Rate Document Number: WP-02-FS-BPA-06
Publication Number: DOE/BP-3291
Number of Pages: 58
Contact Person: Paul Kaptur Bill Doubleday, BPA Power Business Line, (503) 230-5489, ptkaptur@bpa.gov (503) 230-7570, wjdoubleday@bpa.gov (updated December 13, 2000)

Summary: Section 7(b)(2) of the Northwest Power Act Directs BPA to assure that the wholesale power rates effective after July 1, 1985 to be charged its public body, cooperative, and Federal agency customers (7(b)(2) Customers) for their general requirements for the rate test period (FY 2002 -FY 2006), plus the ensuing four years, are no higher than the cost of power to those customers would be for the same time period if specified assumption are made. The effect of the test is to protect 7(b)(2) Customer's wholesale firm power rate from certain costs resulting from provisions of the Northwest Power Act. The 7(b)(2) Rate Study describes the application and results of the Section 7(b)(2) Implementation Methodology.

PDF version of entire study (146 kb, posted on May 19, 2000)

Rate Document Number: WP-02-FS-BPA-06A
Publication Number: DOE/BP-3291
Number of Pages: 78
Contact Person: Jan Stoffels, BPA Power Business Line, (503) 230-3689, jastoffels@bpa.gov

Summary: The Documentation for the 7(b)(2) Rate Test Study shows the details to the Study results. It contains tables and text explaining the Program Case Rates Analysis Model (Section 1), the 7(b)(2) Case Rates Analysis Model (Section 2), and the 7(b)(2) Rate Case results (Section 3).

PDF version of entire study (288 kb, posted on May 19, 2000)
Errata 1 (PDF, 43kb, posted on June 9, 2000)

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