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eliminated and natural gas is given a "level playing field" under 

 the BPA incentive system. Frankly, we have made more progress 

 working together with the individual utilities than we have in 

 convincing BPA and the NPPC that we deserve and the consumers of 

 this region deserve a level playing field for natural gas. We 

 owe it to the consumers of the Pacific Northwest to work to use 

 all forms of energy wisely, to work together as utilities to 

 reduce the wasteful use of energy wherever possible and to keep 

 all of our energy supplies available and economic in the 

 marketplace. 



Thank you, very much, for this opportunity to testify before 

 the Task Force. 



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