Bonneville Power Administration
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The '''Bonneville Power Administration''' ('''BPA''') is an American federal agency operating in the [[Pacific Northwest]]. BPA was created by an act of [[United States Congress|Congress]] in 1937 to market electric power from the [[Bonneville Dam]] located on the [[Columbia River]] and to construct facilities necessary to transmit that power. Congress has since designated Bonneville to be the marketing agent for power from all of the federally owned hydroelectric projects in the Pacific Northwest. Bonneville is one of four regional Federal [[Power Marketing Administration|power marketing agencies]] within the [[United States Department of Energy|U.S. Department of Energy]] (DOE). |
The '''Bonneville Power Administration''' ('''BPA''') is an American federal agency operating in the [[Pacific Northwest]]. BPA was created by an act of [[United States Congress|Congress]] in [[1937]] to market electric power from the [[Bonneville Dam]] located on the [[Columbia River]] and to construct facilities necessary to transmit that power. Congress has since designated Bonneville to be the marketing agent for power from all of the federally owned hydroelectric projects in the Pacific Northwest. Bonneville is one of four regional Federal [[Power Marketing Administration|power marketing agencies]] within the [[United States Department of Energy|U.S. Department of Energy]] (DOE). |
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[[File:Bonneville Power Administration (system map, October 2020).svg|300px|thumb|right|Map of the BPA service area (green) with facilities: |
[[File:Bonneville Power Administration (system map, October 2020).svg|300px|thumb|right|Map of the BPA service area (green) with facilities: |
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