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Monday, October 200710:08AM
Tonya Clark; Jean Jewell; Gene Fadness; Ed Howell
PUC Comment/Inquiry Form
A Comment from Charles E. WOOD follows:
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Case Number: PAC-E-07-05
Name: Charles E. WOODAddress: 5969 W.arco Hwy.
City: Idaho Falls
State: Idaho
Zip: 83402
Home Telephone: [phone]
Contact E-Mail: wcowelkl0msn. com
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Please describe your question or comment briefly:
I would hope the commission would denyth~()rat~ hike, our average bill used to be about$112.00 per month, since the credit was taken aw~y and is still in court our average bill
is now about $165.00 per month. There is only my wife and myself in our household, if you
check the past bill's we used more electricity and it was a lot cheaper, when you call to
complain you get a very good song and dance story but it sure dosen ' t change your bill.
People can t keep paying more, as the companies keep getting richer and richer at our
expense.
The form submited on http://www.puc.idaho.gov/forms/ipuci/ipuc.htmi
IP address is 70.56.202.
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Wednesday, October 31 20076:48 AM
Tanya Clark; Jean Jewell; Gene Fadness; Ed Howell
PUG Comment/Inquiry Form
A Comment from Ruth & Brian Kremer follows:
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Case Number: Rocky Mt. Power/rate increase request
Name: Ruth & Brian KremerAddress: 163 North Lloyd Circle
Ci ty: Idaho Falls
State: Idaho
Zip: 83402
Home Telephone: [phone]
Contact E-Mail: antiques20onewest. net
Name of Utili ty comp~ Rocky Mountain Power
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Please describe your question or comment briefly:
Concerning the proposed rate increase by Rocky Mountain Power we wish to add our
comments:
We own residential property located at 11423 E. Ririe Highway in Jefferson County. We have
struggled with the last increase by this utility which eliminated BPA credit and increased
our power bill by double in just this past year. We are members of the ever growing baby
boomer generation retirees and now live on a very strict budget... and this segment of our
population is only going to enlarge in the coming years. We are unable to ask for more
retirement money to meet our day to day cost of living, unlike every business in America,
and with a fixed income are finding that providing the mere essentials of cost of living
is taxing our reserves. Everywhere we turn cost is increasing. Where does this all end? We
would certainly like to pass the ever-increasing costs of our day to day expenses on to
someone else, but of course that is impossible. We both strongly urge you to let the
management of Rocky Mountain Power find areas of internal waste wi thin their own company
to eliminate in order to stay within their budeting costs, rather than always pass the
money concern on to their customers. This was our greatest fear when the Co. purchased
this utility with the then assurance that they would stay wi thin Utah Power s customer
guidelines ad cost factors... it is apparent that the more money RMP receives, the more
they desire. Somewhere the buck needs to stop and we agree it is time for the power
company to function within its own budget increase of last year and let the buck stop at
their doorstep. It is lame to hear that with the increasing customer base (particularly
from new housing in previously all farm areas) the cost is increasing. Makes one wonder if
the new homeowners do not pay utility bills! Surely this utility has a built-in factor
already in place to recoup installation cost of new customers.
We are asking that the Commission deny this most recent increase petition by Rocky
Mountain Power and rather require them to cut all waste within their company and live
within their current operating budget.
This is an ever rolling wheel.. .with cost increases hitting us from all sides and someone
needs to declare enough is enough.
Thank you for your time and concern.
Ruth & Brian Kremer
The form submited on http://www.puc.idaho.gov/forms/ipucl/ipuc.htmi
IP address is 65.19.217.199
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