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Energy 



O Hydropower generated by BPA and other utilities supplies 62% of the region's average electricity 

 consumption. 



o Hydropower supplies 75% of the region's peak total electric supply, providing nearly 30,000 

 megawatts to meet high daily and winter peaks. 



O BPA provides about one-half of the Northwest's electricity, a value of nearly $2 billion in elearic 

 sales. 



O BPA-generated electricity heats 46% of Northwest homes. 



O Electricity needs equal to those of 12 cities the size of Seattle are served yearly by Columbia River 

 firm hydropower production; replacing this power capability completely would require lS-20 coal- 

 fired or nuclear plants. 



Industry 



a Members of the Direct Service Industries (those that purchase power directly from BPA) use 

 Columbia River hydropower to produce 43% of the U.S. aluminum supply. 



O DSI's account for 30% of BPA's total revenues. 



O In 1990, the DSI's pumped nearly $2.4 billion into the Pacific Nonfawest economy in electric power 

 purchases; payroll, purchased goods and services, and taxes; efficient hydropower operations; and 

 benefits from early completion of the hydropower system. 



O Industrial Customers of Northwest Utilities, a group of 25 non-DSI companies relying largely on the 

 Columbia River for power and transportation, employs more than 200,000 people in Oregon, 

 Washington and Idaho, and contributes $6 billion yearly to the regional economy. 



Fish Harvest 



O F*tim«»aH value to fishermen of gillnet commercial landinp of salmon in 1990 was S2.9 million for 

 Columbia River zones 1 — S (mouth of river to Bonneville Dam) and $2.3 million for zone 6 (tribal 

 fishing zone far salmon and steelhead from Bonneville Dam to McNary Dam). 



O Recreational and sport fishing for salmon was valued at $27 million in 1989; $10 million for 

 steelhead. 



O The 1990 commercial harvest was 140,000 for salmon in zones 1— S and 1 17,000 for salmon and 

 steelhead in the zone 6 tribal fishery. 



O 873 commercial gillnet licenses were issued in Oregon/Washington in 1989 for non-treaty fishermen. 



'Compiled by Columbia River Alliance for Fish A Commerce from reports of public agencies, trade 

 organizations and other information sources. 



