BART to Save on Power Costs.OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 9, 1996--The BART Board of Directors today gave its nod for the transit system to enter into a 20-year agreement with Bonneville Power Administration The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) is a U.S. self-financed federal agency which transmits and sells wholesale electricity in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and western Montana. The BPA is part of the U.S. Department of Energy, and is headquartered in Portland, Oregon. (BPA BPA British Paediatric Association. ) for the purchase of power at a potential savings of $9 million annual, it was announced by Board Vice-President Margaret K. Pryor. Pryor said this was extremely good news for BART riders and the public because it will mean another step in holding the line on costs, saving perhaps as much as $200 million over the life of the agreement. She praised the Clinton Administration Noun 1. Clinton administration - the executive under President Clinton executive - persons who administer the law for its strong support of BART's efforts to go forward with this agreement. BART General Manager Richard White Richard White is the name of:
He said that BART currently uses 70 megawatts of power annually to operate its trains and all of its facilities. It budgets about $21 million a year for power, most of which it purchases from PG&E. "The agreement with BPA, which we expect to sign in June, comes about after about seven months of negotiations and is particularly significant as BART expands and prepares for the years ahead," White said. The transit system also purchases about 6 percent of its power from Western Area Power Administration (WAPA WAPA Western Area Power Administration (DOE) WAPA Water and Power Authority (US Virgin Islands) WAPA Washington Automotive Press Association (Washington, DC) ) under an agreement first entered into in 1994. In a companion action the BART Board also authorized an amendment to the current agreement with WAPA to extend it another eight years for up to 55 megawatts of power. WAPA is also under the U.S. Department of Energy. "We expect to see immediate savings of between $5 and $7 million in the coming fiscal year under the combined contracts," White noted. BART today carries an average of about 252,000 riders a day, or about 73 million annually. About 47 percent of all peak transbay commute travel in the Bay Bridge corridor is currently carried by BART. According to White the transit system must still work out an agreement with PG&E for delivery of the new power. CONTACT: Bay Area Rapid Transit “BART” redirects here. For other uses of "BART" or "Bart", see Bart. The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) is a heavy rail public rapid-transit system serving the San Francisco Bay Area. Mike Healy, 510/464-7110 or Vicki L. Wills, 510/464-7115 |
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