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PUD says BPA plan helps wind energy producers at ratepayer expense
The policy essentially would curtail production - particularly wind generation - when there is too much power for BPA to handle, a situation that usually occurs in the spring. And it would also pay the wind energy producers for their lost revenue. PUD commissioners say that amounts to subsidizing an already subsidized industry by passing the costs on to BPA customers like the Grays Harbor district.
June 15, 2012
by Angelo Bruscas
in The Daily World
Grays Harbor PUD commissioners have joined with more than 20 other districts and utilities in authorizing legal action against a new Bonneville Power Administration policy to address the regional problem of what to do when too much energy is available.
The policy essentially would curtail production - particularly wind generation - when there is too much power for BPA to handle, a situation that usually occurs in the spring. And it would also pay the wind energy producers for their lost revenue. PUD commissioners say that amounts to subsidizing an already subsidized industry by passing the costs on to BPA customers... [continue via Web link]
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