20160329Comment.pdf

Jean Jewell
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Subject:Case Comment Form:Karl Hill
Name:Karl Hill
Case Number:PAC-E-16-06
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Stone ID,83252
Name of Utility Company:Rocky Mountain Power
Comment:I have grave concerns about the stipulations in this proposal to require a deposit from customers who were
received two or more past due notices during the most current irrigation season.The cost of electricity has continued to
raise at an unsustainable amount over the last few years,and small farmers like myself are the hardest hit by the
increases.We must irrigate our crops in the spring before we receive the payment for the first harvest in July.This
means that usually we are at least two months behind before we have the finances to pay our power bill.As a small
farmer obtaining an operating loan to cover our operating expenses is extremely difficult.The effects of the proposals in
this case will most likely put me and a lot of other small farmers out of business.If farmers are penalized with a deposit
requirement after two late notices shouldn’t residential customers be subject to the same rules?
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