People who hope to get a low-fee loan from the Okanogan County Public Utility District (PUD) to fund energy-saving projects such as windows, insulation, or a new HVAC system have just one month left to apply. The maximum loan is $10,000, with terms up to five years. People pay a monthly service fee of $2 […]
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PUD commissioners reverse course on Enloe Dam
New cost estimate sinks re-electrification plans By Marcy Stamper After 13 years of planning, permitting and number-crunching for Enloe Dam, a new estimate that puts the cost of rebuilding the dam at more than twice the original amount has sunk the project. Two weeks after receiving a price of $70.4 million to rebuild Enloe, the […]
Okanogan County PUD signs contract for Enloe Dam design
After decades of deliberation over whether to rebuild Enloe Dam, the Okanogan County Public Utility District (PUD) has signed a contract for the first phase of design for the 9-megawatt hydropower project.
This month, the PUD board of commissioners authorized interim General Manager Don Coppock to sign a $1.8-million contract …
Twisp sees the light with new street fixtures
Twisp has new, more energy-efficient LED streetlights, after older streetlights were replaced last month through a program called “Relight Washington.” The LED streetlights will save the town money…
Fish hatchery transfers to PUD operation near completion
Despite concerns that 90 days was too rushed for a smooth transition of operations at the Methow and Wells fish hatcheries, the switch is nearly complete, with 10 people hired by the Douglas County Public Utility District (PUD) to run the two facilities…
PUD works toward adoption of 2018 budget
The Okanogan County Public Utility District (PUD) is working on a $51.6 million operating budget for 2018 for its electric power and broadband divisions, plus another $8.7 million for capital projects.
Funding for capital projects includes $263,000 to connect the new Pateros-Twisp transmission line to …
Co-op customers wait till 2018 for powerline hookup
Although the new Pateros-Twisp transmission line has been providing power to the Methow Valley since last week, customers of the Okanogan County Electric Co-operative in Winthrop and Mazama will have to wait until next year until they’re served by the new line.
Colyar will fill District 2 seat on Okanogan PUD board
By Marcy Stamper William Colyar, of Carlton, was selected to fill out the term of District 2 commissioner for the Okanogan County Public Utility District (PUD) at the commission’s board meeting on Monday (Oct. 23). Colyar was one of four applicants for the post, which was vacated when Commissioner Steve Houston resigned on Oct. 4. […]
Okanogan PUD’s new transmission line powers up for first time this week
At 11 a.m. on Monday (Oct. 23), the Methow Transmission Project carried electrical power from Pateros to Twisp for the first time, after two decades of planning and lawsuits that reached the Washington Supreme Court.
The Okanogan County Public Utility District (PUD) hooked the 27-mile transmission line to …
Douglas PUD hiring fish hatchery staff
The Douglas County Public Utility District (PUD) is making substantial progress in its plans to assume management of the Methow and Wells hatcheries by the end of November.
The PUD has hired a supervisor for each hatchery and received enough résumés for hatchery specialists that it is …
