Public Comments

Title:	Jefferson County Public Utility District Contract
Description:	<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">The Bonneville Power Administration is inviting all interested parties to comment on the draft wholesale power contract presented to Jefferson County Public Utility District, which is expanding its utility operations to provide retail electric service. <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Jefferson</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> would be the first new public electric utility formed under BPA’s new Regional Dialogue contracts, and BPA believes regional review will help assure that BPA ultimately makes the best and most informed decision.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> <P class=Answer style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">A copy of the contract is posted at the site listed below.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>Background material supporting the PUD’s application for service is available on the PUD’s website at <A href="http://pud.co.jefferson.wa.us/power.htm">pud.co.jefferson.wa.us/power.htm</A>.</P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">At the end of the public comment period, we will evaluate the comments and then decide how to proceed.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">     </SPAN></P><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">The Regional Dialogue contracts, which go into effect Oct. 1, 2011, were signed by all of BPA’s existing public power customers in December 2008. They were the culmination of years of regional discussion and collaboration and provide for long-term certainty and cost-based rates through 2028 for 135 publically owned utilities in the region.</P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">The proposed Jefferson County Regional Dialogue contract contains modifications to address service to a new public utility customer of BPA. Jefferson PUD has offered water and sewer services to a portion of Jefferson County for decades. The PUD recently entered into an agreement with Puget Sound Energy to buy a portion of that utility’s distribution system to expand its services retail sales of electricity to <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">East</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Jefferson</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> residents.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN></P></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT>
Start Date:	7/12/2010
End Date:	8/2/2010
Related information:	http://www.bpa.gov/power/pl/regionaldialogue/implementation/documents/2010/JF_12246_20100712_Redline_Final_Ext_Posting.pdf

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Comments for Jefferson County Public Utility District Contract