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 2025
Annual Generation	80.5 TWh
Power Plants	163
Utilities	101
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 \| 73% Nuclear \| 9.6% Wind \| 7.7% Natural Gas \| 7.5% Other Fuel \| 1.5% Solar \| 0.5%

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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
Wheatridge East Wind	Wheatridge East Wind LLC	Lexington, OR	121 GWh	-	Sep 2025	Wind
Moyie Springs	City of Bonners Ferry	Moyie Springs, ID	21 GWh	Nov 1921	Dec 2024	Water
Black Canyon	U S Bureau of Reclamation	Emmet, ID	59 GWh	Nov 1925	Dec 2024	Water
Minidoka	U S Bureau of Reclamation	Rupert, ID	112 GWh	May 1927	Dec 2024	Water
Port Townsend Paper	Port Townsend Paper Co	Port Townsend, WA	3 GWh	Dec 1928	Dec 2024	Black Liquor : 49.9% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 35.3% Natural Gas : 11.0% Waste/Other Oil : 3.8%
Yelm	City of Centralia - (WA)	Yelm, WA	34 GWh	Nov 1930	Dec 2024	Water
Bonneville	USACE Northwestern Division	Cascade Locks, OR	4 TWh	Jun 1938	Sep 2025	Water
Strawberry Creek	Lower Valley Energy Inc	Bedford, WY	9 GWh	Jul 1940	Dec 2024	Water
Grand Coulee	U S Bureau of Reclamation	Grand Coulee, WA	16 TWh	Feb 1941	Sep 2025	Water
Nippon Dynawave Packaging Longview WA	Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co.	Longview, WA	274 GWh	Dec 1947	Sep 2025	Black Liquor : 54.0% Natural Gas : 18.6% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 17.0% Subbituminous Coal : 6.7% Sludge Waste : 3.4%
Walterville	Eugene Water & Electric Board	Springfield, OR	51 GWh	Dec 1948	Feb 2024	Water
IP Springfield Oregon	International Paper Corporation - Springfield	Springfield, OR	169 GWh	Dec 1948	Dec 2024	Black Liquor : 78.2% Natural Gas : 21.8%
Longview Fibre	Longview Fibre Co	Longview, WA	235 GWh	Dec 1948	Dec 2024	Black Liquor : 83.1% Natural Gas : 15.4% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 1.5%
Anderson Ranch	U S Bureau of Reclamation	Mountain Home, ID	130 GWh	Nov 1950	Dec 2024	Water
Hungry Horse	U S Bureau of Reclamation	Columbia Falls, MT	730 GWh	Sep 1952	Dec 2024	Water
Detroit	USACE Northwestern Division	Mill City, OR	220 GWh	Jun 1953	Dec 2024	Water
McNary	USACE Northwestern Division	Umatilla, OR	4 TWh	Nov 1953	Dec 2024	Water
Big Cliff	USACE Northwestern Division	Gates, OR	91 GWh	Nov 1954	Dec 2024	Water
Lookout Point	USACE Northwestern Division	Lowell, OR	175 GWh	Dec 1954	Dec 2024	Water
Albeni Falls	USACE Northwestern Division	Oldtown, ID	179 GWh	Apr 1955	Dec 2024	Water
Dexter	USACE Northwestern Division	Lowell, OR	15 GWh	May 1955	Dec 2024	Water
Chief Joseph	USACE Northwestern Division	Bridgeport, WA	10 TWh	Aug 1955	Sep 2025	Water
Chandler	U S Bureau of Reclamation	Benton City, WA	31 GWh	Jan 1956	Dec 2024	Water
