WSP12973 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

~ -=- . .. DISTRICT ~ ~ I " J - ' .,1 "ti ~ rhn t. 11Sl"tt I1tg;mm Irr~a on Dou LC .\~:~~ .......:":::0:.. ~::-~ G~~:!-.:. _\.~.~":.:;~!,!' -' Preparing for changes in the electric industry :nc:-eased c0:npe:i:ion . . . o;>en a~:css !O e~ec:r::i:y far ell :us:o~e:-s . _ . oper: access :0 :ransmiss:cn 5e~\"~ce fer 2i! uti:ities _ _ . these a:-e a~~ 5:g::if~ca::t caa;tges develcping in "!:he ele::tii~ i=:du5:~._ Forces d:-i\"ing :he changes inch.:de the ==-edera~ Er:ergy Poiicy A:: of I 992~ ::-:at opens pCl.\;er gene:-ati0i: :a i;1cepenae7':t :1on;J:~:it:'r. prodl.:::ers 2nd opens use ofrransmis- 5~on li71es :;y c::m?e:i::g ge::era:ors:, 2.7iQ !:-:e Ca!if~:::i2. Pu:,Ec UtiE::,,: Ccmmiss!on ~ 5 .A.iJril : 99; re:ai: \\.hee~ing p:"0p05c.L O:he: fo:-:es ~ncluje i;;\.~:\'eme::t by po\\"e~ ;;ma:keteers!~- the ?t.:sh :,y some Cajfu:n~2. ::tiEties :Or a pooli:-:g ~f generatioi1 res~u;:es 2nd lne possible sa~e of \\-" es:eT:: &~:-ea ?:J\;~;er P.i.dx.in:s:~(:tion ~ 5 resources (feje:-a! ~y-o\\"ne;:i po\':e:- faci I ~!ie5.) \\.e KTIC\\' tha: !0\.\.-:cst proc:J.cer5 of p0..~-er \\:~i1 be the ~~S~ s:Jccessfu! 1:1 deal:ng ,-virh inese :ha::ges. C0~\.ei5e:y~ high-cost ;>rocucers ;vill ~C5e marke~ s:-tcre. ~e\\' e:1~ran[s ~n the ;,\}\\"e:- Dusi:1eS5 a:-e eX;Je~!ed to emerge i:l :TI2.rke!5 ~nde:-go!ng ::-a!1si:io~. Si:::e they \\"!il ~ot ce bound:....... ?2.sr \\'::;Y5 c: ~o:1duc::ng busir:ess, :i"leSe e!l:ran:s v..'iii ~e Cc.!a~Y5!S fer add;i:!ona! cnar:ge. OUf Po~~-er Depa~LTIer:.t s:aff has prepared a BU5iness Assessment and S!raregies paper :~2.t eXcIT!i:;.es and de~.;elop5 the D~5::r:ct"s ieSpaTISe ro t:;e cha!!g:r;g business ;:!!rr1are. Ho\"'- does :he Dis:ri;;t I7lea5U~e :.:~? \\.e have many s:re::gihs O~ \,,~h~c:: '-ve ca~ b~ild for p~a:1ni;1g for ~eieg~i2.!ior:. .:. r:e;: 2.re: ~?x-exe:::p! rI:12.TIcing: ?:-ov;des a:ceS5 to . . . - . - . -.- . - iO\\.e:--~0S: ::a;::::E:.~ :or :he :!nar:c~~g.-ie:!:1a:tCl~g O~ e:e::r:c ge:1e:-2.;:~o:!~ ;:r?~sr:1ission a~d diS:T:~t::~Oi1 :2.c:~it:es. . ~0:1;;:-O:::: e:::i:;:: :-::e D~s::-::~'s ~a~s~~ei"s. as s~2.:e:-:o:jers~ recei~,,:e f:.r!l ~e~e::: of cos~ :-ed~ctions. ~a:e =cas: 2~\'?n:2ge: T~e Disr:-ic:~s nOnp~87:~ ~a:i:o::l :L:~ is :e:1e~~ej i;i :'"a:es :r:2! a:-e !ov;er :::,ar: . . - " . .... :ar-es c;:a:gec ~y ::1Ve5:~;"-O"'~I;::ej :.!:i~:::es_ . Geo:!rE:.