United States federal power system

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electric power system hydroelectric power system

The United States federal power system is a network of federally owned hydroelectric dams and related infrastructure that generate and transmit electricity, primarily in the Western United States, under agencies such as the Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	electric power system → hydroelectric power system →
component	federal powerhouses → federal substations → federal transmission lines → federally owned hydroelectric dams → reservoirs → switchyards →
country	United States →
customerType	Native American tribes → investor-owned utilities → large industrial customers → publicly owned utilities → rural electric cooperatives →
environmentalConstraint	Endangered Species Act compliance →
fuelType	renewable energy →
governingDepartment	U.S. Department of Defense → U.S. Department of Energy → U.S. Department of the Interior →
legalFramework	Bonneville Project Act of 1937 → Federal Power Act → Flood Control Act of 1944 → Reclamation Act of 1902 →
mainEnergySource	hydropower →
marketRole	wholesale power supplier →
operator	Bonneville Power Administration → Southeastern Power Administration → Southwestern Power Administration → U.S. Army Corps of Engineers → U.S. Bureau of Reclamation → U.S. Department of Energy → Western Area Power Administration →
owner	United States federal government →
powerSalesPriority	preference customers →
primaryRegionServed	Western United States →
purpose	electric power transmission → electricity generation → fish and wildlife mitigation support → flood control support → irrigation support → navigation support → water supply support →
regionServed	California → Pacific Northwest → Rocky Mountain region → Southwest → parts of the Midwest →
regulator	Federal Energy Regulatory Commission → U.S. Congress →
transmissionVoltageRange	high-voltage transmission →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Grand Coulee Dam →	partOf