20150624Comments (Total of 56).pdf

Re:IPC-E-15-O1
Dear Commissioners Kjellander,Redford,and Raper,
“One of our most urgent projects is to develop a national energy policy.The United
States is the only major industrial country without a comprehensive,long-range energy
policy.Our program will emphasize conservation ...solar energy and other renewable
energy sources....We must face the fact that the energy shortage is permanent.There is
no way we can solve it quickly.But if we all cooperate and make modest sacrifices ...we
can find ways to adjust.”
“If we wait,and do not act,then ...we will feel a mounting pressure to plunder the
environment.We will have a crash program to build more nuclear plants,strip-mine and
burn more coal,and drill more (oil and gas)wells.”
“If you will join me so that we can work together with patriotism and courage,we will
again prove that our great nation can lead the world into an age of peace,independence
and freedom”
“This difficult effort will be the moral equivalent of war ---except that we will be uniting
our efforts to build and not destroy.”
Jimmy Carter
Over 35 years ago
There HAS to be some motivation other than profit.Our children and grandchildren will
interpret our resistance to necessary change as selfish and irresponsible.The science is
accurate.The continued degradation of the atmosphere of our planet and disruption of
associated patterns of weather will make agricultural practices unsustainable.
Dispersed solar generation in a state with as much sunshine as Idaho is a rational
alternative to fossil fuels.Citizens are tired of the lame excuses and obstruction of
sensible energy policy.Solar will provide substantial economic benefit as well.
Instead of perpetuating Idaho’s image as retrograde neo-fascist state ruled by idiots.
Please make some decisions to accommodate solar,which is an integral variable in the
energy equation of our future.Why can you not see what was so obvious to Jimmy Carter
over three decades ago!
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under Idaho Code §9-337(13)and all information provided by me on this form is available
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by the utility.
William Hughes
241 Eureka Dr.
P.O.Box 2651
Hailey,ID 83333
Re:IPC-E-15-O1
Dear Commissioners Kjellander,Redford,and Raper
Today,Idaho relies on coal,gas and electricity markets—all of which are volatile and out
of our control.Long-term contracts for clean energy produced in Idaho provide stable,
predictable prices for customers while also protecting the air we breathe.
Idaho needs reliable,fairly priced energy projects that grow our economy and protect our
air and climate.To meet this need and support Idaho’s clean energy sector,long-term
contracts are essential.
Growing Idaho’s clean energy sector with fair-priced energy will protect customers’
pocketbooks as well as the air we breathe.
The PUC has already ensured that we pay a fair price for clean energy.Now the PUC
must provide clean energy companies the certainty they need to invest in our
communities.It is only fair,after all,to provide Idaho’s clean energy companies the same
long-term deal at fair prices that Idaho’s utilities enjoy.
Paul Rogge
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by the utility.
Paul Rogge
1915 N 22nd St
Boise,ID 83702
Re:IPC-E-15-O1
Dear Commissioners Kjellander,Redford,and Raper,
We need to,stop,using fossil fuels NOW if our planet has any chance of survival.We are
in the 6th extinction...now...
You must do everything possible to move to clean energy NOW.Do the right thing for
your children’s children and create policies that give us clean energy.
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under Idaho Code §9-337(13)and all information provided by me on this form is available
for public and media inspection.I further understand that my comment may be reviewed
by the utility.
Linda larson
607 s division age
Sandpoint,ID 83864
Re:IPC-E-15-O1
Dear Commissioners Kjellander,Redford,and Raper,
Please maintain long-term contracts for clean energy in Idaho.These stable arrangements
are necessary for investment in renewable energy sources to occur.
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under Idaho Code §9-337(13)and all information provided by me on this form is available
for public and media inspection.I further understand that my comment may be reviewed
by the utility.
John Paschke
2750 E.Migratory Dr.
Boise,ID 83706
Re:IPC-E-15-O1
Dear Commissioners Kjellander,Redford,and Raper,I represent many in Idaho seniors
when I say,one of the ways we can insure our children enjoy the earth as we have,with
clean air and water and unpolluted lands and oceans,is to assist all those who are willing
to use new science and technology to ensure what we most want for our earth and its
inhabitants.
To do anything to discourage that is a big step back,not forward.
I,and we,urge you to go forward and not diminish or discourage clean energy’s ability to
act.Thank you!
Kathleen McKevitt
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by the utility.
kathleen mckevitt
416 Adams Street
twin falls,ID 83301
Re:IPC-E-15-O1
Dear Commissioners Kjellander,Redford,and Raper,
Idaho needs more clean energy.ThE way to encourage that is to provide long-tern
contracts for clean energy,so that it is affordable to develop.We definitely do not need
more air pollution from coal-fired plants.
Thank you,
C.H.Trost
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by the utility.
Charles Trost
225 N.Lincoln
225 n.lincoln
Pocatello,ID 83204
208 233-4538
Re:IPC-E-15-01
Dear Commissioners Kjellander,Redford,and Raper,
Our family supports clean energy we take the time to educate our children about the
positive aspects of clean energy.Whenever we travel and see the large wind farms they
think it is ‘SO AWSOME’,to be living in a state that produces wind power.They also
always inquire why don’t we see more solar?As they put it “it is always sunny here,why
not?’My children are 7 &10 and know that the world is going to be theirs someday soon
and have the desire to do good.The more doing good they see around them the more
they want to participate.
