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GAS RATES: Inform Avisto
to objeCt to roteincreoses
r!Avista is increasing the rate on
natural gas. Can you afford a 23.
, percent natural gas rate hike? It's
going to be a pretty cold winter for
a lot of hard-working lower income
people (as if the outrageously high
price of gas isn t already making life
hard enough for working class folks).
If the IPUC doesn t hear from
you, they will assume you don t care
or don t object to Avista's request
(IPUC's address: P.O. Box83720,
Boise, ID 83720/phone'(208) 334-
0300). Last time I looked, Bill Gates
three million shares of Avista stock
brought him a cool $1.5 million.
' 2004, Avista paid it's CEO a
base salary of$528 205 ($47~,558 in
2oo1and$304 077in 2000) to figure
out how to take more of your money.
In 2004, his total compensation
, package was $875 000 an&he '
received'alOpercent rajsein- 2005; ,
H6~manytlioijsatids:of;shar.esof '
stockdoes'heget?1'1i~t'san()ther' ,story!
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Avista'shareholders are pretty
happy with their dividends (72 cents
per share in 2004 and ifi,creasing)
i Obviously, Avista existstoendch
its executivesandshar~h()lders
at everyone else s ~xPense, not to
provide affordable energy to itscustomers. i
It has the nerve to ask for a
rate increase 'While it increases
dividendsaIid.pay~, its executives
huges1lffis~ RelIlember, affordable
energy mlpfoveseveryone
standard of living (by freeing up
money to purchase things they
need), improves their quality-of
life , (by saving them money, sa they ,
can affordbealthinsurance),and
attracts industries that create livingwage jobs!
We have more Wind and solar
power potential than we know what
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Avista is increasing the rate on
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, percent natutpl gas tate hike? It's
going to be a pretty cold Winter fora lot of hard-working lQwer income
people (as if the outrageously high.
price of gas isn t already making life
hard enough for working class folks). lithe IPUC doesn ihearfromyou, they Will assume you don t care
I or don t obj~ct to Avista'request
(IPUC's address: P.O. Box 83720i Boise, ID 83720/phone (208) 334-. 0300) . 'Last time llooked, Bill Gates
three million shares of Avista s..tock .brought him a cooI'$1.5 million.
In 2004, Avista paid it's CEO a .
! basesalaryof$528 205 ($472 558 in2001 and $304 077 in 2ooo),figureout how to take more of your money.
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p~r share in 2004 and increasing) .
QbviouslYi Avistaexists to enrichiitsexecutivesaIid shar~ho1d~rs
at everyone ~lSe s eXpense; not t()provide ~fordable energy to itscustomers.
It has the nerve to ask for rate increase while it increases
dividends andpaYs i~"executiv~s
huge sums? Rem,emper affordableenergy improves everyqne
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need), improves tQeirqualityof
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Sunday, October 30, 2005 3:49 PM
Jean Jewell; Ed Howell; Gene Fadness; Tonya Clark
Comment acknowledgement
WWW Form Submission:
Sunday, October 30, 2005
3: 49: 23
Case: AVU-G-05-02
Name: Wanda L. Garrison
Street Address: 1918 W. Honeysuckle Ave.
City: Hayden
State: Idaho
ZIP: 83835
Home Telephone: [phone]E-Mail: gransayss00adelphia. net
Company: Avista
Comment description: I was terribly shocked to see that you gave Avista a 23.5% increasein rates.... that really hits the people very hard that were coaxed a few years ago to
switch to natural gas furnaces because they were so much cheaper than any other heatsource,... .now what do you do.. .raise the rates so excessively as to make heating homes
for fixed income, lower wage patrons, & the elderly an almost impossoble task... that was
very nice of the Avista spokesperson to comment that they know it will be hard... .hmm,
they have already shut off one family with 4 small children in Hayden... wonder how manymore of us will end up the same.. .not one of your Idaho citizens recieved a nice 23% wageincrease. . . . I cannot believe the Idaho Public Utili ties Commission workers have such cold
feelings toward their friends & neighbors.... Please reconsider that decision.. many people
would then be able to eat& heat too..A very disappointed Idahoian,
Wanda L. Garrison
Transaction ID: 10301549.Referred by: http: / /www. puc. state. id. us/ scripts/polyform. dll/ipucUser Address: 70.36.11.133
User Hostname: 70.36.11.133
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October 31 , 2005
IPUC
O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720
Dear Sir or Madame:
understand that our Avista rates will increase this year by approximately 23.
percent. As a rate-payer without access to other options, 1 do not feel that it is
right for us to automatically take the hit for increases in prices in Avista s supply
chain.
I work for a manufacturing company that has had to layoff over 70 percent of it's
workforce over the last five years. Those of us employees who remain , have just
gotten our first raise in five years. In the private sector, we could not 'pass-on
increased costs to our customers, and expect to survive. We had to tighten our
belts and adapt to survive.
Avista s CEO received a 10 percent raise last year. Avista s shareholders do not
suffer as Avista passes on it's higher costs to consumers.
I would like to register my objection to Avista s request for a rate increase.
Regards
Colleen Robisch