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Tiered Wholesale Rates 



What is the objective of a tiered wholesale rate? Is it fair? 



A tiered wholesale rate places fUll requirements and growing utility customers of BPA at a 

 competitive disadvantage. With the Northwest economy restructuring from the new 

 federal budget and forest plan, changes in the global market, and increasing environmental 

 regulation, new business and industry needs to know how they can plan their future. 



* What costs do they need to consid»? 



* What tools do they have to reduce their need for electric energy? 



* What role can the utility play in attracting new business to replace jobs lost from 

 plant closures? 



Tiered wholesale rates can act as a price signal to use energy efficiently. Yet, with current 

 drought conditions, the Northwest Power Planning Council's fish plan, and the endangered 

 species act (ESA), BPA's wholesale power rate will send a price signal to encourage 

 energy efficient decisions. Already in our service territory, the proposed 1993-94 BPA 

 rate increase has stimulated participation in conservation projects by our industrial and 

 commercial customers. We are currently working vnth the following businesses in 

 installing energy efficiency measures: 



1. Scappoose School District, Scappoose 



2. Scappoose Airport / Port of St. Helens, Scappoose 



3. Chevron Chemical, St. Helens 



4. Armstrong Worid Industries, SL Helens 



5. St. Helens School District, St Helens 



6. Semling Storage Center, St. Helens 



7. True Value Hardware, St. Helens 



8. St. Helens Rural Fire Department / City of St. Helens, St. Helens 



9. Calgary Church, St. Helens 



10. Taco Bell, St. Helens 



11. Head Start, St. Helens 



12. South Columbia Learning Cento", Deer Island 



13. Rainier School District, Rainier 



14. Neighborhood Nursery Restaurant, Rainier 



15. Rightline Equipment and Manu&cturing Inc., Rainier 



Columbia River PUD, St Helens, Oregon 

 Coounents to the DeFazio Task Force 

 07/02/93, 03:36 PM 

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