WSP00898

• File Number: 8220.100.50
• Description: CRSP - Power Marketing
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Date: 9/11/1984
• Author: USDOI/WAPA
• Title: Revised Proposed General Power Marketing Criteria and Allocation Criteria
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

benefits could well be received through short-term
sales.

(2) Priorities among'qualified preference entities.
As to the administrative establishment of priority,
among qualified preference entities, Western is
mindful of the nbed to balance the needs of
existing purchas'ers of Federal power against the
needs of potential new purchasers. Existing
customers win, ,in most cases under the cri teri a
as now, proposed~ experience a limited reduction in
benefits receiv~d as the result of offering some
benefits to potential new customers who meet the
eligibility requirements.

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The amounts of power available for potential new
customers are probably not sufficient to encourage
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entities without distribution systems to acquire a
system in order: to qualify for a share of the
available Feder~l power. This intentional
limitation is appropriate because relatively small

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amounts of new federally developed resources are
expected to be .available, and it would be unduly
disruptive economically to withdraw large amounts
of low cost Fe~eral power from existing customers
without cause.;, In addition, since the commitment
of Federal power is for a limited contract period

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