Comments on: Boise Attorney Opposed To Dynamis Deal

By: Jim

Jim — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:25:47 +0000

Check the players and follow the money, Dynamis LLC filing:

http://www.sos.idaho.gov/tiffpilot/tiffpilot.exe?FN=\\sosimg\corp$/%5C20100526%5CLLC_ORIG10146112650.tif

Done deal.

By: Gene Fadness

Gene Fadness — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:29:07 +0000

Sam,
Please see paragraph 7 on pg 5 of the application on our Website: “Seller only plans to deliver energy during heavy load and holiday standard energy hours and does not intend to produce and deliver any light load energy to Idaho Power.”
Gene Fadness

By: chicago sam

chicago sam — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 20:39:25 +0000

Gene
Your comment about the committment to deliver 20 MW solely during heavy load hours raises the question==will plant shut down during light load hours?–not sure this makes sense. Starting and stopping large boilers could have some unintended consequences

By: Gene Fadness

Gene Fadness — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 01:08:51 +0000

Hello. This is Gene Fadness from the Idaho Public Utilities Commission. I appreciate all the comments here. I wouldn’t dare take a position for the commissioners who will ultimately decide this case. But there are some key facts about the pricing for this contract that are being missed here. One is that this is a levalized contract that stays at the $92.53 per MW over the life of the 20 years. So you need to project power supply cost over 20 years to come up with an apples-to-apples comparison of what ratepayers will pay over the life of the contract. Second, Dynamis is unique among all small-power projects in that it is committed to deliver 20 MW of non-intermittent energy solely during heavy load hours when prices of other generation at peak times may well — and will very likely — exceed the Dynamis price. The project has a peak-hour capacity factor of 92 percent, higher than almost any other baseload small-power source. Again, I am NOT saying the contract should be approved, but these factors should be considered in the debate. Watch for staff comments on this case to be filed, also by Feb. 2. You can view them on our Website at http://www.puc.idaho.gov

EDITOR NOTE–A personal thanks for the clarification. We can provide the forum, but even for an old newsy it is difficult to explain second hand and better said by an expert.

By: Hubert Osborne

Hubert Osborne — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:40:49 +0000

In a press release dated Jan. 13,2012 concerning Hoku mfg overdue bill with Idaho Power the commission directs Hoku and Idaho Power to renegotiate their contract for electricity. The origional contract specified Hoku pay 6.16/ kw hr for the first block of energy The second block was to be paid for at the traditional embedded cost rate for Idaho Powers large customers. Contract no doubt will lower amount paid by Hoku. How is this fair that Idaho Power will pay Dynamis 9.253/kwhr and resell to Hoku for less money. I don’t have to be an expert on sex to know when I am being screwed–same here

By: john

john — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:55:23 +0000

A few minutes of research shows Dynamis to be an unprofitable company for all but the execs in charge. They claim 15 years of proven technology. Of course a connection to Butch showed up. $2 million wasted so far. Let us get together and send a clear message to not only the IPUC but other agencies involved and personally to the Ada commissioners.

By: Paul

Paul — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 17:37:03 +0000

We are married to fossil fuels for the foreseeable future. Windmills knock all kinds of birds out of the sky and they can cause range and forest fires, ethanol is an expensive joke, Hydrogen cells aren’t on the radar and Nuclear scares people.

Why has so much of the decision making been behind closed doors?

The Ada Commissioners have rushed into this mess with eyes less than wide open.

The Dynamis project scares me from the point they will be adding to the pollution loading in the valley when they start burning tires. Add to this the cost is not competitive.

By: Rod in SR Boise

Rod in SR Boise — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:32:16 +0000

Thank you, Dave. Without you, we would never hear about some of this stuff.

By: Rod in SR Boise

Rod in SR Boise — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:23:46 +0000

Both Idaho Power and the Ada County Commissioners need to answer some questions, not to mention the Idaho PUC.

By: chicago sam

chicago sam — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 14:49:01 +0000

I took a quick look at the IPUC website to see how much Idaho Power will pay this company. Contract says avg. of $92.35/megawatt hour. Today’s Statesman says Idaho Power will pay High Mesa Energy 56.43 per megawatt hour. Then I looked at my power bill and I am paying $66.257 per megawatt hour. Maybe Idaho Power is going to absorb the extra cost and take a lower return as a gesture of being a good corporate citizen. And $60 million for this plant. Sounds like something the Dept of Lands might be interested in for a long term investment. Breath deeply– they won’t have a smokestack for no reason and who are these guys and where have they built a plant that works. I think Idaho Power needs to answer some questions