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Shockingly high PSE price gouging!
My PSE bill has skyrocketed. I used almost exactly the same amount of electricity as this month last year but my bill was $185.88 higher! […]
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Why do we want to replace PSE with a public utility district?
LOCAL CONTROL PSE is accountable only to its shareholders and sets rates to maximize profits. Half the members on the Boards of PSE and Puget Holdings represent non-US investment groups that want to ensure adequate profits […]
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Advantages of Public Power
#1: Accountability and Transparency PUDs are governed by an elected Board of Commissioners. Citizens have access to meetings and documents, including planning, budgets, performance and other reports. Customers know how and why decisions are made. […]
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Detailed Advantages of Public Power
The central advantage of Public Power means homes and businesses run on electricity provided by a not-for-profit, locally owned utility. That means the community has more control, so all the benefits produced by public power—including […]
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does the Initiative do? Thurston Public Utility District (TPUD) currently provides water service. A vote of the people is required to add authority for electric distribution and service. A petition from voters will put […]
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PUD’s are better: here’s why.
Thurston PUD won’t be the same as Chelan PUD, but over time it could be as good and better! Chelan has existed for over 75 years and unlike PSE wasn’t sold to foreign firms that […]
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JeffPUD victory over PSE!
In 2008 Jefferson County won their public power initiative and proceeded to take over from PSE. Three counties tried that year but only Jefferson County successfully liberated itself from PSE’s private monopoly control. Going from […]
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PSE jacks rates AGAIN!!
PSE asked the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) to increase rates on electricity by 6.9% this year after already getting a rate increase in 2018. Fortunately the UTC rejected their proposal. Instead they proposed […]
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Why the Public Should Own Our Electric Utilities
By Glen Anderson (Originally published in a downloadable document here. Reposted by permission of Glen Anderson.) The June 2019 interview on “Glen’s Parallax Perspectives” explores the many benefits of having the public own our electric […]
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Feasibility Study
DHittle Report – Public Power Feasibility Study On August 31, 2012, the Thurston PUD received the preliminary business assessment from DHittle Associates. The assessment concluded that all three options for partial electrification (Yelm; Capitol Campus to Port; […]