20201021Comments(11).pdf

From:PUC Consumer Comments
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Notice: A comment was submitted to PUCWeb
Date:Tuesday, October 20, 2020 4:00:03 PM
The following comment was submitted via PUCWeb:
Name: Erin Howland
Submission Time: Oct 20 2020 3:01PMEmail: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]Address: 302 E Myrtle Street
Hailey, ID 83333
Name of Utility Company: Idaho Power
Case ID: IPC-E-20-26
Comment: "Hello, I am writing about the proposal to change solar net metering program forheavy use customers. Please wait to establish a cutoff date for solar owners to lock in the
current net metering program until it has its new program in place. December 1, 2020 is toosoon. Please first conduct a “value of solar” study to determine new and fair export rates for
customer-owned solar. Treat farmers who already own solar the same as residential solar-owners by allowing a 25-year legacy treatment. Lift the 100 kW/meter cap on solar
installations and allow farmers to invest in solar systems that meet their farm’s full energyneeds. Also please consider extending the comment period beyond the fall harvest season to
provide a better opportunity for those most impacted by these changes to adequately engage.Thank you, Erin Howland "
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From:PUC Consumer Comments
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Notice: A comment was submitted to PUCWeb
Date:Tuesday, October 20, 2020 12:00:05 PM
The following comments were submitted via PUCWeb:
Name: Paul Hancock
Submission Time: Oct 20 2020 11:10AMEmail: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]Address: 2750 Kootenai
Pocatello, ID 83201
Name of Utility Company: Idaho Power
Case ID: IPC-E-20-26
Comment: "Please do not end NET metering. This discourages large farmers and other agriculture businesses from going solar. It is for the greater good for all of us. Paul Hancock"
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Elizabeth Wolfe <[e-mail]>
Jan Noriyuki
Growing solar power Irrigation for Idaho Farmers
Wednesday, October 21, 2020 8:23:00 AM
I am writing today to urge the PUC to halt changes to the current net metering
program for farmers until Idaho Power establishes a new and fair replacement
program for today and the future , it's a step into the direction farmers andconsumers need to move towards. Idaho Power needs to work towards that
goal.
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Elizabeth Wolfe
Jerome, Idaho"Mubby" A very humble person. Always has great things to tell and always gives goodnews. Always falls for the cool kids.
From:PUC Consumer Comments
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Notice: A comment was submitted to PUCWeb
Date:Wednesday, October 21, 2020 9:00:05 AM
The following comments were submitted via PUCWeb:
Name: Matthew Dunay
Submission Time: Oct 21 2020 8:52AMEmail: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]Address: 206 W 36th St
Garden City, ID 83712
Name of Utility Company: Idaho Power
Case ID: IPC-E-20-26
Comment: "Our company, Altenergy Inc, is a solar contractor and an Idaho Power commercialsolar customer. We have had solar installed on our warehouse since 2018. This is now the
fourth major solar rate case our company has been through since we opened in 2011. IPC-E-14-18, IPC-E-16-11, IPC-E-18-16, IPC-E-20-26 With each rate case, our business experienced
months of uncertainty and disruption while under Public Utility Commission review. Witheach rate case, the Public Utility Commissioned asked Idaho Power Company to conduct a
publicly open study to evaluate solar energy’s impact on the grid. This study has not becompleted, yet IPC continues to request open-ended changes to the current solar rate
schedules. Please do not change the existing net metering rate schedule until a fair andpublicly open study is conducted. "
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Name: Gary Kunz
Submission Time: Oct 21 2020 8:15AMEmail: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]Address: 10090 W HARNESS DR
BOISE, ID 83709
Name of Utility Company: Idaho Power
Case ID: IPC-E-20-26
Comment: "Limiting net meter options is anti competitive. The reason that individuals andbusinesses install solar is because it is a cheaper alternative to power from Idaho Power. No
business or individual should be forced to buy anything. Limiting net metering is just that,forcing individuals and businesses to buy a business product. Idaho Power needs to learn how
to effectively manage and embrace solar, it is the future. Limiting net metering just prolongsthis transition and is wrong. I encourage the PUC to deny this request."
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From:PUC Consumer Comments
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Notice: A comment was submitted to PUCWeb
Date:Wednesday, October 21, 2020 11:00:07 AM
The following comment was submitted via PUCWeb:
Name: Scott Smith
Submission Time: Oct 21 2020 10:55AMEmail: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]Address: 4444 W QUAIL RIDGE DR
Boise, ID 83703
Name of Utility Company: Idaho Power
Case ID: IPC-E-20-26
Comment: "With the climate crisis upon us, I believe we need to do everything possible tosupport green energy and ameliorate dependence on fossil fuels. Idaho farmers find it difficult
to invest in solar with significant uncertainties. Idaho Power should establish new and fairexport rates before closing the window on the current solar program. It is my understanding
that, during peak July power usage, we need to buy power from the coal-fired Jim Bridgerplant in Wyoming. This could be further ameliorated by favorable and predictable treatment of
Idaho farmers' power. Also, it is hardly fair to hold these hearings in the middle of harvestseason when farmers cannot easily participate in the dialogue."
