20141030Comments (5 Total).pdf

Jean Jewell
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Subject:Case Comment Form:Stephanie Martin
Name:Stephanie Martin
Case Number:IPC-E-14-19
Email:idahomartingmai1.com
Telephone:
Address:P 0 Box 69
Jerome Idaho,83338
Name of Utility Company:Idaho Power
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Comment:Grandview Solar Two would produce 80 CLEAN megawatts!Let’s focus on hydro,
geothermal and solar.I am a 4th generation Idahoan and I want to see solar development in
southern Idaho.thanks,Stephanie Martin
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Jean Jewell
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Sent:Thursday,October 30,2014 2:23 PM
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Subject:Case Comment Form:Anna Augusto
Name:Anna Augusto
Case Number:IPC-E-14-19,IPC-E-14-20
Email:aaugusto(buildpcos.com
Telephone:[phone]
Address:762 E Gentlewind Ct
Boise Idaho,83706
Name of Utility Company:Idaho Power
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Comment:October 30,2014
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:
Idaho is poised to add its first two utility-scale solar projects:Grand View and Boise City
Solar.I fully support these two projects because they are:
•Good for the economy
•Good for ratepayers
•Good for Idaho Power
•Good for our environment
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.
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.
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
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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.They will also
remove an estimated 150,000 tons of carbon dioxide per year.
I wholeheartedly encourage you to approve these projects.
Sincerely,
Anna Grace Augusta
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Jean Jewell
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Sent:Thursday,October 30,2014 4:40 PM
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Subject:Case Comment Form:Deirdre Bingaman
Name:Deirdre Bingaman
Case Number:IPC-E-14-19
Email:deir(frontier.com
Telephone:
Address:14186 Jefferson Rd
McCall ID,83638
Name of Utility Company:Idaho Power
Acknowledge public record:True
Comment:I am in full support and appreciation of Idaho Powers request to approve the two
solar energy projects,the Grandview Solar Project and the Boise City Solar Project.These
solar projects would be a win for everyone in Idaho!From property tax revenue and better
customer rates,hopefully,to adding clean,green energy to Idaho,this is a good move for
our states economy and the environment,as well as benefiting Idaho Power.I urge you to
approve these projects!
Thank you!
Deirdre Bingaman
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Jean Jewel!
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Sent:Thursday,October 30,2014 4:36 PM
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Subject:Case Comment Form:Kim Coe
Name:Kim Coe
Case Number:IPC-E-24-19
Email:klmcoe(lg.com
Telephone:[phone]
Address:5212 Bel Air
Boise Idaho,83705
Name of Utility Company:Idaho Power
Acknowledge public record:True
Comment:This project is good for Idaho,good for taxpayers,good for the environment.This
is what Idaho needs-not a nuclear plant above our aquifers or dirty coal fired plants and
more dams that threaten our fish and wildlife.
Thank you
K
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Jean Jewell
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Sent:Thursday,October 30,2014 4:45 PM
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Subject:Case Comment Form:Gary Kunz
Name:Gary Kunz
Case Number:IPC-E-14-19
Email:NWPlugItInmail.corn
Telephone:[phone]
Address:10090 W Harness Dr
Boise Id,83709
Name of Utility Company:Idaho Power
Acknowledge public record:True
Comment:Re:Idaho Power --Energy Sales Agreement with Grand View PV Solar Two,LLC,IPC-E
14-19.
Dear Commissioners:
I want to offer my support to the Grand View solar project—it is the right step for Idaho,
both environmentally and economically.It will produce 80MW of environmentally clean
electricity—equivalent to the power used by 20,000 households.Solar power requires nothing
to burn;it does not produce ANY emissions.To compare:80MW of coal power emits 102,000
tons of C02 a year (279 tons of C02 every day),as well as mercury,hydrocarbons,arsenic,
lead,and other toxic heavy metals.Additionally,it 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.
Idaho is a beautiful state and we need to protect the environment that nature has given us.
As opposed to following the rest of the country in the adoption of clean energy,Idaho should
lead the country in the protection of the amazing resources we have been blessed with and the
use of clean,solar energy.
The Grand View 80MW solar project gets my full support—it benefits the environment,and it is
good for Idaho’s economy.
Thank you,
Gary Kunz
208-362-2263
Garynwplugitin.com
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