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under Idaho Code §9-337(1 3)and all information provided by me on this form is available
for public and media inspection.I further understand that my comment may be reviewed
by the utility.
Sigita Cernius
408 Williams St
408 williams st
Boise,ID 83706
2084260117
Re:IPC-E-15-O1
Dear Commissioners Kjellander,Redford,and Raper,
As a citizen of Idaho,I strongly support modernizing our energy system and continuing to
support renewable energy.Idaho needs to be foreword thinking and not turn back the
clock on renewable power by changing the rules to make investments in this difficult.It isnTt
fair and will stifle clean energy growth.
On top of that,promoting clean energy over coal is what our state needs to be doing for
our future.The impacts of coal mining and combustion,those hidden costs that pollute our
air and water,need to be considered.
Please think of our children and look into future and recognize that this change will hurt
Idaho.
Thank your for carefully considering my views as an Idaho citizen.
Scott
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by the utility.
Scott Runkel
1610 Northridge Drive
Hailey,ID 83333
Re:IPC-E-15-O1
Dear Commissioners Kjellander,Redford,and Raper,
Please oppose the proposal by utilities to limit clean energy contracts to 2 years.The
shorter contract periods proposed will effectively stop new clean energy development in
Idaho.Idaho is already behind other states in providing incentives for generating
renewable energy.Clean energy businesses are good for Idaho’s economy,and they
should get the same deal (or a better one)as businesses that provide and deliver other
sources of energy.Idaho’s clean air and water depend on developing clean,renewable
energy that can replace dirty and unsafe coal and gas.Long-term contracts for clean
energy also will provide more stable and predictable prices for customers than what we
now experience with fossil fuels.
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under Idaho Code §9-337(13)and all information provided by me on this form is available
for public and media inspection.I further understand that my comment may be reviewed
by the utility.
Karen Steenhof
18109 Briar Creek Road
Murphy,ID 83650
Re:IPC-E-15-01
Dear Commissioners Kjellander,Redford,and Raper,
Utilities have to much “power”over our wallets as it is.Avista wants to be assured a rate of
return to please investors.They’re asking for a surcharge to customers to offset the lost
income related to people trying to save energy.Now Avista and other utilities don’t want to
pay for cleaner sources of energy,regardless what we the customers want.
Something is very wrong with the system when the customer has no say in the source of
the energy or the cost...That’s why we have the PUC,to protect us from monopolistic
greed.Please commissioners,do your part to protect the consumer’s interests and say no
to 2-year contracts,and tell the utilities to honor the 20 year contracts to which you and the
utilities agreed.
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under Idaho Code §9-337(13)and all information provided by me on this form is available
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by the utility.
Mary Ellen Largent
421 s.Fourth ave.
Sandpoint,ID 83864
Re:IPC-E-15-O1
Dear Commissioners Kjellander,Redford,and Raper,
Please allow clean energy development to flourish in Idaho.
We are well positioned to take advantage of wind and solar,but we need long term
contracts (20 years or more)from Idaho Power,to make these investments financially
viable.As a prospective investor in a possible solar farm in the Wood River Valley,I
implore you to make the right decision for this state and future generations.
Idaho Power can modify their business model to accommodate this move toward the
future.
Time is of the essence.
Thank you for your serious consideration in this most important matter.
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under Idaho Code §9-337(1 3)and all information provided by me on this form is available
for public and media inspection.I further understand that my comment may be reviewed
by the utility.
James Rosenfeld
138 Valleywood Dr.
P0 Box 1195
Ketchum,ID 83340
Re:IPC-E-15-O1
Dear Commissioners Kjellander,Redford,and Raper,
Idaho lacks oil and gas but has a wide variety of renewable energy sources.Let’s develop
our own energy potential instead of utilizing dirty energy sources from other states.
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under Idaho Code §9-337(13)and all information provided by me on this form is available
for public and media inspection.I further understand that my comment may be reviewed
by the utility.
Ted Stout
310 first st
Picabo
Bellevue,ID 83313
Re:IPC-E-15-O1
Dear Commissioners Kjellander,Redford,and Raper,
Idaho lacks oil and gas but has a wide variety of renewable energy sources.Let’s develop
our own energy potential instead of utilizing dirty energy sources from other states.
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under Idaho Code §9-337(13)and all information provided by me on this form is available
for public and media inspection.I further understand that my comment may be reviewed
by the utility.
Ted Stout
310 first st
Picabo
Bellevue,ID 83313
Re:IPC-E-15-O1
Dear Commissioners Kjel lander,Redford,and Raper,
We need a level playing field for clean energy.It is so important in this era of climate
change.Do not limit the contracts to 2 years..give them the same long term deal as the
other utilities.
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under Idaho Code §9-337(13)and all information provided by me on this form is available
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by the utility.
