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Wednesday, March 24, 2010 5:09 AM
Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
PUC Comment Form
A Comment from Dawn Hauff follows:
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Name: Dawn Hauff
Address: 28 Hunt Gulch
City: Kingston
State: Idaho
Zip: 83839
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Contact E-Mail: dawnhauff~verizon.net
Name of Utility Company: Avista
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Avista is seeking a rate increase, 14% on electric and 6% on gas. It wasn i t long ago that
Avista had a price increase. At a time when many people are barely scraping by with their
income, it is a poor choice to raise rates. Especially since Avista has enjoyed profits, and
have used some of those profits to lobby the federal government for cap and trade and green
energy. It is the Opinion of Governor Otter, and many in the state of Idaho, that Cap and
Trade would devastate Idaho' s agricultural economy, and at a tax increase that many citizens
and companies would be unable to pay. Avista fails to realize that raising costs will only
add a hardship to many families at this time. I urge you to disapprove of this cost increase.
One of the ways Avista could save money and reduce their costs would be to stick to methods
that work, such as cheap, clean, hydroelectricity. Scrap ideas of wind energy that many are
finding aren't cheap, dependable, or clean. Stand by the citizens of Idaho, and keep utility
costs down.
The form submitted on http://www . puc. idaho. gov Iforms/ipuc1/ipuc. html
IP address is 70.110.46.153
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Wednesday, March 24,201012:33 PM
Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
PUC Comment Form
A Comment from Gary Anderson follows:
Case Number: IPUC vs Avista - AVU,£-/Ó-oijAvLl -(r¡(-- /
Name: Gary Anderson
Address: 11938 N Ruby Dr.
City: Hayden
State: Idaho
Zip: 83835
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Contact E-Mail: garander~gmail.com
Name of Utili ty comp~__ Avista
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Sirs: I read in the CDA Press this morning that Avista is applying for another rate
increase in both Idaho Electric and Natural Gas rates for 2010. Avista earnings for 2009
were also in the paper at 87.1 M, with 22.1 of that coming in the last Quarter of 2009. We
had a very mild winter and not to long ago, I think the first part of this year Avista was
patting themselfs on the back for being able to reduce gas rates. Avista has been putting a
lot of Money into GREEN Technology, Hydrogen fueled fuel cells for one, Hydrogen is costly
and takes a of dollars and elecicity to produce, and storage is still a large problem. With
the coming of a very efficent fuel cell called BLOOM BOX. which is truely GREEN, coverts
REGULAR AIR by way of membrane in the electricity, (already powering a few companies in CA.)
and will be avaiable for the private consumer in 10 est. years at a cost of around $ 3,000 in
to days dollars. You can find this by using GOOGLE.
I have a couple questions : With Avista serving 122,000 Idaho customers for electricity and
74,000 using natural Gas, AND Avista charging each customer a 'Basic Charge i 0f $4.60 for
Electric and $4.00 for Gas each and every month, A little math this works out to be 6,734,400
per year and 3,552,000 dollars. Question, is this $10,286,400 figured in to Avista 's 2009
earnings?? And Did the IPUC approve for them to charge these Basic Rates?? If yes then what
date was this approved?? - - Charging the Basic rate without giving the cusumer any value for
the Gas or elecrici ty used. That worksout to $9. 60/Month or 115.20 per year?? This sound
more of a TAX level by Avista then a basic Charge. I do urge the IPCU to explore protecting
the consumers of Idaho and protect the people from being exploited by out of State companies)
I employ that the IPUC commission explore the new technologies supporting 'truly Green
technologies i, so that the residents of Idaho will have the choice and freedom to
individually choose such technology and have a choice, with out being subject control of a
Coporation. Thank You. G. Anderson
The form submitted on http://www . puc. idaho. gov Iforms/ipuc1/ipuc. html
IP address is 68.238.141.196
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