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Home My WebLink About20080521Comments.pdf..-¡~iJIO"i/j: /J'ij.,/1: ~. ~ t4 W.W.GOLLIN POBOX417 HOPE, IDAHO 83836 Idao Public Utilties Commssion POBox 83720 Boise, Idaho 83720-0074 RECEJVED \ 5 f\H \ .,, I ŠS\ON Subj: Avista Rate Incree Request Ref: Case Number A VU-E-08-01 Gentlemenles: Attched to ths lett or 3 comments in opposition to the A vist reuest for a rate increase. I offer eah comment on a separte pae so th ea point ca be consideed individuay. I have made some estes as to incomes and dates, but I presue you will have up to date data tht will correct my estates but will not disquaify them. In rejectig the reuest by A vista I presue th you will be exercising the desirs of the consumers as oppose to the wishes of the supplier. And, I also presume th you will be able to exer some of the powers, which you ca exert to inur tht the citi consumers in Idaho will get not the usua but improved serces tht A vist should be offerig. ~~ ¡J~j~W.W.~" Atthments---3 GOLLIN POBOX417 HOPE, IDAHO 83836 Avista ra incr reest numbeA VU-E..8-01 COMMNT #1 The basis for an incr is incorr. I presume tht A vista offer a Prfi sttement th shows a need for higher ras. Tht Profit sttement is prared to show less th taget profits. However, it includes the incomes of al pens, inludi the top peel as a cost of doing business. The two top peonnel ar receivig incomes in the ar of$2,00,00.00 each. (plea in the co figus that should include incomes and pequiites) Notice th I indica incomes raer th eags or wages for work done. No one in their positions can ea th much money. They receive th amount of income beaus the money is there, not that it is eared. If they wer rey sup maers (and they might be), they would be doing well to ea $20,000.00 pe month, or $240,000.00 pe yea. The adtion income they reive is rely distbution of profits, which might be identifed as dividends, which would mae stkholder hapy. The revised Profi stent would al enance the vaue of sto owned and increas their price on the market. By disalowig the dierce beee the $240,00.00 pe yea for eah and th $2,00.00.00 presetly offer as income exp, the commission will imedately incr the prfits of the utty operations by $1,520,000.00. Th incras may ver well obvi the nee for any in in raes. I believe it is the fuction of the Pulic Utities Commion to review the ficial staements of the utty companes they de with. Since the Commsion is grtig a monopoly, they mus disalow abuss prsete on the ficial staements prente by the utty compes. By calg the distbution ofmoney to ce top maer as wages eaed is a blat faehoo For the Commsioner to alow such a fasehood to prevai is an abuse of the pulic tr In diowig such a preentation of figu, the Commssion will obviously generte a rebuttl frm the uti compy. They will offer sim incomes to all kids of CEO's and oter maager. But they canot be compared to incomes of offcials in compes deg with invidua buyer. In thse cases, th buyin public deteres the amount of money avalable. In the ca of utities, the buyig public is expsed to the proficiency of the Commssion. An the Commsion should exerise thir autori by not aceptig the stements of the utty companes as prsented. GOLLIN POBOX417 HOPE, IDAHO, 83836 A vista ra increa request numbe A VU-E..8-0 1 COMMNT #2 The incrass reuested apar to be an effort to off highr basic material costs. We consumers ar forever hi with higher cost, a prce which compaes us as eaier th fidig lower cost soures. As Commissioner, you should offer ins ony af the utility compaes have offere goo fath proof that searhes for more competive costs have be conduct Al, at the tie of reivig a request for incr ras, the utli companes should be reui to submit a doented progr of sekig lower costs of baic mat and imrovig opeon cost. Af al the fucton of good management is to fuh good prouc at renable cots an coduct contiua effort to improve prodct and serce. If such a prgr is ongoing, such pr should be pr to the ra payi public. ú/IJ .. . t "J GOLLIN POBOX417 HOPE, IDAHO, 83836 A vista ra incre request number A VU-E..8-0 1 COMMNT #3 A problem that has be with us since the mid 1800's exits in the distbuton of eleccit. We have faily consistt power outages th rey work a hap on the consumer as well as the maitece personnel. With a modest stor some ties light wi, or