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Tuesday, June 02, 2009 1 :08 AM
Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness; Ed Howell
PUC Comment Form
A Comment from Tracy Dixon follows:
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Name: Tracy Dixon
Address: 5621 Hwy. 95
City: Potlatch
State: ID
Zip: 83855
Daytime Telephone: 2Ø8-875-Ø347
Contact E-Mail: dixonfa~potlatch.com
Name of Utility Company: Avista
Add to Mailing List: no
Please describe your comment briefly:
Once again, Avista has let me down. When the economy tanks, they decide it's time for
another major increase. Wages are frozen or cut, and jobs are lost and they feel it is time
to invest in their 92-year old infrastructure. It is important to invest in infrastructure,
but maybe small increases every year instead of back to back large increases that total
better than 2Ø%. Whose income has increased enough to cover that? They have also used the
excuse that this increase has to cover the fact that Clearwater Paper isn't generating as
much electricity-a weak argument, since when they first announced this increase, it was not
known that Clearwater Paper wasn' t going to generate as much power. The fact of the matter
is that Avista is just like every other corporation in the US-the consumer is not their
concern, but CEO's, boards of directors and shareholders are. The sad part about it is that
unlike other corporations, consumers can switch brands and price shop-we are stuck with the
utility company in the area in which we live and are at the mercy of the Utility Commission.
Avista is out of line asking for this much of a rate increase this close to the last increase
and when consumers are already stretched thin. I would hope that the IPUC listen to the bulk
of the consumers that have filed a complaint and decide accordingly.
The form submitted on http://www . puc. idaho. gov Iforms/ipuc1/ipuc. html
IP address is 64.126.138.17
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