Western Area Power Administration Information

Western Area Power Administration is one of the nation’s largest utilities with annual revenues of $1 billion. WAPA markets and delivers more than 10,000 megawatts of reliable, cost-based hydropower generated from 57 Federal hydropower dams to rural electric cooperatives, municipalities, public utility districts, Federal and state agencies, Native American Tribes and irrigation districts. WAPA's footprint and scope covers 15-states, 135 Congressional districts, 10 multi-use water projects and 10 rate-setting systems. WAPA employees around 1,500 professionals in a variety of fields from high-voltage linemen to archeologists. The Western Area Power Administration uses social media sites such as LinkedIn to provide the public with information as widely as possible. Please take the time to comment or engage on post as they relate to the featured topics. And we ask that you do so in a way that builds a positive, thoughtful digital environment. The views expressed in the comments only reflect those of the comment’s author. They do not necessarily reflect the official views of WAPA, the U.S. Department of Energy, or the federal government. WAPA reserves the discretion to hide, delete or not allow comments ranging anywhere from vulgar or abusive language to defamatory statements or solicitations for business proposals. A complete list of words that may generate these actions can be found on WAPA’s website at the link below. Please get in touch with our LinkedIn administrators for questions on this policy.