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![]() ![]() The largest dam, Grand Coulee, irrigates one-half million acres and can produce as much electricity as six nuclear plants. Other Columbia River dams are owned by Northwest utilities and by British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority in Canada. | |
![]() BPA coordinates release of water from headwaters dams in Idaho, Montana and British Columbia to get the most value from each drop at every dam all the way to the sea. It also coordinates power production from the river with other resources such as coal and nuclear plants to reduce overall economic and environmental costs. BPA sells power from the region's only operating nuclear plant, Columbia Generating Station, owned by Energy Northwest (formerly, the Washington Public Power Supply System). | ||
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