To: Idaho Public Utilities Commission and Darryl Anderson Idaho Power Company
Promote, don't smother Idaho's Clean Energy Future
Tell Idaho Power and the Public Utilities Commission to play fair with solar power developers by giving the same 20-year contract security Idaho Power receives for their own projects.
Why is this important?
With more than 200 sunny days a year, Idaho is enjoying a boom in solar energy development. This is great news, since solar is quicker, cleaner, and cheaper than building another dam or dirty coal-fired plant.
Idaho Power Company is currently experiencing record profits at the expense of its ratepayers' environmental and public health. To maintain its antiquated business model, the company is trying to prevent clean energy development by limiting 20-year contracts to two years. Anything less than a long-term contract makes it nearly impossible for renewable energy businesses to secure financing.
Investing in clean energy benefits Idaho's economy, protects Idaho's air and water, limits carbon emissions, and preserves a clean future.
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