The rates that BPA charges for the power it sells at wholesale from Federal hydroelectric projects in the Northwest and for delivering power over its transmission lines Rates are established through a public process (the Wholesale Power and Transmission Rate Proceedings) and approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission By law, BPA rates are designed to pay all costs of producing and transmitting power, interest on capital investment, and amortization Power revenues must also pay a portion of the irrigation cost of Federal projects judged to be beyond the ability of irrigators to pay As a group, also called wholesale rates
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The pricing scale that determines the policyholder's premium amount Normally, the rates are applied to the coverage amount to calculate the policyholder's premium