Bonneville Power Administration

Balancing Authority Summary Information

Bonneville Power Administration is ranked #16 out of 65 balancing authorities in terms of total annual electricity generation.

Balancing Authority	Bonneville Power Administration
States	Idaho Montana Oregon Washington Wyoming
Last Update	Nov 2024
Annual Generation	80.0 TWh
Power Plants	158
Utilities	97
Ranked #16 out of 65 in terms of net annual generation
Ranked #1 out of 47 in terms of annual generation from water
Power Plant Types	Water \| 70.1% Nuclear \| 12.2% Wind \| 8.3% Natural Gas \| 7.1% Other Fuel \| 1.7% Solar \| 0.3%

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Daily Net Generation for Bonneville Power Administration for the past 3 Years

Plant Name	Utility	Location	Annual Generation	Plant Date	Last Update	Fuel Types
Nippon Dynawave Packaging Longview WA	Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co.	Longview, WA	292 GWh	Dec 1947	Aug 2024	Black Liquor : 45.6% Natural Gas : 24.1% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 18.3% Subbituminous Coal : 8.4% Sludge Waste : 3.1% Residual Fuel Oil : 0.5%
Georgia-Pacific Wauna Mill	Georgia-Pacific Consumer Operations LLC-Wauna	Clatskanie, OR	181 GWh	Jan 1996	Aug 2024	Black Liquor : 53.9% Natural Gas : 35.1% Other Biomass Solids : 11.0%
Longview Fibre	Longview Fibre Co	Longview, WA	171 GWh	Dec 1948	Dec 2023	Black Liquor : 58.4% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 22.0% Natural Gas : 19.6%
Georgia-Pacific Toledo Mill	Georgia-Pacific Toledo LLC	Toledo, OR	60 GWh	Jan 2007	Dec 2023	Black Liquor : 59.6% Natural Gas : 40.4%
IP Springfield Oregon	International Paper Corporation - Springfield	Springfield, OR	91 GWh	Dec 1948	Dec 2023	Black Liquor : 74.1% Natural Gas : 25.9%
Port Townsend Paper	Port Townsend Paper Co	Port Townsend, WA	35 GWh	Dec 1928	Dec 2023	Black Liquor : 81.5% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 13.7% Natural Gas : 3.5% Waste/Other Oil : 1.3%
Raft River Geothermal Power Plant	US Geothermal Inc.	Malta, ID	89 GWh	Dec 2007	Dec 2023	Geothermal
Flathead Landfill to Gas Energy Facility	Flathead Electric Coop Inc	Kalispell, MT	8 GWh	May 2009	Dec 2023	Landfill Gas
Finley Buttes Landfill Gas	Finley BioEnergy LLC	Boardman, OR	32 GWh	Nov 2007	Dec 2023	Landfill Gas
Coffin Butte	Pacific Northwest Generating Coop	Corvallis, OR	42 GWh	Sep 1995	Dec 2023	Landfill Gas
Riverbend Landfill	WM Renewable Energy LLC	McMinnville, OR	28 GWh	May 2010	Dec 2023	Landfill Gas
Waste Management Columbia Ridge LFGTE	WM Renewable Energy LLC	Arlington, OR	81 GWh	Nov 2009	Aug 2024	Landfill Gas
River Road Gen Plant	PUD No 1 of Clark County - (WA)	Vancouver, WA	2 TWh	Nov 1997	Aug 2024	Natural Gas
Coyote Springs II	Avista Corp	Boardman, OR	2 TWh	Jun 2003	Aug 2024	Natural Gas
Grays Harbor Energy Facility	Invenergy Services LLC	Elma, WA	3 TWh	Apr 2008	Aug 2024	Natural Gas
Chehalis Generating Facility	PacifiCorp	Chehalis, WA	2 TWh	Jul 2003	Aug 2024	Natural Gas
Frederickson Power LP	Frederickson Power LP	Tacoma, WA	2 TWh	Jul 2002	Dec 2023	Natural Gas
Oregon State University Energy Center	Oregon State University	Corvallis, OR	36 GWh	May 2010	Aug 2024	Natural Gas
Univ of Oregon Central Power Station	University of Oregon	Eugene, OR	528 MWh	Aug 2009	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 63.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 37.0%
Columbia Generating Station	Energy Northwest	Richland, WA	10 TWh	Nov 1984	Aug 2024	Nuclear
