20220511Comments(12)_12.pdf

From:PUCWeb Notification
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Notice: A comment was submitted to PUCWeb
Date:Wednesday, May 11, 2022 10:00:08 AM
The following comment was submitted via PUCWeb:
Name: Cornelia Sprung
Submission Time: May 11 2022 9:49AMEmail: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]Address: 3600 Trail Cir
Boise, ID 83704
Name of Utility Company: Idaho Power
Case ID: IPC-E-21-40
Comment: "I am an Idaho Power customer living in Boise and I am concerned about climate change. We need clean energy, but we also need to consider social justice and sustainable
communities when developing new resources. I want Idaho Power to work with community groups to create a community owned solar program in which customers can subscribe to solar
arrays that are not owned or controlled by the utility. Community owned solar is beneficial because it increases clean energy and keeps the financial benefits of that clean energy within
the communities where the solar is located. It also promotes resiliency on the grid through distributed generation. Please direct Idaho Power to work with community groups to develop a
true community owned solar program."
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From: Shannon Ansley <[e-mail]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2022 8:09:57 PM
To: [e-mail] <[e-mail]>
Cc: Maria Barratt-Riley <[e-mail]>
Subject: Comments on the costs and benefits study for the export credit rate for residential solar
installations
Thank you for hosting the May 2 workshop at which you and your staff presented the plan for your study
of calculating the export credit rate for power generated by residential solar installations.
My comments are:
1. Every Idaho Power customer knows that Idaho Power does not like residential solar.
2. It is disingenuous for Idaho Power to try to discourage residential solar by attempting to reduce
credit for non-legacy on-site generation systems and then in the same breath say that you are a
company that cares about climate change impacts.
3. Your presentation was highly technical and difficult for the average person to understand which
leads one to the conclusion that your study will not result in a fair or equitable assessment of the
value of on-site generated solar. "Keep it technical to keep the comments to a minimum" seemed
to be the point of the presentation.
4. While I respect the Idaho Power staff and their engineering skills, I also understand their "golden
handcuffs" when responding to questions and designing the study on the value of residential solar.
5. As an Idaho Power customer, locked into the system and without options, I expect honesty,
integrity, fairness, and unobscured/transparent evaluation in your study.
Best regards,
Shannon Ansley
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Shannon
From:PUCWeb Notification
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Notice: A comment was submitted to PUCWeb
Date:Wednesday, May 11, 2022 11:00:09 AM
The following comment was submitted via PUCWeb:
Name: Bruce Connery
Submission Time: May 11 2022 10:04AMEmail: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]Address: 7812 S 4500 W
Victor, ID 83455
Name of Utility Company: Fall River Electric Cooperative
Case ID: IPC-E-21-40
Comment: "I am writing as a concerned citizen of Idaho about electrical services provided toIdahoans. My name is Bruce Connery and I live in Teton Valley and receive power from Fall
River Electric Cooperative (FREC). Our community is struggling with the issues of fairness orthe "haves" and the "have-nots" as Teton County becomes the working person's bedroom
community for Jackson Wyoming. Electricity to power businesses and support families is oneof the issues. FREC works to help its members, have or have-nots, but they are not overly
supportive of clean energy unless they own and manage it. They recently built a small solararray that members can buy into (~shares), but they retain control. The option to receive some
electricity from a solar generating system is good, however it maintains the large (i.e., IdahoPower) and medium (regional - FREC) company (monopoly) approach of providing electricity
to Idahoans. It is for this reason I would like to see the Public Utility Commission (PUC)support - direct electric companies (whatever size or location in Idaho) to work with
communities, or groups in communities, to investigate and decide about the best communityelectricity service for them. I believe community or community group solar programs are one,
possibly a very good, system that would allow the users (citizens) to support or buy into to acommunity solar system that is owned or controlled by them and works with the utility. Green
energy, whatever the source (solar, wind, etc.), that a group or community imagines andcreates benefits all community members because it is clean (few if any pollutants), supports at
least a few jobs, and is locally administered benefitting all living in the community. It alsosupports the electric company through payments to their grid operation and maintenance as
well as resiliency throughout the local and much larger connected grid system. Givingresidents (electric users-consumers) the ability to work with electric companies on generating
and providing electricity allows everyone to be involved in building a healthier environmentfor ALL to live, work, and play in along with supporting electric companies and local
businesses and careers. It puts residents, from small communities to bigger towns and evencities to be partners with power companies in building and sustaining an equitable power
system along with an environment the residents, community, and company desire. ALL wouldcome away as winners. I am asking for your support in directing electric companies to be open
to and work with residents and community groups wanting to first explore and possiblydevelop community owned solar systems for their communities or areas. Doing so will build
partnerships that build a better future of energy security and safe healthy environments for allIdahoans while not hurting electric companies or other business opportunities. Thank your for
this opportunity to comment on communities owning solar systems in a working business arrangement with electric providers. Bruce & Judy Connery "
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From:Lynne Barker
To:Jan Noriyuki
Cc:[e-mail]; [e-mail]; Williams, Alison; [e-mail]
Subject:Case No. IPC-E-21-40: Comments from the Blaine County Clean Energy Coalition
Date:Wednesday, May 11, 2022 12:04:06 PM
Attachments:IPC-E-21-40_Comments Blaine County Clean Energy Coalition.pdf
Dear Commission Secretary:

Please find attached written comments regarding Case No. IPC-E-21-40: Idaho Power
Company’s Application To Expand Optional Customer Clean Energy Offerings Through The
Clean Energy Your Way Program. The comments are submitted on behalf of Blaine County and
the City of Bellevue, City of Hailey, and City of Ketchum, Idaho, hereinafter collectively referred
to as the “Parties”. The comments explain the Parties general support for this Application while
at the same time urging the Commission and the Company to evaluate proposed costs to
ensure programs are not cost prohibitive and to consider changes that will better ensure the
Parties and other small, rural Idaho communities have an opportunity to participate in the
programs.

