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Idao Public Utilities Commission
P. O. Box 83720
Boise, Idao 83720-0074
Sirs;
Enclosed is a copy of the in in my las bil for Mach and th bil.
My reaction is-- "Oh, boo-hoo, poor Idao Power. Poor United Water, poor
Qwest and Alled Wase. All these POOR companies have asked for raises for no
increas in service. Only Intermuntain Ga ha ben a good steward of the natural gas
resource and pnce accordin to what they pay. United Water asks ever more for water
they don't own and for infrastructue that we in old pars of the city and county derive
NO BENEFIT from. Alled Waste forces us to us monstrosities for trash can even
though all our weekly trash fills ONL Y ~ of a grocer bag. And they are ru the
recycling centers into the grund by this not sort recycling because the centers receive
less for non-sorted recyclables. Alled Waste wants paid for no service when we have no
trash to put out. They refue to even consider that we older folks who live. alone only
NEED to plae out trash perhaps on a MONTH Y basis therefore our servce chaes
should machthaLAndpoor old Qwest raisd my bil thi Yea. YET, YET, the Feds say
that there is NO INLATION therefore we on Social Security as our only income got no
increase. But here comes good old, greedy Idaho Power wanting the ratepayer to give
them more for their giveaway to the wealthy program." That, folks, is my feeling to thi
money grb every year by thi company.
We have been hounded for several years now to CONSERVE power and
THEREFORE REDUCE our costs. Many of us who exist on shoestrig budgets have cut
back about a far as we ca go without goin to live in the streets. Yet here comes Idao
Power with this Fixed Cost Adjusment (FCA). Now, since people have consed and
cut back in their power usge in order to save money, Idaho Power ths that they are
entitled to have us pay for somethig we DON'T USE so they can keep high profits to
give to the wealthy. If th is goin to be the cas then I th rlljust us a lot more and
was as may of my neighbors do now. IF I mus pay for somethig I don't us then I
may as well waste away. I DO NOT see that thi is anythig but highway robbery
committed to us citizens who have done as asked and now, having done so will be
punshed for usin less mainly beause we have no money to do otherw!
As to the sma meters, those were forced upon us als. As to having "detailed
access to their usage, and wil eventually be able to become more energy effcient and
save money by adjusting their usage ... ", well I have no detail of my usage. I was told that
I could se what eah applia uss on thi meter. Well I have looked at th supposely
"sma meter" and all I have ever seen is a constat numbe that is there all the time no
matter what appliance is rug. If several appliances ran at once that number is there all
month. With the old wheel I might not have a number but I could have an idea if the
appliance was using a whole lot, moderate or little amounts by the speed. This thig tells
me nothig at alL.
These meters were forced upn us bese it was suppose to reduce Idao
Power's cost by duming thir meer reaer. Now they wan us to pay for somehig that
provides no added benefits to the consr but wil give Idao Power control over our
meters and power at any whim on their par. If they wish to cut off our power they can.
No maer that we may be il or tha we may be cag or bain brea or even cooki
our mels. So why in the hell should we be payig for somethig we did't want an
never needed??? They want additional revenue now when the claim was that they were
saving money. PRETTY STRAGE ACCOUNTING IF YOU ASK ME!
An WHY IN THE HELL SHOULD WE. TH CONSUMR, PAY FOR
SOMEONE ELSE'S FAT RETIME WHN WE HA VB NONE?? You wi
never anwer that I know but tht isn't nght in anyone's book.
. I know you are too cowardly to reply. I jus wish Perr Swisher were stil here. At
lea he looked out for th cons an not jus for th weay corpraions.
Sincerely disgusted and made poor by the greedy,
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Mrs. Sandra RHicksein
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An lOAOR C-omPM'l
Idaho Power is committed to
providing energy efficiency initiatives
and programs forour customers. This
partership with customers demonstrates our commitment to
securing our energy future in the cömmunities we serve. Meeting
these commitments reqires periodic filngs with the Idaho Public
Utilities Commission (lPUC) and sometimes involves changing the
rates we all pay for elecric service.
lijho Poer filed three requests with the IPUC on March 15 which
m~y.aff~yo.~ ~ates.Two of these rate actions expnd our energy
effciency activ~tles and underscore our commitment to helping
our customers increase their energy efficiency, providing more
oprtnity for them to control their elecic energy usageand
costs.
Fixed Cost Adjustment (FCA)
The FCA is a pilot program designe to allow Idaho Power to
invest in energy efficiency prrams and activities without
. gne final impact The program achieves
IS reimbursing the company when it dot reover its
commissKm-auforized fixed costs of providing energy due tô 4 . 4 ""'_
reduced energy consumptio encouraed through energy efciency. ,
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"'~ i Th FCA annually adjusts residential ~~~i ~~" general ~rvice _'.
';/ cutomer elenc rates up or down. if. beuse of reduced energy \
use during the year, Idaho Power undr-collec the autrized ¡
fixed cost amount, it can collec the diffnce through a surcharg.-
If the company ovr-collec the authorized amount, it refunds th .
di~erc~t~.~u~t()m~rs tlr()~ha credit.
During 2009, Idaho Power's enrgy use per customer decreased
in part due to increased engy effciency; the company under- '
colleced fixed cost from both residential and small general service
custom.ers. The filing p~oposes to collec $6.3 milion for one year, or
an additional $3.6 million over currently biled amounts. Beginning
June 1, the company propses to receive an additional 0.1218 cents
kilowatt-hour (kWh) from residetial customers and 0.1535 cents
kWh from the small general service class.
Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI)
Respoding to a changing technological environment and pat
direcves frm the IPUC, Idaho Power continues to install advanced
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metering infrastructure (AM!), including smart meter for customer
across its service area. This technology will provide enhanced
customer and environmental benefitsreduce operating costs
associated with meter reading and improve meterreadíng accurac,
outage monitoring and restoration.
Customers with smart meters currently have detailed access to
their usage, and wìl eventually be able to become more energy
efficient and save money by adjusting their usage to take advantage
of lower price periods. Smart meters also wilfallow more customers
to partídpate in more energy effciency and peak demand reduction
programs.
If approved, this action will increase residential, small business
and irrigation customer' rates unifonnly by 0.41 percent over base
rates, and wil produce an estimated $2.4 milion in aditional
revenue per year.
Pension Funding
Pensions help Idaho. Power attaetand retain high quality
employee ensuring our ability to provide customers reliable,
resposible, fair-priced elecc seæon-dmand.
The IPUChasacknowedtht itis apPopateforldahö Por
toreqtratereovery for reas()abl~ndpruntl incurred
cash .contrbutionforpensi()e~ This wotildbërecovred
throughaunífor~se\rateim:l'aseof.oi77 pecentor$S;4 millon.
Overall.'.ll1~~et..o~~heseAati~nS
If apprved, thesr~collecjvèwillhaved~îiIJ9iin
on th rat~~i~by(9~I5~st~~~~.~lebø()~~th
averagepercentaçhangeita~ri~.currentlybi.ll~
Fo a typical residetial customr using 1,050 kWh of energ eah
month, the monthly bil would increase by $1.59 pe month during
June, July and August and by S 1.53 during non-summer months.
Idaho Power's applications are filings open to public review and
coniment an subjec to IPU roval. Th are available on .the
company's Web pa at 'W. oper.comfidáhoratefilings or at
the comission's We pa at 'W.puc.state.id.us. Copies also are
available at Idho Por offces or at th IPUC offce in Boise.
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