POTB Digester	Tillamook BioGas, LLC Digester	Tillamook, OR	629 MWh	Oct 2013	Dec 2023	Other Biomass Gas
Suntex Solar, LLC	SC Oregon 2 Lessor Parent, LLC	Riley, OR	21 GWh	Jun 2020	Dec 2023	Solar
Outback Solar At Christmas Valley	Outback Solar, LLC	Christmas Valley, OR	7 GWh	Sep 2012	Dec 2023	Solar
Starvation	Starvation Solar I, LLC	Hines, OR	22 GWh	Nov 2019	Dec 2023	Solar
Fort Rock I	Fort Rock Solar I, LLC	Silver Lake, OR	24 GWh	Feb 2020	Dec 2023	Solar
Rock Garden Solar, LLC	SC Oregon 2 Lessor Parent, LLC	Fort Rock, OR	23 GWh	May 2020	Dec 2023	Solar
Alkali Solar, LLC	SC Oregon 2 Lessor Parent, LLC	Silver Lake, OR	24 GWh	May 2020	Dec 2023	Solar
West Hines Solar I, LLC	SC Oregon 2 Lessor Parent, LLC	Hines, OR	23 GWh	May 2020	Dec 2023	Solar
Riley	Riley Solar I LLC	Riley, OR	23 GWh	Jun 2020	Dec 2023	Solar
Fort Rock IV	Fort Rock Solar IV LLC	Fort Rock, OR	23 GWh	May 2020	Dec 2023	Solar
Arlington Microgrid	PUD No 1 of Snohomish County	Arlington, WA	697 MWh	May 2019	Dec 2023	Solar
Horn Rapids Solar, Storage and Training	Energy Northwest	Richland, WA	7 GWh	Sep 2020	Dec 2023	Solar : 86.8% Electricity used for energy storage : 13.2%
Transalta Centralia Generation	TransAlta Centralia Gen LLC	Centralia, WA	3 TWh	Nov 1972	Aug 2024	Subbituminous Coal : 99.8%
Lilliwaup Falls Generating	William G. Reed Jr	Lilliwaup, WA	6 GWh	Apr 1986	Dec 2023	Water
Cougar	USACE Northwestern Division	Lowell, OR	48 GWh	Feb 1964	Dec 2023	Water
Detroit	USACE Northwestern Division	Mill City, OR	163 GWh	Jun 1953	Dec 2023	Water
Bonneville	USACE Northwestern Division	Cascade Locks, OR	3 TWh	Jun 1938	Aug 2024	Water
Falls River Hydro	Marysville Hydro Partners	Ashton, ID	44 GWh	Jul 1993	Dec 2023	Water
Dexter	USACE Northwestern Division	Lowell, OR	45 GWh	May 1955	Dec 2023	Water
Smith Falls Hydro Project	Smith Creek Hydro, LLC	Bonners Ferry, ID	51 GWh	Nov 1989	Dec 2023	Water
Middle Fork Irrigation District	Middle Fork Irrigation Dist	Parkdale, OR	20 GWh	Feb 1986	Dec 2023	Water
Carmen Smith	Eugene Water & Electric Board	McKenzie Bridge, OR	189 GWh	Dec 1962	Dec 2023	Water
Green Peter	USACE Northwestern Division	Foster, OR	97 GWh	Jun 1967	Dec 2023	Water
Big Cliff	USACE Northwestern Division	Gates, OR	76 GWh	Nov 1954	Dec 2023	Water
Russell D Smith	Columbia Basin Hydropower	Othello, WA	17 GWh	Aug 1982	Oct 2023	Water
Eltopia Branch Canal 4.6	Columbia Basin Hydropower	Pasco, WA	10 GWh	Apr 1983	Oct 2023	Water
Potholes East Canal 66.0	Columbia Basin Hydropower	Pasco, WA	7 GWh	Feb 1985	Oct 2023	Water
Chester Diversion Hydroelectric Project	Fall River Rural Elec Coop Inc	Chester, ID	8 GWh	Apr 2014	Aug 2024	Water
Walterville	Eugene Water & Electric Board	Springfield, OR	53 GWh	Dec 1948	Dec 2023	Water
The Dalles	USACE Northwestern Division	The Dalles, OR	5 TWh	May 1957	Aug 2024	Water
Hungry Horse	U S Bureau of Reclamation	Columbia Falls, MT	650 GWh	Sep 1952	Dec 2023	Water
Youngs Creek Hydroelectric Project	PUD No 1 of Snohomish County	Monroe, WA	15 GWh	Oct 2011	Dec 2023	Water
Albeni Falls	USACE Northwestern Division	Oldtown, ID	164 GWh	Apr 1955	Dec 2023	Water
Palisades Dam	U S Bureau of Reclamation	Palisades, ID	565 GWh	Jan 1957	Dec 2023	Water
Dworshak	USACE Northwestern Division	Ahsahka, ID	1 TWh	Aug 1974	Dec 2023	Water
Strawberry Creek	Lower Valley Energy Inc	Bedford, WY	9 GWh	Jul 1940	Dec 2023	Water
Skookumchuck	TransAlta Centralia Gen LLC	Tenino, WA	3 GWh	Aug 1990	Dec 2023	Water
Foster	USACE Northwestern Division	Foster, OR	62 GWh	Aug 1968	Dec 2023	Water
Moyie Springs	City of Bonners Ferry	Moyie Springs, ID	16 GWh	Nov 1921	Dec 2023	Water
