20230906Comments_5.pdf

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The following comment was submited via PUCWeb:

Name: Dave Driscoll
Submission Time: Sep 6 2023 11:13AM
Email: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]
Address: 475 Rice St.
Blackfoot, ID 83221

Name of U�lity Company: Idaho Power

Case ID: IPC-E-23-14

Comment: "I am the owner of AgriSolar. This announcement from IP WILL DEVASTATE my new business.
PLEASE stop this!!!"
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The following comment was submited via PUCWeb:

Name: Dennis Wagner
Submission Time: Sep 6 2023 12:08PM
Email: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]
Address: 3580 Georgia Lane
Ammon, ID 83406

Name of U�lity Company: Rocky Mountain Power

Case ID: IPC-E-23-14

Comment: "Stop Screwing over people who are trying to save the planet!"
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The following comments were submited via PUCWeb:

Name: Robert Frame-Christensen
Submission Time: Sep 6 2023 1:26PM
Email: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]
Address: 1441 Lakeview Dr.
Pocatello, ID 83201

Name of U�lity Company: Idaho Power

Case ID: IPC-E-23-14
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Comment: "I am opposed to Idaho Power's NET METERING CHANGES. They are detrimental to the
conversion from regular metering and solar produc�on. It also runs contrary to the Infla�on Reduc�on
Act 's goals. "

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Name: Nola Cates
Submission Time: Sep 6 2023 1:46PM
Email: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]
Address: 154 Ellsworth Road
Pocatello, Id 83202

Name of U�lity Company: Idaho Power

Case ID: IPC-E-23-14

Comment: "My comment concerns my solar panels. When I invested in solar panels, I was not made
aware of the any proposed changes being considered by the Idaho Public U�li�es. I was told my power
bill would be $5 a month. Those of us that invested in solar power, which was recommended by Idaho
Power, and was not informed of the proposed change, should be grandfathered in the current price and
not have to pay the new billing system prices. "
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-----Original Message-----
From: Martha Bibb <[e-mail]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 6, 2023 1:54 PM
To: Jan Noriyuki <[e-mail]>
Subject: IP new rate structures IPC-E-23-14

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Dear Public U�li�es Commissioners,

I am a roof top solar owner and power generator. My panels went up in 2017 so I have been
“grandfathered” into a favorable rate structure un�l now. I invested in solar because I felt that it was the
right thing to do for the greater good. I am a middle income re�red person. I am also old so I had not
expected to “recoup” my investment in clean energy but I had hoped to maintain a fairly reasonable and
affordable rate for the power that I return to the Idaho Power grid. And of course my panels face south
as was recommended in 2017 because that captures the most sunlight for the greatest number of
months per year.
I feel that there are several issues confron�ng us at this �me.
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Solar compensa�on rates are going to be reduced. This will discourage lower income families and
businesses from inves�ng in solar.
The hours of genera�on that are fairly compensated factors into considera�on when figuring rates. This
penalizes early solar investors like myself.
Many factors were ignored and despite Idaho Power’s opinion about the importance of those factors,
there is ample data to support the health costs of not going to clean power. The environmental costs are
huge-climate change is real and is fueled(no pun intended) by burning fossil fuel.
Long dangling above ground transmission line are extremely dangerous and cause fatal wildfires.
Idaho Power’s rate structure informa�on is very difficult to understand. Or were there just so many
corporate employees working to build their plan that the informa�on was not brought into a simple,
understandable and predictable format? Has this been done inten�onally?
We need to have fewer opportuni�es for this corporate monopoly to change our rate structure. It is too
unpredictable, �me consuming and complicated to keep coming back to this every year or two!

I understood that the Public U�li�es Commission is supposed to protect ci�zens from unfair prac�ces by
our power company. We really need protec�on from unfair prac�ces because we have no other
company to choose from.

Please help us to achieve a simple, fair and predictable energy rate structure.

Martha S. Bibb
810 CD Olena Dr
3Hailey, ID 83333
503 539-886
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