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Home My WebLink About20061205Comments.pdfI~ lJ-Nloi. Jean Jewell vi 10 .; From: Sent: To: Subject: d I ister(g)precised rafting inc. com Sunday, December 03 20062:32 PM Tonya Clark; Jean Jewell; Gene Fadness PUC Comment/Inquiry Form A Comment from David Lister follows: - - - -- - - - - -- - - - ----- - -- -- - - - - - - - - - - Case Number: IPC-E-06-24 Name: David Lister Address: 721 Hailey Drive City: Hailey State: ID Zip: 83333 Home Telephone: 208-788-1889 Contact E-Mail: dlister~precisedraftinginc. com Name of Utility Company: Idaho PowerAdd to Mailing List: . Please describe your question or comment briefly: I am writing to comment on the 2006 Integrated Resource Plan. I am extremely disappointedto see coal and nuclear listed as future options. I would like to see a heavier relianceon wind and conservation and solar. It is extremely short sighted of us to consider coal,at a time when we are losing the stability of our climate due to man made changes in the atmosphere. Thank you for considering these comments, our very survival depends on not furtherdestabilizing our weather. Carbon emissions must be reversed, not added to. The form submited on http://www.puc.idaho.gov/forms/ipuc/ipuc.htmlIP address is 68.105.219. - - - - - - - - -- -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~II"\. f2.. /~ Ir"'/ C" Jean Jewell From: Sent: To: Subject: neiland leslie(g)mac. com Sunday, December 03 2006 12:44 PM Tonya Clark; Jean Jewell; Gene Fadness PUC Comment/Inquiry Form A Comment from Leslie Bradshaw follows: -- ---- --------------------- - -- - - - - Case Number: not sure - nuclear energy Name: Leslie Bradshaw Address: Box 7217 City: Ketchum State: Idaho Zip: 83340 Home Telephone: Contact E-Mail: neilandleslie~mac. com Name of Utility Company: Idaho Power Add to Mailing List: Please describe your question or comment briefly: Hi, I read that Idaho Power is considering including nuclear generation as a souce ofenrgy in teh coming years and I would just like to say that I strongly oppose any such plans. Thefederal government has just embarked on a $2 billion clean up at INL the result of nuclear spills and mismanagement over the years. If there is any take away from this it is thatnuclear is not safe, the risk of problems is too great and human being are fallible which means that no facility will ever be failsafe. It is too great a risk. Nuclear should notbe a source of energy when we have plentiful wind, solar and importantly geothermal sourcesuntapped. The form submited on http://www.puc.idaho.gov/forms/ipuc/ipuc.htmlIP address is 71. 215. 25.245 - - -- - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - vi . ~f2- I,.H)ol. Jean Jewell via jA)/.11/1 L:r~' From: Sent: To: Subject: bruce _brau nstein(g)yahoo. com Sunday, December 03, 20064:38 AM Tonya Clark; Jean Jewell; Gene Fadness PUC Comment/Inquiry Form A Comment from Bruce Braunstein follows: - - - - -- - - - - - -- -- - -- - - - ---- - - - - - - -- - -- Case Number: IPC-E-06-24, Order No. 30185 Name: Bruce BraunsteinAddress: 3091 S Hudspeth Ave. City: Meridian State: ID Zip: 83642 Home Telephone: Contact E-Mail: bruce _braunstein~yahoo. com Name of Utili ty Compa Idaho Power Add to Mailing List: Please describe your question or comment briefly: I am STRONGLY OPPOSED to Coal fired power and Atomic Power being implemented in myBeautiful State of Idaho. We have enough contamination problems already! Thanks, Bruce Braunstein The form submited on http://www.puc.idaho.gov/forms/ipuc/ipuc.htmlIP address is 207.195.254. - - - - - - - ---- -- --- - - - -- -- - -- - -- -- - - - IP::' ~"lqIQ' Jean Jewell i, ~)/ ~ If From: Sent: To: Subject: tanakald rich (g)onewest. net Saturday, December 02 20067:15 AM Tonya Clark; Jean Jewell; Gene Fadness PUC Comment/Inquiry Form A Comment from Kathleen A. & WilliamTanaka follows: - - - - --- -- - - --- - -- - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - Case Number: IPC-E-06-24 Name: Kathleeh A. & WilliamTanakaAddress: P. O. Box 648 City: Shoshone State: 10 Zip: 83352 Home Telephone: 2088867936 Contact E-Mail: tanakaldrich~onewest. net Name of Utili ty Com~~~Idaho PowerAdd to Mailing List Please describe your question or comment briefly: The Idaho Power Interim Resource Plan still relies too heavily on 'dirty ' and unsafesources (coal-fired, IGCC, nuclear) for producing and acquiring energy for consumers inIdaho. We know the mercury levels from coal-fired energy are extremely unhealthy; we knowthere is no safe way to store spent nuclear fuel; we know the unknowns regarding CO2 sequestration imperil our aquifer, and we know not to trust the experimenters in such a proj ect. They have put