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From:PUC Consumer Comments
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Notice: A comment was submitted to PUCWeb
Date:Wednesday, October 21, 2020 12:00:04 PM
The following comment was submitted via PUCWeb:
Name: Cathy Anderson
Submission Time: Oct 21 2020 11:11AMEmail: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]Address: 14580 Midway Rd
Nampa, ID 83651
Name of Utility Company: Idaho Power
Case ID: IPC-E-20-26
Comment: "Farmers deserve a fair and assessable solar program to help meet their energyneeds, stabilize their energy costs, and build resilience."
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From:PUC Consumer Comments
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Notice: A comment was submitted to PUCWeb
Date:Wednesday, October 21, 2020 1:00:04 PM
The following comment was submitted via PUCWeb:
Name: Lisa Schweiter
Submission Time: Oct 21 2020 12:11PMEmail: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]Address: 179 Wildflower Ln
Eagle, ID 83616
Name of Utility Company: Idaho Power
Case ID: IPC-E-20-26
Comment: "We need to do everything to encourage & increase solar power- especially here inIdaho- & definitely do nothing to decrease solar power interest- this could cause decrease
interest in solar power!"
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From:PUC Consumer Comments
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Notice: A comment was submitted to PUCWeb
Date:Wednesday, October 21, 2020 2:00:06 PM
The following comments were submitted via PUCWeb:
Name: David Sealander
Submission Time: Oct 21 2020 1:23PMEmail: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]Address: 1554 N. 700 E.
Shelley, ID 83274
Name of Utility Company: Rocky Mountain Power
Case ID: IPC-E-20-26
Comment: "I have been a member of the International Solar Energy Society and the American Solar Energy Society since 1970. I have attended several of their Annual Conferences and
followed the advance of the science and technology closely. I have been a farmer all my life. Photovoltaic advance is projecting 80% efficiency in the near future from current 20-30%.
Battery storage is also advancing rapidly. It is easily and intelligently envisioned that solar added onto rooftops and structures will become mandatory, so all land use planning and
building codes will shift to accommodate it will be coming. Centralized utility generation and to some degree even transmission will change a great deal and diminish. Utilities will be
required to integrate in a far more flexible way, so don't stiffen things us to compel rigidity in the relations between solar generation/customers and the utilities as Idaho Power. All attention
should be given to making these relationships seamless, inclusive and flexible to a maximal degree, for the highest benefit to the whole society. It will not be simple, but with AI
computing and Energetics Modeling, it is eminently solvable. The temptation to go to war with ourselves and favor one party over others, must be deliberately and strongly resisted.
Renewables are the only efficacious path to the get beyond the industrial ancestor grave robbing carbon burning short path to our extinction. Get to it and stick to it or else. Welcome
ALL constructive and positive contributions regarding Idaho Power and Agricultural Solar implementation and Use."
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Name: Scott BurlingameSubmission Time: Oct 21 2020 1:57PMEmail: [e-mail]: 208-389-8085Address: 3520 Kingswood DriveBoise, ID 83704
Name of Utility Company: Idaho Power
Case ID: IPC-E-20-26
Comment: "ID It appears Idaho Power is again setting up a plan to change the net metering agreements--this time with agricultural customers. They want potential users after 1 December 2020 to wait for a new solar user plan and live with the uncertainty. This is patently backwards. Let things continue as they are, not putting this big ticket farm investment into limbo, until any new rules have been finalized. Keep the current clarity until a new clarity can be achieved. "
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From:PUC Consumer Comments
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Notice: A comment was submitted to PUCWeb
Date:Wednesday, October 21, 2020 4:00:04 PM
The following comment was submitted via PUCWeb:
Name: Molly Thorn
Submission Time: Oct 21 2020 3:16PMEmail: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]Address: 9290 Henley St
Victor, ID 83455
Name of Utility Company: Fall River Electric
Case ID: IPC-E-20-26
Comment: "I am writing to urge the PUC to halt changes to the current net metering programfor farmers until Idaho Power establishes a new and fair replacement program. We need to
support clean energy, especially solar, and insure that farmers and other investors in solar canreap the rewards of being pro-active in the fight against climate change. It is also important to
promote future solar development to insure clean energy for future generations. Thank you."
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