Electric Power: Rate Impacts of Utah Power and Light Lawsuit To Obtain Federal Hydropower

RCED-87-192 Published: Sep 11, 1987. Publicly Released: Sep 11, 1987.

Highlights

GAO reviewed: (1) a consulting firm's study of the potential rate impacts of an electric utility's lawsuit to obtain low-cost federal hydropower from the Western Area Power Administration; and (2) the utility's comments regarding the study.

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