OPALCO’s Fuel Mix is 93% Greenhouse Gas Free!
OPALCO is a member-owned electric utility committed to energy efficiency and cost-effective conservation practices. OPALCO is proud to be able to offer a clean and renewable fuel mix to its members. The fuel mix demonstrates how the electricity that OPALCO delivers is generated. The majority (about 83%) is generated by hydro-electricity, a clean and renewable source that comes from the dams on the Columbia River by way of the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA). Demand for the Northwest’s hydro-electric resources is growing. OPALCO encourages all Co-op members to do what they can to use this precious resource wisely.
2009 Fuel Mix
Hydro: 82.87%
Nuclear: 8.75%
Coal: 4.83%
Wind: 1.22%
Natural Gas: 1.90%
Biomass: 0.29%
Waste: 0.07%
Petroleum: 0.05%
Landfill Gases: 0.01%
Other: 0.01%
Solar, Co-generation, Geothermal: 0.00%
Source: Washington Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development, Energy Policy Division — August 2010