Regards,
Lynne Barker Lynne BarkerSustainability ManagerBlaine County, IDTel: 208-788-6941Cell: [e-mail]

From:PUCWeb Notification
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Notice: A comment was submitted to PUCWeb
Date:Wednesday, May 11, 2022 9:00:06 AM
The following comments were submitted via PUCWeb:
Name: Martha S Bibb
Submission Time: May 11 2022 8:16AMEmail: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]Address: 810 CD Olena Dr
Hailey, ID 83333
Name of Utility Company: Idaho Power
Case ID: IPC-E-21-40
Comment: "Thank you for the opportunity to submit comments about the Upcoming review ofIdaho Power's power delivery. I would like to advocate for Community Solar projects. This
would benefit many lower income residents who are unfairly burdened by IP rate structure.They pay an unfairly high proportion of their income for power. They are the very group who
either rents or owns homes that are less well insulate and may have older heating systems andappliances and therefore need more energy to stay warmed to run their households.
Community solar programs would benefit this group allowing them to enroll in locallycontrolled solar and renewable systems that are not just profit motivated like the shareholder
owned monopoly Idaho Power. Idaho Power would still get paid for their investment indistribution infrastructure. Locally owned distributed renewable energy sources would add to
resilience if there was a battery backup system so that customers who rely on power, likeCPAP or BIPAP users whose lives depend on power, would have the assurance that their
systems would continue to be powered. Locally owned clean renewable energy would reducethe need to construct long distance power lines which we have all seen in California contribute
to wildfire generation and spread depriving citizens of any power. The loss of homes fromthese huge power company-caused wildfires is contributing to the loss of housing for
thousands of citizens right when we are already in a housing crisis. Power companies need toinvest in very expensive bonds and insurance to compensate people for the losses they create.
This raises power costs for the very people who are at risk from the company caused fires.How can this be equitable, fair? Please ask Idaho Power to allow citizens to have some local
control of their energy sources. It's fair and it's the need for the future as we transition toelectric vehicles which will require huge new sources of power. Thank you, Dr. Martha S.
Bibb 810 CD Olena Dr. Hailey, ID 83333 "
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Name: Ruth MerrillSubmission Time: May 11 2022 8:39AM
Email: [e-mail]: 208-949-3931
Address: 2047 South Broxon StreetBoise, ID 83705
Name of Utility Company: Idaho Power
Case ID: IPC-E-21-40
Comment: "My name is Ruth Merrill and I am an Idaho Power customer living in Boise. I am
retired after a career working with immigrants and newly arrived refugees to assist their transition to community members with language and cultural instruction. I own my house and
live primarily on social security retirement benefits. Additions to the house for solar, even passive solar are out of my income bracket. Though the support and expansion of green energy
is imperative to me so I support the production of green energy through my monthly bill. But I am very concerned that as a community, we need to invest in solar to become more energy
independent and just for all the members of the community. I want Idaho Power to work with community groups to create a community owned solar program in which customers can
subscribe to solar arrays that are not owned or controlled by the utility. Community owned solar is beneficial because it increases clean energy and keeps the financial benefits of that
clean energy within the communities where the solar is located. It also promotes resiliency on the grid through distributed generation. I care about these issues because we must take every
opportunity to utilize solar energy, create jobs and make the benefits available to the community. Please direct Idaho Power to work with community groups to develop a true
community owned solar program. "
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From:PUCWeb Notification
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Notice: A comment was submitted to PUCWeb
Date:Wednesday, May 11, 2022 7:00:14 AM
The following comments were submitted via PUCWeb:
Name: Brian Sturges
Submission Time: May 10 2022 7:23PMEmail: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]Address: 931 CD Olena Dr.