Vicky Lockwood
Po box 7076
Ketchum,ID 83340
Re:IPC-E-15-O1
Dear Commissioners Kjellander,Redford,and Paper,
Idahoans need fairpriced,clean energy.Idaho’s current clean energy rules are the right
balance to meet this need.I urge you to keep Idaho’s strong clean energy rules,
encouraging future clean energy development and supporting existing projects.
Sincerely,
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by the utility.
Carolyn Coiner
528 Ballingrude Dr
Twin Falls,ID 83301
Re:IPC-E-15-O1
Dear Commissioners Kjellander,Redford,and Paper
Idaho needs reliable,diversified and fairly priced energy projects that will allow our
economy to grow while protecting our air,environment and quality of life.Long term
contracts for clean energy produced in Idaho will provide stable,predictable prices and it is
only fair to provide these companies the same long-term deals that Idaho’s utilities enjoy.
Thank you for your consideration!
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by the utility.
Rhea Verbanic
175 Goat Mountain Rd
Bonners Ferry,ID 83805
Re:IPC-E-15-O1
Dear Commissioners Kjellander,Redford,and Raper,
Why shouldnTt clean energy get terms comparable to what existing energy producers
previously enjoyed.Discouraging clean energy producers harms our health and makes us
more dependent coal or gas which is not produced in our state.
Please continue the long term contract rule.
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under Idaho Code §9-337(13)and all information provided by me on this form is available
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by the utility.
Cheryl Halverson
7656 Sanders RD
Tensed,ID 83870
Re:IPC-E-15-O1
Dear Commissioners Kjellander,Redford,and Raper,
Clean energy is a great way to grow our economy and diversify our energy markets to
keep competition strong.It also encourages innovation in harnessing clean and abundant
natural resources.It should also give Idahoans much needed jobs and allow people to
develop specialized skills that will be needed in the future.It would be great for our State
to foster this kind of forward-thinking development.
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under Idaho Code §9-337(1 3)and all information provided by me on this form is available
for public and media inspection.I further understand that my comment may be reviewed
by the utility.
Barbra Ferre
2503 W.Sheridan Ave
Nampa,ID 83686
Re:IPC-E-15-O1
Dear Commissioners Kjellander,Redford,and Raper,
Idaho needs all kinds of clean energy to meet the demands ot today and the future.The
companies willing to invest in clean energy projects need and deserve the same long term
deal that the current traditional energy produces enjoy.The long term contract rule is
good for Idaho,please don’t change this rule to protect the big producers of Idaho’s
energy.Keep the playing field even!
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under Idaho Code §9-337(13)and all information provided by me on this form is available
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by the utility.
Steve Acarregui
3000 N.E.Scenic Valley
Mtn.Home,ID 83647
Re:IPC-E-15-O1
Dear Commissioners Kjellander,Redford,and Raper,
We have to do all we can to encourage the development of clean energy in our state.
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under Idaho Code §9-337(13)and all information provided by me on this form is available
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by the utility.
Mary Giddings
555 6666
Potlatch,ID 83855
Re:IPC-E-15-O1
Dear Commissioners Kjellander,Redford,and Raper,I implore you to let solar and other
disbursed-energy sources continue to develop in Idaho.If Idaho Power wants to keep its
monopoly on power distribution,it can assist homeowners in purchasing rooftop solar that
will feed into its grid.No doubt many other solutions exist,too.The important thing is to
reduce the utility’s use of coal-fired energy as smoothly and swiftly as possible.We have to
replace it with other sources,and to cut off capital investment for one of them is foolhardy.
Thank you for your service to our state and all of our citizens.We depend on you to protect
our environment as well as our long-term access to affordable,clean energy.
Sincerely,
Diane Ronayne
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Diane Ronayne
746 Santa Paula Ct
Boise,ID 83712
Re:IPC-E-15-O1
Dear Commissioners Kjellander,Redford,and Raper,
I am in favor of the long term contracts for clean energy to maximize the stability and
predictable pricing for customers.If I was the one thinking about puffing up a major solar
project and the need for some predictable return on the large investment,I would definitely
need more than 2 years to make that gamble.The gamble is worthwhile if is has a chance
to pay -in cleaner air and in state energy supplies.And it is on a comparable timeline to
paying off a large conventional power plant.
Thank you.
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by the utility.
Jeff Black
2013 N 7TH ST
Boise,ID 83702
Re:IPC-E-15-O1
Dear Commissioners Kjellander,Redford,and Raper,
Idaho needs to be committed to and invest in clean energy in order to continue to provide
it’s citizens with affordable energy.It is only fair to provide Idaho’s clean energy companies
the same long-term deal at fair prices that Idaho’s utilities enjoy.This will protect
customers’pocketbooks as well as the air we breathe.Please consider Idaho’s future
generations when considering this rule and support the development of clean energy
companies.
Thank you,
Camille Staley
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by the utility.
Camille Staley
4393 Plum St
Boise,ID 83703
Re:IPC-E-15-O1
Dear Commissioners Kjellander,Redford,and Raper,
Please maintain renewable energy contract purchase durations sufficient to encourage
continued innovation and development of these technologies.
