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BPA Credit to Bring Some Relief by Staff Capital Press, October 19, 2001

BOISE -- An agreement between the Bonneville Power Administration and Idaho Power Co. has resulted in a rate reduction for small-farm and residential customers.

Idaho Power Co. farm customers using 100,000 kilowatts per month, will see a reduction of about $300 per month, Idaho Public Utility Commission officials said in a press release.

Residential users who consume 1,200 kilowatts per month will see a reduction of about $3.60 per month.

The rate reductions are part of a negotiated settlement agreement among public utility commissions in Idaho, Oregon, Washington and Montana.

The Northwest Regional Power Act of 1980 established a residential and small-farm exchange program that required BPA to provide Northwest electric customers a share of the benefits from the federal hydroelectric projects located in the region.