Fast Facts
Fast Facts – 2019 (as of 12/31/2019)
CUSTOMERS
- Number of Connections:
- 54,926
- Average Monthly Residential Bill:
- $119 (Note: Lower than two-thirds of comparable NW Utilities)
- Average Monthly Residential Usage:
- 1,381 kWh
Low Income Assistance Programs:
- Low income discounts (senior, disabled, and veteran)
- $647,689; funding was built into rates
- Low income conservation assistance
- $179,165; funding was built into rates
- Round Up for Helping Hands
- $46,456; customer donations
POWER RESOURCES
| Resource |
Fuel |
Contract Capacity (MW) |
Energy Generated (aMW) |
| BPA |
Hydro, Nuclear |
200.2 |
211.3 |
| Frederickson |
Natural Gas |
50.0 |
29.4 |
| Nine Canyon |
Wind |
9.0 |
2.0 |
| White Creek |
Wind |
9.0 |
2.5 |
| Packwood |
Hydro |
3.9 |
0.9 |
| Wholesale Purchases |
Misc |
N/A |
14.3 |
| Secondary Market Sales |
Misc |
N/A |
-48.4 |
| Total Wholesale Load |
|
N/A |
212.0 |
| Transmission Losses |
|
N/A |
-3.5 |
| Distribution Losses (estimated) |
|
N/A |
-6.9 |
| Total Retail Load Billed |
|
N/A |
201.6 |
| Fuel Mix |
|
| Coal |
0.0% |
| Hydro |
79.6% |
| Natural Gas |
0.5% |
| Nuclear |
9.8% |
| Solar |
0.0% |
| Wind |
5.2% |
| Other |
4.9% |
*Washington State Department of Commerce allocates market purchases to specific resources based on its calculated net system mix. 2019 calculations are based on 2018 data reported by Benton PUD to the State Department of Commerce.
- Investment in Renewable Resources:
- Generation by Power Purchasing Agreement: $3.2 million; funding built into rates, includes investment in non-hydro renewable resources
- Investment in conservation:
- $2.1 million; funding built into rates, net of BPA reimbursement
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THE SYSTEM
- Service Territory
- 939 sq. miles in Benton County
- Miles of Lines:
- 98 miles of transmission lines
- 1,712 miles of distribution lines - 782 overhead, 929 underground
277 miles of overhead service wire, 636 miles of underground service wire
Substations:- 38
- Substation Transformers:
- 56
- Line Transformers:
- 19,261
- Annual System Peak Load:
- Summer – 407 MW – July 2019
- Winter – 354 MW – January 2019
- Record System Peak Loads:
- Summer – 431 MW – July 2014
- Winter – 371 MW – Jan 2017
FINANCIAL
- 2018 Financial Results:
- Operating Revenues – $162.5 million
- Retail Revenues – $134.2 million
- Gross Power Supply Costs – $116.0 million
- Net Power Supply costs - $91.8 million
- Gross Capital Costs – $21.4 million
- Net Capital Costs – $18.9 million
* Occupation tax levied by the city in which the customer is located
WHOLESALE BROADBAND
- Fiber & Fixed wireless customers:
- 697
- Retail Service Providers:
- 11
- Miles of Fiber:
- 482
- Annual Revenues:
- $2.5 million
BENTON PUD COMMISSION
- Jeff Hall
- District 2, Elected 2002
- Lori Kays-Sanders
- District 1, Elected 2004
- Barry Bush
- District 3, Elected 2012
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EMPLOYEES
- Number of Full Time Employees (FTEs):
- 150