Palisades Dam	U S Bureau of Reclamation	Palisades, ID	744 GWh	Jan 1957	Dec 2024	Water
The Dalles	USACE Northwestern Division	The Dalles, OR	6 TWh	May 1957	Sep 2025	Water
Roza	U S Bureau of Reclamation	Yakima, WA	48 GWh	Jul 1958	Dec 2024	Water
Priest Rapids	PUD No 2 of Grant County	Mattawa, WA	4 TWh	Sep 1959	Sep 2025	Water
Green Springs	U S Bureau of Reclamation	Columbia Falls, OR	38 GWh	Apr 1960	Dec 2024	Water
Ice Harbor	USACE Northwestern Division	Burbank, WA	1 TWh	Dec 1961	Sep 2025	Water
Hills Creek	USACE Northwestern Division	Oakridge, OR	120 GWh	Jan 1962	Dec 2024	Water
Carmen Smith	Eugene Water & Electric Board	McKenzie Bridge, OR	223 GWh	Dec 1962	Dec 2024	Water
Cougar	USACE Northwestern Division	Lowell, OR	67 GWh	Feb 1964	Dec 2024	Water
Packwood	Energy Northwest	Packwood, WA	63 GWh	Mar 1964	Dec 2024	Water
Green Peter	USACE Northwestern Division	Foster, OR	155 GWh	Jun 1967	Dec 2024	Water
John Day	USACE Northwestern Division	Rufus, OR	7 TWh	Jul 1968	Sep 2025	Water
Foster	USACE Northwestern Division	Foster, OR	57 GWh	Aug 1968	Dec 2024	Water
Lower Monumental	USACE Northwestern Division	Kahlotus, WA	1 TWh	May 1969	Sep 2025	Water
Little Goose	USACE Northwestern Division	Dayton, WA	1 TWh	Mar 1970	Sep 2025	Water
Transalta Centralia Generation	TransAlta Centralia Gen LLC	Centralia, WA	3 TWh	Nov 1972	Sep 2025	Subbituminous Coal : 99.7%
Dworshak	USACE Northwestern Division	Ahsahka, ID	1 TWh	Aug 1974	Dec 2024	Water
Lower Granite	USACE Northwestern Division	Pomeroy, WA	1 TWh	Mar 1975	Sep 2025	Water
Libby	USACE Northwestern Division	Libby, MT	2 TWh	Jul 1975	Dec 2024	Water
Russell D Smith	Columbia Basin Hydropower	Othello, WA	13 GWh	Aug 1982	Sep 2024	Water
Eltopia Branch Canal 4.6	Columbia Basin Hydropower	Pasco, WA	8 GWh	Apr 1983	Oct 2024	Water
H M Jackson	PUD No 1 of Snohomish County	Sultan, WA	366 GWh	May 1984	Dec 2024	Water
Columbia Generating Station	Energy Northwest	Richland, WA	8 TWh	Nov 1984	Sep 2025	Nuclear
Potholes East Canal 66.0	Columbia Basin Hydropower	Pasco, WA	5 GWh	Feb 1985	Oct 2024	Water
Rocky Brook Hydroelectric	Rocky Brook Electric Inc	Brinnon, WA	540 MWh	Nov 1985	Dec 2024	Water
Middle Fork Irrigation District	Middle Fork Irrigation Dist	Parkdale, OR	20 GWh	Feb 1986	Dec 2024	Water
Lilliwaup Falls Generating	William G. Reed Jr	Lilliwaup, WA	5 GWh	Apr 1986	Dec 2024	Water
Twin Reservoirs	Walla Walla City of	Walla Walla, WA	7 GWh	Mar 1988	Dec 2024	Water
Smith Falls Hydro Project	Smith Creek Hydro, LLC	Bonners Ferry, ID	83 GWh	Nov 1989	Nov 2024	Water
Skookumchuck	TransAlta Centralia Gen LLC	Tenino, WA	2 GWh	Aug 1990	Dec 2024	Water
Dalles Dam North Fishway Project	Northern Wasco County PUD	The Dalles, OR	44 GWh	Apr 1991	Dec 2024	Water
Falls River Hydro	Marysville Hydro Partners	Ashton, ID	47 GWh	Jul 1993	Dec 2024	Water
Island Park	Fall River Rural Elec Coop Inc	Island Park, ID	18 GWh	Mar 1994	Dec 2024	Water
