706
Home Telephone: [phone]
E-Mail: dchase0pcsedu. com
Company: Idaho Powermailinglistyesno
Comment description: To whom it may concern,
I would like to formally request that the proposed rate hike NOT be approved.
for your time and for considering my request.Thank you
Sincerely,
David Chase
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11:42:38 AM
Case: IPC-E-03-13
Name: Laura Baran
Street Address: 6034 1/2 Hillview RD
City: Emmett
State: ID
ZIP: 83617
Home Telephone: [phone]
E-Mail: Ibaran0pcsedu. com
Company: Idaho Powe
mailing list yes no
Comment descriptIon: Please do not allow the basic service charge for power to rise from51 to -$10. The low-income sector of the community cannot afford these drastic jumps.
Irrigation systems already cost the small farmer a large portion of their profits, and
raising it 25% will only cause more small farms to disappear. Idaho is one of the last
great farming states and we need to preserve that way of life. Stockyards and commercial
farms shouldn t force the small farms out of business because of electricity costs. Please
reconsider the rate hikes to be at a smaller increment , or offer more kick-backs of users
of alternative energy systems.
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Thursday, April 01 , 2004
11:01:12 AM
Case: IPC-E-03-
Name: Robert Griffard
Street Address: 4622 N. Lancer Ave.
City: Boise
State: 10
ZIP: 83713
Home Telephone: [phone]E-Mail: griffard~att. net
Company: Idaho Power
mailing list yes no:~
Comment=descriptIon: I was not able to attend
lodge my vote against the rate increase.
Thank You
the meeting last night, but would like to
Transaction ID: 411101.
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Thursday, April 01 , 2004
10:57:45 AM
Case: IPC-E-03-
Name: Alden Rice
Street Address: 2242 Currant LN.
City: Boise
State: Idaho
ZIP: 83704
Home Telephone: [phone]
E-Mail: budrice10msn. com
Company: Idaho Power /
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Comment=descriptIon ~don ' t understand Idaho Power Complaining about the new business
they have aquired over the past years. I always thought that new business was always good,
more business more income. I am a senior citzen, and I just can t seem to always keep
getting, more increases my income doesn t keep up with the inflation. I had to get a part
time job just to be able to keep up with all of the increases. I am 76 years old and they
always told retirement was the golden years. I have to see it to belei ve it. Thank you for
me being able to put in my 2 cents worth.
Transaction ID: 411057.
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10:56:55 AM
Case: IPC-E-03-13
Name: King Hill Irrigation Dist. - Gardner Brown
Street Address: PO Box 428 - 4183 N Meridian
City: King Hill
State: ID
ZIP: 83633
Home Telephone: [phone]
E-Mail: khidh200yahoo. com
Company: Idaho Power
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mailing list yes no:
Comment=descriptlon: King Hill Irrigation District is STRONGLY OPPOSED TO ANY RATE OR
SERVICE CHARGE INCREASE being approved by the PUC. Why are irrigators being asked to
accept a 25% increase for recovered pension costs, employee incentives and infrastructure
inprovement? Why are irrigation customers being asked to pay for urban growth when new
homes or subdivisions pay for the costs to bring power to their property? The irrigators
in our district cannot absorb such an increase - they will be forced out of business.
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Thursday, April 01 , 2004
10:28:43 AM
Case: ipc-e-03-13
Name: Connie Miller
Street Address: 8139 Casa Grande Ln.
Ci ty: Boise
State: Idaho
ZIP: 83714
Home Telephone: [phone]
E-Mail: cmil1er8139~msn. com
Company: Idaho Power
mailing list yes no: no
Comment=descriptIon: --r am on disability due to lung disease. My medicines eat up most of
my income. Need I say more? As .for the working people of Idaho: thanks to the right to
work aka the working poor law , the average person working in Idaho has a rough time.
Wages in Idaho must be about 10 yrs. behind other states. Our sewer bills took a huge
hike about a year ago, our sales tax took a bump, our garbage rates are out of wack with
our wages etc... To impliment a rate increase in electric rates is not an option. Thepeople of Idaho cannot shoulder more expenses. I called Idaho Power about 2 yrs. ago and
asked if they give disabled persons a rate break and was met with a firm NO. My brother
who has lung disease and lives in Ca. gets a break on his power and his telephone.
Neither are available in Idaho. Idaho Power is greedy.
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9:50:47 AM
Case:
Name: jason wright
Street Address: 416 n curtis
City: boise
State: idaho
ZIP: 83705
Home Telephone:
E-Mail: fyrewyche0yahoo. com
Company: idaho power /mailing list _yes - no:~
Comment description: I am against
representation '. I think you guys
making our life harder.
the new pay hike. This is taxation without
should make due, like everyone else, instead of just
Transaction ID: 42950.
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Comment description: There is already plenty of people low income and unemployed that
cannot pay their utility bills so I can I t imagine what this price hike would do tothem. Also I don t think the people who try to conserve energy should have to be penalized
for the ones that don
All of the new customers will be paying power bills so I can I t understand why they thinkthey need an increase.A responsible user,
Gerry Newbold! Pocatello)
Transaction ID: 42850.
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From: Ed Howell
Sent: Thursday, April 01,2004 10:42 PM
To: Front; Beverly Barker; Ed Howell; Tonya
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Clark
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Thursday, April 01, 2004
10:42:08 PM
Name: Bart and Michelle Buskey
Street Address: 6700 Dorian St.
