PUD to conduct Planned Outage
Written by Liz Anderson   
Wednesday, 16 May 2012 08:37

PUD to conduct planned outage impacting the Qui-nai-elt Village May 24, 2012

Grays Harbor PUD plans to conduct a planned power outage impacting about 100 residential customers located in the Qui-nai-elt Village housing development located on the Moclips Highway near the intersection with Highway 109. The outage is scheduled for Thursday, May 24, 2012 beginning at 9am and lasting about 6 hours. The purpose for the outage is to make repairs to equipment.

Customers within the planned outage area are advised to protect sensitive electronic equipment such as computers, televisions, and microwaves by unplugging those items and leaving them disconnected until power is fully restored.  In addition, customers are advised that the length of the outage (6 hours) is an estimate and power could be restored at anytime. Therefore, please take necessary precautions if there are plans to do electrical work or repairs during that period of time. 

Last Updated on Wednesday, 16 May 2012 12:41
 
Grays Harbor PUD Receives National Recognition for Reliable Electric Operations
Written by Liz Anderson   
Monday, 16 April 2012 07:55

Grays Harbor PUD is one of 176 of the nation’s more than 2,000 public power utilities to earn Reliable Public Power Provider (RP3®)[1] recognition from the American Public Power Association for providing consumers with the highest degree of reliable and safe electric service.  Brent McKinney, manager, electric transmission and distribution at City Utilities of Springfield, Mo., and chair of APPA’s RP3 Review Panel, presented the designees on April 16 during the association’s annual Engineering & Operations Technical Conference held in Cleveland, Ohio.

“RP3 utilities are serving their customers at the very highest level,” said McKinney, “These utilities have demonstrated that they are providing excellent service now as well as keeping their eyes forward on improvements for the future.”

The RP3 designation recognizes public power utilities that demonstrate proficiency in four key disciplines: reliability, safety, workforce development and system improvement.  Criteria within each category are based on sound business practices and represent a utility-wide commitment to safe and reliable delivery of electricity.

“Receiving the RP3 designation means a lot to us,” said Rick Lovely, General Manager of Grays Harbor PUD. “It’s an honor to be recognized on a national level for the work we are doing here locally in Grays Harbor.”

This is the seventh year that RP3 recognition has been offered.  APPA is the national organization representing more than 2,000 not-for-profit, community- and state- owned electric utilities.  It is located in Washington, D.C.

 

 
Get Your Free Audit!
Written by Liz Anderson   
Friday, 16 March 2012 12:59

It may not be the best time of year to mention “audits.” While mentioning the word audit during tax season may make some people break out into a cold sweat, there’s another kind of audit that can leave a smile on your face. Your Grays Harbor PUD offers free energy audits that can help you save energy and money on your power bill.

Call Grays Harbor PUD Energy Services at 360-538-6383 and arrange for your free energy audit today. We’ll review your energy usage and send an energy advisor to your home or business to do a thorough inspection from top to bottom, showing you ways to improve your energy efficiency and where you may be wasting watts. They’ll also tell you about the PUD’s rebate and low-interest loan programs to help make energy efficiency improvements more affordable.

Your Grays Harbor PUD is here to help you use energy as efficiently as possible. We look forward to serving you with a free energy audit!  Call Energy Services today at 360-538-6383 to arrange for your free audit.

 
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Global Warming-Why Does it Matter? May 2012

By Commissioner Russ Skolrood, District 3

     Is global warming real or not?  This is a question all of us need to figure out for ourselves.  You can find compelling evidence on both sides of the issue, but I will not even try to convince anyone of one side or the other.  This is a very complex and emotionally charged issue. This issue has huge impacts on our way of life and our children’s future, so it is important that each of us comes to our own conclusion. You have been and will be asked to make decisions in the political future on global warming, and you will have to stand by the costs and ramifications of these decisions.

            The reason I am talking about this issue is the effect it has on your PUD.  Global warming is believed to be caused by anything that emits CO2 or other “greenhouse gases” into the atmosphere.  Most of the electrical power in the United States is provided through the burning of coal, natural gas, propane, gasoline, diesel and biofuels. All of these sources emit CO2 into the atmosphere and supposedly add to the global warming we all have heard about. The generation of electricity accounts for the largest portion of CO2 emmissions in the United States.  In the Pacific Northwest we are blessed with hydroelectric power, which provides a majority of the power that we depend on while still emitting zero CO2 into the atmosphere.

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