us in harm s way before and still haven t cleaned up the mess theyleft. There are no plans to include solar power in the plan; there is no mention of possibilities for upgrading our hydroelectric power production; there is little mention ofeducating and providing incentives for consumers to conserve energy. Al though we takeadvantage of the occasional utility sponsored special sales of florescent light bulbs, weall know those are token gestures that do not do the job of addressing the real conservation issues we face. We know it is the job of those who work for Idaho Power to keep the ' bottom line ' ofprofi tabili ty as their daily, clear , constant and perhaps, only focus. The disregard forwhat that focus might mean for the consumer does not inspire confidence or trust. Iftheyre the only game in town, we know we have to pay them for our energy use.Consequently in this current plan, they have not listened to the consumers here in the Magic Valley who have made their wishes very clear; we have not gone away; we have not lowered our expectations for what we want. We do not want any kind of energy produced wi th coal or nuclear power; we do not want CO2 ' sequestered' in our ground. Nor do wewant to import energy produced with coal or nuclear power. We want more reliance on wind,solar, geothermal, hydroelectric, and plant based biodiesel. The PUC should represent the best interests of the consumer, even the consumer who hides his head in the sand, and the environment which must be protected and represented by allof us. Please, send Idaho Power back to the drawing board to come up with a more balanced plan for providing the citizens of our state with clean energy. The sooner the better; Idaho could be a leader for a change. Thank you, Kathleen and William Tanaka The form submited on http://www.puc.idaho.gov/forms/ipuc/ipuc.html IP address is 65.19.215.214 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - --- - - - - - - - - - - - I~o& Jean Jewell I~ Ai..Ii ~. From: Sent: To: Subject: hensel(g)tetontel. com Sunday, December 03, 2006 11: 17 AM Tonya Clark; Jean Jewell; Gene Fadness PUC Comment/Inquiry Form A Comment from David follows: - - - - -- -- - -- -- - - --- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Case Number: IPC-E-06- Name: David Address: 313 S. 200 E. City: Driggs State: Id Zip: 83422 Home Telephone: 208-354-8636 Contact E-Mail: hensel~tetontel. com Name of Utili ty Compa ~. Fall River Add to Mailing List: Please describe your question or comment briefly: I am opposed to Idaho Powers Plan to rely on new coal and nuclear electrical power generation to meet their customers future needs. The nuclear proposal is betting on aplant that has no plan no funding and Ii kely no future. The last proposal to burn coal inIdaho to generate power met a fitting end. Idahoans want to generate their power withrenewables. Public poles support this. My wife and I have been taking part in Fall RiverElectricss 'green power ' program for years and I know we aren t the only elctricallconsumers who do so. Lets move into the future with our new electrical power sources, notinot the past. Sincereely, david hensel The form submited on http://www.puc.idaho.gov/forms/ipuc/ipuc.html IP address is 207.183.173.171 - - - - - - - - - - -- - -- - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - 1~~;lo' Jean Jewell ;/~ From: Sent: To: Subject: joanie4c(g)yahoo.com Tuesday, December 05 , 2006 2:34 AM Tonya Clark; Jean Jewell; Gene Fadness PUC Comment/Inquiry Form A Comment from Joanie Fauci follows: ------- -- ------ - ---- - - - -- --- - - - - -- Case Number: IPC-E-06-24 Name: Joanie Fauci Address: 2944 Hillway Dr City: Boise State: 10 Zip: 83702 Home Telephone: 208-631-4748Contact E-Mail: j oanie4c~yahoo. com Name of Utility Compa Idaho PowerAdd to Mailing List: Please describe your question or comment briefly: Please accept these comments in regards to sources of energy. Coal is dirty, especailly for the air, and should not be used to produce power. Nuclearhas no acceptable solution to dispose of spent fuel and it is very dangerous. We havevast supplies of solar and wind in this area. There is no reason to use these polluting,dirty, dangerous sources. Why would we even consider them? It makes no sense unless some businesses that would make money from coal and nuclear power generation are paying someoneoff. I do not understand why more effort is not going into solar and wind powergeneration. It's an easy, sensible solution. Please keep Idaho clean and safe! Regards, Joanie Fauci The form submited on http://www.puc.idaho.gov/forms/ipuc/ipuc.html IP address is 15.235.153.107 -- - - -- -- - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - --