20141023Comments (5 Total).pdf

Jean Jewell
From:Stephan.Howe@ gmail.com
Sent:Wednesday,October 22,2014 11:29 AM
To:Beverly Barker;Jean Jewell;Gene Fadness
Cc:[e-mail]
Subject:Case Comment Form:Stephan Howe
Name:Stephan Howe
Case Number:IPC-E-14-19
Email:Stephan.Howe(gmail.com
Telephone:[phone]
Address:2682 Peregrine
Boise Idaho,83702
Name of Utility Company:Idaho Power
Acknowledge public record:True
Comment:October 22,2014
Honorable Paul Kjellander
Honorable Marsha Smith
Honorable Mack Redford
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
472 West Washington Street
Boise,Idaho 83702
Re:Idaho Power --Energy Sales Agreement with Grand View PV Solar Two,LLC,IPC-E-14-19.
Dear Commissioners:
I’m Stephan Howe,longtime Hewlett Packard R&D engineer and project manager and now a solar
engineer with Renewable Energy Solutions.
I am writing in support the Grand View solar project—it is the right step for Idaho,both
environmentally and economically.It will produce 80MW of electricity—equivalent to the
power used by 20,000 households.Solar power requires nothing to burn;when operating it
does not produce ANY emissions.To compare:80MW of coal power emits 102,000 tons of C02 a
year (279 tons of CO2 every day),as well as mercury,hydrocarbons,arsenic,lead,and other
toxic heavy metals.
The Grand View project will be located on 560 acres of unused farmland,and its construction
will not create any adverse affects on the local environment.This utility-scale solar farm
benefits Idaho Power by helping it meet recent EPA requirements to reduce its overall carbon
emissions.
I view the Grand View 80MW solar project as a tremendous financial opportunity for Elmore
County,as well as a good business direction for Idaho.We need industry that can supply 300
local jobs for a year,as well as many permanent full-time positions for maintenance
specialists.This project will generate increased local revenue during the time of its
construction,and supply as much as $400,000 in yearly property taxes to Elmore County for
many years to come.
There are many reasons to support gird tied photovoltaic projects in Idaho.Perhaps one of
the more compelling is the match between summer PV power generation and the electrical power
demand for irrigation and air conditioning.Solar generates power when it is needed most!
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The Grand View 80MW solar project gets my full support—it benefits the environment,and it is
good for Idaho’s economy.
Thank you,
Stephan Howe
Unique Identifier:174.27.66.105
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Jean Jewell
From:[e-mail]
Sent:Wednesday,October 22,2014 3:54 PM
To:Beverly Barker;Jean Jewell;Gene Fadness
Cc:[e-mail]
Subject:Case Comment Form:Mary Giddings
Name:Mary Giddings
Case Number:
Email:mgiddings1020gmail.corn
Telephone:
Address:1020 E Mountain Home Rd
Potlatch ID,83855
Name of Utility Company:Clearwater Power Acknowledge public record:True
Comment:October 22,2014
Honorable Paul Kjellander
Honorable Marsha Smith
Honorable Mack Redford
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
472 West Washington Street
Boise,Idaho 83702
Re:Idaho Power --Energy Sales Agreement with Grand View Solar and Boise City,IPC-E-14-19
and IPC-E-14-20
Dear Commissioners:
After reviewing Idaho Power’s submissions to the PUC for the Energy Sales Agreements with
Grand View Solar and Boise City,I would like to register my support for these projects.
I support these projects wholeheartedly because they are:
•Good for ratepayers
•Good for the economy
•Good for Idaho Power
•Good for our environment (for us and future generations)
They are good for ratepayers.Idaho is blessed with some of the best solar resources in the
United States,and solar energy is poised,as electronics did,to get better and cheaper.
Contrast this with coal,which will only get scarcer and more expensive.I am thrilled to
see Idaho Power incorporating Idaho-generated solar utility-scale power into their resource
mix.This will be an opportunity for both Idaho Power and the Grand View and Boise City
providers to learn and to improve future solar projects.
They are good for the economy.These projects will provide an estimated 450 construction jobs
for 12 months,after which they will employ maintenance professionals.This will create
additional local jobs and business opportunities in Idaho to support solar workers.
Landowners in Elmore County will receive up to 35 years of payments,and Elmore County will
add over $400,000/year to tax receipts.The U.S.solar industry employment grew 53 percent
from 2010 to 2013,per a Solar Foundation 2014 report.Idaho can and should share in that
growth!
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They are good for Idaho Power.Idaho Power must find a way to profit in the era of solar,
wind,hydro and energy conservation +demand reduction to meet its power obligations.Coal
prices will only rise due to government regulations internalizing costs that were formerly
externalized (i.e.,cleanup),leaving Idaho Power with stranded costs.This is an opportunity
to learn how to do that.
They are good for our environment.Per the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC),
carbon dioxide emitted now will continue to disrupt the earth’s climate for hundreds of years
after we are gone.The sooner we stop burning coal,the better.These are the first and
largest solar utility-scale projects to be built in Idaho!The 120 MW generated will power
an estimated 30,000 homes and reduce the need for coal burning.It will also reduce the
mercury,hydrocarbons,arsenic,lead and other toxic heavy metals generated in the process of
burning coals,improving the health of Idaho,Nevada and Wyoming residents.From a Climate
Change perspective,this will remove an estimated 150,000 tons of carbon dioxide per year.
For this,we and future Idahoans thank you!
I wholeheartedly encourage you to approve this project.
Sincerely,
Mary Giddings
Unique Identifier:69.55.209.57
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Jean Jewell
From:[e-mail]
Sent:Wednesday,October 22,2014 5:35 PM
To:Beverly Barker;Jean Jewell;Gene Fadness
Cc:[e-mail]
Subject:Case Comment Form:John Allen
Name:John Allen
Case Number:IPC-E-14-19,IPC-E-14-20
Email:lwallen(boisestate.edu
Telephone:[phone]
Address:2114 E Ridgecrest Dr
Boise ID,83712-6672
Name of Utility Company:Idaho Power
Acknowledge public record:True
Comment:October 22,2014
Honorable Paul Kjellander
Honorable Marsha Smith
Honorable Mack Redford
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
472 West Washington Street
Boise,Idaho 83702
Re:Idaho Power --Energy Sales Agreement with Grand View Solar and Boise City,IPC-E-14-19
and IPC-E-14-20
Dear Commissioners:
After reviewing Idaho Power’s submissions to the PUC for the Energy Sales Agreements with
Grand View Solar and Boise City,I would like to register my support for these projects.
I support these projects wholeheartedly because they are:
•Good for ratepayers
•Good for the economy
•Good for Idaho Power
•Good for our environment (for us and future generations)
They are good for ratepayers.Idaho is blessed with some of the best solar resources in the
United States,and solar energy is poised,as electronics did,to get better and cheaper.
Contrast this with coal,which will only get scarcer and more expensive.I am thrilled to
see Idaho Power incorporating Idaho-generated solar utility-scale power into their resource
mix.This will be an opportunity for both Idaho Power and the Grand View and Boise City
providers to learn and to improve future solar projects.
They are good for the economy.These projects will provide an estimated 450 construction jobs
for 12 months,after which they will employ maintenance professionals.This will create
additional local jobs and business opportunities in Idaho to support solar workers.
Landowners in Elmore County will receive up to 35 years of payments,and Elmore County will
add over $400,000/year to tax receipts.The U.S.solar industry employment grew 53 percent
from 2010 to 2013,per a Solar Foundation 2014 report.Idaho can and should share in that
growth!
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They are good for Idaho Power.Idaho Power must find a way to profit in the era of solar,
wind,hydro and energy conservation +demand reduction to meet its power obligations.Coal
prices will only rise due to government regulations internalizing costs that were formerly
externalized (i.e.,cleanup),leaving Idaho Power with stranded costs.This is an opportunity
to learn how to do that.
They are good for our environment.Per the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC),
carbon dioxide emitted now will continue to disrupt the earth’s climate for hundreds of years
after we are gone.The sooner we stop burning coal,the better.These are the first and
largest solar utility-scale projects to be built in Idaho!The 120 MW generated will power
an estimated 30,000 homes and reduce the need for coal burning.It will also reduce the
mercury,hydrocarbons,arsenic,lead and other toxic heavy metals generated in the process of
burning coals,improving the health of Idaho,Nevada and Wyoming residents.From a Climate
Change perspective,this will remove an estimated i50,000 tons of carbon dioxide per year.
For this,we and future Idahoans thank you!
I wholeheartedly encourage you to approve this project.
Sincerely,
John Allen
Unique Identifier:96.19.94.92
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Jean Jewell
From:[e-mail]
Sent:Wednesday,October 22,2014 8:16 PM
To:Beverly Barker;Jean Jewell;Gene Fadness
Cc:[e-mail]
Subject:Case Comment Form:Greg Stone
Name:Greg Stone
Case Number:IPC-E-14-19,IPC-E-14-20
Email:gregastone2002(yahoo.corn
Telephone:[phone]
Address:2414 N.Weaver Circle
Boise ID,83704
Name of Utility Company:Idaho Power
Acknowledge public record:True
Comment:Oct.22,2014
Honorable Paul Kjellander
Honorable Marsha Smith
Honorable Mack Redford
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
472 West Washington Street
Boise,Idaho 83702
Re:Idaho Power --Energy Sales Agreement with Grand View Solar and Boise City,IPC-E-14-19
and IPC-E-14-20
Dear Commissioners:
After reviewing Idaho Power’s submissions to the PUC for the Energy Sales Agreements with
Grand View Solar and Boise City,I would like to register my support for these projects.
I support these projects wholeheartedly because they are:
•Good for ratepayers
•Good for the economy
•Good for Idaho Power
•Good for our environment (for us and future generations)
They are good for ratepayers.Idaho is blessed with some of the best solar resources in the
United States,and solar energy is poised,as electronics did,to get better and cheaper.
