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Subject: WP-02 Data Request
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request_number:  PS-BPA:117, 119, 120, 121 and 122-
firstname:  Steve
lastname:  Marshall
e-mail:  marss@perkinscoie.com
directed_to:  Peter J. Burger - LP-7
Office of General Counsel
Bonneville Power Administration
P.O. Box 3261
Portland, Oregon  97208-3621
exhibit_wp-02-e-:  BPA-75
page_numbers:  4
request_text:  PS-BPA:117, page 4, lines 6-7:  Beginning at line 6 the=20
witnesses state =01&Tiered rates may be good for both BPA and the Northwest=
=20
region, and should properly be explored=018.  How do you propose properly=
=20
exploring tiered rates?

PS-BPA:119, page 4, lines 3-4:  Beginning at line 3 the witnesses state=20
=01&During these unprecedented market conditions, BPA will continue to expl=
ore=20
every potential avenue for finding solutions that are both fair and=20
practical.=018  Please give examples of such potential avenues.  Would a ch=
ange=20
in base rates during the five-year rate period be one such avenue?  Would a=
=20
change in the manner in which the CRACs are applied during the five-year ra=
te=20
period be one such avenue?

PS-BPA:120, page 4, lines 3-6:  Beginning at line 3 the witnesses state=20
=01&During these unprecedented market conditions, BPA will continue to expl=
ore=20
every potential avenue for finding solutions that are both fair and=20
practical.  This certainly would not exclude tiered rates, though the regio=
n=01,
s historically strong opposition to tiered rates is a factor that cannot be=
=20
ignored=018.  Does the language =01&will continue=018 mean that BPA is curr=
ently=20
exploring the use of tiered rates as a potential avenue for finding=20
solutions?  If so, please provide all data, analysis and communications tha=
t=20
make up this exploration.

PS-BPA:121, page 4, lines 5-6:  Beginning at line 5 the witnesses state =01=
& . .=20
. though the region=01,s historically strong opposition to tiered rates . .=
 .=018. =20
Please provide all bases for this statement.

PS-BPA:122, page 4, lines 5-6:  Beginning at line 5 the witnesses state =01=
& . .=20
. though the region=01,s historically strong opposition to tiered rates . .=
 .=018. =20
Please describe your use of the term =01&region=018.  Do you mean to imply =
that the=20
opposition was a consensus of all parties in the region?  If so, how did th=
is=20
consensus manifest itself?  If not, what parties composed this opposition?
contact_name:  Steve Marshall
contact_address:  Perkins Coie
One Bellevue Center, Suite 1800
411 - 108th Avenue N.E.
Bellevue, WA  98004
contact_phone:  425-453-7314
contact_email:  marss@perkinscoie.com
contact_fax:  425-453-7350
delivery_instructions:  Please mail hard coies of data responses to Steve=
=20
Marshall at the address above

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