Electricity Transmission Scheduling at the Bonneville Power Administration
February 4, 2004
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February 4, 2004
Electricity Transmission Scheduling at the Bonneville Power Administration
The Department of Energy's four power marketing administrations are responsible for marketing, selling and transmitting power produced largely at various Federal dams. Bonneville Power Administration (Bonneville), the largest of the power marketing administrations, is responsible for a territory of 300,000 square miles including Oregon, Washington, Idaho, western Montana, and small portions of several adjoining states. Bonneville's transmission system-which includes over 15,000 miles of transmission lines-accounts for about three-quarters of the high-voltage gride in the Pacific Northwest. Bonneville's system also includes major links with other regions, and other utility customers transmite power across Bonneville's transmission lines.