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Question 8: Are there any other subsidies or discounts that BPA provides to certain 

 customers that should be eliminated? 



Answer: No, there are no other subsidies or discounts that BPA provides other than 



those discussed in questions 5, 6, and 7, see also question 1 1 which 

 addresses BPA's Residential Exchange Program. There is also a general 

 perception that cross-subsidization occurs among BPA's products as a 

 result of how BPA allocates its costs. Cross-subsidization has been a 

 recurrent issue in past BPA rate cases, including whether these and other 

 rate issues should be eliminated. BPA's Marketing Plan may also influence 

 the outcome of these issues. 



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