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{{Short description|United States federal agency that provides power supply to the Pacific Northwest}} | {{Short description|United States federal agency that provides power supply to the Pacific Northwest}} | ||
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|OrganizationName=Bonneville Power Administration | |||
|OrganizationType=Government Corporations | |||
|Mission=BPA markets wholesale electrical power from 31 federal hydroelectric dams in the Columbia River Basin, the Northwest's share of energy from the Columbia Generating Station, and operates an extensive transmission system. Its mission includes ensuring reliable, affordable power supply while protecting the environment and supporting regional economic development. | |||
|OrganizationExecutive=Administrator | |||
|Employees=3000 | |||
|Budget=Approximately $4 billion in annual revenues [Fiscal Year not specified] | |||
|Website=https://www.bpa.gov/ | |||
|Services=Power marketing; Transmission services; Fish and wildlife mitigation; Energy efficiency programs; Environmental stewardship | |||
|ParentOrganization=Department of Energy | |||
|TopOrganization=Department of Energy | |||
|CreationLegislation=Created by the Bonneville Project Act of 1937 | |||
|Regulations=Federal Power Act; National Environmental Policy Act; Endangered Species Act | |||
|HeadquartersLocation=45.528733, -122.672854 | |||
|HeadquartersAddress=905 NE 11th Ave, Portland, OR 97232, USA | |||
}} | |||
{{Infobox government agency | {{Infobox government agency | ||
| agency_name = Bonneville Power Administration | | agency_name = Bonneville Power Administration | ||
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BPA now markets the electricity from thirty-one federal [[hydroelectric dams on the Columbia River]] and its tributaries, as well as from the [[Columbia Generating Station]], a nuclear plant located on the [[Hanford Site]] in eastern Washington. BPA has more than {{convert|15,000|mi|km|0|disp=preunit|circuit }} of electrical lines and 261 substations in the [[Pacific Northwest]] and controls approximately 75 percent of the high-voltage (230 kV and higher) transmission capacity in the region.<ref name="BPAF"/> 87 percent of the agency's sustained peak capacity (11,680 MW) is generated from hydroelectricity.<ref name="BPAF"/> | BPA now markets the electricity from thirty-one federal [[hydroelectric dams on the Columbia River]] and its tributaries, as well as from the [[Columbia Generating Station]], a nuclear plant located on the [[Hanford Site]] in eastern Washington. BPA has more than {{convert|15,000|mi|km|0|disp=preunit|circuit }} of electrical lines and 261 substations in the [[Pacific Northwest]] and controls approximately 75 percent of the high-voltage (230 kV and higher) transmission capacity in the region.<ref name="BPAF"/> 87 percent of the agency's sustained peak capacity (11,680 MW) is generated from hydroelectricity.<ref name="BPAF"/> | ||
BPA also maintains connection lines with other [[power grid]]s. It connects to the California high-voltage transmission system by [[Path 66]], which consists of the two 500 kV AC lines of the Pacific AC Intertie, plus a third 500 kV AC line of the California-Oregon Transmission Project (COTP) (managed by the Balancing Authority of Northern California). Together these three lines are operated as the [[California-Oregon Intertie]] (COI) (managed by the [[California Independent System Operator]] CAISO). An additional [[Direct current|DC]] ±500 kV line, the [[Pacific DC Intertie]], links BPA's grid at the [[Celilo Converter Station]] near [[The Dalles, Oregon]] to the [[Los Angeles Department of Water and Power]] (LADWP) grid 800 miles (1,300 km) away at the [[Sylmar Converter Station]] in | BPA also maintains connection lines with other [[power grid]]s. It connects to the California high-voltage transmission system by [[Path 66]], which consists of the two 500 kV AC lines of the Pacific AC Intertie, plus a third 500 kV AC line of the California-Oregon Transmission Project (COTP) (managed by the Balancing Authority of Northern California). Together these three lines are operated as the [[California-Oregon Intertie]] (COI) (managed by the [[California Independent System Operator]] CAISO). An additional [[Direct current|DC]] ±500 kV line, the [[Pacific DC Intertie]], links BPA's grid at the [[Celilo Converter Station]] near [[The Dalles, Oregon]] to the [[Los Angeles Department of Water and Power]] (LADWP) grid 800 miles (1,300 km) away at the [[Sylmar Converter Station]] in Los Angeles. | ||
The Northern Intertie crosses the Canada–US border in two locations at [[Blaine, Washington]] and [[Nelway, British Columbia]] and connects to two [[BC Hydro]] [[Alternating current|AC]] 500 kV lines and several lower [[voltage]] lines.<ref>{{cite web| title=BPA to automate transmission curtailment procedure for the Puget Sound Area | date=September 2007 | url=https://www.bpa.gov/news/pubs/FactSheets/fs200709-BPA%20to%20automate%20transmission%20curtailment%20procedure%20for%20the%20Puget%20Sound%20Area.pdf}}</ref> | The Northern Intertie crosses the Canada–US border in two locations at [[Blaine, Washington]] and [[Nelway, British Columbia]] and connects to two [[BC Hydro]] [[Alternating current|AC]] 500 kV lines and several lower [[voltage]] lines.<ref>{{cite web| title=BPA to automate transmission curtailment procedure for the Puget Sound Area | date=September 2007 | url=https://www.bpa.gov/news/pubs/FactSheets/fs200709-BPA%20to%20automate%20transmission%20curtailment%20procedure%20for%20the%20Puget%20Sound%20Area.pdf}}</ref> | ||
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*[https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/bonneville-power-administration Bonneville Power Administration] in the [[Federal Register]] | *[https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/bonneville-power-administration Bonneville Power Administration] in the [[Federal Register]] | ||
*[[Historic American Engineering Record]] (HAER) documentation: | *[[Historic American Engineering Record]] (HAER) documentation: | ||
{{HAER |survey=ID-22 |id=id0167 |title=Bonneville Power Administration Burley Substation, 1221 Albion Avenue, Burley, Cassia County, ID |photos=13 |data=19 |cap=2 |link=no}} | |||
{{HAER |survey=OR-4 |id=or0169 |title=Bonneville Power Administration South Bank Substation, I-84, South of Bonneville Dam Powerhouse, Bonneville, Multnomah County, OR |photos=20 |data=9 |cap=2 |link=no}} | |||
{{HAER |survey=WA-188 |id=wa0488 |title=Pasco-Kennewick Transmission Line, Columbia River Crossing Towers, Columbia Drive and Gum Street, Kennewick, Benton County, WA |photos=6 |data=14 |cap=1 |link=no}} | |||
{{USGovernment|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227004010/http://www.bpa.gov/corporate/about_BPA/Facts/FactDocs/BPA_Facts_2006.pdf|archive-date=February 27, 2009|url=http://www.bpa.gov/corporate/about_BPA/Facts/FactDocs/BPA_Facts_2006.pdf|title=BPA Fast Facts - Fiscal Year 2006}} | {{USGovernment|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227004010/http://www.bpa.gov/corporate/about_BPA/Facts/FactDocs/BPA_Facts_2006.pdf|archive-date=February 27, 2009|url=http://www.bpa.gov/corporate/about_BPA/Facts/FactDocs/BPA_Facts_2006.pdf|title=BPA Fast Facts - Fiscal Year 2006}} | ||