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Benton PUD's Fuel Mix

Fuel Type* 2022 4-Year Average
Biogas   1.5%   1.2%
Biomass   3.8%   1.5%
Coal   0.0%   0.0%
Hydroelectric 72.5% 75.1%
Natural Gas   0.6%   0.8%
Nuclear   9.3%   9.7%
Petroleum   0.0%   0.0%
Solar   0.0%   0.0%
Wind   6.3%   6.7%
Unspecified Sources **   6.1%   5.0%
TOTAL 100% 100%
 
* Based on data reported by Benton PUD to the Washington State Department of Commerce.
**Unspecified sources are Benton PUD's market purchases when contracted resources are not sufficient to meet load and Benton PUD's allocation of Bonneville Power Administration's market purchases.  Benton PUD may not know the specific generation resource for its market purchase transactions as counterparties are not required to disclose the specific generation resource at the time of transaction.