DSI Options Study : Draft Report, Part 1. [Direct Service Industries Served by BPA (Aluminium Smelters)].

Technical Report · Mon Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:6128683

In recent years, the amount of electric power demanded by the direct service industries (DSIs) served by the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), particularly the aluminum plants, has fluctuated, causing problems for BPA's resource planning and operations and financial and rate stability. BPA began a study of long-term policy and rate options concerning its direct service industry customers in early 1985. Primary goal of BPA's study is to determine what changes in DSI operations can be expected under each option and how those changes would likely affect BPA's loads, cost recovery, and the service from the federal hydroelectric system. BPA is also studying employment impacts in the region that would result from the various options. Finally, the study identifies the necessary steps for implementing each option. The focus of the study is BPA's aluminum smelting customers. This volume gives an overview, a description of options, and a summary of preliminary results.

• Research Organization: USDOE Bonneville Power Administration, Portland, OR
• OSTI ID: 6128683
• Report Number(s): DOE/BP-423; ON: DE86008561
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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