City: Boise
State: ID
ZIP: 83709
Home Telephone: [phone]
Work Telephone:
E-Mail: bartnchel~yahoo. com
Home Business: Home
Business Name:
Business Street Address:
Business Phone: -
Complaint Company: Idaho PowerLocal Provider:
Contacted utility: yes
Complaint description: As
suggested a possible 3%.
No matter what percentage
you know Idaho Power wants to raise the rates 19%. PUC has
If the rates don I t stay the same many people will be hurting.
rate hike there is it is going to hurt our family.
We are a single income family. Last month we had to ask a food bank for food. We are
struggling financially. I haven t had a raise in four years , yet the prices keep going
higher. My income can not support these higher rates. If Idaho Power is allowed to raise
their rates at all this will severly damage us. Please vote ' No ' on the rate hike.
can t afford it at all.
Transaction ID: 412242.
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Friday, April 02 , 2004
12:30:22 AM
Case: IPC-E-03-l3
Name: Lorinda Coombs
Street Address:
City: Nampa
State: Idaho
ZIP:
Home Telephone:
E-Mail :
Company: Idaho Power
mailing list yes no: no
Comment descriptIon: I agree with the PUC staff recommendations. It does sound like a
small rate increase is appropriate, but I do not agree with paying for pension or employee
incentive plans. I do not know alot about this company, but I know that it is part of
IdaCorp and they have other interests and as a company it is their responsibility to fund
these benefits. I have worked as a state employee for nearly 5 years and we do not have
employee incentive plans and our benefits have become increasingly more expensive to the
employees. Since Idaho Power is the only company providing that service, to me, that makes
them "public employees," so why should the public have to fund incentive programs for them
when state employees do not receive the same job benefits? If this is something the
company wants to provide, they need to find investments or other ways they can fund this,
not the public. I know that the cost of electricity is increasing and that my electric
bill was higher this winter than it normally is due to heating my house with natural gas,
so I shudder to see what the summer months will hold, especially if the entire rate
increase is granted.
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12:21:04 AM
Case: IPC-03-13
Name: Tamal1a Hart
Street Address: 4212 W. Marvin
City: Boise
State: Idaho
ZIP: 83705
Home Telephone: [phone]
E-Mail: Tamalla20030Yahoo. com
Company: Idaho power
mailing list yes no: yeComment=descriptIon: would like
increase to cover the cost of the
new customers?? Idaho Power will
to know why Idaho Power feels that they need a rate
new customers?? Why do I have to pay extra for THEIR
gain the profit not me. Doesn t make sense!
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Thursday, April 01 , 2004
8:23:21 PM
Case: IPC-E-03-
Name: Bob and Toni Ryan
Street Address: 5880 N. Brooklet Pl.
City: Boise
State: Idaho
ZIP: 83713
Home Telephone: [phone]E-Mail: rntryan0earthlink. net
Company: Idaho power
mailing list yes no' yes
Comment description: or the last three years, we have had NO increases in income while
expenses have kept going up including Idaho power. We can not keep up with all of theincreases (Insurances, taxes, utili ties, fuel, ect.Please do not issue another increaseon Idaho power utili ties. WE TRULY CANNOT AFFORD THIS INCREASE.
Thank You!
Transaction ID: 412023.Referred by: http: / /www. puc. state. id. us/scripts/polyform. dll/ipuc
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7: 04: 33
Case: IPC-E-03-
Name: Robert Minton
Street Address: 2421 Hayden Way
City: Boise
State: ID
ZIP: 83705
Home Telephone: [phone]E-Mail: rjm0interplus. net
Company: Idaho Powermailinglistyesno: JlQ
Comment description: Another scam from
make Idacorp executives wealthier.
IPCO.DO NOT let them raise their rates only to
Don I t let them play the game of "ll ask for 17 percent but take 10" either. NO RATE
INCREASE PERIOD. They had their rate increase just a few years ago. Have we all
forgotten the wholesale power scams of the past already? Public utilities do not need to
make a profit. They are a monopoly. Idaho Power is a bloated cash hog that needs to
clean house.
Transaction ID: 411904.
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Thursday, April 01, 2004
8:33:02 AM
Case: IPC-E-O3-13
Name: Ken Trefaller
Street Address: 12535 W FfREEDOM, Dr
Ci ty: Boise
State: Id
ZIP: 83713
Home Telephone: [phone]
E-Mail: trefaller0msn. com
Company: Idao Power
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repugnant. How about giving back the unconsciousable profits made by IdaCorp
payers expense?
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7:51:29 AM
Case: ipc-03-13
Name: Grover F. Boldt
Street Address: 185 N. Elmore St.
City: Glenns Ferry
State: Idaho
ZIP: 83623
Home Telephone: [phone]
E-Mail: groverboldt0aol. com
Company: Idaho Power -mailing list _yes _no: (ies)
Comment description: ~we are retired seniors on a fixed income. Our property taxes,
insurances, groceries, water and sewer and GASOLINE costs have risen dramatically.
Have mercy. Do not aproove the huge electricity rate increase.
If they have 100,000 new customers they will be making a lot more money over time.Sincerely Grover and Audrey Boldt
Transaction ID: 41751.