for no reon the occaiona tr deides to fa down. Oftn, the tr fals on the power lie and an enti neighborhoo is without elecc power for a short tie or for much longer ties. Back in the mid 1800's, when the west was being setled it was much chea to hag elecc lies from poles than to bur them. Digin a ditch was a manua opon th was much more expive th hang the lies frm the poles. Also, the maal us would not be conduive to planti the lines. Tod, ther is adeq ma and tehnology to dig the apri ditches and plat the lies underound. The utty compaes should be reui to give goo ren why they do not bur al their trsmission lies. They plat ga lines so we know th the tehnology doe exist for plantig. Thy have adequate material bee every elecc line frm the ede of your prper to the buidig servced is undergrund. I have never lost power beus of a plate elecc lie on my prpe, but I have lost power because of outages nea and fa from my reidece. A vista probably ha assur the PUC tht th wil fush a relible sece at a rele cost But when the weather poses a poteti prblem and when the teology for overg that problem does exist, I se no reasn for not put al trmiion lines underun The only ap re that I se is that they don't have to do it. Cost can not be a fa bee ther is enoug money to pay executves millons of doll as eared income when they should be brgig ther companes up to da. o/~/?~,/10 A,V.,/ ~', fl "., f~~Y\ rlt, ?9°§¡) êJJ, . ", . ,'. .';, (¡ '" l' f ' , ~. J L :o t ì l j (J l( "v~ L. Grèen .: ..11. ",r9b'8~;W. Driffo~ii Dr. Coeur d' Alene Idaho 83814 RECEIVED Idaho "PU'C P. O. Box 83720 Boise. Idaho 83720-0074 Dear Commission ~ t 'F' i,f .. ¡ ,Ii ,/; ;, iI understand that A vista;\lrrjJid~:sdis a-gainaskmg to raise there natural gas rates in Idahö. Tlihi 'wînter my gas bill for the last 6 months averaged $ 146",9PjllSt for ;g(;s to heat my house. This is.. '''\ìi-+/ ~-'Just to much. ' I read in the paper awhile back, that Avista wanted to have there investors receive 10 percent on there holdings. I also wish I could receive 10 percent on mine. Social Security doesn't give that kind ofretum. I sincerely hope you consider the average people, when you decide if A vista should get another increase. They have had several increases in the last few years, with no increase in service to their customers, just increases in there rates. Please vote no to any increases that A vista wants. Thank you.~~~ V. L. Green i A Jt1iJ(61~ ~ A J. 1iJ yr-V ~ ý fo. t(. íJß ~ \"¡ l S i II j \ / ,I r-) !í\ 'ìC~y, i//Vl/ VU j\ 7 Wo V'-r1h i S ,SqLQ v-y ,0 n oa r hcu-k5 /ø ~.~.~ý 5houlo LoIß'r/ ~ci+.e$ ~~~~.. ~ Post Falls, il 83854 l h c- vec; (' ø V Y raie5 ! T had h 'f hqcl Q ¡-cuts~ " II () ().el- i\ '/ ear $ - +J ..y¡ -. h e 11 :: of ,td ì+ Wa5 ,ôJ % 7- !l0f '1;) ,00 r.."" Soe./~L :; -e(! ¿",:I y -Hi e4 M. ecJ~'c.f"e fOoK. -1 96 ~ +v- D" ¡. t .. ó c. i' 0 L ~-eC-i¿¡. ;/ I &. h e JI. Wh: +cJ. u/~! C?M-: ç-o,": r Th-ey ~ l-ou(01 LoUJ.Rir -t.¿ VOTes l. ~;¡~ . Ii "- Post Falls, ID 83854 'Çnt !.RJ- ArJ.'ytÆ- (pu.r ro.fe-.. ! /S-7 % " 11 C r ea5-e / fho&.Æf ~ ~iAJ6f Jean Jewell 11 liJ!./~~.1 (tf From: . Sent: To: Subject: frednlibbie~verizon. net Tuesday, May 20,200810:37 AM Tonya Clark; Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness; Ed Howell PUC Comment Form A Comment from Frederick and Lorraine Meier follows: -- - - - - - -- - -------- - - - -- - - --- - - --- - -- Case Number: 133 Name: Frederick and Lorraine Meier Address: 1428 West Linwood Ci ty: Hayden State: Id Zip: 83835 Daytime Telephone: 208 762-3309 Contact E-Mail: frednlibbie~verizon.net Name of Utili ty Comp~ AvistaAdd to Mailing List: ~ Please describe your comment briefly: The Avista utility Co has asked for another rate increase this year claiming various increased costs and nubulous and redundant need to improve equipment The same old story repeated twice a year to bleed the public for more money . They are rewarded for poor management and lack of foresight . There exhorbident salary to so called executives that walk around with a clipboard looking important is too much too often . Like so many who can take from the public in billions of dollars under the guise of management is irresponsible. The form submited on http://www.puc.idaho.gov/forms/ipucl/ipuc.html IP address is 68.238.138.223- - --------- -- - ------ - - ---- - - - -- - - - -- 1