20110706Comments.pdf

Jean Jewell
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harkerhome~gmail.com
Wednesday, July 06, 2011 7:41 AM
Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
PUC Comment Form
A Comment from Raedene Harker follows:
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Case Number: rocky mountain power - ffr- t;-II-i J-
Name: Raedene Harker
Address:
Ci ty: shelley
State: Idaho
Zip: 83274
Daytime Telephone: [phone]
Contact E-Mail: harkerhome~gmail.com
Name of Utility Company: rocky mountain power
Acknowledge: acknowledge
Please describe your comment briefly:
Dear commission members: Thank you for keeping the rates in Idaho liveable in the
past. . . . however, the increase of last year, coupled with the elimination of bonneville Power
credit in October? will effectively put us in the dark (literally) many of us are struggling
in this recession to put gas in the car or buy food and shelter.
The big new transmission line from Utah to Downey is the culprit for this capital expenditure
increase. When Utah power was bought out by Scottish Power we were assured this would be a
positive development, when in fact the rates are increasing more than inflation or wages.
We currently have time of day power where we are so careful to do laundry on
weekends/holidays only, waterheater on only after 11 pm and try to turn off all lights when
not directly using them. we don i t even have cental air conditioning because we can i t afford
it. My husband counsels many families in our area who have gone so deep in debt on their
$300/month electric bills that they go into foreclosure and need food assistance. Everyone
is getting squeezed, but the 16% increase to time of day users, who were offered this
incentive when peak use is off, is outrageous and should be reduced to the same as standard
residential increase or thee will be no incentive to use the off peak service and will
instead mean more peak useage load and thus more increases in the future. The elimination of
Shelley office was a loss to the community when Rocky Mountain Power consolidated their
operations. . . perhaps they need to consolidate further and not raise the rates on this
monopoly. Could you give us an idea of net metering status? We need to get off the grid if
these increases are going to happen every year.
The PURPA rate elimination for wind power generators is like a boon for these big power
companies in Idaho.. .was this considered in the rate % increase?
Thankyou for your efforts to be fair, sincerely, Raedene Harker
The form submitted on http://www . puc. idaho. gov /forms/ipuc1/ipuc. html
IP address is 69.20.139.251
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Jean Jewell
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Tuesday, July 05, 2011 7: 17 AM
Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
PUC Comment Form
A Comment from Janis Wheeler follows:
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Case Number: PAC-E-11-12
Name: Janis Wheeler
Address: 1430E 1460N
Ci ty: Terreton
State: Idaho
Zip: 83450
Daytime Telephone: [phone]
Contact E-Mail: jawhee109~yahoo.com
Name of Utility Company: Rocky Mountain Power
Acknowledge: acknowledge
Please describe your comment briefly:
I wish to post a comment, concerning the third increase in rates, that Rocky Mountain is
asking for, in less than a year. These constant increases, are seriously, harming the public.
It is now approaching the point, especially for senior citizens, where they will have to
decide if they can eat and buy medicine, or pay their electric bill... .so they can stay warm
in the winter and cook. These utility company i s should be denied, any further increases,
until the economy recovers enough, that the seniors , once again, receive · c .0. L.A i s I .
The form submitted on http://www . puc. idaho. gov /forms/ipUC1/ipuc. html
IP address is 67.215.42.138
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