Powering the energy frontier uke Air Force Base in , Delivering power the city of Boulder City, , Desert Southwest carries out WAPA’s mission to customers in and the San Luis Rey River Indian Arizona, Southern and southern Nevada. Within vast Water Authority in California are open spaces and an arid mountain and desert climate, we sell La few of the customers that rely on the hy- around 4.7 billion kilowatt-hours of federal hydroelectric power droelectric power from Desert Southwest. to cities and towns, rural electric cooperatives, federal and state These customers count on the region’s agencies and irrigation districts. The region sells and delivers power from the Boulder Canyon competitively priced resources to meet the and Parker-Davis projects, which are operated by the Bureau electrical needs of residents, businesses of Reclamation’s Lower Colorado Region. The projects include and industries in the West. powerplants at Hoover, Davis and Parker dams. We also transmit DSW is one of power through the Pacific Northwest-Pacific Southwest Intertie. four regions within We deliver this energy through 67 substations and more than WAPA, a federal 2,300 miles of transmission lines. power marketing Facing the future administration. WAPA We are building upon existing products sells wholesale power and services to meet customer needs. To and bulk wholesale Providing services continue to operate efficiently in this dynamic transmission to local To keep the power flowing through the system for marketplace, our region must remain commit- utilities, which then customers, we rely on maintenance crews at six duty ted, innovative, flexible and resourceful while provide the power to more than 40 million stations throughout our service area. We also operate providing exceptional customer service. an extensive communications system using microwaves Americans. Desert Southwest Part of operating efficiently involves and fiber optics to coordinate the regional power system. seeking ways to address the growing need employees work hard to Using this vital system, we can transmit everything for more power in the Southwest. We are keep bulk power moving from powerplant control to voice and corporate data assisting our customers in finding new energy through the interconnected communication. resources. Desert Southwest will continue transmission system so that Even in the midst of record heat waves and torrential to foster the efficient and equitable use of electricity ultimately reaches flash flooding, we meet the demand for electricity. We existing and future transmission facilities by accomplish this by ensuring environmental protection; your home or business. participating in regional transmission associa- establishing system security and employee safety; tions, planning groups and reliability orga- operating and maintaining the transmission systems; nizations, including the Western Electricity scheduling and routing power; administering contracts and setting rates; and analyzing hydroelectric Coordinating Council. resources. In addition to our regional office in Phoenix, we work from five other locations: Coolidge, As we work amid unprecedented change Flagstaff, Page and Yuma, Arizona; and Boulder City, Nevada. in the industry, we recognize the importance In Desert Southwest, we are committed to serving our customers in many ways. For example, our of strong customer relations and flexible, field crews help customers quickly restore service after storms or other major disturbances. We also superior service. We look forward to building encourage customers to comment on how we should operate our system in the future, and we help upon our existing relationships and creating customers plan for future power needs. new ones. 6-21 wapa.gov/regions/DSW Phoenix, AZ 85005-6457 P.O. Box 6457 Southwest Regional Office Desert

estern Area Power Administration was established in December 1977, under the Department of Energy Organization Administration Area Power Western Our mission Act, to market and transmit federal hydroelectric power in W Safely provide 15 central and western states. We operate and maintain our more than 17,000 circuit-mile transmission system from four regional offices: Sierra reliable, cost-based Nevada in Folsom, California; Upper Great Plains in Billings, Montana; Desert hydropower and Southwest in Phoenix, Arizona; and Rocky Mountain in Loveland, Colorado. transmission to our We market power from these regions and the Colorado River Storage Project Management Center in Montrose, Colorado. Our Headquarters office is in customers and the Lakewood, Colorado. communities we serve Learn more about WAPA at wapa.gov

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WAPA’s Desert Southwest region UPPER GREAT PLAINS manages transmission facilities in REGION Arizona, California and Nevada, including the southern portion of the Pacific Billings Northwest-Pacific Southwest Intertie, and markets power from the Boulder Canyon and Parker-Davis projects. DSW’s transmission ROCKY MOUNTAIN system is managed REGION from an operations SIERRA NEVADA REGION Loveland center at its office in Phoenix, Arizona, Lakewood in coordination with Folsom Montrose WAPA’s Rocky Mountain regional office. COLORADO RIVER STORAGE DESERT PROJECT SOUTHWEST MANAGEMENT REGION CENTER Phoenix

Desert Regional boundaries East-West Interconnection State boundaries separation Southwest Regional o ce Headquarters o ce Region CRSP Management Center o ce