20211118Comments(9)_9.pdf

From:PUCWeb Notification
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Notice: A comment was submitted to PUCWeb
Date:Wednesday, November 17, 2021 4:00:06 PM
The following comment was submitted via PUCWeb:
Name: Francesca Rheannon
Submission Time: Nov 17 2021 3:33PMEmail: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]Address: 68 Hog Creek Rd
East Hampton, NY 11937
Name of Utility Company: PSEGLI
Case ID: IPC-E-21-21
Comment: "I am not an Idaho resident, but I do have solar panels on my roof and I am saving so much money while enjoying clean, non-polluting energy. I charge my electric vehicle at
home. I use an air source heat pump for air heating and cooling and for my hot water. Yet, using all these clean electric products, I produce so much energy that I pay only a monthly
hook-up of about $13. Clean energy is cheap energy. "
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From:Andrew Van Hook
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Move toward a brighter future! Case Number: IPC-E-21-21.
Date:Wednesday, November 17, 2021 4:07:50 PM
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commission Commission Secretary,
I want the rooftop solar valuation study to be fair so I can participate in the program and help
move Idaho towards a clean energy future! We must work together to ensure local, clean,customer-owned power is an option for all Idahoans.
Regards,
Andrew Van Hook 5732 N Portsmouth Ave
Boise, ID 83714
From:Arthur Anderson
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Stand up for solar! Case Number: IPC-E-21-21.
Date:Wednesday, November 17, 2021 4:56:10 PM
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commission Commission Secretary,
Solar is an important player in Idaho’s clean energy future! I want the Idaho Power solar
valuation study to identify how I can participate in the rooftop solar program. Local, cleanenergy benefits us all and plays an important role in working towards a clean energy future.
Idaho Power undervalues the benefits of local power generation and its overall benefits to
keep Idaho air and waters clean and preserved for many future generations.
Additionally, the new Federal Infrastructure Bill will provide funding for badly needed gridupdates. Burdening the consumer with extra costs for this is like double taxation.
I support full 100% net metering for self generated electrical power.
Regards,
Arthur Anderson 5353 N Blue Ash Pl
Boise, ID 83713
From:Bonnieclare Erling ([e-mail]) Sent You a Personal Message
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:IPC-E-21-21 Idaho Power Solar Study
Date:Thursday, November 18, 2021 11:10:43 AM
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commission,
Our climate crisis demands us to sacrifice. Use fewer fossil fuels. Mandate solar panels and subsidize use of solar
panels? for a start!
I?m an Idaho Power customer and I care about protecting every customer?s right to meet their own energy needs
through a fair rooftop solar program, which must be as affordable and accessible as possible. Please ensure that
Idaho Power?s ?value of solar? study is fair, accurate, thorough, and evaluates the wide range of benefits that local,
clean, customer-owned power provides to customers, the utility, and the public at large.
Sincerely,
Bonnieclare Erling
2608 S. Canonero Way
Boise, ID 83709
[e-mail]
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From:Tamra Bieber ([e-mail]) Sent You a Personal Message
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:IPC-E-21-21 Idaho Power Solar Study
Date:Thursday, November 18, 2021 11:39:37 AM
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commission,
As a live long renter I feel with the high cost of rent in the Treasure Valley it would be an overall advantage to have
solar/clean energy for rental properties. I support solar/clean energy for all property.
I?m an Idaho Power customer and I care about protecting every customer?s right to meet their own energy needs
through a fair rooftop solar program, which must be as affordable and accessible as possible. Please ensure that
Idaho Power?s ?value of solar? study is fair, accurate, thorough, and evaluates the wide range of benefits that local,
clean, customer-owned power provides to customers, the utility, and the public at large.
Sincerely,
Tamra Bieber
2405 N 15th
BOISE, ID 83702
[e-mail]
[phone]
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From:Donald Shaff
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Comments Case IPC-E-21-21
Date:Thursday, November 18, 2021 2:58:10 PM
Attachments:PUC Case IPC-E-21-21 Comments.pdf
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commission, My name is Donald Shaff. I own a home in Boise at the address shown below and was fortunate to have the means to begin a solar panel project on my rooftop on October 19, 2019. I am also fortunate to have my net metering with Idaho Power Company (IPC) grandfathered as provided in an earlier IPC rate case before the PUC. I write to you today about the Idaho Power initiating a Multi-Phase Collaborative Process for the Study of Costs, Benefits, and Compensation of Net Excess Energy Associated with Customer On-Site Generation (Study). There is a lot to consider in this Study, and the stakes are high. Our climate and health will be impacted by this Study. Green jobs for Idahoans and our state economy will be effected by the Study. I fail to understand how IPC can devise and complete this Study in a neutral capacity when it is clear that a particular outcome(s) would be of great benefit to them. In an earlier IPC solar rate case before th e PUC an IPC spokesman asserted independent solar producers were subsidized by non-solar IPC customers. Such comments make clear IPC cannot both devise and conduct an unbiased and fair Study. I urge you to issue this path by requiring IPC hire an independent, unbiased, and qualified third party to create and complete a transparent Study. Otherwise, IPC devising the Study would be the proverbial fox guarding the hen house. I installed solar because it was something I could personally do to help mitigate the devastating consequences of climate change and contribute to the IPC power grid and avoid the construction costs by IPC to supply more load to meet increasing future customer demand. My solar system has performed beautifully, and I have the added benefit of lowering my traditional power consumption and energy costs. By ensuring fairness in the process upfront, the PUC Order will go a long way toward providing a fair, long term, equitable solution for all of us in Idaho.
