Message-ID: <31867822.1075860421223.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2001 07:19:00 -0700 (PDT) From: marss@perkinscoie.com To: abuckley@wutc.wa.gov, alan@epud.org, ali.rodol@ci.seattle.wa.us, archive-power-ratecase@bpa.gov, aw_turner@pgn.com, bassl@sce.com, bessex@cowlitzpud.org, bferranti@mbllp.com, bpadiscovery@merkellaw.com, ccopatrny@e-z.net, crow@millernash.com, cub@teleport.com, cwagers@dcpud.org, dan.meek@usa.net, darcy@tonkon.com, darkills@popud.com, dbkinnard@pplmt.com, dfaulk@puget.com, discoveryparalegal@bpa.gov, dldorrell@stoel.com, dmacgregor@morganlewis.com, doney@doneylaw.com, doug_brawley@pngc.com, dparrish@prmllp.com, dws@keywaycorp.com, eauverde@hotmail.com, eboyd@ppcpdx.org, efinklea@energyadvocates.com, elisackf@aol.com, energlaw@aol.com, eric.larson@oremetwahchang.com, erick_johnson@pngc.com, ghuhta@cowlitzpud.org, huse@eesconsulting.com, ias@dvclaw.com, jack.speer@alcoa.com, jacksonc@ida.net, janet.prewitt@state.or.us, jdeason@chbh.com, jeffn@subutil.com, jhartso@enron.com, jlh@mc-power.com, johk@critfc.org, john.yanov@eweb.eugene.or.us, johncameron@dwt.com, jolynnr@mresearch.com, jpw@duncanallen.com, jrb_ora@televar.com, jsaven@pacifier.com, jschlect@avistacorp.com, kevin.clark@ci.seattle.wa.us, kknitte@gcpud.org, kmoxness@cencoast.com, kpom@mail.pacifier.com, kyle@ppcpdx.org, lawyer@teleport.com, lhamilton@avistaenergy.com, lpeters@pacifier.com, lwolv@worldaccessnet.com, lyn_williams@pgn.com, marc.hellman@state.or.us, marss@perkinscoie.com, matts1@atg.wa.gov, mershanlaw@aol.com, mhain@ect.enron.com, michaelearly@earthlink.net, mike.macdougall@powerex.com, mmetzler@ci.tacoma.wa.us, mschaff@worldnet.att.net, mthomas@mtpower.com, paul@kinergyllc.com, pete.forsyth@kaiseral.com, pete@ashland.or.us, peter@richardsonandoleary.com, pfox@bracepatt.com, pljacklin@stoel.com, pmurphy@mbllp.com, pnichols@idahopower.com, pobenchain@idahopower.com, pspi@dynegy.com, pvickery@tpud.org, rachel@rnp.org, ratecase@pngc.com, rates@ppcpdx.org, rbstrong@painehamblen.com, rdb@keywaycorp.com, rfoiani@gcpud.org, rkindley@schwabe.com, rle@givenspursley.com, rpierce@avistaenergy.com, scott.brattebo@pacificorp.com, seligman@teleport.com, simonf@atg.wa.gov, sjohnsto@wutc.wa.gov, skaravit@ci.tacoma.wa.us, stephens@eslerstephens.com, steve@nwenergy.org, tdeboer@painehamblen.com, terrym@millcreeklaw.com, tgrim@chbh.com, townsend@chbh.com, tracigrundon@dwt.com, tstevenson@ci.burbank.ca.us, weavertr@yakima-wa.com, wmgt3@montana.com Subject: WP-02 Data Request Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-From: Steve Marshall X-To: abuckley@wutc.wa.gov, alan@epud.org, ali.rodol@ci.seattle.wa.us, archive-power-ratecase@bpa.gov, aw_turner@pgn.com, BASSL@sce.com, bessex@cowlitzpud.org, bferranti@mbllp.com, bpadiscovery@merkellaw.com, ccopatrny@e-z.net, crow@millernash.com, cub@teleport.com, cwagers@dcpud.org, dan.meek@usa.net, darcy@tonkon.com, darkills@popud.com, dbkinnard@pplmt.com, dfaulk@puget.com, discoveryparalegal@bpa.gov, dldorrell@stoel.com, dmacgregor@morganlewis.com, doney@doneylaw.com, doug_brawley@pngc.com, dparrish@prmllp.com, dws@keywaycorp.com, eauverde@hotmail.com, eboyd@ppcpdx.org, efinklea@energyadvocates.com, elisaCKF@aol.com, EnerGlaw@aol.com, Eric.Larson@oremetwahchang.com, erick_johnson@pngc.com, ghuhta@cowlitzpud.org, huse@eesconsulting.com, ias@dvclaw.com, jack.speer@alcoa.com, jacksonc@ida.net, janet.prewitt@state.or.us, jdeason@chbh.com, jeffn@subutil.com, jhartso@enron.com, JLH@mc-power.com, johk@critfc.org, john.yanov@eweb.eugene.or.us, johncameron@dwt.com, jolynnr@mresearch.com, jpw@duncanallen.com, jrb_ora@televar.com, jsaven@pacifier.com, jschlect@avistacorp.com, kevin.clark@ci.seattle.wa.us, kknitte@gcpud.org, kmoxness@cencoast.com, kpom@mail.pacifier.com, kyle@ppcpdx.org, lawyer@teleport.com, Lhamilton@avistaenergy.com, lpeters@pacifier.com, lwolv@worldaccessnet.com, lyn_williams@pgn.com, marc.hellman@state.or.us, marss@perkinscoie.com, matts1@atg.wa.gov, mershanlaw@aol.com, mhain@ect.enron.com, michaelearly@earthlink.net, mike.macdougall@powerex.com, mmetzler@ci.tacoma.wa.us, mschaff@worldnet.att.net, mthomas@mtpower.com, Paul@KinergyLLC.com, pete.forsyth@kaiseral.com, pete@ashland.or.us, peter@richardsonandoleary.com, pfox@bracepatt.com, pljacklin@stoel.com, pmurphy@mbllp.com, pnichols@idahopower.com, pobenchain@idahopower.com, pspi@dynegy.com, pvickery@tpud.org, rachel@rnp.org, ratecase@pngc.com, rates@ppcpdx.org, rbstrong@painehamblen.com, rdb@keywaycorp.com, rfoiani@gcpud.org, rkindley@schwabe.com, rle@givenspursley.com, rpierce@avistaenergy.com, scott.brattebo@pacificorp.com, seligman@teleport.com, simonf@atg.wa.gov, sjohnsto@wutc.wa.gov, skaravit@ci.tacoma.wa.us, stephens@eslerstephens.com, steve@nwenergy.org, tdeboer@painehamblen.com, terrym@millcreeklaw.com, tgrim@chbh.com, townsend@chbh.com, tracigrundon@dwt.com, tstevenson@ci.burbank.ca.us, weavertr@yakima-wa.com, wmgt3@montana.com X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Mary_Hain_Aug2000_Jul2001\Notes Folders\Discussion threads X-Origin: Hain-M X-FileName: mary-hain.nsf 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®ion=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 The following information is from the web server: 1. Logon: IUSR_GRANITE 2. Remote Host: seairon.perkinscoie.com 3. Remote IP Address: 38.169.150.2 4. Form URL: =20 https://secure.bpa.gov/power/secure/psp/ratecase/discovery/wp_02_request.ht= ml 5. 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