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Overview of the U.S. Electrical System & the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) -2007-

Overview of the U.S. Electrical System & the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) -2007-. US Electrical System Organization. US Electrical System. Actual System Interconnections. Western US System. Columbia Basin. Mica. BPA Service Area. BPA Transmission Grid. Federal Dams:. Duncan.

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Overview of the U.S. Electrical System & the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) -2007-

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  1. Overview of the U.S. Electrical System & the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA)-2007-

  2. US Electrical System Organization

  3. US Electrical System

  4. Actual System Interconnections

  5. Western US System

  6. Columbia Basin Mica BPA Service Area BPA Transmission Grid Federal Dams: Duncan Revelstroke Corps of Engineers Bureau of Reclamation Keenleyside Non-Federal Dams Libby Washington Canadian Dams Hungry Horse Canada Albeni Falls Chief Joseph U.S.A. Wells Grand Coulee Montana Rocky Reach Rock Island Lower Granite Lower Monumental Wanapum Rosa Priest Rapids Dworshak Chandler Little Goose Ice Harbor The Dalles McNary Bonneville John Day Hells Canyon Big Cliff Oxbow Brownlee Idaho Detroit Oregon Foster Green Peter Black Canyon Cougar Dexter Palisades Lookout Point Boise Diversion Hills Creek American Falls Anderson Ranch Swan Falls Minidoka Lost Creek C J Strike Bliss Upper Salmon Falls Green Springs Wyoming Utah California Nevada Columbia River Basin & BPA Service Area • WHAT IS BPA? • Self-financed federal agency within Department of Energy • Markets power at cost from 31 federal dams and 1 nuclear plant – 35% of electricity used in Pacific Northwest • Markets transmission services – owns 75% (15,440 miles) of the high-voltage lines in Pacific Northwest • Protects, mitigates & enhances fish & wildlife in the Columbia River Basin • 300,000 square mile service area – includes WA, OR, ID, & Western MT • $3.3 billion in annual revenues

  7. BPA: General Information and Structure (2007) BPA established 1937 Pacific Northwest population 11,950,509 Transmission line Circuit miles) 15,442 BPA-owned substations 237 Employees (staff years) 2,923 • BPA is organized into three business units: • Power Business Services: Approximately 250 employees. BPA markets the power generated at 31 Federal dams, one non-Federal nuclear plant at Hanford, Washington, and some non-Federal power plants, such as wind projects. • Transmission Business Services: Approximately 1,600 employees. BPA owns and operates 75 percent of the Pacific Northwest’s high-voltage electric grid. The grid includes more that 15,000 circuit-miles of transmission line and 235 substations. It carries a peak load of about 30,000 megawatts of electricity and produces about $700 million a year in transmission revenues. • Corporate: Approximately 1,100 employees. Includes Finance; Environment, Fish and Wildlife; Energy Efficiency; Customer Support Services; General Counsel; Planning and Governance; and Risk Management.

  8. BPA History

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