The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) is a federal agency headquartered in Portland, Oregon, that markets wholesale electricity and transmission to the Pacific Northwest’s public and private utilities as well as to some large industries.
BPA provides about half the electricity used in the Northwest and operates over three-fourths of the region’s high-voltage transmission.
While BPA is part of the Department of Energy, it is not tax-supported through government appropriations. Instead, BPA recovers all of its costs through sales of electricity and transmission and repays the U.S. Treasury in full with interest for any money it borrows.
