Power Resources

Benton PUD Draft Integrated Resource Plan

Benton PUD has developed a draft Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) as a long-range resource strategy for the period 2008-2027.  The District expects to update its IRP on a two-year cycle to ensure the process remains fluid and new issues, analyses and information are incorporated into the plan on a regular basis. For more information contact Dan Bickford - bickfordd@bentonpud.org

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Benton PUD's Fuel Mix

Washington State law requires utilities to publish their fuel mix for customers. The fuel sources Benton PUD used during 2008 are:

Type Percentage
BioMass .09%
Coal 2.16%
Hydroelectric Generation 84.67%
Landfill Gases .01%
Natural Gas .93%
Nuclear Generation 11.63%
Waste .05%
Wind .44%
Other .02%
TOTAL 100%