BPA MATH–LOW SNOWPACK=HIGHER RATES

The Bonneville Power Administration says Spring wasn’t snowy enough to make up for a dry Winter in the Cascades.  A low snowpack means less surplus power to put on the market at reduced rates later this year.  A BPA spokesman says Northwest hydro dams don’t store much water…it has to be stored over the winter as snow to make for a good year with abundant low-cost hydro power.

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