20140520Comments (8 Total).pdf

Jean Jewell
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Sent:Tuesday,May 20,2014 10:43 AM
To:Beverly Barker;Jean Jewell;Gene Fadness
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Subject:Case Comment Form:James Szatkowski
Name:James Szatkowski
Case Number:IPC-E-14-89
Email:lamesskijlsce.corn
Telephone:[phone]
Address:9581 Knottingham Dr
Boise ID Idaho,83784
Name of Utility Company:Idaho Power
Acknowledge public record:True
Comment:Please hold Idaho Power to their obligations under PURPA and do not waive their
obligations.Insist that they demonstrate,in detailed open-book accounting,how the rate
payers will suffer “great and irreparable harm.”I,for one,do not believe their
repeatitive hype and hyperbole.
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Jean Jewell
From:mdunay@ altenergyincorporated.com
Sent:Tuesday,May 20,2014 10:44 AM
To:Beverly Barker;Jean Jewell;Gene Fadness
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Subject:Case Comment Form:Matthew Dunay
Name:Matthew Dunay
Case Number:IPC-E-14-09
Email:mdunay(altenergyincorporated.com
Telephone:
Address:780 Lenz
Boise Id,83702
Name of Utility Company:IPC
Acknowledge public record:True
Comment:Dear Commissioners,
It was stated in the press release for the public hearing of Case Number IPC-E-14-09 that
“The hearing will be limited to two questions:1)whether the commission should issue an
order temporarily suspending Idaho Power from its PURPA obligation to enter into contracts
with solar producers and 2)whether the commission should issue an order directing Idaho
Power to include a placeholder in contracts that will allow for an appropriate solar
integration charge to be included at a later date.
After reading the available testimony,it seems that the Utility has already concluded there
will only be costs associated with solar integration and no benefits.Although the solar
integration study was commissioned by the Utility,with Utility appointed members,it may be
concluded the benefits outweigh the costs to Idaho ratepayers.Idaho ratepayers have not had
the opportunity to evaluate or respond to the solar integration study.A placeholder for an
“appropriate solar integration charge”seems premature especially without evaluating
benefits.
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Jean Jewell
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Sent:Tuesday,May 20,2014 12:12 PM
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Subject:Case Comment Form:Ginna and Ken Lagergren
Name:Ginna and Ken Lagergren
Case Number:Case No.IPC-E-14-09,Order No.33039
Email:laergren(cs.com
Telephone:[phone]
Address:215 E.Myrtle #1241
Hailey ID,83333
Name of Utility Company:Idaho Power
Acknowledge public record:True
Comment:We are opposed Idaho Power’s request that its federal PURPA obligation be suspended
or,in the alternative,the commission issue an order stating that future solar contracts
include a provision for an appropriate integration charge.
With Global Climate Change in progress,there is NO TIME TO WASTE on making use of the Sun as
solar power,regardless of the monetary cost to consumers.
Idaho Power needs to get more serious about using solar power and quit bickering about the
costs!!!!
Please tell Idaho Power to forget their “Study”and just encourage solar production as fast
as possible.
Sincerely,
Ginna and Ken Lagergren
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Jean Jewell
From:kahie ©kahlebeckerlaw.com
Sent:Tuesday,May 20,2014 1:07 PM
To:Beverly Barker;Jean Jewell;Gene Fadness
Cc:kahle ©kahlebeckerlaw.com
Subject:Case Comment Form:Kahle Becker
Name:Kahie Becker
Case Number:IPC-E-14-09
Email:kahle(kahlebeckerlaw.corn
Telephone:[phone]
Address:8721 W.Ringbill Ct.
Garden City Idaho,83714
Name of Utility Company:Idaho Power
Acknowledge public record:True
Comment:Idaho Power should not be able to hit the time out button on a federal law.There
is simply no legal basis to do so and the request only serves to demonstrate the level of
arrogance with which this company has operated.With gas at $3.75/gallon and unemployment at
record levels in many rural communities,the state should be encouraging renewable energy
development,not curtailing it so a state sanctioned monopoly can increase returns for its
shareholders.If Idaho Power continues its war on renewable energy,perhaps its time Idaho
says so long and opens the marketplace to other power companies.
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Jean Jewell
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Sent:Tuesday,May 20,2014 1:40 PM
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Subject:Case Comment Form:Zack Morris
Name:Zack Morris
Case Number:IPC-E-14-09
Email:zmotnisgmail.corn
Telephone:[phone]
Address:515 Williams
Boise ID,83706
Name of Utility Company:Idaho Power
Acknowledge public record:True
Comment:Hi thanks for taking my comment on whether Idaho Power should be able to suspend
entering into contracts with small power producers under PURPA.