The two-year duration proposed by utilities is unnecessarNy short and I believe the utilities
have the means to manage incoming power from renewables adequately while
maintaining longer contract periods.If there is good evidence that 20-year contracts are
problematic overall then perhaps a compromise is appropriate,but I would urge the
commission to critically evaluate the evidence supporting shorter durations.
Thank you--Robert Minch
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Robert Minch
701 W Bankside Dr
Eagle,ID 83616
Re:IPC-E-15-O1
Dear Commissioners Kjellander,Redford,and Raper,
Idaho would be a very desirable place to move if it leads the nation in it’s use of natural
renewable resources for it’s energy needs.Please support and maintain the long term
contract rule and work toward ultimately decommissioning all coal and oil plants in
exchange for clean renewables.
With respect,
Janet Beckley
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by the utility.
Janet Beckley
1120 N.8th St.
Boise,ID 83702
Re:IPC-E-15-O1
Dear Commissioners Kjellander,Redford,and Raper,
I am unable to attend the meeting this evening in Boise.As an Idaho citizen and energy
consumer,it is very important to me that we maintain the integrity of PURPA and keep that
framework available for purposes of promoting clean energy generation.Just like the
large utilities could never finance an investment in a new coal plant over 2 years,so too is
it unrealistic to shorten the investment horizon for a PURPA-backed,clean energy
generating asset.
I hope you will do the right thing and not let the utilities sway Idaho away from the intent of
PURPA.
Thank you and Regards,
Mel Jackson
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by the utility.
Mel Jackson
1353 E.Corniche Ct.
Boise,ID 83706
Re:IPC-E-15-01
Dear Commissioners Kjellander,Redford,and Raper,
As an Idaho consulting engineer,a solar system engineer for over 34 years and having
been involved in most of the larger solar projects in Blame county,I am well versed in
many of the lPCo issues regarding solar development.From Feb 2014 through March
2015 I had been meeting monthly with IPCo’s technical and advisory staff as part of a
steering committee on local renewable planning.
As a result I have been privy to many of the technical arguments you will hear as part of
this hearing regarding base-loading,peak load planning,the ‘duck’curve (over-generation
risk),solar integration challenges and other salient solar generation topics.
In short,I understand IPCo’s point of view in desiring to limit the uptake of future solar
generation.However the existing lPCo structure of vetting and pricing for potential solar
projects is more than adequate as-is and does not require an overarching ruling that would
basically eliminate the consideration of any future mid/large scale solar projects.To be
fair,any developer of an energy resource requires long term pricing agreements.The
need for limiting the rate term,or renegotiating it every two years is certainly not part of
lPCo’s or any utility’s pricing negotiation structure.For any generation project whether it be
coal,gas turbine,wind or solar,long term pricing structures are part and parcel for
financial planning.
I encourage the P.U.C.to explore lPCo’s existing and exhaustive process of vetting for
future solar projects.Their ‘avoided cost’procedures include long term planning methods,
detailed costs for grid integration and various other costs for integrating additional solar
capacity.These lPCo studies are required before a solar PPA is offered and are more than
adequate to protect the utility from unwarranted solar development.
It is not in the best interest of the public for the P.U.C.to eclipse potential low-cost reliable
power generation strategies.P.V.solar is a fast evolving industry with increasingly
competitive costs.Utility compensation strategies to eliminate adverse solar generation
affects (on base and peak power generation)are well understood and ever progressing.
As stewards of the public,as economic regulators,the P.U.C.has a duty to keep these
options open and integrate low cost power strategies when IPCo’s existing avoided cost
analysis proves solar generation is amenable.
Having heard IPCo’s arguments while spending considerable time with lPCo’s strategic
planning staff,in my opinion,reducing the solar PURPA term to two years is an
unnecessary relief from the technical challenge or burden of integrating additional low-cost
solar capacity.IPCo simply needs to work a little harder.Their current planning,vetting
and pricing practices are more than adequate at this time.They do not need additional
P.U.C.protection from solar or other future power generation opportunities.
One last point,as public economic stewards,the P.U.C.may want to consider the potential
Thank you for your consideration,
-Brian Formusa P.E.(mechanical)
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Brian Formusa P.E.
108 S.3rd Ave
Hailey,ID 83333
Re:IPC-E-15-01
Dear Commissioners Kjellander,Redford,and Raper,
It is so important that Idaho strive for the cleaner air,incoming jobs/business,and self
sustainability that clean energy can bring.Idaho is an incredible state that prides itself in
the beauty and history of its natural landscape and resources.By providing the same long-
term deals that Idaho utilities enjoy,we can continue to invest in the things that make
Idaho such an affordable,healthy,and prosperous place to live.
Thanks for your time.Thanks for planning for a better,brighter future for Idaho and its
citizens
-Jimmy Hallyburton
Executive Director of the the Boise Bicycle Project.
(a 501 c3 Nonprofit that provides l000s of bicycles and education to kids and adults each
year).
