Bonneville Power Administration
Federal power marketing administration
Bonneville Power Administration markets federal power and operates high-voltage transmission across the Pacific Northwest.
Official website ↗Overview
Established in 1937, Bonneville Power Administration is part of the U.S. Department of Energy. Revenue from power sales and transmission services covers the agency’s costs.
Profile
- Power and transmission
- BPA markets electricity from federal hydroelectric projects on the Columbia and Snake rivers and from Columbia Generating Station. Its fiscal 2020 fact sheet describes 31 federal dams in that system. The Army Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation operate the dams; Energy Northwest owns and operates Columbia Generating Station.
- Celilo Converter Station
- BPA operates Celilo at the northern end of the Pacific Direct Current Intertie. A $370 million modernization completed in 2016 replaced aging converter equipment. The project’s lease-purchase arrangement gave the Port of Morrow title to replacement equipment and BPA exclusive rights to use, operate and maintain it.
Organization
- Legal name
- Bonneville Power Administration
- Organization type
- Federal power marketing administration
- Jurisdiction
- United States; Pacific Northwest service territory
- Founded
- 1937
- Business activities
- Wholesale power marketing; High-voltage transmission service
Coverage in Ask the Grid
Asset relationships- Linked asset profiles
- 13
- Linked capacity
- 9.6 GW
- Roles in coverage
- 6
Published asset profiles reviewed by Ask the Grid
Sum of capacity on linked asset profiles
13 public relationship sources
Coverage includes the published profiles below. Linked capacity adds their reported ratings.
Related power assets
| Asset | Relationship | Capacity | Effective | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief JosephConventional Hydroelectric · EIA 3921 | balancing authority · transmission owner | 1,743.8 MW | Not dated | |
| John DayConventional Hydroelectric · EIA 3082 | operator · power marketer | 1,485 MW | Not dated | |
| The DallesConventional Hydroelectric · EIA 3895 | balancing authority · owner · power marketer | 1,205.7 MW | Not dated | |
| Columbia Generating StationNuclear · EIA 371 | offtaker · power marketer | 1,200 MW | Not dated | |
| BonnevilleConventional Hydroelectric · EIA 3075 | balancing authority · owner · power marketer | 979.8 MW | Not dated | |
| McNaryConventional Hydroelectric · EIA 3084 | power marketer | 850.5 MW | Not dated | |
| Lower MonumentalConventional Hydroelectric · EIA 3927 | balancing authority · power marketer | 675 MW | Not dated | |
| Little GooseConventional Hydroelectric · EIA 3926 | balancing authority · power marketer | 540 MW | Not dated | |
| Ice HarborConventional Hydroelectric · EIA 3925 | power marketer | 423 MW | Not dated | |
| LibbyConventional Hydroelectric · EIA 6172 | balancing authority · power marketer | 420 MW | Not dated | |
| DetroitConventional Hydroelectric · EIA 3077 | balancing authority | 100 MW | Not dated | |
| Celilo | operator | — | Not dated | |
| Celilo Big Eddy | transmission owner | — | Not dated |
Ownership, operation, development and financing are shown as separate relationships.