Current Issues

Here are several key issues that BPA Watch has examined – and will continue to follow – in the coming months.

Federal Court Decisions

A federal appeals court ruled in 2007 that BPA’s cash payments to six private power companies violated the Northwest Power Act. The court decisions are the latest chapter in the dispute between “public power” and “private power.” Click here to read more and learn why Franklin Roosevelt’s 1932 campaign speech in Portland, Oregon, still matters.

Transparency

BPA is a public agency with annual revenues of more than $3 billion. How transparent is BPA? Click here to read more.

Regional Dialogue

That’s the name BPA has given to its new 20-year power sales contracts with utility and industrial customers. No matter where you live in the Pacific Northwest, BPA’s Regional Dialogue contracts will affect your pocketbook. Click here for more information.

Fish and Wildlife

BPA’s fish and wildlife programs cost its customers about $750 million a year in expenses and lost revenues. Where does the money go? Article coming soon.