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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
August 11, 2004
The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) has had financial problems in recent years. To avoid fiscal collapse, the electricity generator has therefore jacked up rates to utility companies by 40 percent since 2001. Of course, consumers in the Northwest ultimately end up paying the higher rates,....