Bonneville Power Administration

aid: bonneville-power-administration
name: Bonneville Power Administration
description: The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) is a federal agency within the U.S. Department of Energy that markets
  wholesale electrical power from federal hydroelectric projects in the Pacific Northwest. BPA also operates and maintains
  about three-quarters of the high-voltage transmission in the Pacific Northwest. The agency provides publicly available GIS
  data, energy statistics, and operational data through its data hub and web services.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/bonneville-power-administration.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/bonneville-power-administration/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2024-11-25'
modified: '2026-04-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
- Energy
- Federal Government
- GIS
- Hydroelectric
- Pacific Northwest
- Power
- Transmission
- Wind
apis:
- aid: bonneville-power-administration:gis-data-api
  name: BPA GIS Data Hub API
  tags:
  - ArcGIS
  - GeoServices
  - GIS
  - Government
  - Geospatial
  - WFS
  - WMS
  humanURL: https://data-bpagis.hub.arcgis.com
  properties:
  - url: https://data-bpagis.hub.arcgis.com
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://data-bpagis.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/998ba568128d46c0a38e285235b55d0c_0/geoservice
    type: GeoService
  description: The BPA GIS Data Hub provides publicly available geospatial data from Bonneville Power Administration. The
    hub is built on ArcGIS and supports data downloads in multiple formats including CSV, KML, GeoJSON, GeoTIFF, and PNG.
    Developer API access is available through GeoServices (ArcGIS REST API), WMS (Web Map Service), and WFS (Web Feature Service)
    endpoints. Datasets include BPA service area boundaries, transmission infrastructure, and energy facility data.
- aid: bonneville-power-administration:wind-solar-data
  name: BPA Wind and Solar Generation Data
  tags:
  - Energy
  - Government
  - Renewable Energy
  - Solar
  - Statistics
  - Wind
  humanURL: https://transmission.bpa.gov/business/operations/Wind/
  properties:
  - url: https://transmission.bpa.gov/business/operations/Wind/
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://transmission.bpa.gov/business/operations/Wind/twndbspt.aspx
    type: DataAPI
  description: BPA publishes real-time and historical wind and solar generation data for the Balancing Authority area. Data
    includes total wind generation, total solar generation, net generation, and load data available for download. The data
    is used for grid operations planning and renewable energy tracking.
- aid: bonneville-power-administration:bonneville-power-administration-customers-api
  name: Bonneville Power Administration Customers API
  description: The Customers API from Bonneville Power Administration — 3 operation(s) for customers.
  humanURL: https://data-bpagis.hub.arcgis.com
  tags:
  - Customers
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/bonneville-power-administration-customers-api-openapi.yml
- aid: bonneville-power-administration:bonneville-power-administration-hydrology-api
  name: Bonneville Power Administration Hydrology API
  description: The Hydrology API from Bonneville Power Administration — 1 operation(s) for hydrology.
  humanURL: https://data-bpagis.hub.arcgis.com
  tags:
  - Hydrology
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/bonneville-power-administration-hydrology-api-openapi.yml
- aid: bonneville-power-administration:bonneville-power-administration-right-of-way-api
  name: Bonneville Power Administration Right of Way API
  description: The Right of Way API from Bonneville Power Administration — 1 operation(s) for right of way.
  humanURL: https://data-bpagis.hub.arcgis.com
  tags:
  - Right of Way
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/bonneville-power-administration-right-of-way-api-openapi.yml
- aid: bonneville-power-administration:bonneville-power-administration-service-area-api
  name: Bonneville Power Administration Service Area API
  description: The Service Area API from Bonneville Power Administration — 1 operation(s) for service area.
  humanURL: https://data-bpagis.hub.arcgis.com
  tags:
  - Service Area
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/bonneville-power-administration-service-area-api-openapi.yml
- aid: bonneville-power-administration:bonneville-power-administration-transmission-api
  name: Bonneville Power Administration Transmission API
  description: The Transmission API from Bonneville Power Administration — 2 operation(s) for transmission.
  humanURL: https://data-bpagis.hub.arcgis.com
  tags:
  - Transmission
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/bonneville-power-administration-transmission-api-openapi.yml
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/bonneville-power-administration-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/bonneville-power-administration-domain-security.yml
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.bpa.gov/rss-feeds/news-feed-no-cp
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bonnevillepower
- type: Website
  url: https://www.bpa.gov
- type: About
  url: https://www.bpa.gov/about/
- type: OpenData
  url: https://data-bpagis.hub.arcgis.com
- type: DataDownload
  url: https://transmission.bpa.gov/business/operations/Wind/
- type: CustomerPortal
  url: https://www.bpa.gov/energy-and-services/
- type: Contact
  url: https://www.bpa.gov/about/contact/
- name: Use Cases
  type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: GIS Data Analysis
    url: https://data-bpagis.hub.arcgis.com
    features:
    - Geospatial Data Download
    - Map Visualization
    - Service Area Data
    - Transmission Infrastructure Mapping
    - Energy Facility Locations
  - name: Renewable Energy Monitoring
    url: https://transmission.bpa.gov/business/operations/Wind/
    features:
    - Wind Generation Data
    - Solar Generation Data
    - Real-Time Generation Monitoring
    - Historical Data Access
    - Grid Load Tracking
  - name: Transmission System Monitoring
    url: https://www.bpa.gov/energy-and-services/transmission/
    features:
    - Transmission Availability
    - Hourly Firm Data
    - System Load Monitoring
    - Grid Operations Data
- name: Features
  type: Features
  data:
  - name: GeoServices API
    url: https://data-bpagis.hub.arcgis.com
    features:
    - ArcGIS REST API
    - GeoJSON Export
    - CSV Export
    - KML Export
    - GeoTIFF Export
    - Web Map Service (WMS)
    - Web Feature Service (WFS)
  - name: Open Data Downloads
    url: https://data-bpagis.hub.arcgis.com
    features:
    - CSV Download
    - JSON Download
    - GeoJSON Download
    - Shapefile Download
    - KML Download
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kinlane@gmail.com