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Tuesday, February 16, 2010 9:22 AM
Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
PUC Comment Form
A Comment from Cindy Scott follows:
Case Number: rf-f3-or-jO
Name: Cindy Scott
Address: 1145 Utah
Ci ty: Gooding
State: ID
Zip: 83338
Daytime Telephone: [phone]
Contact E-Mail: cascott7~sn.com
Name of Utility Company: Idaho Power Company Add to Mailing List: no
Please describe your comment briefly:
Just a comment on the new 3 tiered billing policy. This policy really hurts those of us who
are trying to scrape by. Imagine my surprise when I started receiving $238 and $248 bills
this winter. Never have I had a bill be this high. Then imagine my surprise to find out
that even though I reduced the number of kilowatt hours used per day, my bill was higher than
before. That was because instead of 38 or 31 days between readings, the power company had
stretched it to 33 days. Needs to be some way to offset the fluctuation in number of days in
a billing cycle. Of course the additional 3 days were billed at the top rate of the tiered
system. Now I am one of those who has to consider whether I should pay by power bill (and
keep my elderly father warm)or turn down the heat so I can provide him with food to eat.
Have never been in this position before, and don't like the feeling. People like me need
some sort of help with these high rates.
The form submitted on http://www . puc. idaho. gov Iforms/ipuc1/ipuc. html
IP address is 216.57.166.252
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