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Monday, June 07,20102:44 AM
Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
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A Comment from Carol Beesley follows:
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Case Number: f'Ac. -£-10-0'1
Name: Carol Beesley
Address: 3455 E 200 N
City: Rigby
State: Idaho
Zip: 183442
Daytime Telephone: [phone]
Contact E-Mail: ccbeesle~aol.com
Name of Utility Company: Rocky Mountain
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Please describe your comment briefly:
I am highly concerned about the rate increases proposed for Rocky Mountain Power Company. I
am a time of day user and also an irrigator. These rate increases would effect our family in
a very negative way. What is the reasoning behind this proposal?
The form submitted on http://www . puc. idaho. gov /forms/ipuc1/ipuc. html
IP address is 216.201.66.220
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kaustin2110(ggmail.com
Saturday, June 05, 2010 9:36 AM
Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
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A Comment from Keith L Austin follows:
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Case Number: Electric power asking for 8.0 increase' f/tc--£ -/0 -0 '7
Name : Keith L Austin
Address: 3485 Rich Lane
City: Ammon
State: Idaho
Zip: 83406
Daytime Telephone: [phone]
Contact E-Mail: kaustin2110~mail.com
Name of Utility Company: Rocky Mountain Power Add to Mailing List:~
Please describe your comment briefly:
Why does Rocky Mountain Power Have such a need to raise rates when many others drop thier
rates. Now that there are going to be more wind mills installed on the east bench of Idaho
Falls and Ammon, Rocky Mountain will get less and less patron use of the electricity. Many of
the poor people can not keep on paying for those increases that big companies seem to have to
think that they can' t live without. Why?
Keith Austin
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IP address is 75.174.8.160
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Saturday, June 05,20108:04 AM
Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
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A Comment from Kevin Carlson follows:
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Case Number: Rate increase . fItC-E-IO-O '7
Name: Kevin Carlson
Address: 5566 East 129 North
City: Idaho Falls
State: Idaho
Zip: 83401
Daytime Telephone: [phone]Contact E-Mail: radcon.nrf~gmail.com ~
Name of Utility Company: Rocky Mountain Power Add to Mailing List~
Please describe your comment briefly:
I went on the time of day meter at he suggestion of Rocky Mountain Power to save money on my
power bill. I have an all electric house so saving is important to me.
I was told that because I was using the majority of my power during off peak hours, I' d be
saving large amounts of money to move to the time of day system.
Now it appears that Rocky Mountain Power isn't as interested in helping distribute the
usage! cost of generating power any more. Perhaps it's because so many people have moved to
the cost saving system. Now Rocky Mountain Power isn i t collecting as much revenue from those
customers, so they are now proposing to raise the rate of such thrifty minded customers by
15.7%. While all the other customers, those who aren' t thrift minded or to lazy to engage in
the necessary life style change to conserve power and by going on the time of day system.
Their rate hike is 8%, that equates to almost 1!2 of the proposed hike for those who have
been conserving electricity for all these years. We are now being penalized for CONSERVING
power and now Rocky Mountain Power wants to get the conversationalist to make up the revenuelost due to our power conservation. '
Why should it cost me, (a time of day meter user) more, i.e. 15.7% when I'm using less power
v. s. the regular customer who doesn i t care how much power they use and only raise their rate
by 8%, i.e. wastes power!
Shouldn' t those who work at conservation pay less. After all that is their motivation to use
less power. And to use it when there isn' t as much of demand for it. I have installed timers
on my water heater and dish washer. We don i t take baths during the day. I bought a bigger
water heater so I could get through the ON PEAK times with enough hot water heated through
the night on the OFF PEAK rate. There have been times when I was unable to use hot water
because it was all consumed before the OFF PEAK rated kicked in. I have bought and had
installed timers on my electric baseboard heats. All these costs were done out of my pocket
to help conserve power. In addition to my monthly power bill, hoping that the cost of savings
from the power conserved would off set the cost of my conservation methods. There was no
monetary financial assistance from Rocky Mountain Power to accomplish this. They wanted more
power to sell to wasteful non-conservation minded customers during the peak power usage
times. Now that I have given Rocky Mountain Power what they originally wanted, Rocky Mountain
Power now wants me to carry the financial burden again with a 15.7% rate hike.
My wife does all the dish washing and close washing either early in the morning or late at
night. Every affected appliance has had times placed on them to kick on or off at the
necessary prescribed time to minimize our power usage.
Now Rocky Mountain Power wants me and all the other conservation minded to fork out
additional coats to fill the top executive pockets with huge unjustified bonuses. It is that
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same GREED we saw in the banking industry that caused this nation to slide into our current
recession.
I'm pleading with you, the PUC, to help all of us who are suffering in this tough economy to
protect us from such greedy corporations. Now is not the time to raise power rates just so
top executives can line their pockets while others pockets, which by the way don't have as
much income either, to fill Rocky Mountain Powers! Unemployment benefits are coming to an
end. The number of Idahoans out of work is record braking! Churches and other non-profit
organizations have lost support to assist others in need because there are more in need than
there is to assist those in need. Tell Rocky Mountain Power to suck it up like all the rest
of us have to do. Don't make a all of us suffer so a few executives can line their pockets!
PLEASE!
Have Rocky Mountain Power do the AMERICAN thing and that is help as many as possible out of
this deadly recession. A little sacrifice from EVERYONE lightens the financial stress on
everyone. However, if Rocky Mountain Power persists in their request, they are just as evil
as the money mongers in the banking industry. And we all now know how cold and heartless they
are!
