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From: Michael Larkin ([e-mail]) Sent You a Personal Message
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Sent: Friday, May 26, 2023 5:53 AM
To: Jan Noriyuki <[e-mail]>
Subject: PAC-E-22-15 Rocky Mountain Power Rates

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Dear Idaho Public U�li�es Commission,

Climate change is hur�ng farmers and ranchers due to extreme weather events. Rocky Mtn Power needs
to close their coal burning power plants within the next ten years or sooner.

The Idaho Public U�li�es Commission should reject Rocky Mountain Power?s proposal to nearly
quadruple customers? fixed charge. A $30 fixed charge is far out of line with comparable u�li�es in the
state and creates a rate structure that incen�vizes energy waste, harms low-income and low-usage
customers, and increases the overall cost of our u�lity grid.

By reducing the value of a kilowat?hour saved or self?generated, a higher fixed charge directly reduces
the incen�ve that customers have to invest in energy efficiency or distributed genera�on. Customers
who have already invested in energy efficiency or distributed genera�on will be harmed by the reduced
value of their investments. With litle incen�ve to save, customers may actually increase their energy
consump�on and states will have to spend more to achieve the same levels of energy efficiency savings
and distributed genera�on. Where electricity demand rises, u�li�es will need to invest in new power
plants, power lines, and substa�ons, thereby raising electricity costs for all customers.

Data from the Energy Informa�on Administra�on show that in nearly every state, low?income customers
consume less electricity than other residen�al customers, on average. Because fixed charges tend to
increase bills for low?usage customers while decreasing them for high?use customers, fixed charges raise
bills most for those who can least afford the increase.

High fixed charges, such as the one Rocky Mountain Power is proposing, create an unfair, inefficient rate
structure. Please reject Rocky Mountain Power?s proposal to increase rates to $29.25 per month per
customer.

Sincerely,

Michael Larkin
7505 W Portneuf Rd
Pocatello, ID 83204
[e-mail]
[phone]

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