PUD Issues and Information 

Our policy approach:

Created and owned by their communities and operated under the direction of locally-elected boards, PUDs provide safe, reliable and affordable service at cost to more than one-million residential, business and industrial customers in 27 counties in Washington State. The Washington Public Utility Districts Association (WPUDA) represents 27 operating PUDs and one joint-operating agency, Energy Northwest. WPUDA works cooperatively with other public power and water utilities and their affiliated organizations to support our shared mission of serving the needs of Washington citizens.

The Washington PUD Association supports a policy approach that ensures locally-elected PUD Boards maintain the ability to effectively and efficiently manage the systems, resources, and services that support their local economies and quality of life.

Our 2020 positions

FEDERAL ISSUES

Preserving the Municipal Exemption for Pole Attachments to ensure PUD and municipal utility customers are not forced to subsidize private businesses that are using publicly owned infrastructure.  

Support for federal funding mechanisms to facilitate PUD infrastructure investments necessary to serve citizens with safe, reliable and affordable utility services.

The Importance of Snake River Dams as part of the Federal Columbia River Power System.

Supporting the Bonneville Power Administration to preserve the value of clean, renewable electricity to the region.

Re-negotiating the Columbia River Treaty to restore balance.