Subject: Wind Energy Weekly 55 3/3

From: [email-masked] (Howard Smith)
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 93 20:15:00 -0700

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BONNEVILLE ANNOUNCES
15% BOOST IN RATES

     The Bonneville Power Administration announced July 3 that it
will raise electric rates by 15.5 percent on October 1.

     The federal power agency, which serves 170 utilities and large
industrial companies in the Northwest, has been experiencing
financial problems due to a drought that has reduced hydropower
production.  Bonneville's power sales have also been slow because
of a lagging regional economy.

     The rate increase, from 2.3 cents/kWh to 2.68 cents/kWh for
customer utilities, still leaves Bonneville's rates quite low, but
nevertheless presents a serious problem for some consumers in the
region, notably the aluminum industry.  Several aluminum companies
announced production cutbacks early this year because of power
shortages (see "Northwest Aluminum Producers Cut Output as Hydro
Dwindles," Wind Energy Weekly #531, January 25, 1993, p. 3).

     Northwest power planners have made cheap hydro the centerpiece
of their plans for many years, but the recent drought has
highlighted the need to develop a more diverse power system.
Abundant wind and geothermal resources in the region remain
undeveloped.

HYDROGEN ASSOCIATION
ANNOUNCES NEW BBS

     The American Hydrogen Association, which supports development
of a national energy system fueled by hydrogen, has announced the
opening of a new electronic bulletin board system (BBS) for
exchanging information.

     The Association's BBS is reachable at (415) 494-3116 with
settings of N-8-1.  For further information, contact the
Association at 210 South Siesta Lane, Suite 101, Tempe, AZ 85281,
USA, phone (602) 921-0433.

PUBLIC CITIZEN SHEDS
LIGHT ON 'NUCLEAR LEMONS'

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