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Subject: No�ce: A comment was submited to PUCWeb
The following comment was submited via PUCWeb:

Name: Ross Gibson
Submission Time: Mar 22 2023 4:13PM
Email: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]
Address: 1039 Helmer Lane
Deary, ID 83823

Name of U�lity Company: AVISTA
Case ID: AVU-E-23-01

Comment: "Response to your brochure “Important No�ce” (Feb 2023): Hello, I am the age of 69 on a
‘fixed’ income. I have been VERY conserva�ve with Electricity and Natural Gas. However, the
“volumetric, per-kWh rate reduc�on,” star�ng Sept 1, 2023 and Sept 1, 2024, WILL NOT compensate me
for the usurious “Basic Monthly Charge” increases that you propose. 1) In 2022, my average monthly
Electric is $26.35 per month, and a basic charge of $7 per month. This is a monthly average cost of (318
kWh) or $33.35 per month for Electricity. a. On Sept 1, 2023 you intend to raise the “Basic Monthly
Charge” to $15 per month which would raise my monthly bill to ($41.35/$33.35) or 24% increase cost
per month. 2) In 2022, my average monthly Gas bill is $30.80 per month, and a basic charge of $7 per
month. This is a monthly average cost of (37.9 Therms) or $37.80 per month for Natural Gas. a. On Sept
1, 2023, you intend to raise the “Basic Monthly Charge” to $15 per month which would raise my
monthly bill to ($45.80/$37.80) or 21% increase cost per month. Also, your No�ce proposes, September
1, 2024, even higher increases of the Basic Monthly Charge to $20 per month, for Gas and/or Electric.
SUMMARY: For those of us who have learned to conserve energy, I propose you eliminate the “Basic
Monthly Charge” for customers using less than 600 kWh per month and/or less than 64 therms per
month. Sincerely, Ross A. Gibson "

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