PNGC Power’s electricity supply

In 1995, a number of cooperatives from the original PNGC formed a buying group to take advantage of open access to transmission service and emerging wholesale bulk markets. In 1996, PNGC became the nation's first electric cooperative to receive a power marketing license from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). This gave PNGC the ability to purchase and resell power at wholesale.

On behalf of its 15 members, PNGC Power entered into a 10-year contract to purchase most of its power from BPA, starting in 2001. Part of this power is in the form of a more traditional “Block” of power from BPA. The other portion is a “Slice” of the total power capabilities of the Federal Base Systems (FBS). Under this contract we purchase additional power from wholesale markets when needed. When available Slice power exceeds our own power requirements, we market the surplus.