1982 rate proposal, Bonneville Power Administration

Journal Article · Tue Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1982 · EIS; (United States)

OSTI ID:5490554

Increasing the wholesale power rates of the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) is proposed. The BPA service area consists of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana west of the Continental Divide. BPS also sells surplus power to California. The rate increase would be sufficient to increase the overall revenue of the BPA by 51 percent over the estimated revenue that would be collected under the present rates. The individual increase to specific customer classes would vary. The proposal would incorporate BPA's actual revenue level increases since 1979, the 1982 proposed revenue increase, and anticipated revenue level increases through June 30, 1985. The rate as of June 30, 1985 would be held constant to project revenue levels to the year 2000. The rate schedule would isolate only the consequences of BPA's revenue level increases from 1979 to June 30, 1985. Conservation programs designed for residential, industrial, and commercial consumers could be incorporated into the plan to mitigate the socioeconomic effects of rate increases. Positive and negative impacts of the proposed increases are discussed.

• OSTI ID: 5490554
• Journal Information: EIS; (United States), Journal Name: EIS; (United States) Vol. 6:6; ISSN EEISD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
296000* -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Electric Power
BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION
DOCUMENT TYPES
ECONOMIC IMPACT
ELECTRIC UTILITIES
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
PRICES
PRICING REGULATIONS
PUBLIC UTILITIES
RATE STRUCTURE
REGULATIONS
US DOE
US ORGANIZATIONS