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Thursday, February 03, 2011 4:04 AM
Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
PUC Comment Form
A Comment from Steven Huettig follows:
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Name: Steven Huettig
Address:
City : Hazelton
State: ID
Zip: 83335
Daytime Telephone:
Contact E-Mail: jshuetti~safelink.net
Name of utility Company: Idaho Power
Acknowledge: acknowledge
Please describe your comment briefly:
Regarding proposed changes to the irrigation load control program at Idaho Power:
Our farm has participated in the dispatchable ILC option since its inception. We have
benefited, and it seems as if Idaho Power has as well. However, the inconvenience of
starting and stopping irrigation cannot be overstated. Even with a day i s notice, planning
for and around shutdown events is difficult, and it is easy to get behind on irrigating when
it i s hot and there are dispatch events every day.
Thus far, the incentive has outweighed the cost. However, with the changes proposed by Idaho
Power, that incentive will be reduced to the point that we likely won't participate in the
program. If enough irrigators drop out, all ratepayers will lose out as more energy will
need to be purchased or generated.
The form submitted on http://www . puc. idaho. gov Iforms/ipucl/ipuc. html
IP address is 76.8.4.84
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