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intervention in the three Bell rate cases through the 1980's. Using $2 million per year and the assumption that SPA represents approximately half of the suburban businesses and households (this has not been calculated, it is just an estimate), the savings is about $6500 per vote per year. Over the seven years, since this change became effective, this is $45,500 per vote. 1985 NSP. Our consultant estimated savings due solely to SPA intervention at about $8 per household per year. Over the two years the rate was in effect, this is a savings of about $23,500 per vote. 1987 NSP. Estimated savings from the fuel issue is $1,600 per vote per year. Uniform Franchises. The gas and electric uniform franchises were negotiated in the 1980's at a cost of approximately $40 per vote. Attorney and staff costs for doing it individually might easily have been ten times that, a savings of $1260 per member or $360 per vote. 1992 NSP. As mentioned above, the savings per SPA member is about 2-3% per year for municipal pumping rates and 7.5-10% in avoiding ratchet demand. 1992 US West. The savings from elimination of the Tier System to tier 2 and 3 SRA residents and businesses is approximately $1 million per year and counting. 1996 Minneqasco. Collective savings to SRA residents from SPA efforts in the 1996 Minnegasco case is approximately $300,000 per year. Summary. A conservative estimate of dollar savinqs to SPA members because of SRA activities, directly and indirectly, over the years since 1975 is well over $200,000 per vote and countinq. A case could be made for multiples of this figure. JMS105177 SU160-3 I I I ! I I I I I I ! i I I I I I I I