Hailey, ID 83333
Name of Utility Company: Idaho Power
Case ID: IPC-E-21-40
Comment: "I strongly urge the commission to set in place a mechanism to develop communityowned solar generation program. "
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Name: Michael Larkin
Submission Time: May 10 2022 7:06PMEmail: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]Address: 7505 W. Portneuf Rd
Pocatello, ID 83204
Name of Utility Company: Idaho Power
Case ID: IPC-E-21-40
Comment: "Please consider the ability of Idaho Power to develop some means of allowingcommunity solar projects for people with low income. Many of these folks do not have the
space for solar panels on their homes, or they live in rental units that do not have solar panels.Also encourage Idaho Power to allow battery backup systems that could benefit the
community solar projects and benefit Idaho Power during peak load times. Thank You"
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Name: Janet AbromeitSubmission Time: May 10 2022 7:27PM
Email: [e-mail]: 208-720-1984
Address: 931 CD OlenaHailey, ID 83333
Name of Utility Company: Idaho Power
Case ID: IPC-E-21-40
Comment: "I strongly support a mechanism to develop a community owned solar generation
system for Idaho in conjunction with Idaho Power. "
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Name: Shannon AnsleySubmission Time: May 10 2022 7:42PM
Email: [e-mail]: 208-220-2851
Address: 424 S 7TH AVEPOCATELLO, ID 83201-5816
Name of Utility Company: Idaho Power
Case ID: IPC-E-21-40
Comment: "My name is Shannon Ansley and I am an Idaho Power customer living in
Pocatello, Idaho. I live in a 110-year old home listed on the Historic Register near the ISUcampus and am unable to put solar panels on my home because of large old trees, old-house
structural issues, and esthetic/historic reasons. I want to have the option of buying into acommunity solar network so that I can contribute to the fight against global warming and
climate change effects without having to cut trees, ruin the historical aesthetic of my home, orhave to replace my roof structure. I respectfully ask that the IPUC require Idaho Power to
work with community groups to create a community-owned solar program in which customerscan subscribe to solar arrays that are not owned or controlled by the utility. This is called
virtual net metering and it is already being done in other states such as California,Connecticut, Colorado, Delaware, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Maine, Maryland, New
Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington D.C., andWisconsin. So, you can see that virtual net metering (community-owned solar) taking off in
this country. Please keep Idaho on the forefront of energy independence and personal choice.Virtual net metering is beneficial because it increases clean energy and keeps the financial
benefits of that clean energy within the communities where the solar is located. It alsopromotes resiliency on the grid through distributed generation. I care about these issues
because as an Idahoan, I want to exercise my personal choice for power supplying my homeand not be under complete control of a power company that does not let me make personal
choices and sets unfair rates for solar energy producers. We are in Idaho, for Pete's sake, andpersonal choice should extend to everyone and everything. Please direct Idaho Power to work
with community groups to develop a true community-owned solar program. Best regards,Shannon Ansley "
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Name: Alycia Bean
Submission Time: May 10 2022 11:48PMEmail: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]Address: 511 Britton Lane
Moscow, ID 83843
Name of Utility Company: Avista
Case ID: IPC-E-21-40
Comment: "I commend Idaho Power's proposal for Clean Energy Your Way. As a professional in climate mitigation work, I am eager to see more options for customers from
renewable energy sources. However, many consumers, like myself are not able to purchase my own solar panels. Having small-scale solar distributed generation in our communities and the
opportunity for community ownership of these projects would benefit Idahoans. Community ownership will ensure that profits from electric generation are reinvested in our communities
in Idaho - increasing job creation and economic benefits. The need for viable clean energy projects is paramount. I urge you to require Idaho Power to permit other entities to install and
own solar arrays and provide and support mechanisms for third-party subscription for community members. We must consider the needs of low-income customers and community
solar projects will provide opportunity to support clean energy and promote energy resiliency at the local level. Please direct Idaho Power to work with community groups to develop a true
community owned solar program. Thank you for your time and attention to this important matter."
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Name: Elizabeth Roberts
Submission Time: May 10 2022 9:54PMEmail: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]Address: 1351 N Mansfield Pl
Eagle , ID 83616
Name of Utility Company: Idaho Power
Case ID: IPC-E-21-40
Comment: "I am greatly concerned about climate change and I urge you to adopt policies that will increase our use of clean electricity. I am convinced that community solar subscription
programs should be adopted in Idaho. Community solar will allow low income consumers to afford solar-produced electricity. We need all consumers to use clean electricity, not just those
with higher incomes. Community solar has worked well on other states and we need to use it in Idaho. We need to move quickly because the climate is changing quickly. Please work with
community groups to develop community solar subscription programs. Allow permits for entities other than Idaho Power to own solar arrays, and provide a mechanism for community
members to subscribe for the energy produced by these arrays. Thank you for considering my comment. "
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