20130513Comment.pdf

Jean Jewell
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Sent: Saturday, May 11,20132:10 PM
To: Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
Subject: PUC Comment Form
A Comment from Susan Ketchum follows:
Case Number: Idaho Power Rates j1PC-E--13 -10
Name: Susan Ketchum
Address: 2505 Ellis
City: Boise
State: Idaho
Zip: 83702
Daytime Telephone:
Contact E-Mail: Suesturn(@aol.com
Name of Utility Company: Idaho Power
Acknowledge: acknowledge
Please describe your comment briefly:
Sirs;
It is time you showed concern for the people of Idaho. The rate increases for Idaho Power
are to the point of ridiculous, they are so frequent. In high water years or low. They even
send out flyers with bills saying that we conserved too much and they need to recoup that
money... in the same flyer are was to conserve!!! How ludicrous! They should be limited to
rate increase requests not more than once every three years and then NOT if execs. got
bonuses or dividends exceeded 3% (gain). We the people must be protected from this greedy
monopoly. Average families, living on about 25,000 to 30,000 don't get increases when we
want them, in fact where I work has not given raises in four years! I know of an elderly,
ill man with beginning dementia who had his power turned off in Feb. They knew of his
medical conditions two years ago (I watched him give them the info). IT's zero out and they
turn off his heat!!! Really? It that how you, representing taxpayers, allow this utility to
act? Even in face of it being against the rules? Bottom line, we CANNOT afford to subsidize
Idaho Power. They must be limited for a few years to give incomes a chance to catch up.
They should be limited to meeting costs and nothing else since they are a monopoly! Have the
courage to stop this sanctioned abuse! This could come up in the next election for those that
appoint you. Have you read the outcry in the Statesman recently?
The form submitted on http://www.puc.idaho.gov/forms/jpuc1/iuc.html
IP address is 174.27.29.34
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