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Question 12: What part should BPA's existing resource acquisition programs play in 



BPA's competitiveness initiative, both during a transition period and after 

 BPA has adopted some of the changes it is considering? 



Answer: BPA has a wide variety of resource acquisition programs underway at this 



time. Included are current negotiations for generation options as part of 

 the Resource Contingency Program, scheduled to be completed in 1993 or 

 early 1994. These options provide between 650 and 1200 aMW 

 (depending on the final negotiations and project sizes) with shortened 

 construction lead times for use later in the decade if necessary. BPA is 

 currently evaluating 12 billing credit proposals submitted by our public 

 power utilities in response to an open billing credit solicitation. These 

 resources represent almost 200 aMW of power that will be used to meet 

 currently forecasted loads in the mid-1990s. In addition, BPA has a full 

 spectrum of conservation development acquisitions in place that will bring 

 on over 110 aMW in the next two years. 



These resource acquisition programs are joined by demonstration projects 

 in wind and geothermal energy that will provide the BPA system with 

 between 45 and 100 aMW depending on the success of the projects. There 

 are additional resources that BPA could obtain access to as a result of the 

 geothermal projects, depending on the scope of the resources found at the 

 various sites. 



The current processes have been in operation for a number of months with 

 projects and contraas close to completion. The resources under 

 development provide BPA and our public power customers with 

 considerableflexibility for a variety of possible futures. The contingency 



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