20181105Comment_(2).pdf

Diane Holt
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Sent:Monday,November 5,2018 12:58 PM
To:BeverlyBarker Diane Holt;Erik Jorgensen;Matthew Evans
Subject:Case Comment Form:Monica Rogers
Name:Monica Rogers
Case Number:IPC-E-18-15
Email:[e-mail]
Telephone:[phone]
Address:226 Mountain View East
Jerome ID,83338
Name of Utility Company:Idaho Power
Comment:I am a Solarcustomer and have installed a system on my home.I believe the way it is set up currently,with
Idaho Power,and them giving credits for over our needed generation is a win-win for us and them.First,we are the
ones paying for the system.If we are creating more than we are using and Idaho Power is able to redistribute that theyshouldbecompensatingusforthemnothavingtogeneratethepower.If our system has problems it is our problem to
fix it.Idaho Power is not charged for those repairs.If it were their system they would have to.We,home solar
generators,provide a huge cost savingsto Idaho Power and other utilitycompanies in this regard.If we need to haveworkdonebyIdahoPowertheychargeus.This was paid when the units were installed as well.Once,again,we are an
income generator to them.Please protect us owners who have installed solar systems and our current buyback rates
and other tax benefits.We are doing our part to help our local economies and power companies while generating clean
power for our children,future generations,and our planet.
Thank you.
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Diane Holt
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Sent:Monday,November 5,2018 3:34 PM
To:BeverlyBarker Diane Holt;Erik Jorgensen;Matthew Evans
Subject:Case Comment Form:Elizabeth Jeffrey
Name:Elizabeth Jeffrey
Case Number:)ÿ f /6/
Email:[e-mail]
Telephone:
Address:
Hailey Idaho,83333
Name of Utility Company:Idaho Power
Comment:
To:PUC
Re:Customer Generation study
Solar power makes a lot of sense for Idaho for so many reasons.
We have solar resources equivalent to those found in much of Texas.That brings benefits of appropriate timing
when,during hot summer afternoons,our energy demands peak right along with peaking solar power output.
Everywatt of clean energy produced means fewer dirty fossil fuels polluting Idaho's air.
Local solar projects create local construction jobs.
And,today solar costs about the same as electricity from a natural gas plant.
Idaho already has more than 300 megawatts of solar energy providing clean local power.Besides solar fields,hundreds
of Idahoans have installed rooftop solar systems on homes and businesses.As Idaho's summer temperatures rise and
more people are moving to our major metropolitan areas,Idaho's energy needs are growing and will demand increased
production and the necessary infrastructure.Large solar projects,like power plants,require a lot of land and
transmission lines to connect to the grid.In many locations the solar fields and the transmission lines will negatively
impact wildlife habitat and and the beauty of our state's special places.
Providing a mutually beneficial relationship between on-site generators and the power company brings the benefits of :
saving natural spaces,
reducing costs of infrastructure build up
reducing carbon production of fossil fuels and
providing jobs for our state.
On-site generation's varied benefits equal or far exceed utility rates (depending on how many factors you consider
important)and should be supported and promoted within the structure of the power company and reflected in
beneficial economics for individuals who install their part of the company's production portfolio.
Thank you,
Elizabeth Jeffrey
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