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Frequently Asked Questions

January 31, 2020 Paul Pickett 1

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 […]

Community

Why is Dennis Kucinich coming to Olympia?

January 26, 2020 Bruce Wilkinson 0

Public Power made him who he is! That’s why! (Dennis Kucinich is coming 7PM February 4th at the Olympia Center.) Dennis J. Kucinich is an independent, iconoclastic thinker who has charted a singular approach through […]

Research

PUD’s are better: here’s why.

January 24, 2020 Bruce Wilkinson 0

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 […]

Community

It’s only the beginning…

January 22, 2020 Bruce Wilkinson 0

Corporate cash buys election— Public Power supporters undeterred (This was originally published in December of 2012 in Works In Progress. Let’s remember, learn and give thanks.) By John Pearce with Doug Riddels Works In Progress […]

PSE Watch

Tell WUTC to deny foreign owned PSE a rate hike!

January 20, 2020 Bruce Wilkinson 0

Major price hike Puget Sound Energy has asked the Washington State Utilities and Transportation Commission (WUTC) to approve energy price hikes of 6.9% for electricity and 7.9% for natural gas. If approved, PSE would collect […]

PSE Watch

Why PSE needs to be UNPLUGGED!

January 13, 2020 Bruce Wilkinson 0

This presentation was given on January 11th at the launch of the East King County PUD campaign. They are gathering signatures to replace PSE with a PUD just like in Thurston County. This mostly lays […]

Community

State of the Public Power! Dennis Kucinich and friends!

January 13, 2020 Bruce Wilkinson 0

Dennis Kucinich speaks at the Thurston Public Power Initiative launch on February 4th, 7pm, at the Olympia Community Center! Former US Representative Dennis Kucinich will be pumping up the crowds with his characteristic passion launching […]

Community

Tom Nogler, the late great!

January 7, 2020 Bruce Wilkinson 3

By Bruce Wilkinson Tom Nogler passed away on Saturday, January 4th, died of a heart attack, and everyone who knew him was in shock, he was 66. While I’m deeply sad personally after knowing him […]

Research

JeffPUD victory over PSE!

December 20, 2019 Bruce Wilkinson 0

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 […]

PSE Watch

PSE jacks rates AGAIN!!

December 5, 2019 Bruce Wilkinson 0

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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    Solidarity

    Utility Strike! US!

    Right now we are seeing how quickly things can change when there is a crisis. Naomi Klein called it Coronavirus Capitalism and warned us that this can be a time for advancing the courageous goals [...]
  • Community

    Pandemic pause on signature gathering for initiative.

    Given the current public health emergency, you may have wondered (for a moment) how it might affect our campaign to electrify Thurston PUD. Well, we’ve been scratching our heads on this one, and if there’s [...]
  • Research

    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 [...]
  • Research

    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. [...]
  • Event

    David Rovics: Power to the Public Benefit at Traditions!

    April 1st, Wednesday, 7:30PM. $24/ $12 low income “David Rovics is the musical version of Democracy Now!”-Amy Goodman, host, Democracy Now! David Rovics is a songwriter, musician, blogger and podcaster based in Portland, Oregon.  Since the 1990’s, [...]

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