20110920Comment.pdf

Jean Jewell
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Friday, September 16, 2011 2:45 PM
Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
PUC Comment Form
A Comment from Gerry Fleischman follows:
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Case Number: IPC-E-11-1Ø
Name: Gerry Fleischman
Address: 11535 W. Hazeldale Ct.
City: Boise
State: ID
Zip: 83713
Daytime Telephone: 2Ø8-941-2148
Contact E-Mail: gleisch986~hotmail.com
Name of Utility Company: Idaho Power
Acknowledge: acknowledge
Please describe your comment briefly:
Very thou rough and excellent analysis of many of the variable and issues related to
determining avoided cost rate by PUC staff. One point, it isn' t necessarily obvious as stated
in Staff comments that PV output would read its peak instantaneous output in the summer.
There are three factors that affect this output, all which could potentially make winter
output higher. First, the sun is closer to the earth by nearly 5 million kilometers in the
winter. Second, the temperature of the solar panel is lower, and therefore the panel is more
efficient. And, third, panels wiii probably not be oriented in latitude angle for maximum
production for July. The combination of these three factors could make peak output sometime
in the faii, winter or spring rather than the summer.
The form submitted on http://www . puc. idaho. gov /forms/ipuc1/ipuc. html
IP address is 96.25.81.226
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