Power Services

BPA markets wholesale electrical power from 31 federal hydroelectric projects in the Northwest, one nonfederal nuclear plant and several small nonfederal power plants.
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News & Events

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TSR Evaluation V4 and Requesting Transmission Service V45 Business Practices

Bonneville will review proposed changes to TSR Evaluation and Requesting Transmission Service V45

Energy Imbalance Market Settlements Meeting

BPA is holding bi-weekly EIM Settlements meetings as a platform to discuss common EIM Settlement issues, present questions to the EIM Settlements team and address them in a collaborative manner.

Resource Program Public Workshop

BPA will outline critical inputs to the Resource Program, including future needs for power and reserves identified in its Needs Assessment through FY 2034, as well as its forecasts of the wholesale power market dynamics during that same time horizon.

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Power Contracts

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Products & Services

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Hydropower Data & Studies

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Hydropower is the most abundant energy source in the Northwest.

Provider of Choice

Provider of Choice is the initiative designed to lay the foundation for the development of policies and contracts BPA will offer its customers to meet their evolving needs and deliver competitively priced power beyond 2028.

How BPA Sets Rates

BPA is a self-financed federal agency. This means that BPA does not receive appropriations or tax dollars. Power Services pays all of its expenses from revenues it receives from the sale of power to eligible customers. Learn more about how BPA establishes power and transmission rates.

Rate and Tariff Overview

Learn more about the formal processes and requirements that BPA follows before establishing and setting power and transmission rates.
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