Western Area Power Administration

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Western_Area_Power_Administration
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:WAPA
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:employs over 1,400 people
gptkbp:founded 1977
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Lakewood,_Colorado
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Western Area Power Administration
gptkbp:industry electricity transmission
gptkbp:isOneOf four power marketing administrations in the U.S.
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:manages power marketing
transmission infrastructure
gptkbp:mission market and deliver reliable, cost-based hydroelectric power and related services
gptkbp:operates 56 hydroelectric power plants
high-voltage transmission lines
over 17,000 miles of transmission lines
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Energy
gptkbp:region gptkb:Rocky_Mountain_Region
gptkb:Desert_Southwest_Region
gptkb:Sierra_Nevada_Region
gptkb:Upper_Great_Plains_Region
gptkbp:regionServed gptkb:Western_United_States
gptkbp:servesArea 15 central and western states
gptkbp:suppliesElectricityTo gptkb:Native_American_tribe
cooperatives
federal and state agencies
irrigation districts
municipal utilities
public utility districts
gptkbp:website https://www.wapa.gov/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Energy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3