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Sunday, May 03, 2009 4:38 PM
Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness; Ed Howell
PUC Comment Form
A Comment from Kevin Ryan follows:
Case Number: IPC-E-08-10
Name: Kevin Ryan
Address: 3676 W Deerfield Dr
City: Eagle
State: ID
Zip: 83616
Daytime Telephone: [phone]
Contact E-Mail: mkryan~heritagewifi.com
Name of Utility Company: Idaho Power
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Please describe your comment briefly:
The new tiered rates will increase my power bill by 25% annually, and this is before the
pending FCA increase. These tiered rates unfairly punish those of us who built large houses
on large lots long before there was a shortage of inexpensive electricity. Your explanation
that large users cause the company to seek expensive supply and thus raise the cost for
everyone seems to ignore the fact that growth (the expanding number of customers) has that
same effect, and probably to a much larger degree. A more fair way to implement tiered rates
would havé been to provide grandfather rights to existing/long-time customers, so that growth
would pay for itself. The size of my house, and the fact that it requires two HVAC systems,
and the size of my lot, which requires irrigation are by far the largest drivers of my energy
usage. While I realize I consume a lot of energy, there i s not much I can do about it now - a
few degrees on the thermostat aren't going to do much. When this comes up for review again,
please roll back the decision for long-time customers, so we get the deal we signed up for.
Sincerely, Kevin Ryan
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