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Tuesday, September 11 , 200711:21 AM
Tonya Clark; Jean Jewell; Gene Fadness; Ed Howell
PUC Comment/Inquiry Form
A Comment from Gerald Fleischman follows:
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Case Number: IPC-E-07-04, PAC-E-07-07, PAC-E-07-13, AVU-E-07-02
Name: Gerald Fleischman
Address: 11535 W. Hazeldale Ct.
City: Boise
State: Idaho
Zip: 83713
Home Telephone: [phone]Contact E-Mail: gfleisch98 6~hotmail. com
Name of Utility Company: Idaho Power Company,Add to Mailing List:
Please describe your question or comment briefly:
Good rulings on these cases. It seems rediculous from the perspective of getting a
renewable energy resource in Idaho to restrict how close they can be together. The wind is
where it is. That seems to be something the utilities do not seem to appreciate. If wind
power could be anywhere and generate anytime, it would be. Wind is what it is. But it is
also an indigeneous energy resource, soenthing that seems to have little extra value toour utili ties.
Also, on the time of day rates paid to generators, this is good as it works in the right
direction toward encouraging energy storage. Wind and energy storage can substitute for
any other energy generating resource, and the Idaho Energy Division has now identified
over 16,000 MW of good wind sites in Idaho. Should we use that or should we get coal
energy from out of state or should be be neutral to this question as the utilities seem to
be. It is interesting that a utility that is named after the state has no chauvinismtoward it.
The form submited on http://www.puc.idaho.gov/forms/ipucl/ipuc.html
IP address is 164.165.96.
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