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Clallam PUD urges Port Angeles leaders to weigh post‑2028 ‘provider of choice’ changes from BPA
Summary
Clallam County PUD managers briefed Port Angeles officials on the coming expiration of Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) contracts in 2028, describing new product choices, rate risks — including a new peak‑load variance charge — and deadlines for utilities to select contract options this year.
Clallam County Public Utility District executives told Port Angeles elected officials Tuesday that the region’s long‑term BPA power contracts are expiring in 2028 and utilities must decide this year which product and rate structures to take going forward. Shailesh Sherry, assistant general manager for the PUD, said the new “provider of choice” contract and its related rate methodology (PRDM) shift how BPA measures and charges for energy, demand and unusual peak loads.
Why it matters: The presentation spelled out that local utilities’ power cost exposure and economic development prospects hinge on choices made this summer and fall. Sherry said the new contract could raise rates for some utilities by as much as double‑digit percentages under earlier iterations; after advocacy the PUD negotiated caps limiting near‑term peak‑load impacts to 2% initially and 5% later in the contract period for its utility and Port Angeles.
Sherry, who…
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