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Case: IPC-E-03-13
Name: Harry A. & Lena M. DennisStreetAddress: 4768 N Anchor Way
Ci ty: Boise
State: ID
ZIP: 83703-3171
Home Telephone: [phone]
E-Mail: hadlmd20earthlink. net
Company: Idaho Power ,
mailing list yes no: ~.Comment=descriptIon: Idaho Power seems like a good
sufficient to stay solvent and keep their well-paid company but we feel their porofits are
employees without raising rates.
Too many low-income people would be hurt by the increase , as well as the many unemployedand retired persons. Idaho has many who CANNOT possibly pay the increase and many would
have to do so at the expense of health , food, etc. There must be other ways of facing thefuture.
Please deny the proposed rate hike!
Harry & Lena Dennis
Transaction ID: 41844.
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Name: Er ic Stein
Street Address: 5 Spiceland Pl.
City: Nampa
State: Idaho
ZIP: 83686
Home Telephone: [phone]
E-MaIl: steinkateandericeaol. com
Company: Idaho Power
Comment description: I would like to comment on the proposed rate hike. I , as well as my
wife have farily good jobs. I am a CAD drafter and my wife is a school teacher. If Idaho
power wants increase tell them to have the state raise the minimum wage. The cost of
living goes up but the pay in the state stays the same how fair is that? If they want a
raise tell them to give us one first. If they want people to stop paying there power bills
then go right a head and increse them.
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Case: IPC-E-03-
Name: Donald Kern
Street Address: 4014 Morningwind Avenue
Ci ty: Boise
State: ID
ZIP: 83706
Home Telephone: [phone]
E-Mail: dhkern0cableone. net
Comp~ny: Idaho Powe
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Comment descriptIon: I have yet to see any documented information that would support this
requested rate increase. Idaho Power s attempt to recover what are essentially stranded
costs is flawed, since those costs were recovered by the company long ago. I strongly urge
you to deny this rate increase.
Transaction ID: 41920.
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Case: IPC-E-03-13
Name: jan glandon
Street Address: 3440 hansen ave
Ci ty: boiseState: id
ZIP: 83703
Home Telephone: [phone]
E-Mail: kittygoogly~aol. com
Company: Idaho Power
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Comment=descriptIon rate hike they are proposing is ridiculous. It will be a hardship
on people with a limited income. It will also cause businesses to go out of business that
use irrigation pumps. This will cause job loss for many in Idaho. Not acceptable.
Transaction ID: 41910.
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Case: IPC-E-03-
Name: George Targee
Street Address: 2691 N. Peregrine Pl
City: Boise
State: ID
ZIP: 83702
Home Telephone: [phone]E-Mail: gdtargee0us. ibm. com
Company: N/Amailinglist yes no: no
Comment description: I find it difficult for any business or governmental organization to
justify an average price increase of nearly 20%, given our multi-year inflation average
that is below 4%. It seems to me that if new users (all types) cannot fund the required
new infrastructure, then other methods must be found. If they can t get it done , then
maybe it's time to allow competing power companies an opportunity to enter our market. It
makes no logical sense for current users, whose demand remains fairly consistent, to berequired to fund infrastructure for new users. Common sense says that if multiple
organizations continue to raise prices above the inflation rate while personal income
rises at less than the inflation rate, our perchasing power will continue to decline. If
this increase is allowed, you can be sure all the other utili ties will be filing rate
increase requests right behind IPC.
Transaction ID: 41837.
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From: Wendie Loshbaugh (mailto:wloshC9Jcableone.net)
Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 20049:14
To: Tonya Clark
Subject: public comment form is broken
The current rate increase request is totally out of line. I know of no employed person in this state who has gotten
a 19-25% increase in payor who can reasonably expect such an increase in the coming 24 months. In my own
case, I lost a very lucrative job a year ago. When I finally got a new position, my salary was over $13 000 a year
lower.
Idaho Power is always wringing its hands for more, just like the stinking government. Well, let them do with less.
Let their employees take a cut in pay, or let them simply hire fewer people. Hold them accountable for bad
decisions instead of always making power users pay more and more and more. Our incomes don t keep pace with
their never ending hunger for money.
It's time for government agencies and quasi government agencies to put their employers first. Tell Idaho Power
NO.
4/1/2004
Jean Jewell
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Case: IPC-E-03-
Name: Robert Magette
Street Address: 1522 W. Charlotte Ct.
City: Nampa
State: ID
ZIP: 83686
Home Telephone: [phone]
E-Mail: rmagette0yahoo. com
Company: Idaho Power
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Comment description: . The discussion about the rate hike from Idaho Power concerns me.
The proposed change in the monthly charge from $2.51 to $10 a month is not fair to
consumers who do not use much power relative to others. If a rate increase were to
happen, make the people who use more pay share of the monthly fee. In my case , I average
about 11 KW per day (my bill is in the low $20 per month) so I feel like I am doing my
part in energy conservation. Structure it if a rate increase will happen, that energy
conservation rewards consumers.
Thanks
Bob
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Subject: FW: Idaho Power rate increase
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From: Steve Truesdell (mailto:jd4040C9Jmsn.com)
Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 11:52 PM
To: Tonya Clark
Subject: Idaho Power rate increase
Tonya Clark
Please express my thoughts to the rest of the commission and the rest of the powers that be.
