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<br />under identical qriteri a. However, when a <br />resource has been sold over a long period of time. <br /> <br />, <br />to a group of customers and those contracts <br />expire, Western qelieves there is justification <br />, <br />, <br />for treating theiexisting customers differently <br />than potential new customers. In this sense, they <br />have been given a priority, but this priority is <br />of a different character than that given to <br />preference utili~ies over investor-owned <br />utilities. Exis~ing preference customers have no <br />vested right in Federal power. However, in <br />balancing the interests of existing and potential <br />i <br />new customers triat are qualified under the law to <br />, <br />preference consideration over investor-owne~ <br />utilities, Western gives more weight to those <br />currently receiving benefits to avoid inflicting <br />undue economic hardship, while recognizing the <br />need to providel other qualified preference <br />, <br />purchasers some! reasonable benefits from Federal <br /> <br />power. <br /> <br />2. Other Eligibility Requirements <br />i <br /> <br />In addition to theeligitiility requirements discussed above, <br />, <br />i <br />Western required in its REDERAL REGISTER notice of <br />August 23, 1983, as amended, that all potential applicants <br />submit applicant profile data on or before December 30, <br /> <br />58 <br />