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Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness; Ed Howell
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A Comment from Morgan Ercanbrack follows:
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Case Number: PIe -i£-Df(-O'1
Name: Morgan Ercanbrack
Address: 3187 W. Arimo Rd.
City: Arimo
State: Idaho
Zip: 83214
Daytime Telephone: [phone]
Contact E-Mail: mor an ercanbrac amis. com Name of Utility Company: Rocky Mountain Power Add
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Please describe your comment briefly:
Rocky Mountain Power is requesting a 4.73 percent increase to residential power users.
Rocky Mountain Power just barely increased its rates roughly a year ago. They say that
increases in demand necessitate a rate increase. They fail to mention that increases in
demand translation to increases in their revenue. Investments Rocky Mountain Power makes to
increase the infrastructure so they can provide more power to more customers should be
amortized over a long period of time. When residential growth subsides in Idaho ( as it is,currently doing) and the infrastructure is in place~ and no new substations etc. have to be
built~ Rocky Mountain Power will have a larger revenue stream to pay for the infrastructure.
Hence a rate increase isn't justified. If they get a rate increase now~ based on past growth~
when growth subsides will they cut their rates? I think not. Gi ven the current state of the
economy and with ordinary citizens struggling just to pay their heating bills. It is out of
the question that Rocky Mountain Power should get a rate increase! Rocky Mountain Power may
have to tighten their belts like everyone else and every other industry. If Rocky Mountain
Power wants to increase rates~ let the public examine the pay of their executives and their
bonuses ~ perks ~ and see if an adj ustment there would help them contain costs . Utilities
shouldn't be exempt from the belt tightening and fiscal frugality that every other company
and individual has to undergo. These are very tough times! NO INCREASE to Rocky Mountain
Power!
The form submitted on http://www.puc.idaho.gov/forms/ipuc1/ipuc.html
IP address is 207.141.5.253
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