I am very disgusted with Idaho Power way of doing business. They say they need this rate
increase to recover money they have spent to add new service. Any time I have needed anything
done by them to add new service they have charged quite handsomely for it. Example: we
wanted to put in a center pivot irrigation system on one of our farms. Their charge for setting up
what we needed to access the system was over $3000! This is what we were to pay so that they
could sell us power. They charge for the new hook up plus sell the extra power so they are
getting a good portion of expansion paid for.
Idaho Power is crying they haven t had an increase in over ten years. Well being a farmer they
are asked to join the club. The crops that I grow have been either flat or on a downward price
trend, I haven t had a raise in ten years either. This brings me to ask why irrigators are getting
the biggest hit the increase?
The next item on my list is why Idaho Power and its parent Idacorp are even allowed to operate
the way they do. Idacorp can make money hand over fist on the back of Idaho Power and keep
Idaho Power broke and begging for more money.
In summary I don t have a lot of sympathy for Idaho Power. I'm not entirely opposed to a rate
increase, but it should be much smaller and not weighted so heavily on farmers. The new
subdivisions and commercial need to be paying their fair share of additions to the system.
Thank You for your consideration in this matter.
Sincerely Steve Truesdell
Steve Truesdell
19023 Hwy 95
Wilder, Id 83676
4/1/2004
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Case: IPC-E-03-13
Name: Mike & Jan StevensonStreetAddress: 2300 Bryson Rd.
City: Boise
State: ID
ZIP: 83713
Home Telephone: [phone]
E-Mail: stevensonjm20yahoo.com
Company: Idaho Power
mailing list yes no: no
Comment=descriptlon:~daho Power s rate hike of 17.7% is a huge raise for them, but for
us on fixed income , or low income it is outrageously high. How can utilities hope to get
by with such a stagering rate hike? We don t get SS hikes like that or those still
employed get 0% increase. Let I s get real Idaho Power....
Transaction ID: 3302017.
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Case: IPC-E-03-13
Name: John MignanelliStreetAddress: 159 Oakhurst Way
Ci ty: Boise
State: ID
ZIP: 83709
Home Telephone: [phone]E-Mail: rebe10fiberpipe. net
Company: Idaho Power Companymailinglistyesno: no
Comment description: Re: rate increase
I would recommend no increase for Kwh up to 1 000... a small increase
a larger increase after that. The logic here is obvious: charge those
electricity on the residential rate. Do not increase (or very little)
income folks and other lower income families.
Transaction ID: 3301731.
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from 1,001-2 000 and
that consume more
for those fixed-
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5: 23: 52
Case: IPC-E-03-
Name: Ronald E. Hainke
Street Address: 8405 Midland Dr.
City: Boise
State: Idaho
ZIP: 83704
Home Telephone: [phone]
E-Mail: elkcamp40msn. com
Company: Idaho Power
mailing list yes no: no
Comment=descriptIon: -r can not understand how the commission can grant rate increases
where a monopoly company can then dictate higher rates to the citizens of this state while
that company in turn pays it's executives bonuses of over one million dollars each! Such
extravagance on the company s part should not, and MUST NOT be borne by the customers.
Just because they need to invest in equipment is no excuse for raising the rates. Every
other company needs to invest in equipment also, but they can not receive guarantees that
customers will pay for that equipment. Why should Idaho Power be any di fferent? Perhaps
the licenses for the dams on the rivers wi thin Idaho should be granted to some other
company who can and will provide better service, better equipment, and a more fair cost totheir customers. I believe it is outragous that this company is allowed to continue as itis. Look at Enron and the others. Perhaps Idaho Power should be considered in this samegroup.
Transaction ID: 3301723.
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Case: IPC-E-03-
Name: Jck R Gant
Street Address: 13158 Chola Dr.
City: Kuna
State: Idaho
ZIP: 83634
Home Telephone: [phone]
E-Mail: Gant0 cableone. netCompany: Idaho Power ~
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Comment description: I understand Idaho Power wanting more just like everyone else. I
have been a state employee for the past 23 years. For the past two year we have had no
increase in pay, this year we will recieve 2%. As the price of gas, food, power, doctors
and everything else goes up our pay check goes down. Give them what ever increase they
want, they will not get any more out of us. We will have to shut off breakers and add
blankets if we have to but a good % of our money now goes to Idaho Power. We have central
air but can t efford to even use it. In the summer the air is off and we stay outsideuntil it's cool enough to go in. I get a 2% increase and you give them 3.06%, that sure
was a nice raise. Thanks
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4: 05: 33
Case: IPC-E-03-
Name: Martin Downey
Street Address: 1268 N. Ju11ion Ave.
City: Boise
State: Idaho
ZIP: 83704-9790
Home Telephone: [phone]
E-Mail: Mlmldown0aol. com
Company: Idaho power
mailing list yes no: yes
Comment description: fter reading in the Idaho Statesman afew weeks ago that the 17.
raise in rates includes club memberships paid for by the customers, for their executives
There is no way they deserve an almost 18% rate increase. I think the PUC staff is right A
06 rate is more justified.
What is with these people? first they want the customer to pay for a power plant that has
not been constructed. Now they want a rate hike for frivolous reasons.
Transaction ID: 3301605.
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Case: IPC-E-03-13
Name: Chris Anton
Street Address: 2112 Cleveland Blvd.
