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<br />Page two <br />August 4, 1982 <br /> <br />power should be based on some percentage of a customer's <br />total loads being met by CRSP power. Allocations to new <br />customers could be based on historical loads. <br /> <br />SERVICE SEASONS <br /> <br />The existing power marketing criteria provides for two seasons <br />and permits customers to adjust their purchases of CRSP power <br />to the demand levels anticipat~d in each season. We urge a <br />continuation of this policy wi~h a six month summer season <br />beginning in April. <br /> <br />CLASSES OF SERVICE <br /> <br />ARPA desires the standard firm power service associated with <br />existing Federal power contracts. That is, long-term firm <br />capacity with energy at 58.2 percent load factor. <br /> <br />FIRMING ENERGY <br /> <br />, <br />ARPA supports the existing practice of selling firm energy <br />to customers at the CRSP fi~m energy rate. We feel this <br />practice should be continued for the Post 1989 Consolidated <br />Power Marketing Plan. <br /> <br />DELIVERY CONDITIONS <br /> <br />We support the existing arrangements developed for the delivery <br />of CRSP power, in which Western' assumes the cost of trans- <br />mission and losses to the d.liv,ry points. However, we suggest <br />that Western consider the possibility of developing additional <br />delivery points as requested by'customers beyond the present <br />delivery points. <br /> <br />For some time Western has been committed to the concept of <br />the joint use of tran~mission f'cilities to avoid. duplication <br />and to insure the lowest possible cost to ultimate consumers. <br />With proven success in the Midw~st, the concept of a joint <br />transmission system (JTSJ has a~lowed everyone to pay the <br />same wheeling rate for the deli.ery of energy. .When low cost <br />Federally-generated hydropower is marketed in 1989, Western <br />will be in a unique position to 'encourage access to the <br />transmission grid, in much the $ame manner as energy conser- <br />vation and renewable' resources are e,ncouraged. Small remotely <br />located municipal systems in paI1ticular often experience <br />difficulties in arranging the d~livery of Federal power. <br />This situation could be a.llevia~ed as Western arranges for <br />delivery to tbesepreterence cu.tomers ~ith the cOst ot trans- <br />mission service based on system~wide cost. <br /> <br />69 ! <br />