Roza	U S Bureau of Reclamation	Yakima, WA	54 GWh	Jul 1958	Dec 2023	Water
Chandler	U S Bureau of Reclamation	Benton City, WA	51 GWh	Jan 1956	Nov 2023	Water
Green Springs	U S Bureau of Reclamation	Columbia Falls, OR	33 GWh	Apr 1960	Dec 2023	Water
Minidoka	U S Bureau of Reclamation	Rupert, ID	59 GWh	May 1927	Dec 2023	Water
Black Canyon	U S Bureau of Reclamation	Emmet, ID	57 GWh	Nov 1925	Dec 2023	Water
Anderson Ranch	U S Bureau of Reclamation	Mountain Home, ID	122 GWh	Nov 1950	Dec 2023	Water
Swift Creek	Lower Valley Energy Inc	Afton, WY	6 GWh	Mar 2009	Dec 2023	Water
Rocky Brook Hydroelectric	Rocky Brook Electric Inc	Brinnon, WA	219 MWh	Nov 1985	Dec 2023	Water
Lower Granite	USACE Northwestern Division	Pomeroy, WA	1 TWh	Mar 1975	Aug 2024	Water
Libby	USACE Northwestern Division	Libby, MT	2 TWh	Jul 1975	Dec 2023	Water
Grand Coulee	U S Bureau of Reclamation	Grand Coulee, WA	15 TWh	Feb 1941	Aug 2024	Water
Island Park	Fall River Rural Elec Coop Inc	Island Park, ID	16 GWh	Mar 1994	Dec 2023	Water
Packwood	Energy Northwest	Packwood, WA	60 GWh	Mar 1964	Dec 2023	Water
Lower Monumental	USACE Northwestern Division	Kahlotus, WA	1 TWh	May 1969	Aug 2024	Water
Little Goose	USACE Northwestern Division	Dayton, WA	1 TWh	Mar 1970	Aug 2024	Water
Ice Harbor	USACE Northwestern Division	Burbank, WA	1 TWh	Dec 1961	Aug 2024	Water
Chief Joseph	USACE Northwestern Division	Bridgeport, WA	9 TWh	Aug 1955	Aug 2024	Water
Priest Rapids	PUD No 2 of Grant County	Mattawa, WA	4 TWh	Sep 1959	Aug 2024	Water
Twin Reservoirs	Walla Walla City of	Walla Walla, WA	8 GWh	Mar 1988	Dec 2023	Water
McNary Dam Fish Attraction Project	Northern Wasco County PUD	Plymouth, WA	74 GWh	Oct 1997	Dec 2023	Water
Cowlitz Falls	PUD No 1 of Lewis County	Randle, WA	190 GWh	May 1994	Dec 2023	Water
H M Jackson	PUD No 1 of Snohomish County	Sultan, WA	298 GWh	May 1984	Dec 2023	Water
Yelm	City of Centralia - (WA)	Yelm, WA	26 GWh	Nov 1930	Dec 2023	Water
McNary	USACE Northwestern Division	Umatilla, OR	4 TWh	Nov 1953	Dec 2023	Water
Lookout Point	USACE Northwestern Division	Lowell, OR	117 GWh	Dec 1954	Dec 2023	Water
Dalles Dam North Fishway Project	Northern Wasco County PUD	The Dalles, OR	42 GWh	Apr 1991	Dec 2023	Water
John Day	USACE Northwestern Division	Rufus, OR	7 TWh	Jul 1968	Aug 2024	Water
Hills Creek	USACE Northwestern Division	Oakridge, OR	74 GWh	Jan 1962	Dec 2023	Water
Orchard Windfarm 2, LLC	Orchard Windfarm, LLC	Lexington, OR	26 GWh	Nov 2020	Dec 2023	Wind
Orchard Windfarm 3, LLC	Orchard Windfarm, LLC	Lexington, OR	25 GWh	Nov 2020	Dec 2023	Wind
Nine Canyon	Energy Northwest	Kennewick, WA	195 GWh	Aug 2002	Dec 2023	Wind
Vansycle	ESI Vansycle Partners LP	Touchet, OR	62 GWh	Jul 1998	Dec 2023	Wind
FPL Energy Vansycle LLC (WA)	FPL Energy Vansycle LLC	Touchet, WA	331 GWh	Nov 2001	Dec 2023	Wind
Condon Windpower LLC	ALLETE Clean Energy	Condon, OR	65 GWh	Nov 2001	Dec 2023	Wind
Wheatridge 1	Portland General Electric Co	Lexington, OR	280 GWh	Nov 2020	Aug 2024	Wind
FPL Energy Vansycle LLC (OR)	FPL Energy Vansycle LLC	Touchet, OR	230 GWh	Nov 2001	Dec 2023	Wind
Hopkins Ridge Wind	Puget Sound Energy Inc	Dayton, WA	366 GWh	Oct 2005	Aug 2024	Wind
Horse Butte Wind I, LLC	Utah Associated Mun Power Sys	Iona, ID	149 GWh	Jul 2012	Dec 2023	Wind
Leaning Juniper	PacifiCorp	Arlington, OR	255 GWh	Sep 2006	Dec 2023	Wind
Tuolumne Wind Project	Turlock Irrigation District	Goldendale, WA	330 GWh	Apr 2009	Dec 2023	Wind
Wheat Field Wind Power Project	Wheat Field Wind Power Project LLC	Arlington, OR	191 GWh	Jan 2009	Dec 2023	Wind

