February 11, 1980. This article exposes some of the budget and energy bills that became a big focus near the halfway point of the 1980 regular WA State legislature. For…

This article examines the rates that wholesale electricity companies are able to charge to customers as compared to the recommendations set by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The chairman…

Addresses the amount of money that the BPA spent lobbying for the Jackson bill and the ensuing reactions from members of congress in the house and senate. KEYWORDS: Bonneville Power…

This article discusses a proposed rate increase on behalf of the Bonneville Power Administration during 1979. The rate changes would have affected Seattle?s electric rates by a potential 15% increase…

This article discusses ideas to create new public utilities in the Northwest. Sterling Munro of the Bonneville Power Administration articulates why he thinks this type of proposal would complicate energy…

Article takes a brief look at how John Goldsbury was accused of violating state conflict of interest laws by accepting contracts for his own firm after serving as board member…

Sterling Munro of the Bonneville Power Administration states that power shortages for 1983-84 will be so high that conservation efforts will be needed. He predicts a 40% chance of shortages…

This article outlines some details on the BPA?s proposed budget for fiscal year 1981, which includes $25 million for buying replacement power from firms. Supposedly, the issue was, in part,…

Article references the power consumption record that Washington Water Power Co. observed in January of 1980. Northcentral Washington saw temperatures more than twenty degrees below zero while Spokane?s official temperature…

Bonneville Power Administrator Sterling Munro visits “every nook and cranny where’s asked to speak” so as to spread his message – a warning of an oncoming energy shortage. Citing the…