HomeMy WebLinkAbout21-05 RESOLUTION NO. 21-05
A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the City of Port Angeles,
Washington, calling for the Bonneville Power Administration to
set a target rate for wholesale power of $27/MWh.
WHEREAS, the Bonneville Power Administration and its ability to historically deliver
low cost power to the Northwest has been a cornerstone of economic success; and
WHEREAS, the Bonneville Power Administration, which provides nearly half the
electricity used in the Northwest, is contemplating a power rate structure that increases its
wholesale power rates above the current high rates for the upcoming 2007-2009 rate period; and
WHEREAS, regional economic stability in the Northwest depends upon reliable and
affordable power; and
WHEREAS, a power rate structure that increases rates above current record prices will
have serious and negative implications on the economy, jobs and competitiveness in our region;
and
WHEREAS, prior to the 2001 West Coast energy crisis, BPA's average wholesale rates
were less than $23 per megawatt hour; and
WHEREAS, today's current wholesale average rate of $31 per megawatt hour far exceeds
historical averages for power rates in the Northwest and represents an increase of almost 50
percent in less than five years; and
WHEREAS, with the effects of the West Coast energy crisis behind us, customers expect
BPA to lower rates substantially from their current high levels; and
WHEREAS, the proposed rate structure represents a continuation of record high rates and
places the region on a path to permanently higher rates for the foreseeable furore; and
WHEREAS, the Joint Customers group, who represent aH facets of BPA's public and
private customers, unanimously agree that regional economic stability depends on reduced power
rates; and
WHEREAS, the Joint Customers have requested BPA to set and meet a $27 per megawatt
hour rate target for the next wholesale power rate period; and
WHEREAS, a $27 per megawatt hour rate would represent an approximate 10 percent
reduction from the record rates of today;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RES OLVED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles
that the City requests the Bonneville Power Administration to establish a rate target of $27 per
average megawatt hour for wholesale power rates for the 2007-2009 rate period.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles at a regular meeting of said
Council held on the lsat day of November, 2005. k{(~
Rtchard A. Headnck, Mayor
ATTEST: APPpVED AS~Tg?O~
Becky J. UptOn, C~'~ Clerk/- - William E. Bloor, City Attorney
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