20070815Comment.pdf

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needs to begin to takeresponsifuility:fGf;
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~eve~al wiQd:-P..9~~r entr~:po'Yer systeII1S, am! coal, ,:to Idaho s? de~cendah1:s. There,,wiUmQstpreneur:sw:ho,w~rell1vesting plants;
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to takeresponsll:~lhtyJQrJh~. ".,l~ppelUUY, ,u..ere ,m ' e manymoreW1n.l!I.~
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agieementsWithwind-power descendants., There will
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pro~ucers whoseprpjects most likely belJo fu~re'
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were substitIltfally comple't-hydro projects but, hopeful- favorable wind studies com-ea. Unfortunately, several ly; tlu~re will be many more' pleted that should be
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, otherpO.ten11alwihd~power' Wind, geothermalaijdsoi~ ' acceptable. Idaho Power isihvestofs:ar~ still subjecttoa projects.EV~JJ.thoUgh these worried abolltthei;eli~bilitymoratQririm peIldingI~VC ~nd - power ~l(oj~~tsJIlay' "OfWin.d powc:;r~dw~ts theresponses to Id$ps utility, IncreaSe' the cost ofthe proYlder toguarant~(J any.suppUersw-hohave request'- Infnlstructureto Idaho,
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shortfaIls.Evenhyd~hJacill~ed additionalrt1J.es and .
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' Power, Idaho Power. should' ties are affected by::Motherrestricti6IIs be applied to '
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not solely think~bo:tifits Nature. If shedoesop.ot futUre WindproViders.Satijy, financial bottom lilie and "coopel(ate,the wind ~is del~YIIlay ~aveaueady th~e(f~ct aredI!cQ.on lQ ,net ' :i)l ()Vid~rs) Will sllffednthe ''created' oriebankniptcy,incoIriemay nave on Its
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/futuremoretharHpaho,anlohgtlieseiiivestors: ' 'shan~holders.theIPUC ' Power, which will purchase HistorlcalIy;'id!lhoPq",er 'should se:ndldaho Power ,il outsideP9~er or' come baclc\hasaIlowedhydrop.QweT messagethat inhibiting the . ,to the IPPGWith a rate
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p~()je~1:HlJh~9,k;~P1:qa. 'pr9Jif~rat~onof p,ppution
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increase request. lithe IPUCp(jwet;g~jd;.Nqw,Wh~p:'
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. 'fl#:ehergy!il)\Jlftis:!.Jy:t;Ijiij.g grantsldahQPowel( thesepowerCO~1:snavefirially
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to p'assti'lfdughitsexOrbiC" and,otheriestrictiveincreased eriongnto attract tanthook"upcosts will ' r~quests, lahiJ~arful that themore tha.n'ailticipated reduce~e financial Incen- pnJfit incentivefprgreennfunb(Jrofiridependent ,live of wind and 'solar , energy will evaporate andentrepreheurs~coupledwith 'providersto deyelop polIu- Idaho wjlIsyifer greatIyin ,stateandfederal incentives, tion-free proJ~cts. 'theJongt~rrn.lr1'St*e of
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Idaho Power appears tallow , IdahQPower is requesting what Idaho Power says, it is
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look~t th~sen,eWelltrepre-
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" We, theconsirn1ihgpqblic,whiIestilIhaibodng desires ' investot"Ylllalready have a , ,should be protected~ythe'of establishing its ownWind- solid busihess plan with:, "IPUC fromunfairpr~cticesof '
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monopolistkpow;eJ:; ,;
proVidersand"inretuin,
receive r~I1able;s~~fl#d lo.w
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The Publi~ Utility
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R~gli1atoryPoliqie$:J\c~()f, ,
1978 law, iptEmded th&! the: .
(Jnefgyrhtes ()(ferE:~tq,pIt(~ .vale. provip.~fS:by1,1tilfWfqm"
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p roduter,~dWwas 'irl.t~hd-ed t~c;!Ac~f#;~~~inor~pm
auction ofei):YP'onQ;i~ntall.Y
fi;iendly €~rciaIEilJe~gy
prodllctio,ij'as ii'rrieari~(,f):
, reducin.g'enUssionsand
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deperidelIc'e:otlothe~ hiua""
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Even ,ti1Ollghthel'PUC'1) ,rulillg maYhe,diffic~lt,;I "
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hope thatitwilfbe ljased
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goal, Ifwe'mldahp!1aveto, pay more f()rtfj.i~ .typ~ef"green" eller~ ta1n~qll1g,
sho~lder lIlY slj~eqf,tp.at,
burden as long aSUtiahp
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Power shouldersifs sbiit.e
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Steve Kohntoppis. a resi"
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