I'm asking you to just say NO to the requested rate hikes. Lets get Idahoans out of the mire
we have been shoved into by such greed. If we all participate a little it helps everyone a
lot. However there are those who think they shouldn i t have to help pull this country out of
it's current financial rescission. Don't let Rocky Mountain Power be one of them!!!!
Thanks,
Kevin Carlson
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IP address is 66.160.245.15
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Friday, June 04,20103:59 AM
Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
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A Comment from Gary Thompson follows:
Case Number: general rate increase' fltc-£ -/0-07
Name: Gary Thompson
Address: 241 So. 2nd East
City: Rexburg
State: ID
Zip: 83440
Daytime Telephone: [phone]
Contact E-Mail: glmmthompson~msn.com
Name of Utility comp~ Rocky Mtn Pwr
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Please describe your comment briefly:
i am not in favor of this rate increase at this time! We just had one last year. I feel the
utility company can further cut costs and streamline their workforce. Most of their power
comes from hydro. I think they are using the cap and trade issue to their advantage. I am a
off peak user and the 15.7 increase is unjustified. They tell us to use the power at that
time and now they want to increase the price twice that of other users!!! ????
The form submitted on http://www . puc. idaho. gov /forms/ipuc1/ipuc. html
IP address is 75.167.190.193
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Thursday, June 03, 2010 9:09 AM
Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
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A Comment from Sue and Joseph Velasquez follows:
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Name: Sue and Joseph Velasquez
Address: 3419 E. 200 N.
City: Rigby
State: ID
Zip: 83442
Daytime Telephone: [phone]
Contact E-Mail: suesguez~gmail.com
Name of Utility Company: Rocky Mountain Power Add to Mailing List:~
Please describe your comment briefly:
Buried in the back of our newspaper was an article about Rocky Mountain Power rates
increases, some very substantial ones, especially for Time of Day-essentially trying to force
us away from Time of Day.
At this time, when so many of us are struggling, a rate increase would be disastrous for
individuals, as well as corporations and farmers.
Please do not grant Rocky Mountain Power the Rate increases they are seeking
Thank you
The form submitted on http://www.puc.idaho.gov/forms/ipuc1/ipuc.html
IP address is 205.185.77.26
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Thursday, June 03,20106:12 AM
Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
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A Comment from Gary Peterson follows:
Case Number: fJÆc-ê-io -01
Name: Gary Peterson
Address: 350 N 4450 E
City: Rigby
State: ID
Zip: 83442
Daytime Telephone: [phone]Contact E-Mail: gar~dometech.com .~
Name of Utility Company: Rocky Mountain Power Add to Mailing List ~
Please describe your comment briefly:
I read in the The Post Register (Idaho Falls) yesterday that Rocky Mountain Power has
applied for substantial rate increases, including a 15.7% increase to subscribers using Time
of Day. Regular rates would increase by 8%. We are all struggling. Rocky Mountain should
tighten its belt just like everyone else and weather the storm rather than contributing to
the problem. Public utilities are just like the federal government: they think money just
grows on trees, so all you have to do is ask for it and you'll get it. I'm sorry, but I am
still making money the old fashioned way: I i m earning it. Rocky Mountain needs to live in the
real world like the rest of us. These rate increases are not in the best intersts of the
public and should be denied.
The form submitted on http://www . puc. idaho.gov/forms/ipuc1/ipuc. html
IP address is 63.228.219.226
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Thursday, June 03, 2010 5:58 AM
Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
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A Comment from Elaine Ricks follows:
Case Number: f Æc-£-IO -or¡
Name: Elaine Ricks
Address: 2742 E 97 N
City: Idaho Falls
State: ID
Zip: 83401
Daytime Telephone: [phone]
Contact E-Mail: d. elaine. ricks mail. com Name of Utility Company: Rocky Mountain Power Add to
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Please describe your comment briefly:
I have a complaint against Rocky Mountain's desire to increase rates.
I think it totally unfair that standard residential customers would get an 8% increase; but
those who use i Time of Use' program would get a 15.7% increase. We, on 'time of use' are
helping the power company immensely by using power on the off peak times --so they are
choosing to penalize us for helping them out. Does that seem fair????! ! !
The form submitted on http://www . puc. idaho. gov /forms/ipuc1/ipuc. html
IP address is 75.174.80.216
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royc(gida. net
Thursday, June 03, 2010 5:30 AM
Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
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A Comment from Roy Cox follows:
Case Number: PAC -r- -10-07
Name: Roy Cox
Address: 844 E 1100 N
Ci ty: Shelley
State: Idaho
Zip: 83274
Daytime Telephone: 208- 357 - 3557
Contact E-Mail: royc~ida.net
Name of Utility Company: Rocky Mountain Power Add to Mailing List: no
Please describe your comment briefly:
The Post Register stated a price increase to customers. I think the price increase should
not be any more percentage for a Time of Use customer than for the standard residential
customer! If anything; the percentage increase should be reversed so the Time of Use
customer would benefit more for using power under the less demanding time of day.
The form submitted on http://www . puc. idaho. gov Iforms/ipuc1/ipuc. html
IP address is 69.20.182.83
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Thursday, June 03, 20104:12 AM
Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
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A Comment from Tami follows:
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Case Number: PAC-E-10-07
Name: Tami
Address: 8859 N Westside Hwy
City: Clifton
State: ID
Zip: 83228
Daytime Telephone: [phone]
Contact E-Mail: tamileavitt~ahoo.com
Name of Utility Company: Rocky Mountain Power Add to Mailing List: no
Please describe your comment briefly:
Please do everything you can to prevent a rate increase.
The form submitted on http://www . puc. idaho. gov /forms/ipucl/ipuc. html
IP address is 208.98.185.36
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