Washington State Electricity System Study

The final 6560 Report, Washington State Electricity System Study was published December 31, 1998.  Follow the links below to download sections of the Final 6560 Report. You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to view these PDF files. If you don't currently have the Acrobat Reader installed on your machine, it is available for free downloading at http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html.

Executive Summary

Section 0 - Introduction

Section 1 - Washington's Electricity Landscape

Section 2 - Trends Affecting Electric Service Costs

Section 3 - Strategies to Minimize Electric Service Costs

Section 4 - Electricity Rates and Equity:  Potential for Cost Shifting

Section 5 - Utility Service Territory Agreements in Washington

Section 6 - Consumer Protection Policies and Procedures

Section 7 - Service Quality

Section 8 - Electricity Service Reliability

Section 9 - Conservation, Renewables, and Low Income Energy Services

Appendices

Appendix 1.1 - Average Utility Rates

Appendix 2.1 - BPA Cost Review Committee Recommendations

Appendix 2.2 - Federal Restructuring Legislation

Appendix 2.3 - Restructuring Activity in the States

Appendix 4.1 - Department of Revenue Briefing Paper on Tax Policy and Restructuring

Appendix 8.1 - Utility Reliability Profiles

Appendix 9.1 - Energy Efficiency, Renewable and Low Income Policy

Appendix 9.2 - Electricity Systems Benefit Investment Data Summary

You may also download a self-extracting ZIP file containing all sections and appendices.  Follow the link below and save the file under the filename "6560_FIN.EXE" to your hard drive.  Make sure to remember which directory you save the file to.  Using File Manager, Windows Explorer or the "Run" command under the Windows "Start" menu, go to that directory and run the 6560_FIN.EXE file by double clicking on it.  This will extract the PDF files and place them in the same directory as the 6560_FIN.EXE file.  You may then open the PDF files by double clicking on them or using the File-Open command in Acrobat Reader.

Self-Extracting ZIP File Containing Entire Final 6560 Report (4.1 MB)