20181114Comment.pdf

Diane Holt
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To:BeverlyBarker Diane Holt;Erik Jorgensen;Matthew Evans
Subject:Case Comment Form:Mark Blaiser
Name:Mark Blaiser
Case Number:IPC-E-18-15
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Telephone:[phone]
Address:2225 Scyene Way
Boise ID,83712
Name of Utility Company:Idaho Power
Comment:To Whom It May Concern,
Thank you for the opportunityto submit comments concerning Idaho Power's Net Meteringprogram.Our family
invested in roof-top solar in July 2017.We did so for multiple reasons,including creating a better and more sustainable
energy future for our children and because of the Net Meteringprogram Idaho Power was offering its customers.Idaho
Power's Net Meteringprogram is currently a fair program and was the deciding factor for our family to invest in roof-top
solar for our home.
Idaho Power's reasoningfor changing this program is insufficient,stating that since more customers will take advantage
of their program (I stress their program,meaning they created and offered the Net Meteringprogram in the first place)
is unfair.Changingthe program now,after our family invested over $20,000 in solar panels BECAUSE of Idaho Power's
net-metering program is the definition of reneging and not honoring the program they offered to its customers.Again,
we made an investment of over $20,000 in our home for the long-term becauseof the program Idaho Power offered.If
IPUC allows Idaho Power to change it's existing Net Meteringprogram on us it will cause our family financial hardship
we were not planning for,and could not plan for since we assumed Idaho Power would honor it's existing Net MeteringProgramwhenweinstalledourroof-topsolar array.
We urge you,as an Idaho family,please do not allow Idaho Power to change it's Net Meteringprogram for individualroof-top solar homes.It will without question hurt us financially.And again,we made the initial decision to purchase therooftopsolarbecauseofIdahoPower's Net Meteringprogram.At a bare minimum,those Idaho families such as oursthatmadethisfinancialinvestmentinourhomesshouldbe'grandfathered'in to the Net MeteringProgram that IdahoPowercurrentlyhasandwasinplacewhenwemadeourinitialinvestment.
Idaho Power is a large and wealthy corporation.If you changethe existing Net Meteringprogram on Idaho families that
invested in roof-top solar under this program you will negatively impact each and every one of these families financially,including ours.
Thank you for the opportunityto submit these comments on behalf of our family.
Mark Blaiser
Unique Identifier:63.146.206.242
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