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Jimmy Hallyburton
3025 N Crane Creek Rd
Boise,ID 83702
Re:IPC-E-15-O1
Dear Commissioners Kjellander,Redford,and Raper,
I urge you to reject the proposal from Idaho’s utility companies to reduce the length of
utility PURPA contracts for renewable energy.
Renewable energy has the potential to bolster our local economy,protect our climate,and
help our communities live more sustainably.Including more renewable generation into
Idaho’s energy portfolio will require some change to the current system,and change
doesn’t necessarily fall into line with the established and comfortable position in which the
utility companies find themselves.Since these companies do not have to compete on the
open market consumers need the PUC to advocate for fairness in the marketplace and
enable other producers to have a chance to compete.Limiting the duration of these
contracts to two years will stop any large scale renewable energy projects in Idaho.
Idaho Power claims a glut of solar projects will threaten the utility’s ability to reliably deliver
energy.Numerous studies from around the globe show that integrating renewables into
the energy mix is not as disruptive as some utilities might lead us to believe.
On the small scale this proposal would limit the ability for Idahoans to produce and use
clean energy at home,and on the global scale it would make it that much harder for our
species to attempt to limit the damage we have already done to the planet.Planning for
the future instead hiding from it can help Idaho become a leader for growth and change.
This is one step in the long process of changing the way we interact with energy in our
daily lives,thank you for helping Idahoans move forward and adapt.
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by the utility.
de,83704
Re:IPC-E-15-O1
Dear Commissioners Kjellander,Redford,and Raper,
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Idaho Code §9-337(1 3)and all information provided by me on this form is available for
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the utilities.
The PUC must maintain long-term contracts for clean energy produced in Idaho.This is
our future and we must plan now.Keep clean energy growing.
Sincerely,
Judy Butler
140 Monarch View Lane
Hope,ID 83836
Re:IPC-E-15-O1
Dear Commissioners Kjellander,Redford,and Raper,
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under Idaho Code §9-337(13)and all information provided by me on this form is available
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by the utility.
Clean energy sources are the future for Idaho and the world at large,as relying on fossil-
fuel dependent alternatives is no longer sustainable.To offset the capital investment
required,clean energy providers should have the predictably provided by long-term
contracts with the utilities delivering energy to consumers.Two-years is simply not
realistic.
Sincerely,
Mary Bachman
Sincerely,
Mary Bachman
701 Weyyakin Drive
701 Weyyakin Drive
Sun Valley,ID 83353
Re:IPC-E-15-O1
Dear Commissioners Kjeflander,Redford,and Raper,
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by the utility.
The PUG has already ensured that we pay a fair price for dean energy.Now the PUG
must provide dean energy companies the certainty they need to invest In our
communities.ft is only fair,after all,to provide Idaho’s dean energy companies the same
long-term deal at fair prices that Idaho’s utilities enjoy.
Sincerely,
Sam Young
Sam Young
POBox6823
Kethum,ID 83340
Re:IPC-E-15-01
Dear Commissioners Kjellander,Redford,and Raper,
I am writing to support and reiterate the views of the Idaho Conservation League in
support of clean energy development and the need to protect the long-term contract rule.
As ICL has noted,Idaho needs reliable,fairly priced energy projects that grow our
economy and protect our air and climate.To meet this need and support Idaho’s clean
energy sector,long-term contracts are essential.
I urge the Commission to provide clean energy companies the certainty they need to
invest in our communities by protecting the long-term contract rule.
Sincerely,
Suzanne Troje
1408 N.15th Street
Boise,ID 83702
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under Idaho Code §9-337(13)and all information provided by me on this form is available
for public and media inspection.I further understand that my comment may be reviewed
by the utility.
Suzanne Troje
1408 North 15th Street
Boise,ID 83702
Re:IPC-E-15-01
Dear Commissioners Kjellander,Redford,and Raper,
Knowing that you are all ‘appointed’by our esteemed Governor,I realize that this request
is merely a ridiculous formality,nevertheless I will indulge...I have watched over the past
few years as our state did everything it could to kill wind and now solar as alternative forms
of energy,in order to pave the way for the oil &gas industry to slide in and set up shop
here.They have every intention of drilling &fracking every last drop of LNG and oil out of
this state before they leave her in ruins.The fact that our highest paid state officials are in
collusion with the 0 &G industry and that they have sold out our state for literally pennies
on the dollar just so a few at the top can reap the profits,makes this the greatest crime
ever perpetrated on the people of Idaho.However,the word is out and you will soon see
that the citizens of this state aren’t going to allow it to happen without a fight.Extend the
20 year contract rule and prove me wrong.Go ahead,I dare you
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by the utility.
shelley brock
8770 w.chaparral rd.
eagle,ID 83616
Re:IPC-E-15-O1
Dear Commissioners Kjellander,Redford,and Raper,
My usual power bill is about $40.00 a month.That includes the $6.50 I pay towards your
green energy program.It’s discouraging to see that the contract period for clean energy
would be shortened to 2 years,thus potentially de-stabilizing growth in an energy sector
many,like myself,believe in.
Thank you,
Sean Gould
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by the utility.
