Agency Profile

Western operates and maintains an extensive, integrated and complex high-voltage federal power transmission system to reliably serve the electrical load of various types of customers and project facilities. This responsibility is established by federal legislation. Sierra Nevada Region meets this mandate by operating and maintaining federal facilities throughout Northern California.

Western's facilities are interconnected with those of other utilities. We must meet operating criteria and maintenance standards set by utility industry groups and we must maintain our ability to delivery power to our customers. Because of the severe pressures on the interconnected transmission system in the Sacramento area Western must now consider alternatives to ensure it can meet its contractual responsibility to deliver electrical power to its customers.

To learn more detailed information about Western, please visit Western's General Information page at http://www.wapa.gov/geninfo/whatwho.htm.