Rates & Power
Fuel Mix & Power Generation
2023 Fuel Mix
Each year Franklin PUD, along with all other electric utilities in Washington State, is required to publish a report of the types of generation used for its electric supply. This fuel mix report identifies the types of generation used for the electricity we provide to our customers.
Electricity can be generated in many different ways: water, wind, solar, nuclear, coal, natural gas, steam, methane, petroleum, and geothermal.
As you can see from the chart the majority of the power we purchased in 2023 was hydropower – generated from dams along the Snake and Columbia Rivers.
Unspecified power is electricity obtained in a transaction where the seller does not identify a specific generating source, typically through short-term transactions in the bulk power markets.
For more information about Fuel Mix Disclosures or to see how Franklin PUD compares to the Washington State Electric Utilities Aggregate 2023 Fuel Mix, visit the Washington State Department of Commerce.