20130322Comments (2 Total).pdf

Jean Jewell
From: jamesthomas.net
Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 2:00 AM
To: Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
Subject: PUC Comment Form
A Comment from Jim Thomas follows:
Case
Name: Jim Thomas
Address: 668 S Whisperwood Way
City: Boise
State: ID
Zip: 83709
Daytime Telephone: [phone]
Contact E-Mail: 1ames(thomas.net
Name of Utility Company: ID Power Co
Acknowledge: acknowledge
Please describe your comment briefly:
New/proposed Net Metering Tariff: Residential Solar Net Metering
Commissioners:
It just came to my attention that this new tariff has two changes that are a low blow.
We can no longer use net generation to offset the higher ($20) monthly customer charge. It
was really nifty last year to have ZERO dollar IPC0 bills.
IPC0 wants to just zero out any net kWhrs not used on Jan 1st. Now that is really a low blow
with Jan/Feb the coldest months lately.
Solar here in Idaho is NOT a financial windfall. Thus, it is a HOBBY here in Idaho. To have
this new tariff cost us even more is mean. Period.
IPC0 told me they like solar since we are putting kWhrs on the grid during the heat of the
day... Reducing amt of high-cost spot market energy. Yet, IPC0 wants to just zero out a
balance at the end of the year? So, I just DONATE to my fellow rate payers. Oh, come, now.
How about if IPC0 pays me spot market price instead?
Well, it is a HOBBY here in Idaho. In other words, I'm doing it because the idea of living
off sunlight that hits my house is intriguing, pure and simple.
I'm not a big GREENIE, in fact my family is part owner of a small oil exploration and
production company. Burn that fossil fuel, I say.
It is just disingenuous and insulting that big business would bully us this way.
Do call if you'd like to chat.
Thanks for reading along,
Jim T.
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Jean Jewell
From: [e-mail]
Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 9:18 AM
To: Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
Subject: PUC Comment Form
A Comment from Celeste Arnold follows:
Case Number: IPC-E-12-27
Name: Celeste Arnold
Address:
City: Boise
State: Idaho
Zip: 83713
Daytime Telephone: [phone]
Contact E-Mail: celestearnold(@Yahoo.com
Name of Utility Company: Idaho Power
Acknowledge: acknowledge
Please describe your comment briefly:
I am a current resident in sunny Idaho. As a concerned citizen about the conservation of
the environment and the progress towards use of renewable energy I would like to ask Idaho
Power why they would try to limit the use of small renewable energy generators through
excessive fees and poor compensation.
I would like to see benefits and compensation for the use of solar panels not extra fees. If
the conscious minded people of Idaho wish to move towards renewable energy sources we should
not be charged extra money.
Please consider the benefits of the use of solar panels and wind mills for a source of
renewable energy in our state. We need to start making the move towards renewable energy and
taking advantage of the resources we have right here in our state before it's too late.
The form submitted on http://www.uc.idaho.gov/forms/ipuc1/ipuc.html
IP address is 71.36.22.21
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