20101029Comment.pdf

Jean Jewell
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Friday, October 29, 2010 2:56 AM
Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
PUC Comment Form
A Comment from John Weber follows:
Case Number: IPC-E-10-27
Name: John Weber
Address: 6508 W Everett St
City: Boise
State: JD
Zip: 83704
Daytime Telephone: [phone]
Contact E-Mail: jsweber(óhotmaiL.com
Name of Utility Company: Idaho Power
Acknowledge: acknowledge
Please describe your comment briefly:
After reading the case and all testimony available at this time I believe it will be in the
best interest of Idaho Power customers for the PUC to approve moving the the cost of demand
response to the PCA from the efficiency rider. This change would be in keeping with the Idaho
Energy Plan from 2007. Energy efficiency and demand response both save the ratepayers money
by reducing the number of new power plants that need to be built. New power plants come at a
big cost to ratepayers in terms of increased cost of power as well as increase demand for
water (in the case of a termal plant). Until a time that the PUC requires Idaho Power to put
in place a very robust time of use schedule Idaho Power will need to continue to fund a
robust demand response program or build new power plants. Idaho Power must be given an
acceptable rate of return for the program and incentives their demand response provides. The
éfficiency rider is currently too low to properly fund both efficiency and demand response.
Thank you.
The form submitted on http://www . puc. idaho. gov Iforms/ipuc1/ipuc. html
IP address is 209.86.226.51
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