Cowlitz Falls	PUD No 1 of Lewis County	Randle, WA	196 GWh	May 1994	Dec 2024	Water
Coffin Butte	Pacific Northwest Generating Coop	Corvallis, OR	38 GWh	Sep 1995	Dec 2024	Landfill Gas
Georgia-Pacific Wauna Mill	Georgia-Pacific Wauna LLC	Clatskanie, OR	172 GWh	Jan 1996	Sep 2025	Black Liquor : 55.8% Natural Gas : 34.4% Other Biomass Solids : 9.8%
McNary Dam Fish Attraction Project	Northern Wasco County PUD	Plymouth, WA	64 GWh	Oct 1997	Dec 2024	Water
River Road Gen Plant	PUD No 1 of Clark County - (WA)	Vancouver, WA	1 TWh	Nov 1997	Sep 2025	Natural Gas
Vansycle	ESI Vansycle Partners LP	Touchet, OR	60 GWh	Jul 1998	Dec 2024	Wind
FPL Energy Vansycle LLC (WA)	FPL Energy Vansycle LLC	Touchet, WA	370 GWh	Nov 2001	Dec 2024	Wind
Condon Windpower LLC	ALLETE Clean Energy	Condon, OR	77 GWh	Nov 2001	Dec 2024	Wind
FPL Energy Vansycle LLC (OR)	FPL Energy Vansycle LLC	Touchet, OR	257 GWh	Nov 2001	Dec 2024	Wind
Frederickson Power LP	Frederickson Power LP	Tacoma, WA	2 TWh	Jul 2002	Dec 2024	Natural Gas
Nine Canyon	Energy Northwest	Kennewick, WA	209 GWh	Aug 2002	Dec 2024	Wind
Sierra Pacific Aberdeen	Sierra Pacific Industries	Aberdeen, WA	128 GWh	Feb 2003	Dec 2024	Wood/Wood Waste Solids
Coyote Springs II	Avista Corp	Boardman, OR	2 TWh	Jun 2003	Sep 2025	Natural Gas
Chehalis Generating Facility	PacifiCorp	Chehalis, WA	3 TWh	Jul 2003	Sep 2025	Natural Gas
Hopkins Ridge Wind	Puget Sound Energy Inc	Dayton, WA	351 GWh	Oct 2005	Sep 2025	Wind
Leaning Juniper	PacifiCorp	Arlington, OR	275 GWh	Sep 2006	Dec 2024	Wind
Darrington	Hampton Lumber Mills - Washington Inc	Darrington, WA	17 GWh	Jan 2007	Dec 2024	Wood/Wood Waste Solids
Georgia-Pacific Toledo Mill	Georgia-Pacific Toledo LLC	Toledo, OR	56 GWh	Jan 2007	Dec 2024	Black Liquor : 54.8% Natural Gas : 45.2%
White Creek Wind Farm	White Creek Wind 1 LLC	Roosevelt, WA	564 GWh	Oct 2007	Dec 2024	Wind
Finley Buttes Landfill Gas	Finley BioEnergy LLC	Boardman, OR	28 GWh	Nov 2007	Dec 2024	Landfill Gas
Raft River Geothermal Power Plant	US Geothermal Inc.	Malta, ID	92 GWh	Dec 2007	Dec 2024	Geothermal
Grays Harbor Energy Facility	Invenergy Services LLC	Elma, WA	3 TWh	Apr 2008	Sep 2025	Natural Gas
Goodnoe Hills	PacifiCorp	Goldendale, WA	275 GWh	May 2008	Dec 2024	Wind
Arlington Wind Power Project	Arlington Wind Power Project LLC	Arlington, OR	201 GWh	Nov 2008	Dec 2024	Wind
Willow Creek Energy Center	Invenergy Services LLC	Lone, OR	169 GWh	Dec 2008	Dec 2024	Wind
Wheat Field Wind Power Project	Wheat Field Wind Power Project LLC	Arlington, OR	198 GWh	Jan 2009	Dec 2024	Wind
Swift Creek	Lower Valley Energy Inc	Afton, WY	6 GWh	Mar 2009	Dec 2024	Water
Tuolumne Wind Project	Turlock Irrigation District	Goldendale, WA	400 GWh	Apr 2009	Dec 2024	Wind
Flathead Landfill to Gas Energy Facility	Flathead Electric Coop Inc	Kalispell, MT	18 GWh	May 2009	Dec 2024	Landfill Gas
