A coalition of conservation and fishing
organizations has asked the Bonneville Power Administration’s administrator
to seek higher “priority firm” power rates to ensure that revenue collected
will cover fish and wildlife costs for the 2002-2006 period and beyond.
A May 19 letter from the Columbia
and Snake Rivers Campaign suggests that BPA adjust its rate proposal by
raising its priority firm rate 3.5 cents per kilowatt-hour. The priority
firm rate sales account for the bulk of BPA’s …
