Discounts Available Through Senior Disabled Customer Program
Your Grays Harbor PUD offers discounts of up to 35% through the Low Income Senior and Disabled Discount program. The amount of the discount depends on household income, which means if you are a senior or disabled customer of Grays Harbor PUD with a total household income of $32,988 or less, and meet other eligibility requirements, you may receive a discount on your power bill. To learn more about the Senior and Disabled Discount Program, go to the Grays Harbor PUD website at www.www.ghpud.org, or call Grays Harbor PUD Customer Service at (360) 532-4220.
PUD Takes Its Show to Ocean Shores
A lesson learned in the past two years is to never take things for granted. One of the pleasures of working at the PUD is interacting with customers of all ages. Given the long time between events, it was with great pleasure that the PUD participated in a pair of events in the City of Ocean Shores: the One-Stop–Shop for Ocean Shores event hosted by North Beach Project Connect (left) and the North Beach Jr./Sr. High School "Love Your Options College and Career Fair." We are looking forward to coming to your community soon.
Extra Protection For Your Home Appliances & Electronics
Most homes go years without ever experiencing a power surge but the possibility isn’t still there. I am aware of one local PUD customer that has experienced a power surge twice causing extensive damage to his home electronics. His experience is what encouraged me to talk about this in my Commissioner Corner.
Most Grays Harbor residents have experienced a power outage. The combination of high winds coming off the ocean and the trees growing around our power lines makes that tough to avoid. When an outage does occur, a line crew responds to repair the damage and your power is ready to be turned back on. Unfortunately restoring your power can occasionally lead to another problem: a power surge. These occur when the flow of electricity to your home or business is interrupted and when the electricity is turned back on, it sends an unexpected, temporary, uncontrolled increase in current down the lines and into your home. The surge usually lasts a very short time, just a fraction of a second, and often passes without any damage. But from time to time, this can cause damage to home electronics and appliances that are connected to your electrical outlets. The cost to replace those items can run into the hundreds and thousands of dollars. While there may not be ways to prevent power surges, there are steps you can take to help lessen the impact. I have many of my most important electrical items plugged into power strips that have built-in surge protection, things such as my computer and printer, cable box, and telephone. This can help absorb a power surge should it occur. Another step I have taken is to pay attention to weather reports and if windy weather is forecast and my power goes out, I unplug appliances and then plug them back in after the power comes back on. For broader protection, there are also whole home surge protectors that are usually installed in your service panel by a home electrician. In the end, different customers will want different levels of protection against power surges. I hope this has helped you with your choice.
Commissioner Dave Timmons,
District Two
Commission Meeting Dates
Meetings are held in the Nicolas Building, 220 Myrtle Street, Hoquiam.
- March 2022
- Monday – March 7
- Monday – March 21
- April 2022
- Monday – April 4
- Monday – April 18
Utility workshops are held at 3:30 p.m. Regular business meetings are scheduled to begin at the conclusion of the utility workshop. Public comment periods are included at the open and close of every meeting.
Commission meetings may be canceled and special meetings may be scheduled. Due to COVID-19 precautions, commission meetings are now being held via ZOOM. Please visit our website.