Univ of Oregon Central Power Station	University of Oregon	Eugene, OR	937 MWh	Aug 2009	Dec 2024	Natural Gas : 80.2% Distillate Fuel Oil : 19.8%
Windy Flats Wind Project	Windy Flats Partners LLC	Centerville, WA	672 GWh	Sep 2009	Dec 2024	Wind
Waste Management Columbia Ridge LFGTE	WM Renewable Energy LLC	Arlington, OR	55 GWh	Nov 2009	May 2025	Landfill Gas
Harvest Wind Project	Harvest Wind Project TIC	Roosevelt, WA	264 GWh	Nov 2009	Dec 2024	Wind
Eurus Combine Hills Turbine Ranch 2	Eurus Combine Hills II LLC	Milton Freewater, OR	164 GWh	Dec 2009	Dec 2024	Wind
Riverbend Landfill	WM Renewable Energy LLC	McMinnville, OR	28 GWh	May 2010	Dec 2024	Landfill Gas
Linden Wind Energy Project	Los Angeles Department of Water & Power	Goldendale, WA	97 GWh	May 2010	Dec 2024	Wind
Oregon State University Energy Center	Oregon State University	Corvallis, OR	39 GWh	May 2010	Aug 2025	Natural Gas
Coastal Energy Project	Coastal Community Action Program	Aberdeen, WA	12 GWh	May 2010	Dec 2023	Wind
Sagebrush Power Partners	Sagebrush Power Partners, LLC	Ellensburg, WA	278 GWh	Oct 2010	Dec 2024	Wind
PaTu Wind Farm LLC	PaTu Wind Farm LLC	Wasco, OR	30 GWh	Nov 2010	Dec 2024	Wind
Seneca Sustainable Energy LLC	Seneca Sustainable Energy LLC	Eugene, OR	126 GWh	Mar 2011	Dec 2024	Wood/Wood Waste Solids
Youngs Creek Hydroelectric Project	PUD No 1 of Snohomish County	Monroe, WA	19 GWh	Oct 2011	Dec 2024	Water
Lower Snake River Wind Energy Project	Puget Sound Energy Inc	Pomeroy, WA	786 GWh	Jan 2012	Sep 2025	Wind
North Hurlburt Wind LLC	Caithness Shepherds Flat LLC	Arlington, OR	506 GWh	Jan 2012	Sep 2025	Wind

Surrounding Balancing Authorities

Rank	Balancing Authority	Annual Net Generation	# Power Plants
#43	Avangrid Renewables, LLC	8.3 TWh	19
#42	Avista Corporation	8.3 TWh	33
#57	City of Tacoma, Department of Public Utilities, Light Division	2.1 TWh	9
#33	Gridforce Energy Management, LLC	18.3 TWh	1
#50	PacifiCorp West	5.0 TWh	136
#44	Portland General Electric Company	8.2 TWh	108
#45	Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan County	7.7 TWh	4
#41	Public Utility District No. 2 of Grant County, Washington	8.5 TWh	5
#48	Puget Sound Energy, Inc.	6.2 TWh	40
#51	Seattle City Light	4.5 TWh	9

Balancing Authorities with Similar Net Generation

Rank	Balancing Authority	Annual Net Generation	# Power Plants
#9	Tennessee Valley Authority	161.6 TWh	204
#10	Florida Power & Light Co.	148.9 TWh	187
#12	New York Independent System Operator	131.6 TWh	1,211
#13	Duke Energy Carolinas	112.5 TWh	565
#15	ISO New England	105.5 TWh	1,577
#16	Bonneville Power Administration	80.5 TWh	163
#17	Duke Energy Progress East	64.3 TWh	559
#18	PacifiCorp East	61.1 TWh	216
#19	Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District	60.0 TWh	48
#20	Duke Energy Florida, Inc.	47.4 TWh	95