20230912Comments_2.pdf

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The following comment was submited via PUCWeb:

Name: Jamie Furniss
Submission Time: Sep 11 2023 9:21PM
Email: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]
Address: 25 W Sheepskin Rd
Pocatello, ID 83202

Name of U�lity Company: Idaho power

Case ID: IPC-E-23-14

Comment: "I invested in solar panels less than a year ago. I feel that I should be grandfathered into the
$5 a month power bill, as I was not informed of upcoming changes that would effect my account.
Thank you."
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The following comment was submited via PUCWeb:

Name: Aaron Price
Submission Time: Sep 12 2023 11:37AM
Email: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]
Address: W Tall Prairie Dr
Meridian, ID 83642

Name of U�lity Company: Idaho Power

Case ID: IPC-E-23-14

Comment: "To whom it may concern,
The purpose of this comment is to share my posi�on of opposi�on to case number IPC-E-23-14.

The current net metering structure in place is beneficial to both customer and Idaho Power. A win-win
strategy such as this is cri�cal during this �me of global environmental crisis. More ac�on is needed to
encourage renewable energy genera�on, not less renewable energy. The proposed changes will be
received as nega�ve and ul�mately disincen�vize customers from making these much needed
investments.

Per Idaho Power's 2022 annual report, 19.9% of the year's energy mix came from coal with an addi�onal
12.6% coming from natural gas. With 32.5% of Idaho Power's total energy mix coming from fossil fuels it
seems incredibly hypocri�cal and dripping of marke�ng-speak to use terms such as clean or green. The
IPUC should direct Idaho Power to seek solu�ons, not restraints such as project caps to solve problems.

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I urge the IPUC to commission an independent report. The conflict of interests can not be ignored of
asking Idaho Power to generate a report which is then used as a reference to validate requests to cost
increases.

I would ask the IPUC to have Idaho Power share how much costs will decrease for non-genera�ng
customers? Idaho Power's communica�on in an email with the subject "Proposed changes to the
compensa�on structure for on-site genera�on (ID19545) states customers without solar are subsidizing
self-genera�ng customers. Were the requested changes go through, with no cost changes to non-solar
customers, Idaho Powers profits would increase which as a government controlled monopoly, is not in
the best interest of the public.

Thank you,
Aaron Price
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