I2: One BPA
One BPA consistent with Standards of Conduct. Other Information:
BPA is committed to complying with Standards of Conduct (SOC), while pursuing integrated and efficient solutions to the complex
operational challenges of running a transmission and power business. In the mid-1990s, BPA separated its transmission and
power functions in response to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Standards of Conduct (SOC), the protocols for organizations
that both operate transmission and market power. The SOC are intended to help ensure nondiscriminatory, open access to transmission.
At the same time, BPA has an obligation to provide both power and transmission services at the lowest possible cost, consistent
with sound business principles. This does not mean achieving lowest cost through discriminatory behavior as a transmission
provider. It does mean that, while ensuring open access, we otherwise manage our business in the most efficient and economic
fashion, consistent with our legal and environmental obligations. Accordingly, we have an ongoing obligation to assess and
refine implementation of SOC and find ways to capture cost savings and efficiencies. In this process, we believe we can also
improve customer service, make better use of capital, improve system operations and improve workforce succession planning.
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