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 
witnesses state &Tiered rates may be good for both BPA and the Northwest 
region, and should properly be explored8.  How do you propose properly 
exploring tiered rates?

PS-BPA:119, page 4, lines 3-4:  Beginning at line 3 the witnesses state 
&During these unprecedented market conditions, BPA will continue to explore 
every potential avenue for finding solutions that are both fair and 
practical.8  Please give examples of such potential avenues.  Would a change 
in base rates during the five-year rate period be one such avenue?  Would a 
change in the manner in which the CRACs are applied during the five-year rate 
period be one such avenue?

PS-BPA:120, page 4, lines 3-6:  Beginning at line 3 the witnesses state 
&During these unprecedented market conditions, BPA will continue to explore 
every potential avenue for finding solutions that are both fair and 
practical.  This certainly would not exclude tiered rates, though the region,
s historically strong opposition to tiered rates is a factor that cannot be 
ignored8.  Does the language &will continue8 mean that BPA is currently 
exploring the use of tiered rates as a potential avenue for finding 
solutions?  If so, please provide all data, analysis and communications that 
make up this exploration.

PS-BPA:121, page 4, lines 5-6:  Beginning at line 5 the witnesses state & . . 
. though the region,s historically strong opposition to tiered rates . . .8.  
Please provide all bases for this statement.

PS-BPA:122, page 4, lines 5-6:  Beginning at line 5 the witnesses state & . . 
. though the region,s historically strong opposition to tiered rates . . .8.  
Please describe your use of the term &region8.  Do you mean to imply that the 
opposition was a consensus of all parties in the region?  If so, how did this 
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 
Marshall at the address above

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