City: Caldwell
State: ID
ZIP: 83605-4432
Home Telephone: [phone]
E-Mail: canton~albertson. edu
Company: Idaho Power
mailing list yes no:
Comment descriptIon: Over the last two years, Albertson College of Idaho has receivedaverageannual power bills of $471 000 from Idaho Power. The contemplated increase of
19%, or $89 490 per year , would create a financial hardship for the College. We are a
private non-profit organization and do not have the ability to pass increases of this
magnitude along to our students. The position reflected by nOther Parties n in the case
seems to be a much more reasonable increase. It is our hope that increase prosposed by
the applicant be denied.
Sincerely,
Chris Anton
CFO
Alberston College of Idaho
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Dear Sirs.
I would like to comment on the purposed Idaho Power rate hike, IPC-03-13. I am the general manager of the
Millwork Division of Woodgrain Millwork, Fruitland, Idaho. Our division has 425 of the 600 plus employees
at the Fruitland location, we process kiln dried lumber into window and door components, solid and fingerjoint
mouldings. If the power rate increase that Idaho Power is proposing were allowed to go into effect it would be
devastating to our manufacturing facility. Like most manufacturing companies, the global market (economy) is
challenging our ability to compete. We have already lost several product lines to South America and we are
under pressure continually because of our higher manufacturing costs.
Although electricity is just one component of our costs, it is significant. In reviewing our cost of electricity
from 1999 through 2003 , we see a 62% increase in our per unit of product produced, cost for electricity. This is
discouraging because we are running 15 to 20% less machines than we were in 1999, also during the last five
years we have replaced several of our large motors with premium efficient motors. Weare currently purchasing
the premium efficient motors whenever we replace a motor. We have also installed soft start systems on all of
our high load motors in an effort to reduce demand when we start our systems.
Our electricity cost us $800 000 last year; a 17% increase would cost us an additional $136 000. It is cost
increases like this that force manufactures to look off shore to locate their plants. We encourage the PUC to
thoroughly consider the impact any rate increase will have on manufacturing s ability to compete.
Thanks
Farrell Rawlings
General Manager Millwork Division
Woodgrain Millwork
Fruitland Idaho
O. Box 566 . 300 NW 16th Street. Fruitland, Idaho 83619 . Tel [phone]. Fax [phone] . www.woodgrain.com
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Case: IPC-E-03-
Name: Norman E. Anderson
Street Address: 1253 Cow Horse Drive
Ci ty: Kuna
State: ID
ZIP: 83634-1429
Home Telephone: [phone]
E-Mail: normaneanderson0msn. com
Company: Idaho Power
mailing list yes no: yesComment=descriptIon: If you didn t hear enough
base rate increase at your Boise Public Hearing
reasons why not to grant Idaho Power a
on March 31 , 2004 , here is another one:
High Court: Idaho Power can seek $12 million from users
That was the headline of an article appearing on Page Main 5 of the THE IDAHO STATESMAN on
April 2, 2004. I don t need to go into the details of the case involving the $12 million
as you know all about it. Regarding that case, in a letter to the editor in THE IDAHO
STATESMAN on October 17, 2002 , I wrote in part: "The debates came to an apparent
conclusion in May with the PUC approving $258 million in rate increases, but it denied $12
million of lost revenue from a Load Reduction Program. Being unsatisfied that it didn
get all it wanted, our big bully Idaho Power asked the PUC to reconsider its erroneous
decision. The PUC reviewed all the facts in the case and in August reaffirmed itsoriginal correct denial. On October 2 , Idaho Power displayed its ultimate arrogance by
appealing the PUC denial to the Idaho Supreme Court. Idaho Power couldn t simply accept
the decision of the PUC that regulates it.What I said then is true today - Idaho Power
is arogant and greedy in everything it does.
Now I would like to address comments credited to Gene Fadness that should the court ruling
stand, the impact of the $12 million recovery would be minimal on the average residentialcustomers bill. If Mr. Fadness made this statement, I find it inappropriate and
insensitive in view of the testimony of March 31. Let me see if my math computes with Mr.Fadness ' statement. For the past 12 billing periods, I used a total of 17 648 kW-hr of
electrici ty and paid Idaho Power a total of $1 015.87. That amounts to an average of
$84.66/month and an average if 1471 kW-hr/month. (Note: Idaho Power claims an averagehome uses 1,200 kW-hr/month.If $12 million dollars is added to the PCA as Mr. Fadness
suggests, $12 000,000/400 000 customers, my share could be $30.00 or $2.50/month. If
other increase was added to the PCA, that would be a 3% increase - ($84.66 + $2.50)/$84.= 1.03. Therefore, the average rate payer at 1,200 kW-hr/month would see considerably
more than a 3% increase. I suggest that the average rate payer will consider this $30.
having more than a minimal impact on their bill.
I was against the $12 million before, and if we are forced to pay it now , Idaho Powerdoesnt deserve any more. With the Supreme Court vote of 4: 1 in favor of this give away,
I don t expect the Court to change its decision on reconsideration.
Transaction ID: 441852.
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Case: IPC-E-O3-
Name: James Clark
City: Boise
State: ID
ZIP: 83705
Home Telephone: [phone]E-MaIl: j clark0rmci. net
Company: Idaho Power
mailing list yes no
Street Address: 2715 Cassia St.
