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August 2, 1993 



The Honorable Peter DeFazio 



Chainnan 



Task Force on Bonneville 



Committee on Natural Resources 



U.S. House of Representatives 



Washington, D.C. 20515 



Dear Chairman DeFazio: 



On behalf of the Public Power Council (PPC), I respectfully request that the 

 enclosed statement be included in the hearing record for the Task Force's July 12 hearing 

 on the resource acquisition efforts of the Bonneville Power Administration. 



The hearing provided a valuable overview of the strengths and shortcomings in past 

 Bonneville acquisition efforts as well as the steps Bonneville is taking to overcome its 

 problems and inefficiencies. PPC would like to contribute to the discussion of four specific 

 issues: 1) the role and authority of the Regional Council in resource acquisition, 2) the 

 concurrent development of generation and conservation, 3) the role of fuel switching in 

 regional power planning and the role of the natural gas utilities in meeting the region's 

 conservation and efficiency objectives, and 4) the history and purposes of regional 

 curtailment plaiming and the Share-the-Shortage Agreement. 



I look forward to continuing to work with you and the Task Force staff in your 

 efforts to ensure that Bonneville continues as an efficient and economic provider of energy 



Sincerely, 



William K. Drummond 

 Manager 



Public Power Council 500 N.E. Multnomah. Suite 729 Portland. OR 97232 (503) 232-2427 

 Representing Consumer-Owned Utilities in the Pacitic Northwest 



