20120306Comments.pdf

Jean Jewell
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christinamcalpin(§yahoo.com
Tuesday, March 06, 2012 5:47 AM
Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
PUC Comment Form
A Comment from Maria McAlpin follows:
Case Number: IPC-E-12-0S
Name: Maria McAlpin
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City: Boise
State: ID
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Contact E-Mail: christinamcalpin~yahoo. com Name of utility Company: Idaho Power
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Please describe your comment briefly:
I support the Time Variant Pricing plan proposed by Idaho Power. I wish it was the pricing
for the entire service area. This is just common sense and would help us avoid building new
costly power plants to meet peak demand. It is an excellent approach to controlling long-
term costs. It i s time to have prices reflect fluctuations in demand during the day - that 's
the free market at work creating an economically efficient society.
The form submitted on http://www.puc.idaho.gov/forms/ipucl/ipuc.html
IP address is 97.121.15.62
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Jean Jewell
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Tuesday, March 06, 2012 3:03 AM
Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
PUC Comment Form
A Comment from John Weber follows:
Case Number: IPC-E-12-0S
Name: John Weber
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City: Boise
State: Idaho
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Contact E-Mail: jsweber~hotmail.com
Name of Utility Company: Idaho Power
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Please describe your comment briefly:
I support the new pricing plan as submitted by Idaho Power.
The press release from the PUC states:
i When applied to a large number of customers , shifting demand on Idaho Power's system away
from on-peak hours can reduce power supply expense to the utility and delay or eliminate the
need to build new power plants, all of which reduces expense for customers, even those who
don't directly participate in the program. i
I agree with this statement from the PUC.
My comments are as follows:
Idaho Power and the other regulated utilities should all move to a time of use billing system
wide as quickly as possible.
I believe once this system is in place it will help with the valuation of generation from all
sources, including PURPA contracts.
I would encourage Idaho Power, the other regulated utili ties, and the PUC to consider
increasing the spread between the peak pricing and non-peak pricing. The proposed spread does
not appear to be great enough to get most benefit of the program.
Thank you for your consideration.
The form submitted on http://www.puc.idaho.gov/forms/ipucl/ipuc.html
IP address is 184.99.118.230
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