Business with Transmission Services

Account Executive Services BPA’s transmission account executives serve as its customers’ primary point of contact with BPA. AE’s serve as liaisons between customers working on issues relating to transmission business activities. These activities include establishing, updating, or renewing transmission contracts, participating in BPA Transmission Services rate case proceedings, and explaining changes in business practices or procedures. View a full list of AE contacts and service information... Becoming a Transmission Services Customer An Account Executive will assist a prospective customer through the process necessary to establish a company as a BPA Transmission Services Customer. For information about this process, see Becoming a Transmission Services Customer. Transmission Services Control Area BPA Transmission Services works with a variety of customers throughout the northwest region to ensure reliable transmission services for public and private utilities in urban and rural communities. Standards of Conduct BPA Transmission Services business practices comply with the Open Access Transmission Tariff. Standards of Conduct guide our compliance with the tariff. Conducting Business using OASIS OASIS (Open Access Same Time Information System) is used by customers and sellers to enter, modify, and confirm transmission and ancillary services and to query information. Public utilities are required to use an OASIS system on a non-discriminatory basis. Business Practices BPA Transmission Services values our customers and encourages customer comments when developing business practices or offering new products and services. Setting Rates Transmission and ancillary service rates are set through a public ratemaking process as required under Section 7(i) of the Northwest Power Act. Get more information about rates and the tariff.

Account Executive Spotlight Toni L. Timberman Toni Timberman’s customers include Puget Sound Region public utility districts including Snohomish; municipalities including Tacoma Power and Seattle City Light, marketers and investor-owned utilities including Avista Corp., Puget Sound Energy and Iberdrola Renewables, Inc., and Washington State agencies. Toni has been with Transmission Sales since January 2003.  Toni received a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Portland in 1990. After a two-year training rotation through BPA’s Substation Design group, Transmission Planning, and a field assignment with System Protection and Control, she moved to BPA''s Technical Operations group where she performed operational studies to determine transmission capacity, focusing on the Montana to Pacific Northwest system, and the Puget Sound area and the ties to Canada.  Toni has been actively involved with Western Electricity Coordinating Council and North American Electric Reliability Council activities. Full Account Executives Contact List...