20130228Comment.pdf

Jean Jewell
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Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 9:26 AM
To: Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
Subject: PUC Comment Form
A Comment from Ron Marquart follows:
Case Number: IPC-E-12-27
Name: Ron Marquart
Address: 3300 E. Red Stone Dr.
City: Boise
State: Idaho
Zip: 83712
Daytime Telephone: [phone]
Contact E-Mail: [e-mail]
Name of Utility Company: Idaho Power
Acknowledge: acknowledge
Please describe your comment briefly:
Dear PUC:
We must not increase charges on residents who have renewable energy installations.
Especially solar, wind, geothermal, and small hydroplants. A monthly service charge increase
from $5 to $20.92 and a basic load charge increase of 1.48 cents per kWh will discourage
customers from investing in renewable energy. Coal is a dirty polluting energy source
putting mercury and other poisonous heavy metals into the air and fish in addition to CO2
greenhouse gas warming the Earth. Especially small and medium sized solar units have zero
discharge and could make up most of sunny Idahos energy for electricity. Much less sunny
Germany is now %50 to %100 solar and wind for their energy needs. They did it, so can we.
Fracked natural gas avoids soot and heavy metal pollution,but not CO2 climate warming
gas even though less than coal. However, well fracking for gas also releases Methane that is
25 times the global warming effect of CO2.
Solar energy is the long-term solution to energy independence in the U.S.
I strongly request the PUC deny this rate charge increase or any increase to
renewable energy installation customers.
Sincerely, Ron Marquart
The form submitted on http://www.puc.idaho.gov/forms/ipucl/ipuc.html
IP address is 65.129.82.202
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