20220309Comment(1)_1.pdf

From:Maureen Benson ([e-mail]) Sent You a Personal Message
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:PAC-E-21-19 Rocky Mountain Power IRP
Date:Wednesday, March 9, 2022 10:56:46 AM
Dear Idaho Public Utilities Commission,
Idaho is the most beautiful state in the union. DO YOU HEAR ME??? Not many places this CLEAN and beautiful
in the world. Please keep these carbon emissions out of the air, soil and water.
I am writing to urge you to not accept the Rocky Mountain Power 2021 Integrated Resource Plan for filing. As one
of the region?s largest utilities?and largest polluters?the actions of this utility impact our entire state and all Idaho
utility customers like me. Rocky Mountain Power?s Plan relies on continued coal use even in the face of declining
coal economics and Clean Air Act violations at its coal plants. It also relies on last minute plans to build new gas
pipelines and convert some coal plants to gas, even in the face of highly volatile future gas prices. Lastly, it relies
on a last minute plan to build a new nuclear power facility using never-before-used technology with an unrealistic
timeline and budget. This all represents a huge risk for Idaho's future, from our air and the impacts of climate
change down to our pocketbooks.
Our state's other public utilities, Avista and Idaho Power, plan to stop burning coal by 2025 and 2028, respectively,
and are doubling down on investments in energy efficiency, renewable energy, and tested storage technology. It?s
unfair for Idaho customers whose only electric utility option is Rocky Mountain Power to face additional risks and
costs from their utility?s reckless planning. Idahoans deserve a utility Plan that ensures least cost and least risk
energy supply that is based in reality and thoughtful planning, not wishful false solutions. Please reject Rocky
Mountain Power?s 2021 Integrated Resource Plan.
Sincerely,
Maureen Benson
808 W. Conkling Park Dr.
Worley, ID 83876
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