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Case: IPC-E-05-
Name: Jerry Jayne
Street Address: 1568 Lola St.
Ci ty: Idaho Falls
State: ID
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Comment description: COMMENTS
TRADING, IPC-E-05-20
TO IDAHO PUC RE IPC REQUEST REGARDING S02 ALLOWANCE
Dear Idaho PUC;
I have some concerns about this proposal.
Al though I have been reading a bit this case on you websi te, and about the EPA Acid Rain
Program and SO allowance trading on the EPA websi te, I still don t understand enough to
make detailed comments. While the EPA Program has reduced total S02 emissions from power
plants nationwide, I fail to see how it protects the public in the vicinity of a plant
which buys allowances in order to pollute at rates above its cap.
I am mostly concerned about how this proposal would impact Idaho; whether it wouldfacili tate the construction of any coal-fired power plants in the state. Many people,
including myself, think that the advent of coal-fired power plants in Idaho would be
mistake.
I also wonder how much choice you have in deciding this matter, since this is a federal
program.
Incidentally, the EPA web page indicates that states are free to set their own S02
standards and make them more stringent than those of EPA. I would suggest that you
consider making recommendations to the Idaho Legislature to do so, keeping a state S02
limi t close to what actual emissions are now.
Thank you
Jerry Jayne1568 Lola St.
Idaho Falls, ID 83402 523-6692
Transaction ID: 851626.
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