What is a power marketing administration?
There are four PMAs in the United States: Western, Bonneville, Southeastern and Southwestern power administrations. All administrations primarily market power generated at Federal dams at cost-based rates to consumer-owned utilities. They serve 60 million Americans in 34 states. Marketing of power by these PMAs s is one of many purposes of multi-purpose water projects, such as the Boulder Canyon Project, which includes the Hoover Dam. These water projects were built primarily for irrigation and flood control, but they also have many other purposes, including power marketing, which is handled by the power marketing administrations.
