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Thursday, April 08, 20.04 7:35 PM
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Case: IPC-E-03-13
Name: Eugene Peterson
Street Address: 4 East Ross Avenud
City: Parma
State: Idaho
ZIP: 83660
Home Telephone: [phone]E-Mail: pete2pete~cableone. net
Company: Idaho Power ~2~any
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Comment=descriptlon: ~senior citizens on fixed income, we vigorously oppose the 19.
percent increase sought by Idaho Power Company. Idaho Power Company should be able to
find means to cut their expenses as do most of the senior citizens have to do. We know
what we can afford to buy, and we have already tighten the belt due to other skyrocketing
expenses that we have to bear. No one gives us a large annual bonus, nor pays any duesfor us to belong socially to organizations. No 19. 9%increase, please. The smallest
increase we may be able to bear.
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Friday, April 16, 2004 10:26 AM
Jean Jewell; Ed Howell; Gene Fadness; Tanya Clark
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Case: Idaho Power Rate Increase
Name: Ryan Wahlen
Street Address: 495 S. Main St.
City: Aberdeen
State: 10
ZIP: 83210
Home Telephone: [phone]
E-Mail: rwahlen~pleasantvalleypotato. com
Company: Idaho Power .
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Comment description: -. m very concerned that a 25% power rate increase to farmers would
severely impact our local economy here in Aberdeen. Nearly every business, in particulary
the company I work for , is dependent upon agriculture in Aberdeen. From potato packingcompanys like Pleasant Valley Potato, which I work for, to the local drugstore, the main
some of income is derived ultimately from the local farming operations. With the huge
increase in fuel prices recently, the rising price of steel, the local property tax
increase due to the construction of a badly needed middle school , and the rising labor
costs, the budgets of the local are stretched about as thin as they possibly can be. An
increase of that magnitude in their power bill would, I believe, potentially lead to more
farm foreclosures and ultimately a loss of jobs in the Aberdeen area. I'm certain that
Aberdeen is not the only community facing this problem. Please deny the proposed rate
increase, or at least make the rate charged to irrigators equal to that being charged
large businesses.
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Wednesday, April 14 2004 9:28 AM
Jean Jewell; Ed Howell; Gene Fadness; Tanya Clark
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Wednesday, April 14 , 2004
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Case: IPC-E-01-
Name: Katherine Browning
Street Address: 3280 N. Whistler Lane, #202
City: Boise
State: 10
ZIP: 83703
Home Telephone: [phone]
E-Mail: alixbrowning~hotmail. com
Company: Idaho Power
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Comment descriptIon: 10 Power must learn to live wi thin its means. Just like everybodyelse has to. I absolutely refuse to pay for Pension Plan recovery and Employee Incentiveprograms. These things in NO WAY benefit my family or me and I will not pay for 10
Power s poor financial planning or decisions. Their inability to control and deal with
their finances properly is not the concern of 10 Power customers. If they want to recover
these costs have them take more money out of the Employees paychecks, the people who
actually do benefit from these programs should be made to pay for them, NOT the 10 Powercustomer. I will not pay $10.00 a month for nonexistent "service They come and read
the meter and nothing more. $2.51 is plenty. 10 Power offers me no services of any kind.They turn own my power I pay the bill. Period. They charge outrageously to come andrepair" their lines and their "Customer Service Representatives " are so rude and
uncooperati ve it's unbelievable. Ooes 10 Power train them to behave in such manner?
If they really want to improve their financial standing they should stop printing the
Consumer Connection , it is nothing more than garbage can fodder for most people and a
waste of paper, a natural resource. They could stop running the commercials. They re the
only power company in town, it's not like we can get power from another company and the
ads are little more than "False Advertising.
When I first moved here six years ago, my power bill was about $37.00 a month , I joined
level pay, my bill shot up to $115.00 a month whether I used that amount of power or not
and I never say a credit in my favor on the bill. They always managed to work it out so I
paid more than the actual usage charged to me. I got off level pay with some difficulty.
My bill is now about $57.00 a month and soon to go up with summer months coming. Ouring
the winter it averages about $75.00 a month). I have no more money in my budget to throw
at 10 Power because the company is whining about its financial problems. This request for
an increase MUST be denied and they must deal with their financial problems internally
andnot try to force the public to bail them out.
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Tuesday, April 13 2004 8:27 AM
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Name: Greg Troost
Street Address: 30540 Sabin Rd
City: Parma
State: 10
ZIP: 83660
Home Telephone: [phone]
E-Mail: milkhog~aol. com
Company: 10 POWER
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Comment = descriptIon: Just writing to say that 10 Power proposed increase is unfair to the
farmers around here. We hav ' nt inCreased water or power usage in many years unless we
purchased more land & water from other farmers. If my power bills get any higher than theyare now, I'm not sure I can economically be a farmer any longer. I've already laid off 1
man to make ends meet. I farm 1200 acres in corn, alfalfa, & double crop wheat in winter with
only 2 hired men to help me. A rate increase would force me to cut back even more probably acreage) . Hopefully more farmers are writing in & taken seriously on thisimportant issue. Thanks, Greg Troost Parma, 10
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Saturday, April 1 , 2004 2:06 PM
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Saturday, April 10, 2004
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Case: 1PC-E-03-13
Name: Patricia Oustin
Street Address: 4214 W.Oawson Orive
City: Meridian
State: Idaho
ZIP: 83642
Home Telephone: [phone]
E-Mail: pdustin~msn. com
Company: Idaho Power
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Comment=descriptIon: We are strongly opposed to the outlandish rate increase asked for by
Idaho Power.
Myles and Patricia Oustin
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Oennis Brower
P .0. Box 147
Tetonia, 10 83452
April 9, 2004
Public Utilities Commissioners
PO Box 83720Boise, 10 83720-0074
Oear Commissioners:
I am writing to urge you to deny the rate increase proposed for Idaho
Power irrigation customers.
It is unfair to single out irrigation customers for significant increases,
while other customer classes receive more favorable treatment. Any rate
increases should be the same across the board, and at the lowest possiblerate.
Farmers cannot pass on increased operating costs as many other businessescan. If irrigation rates are not kept to the absolute minimum, many who
are already suffering from prolonged low commodity prices will be forcedout of business. This will cause a tremendous negative ripple effect
throughout the rural communi ties of the state.
The increases proposed by Idaho Power are unrealistic. As a regulated
enti ty, they have been covering expenses and making a profit every year.
As a sound business practice, Idaho Power should have been planning ahead
and including upgrades to infrastructure and replacement costs for
equipment and other necessary items. I find it hard to believe that theyhave not done this.
I strongly oppose the proposed increase in the customer charge from $2.
to $10.00. With new innovations such as remote meter reading and
electronic billing, the customer charge should be decreasing, notincreasing.
Many of the expenses Idaho Power is asking ratepayers to cover should be
disallowed. Only items that directly relate to the generation and
delivery of electricity should be allowed in the base rate.
Please do not approve Idaho Power s request. The PUC staff proposal is
much more realistic, although it too is unfair to irrigators. Farming is
an important part of the economy in Idaho. An increase in rates of this
size will be a significant blow to the continued viability of agriculture
in the state.
I urge you to keep power rates for irrigation as low as possible. 00 not
allow irrigation rates to increase by a higher percentage than other rates.
Sincerely,
Oennis Brower