20140911Comment.pdf

Jean Jewell
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Subject:Case Comment Form:Jerry Deal
Name:Jerry Deal
Case Number:INT-G-14-01
Email:jwd54msn.com
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Address:505 E.Spruce St.
Caidwell ID,83605
Name of Utility Company:Intermountain Gas Company Acknowledge public record:True
Comment:I read the Customer Notice form Intermountain Gas informing us of its annual PGA
application in my most recent billing,and then reviewed the application on the IPUC website:
Case Number:INI-G-14-01 Date Filed:07/23/2014
Description:INTERMOUNTAIN GAS --PURCHASED GAS ADJUSTMENT CASE
I offer the following comments:
1.Most of IGC5 residential customers in Idaho do not see anything close to a 3.81%annual
increase in their income,so the cumulative impact of this increase on top of those in past
years consumes a greater fraction of customer incomes annually,in spite of efforts to be as
conservative as possible in energy consumption.
2.If,as stated in the notice,the gas-cost portion of Intermountains prices will be 50%
lower than in 2005,as the total cost to customers continues to increase,then the company is
doing a poor job of managing other costs of doing business.It would be of interest to the
public to disclose those costs as well,so that we may provide appropriate comments to the
IPUC.
3.While it is reasonable that as the cost of the gas supply changes,the cost of gas
delivered to customers would follow.However,it seems grossly unfair that the percentage
increase this year is so significantly higher for residential customers at 3.81%than for
commercial customers at 0.15%when we all use the same gas supply.
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