BPA Balancing Authority Load and Total Wind, Hydro, and Thermal Generation, Near-Real-Time
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You will see that the total generation is always greater than the total BPA load because most of the time BPA is a net exporter of energy. The BPA Load does not include scheduled energy to other balancing authority areas.
The plants that make up the total thermal generation are:
| Columbia Generating Stations |
Grays Harbor Paper |
Hampton Lumber Mill |
| Boardman (10%) |
Sierra Pacific Sawmill |
Kimberly Clark |
Centralia |
Weyerhaeuser |
Lancaster |
| James River |
Gray Harbor |
Energy Morrow |
| Weyco |
Georgia Pacific |
Power at Makad |
| Hermiston |
Olympic View |
Roosevelt Landfill |
| Wauna |
Mint Farm Energy |
Simpson-Tacoma Kraft |
| Longview Fiber |
Chehalis |
Weyerhaeuser Longview |
| Frederickson (50.15%) |
Coffin Butte |
Columbia Ridge Landfill |
| Finley Butte |
Klamath CoGen |
Riverbend Landfill |
| Franklin-Pasco Generation |
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The plants that make up the total hydro generation are:
| Grand Coulee |
Roza |
Carman |
| Chief Joseph |
Gline Canyon |
Leaburg |
Lower Granite |
Elwah |
Smith Creek |
| Little Goose |
Dworshak Clearwater Hatchery |
Trail Bridge |
| Lower Monumental |
Cowlitz Falls |
Walterville |
| Ice Harbor |
Green Springs |
Packwood |
| McNary |
Lost Creek |
McNary Fishway |
| John Day |
Big Cliff |
The Dalles Fishway |
| The Dalles |
Cougar |
Big Fork Generation |
| Bonneville |
Detroit |
Middle Fork |
| Libby |
Dexter |
Lake Creek |
| Hungry Horse |
Foster |
Henry Jackson |
| Dworshak |
Green Peter |
Yakima Drop Plant |
| Albany Falls |
Hills Creek |
Chandler |
| Lookout Point |
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