=r::c :ocati~n: T:-;e Dis::-ic: is ;o:2.!ed ii! ;::::se ;;roxi:T:~~-- :0 :\rizona 2.:1C i:s :ieig~~oiing 5ra:es~ \,,-::::~ :-es;..:~~s ~:1 ~2.\.':r:g a:ceS5 :0 a :arge~ :-e!E::\:e:y i:iex?e:1s:ve~ 5t:p~:y of Fov.-ei. . Loc~i :-eg::;2.!0:-Y c"'~e;-sig;1t: lr:e D!s::-i:t o?e:-2.~es ~;,,-i::-: ~o.:ai reg;,:i~tcr:"~ ove:s!g~~. \\.h~ci: is r:l~ch :-::o~e respoi:sive !na:1 i:1\"es!or-Qv;i1ed :.:tii:!ies ~h2.: C.~e ~e2v~i:= ~eg~1a:ed a::d ~~y :.e required ~:1der s~a:~ 12.~\. :0 ;::iich3Se !ess e~o::()i:1ic po......ei. . Fe~e~ai :-:ycroeiec:r:c p0\\-e:-: T:ie 9isrric: has ac:ess iO lo\\.-cos:~ rece:-a!ly :O:1s~..:ctej transr:liss!on :aci::~ies an~ ;,o;'J,:er ger:e!"2.tec by fede:-ai~y cor:sr:-'~~:ed ::y~:-ae:e:::ric fac:::!ies. o~:- Bz;siness ~455~5srnenr c:escribes :::e :ong-:erm cut~ock posed ~y \\.-ho:esale and ~e:a~l \\:hee:ing 2.5 3:1 :E.:=-ea5~~g:;.-' CGmpet:::\-'e envi~~r;:nent. Fortu~ate~y~ lhe J=stric~ curre:1tly e;1:0YS 2. price c.G\.2.~.H2ge 0;,.er ~IS :TI\-eS~0r-Gv.-nej ;..:r::;1:-" ~Gur:reI?2.r:s. \\-e ",,-ill ~eed :0 agg:-es- si';eiy ~e2.ssess ani address ct:r ~os: anc. r?.te st~~:~:..:.res to ~ai;-"tai~ t~la~ ad";a:-:tage :~ a;\ ope~ :::arke:. V~:h:~e 2.~i cos:s 2:-e ~:np0~ai:r~ gene:2.i:i8n ai1~ p:;r~hased po\.ver :as!s \\!ill ~e :he foc!.!s 0: COi7::Jen::Q:1. ~=:e Dis::-i~~ . . ~5 ?cr::c:pa~!:'!g :n ~he Geve~o?:::e~t of (: :-es!:-u~n..:red e:e:::-ic inct;si:~,,~ ~n severa! \~.;ays. \'i.:e jo~:-:ed :::e Soutn\\;esr Regional T!"ansmission Associa~ior:" a reg:onai trans- ~issi~:: g~0u;; ~:::r;}ed ~y :::any sou:::\,'es:ei71 ~!ili:ies IO ?iov:c:e cOvrdina~ed ti2.D.smissio:1 2.:cess. \\-e ai"e 5rudY:i1g OL.:- ra:e struc:ures to ce\:ei~? cost-based rares ar:~ :a:es fer busiricSS re:en::0i1.. 5:':Cr: 25 l~:11e-.)f-use :-2.!es z::.d ir;!ei:":..:p~i:Ie :-2.tes for iarge pc\.\'e:- ~:.:5:cmers. OL:f :}:~e~ 2.~ii\.:ties ~:--!...-0h;e ~t:c::~g:es ::; rnee: f~t:J.:-e pr.:jec! C.ne energy neecs t:t2.~ ::1inirr:.~ze ?o\\~er :-a:es 2.:-:~ :::~x;:-::ize f~x:~:!~:"w-_ Fiexi~iE~. :5 key :0 :-espc~cing to cl:2.nge. 1\' ?R~SS S:':7i'::~Y~ ~OV. 5 &: \~o:1day~ ;\0\'. 6~ 1995 3 :0!~:::::S x ..:.. !:::::es