Comment description: I have to agree with the PUC' s decision of only a 3.06% increase onaverage. Personally, I
don I t see why an increase in base rates is warranted at all. They claim that it is to payfor
improvements over the years because of increased customers. You would think that
because of increased customer base that enough income had already been generated to
cover for additions and improvements. To wait a decade and all of a sudden say they are
in need of extra revenue for increased customer base seems suspicious at best! The board
has seen and denied increases to cover stockholder loses and for extravagant spending
such as the money requested for a gentleman s club for three of the executives. If I was
the board I would be equally as cautious in granting any increase at all! I personallyhave
only seen a payroll increase of a total of less than 4 % over the last 5 years. Idaho Power
has had many more adj ustments than my increase in pay over that last few years, and on
average, I think that is the same for most residential customers. Businesses should feelthe
brunt of any increase, especially Micron, as they are the ones putting the demand on the
power grid, not the average residential consumer!
Transaction ID: 441432.
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1:22:42 PM
Case: IPC-E-03-13
Name: Sherran Davis
Street Address: PO Box 40
Ci ty: Caldwell
State: ID
ZIP: 83606
Home Telephone: [phone]
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mailing list yes no: rY~s comment=descriptIon: ~hink that your customers shouldn t be paying for a profit that
Idaho Power didn t make because of a decision that was made in 2001. This is very
unreasonable. Many of your customers are on a fixed income or on unemployment. A lot of
people have run out of unemploymnet and have no income and are to young to get social
security. They said the cost would be minimal for your customers and I sure don t belevethat. I hope a lot of people will give their opinions on this
Transaction ID: 431322.
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Case: IPC-E-03-
Name: BETTY DIBBLE
Street Address: 5142 FIFESHIRE PLACE
City: BOISE
State: ID
ZIP: 83713
Home Telephone: [phone]E-Mail: t. a. dibble0att. net
Company: Idaho Power=~'
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Comment=descriptIori:--MY husband & I are appealing to you the Public Utilities Commission
to not allow Idaho Power the rate increase they are asking for. In an economy that is so
bad at this time and hundreds of people every day are taking out bankruptcy because they
cannot pay their bills, this is not a time to place another increase on the middle classcitizen with mid to low incomes. We just simply cannot afford more money out than we can
bring in. Many of us live on budgets of necessities. Yes, power is a necessity, and Idaho
Power knows that. Somewhere someone has to stop the increases in utili ties. that are
skyrocketing out of control. Our gas, phones ** (which is another story since deregulation)
power and water have quadrupled in the past few years. Most citizens cannot bear all thatentire burden. Somewhere Idaho power needs to look for al ternati ves to the raises to the
small citizen. Large companies, using massive amounts of power, in what we are learning
and we re observing, would not receive rate increases any where as large as the res idents
would, they would receive increases of only half what the little citizen would receive as
an increase. This is simply not fair nor is it right. Please do not give them the rate
increase they ask. With many products and services going to Iraq to rebuild that country,
prices on thousands of items have tripled in the past month and we already are paying forthat. The economy cannot handle more increases.
Thank you for your time.
Terry & Betty Dibble
Transaction 10: 431159.
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Case: IPC-03-
Name: TYLER DIBBLE
Street Address: 1425 COW HORSE
City: KUNA
State: ID
ZIP: 83634
Home Telephone: [phone]E-Mail: tbdibble0earthlink. net
Company: IDAHO POWERmailing list yes no Comment=descriptIon: EMAIL HAS A VIRUS, BUT YOU COULD EMAILt. a. dibble0att. net TO MY ATTENTION AND I'LL GET IT. THANKS
ME AT WORK AT
MY BILLS AVERAGE $180. AND UP TO $215/MONTH IN WINTER FOR A 1600 SQ. FT. HOME. MY
IRRIGATION COSTS FOR POWER IN SUMMER IS AROUND $700 PER YEAR TO RUN THE PUMPS. IDAHO
POWER WANTS TO RAISE RATES, BUT THEY DO NOT TAKE THE LITTLE PEOPLE INTO CONSIDERATION. WE
ARE A YOUNG COUPLE TRYING TO MAKE ENDS MEET, WE BUDGET OUR MONEY AND IT IS VERY TIGHT AND
WE KNOW WHAT WE CAN SPEND FOR UTILITIES AND TO MAKE EVERYTHING WORK, A RATE INCREASE WOULD
BE VERY HARMFUL TO US AND WE' 0 NOT BE ABLE TO HANDLE A RAI SE. WE ALWAYS PAY OUR BILLS
AND THESE BIG UTILITY COMPANYS, KEEP TRYING TO TAKE DOWN THE LITTLE GUYS. EVERYTHING IN
OUR HOME IS ELECTRIC, AND THIS RATE INCREASE IS NOT FAIR NOR JUST. PLEASE DO NOT ALLOW
THIS RATE INCREASE TO A COMPANY WHO SHOWS PLENTY OF PROFITS EACH YEAR.
TYLER & BOBBIE DIBBLE
Transaction ID: 431138.