Donald Shaff 4552 N Foothill Drive Boise ID 83703 [e-mail]
From:PUCWeb Notification
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Notice: A comment was submitted to PUCWeb
Date:Thursday, November 18, 2021 1:00:07 PM
The following comments were submitted via PUCWeb:
Name: Donald Kemper
Submission Time: Nov 18 2021 12:03PMEmail: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]Address: 1821 Edgecliff Terrace
Boise, ID 83702
Name of Utility Company: retired
Case ID: IPC-E-21-21
Comment: "Dear Commissioners: My interest is in a climate solution but please read on. I put28 solar panels atop my Boise home in January 2021 to be a part of a solution. What comes
next tells more of my story. From 6 to 7 PM on June 30, 2021 was the all-time peak hour ofusage for Idaho Power. (from their website) On that day Idaho Power appealed to all Idaho
Power users to reduce the load at least until 9PM. During that hour 16% of the load responsecame from the Jim Bridger and Valmy coal plants providing 593 mws of power and pumping
almost 600 tons of CO2 into our American air in a single hour. (from Idaho Power engineerShelby McNeilly’s response to my inquiry.) (attached) During that same hour my rooftop solar
contributed an excess of .45 kwhs to the grid and saved Idaho Power from buying still morepower from the open market although my excess, alone, was not enough to reduce the CO2
emissions. I invested in solar to help reduce emissions and feel proud that I’m on the righttrack. However, I received zero benefit for the contribution made and for the cost savings it
delivered to Idaho Power. My request: Please require Idaho Power’s “Study” to include fourthings: 1. An analysis of how expanded levels of co-generation could speed a reduction in
coal-powered outputs and CO2 pollution from the Jim Bridger and Valmy plants. 2. Ananalysis projecting the cost of peak-load power over the next 10 years and the cost savings that
would come to Idaho Power should co-generation be dramatically increased. 3. An analysis ofhow fairly reimbursing co-generators for their peak-load contributions might speed co-
generation growth and help Idaho Power reach its 100% clean energy goal sooner. 4. Asensitivity analysis assuming a potential carbon tax ranging from $15-250/ton of CO2
emissions. Thank you for hearing my requests. Coal, oil and gas-powered electricity isreducing our quality of life through forest fires, storms, droughts and sea level rise. The public
trusts the PUC to make hard, long-term decisions. There is not a moment to lose in the race tostop a far greater climate disaster. Co-generation by home owners and irrigators can be a part
of the solution—particularly if it can speed the end of Idaho Power’s coal-fired power.Sincerely, Don Kemper Boise, Idaho 83702 Note 1: the following is an exerpt from
McNeilly’s 9/3/21 email: "On June 30th for the 6:00 PM hour, our data shows that Bridgerand Valmy produced approximately 593 MW; our coal plants produce about 1 ton of CO2 per
MWh, so we saw approximately 593 tons of CO2 emitted." Note 2: the 16% from coal at the6PM 6/30/21 hour was calculated as 593/3745MW = .159 where an Idaho Power news release
reported 3745 MW for the hour as an all-time high."
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Name: Paul CooperriderSubmission Time: Nov 18 2021 12:04PM
Email: [e-mail]: 208-375-8591
Address: 8690 W. Atwater Dr.Garden City, ID 83714
Name of Utility Company: Idaho Power
Case ID: IPC-E-21-21
Comment: "As an owner of a residential PV system, I ask that the PUC carefully consider
their obligation to consumers and ratepayers in a systemic way. While it is true that PV systemowners benefit from the infrastructure to transmit power to and from their homes, they also
provide significant benefit to the power grid as a whole. It is imperative that the PUCrecognize these benefits and scrutinize the methodology for assigning the Value of Solar in
this case. In Case IPC-E-21-21, Idaho Power has laid out six variables to consider under theExport Credit Rate (ECR). Five of those would articulate the avoided costs to Idaho Power
and, by extension, benefit their ratepayers. I urge the Commission to listen to intervenors andother interested parties to ensure that methodologies used to assess those avoided costs are
rational and fair. In Case IPC-E-18-15, Idaho Power had included a seventh variable, theenvironmental benefit to the public from having a cleaner air, water and sustainable land use
from the installation of renewables such as solar. As the PUC has an obligation to look afterthe interests of the consuming public, I urge the Commission to reinsert this factor back into
the study and eventually into the process for determining the Value of Solar. I thank theCommission for their attention to this matter and for considering the input of the consumers,
ratepayers and those who own small distributed energy generation systems. "
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Name: Daniel MoncayoSubmission Time: Nov 18 2021 12:31PM
Email: [e-mail]: 208-585-8898
Address: 277 Jill DriveRexburg, ID 83440
Name of Utility Company: Rocky Mountain Power
Case ID: IPC-E-21-21
Comment: "I want to see a well-designed incentive program in place for distributed solar. The
study should take into account the long-term impact of climate change on the pricing ofelectricity and incentives provided to all stakeholders to lower greenhouse emissions and
increase network robustness. In addition, the study currently being conducted should be madeaccessible to the public and clearly explained to all stakeholders. The right of each potential
individual electricity generator to be treated fairly and in equal regard to the larger interest isparamount. "