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<br />appropriateness of encouraging conservation <br />through contractual provisions, Western presently <br />believes that it is inappropriate to modify <br />long-standing allocation practices by making <br />conservation the overriding factor in allocating <br />Federal power resources. However, Western is <br /> <br />interested in receiving further comment from the <br />public on this issue prior to making a final <br />decision, and has requested that this idea be <br />analyzed by an independent contractor who will be <br />preparing an environmental report on the proposed <br />marketing criteria for the SLCA Integrated <br /> <br />Projects resources. No final decision will be <br /> <br />made on this i3sue until the environmental <br />. <br /> <br />evaluation of the marketing plan is complete. <br /> <br />(c) Summary and Conclusion: <br />Commentors pointed out the lack of clarity in defining <br />eligibility requirements, and Western recognizes the <br />need for further clarification. In response to the <br /> <br />potential hardships of requiring wholesale utilities, <br />for the purpose of qualifying for an allocation, to <br /> <br />verify their compliance with identified Objectives <br />(selling Federal power at the lowest possible rates to <br /> <br />consumers consistent with sound business principles, <br />assuring that consumers can identify true power costs <br /> <br />77 <br />