I feel that it’s in the customer’s best interest for Idaho Power to continue its contracts
with small power producers,because in the long run,more power on the grid means lower
prices.Not only that,but it’s an incentive for people to invest in solar and other types
of renewable energy,which creates jobs.
Even with falling prices on solar panels,the rate of new installation has not been very
high,due to the economic downturn.The amount of new solar power being installed is dwarfed
by the power output of new natural gas plants,like the one that was built in Mtn.Home in
2005.So I don’t see the need for urgency in ending the contracts.
If there are indeed higher costs associated with connecting alternative energy to the grid,
then I am concerned that that’s an indication of an aging electrical infrastructure.I don’t
understand why that wasn’t addressed sooner,when people were making projections decades ago
about wind and solar becoming competitive with coal and natural gas in what is today the not-
so-distant future.I was inspired by Idaho Power’s net metering program over the years but
now that the financial credit is gone due to case IPC-E-12-27 (which replaced it with a
kilowatt-hour credit),I am concerned that any further disincentives toward alternative
energy will shift investments in it to other states.Please consider what the energy
landscape might look like in 3,5 or 10 years from now and what early efforts to encourage
new sources of energy could mean for Idaho.
Thanks again,
Zack Morris
Boise,ID
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Jean Jewell
From:Iisa@ holy-icons.com
Sent:Tuesday,May 20,2014 2:28 PM
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Subject:Case Comment Form:Lisa Garrett
Name:Lisa Garrett
Case Number:IPC-E-14-09
Email:lisaholy-icons.com
Telephone:
Address:iOiOO W King Arthur Dr
Boise ID,83704
Name of Utility Company:Idaho Power
Acknowledge public record:True
Comment:Idaho Power should be required to purchase solar power.Deny Idaho Powers request to
suspend their obligation.
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Jean Jewell
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Sent:Tuesday,May 20,2014 2:42 PM
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Subject:Case Comment Form:Scott Hyder
Name:Scott Hyder
Case Number:(IPC-E-14-09)
Email:scotthyder0$(rnai1 .corn
Telephone:[phone]
Address:246 S 100 E
Jerome ID,83338
Name of Utility Company:Idaho Power
Acknowledge public record:True
Comment:I would like to encourage Idaho Powers application to develop solar power in the
state.It is only by developing resources that are truly sustainable and clean that we can
free ourselves from the consequences of dependency on petroleum products and reduce the
likelihood of contaminated water and air from fracking.
Thank you,
Scott Hyder
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Jean Jewell
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Sent:Tuesday,May 20,2014 2:59 PM
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Subject:Case Comment Form:Lee Chubb
Name:Lee Chubb
Case Number:IPC-E.14.09
Email:1istslleechubb.com
Telephone:
Address:P0 Box 2695
Ketchum ID,83340
Name of Utility Company:Idaho Power
Acknowledge public record:True
Comment:Addressing the narrow questions raised by Idaho Power in its Petition:
>>>(1)Whether the Commission should immediately issue an Order temporarily suspending Idaho
Powers obligation under PURPA to enter into contracts to purchase energy generated by
qualifying solar-powered QFs<<<
I do not believe that Idaho Power has shown or will be able to show that “a temporary
suspension is necessary to prevent great and irreparable harm to its customers that will
result if the utility is compelled to enter into PPA5/obligations with solar QFs without the
inclusion of solar integration costs.
My reasons for believing this are as follows:
1 -Current penetration of solar in Idaho Power is not at a level that could threaten the
distribution grid.
2 -Unlike wind,sources of solar generation are typically sited close to sources of
consumption,lessening the impact on the grid.
3 -Reasonable daily forecasts of solar generation are possible using weather data.
>>>(2)Alternatively,whether the Commission should issue an Order directing Idaho Power to
include an appropriate solar integration charge in PURPA contracts with solar QF5.<<<
The key word here is “appropriate.”I do not believe the Commission should issue an order to
include the charge without examination of the facts concerning solar generation,
predictability of solar generation,the inherent matching of the solar generation curve to
the demand curve,and the distributed nature of solar generation.I fear that without this
examination Idaho Power will be free to concoct solar integration fees that are anti
competitive in nature.
Submitted with respect,
Lee Chubb
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