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Wednesday, November 01 , 2006 2:42 PM
Tonya Clark; Jean Jewell; Gene Fadness
PUC Comment/Inquiry Form
A Comment from Rita Crawforth follows:
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Case Number: IPC-06-
Name: Rita CrawforthAddress: 4537 N Creswell Pl
City: Boise
State: ID
Zip: 83713
Home Telephone: [phone]
Contact E-Mail: rita. crawforth~hotmail. com
Name of Utility Company: Idaho Power
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Please describe your question or comment briefly:
I have recently discovered that the proposed Cassia Wind Farm project has hit aroadblock. Idaho Power has come up with an unrealistic request that windmill projects be
forced to pay for the backbone it deems necessary for this project. I feel that Idaho
Power should be required to pay for their own backbone system other than the connections
needed for the windmill system to join that backbone. There is more at stake here than
just a windmill proj ect. .
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rates are affected as well as property taxes to be received by
Twin Falls County. If tactics such as these are allowed to prevent windmill proj ects, it
will ultimately affect every customer and any other potential project such as natural
gas , coal or whatever. Idaho Power will end up being a monopoly instead of a competitor.
Competi tion keeps the prices fair and allows freedom of choice for the consumer.
The form submited on http://www.puc.idaho.gov/forms/ipuc/ipuc.html
IP address is 24.116.75.178
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