Sean Gould
506 gamble rd
506 Gamble RD
mccall,ID 83638
Re:IPC-E-15-O1
Dear Commissioners Kjellander,Redford,and Raper,
I am asking that you continue to support long-term contracts for Idaho’s clean energy
developers.The long-term contracts provide more incentive for clean energy development,
and it is the right thing to do.
Thanks you,
Phyllis Osborn
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under Idaho Code §9-337(13)and all information provided by me on this form is available
for public and media inspection.I further understand that my comment may be reviewed
by the utility.
Phyllis Osborn
3362 N Gawaine Place
Boise,ID 83704
Re:IPC-E-15-01
Dear Commissioners Kjellander,Redford,and Raper,
Please increase the contracts for clean renewable energy sources instead of decreasing
them.We are already seeing impacts to air quality and increased traffic and wildlife impact
from coal carrying trains,which have killed hundreds of valuable moose and elk in recent
years.Also,making taxpayers pay more in the long term is not fair to tax payers:
geothermal,wind and solar get cheaper over time and provide jobs,while coal and gas get
more costly and kill jobs (especially sustainable hunting,trapping,forestry and fishing
jobs).
ANTI CLEAN ENERGY IS ANTI-IDAHO!People who prefer expensive energy and air
pollution can always move back to California where they came from,and that goes for our
politicians and public energy providers as well.
Please do the right thing for Idaho and the future and support new energy sources in any
way possible.
Sincerely,
Nathaniel Role
Idaho resident since 1980
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by the utility.
Nathaniel Role
Re:IPC-E-15-O1
Dear Commissioners Kjellander,Redford,and Paper,
As a long time Idaho resident,I feel very strongly that we should make decisions that
promote a better future for our state.Nothing is more important for the future of Idaho than
combating climate change and developing reliable,Iocally produced energy.Renewable
energy must power our future and we need to be proactive in supporting the businesses
who can make that happen.They need long term contracts to invest in the operations.I
believe the quality of life in Idaho is at stake.
Thank you
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by the utility.
Nancy Basinger
3860 Preamble
Boise,ID 83706
Re:IPC-E-15-01
Dear Commissioners Kjellander,Redford,and Raper,
Idaho needs to increase its production and use of renewable energy such as solar,wind,
and geothermal which are local and keep dollars in our community.In order for this to
happen producers need long-term contracts to fund these projects.The idea of reducing
these contracts from 20 to 2 years is ludicrous.Please maintain the long-term contracts
for renewables and keep Idaho moving into a bright future.
Sincerely,
Pam Conley
917 W.Highlandview Dr.
Boise,ID 83702
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Pam Conley
917 W.Highland View Drivev
POB 2526 zip 83701
Boise,ID 83702
Re:IPC-E-15-O1
Dear Commissioners Kjellander,Redford,and Raper,
Idaho needs reliable,fairly priced energy projects that grow our economy and protect our
environment.To meet this need,we need the ability to make long-term contracts.
It is only fair to provide Idaho’s clean energy companies the same long-term deal at the fair
prices that Idaho’s utilities enjoy.
I acknowledge that submitting a comment in a current case constitutes a public record
under Idaho Code §9-337(13)and all information provided by me on this form is available
for public and media inspection.I further understand that my comment may be reviewed
by the utility.
Celeste Arnold
11023 Race St
Boise,ID 83713
Re:IPC-E-15-O1
Dear Commissioners Kjellander,Redford,and Raper,
I agree with the points ICL is making with regard to promoting growth of our renewable
fuels.It is important to offer long term contracts for this type of energy development.
In addition it is important to protect our waterbodies from degradation from coal dust which
contains arsenic and mercury among others.These heavy metals readily enter the food
chain impacting our fisheries and making them unsuitable for human consumption.It is
time that we pass some guidance for coal transportation through our state and the NW.It
is reasonable to insist that the coal cars be covered to prevent coal dust from polluting our
waters.
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under Idaho Code §9-337(13)and all information provided by me on this form is available
for public and media inspection.I further understand that my comment may be reviewed
by the utility.
Ann Storrar
1786 Lexington Avenue
Moscow,ID 83843
Re:IPC-E-15-O1
Dear Commissioners Kjellander,Redford,and Raper,
It makes absolutely no sense to limit the contracts on clean power.Who in this world does
not believe that clean power is an irrevocable part of our future.Remember,“the only
constant in life is change.”
The power arguments are somewhat similar to the arguments to keep all dams on the
Snake River.The only reason some are still in existence is because one of our Idaho
legislators owns the primary company transporting goods across the lakes.Removing all
dams would be a huge boost to our Idaho Economy and many industries,as shown in
numerous studies.Yet our legislature insists on protecting its own---another example of
sheer hypocrisy.
Thank you for your time.
Chas Bonner
Boise
A person who has been president and part-owner of 2 California companies that moved to
Idaho over 10 years ago because of the wide-open spaces,clean environment,outdoor
activities,etc.Please keep our home pristine,or move yourself to a smoky,polluted area
to see how it affects you.
