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Home My WebLink About20060130Comments.pdfI~,I+J-- t/36/r-& ~ 1: /4.,/1tl /-1 IDAHO POWE R (B) iVEU An IDACORP Company , '1?-hi I: 00 . i Notice of Application To Increase R~\~TiES COi\i-i\SSIOiJ Dear Idaho Power Customer: On Oct. 28, Idaho Power filed a request with the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (IPUC) for a 7.8 percent increase in the base rates we charge all of our Idaho customers. There are many reasons for this request and this letter is my opportunity to share some of them with you. There were s al issues that delayed our 2003 general rate filing including an energy crisis here in the Northwest. Not filing for suc prolonged period resulted in our company having to seek a double-digit rate increase. In the wake of our last case, I Power decided that it was in the best interest of its customers to file more frequent but smaller cases, such as the one e filed last month. With IPUC approval, the proposed price change would result in an annual revenue increase of $44 million to help offset the company s yearly operating costs of approximately $606 million to provide electrical service to its customers in Idaho. The proposed rate changes vary for each customer group, although the same overall increase 00.8 percent has been requested for each customer group. The chart below shows the average of all rate components for our major customer groups. However, the current and proposed "average base rate" does not include the annual Power Cost Adjustment component, which can increase or decrease the overall rate depending on the company s energy costs through April 2006. Customer Current Average Proposed Average Group Base Rate Base Rate Residential 74 cents 19 cents Small Commercial 7.16 cents 72 cents Large Commercial 91 cents 22 cents Industrial 99 cents 23 cents Irrigation 4.42 cents 76cents If this reques is fully authorized by the IPUC, the additional amount we are seeking would mean an increase of approxi- mately $5 a month the power bill of an average Idaho Power residential customer who uses 1 200 kilowatt -hours per month. It is important to derstand that Idaho Power s application is a proposal subject to public review and a Public Utilities Commission decision. C ies of the filing are available on the IPUC website (www.puc.state.id.us), Idaho Power s website (www.idahopower.com) 0 at the commission office, 472 W. Washington St. Copies also are available at Idaho Power corporate headquarters, 122 W. Idaho St., Boise or at Idaho Power offices in Boise, Nampa, Emmett, Payette, McCall Mountain Home, Gooding, 'ley, Twin Falls, Heyburn, American Falls, Pocatello, Blackfoot or Salmon. Bestwishes (.~ t5"\\.I'-1c. C VS "\OME.\'L-S SO'l(JV~'P NO r A' U-- r ~ 't "-l~ F 0 IlL R P ocr", L. I IV\. 1'(1. dV~/Vl "" N ';::"" ~ RicGale 7."'" E?'-"n-z:..I'.Ltv SQE~-VIG~ TO Nt:Z."N' O~","IG~(;)l'fV'\.ruJ-T.s Vice President, Regulatory Affairs fl;(.R-T ~ VCJN €:-V'G:.N VV\4M.1 I ~7 () '" c. P~~'!.rIr/ICtL. W~ 't 1) L--r) / fL".A ~OJ. E..\ftGL~ 1 t O~~ - ~r i(;'7-- 'ltJ~ j!~~ p ~JvoJean Jewell /1o ~ H From: Sent: To: Subject: Front Thursday, January 26, 2006 8:34 AM Jean Jewell FW: Complaint acknowledgement -----Original Message----- From: Ed Howell Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 5:14 PM To: Front; Beverly Barker; Ed Howell; Tonya Subj ect: Complaint acknowledgement Clark WWW Form Submission: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 5: 13: 36 Name: LANNY BERG Street Address: 316 FRANKLIN BLVD. City: NAMPA State: IDAHO ZIP: 83687 Home Telephone: 208-442-2984 Work Telephone: 208-454-1984 E-Mail: Idberg~lannybergsautocenter Home Business: Both Business Name: LANNY BERGS AUTO CENTER Business Street Address: 3020 E. CLEVELAND BLVD.Business Phone: -208-454-1984ComplaintCompany: INTERMOUNTAIN GAS CO.Local Provider: Contacted utility: No Complaint description: I'M VERY UPSET AFTER RATE HIKE!!! DOES ANYBODY CARE? I TALK TO FEELS THE SAME WAY. WE HAVE UNFAIR!!!!!!! I WOULD LIKE TO & ASK YOU TO DO A GRAPH FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS & SEE HOW MUCH PERCENT INCREASE - THIS IS NOT RIGHT!!!! ! ! ! WE ALL WISH WE COULD JUST ' GET' A PAY INCREASE WHEN EVER WE WANTED TO - DOESN' HAPPEN IN THE REAL WORLD!! bND NOW IDAHO POWER WANTS A RATE INCREASE, PLEASE DON'T LET THEM FOLLOW DOWN THE SAME GREEDY PATH AS INTEMOUNTAIN GAS CO. THANK YOU LANNY BERG ABOUT HOW THE GAS COMPANY KEEPS GETTING RATE HIKE DO YOU KNOW HOW HARD IT IS PAY THESE RATES? EVERYONE 2 BUISNESSES & HOMES, THE BILLS WE MUST INDURE IS Transaction ID: 1251713.Referred by: http: I Iwww.puc. state. id. usl scripts/polyform. dIll consUser Address: 67.41.254.250 User Hostname: 67.41.254.250 , Jean Jewell 11c A..11o~ From: Sent: To: Subject: Ed Howell Saturday, January 28 20068:17 AM Jean Jewell; Ed Howell; Gene Fadness; Tonya Clark Comment acknowledgement WWW Form Submission: Saturday, January 28, 2006 8:17:14 AM Case: Name: Tammy Foster Street Address: 119 Mountain View D. City: Jerome State: Idaho ZIP: 83338 Home Telephone: 208-324-1912 E-Mail: megan01~onewest. net Company: Idaho Power mailing list yes no: Comment descriptIon: I am writing today becuase I really don t understand why our utilities need to continue to have these raises, I can t tell you the last time I had a 7% raise in my pay. My family is still reeling from the Intermountain Gas raise. We are the middle class we don t quailify for any assistance but we don t make huge ammounts of money. I think I speak for a lot of people when I say we just cant afford any more raises right now. Idaho Power is making plenty of profit. Please can we just not give them more of our hard earned paychecks. Tammy Foster Transaction 10: 128817. Referred by: http: / /www.puc. state. id. us/ scripts/polyform. dll/ipucUser Address: 65.19.223. User Hostname: 65.19.223. I-~Jv;J6Ci Jean Jewell /10 (-4 From: Sent: To: Subject: Ed Howell Wednesday, January 25 200612:29 PM Jean Jewell; Ed Howell; Gene Fadness; Tonya Clark Comment acknowledgement WWW Form Submission: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 12:29:05 PM Case: Name: Nikki Boyd Street Address: 2105 Carey Place City: Nampa State: Idaho ZIP: 83651 Home Telephone: 208 467 0727E-MaIl: nikkib0ruralnetwork. net Company: Comment description: I am in opposition of the Idaho Power rate increase that is being considered. I am on a fixed income -- the increase approved for Intermountain Gas has made me really wonder what I am going to do in the future as costs keep increasing.Utilities can spin their numbers whatever way makes their case justifiable -- how muchprofit do they need to make. Many of us can t afford it. Transaction 10: 1251229.Referred by: http: I Iwww.puc. state. id. usl scripts/polyform. dIll ipucUser Address: 208.186.114.224User Hostname: 208.186.114.224 J,~- I/~S' Jean Jewell 110 AJ,/10 ~ Ii From: Sent: To: Subject: Ed Howell Wednesday, January 25 , 2006 11 :00 AM Jean Jewell; Ed Howell; Gene Fadness; Tonya Clark Comment acknowledgement WWW Form Submission: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 11:00:10 AM Case: Name: Charlotte Sanderson Street Address: 515 6th Ave, So. City: Nampa State: Idaho ZIP: 83651 Home Telephone: 208-465-0196 E-Mail: chajunsan0juno.com Company: Idaho Power ~. mailing list _yes - no:~ Comment description: No MORE RATE ENERGY COMPANIES IS WRONG!! IT IS GETS THE MONEY! INCREASES!! I AM ON DISABILITY AND PAYING ALL AF YOU LIKE YOU AND THE GAS COMPANY ARE IN ACONREST TO SEE WHO Transaction 10: 1251100. Referred by: http: I Iwww.puc. state. id. usl scripts/polyform. dIll ipucUser Address: 67.136.161.User Hostname: 67.136.161.