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 Melanie M. Jackson Melanie Jackson joined Transmission Sales group in February 2008.   Melanie’s customers include western Washington and Olympic Peninsula cooperatives, municipalities and public utility districts; the U.S. Navy and various other commercial projects. Melanie has been with Transmission since 1990 in various roles. Her positions ranged from Contract Specialist in Procurement to Public Utilities Specialist in both Industry Restructuring and Public Affairs. Prior to joining Transmission Sales, Melanie worked in Transmission’s arm of BPA’s Reliability Compliance Program.  There she focused on coordinating BPA’s compliance activities with Transmission’s impacted customers as well as working closely with customer representatives on education and outreach. Full Account Executives Contact List...