WPUDA News Archives
PUDs allocated tax-credit bonds for renewable energy projects
Public utility districts in Washington will receive more than half the $800 million in Clean Renewable Energy Bonds allocated for public power utilities by the federal government. Read Story
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Association adopts major reforms
The Washington PUD Association took steps this week toward major reform of how it does business. 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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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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