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Friday, March 20, 2009 10:34 AM
Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness; Ed Howell
PUC Comment Form
A Comment from TIMOTHY SHURTZ follows:
Case Number: PAC-E-08-07
Name: TIMOTHY SHURTZ
Address: 411 SOUTH MAIN
City: FIRTH
State: IDAHO
Zip: 83236
Daytime Telephone: [phone] EX 115
Contact E-Mail: ti~idahosupreme.com
Name of Utility Company: rocky mountain power Add "to Mailing List: yes
Please describe your comment briefly:
Honorable comissioners once again I would like to thank you for coming to Shelly last
tuesday. After the hearing I did some thinking on what I said during the hearing. I think I
My not have hit to hard on the issue of rather some of the large power customers would
survive the proposed rate increase. I would ask that when you look at this proposed
settelment. You do it in the light of what possible economic damage it could do to this class
of customer If it does cause them to cut back or cease operations it could cost the state
economy and Rocky Mountain Power to suffer loss of customers in all class 's. One type of
customer I know is having problems is the Potato Processing customer. The Basic American
Plant in Shelly has already laid off workers becuase of production Cost. I also know that
other plants are cutting their cost as well to try make it in these tough times. If these
increase in rates cause more cutbacks it could hurt every class of customer of Rocky Mountain
Power. It would also efect the entire Idaho Economy from farm Prices to tax revenues. Please
keep this in mind when you look at this settelment
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