Contrast this with coal,which will only get scarcer and more expensive.I am thrilled to
see Idaho Power incorporating Idaho-generated solar utility-scale power into their resource
mix.This will be an opportunity for both Idaho Power and the Grand View and Boise City
providers to learn and to improve future solar projects.
They are good for the economy.These projects will provide an estimated 450 construction jobs
for 12 months,after which they will employ maintenance professionals.This will create
additional local jobs and business opportunities in Idaho to support solar workers.
Landowners in Elmore County will receive up to 35 years of payments,and Elmore County will
add over $400,000/year to tax receipts.The U.S.solar industry employment grew 53 percent
from 2010 to 2013,per a Solar Foundation 2014 report.Idaho can and should share in that
growth!
1
They ate good for Idaho Power.Idaho Power must find a way to profit in the era of solar,
wind,hydro and energy conservation +demand reduction to meet its power obligations.Coal
prices will only rise due to government regulations internalizing costs that were formerly
externalized (i.e.,cleanup),leaving Idaho Power with stranded costs.This is an opportunity
to learn how to do that.
They are good for our environment.Per the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC),
carbon dioxide emitted now will continue to disrupt the earth’s climate for hundreds of years
after we are gone.The sooner we stop burning coal,the better.These are the first and
largest solar utility-scale projects to be built in Idaho!The 120 MW generated will power
an estimated 30,000 homes and reduce the need for coal burning.It will also reduce the
mercury,hydrocarbons,arsenic,lead and other toxic heavy metals generated in the process of
burning coals,improving the health of Idaho,Nevada and Wyoming residents.From a Climate
Change perspective,this will remove an estimated 150,000 tons of carbon dioxide per year.
For this,we and future Idahoans thank you!
I wholeheartedly encourage you to approve this project.
Sincerely,
Greg Stone
Unique Identifier:75.167.151.213
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Jean Jewell
From:[e-mail]
Sent:Thursday,October 23,2014 1:41 PM
To:Beverly Barker;Jean Jewell;Gene Fadness
Cc:[e-mail]
Subject:Case Comment Form:Eileen Thuesen
Name:Eileen Thuesen
Case Number:IPC-E-14-19 &IPC-E-14-20
Email:eileen thuesen(Jyahoo.com
Telephone:
Address:4488 n.watefront way
boise id,83703
Name of Utility Company:Idaho Power
Acknowledge public record:True
Comment:Re:Idaho Power --Energy Sales Agreement with Grand View Solar and Boise City,IPC
E-14-19 and IPC-E-14-20 Dear Commissioners:
After reviewing Idaho Power’s submissions to the PUC for the Energy Sales Agreements with
Grand View Solar and Boise City,I would like to register my support for these projects.
I support these projects wholeheartedly because they are:
•Good for ratepayers
•Good for the economy
•Good for Idaho Power
•Good for our environment (for us and future generations)
They are good for ratepayers.Idaho is blessed with some of the best solar resources in the
United States,and solar energy is poised,as electronics did,to get better and cheaper.
Contrast this with coal,which will only get scarcer and more expensive.I am thrilled to
see Idaho Power incorporating Idaho-generated solar utility-scale power into their resource
mix.This will be an opportunity for both Idaho Power and the Grand View and Boise City
providers to learn and to improve future solar projects.
They are good for the economy.These projects will provide an estimated 450 construction jobs
for 12 months,after which they will employ maintenance professionals.This will create
additional local jobs and business opportunities in Idaho to support solar workers.
Landowners in Elmore County will receive up to 35 years of payments,and Elmore County will
add over $400,000/year to tax receipts.The U.S.solar industry employment grew 53 percent
from 2010 to 2013,per a Solar Foundation 2014 report.Idaho can and should share in that
growth!
They are good for Idaho Power.Idaho Power must find a way to profit in the era of solar,
wind,hydro and energy conservation +demand reduction to meet its power obligations.Coal
prices will only rise due to government regulations internalizing costs that were formerly
externalized (i.e.,cleanup),leaving Idaho Power with stranded costs.This is an opportunity
to learn how to do that.
They are good for our environment.Per the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC),
carbon dioxide emitted now will continue to disrupt the earth’s climate for hundreds of years
after we are gone.The sooner we stop burning coal,the better.These are the first and
largest solar utility-scale projects to be built in Idaho!The 120 MW generated will power
an estimated 30,000 homes and reduce the need for coal burning.It will also reduce the
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mercury,hydrocarbons,arsenic,lead and other toxic heavy metals generated in the process of
burning coals,improving the health of Idaho,Nevada and Wyoming residents.From a Climate
Change perspective,this will remove an estimated 150,000 tons of carbon dioxide per year.
For this,we and future Idahoans thank you!
I wholeheartedly encourage you to approve this project.
Sincerely,
Eileen Thuesen
Unique Identifier:96.18.12.29
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