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captured in a programmatic effort. In order to improve its information base 

 regarding fuel switching, Bonneville initiated the following efforts. 



Review of current policies and prngrams to asses s their imp acts on fuel 

 switchmg. Bonneville will determine if any of its existing programs, 

 policies or regulations provide inappropriate market signals with regard to 

 fiiel choice. Bonneville, in cooperation with its customers, will move over 

 time to make changes in program design if necessary. 



Provide assistance for customer initiated projects . Bonneville will 

 consider financial and other assistance for fuel switching projects endorsed 

 by the local utility. Projects must be regionally cost-effective and be 

 strucmred so that the electric and gas utilities along with the switching 

 consumer all contribute to funding the cost of program. 



(p.4,Q8) 



Please provide an estimate of the amount of energy that would be saved per 

 year if the two-tiered rates and low-density discount adjustment 

 recommended by the Northwest Conservation Act Coalition were 

 implemented (growth adjustment and no-growth adjustment model). What is 

 the earliest possible date that BPA can implement tiered rates? Has BPA 

 initiated an EIS on tiered rates? 



Potential energy savings from implementing NCA C's tiered rate 

 proposal are unknown, for several reasons . 



NCAC's defmition of tiered rates is incomplete and there are many 



definitions of tiered rates. 



Numerous definitional and allocation issues remain to be resolved 



under anyone's tiered rates scenario. 



Customer responses to tiered rates will, undoubtedly, change 



depending on the decisions that are made about tiered rates and how 



they are implemented. 



No one is certain how DSI or residential exchange loads will be 



addressed under possible tiered rates scenarios but the public agencies 



believe DSI loads and residential exchange must be included in BPA 



tiered rates. 



Tiered rates may significantly affect the manner in which conservation 



is delivered especially in fostering conservation transfers. 



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