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Name: Robert & Helen Black
Street Address: 330 Pocahontas
City: Hailey
State: ID
ZIP: 8333
Home Telephone: [phone]E-Mail: hblack0velocitus. net
Company: Idaho Power Comailinglistyesno:
Comment description: Re: Idaho Power I s proposed increase to residential customers of 19%,
is too high for many people in the State of Idaho. The last increase was a hardship and
now we are facing another increase. We are both retired. In order to conserve energy, we
have always washed our cothes in cold water, take very short showers I and keep our homerelatively cool during the winter. Neither one of us has health insurance or lifeinsurance, we stay within our budget. We probably speak for many people. Is it true that
Idaho Power is trying to recoup from a recent lawsuit? Why do the people always have to
pay for the errors of others? Please do your best to take into consideration all Idaho
Power Co customers in your consideration for such a large rate increase. Thank you.
Transaction ID: 43904.
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Case: IPC-E-O3-13
Name: John Barrutia Senior
Street Address: 489 NW Beaman Street
City: Mountain Home
State: Idaho
ZIP: 83647
Home Telephone: 208-587-=5041
E-MaIl: BBasque10aol. com
Company: Idaho Power Com~nymailing list yes no: ~s
Comment descriptIon:~just wanted to make a comment on the proposed 25% increase for
irrigatIon customers. ill certainly not looking for special treatment because I am a
farmer, but I don t feel that the treatment is focused fairly. I say fairly, because itlooks like the proposed increases are heavily in the production sector--exeptindustrial. It seems to me that the governor and legislature are desperately trying to
increase jobs and spur our economy. This isn t going to be successful if the job creating
sectors, such as farming and ranching, who are very big electricity users, go out ofbusiness---and we are going out of business. Next year, there are three, possibly four
large operations in Elmore County are going out of business. One of the prime reasons is
the cost of pumping for irregation water.
Now it doesn t take a rocket scientist to figure out that jobs are being lost; Idaho Powerwill lose large revenues, farm related businesses will lose jobs and use less electricity
if they also go out of business; Idaho Powers "bottom line " will not look very attractiveon Wall Street.
I know that there are a lot of electicity users out there who do not produce jobs; and Ialso know that there are a lot of ill, crippled, and elderly people who must really scrape
to pay their power bills.
Now, the Public Utilities Commission must fend off those powerful 1, lobby groups anddistribute any power increases really fairly across the board, but perhaps a leaning
toward those sectors that keep the engine of our economy going--and not the engines of bigMercedes Benzes of top executives and lobbyists.
Thank you for giving me an opportunity to express some of my feelings. I am a senior
farmer and rancher who is hanging on by a thread in my farming and ranching operations.Electric Power for my pumping is a critical issue.
John Barrutia Senior
Transaction ID: 422046.
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Case: IPC-E-03-
Name: Thomas A. Wordell
Street Address: 11507 W. Arlen Ct
City: Boise
State: 10
ZIP: 83713
Home Telephone: [phone]
E-Mail: twordel10highstream. net
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Comment description: I am commenting about the outrageous 17.7% price increase Idaho
Power is proposing. I am amazed they can invest $850 Million dollars over the past decadewi thout the foresight and proper planning to minimize the impact to customers in order to
cover these costs. The increase in population and number of new customers has not been
something "new " they were unaware of and couldn t plan for.... the bulk of this cost, for
expansion to meet increasing user demands, should be passed along to the new users needing
this electricity, not all at once to all customers.
I am also concerned at the rate increase proposed by class of user. Idaho Power '
proposal calls for residential rates to increase by 19.9% while both large commercial andindustrial classes will see a significantly lower increase percentage. The most
disturbing part of the proposal is to increase the $2.51 monthly service charge to
$10. . . . .. a 400% increase customers no matter how much electricity they use. This means
the customers who use the least will actually pay the most in terms of cost increases.
Why put the bulk of the burden on the residential users, many of whom will obviously be
using the least amount of electricity per customer and many of whom have the least
capability of paying this increase due to fixed incomes, when in fact , the commercial,
industrial and irrigation users have the greatest ability to offset a price increase by
adjusting their income from sales??
Adding insult to injury, I now understand Idaho Power has filed to pass on another $12
million dollars of cost to customers for lost revenue in 2001 - a method of charging us to
cover energy we didn t use. Thanks! If anyone should repay this lost revenue, its the
irrigators IDAHO POWER PAID to cut consumption
To summarize:
-The actual bulk of the increase will be from a 400% increase to customer monthly servicecharges. This is totally unacceptable.
-The rate increases unfairly penalizes customers who either use the least electricity or
conserve power and is more than the proposed rate increases of either the large commercial
and industrial users, who have the ability to offset these increases though sales.
-I would be more favorable to a "phased-" approach that increases customer fees over a
period of several years to allow customers to slowly and successfully adjust to theseincreases.
We appreciate your leadership and put our trust in you to provide us electricity at some
of the most competitive rates around. However , it is unfair and unrealistic to expect
customers to be able to cover these large increases in one fell swoop. Poor planning is
no excuse for sloppy accounting and budget shortfalls. Do what I s fair and protect the
customers from these outrageous price increases. Thank you. Tom Wordell
Transaction ID: 421939.
