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We interpret the final question to mean the average price paid by the smelter 

 for nonfirm energy (IRE) and transmission to meet its restricted top quartile 

 load and for firm energy to meet its other three firm quartiles. The average 

 price of energy that the aluminum smelters paid in the first two quarters of 

 FY 93 is 19.34 mills per kilowatthour. Not all the reports for that period 

 have been finalized, so this value is estimated. It should be noted that the 

 price the smelters would be paying during this period, if they purchased all 

 four quartiles of their energy fi-om BPA, would be 17.9 mills per 

 kilowatthour. Therefore, their average rate increased only 1 .44 mills per 

 kilowatthour higher due to the purchases they made for their restriaed top 

 quartile 



