Table 8. Hydroelectric Share of Net Power Generation 
for Utilities in the Pacific Northwest, 1996
(Percent)

Utility Hydropower Generation as a 
Percentage of Net Power Generation
Bonneville Power Administration 91.0
PG&E 30.6
Portland General 37.5
Avistaa 64.6
Idaho Power 69.1
Puget Sound Power 24.1
Montana Power 43.2
PacifiCorp 9.7
Nevada Power 0.0
aFormerly, Washington Water Power.
 Note: BPA's 91-percent share equals the utility's share of sustained peak capacity coming from hydroelectricity.
 Sources: Bonneville Power Administration and Energy Information Administration, Financial Statistics of Major U.S. Investor-Owned Electric Utilities 1996, Volume 1, DOE/EIA-0437(96/1) (Washington, DC, December 1997), Table 43.

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