News Releases
WPUDA urges state regulators to let communities buy PSE
Puget Sound Energy should offer to sell its distribution system to local communities before selling the company to foreign investors, the Washington Public Utility Districts Association said today. Read Story
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Supporters of public power in Jefferson and Skagit counties, and on Whidbey Island, have come to recognize the central elements in Puget Sound Energy’s campaign to derail their community efforts: fear, uncertainty and doubt. Read Story
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Study shows 20% savings over PSE with public power utility
With access to low-cost power from the Bonneville Power Administration, a new electric-service public utility district would be able to charge rates up to 20 percent lower than rates projected for Puget Sound Energy, according to a study released today by the Washington Public Utility Districts Association. Read Story
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Study shows no loss of tax revenues if PUDs acquire PSE assets
Public utility districts pay essentially the same taxes as investor-owned utilities and communities that switch from a for-profit electric utility to a nonprofit PUD should not see any loss of local tax revenues, according to a study released today by the Washington Public Utility Districts Association. Read Story
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WPUDA headquarters earns LEED Platinum rating from U.S. Green Building Council
The Washington Public Utility Districts Association's new solar-powered headquarters building in Olympia has received "Platinum" certification under the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program. Read Story
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Mason PUD No. 1 commissioner to head statewide energy committee
Mason County PUD No. 1 Commissioner Jack Janda has been elected chairman of a new Washington Public Utility Districts Association committee to develop statewide policy on critical energy issues. Read Story
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News Archives
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Lewis County PUD Commissioner elected WPUDA president for 2008 - Lewis County PUD Commissioner Charles R. “Chuck” Ten Pas has been elected president of the Washington PUD Association for 2008. Read Story
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Retired Energy Northwest manager receives Washington PUD Association Lifetime Achievement Award -
The Washington Public Utility Districts Association today presented its Life Achievement Award to Shirley Reese, former manager of communications, marketing and member services for Energy Northwest. Read Story
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Greenpeace co-founder, now nuclear advocate, to address public utility district commissioners -
Dr. Patrick Moore, co-founder of Greenpeace and now an advocate for nuclear energy, will deliver the keynote address at the Washington Public Utility Districts Association annual meeting on Thursday, Dec. 6, at the Renaissance Hotel in Seattle. Read Story
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WPUDA welcomes appeals court decision over BPA payments -
The Washington Public Utility Districts Association today applauded a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that the Bonneville Power Administration was charging public power utilities too much to subsidize the rates of investor-owned utilities. Read Story
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