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Charles Bonner
3757 W.Quail Hollow Drive
Boise,ID 83703
Re:IPC-E-15-O1
Dear Commissioners Kjellander,Redford,and Raper,
Clean,renewable energy is the future.It should be given high priority because the sooner
we develop and transition to these energy production facilities the better.
Why would you want to hamper the development of clean energy production by holding
them to a different contract deal?Please do the right thing for current and future
generations.
Thank you,
John Caccia
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by the utility.
john caccia
po box 4225
ketchum,ID 83340
Re:IPC-E-15-O1
Dear Commissioners Kjellander,Redford,and Raper,
I acknowledge that submitting a comment in a current case constitutes a public record
under Idaho Code §9-337(13)and all information provided by me on this form is available
for public and media inspection.I further understand that my comment may be reviewed
by the utility.
[The length of the contract should not be determined by law,but by individual contract
benefits.Do not mandate 20 year contracts with clean energy companies.In a free market,
business merits will determine if investment should be made.]
Sincerely,
Courtenay Ellison
2041 E Knapp Dr
Post Falls,ID 83854
Re:IPC-E-15-O1
Dear Commissioners Kjellander,Redford,and Paper,
I acknowledge that submitting a comment in a current case constitutes a public record
under Idaho Code §9-337(13)and all information provided by me on this form is available
for public and media inspection.I further understand that my comment may be reviewed
by the utility.
Today,Idaho relies on coal,gas and electricity markets—all of which are volatile and out
of our control.Long-term contracts for clean energy produced in Idaho provide stable,
predictable prices for customers while also protecting the air we breathe.
Idaho needs reliable,fairly priced energy projects that grow our economy and protect our
air and climate.To meet this need and support Idaho’s clean energy sector,long-term
contracts are essential.
Growing Idaho’s clean energy sector with fair-priced energy will protect customers’
pocketbooks as well as the air we breathe.
You have already ensured that we pay a fair price for clean energy.Now we ask that you
provide clean energy companies the certainty they need to invest in our communities.It is
only fair,after all,to provide Idaho’s clean energy companies the same long-term deal at
fair prices that Idaho’s utilities enjoy.
Sincerely,
James Van Dinter
12088 W.Tidewater Dr.
Boise,ID 83713
Re:IPC-E-15-O1
Dear Commissioners Kjellander,Redford,and Raper,
I acknowledge that submitting a comment in a current case constitutes a public record
under Idaho Code §9-337(13)and all information provided by me on this form is available
for public and media inspection.I further understand that my comment may be reviewed
by the utility.
Don’t handicap clean energy companies while giving fossil fuel energy production
advantages.Keep our air and water cleaner by encouraging renewable energy
production.We need to promote policies that reduce the risk of climate change,accidents
from transmission of coal,oil and natural gas.Solar energy production is particularly
useful to offset afternoon load surges when air conditioning is used most heavily.
Sincerely,
Hugh Joslyn
Hugh Joslyn
3417 Wilson Ln
Nampa,ID 83686
Re:IPC-E-15-O1
Dear Commissioners Kjellander,Redford,and Raper,
I acknowledge that submitting a comment in a current case constitutes a public record
under Idaho Code §9-337f 13)and all information provided by me on this form is available
for public and media inspection.I further understand that my comment may be reviewed
by the utility.
You must maintain the long term contract status for the clean energy producers which you
granted in 2012.
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Sincerely,
Sam A.Monger
Moscow,ID
Sam Monger
1011 Crumarine Loop Rd.
Moscow,ID 83843
2088828542
Re:IPC-E-15-O1
Dear Commissioners Kjellander,Redford,and Paper,
I acknowledge that submitting a comment in a current case constitutes a public record
under Idaho Code §9-337(13)and all information provided by me on this form is available
for public and media inspection.I further understand that my comment may be reviewed
by the utility.
I urge you to reject the proposal from the utilities to limit contracts with non-utility clean
energy power producers to two years.No company would be able to get the funding
necessary to build a production system with only a two year contract in place.
Idaho needs the energy that these companies could produce if we are to tree ourselves
from the need to purchase energy from polluting,out of state coal fired plants.
Please do not allow the two year contract to become the rule.
Sincerely,
Muriel Roberts
545 1/2 South Nineteenth Ave.
Pocatello,ID 83201
Re:IPC-E-15-O1
Dear Commissioners Kjellander,Redford,and Paper,
I acknowledge that submitting a comment in a current case constitutes a public record
under Idaho Code §9-337(13)and all information provided by me on this form is available
for public and media inspection.I further understand that my comment may be reviewed
by the utility.
Clean energy companies in Idaho deserve no less than the same long-term deal that the
current utilities in Idaho get.I urge you to choose the future for the citizens of Idaho and
not the profits of the utilities.Clean energy is inevitable.Get ahead of the curve.Show that
you are here for the citizens of idaho and are not captives of the utilities that you are
supposed to regulate.Thank you.
