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Conservation 



1. In a letter to Chairman Miller dated March 24, 1993, the 

 Northwest Power Planning Council stated that BPA "has not 

 been aggressive in reducing program administrative costs" 

 for conservation programs. Please identify potential 

 savings, if any, per fiscal year from FY 1994 to FY 1998 

 from reducing administrative costs of conservation programs. 



2. Please provide an estimate of the total expenditures to 

 date of the "Super Good Cents" program in areas where 

 natural gas service is currently available. Please estimate 

 the budget savings that would result from a termination of 

 the Super Good Cents program in areas currently served by 

 natural gas per fiscal year from FY 1994 to FY 1998. 



3. It is my understanding that a study has been conducted 

 which compares the costs of BPA conservation programs per 

 unit of energy saved to the costs incurred by certain 

 Northwest utilities per unit of energy saved. Please 

 provide a copy of this study and explain the differences In 

 conservation costs, if any, between BPA and regional 

 utilities. 



4. To date BPA's conservation programs have focused 

 primarily on producing energy savings In the residential 

 sector. Please provide an estimate of the current cost per 

 unit of energy saved from residential, commercial and 

 Industrial conservation programs respectively. 



5. Please provide an estimate of BPA expenditures to date on 

 the Manufactured Housing Acquisition Program (MAP) per 

 fiscal year. What percentage of these expenditures were 

 administrative costs? Please provide an estimate of the 

 percentage of MAP homes that are sited in areas currently 

 served by natxiral gas. 



6. How much electric water heating and space heating load 

 does BPA currently serve? How much of this load is in areas 

 currently served by natural gas? What Is the relative 

 efficiency of burning natural gas In a turbine to produce 

 electricity which Is used for water and space heating vs. 

 burning gas on site for this purpose? 



7. Please describe the scope of BPA's activities regarding 

 fuel switching. 



8. 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 



