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Federal Power: Regional Effects of Changes in PMAs' Rates

RCED-99-15 Published: Nov 16, 1998. Publicly Released: Dec 16, 1998.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided a state-by-state analysis of the preference customers who buy power from the Southeastern Power Administration, the Southwestern Power Administration, and the Western Area Power Administration, focusing on the: (1) extent to which preference customers' rates may change if market rates are charged; (2) areas the three power marketing administrations' (PMA) preference customers report serving; and (3) incomes in these areas and the extent to which they are rural or urban.

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