Jean Jewell
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Case: IPC E-O3-13
Name: larry ranstrom
Street Address: 1214 hwy 52
City: Emmett
State: Idaho
ZIP: 83617
Home Telephone: [phone]
E-Mail: hanstrom0bigskytel. com
Company: Idaho power
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Comment descriptIon: n 1969 we bought a totally electric home, it has been very good tous while we both worked we payed some pretty high bills. we had new windows put in using
Idaho Power loan at really great interest rate.
now we are on medicare as you know is very fixed income , your people might not got a cost
of living raise last year but when you do it equals a 100 times more than the paltry sumwe get .take a look at your work force and see what john q. public sees. 2 or 3 men
standing around talking at 15t025 $$$$$ an hour and you want old people to pay thru the
nose, you are as bad as our goverment!! ! ! I ! I ! I ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! I ! !
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Case: IPC-E-O3-
Name: Cheryl Edwards
Street Address: 1597 S River Grove Way
City: Eagle
State: ID
ZIP: 83616
Home Telephone:
E-Mail: cledwards0cableone. net
Company: Idaho Powermailinglistyesno: .
Comment description: Idaho Power s request for a rate increase seems to be an attempt to
recover the costs of the failed ventures of its parent company, IdaCorp, from its electric
customers, IdaCorp 1 s only remaining profitable business. Those costs should be borne by
shareholders, not electric rate payers. I particularly object to the proposed significant
increase in the customer fee because it discriminates against those of us who believe in
and practice conservation. In addition, it assures Idaho Power of an easy, predictable
revenue stream devoid of operational efficiencies and cost cutting. My recommendation is
that the Idaho PUC establish a rate structure that rewards conservation and a
baseline/life line rate for qualified elderly or the disabled. Finally, the insipid bill
insert, Connection , is a waste of time and money. We live in the 21st century and not the
Eisenhower era which the recipe card invokes. If Idaho Power insists on contuing this
period piece, the costs should be borne by shareholders and not ratepayers. By the way, I
gave Idaho Power the same feedback on the bill insert and heard not so much as an
acknowledgement. Thank you.
Transaction ID: 421851.
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6: 13 : 31
Case: IPC-E-03-13
Name: Ruth E. JensenStreetAddress: 8201Watercress,Ave.
Ci ty: Nampa
State: Idaho
ZIP: 83687
Home Telephone: [phone]E-Mail: rej 100aaahawk. com
Company: Idaho Power Co.
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comment=descriptIon: I aam asking you to not grant Id.Power Co.
already paying too much forpower , gas , gasoline. Enough's enough.
Thank you
Ruth E. Jensen
anymore rate hikes. We are
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Case: IPC-E-03-
Name: harry gibson
Street Address: 7811 E. locust In.
City: nampaState: id
ZIP: 83687
Home Telephone:
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Company: idaho powermailinglist _yes - no
Comment description: l was really distrubed after reading in the idaho statesman a col. by
mark mickelson: electricty rate hike plan is unfair. i agree with his remarks on the
subj ect. i would encourge the puc not to approve any rate hike that would hurt the people
who could least afford it. there must be a better plan then that put forth. if there is
any good arguments about mr. mickelsons col. i would gladly listen. i would to be informed
as to the status of this case. thank you.
Transaction 10: 421552.
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Case: IPC-E-03-
Name: Henry & Betty GaudetStreetAddress: 3709 Vintage
Ci ty: Boise
State: ID
ZIP: 83706
Home Telephone: [phone]E-Mail: hj g100~aol. com
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Comment description: My wife
Power. We are Senior Citizens
financial hardship for us. Itrequest.
Thank You.
and I are vehemently opposed to any rate hike for Idaho
on a fixed income and any increase would be a insurmountable
seems that greed has possesed Idaho Power. Please deny their
Transaction ID: 421418.
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Case: Proposed rate increase
Name: Vicki Martineau
Street Address: 390 Yellow Pine Ave
City: Yellow Pine
State: ID
ZIP: 83677
Home Telephone: [phone]
E-MaIl: vmtin00hotmail. com
Company: Idaho Power
Comment description: Please rethink your proposed rate increases in the name of fairness!
Existing customers should NOT be paying for the growth required for new customers. And
certainly not at the rates proposed to the already overburden, endangered folks like
irrigator and small business owners. Irrigators and small businesses limp along trying to
make a living and do without many fancy, power-hungry conveniences, while large, new homesand large businesses (Micron) continually use more electricity. Yet the brunt is going toCOI~e down to the few who can least afford it! PLEASE, PLEASE rethink your proposal and
rate percentages applied to each catagorized user.
Transaction 10: 421336.
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Case: IPC-E-03-
Name: Christopher Ledo
Street Address: 6098 Plantation Lane
Ci ty: Boise
State: Idaho
ZIP: 83703
Home Telephone: [phone]
E-Mail: chris0flavorsonion. com
Company: Idaho Powermailinglistyesno:
Comment description: DO NOT raise all rates across the board. You need to be smart about
it and let growth foot the bill. When a new house is built, that house can pay the
addi tional costs, not people like'me and all the elderly and poor who can hardly get by
each month as it is.
Thank you,
Christopher Ledo
Transaction ID: 421306.
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Case: IPC-E-03-
Name: Clancy Anderson
Street Address: 1911 N. 18th. Street
City: Boise
State: ID
ZIP: 83702
Home Telephone: [phone]
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Comment description: I believe that growth should pay for itself and not the currentratepayers. Just as a new sewer connection pays to hookup to the system so should a new
electrical customer. This rate increase would put an undo hardship on myself and manyothers.
Transaction 10: 421257.
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