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Swiss example. They just didn't move. Become smaller, adopt a 

 new technology and be competitive. 



I thirJc the task force and the Council can help us remove some 

 of the competitive barriers and move to a more competitive envi- 

 ronment. Right now, this is just preview, I don't see the necessity 

 of new legislation to make that happen. It may, but I don't see it 

 now. 



Finally, this is an exciting time in the utility business. Many 

 things are going to change and I think the trick, the challenge to 

 all of us, is to recognize the changes and come out ahead and get 

 to a place in a couple of years where Bonneville is not only com- 

 petitive, the region is acquiring cost-effective conservation, but 

 business stays industrious well into the twentieth century. 



Thank you. 



[Prepared statement of Mr. Carr follows:] 