Sincerely,
Marc Fleisher
2444 Blame Rd
Moscow,ID 83843
208.301 .4527
Re:IPC-E-15-O1
Dear Commissioners Kjellander,Redford,and Raper,
I acknowledge that submitting a comment in a current case constitutes a public record
under Idaho Code §9-337(13)and all information provided by me on this form is available
for public and media inspection.I further understand that my comment may be reviewed
by the utility.
Long term contracts are need so that alternate energy sources can be developed for
Idaho.Carbon based power production and the damming of free flowing rivers is not
sustainable.
Sincerely,
Robert Corn be
3375 Circle S Drive
Ammon,ID 83406
Re:IPC-E-15-O1
Dear Commissioners Kjellander,Redford,and Raper,
I acknowledge that submitting a comment in a current case constitutes a public record
under Idaho Code §9-337(13)and all information provided by me on this form is available
for public and media inspection.I further understand that my comment may be reviewed
by the utility.
We have been on the correct track with 20 year contracts for clean energy.Any less pulls
the rug out from under our important move toward the economic and environmental
benefits of renewable energy sources.
Yours truly,
Stephen M.Lockwood
Stephen Lockwood
413 St Clair
Sandpoint,ID 83864
Re:IPC-E-15-O1
Dear Commissioners Kjellander,Redford,and Raper,
I acknowledge that submitting a comment in a current case constitutes a public record
under Idaho Code §9-337(13)and all information provided by me on this form is available
for public and media inspection.I further understand that my comment may be reviewed
by the utility.
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Please develop more renewable energy sources here in Idaho.Keep the payback time for
all utilities at 20 years.
Sincerely,
Steven Temple
Steven Temple
198W center
Victor,ID 83455
Re:IPC-E-15-O1
Dear Commissioners Kjellander,Redford,and Raper,
I acknowledge that submitting a comment in a current case constitutes a public record
under Idaho Code §9-337(13)and all information provided by me on this form is available
for public and media inspection.I further understand that my comment may be reviewed
by the utility.
The PUC should be adopting policy that continues to move Idaho to a cleaner future.
Putting another roadblock in place only moves us farther from this goal and keeps us
wedded to old,dirty,environmentally damaging technology.
The utility companies should find a way to embrace this change so they remain relevant
and financially healthy rather than to be discarded as obstructionist and obsolete.Now is
the time to do it,not when they have no other option.
If utility companies fail to embrace the future,as Mr.T might say:“Pity the fools!”
Sincerely,
Gary Hanes
992 E.Riverpark Lane
Boise,ID 83706
Re:IPC-E-15-O1
Dear Commissioners Kjellander,Redford,and Raper,
I acknowledge that submitting a comment in a current case constitutes a public record
under Idaho Code §9-337(1 3)and all information provided by me on this form is available
for public and media inspection.
I request that my comments are to be reviewed by the utility.I request the PUC must
provide clean energy companies the certainty they need to invest in our communities.It
seems logical for Idaho’s clean energy companies to be provided the same long-term deal
at fair prices that Idaho’s utilities enjoy.
Long term dictates,Idaho’s need for reliable,fairly priced energy projects that grow our
economy and protect our air and climate.To meet this need and support Idaho’s clean
energy sector,long-term contracts are essential.
Sincerely,RA Rusnak,Nampa
Richard A Rusnak Jr
2400 S Wildrye Way
Street 2
Nampa,ID 83686
208 8995713
Re:IPC-E-15-O1
Dear Commissioners Kjellander,Redford,and Raper,
I acknowledge that submitting a comment in a current case constitutes a public record
under Idaho Code §9-337(13)and all information provided by me on this form is available
for public and media inspection.I further understand that my comment may be reviewed
by the utility.
We need a level playing field for different energy providers,or even better,a playing field
that slightly favors clean energy producers.Certainly clean energy producers deserve the
opportunity to recoup their long term investments through long term contracts,just as you
allow the dirty producers to do.
It is so easy to fall under the influence of the very power companies you are supposed to
be regulating.Please take care that this doesn’t happen to you!
Sincerely,
Roger Rasmussen
14100 S.Dolliver Road
Coeur d Alene,ID 83814
Re:IPC-E-15-O1
Dear Commissioners Kjellander,Redford,and Raper,
I acknowledge that submitting a comment in a current case constitutes a public record
under Idaho Code §9-337(1 3)and all information provided by me on this form is available
for public and media inspection.I further understand that my comment may be reviewed
by the utility.
Keep the playing field level!If this change is applied then the public should evaluate all
energy contracts every 2 years.
Sincerely,
Donald Bosley
Donald Bosley
12136 W Mesquite Dr
Boise,ID 83713
Re:IPC-E-15-O1
Dear Commissioners Kjellander,Redford,and Raper,
I acknowledge that submitting a comment in a current case constitutes a public record
under Idaho Code §9-337(13)and all information provided by me on this form is available
for public and media inspection.I further understand that my comment may be reviewed
by the utility.
I am in favor of supporting new energy and providing a stable contact for that growth to
continue,with a long term contact to allow for companies to defer the start up cost.we
need new ideas for our future and not allow or rely on our continuing geriatric energy
source.
Sincerely,
shannon orr
p.o.box 38
ketchum,ID 83340