Animas-La Plata Operation, Maintenance, & Replacement Association Meeting Minutes 7/7/10

Western Area Power Administration
Animas -La Plata Project
Electric Service Contract
Western Operates in 15 States
Owns almost 17,000 miles of transmission lines
Controls 10,605 MW maximum operating capacity
Western Area Power Administration
• Serves more than 600 customers today
• Customers are comprised of:
— Municipalities
— Rural electric cooperatives
— Irrigation districts
— Public power districts
— Federal and state agencies
— Tribal utilities
— Indian Tribes
Western Area Power Administration
• Formed in 1977 with the establishment of the
Department of Energy
• Responsible for transmitting and marketing
power generated by the Bureau of
Reclamation and the Army Corps of Engineers
Western Service Area & Regions
SLCA/IP Marketing Area
7/6/2010