Bonneville Power Administration Generating Resource Acquisition Process

Technical Report · Wed Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1990

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6072483· OSTI ID:6072483

BPA relies on its Resource Program and the Council's Northwest Conservation and Electric Power Plan (Plan) to determine new firm power needs. The Resource Program estimates the need for additional power to meet BPA's firm loads, taking into account the projected growth in BPA's firm load obligations and estimates of future resource availability and cost. BPA's ability to market surplus power is also considered in determining the need for new resource additions. Additional information provided by the Resource Program includes estimates of the availability of new resources (in MW) and the expected costs of those resources. These estimates are based on supply forecasts that represent estimates of various resources (hydro, geothermal, residential and commercial conservation, etc.) available to BPA over time at different costs. In October 1988, BPA circulated an initial draft of a process for guiding the acquisition of generating resources. The draft proposed a competitive approach as a starting point for discussions with the four Pacific Northwest States (Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Montana), the Council, BPA's customers, interest group leaders, and a Technical Review Panel convened for BPA's acquisition process development effort. These discussions led to the development of the acquisition process described in this document, which is a competitive method through which BPA plans to solicit, evaluate, negotiate, and purchase power from generating resources. 1 fig.

• Research Organization: USDOE Bonneville Power Administration, Portland, OR (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• OSTI ID: 6072483
• Report Number(s): DOE/BP--1436; ON: DE91009710
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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