Surrounding Balancing Authorities

Rank	Balancing Authority	Annual Net Generation	# Power Plants
#40	Avangrid Renewables, LLC	9.1 TWh	19
#58	City of Tacoma, Department of Public Utilities, Light Division	2.2 TWh	9
#30	Gridforce Energy Management, LLC	18.2 TWh	1
#49	PacifiCorp West	5.2 TWh	128
#44	Portland General Electric Company	7.8 TWh	95
#46	Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan County	7.2 TWh	3
#43	Public Utility District No. 2 of Grant County, Washington	7.9 TWh	4
#54	PUD No. 1 of Douglas County	3.5 TWh	2
#45	Puget Sound Energy, Inc.	7.7 TWh	36
#50	Seattle City Light	4.6 TWh	9

Balancing Authorities with Similar Net Generation

Rank	Balancing Authority	Annual Net Generation	# Power Plants
#9	Tennessee Valley Authority	157.5 TWh	170
#10	Florida Power & Light Co.	147.7 TWh	159
#12	New York Independent System Operator	130.0 TWh	1,100
#13	Duke Energy Carolinas	110.9 TWh	556
#15	ISO New England	102.8 TWh	1,487
#16	Bonneville Power Administration	80.0 TWh	158
#17	Duke Energy Progress East	63.3 TWh	554
#18	Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District	59.0 TWh	45
#19	PacifiCorp East	52.6 TWh	204
#20	Duke Energy Florida, Inc.	45.6 TWh	92