BPA
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BPA is a U.S. federal agency that markets and transmits electric power, primarily from hydroelectric dams in the Pacific Northwest.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bonneville Power Administration | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States federal agency ⓘ |
| abbreviation | BPA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith |
Northwest Power and Conservation Council
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Electricity Coordinating Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| customerType | preference customers ⓘ |
| dateFounded | 1937 ⓘ |
| doesNotReceive | annual congressional appropriations for operating expenses ⓘ |
| foundedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| fundingModel | ratepayer funded ⓘ |
| governedBy | Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gridRole |
transmission system operator
ⓘ
wholesale power marketer ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Portland, Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry | electric power ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United States Department of Energy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Bonneville Project Act of 1937 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| mainPowerSource | hydroelectric power ⓘ |
| mandate |
encourage widespread use of electricity
ⓘ
market power from federal hydroelectric projects at cost-based rates ⓘ recover the costs of the federal power system ⓘ |
| operates | high-voltage transmission grid in the Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| owns | high-voltage transmission lines ⓘ |
| parentAgency | United States Department of Energy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Federal Columbia River Power System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyArea |
fish and wildlife mitigation
ⓘ
regional power planning ⓘ renewable energy integration ⓘ transmission planning ⓘ |
| primaryGenerationFacilities | federal hydroelectric dams GENERATED ⓘ |
| primaryGenerationFacilitiesOwner |
United States Army Corps of Engineers
GENERATED
ⓘ
United States Bureau of Reclamation GENERATED ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Northwestern United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| regulates | access to its transmission system ⓘ |
| regulatoryStatus | self-financing federal power marketing administration ⓘ |
| service |
electric power marketing
ⓘ
electric power transmission ⓘ |
| state | Oregon ⓘ |
| suppliesPowerTo |
cooperatives
ⓘ
federal agencies ⓘ industrial customers ⓘ public utilities ⓘ |
| type | power marketing administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesRiverSystem |
Columbia River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Snake River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| website | https://www.bpa.gov/ ⓘ |
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