Mason County PUD No. 1’s board of commissioners passed a resolution recently in support of the federal Columbia River Power System and the four lower Snake River dams. The reason for this is that our utility, along with the region’s public power community at large, realize that the lower Snake River and Columbia River dams […]
At the April 23, 2019 board of commissioners meeting, Mason County PUD No. 1’s lead water system operator TJ Goos was presented with a plaque inscribed “2018 Water Operator of the Year” by Evergreen Rural Water of Washington (ERWoW). Goos was surprised with the announcement of his award at the ERWoW annual conference in Yakima […]
https://mason-pud1.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/pud-1-e1490384951585.png00Erik Soperhttps://mason-pud1.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/pud-1-e1490384951585.pngErik Soper2019-04-25 18:54:122019-06-01 10:25:02PUD 1’s TJ Goos Named “2018 Water Operator of the Year” by Evergreen Rural Water of Washington
March 2018- “Spill” is quite literally the water that is spilled through massive gates that are raised at our federal hydropower dams. The spill is designed to help young salmon migrate quicker and easier downstream from the rivers to the ocean. Due to a ruling after two decades of litigation from fish advocates, Judge Simon […]
https://mason-pud1.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/pud-1-e1490384951585.png00Kristin Mastellerhttps://mason-pud1.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/pud-1-e1490384951585.pngKristin Masteller2018-03-22 11:06:332019-06-01 10:25:02New “Spill” Mandates and the Upcoming Impact to our Electricity Rates
March 2017- PUD 1 receives its power from Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) which runs the hydroelectric system in the Northwest. Back in the mid-1990’s the federal government passed a new energy bill which gave some of the benefits of the hydro system back to investor-owned utilities (IOUs) like Puget Sound Energy. The IOUs complained that […]
https://mason-pud1.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/pud-1-e1490384951585.png00Kristin Mastellerhttps://mason-pud1.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/pud-1-e1490384951585.pngKristin Masteller2017-03-28 08:50:582019-06-01 10:25:02Why We Need to Revisit Bonneville’s Residential Exchange Program
My father helped build the lower Snake River dams. I’m sure he would turn over in his grave if he knew what some environmental organizations are now proposing. For example, Wendy Gerlitz of the Northwest Energy Coalition (NWEC) recently opined that the region must choose between healthy populations of wild salmon and removing the Snake […]
March, 2016- When I opened this morning’s paper the headline read, “Washington Considers Nation’s First Carbon Tax.” At a recent Washington PUD Association meeting we discussed the various carbon reduction policies that are currently in play in Olympia as well as Washington DC. There are multiple policies that could impact our cost of providing reliable […]
February marked the 80th year of public service for Mason County PUD No. 1. While Homer T. Bone is often cited as the “father of public power”, one very influential public power supporter in our state was Morrison F. Pixley. Pixley was a land developer and the nephew of Frank M. Pixley, the celebrated founder […]
https://mason-pud1.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/pud-1-e1490384951585.png00Kristin Mastellerhttps://mason-pud1.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/pud-1-e1490384951585.pngKristin Masteller2015-08-11 13:32:552019-06-01 10:25:02An 80 Year Tradition of Public Power
The PUD was honored with three Excellence in Communications Awards from the American Water Works Association’s Pacific Northwest Division at their annual conference.
https://mason-pud1.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/mason-building-1.jpg14702000Kristin Mastellerhttps://mason-pud1.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/pud-1-e1490384951585.pngKristin Masteller2015-05-11 18:55:312019-06-01 10:25:02PUD 1 Takes Home Three Excellence in Communications Awards from AWWA-PNWS
December, 2014 Emergency Preparedness is important. In October, the PUD participated in the Great Washington Shake Out earthquake drill and earlier in the year employees revised our Emergency Response Plan. We have to be ready so that when the devastating earthquake does finally hit, we have a practiced plan in place to help get the […]
June 2014- By: Commissioner Jack Janda On a recent tour of the Hanford Site with the Energy Northwest Executive Board, I was struck by the difference between the nuclear waste the Department of Energy is dealing with from our country’s defense programs, and what some people call nuclear “waste” from the generation of electricity. People […]
https://mason-pud1.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/pud-1-e1490384951585.png00Kristin Mastellerhttps://mason-pud1.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/pud-1-e1490384951585.pngKristin Masteller2014-07-22 10:55:332019-06-01 10:25:02Time to Dispel the Myths about Used Nuclear Fuel
April, 2014- Mason County residents are seeing something on TV and in other media that has been a part of our way of life for over 75 years, yet is often overlooked: how hydropower dams and the incredible power of the Pacific Northwest’s Columbia and Snake Rivers benefit our daily lives. This public education effort […]
https://mason-pud1.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/pud-1-e1490384951585.png00Kristin Mastellerhttps://mason-pud1.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/pud-1-e1490384951585.pngKristin Masteller2014-04-24 09:15:012019-06-01 10:25:02CleanHydro Highlights Hydropower and River Values
Olympia and Washington, D.C. appear to be in love with high cost wind and solar power while discriminating against low cost hydro power. Generous government subsidizes are provided to encourage the development of these new intermittent resources. For example, if a homeowner puts solar panels on their rooftop, they can get a credit from the […]
https://mason-pud1.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/pud-1-e1490384951585.png00Kristin Mastellerhttps://mason-pud1.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/pud-1-e1490384951585.pngKristin Masteller2013-07-18 11:32:112019-06-01 10:25:02Increase Water Power
An Op/Ed from Jack Janda, chair of the Mason County PUD No. 1 board of commissioners and Linda Gott, chair of the Mason County PUD No. 3 board of commissioners. Mason County’s two public utility districts, PUD 1 and PUD 3 proudly serve their customers with safe, reliable electrical service at the lowest reasonable cost. […]
https://mason-pud1.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/pud-1-e1490384951585.png00Kristin Mastellerhttps://mason-pud1.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/pud-1-e1490384951585.pngKristin Masteller2012-07-23 11:26:042019-06-01 10:25:02Protecting Local Control
I write this article with the intention to inform you of some issues important to public power rate payers and to explain why you continue to see your electric bills increase. Like many Northwest utilities, most of Mason County PUD No. 1’s power is hydroelectric and purchased from Bonneville Power Administration (BPA). For the last […]
https://mason-pud1.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/pud-1-e1490384951585.png00Kristin Mastellerhttps://mason-pud1.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/pud-1-e1490384951585.pngKristin Masteller2012-06-21 15:03:222019-06-01 10:25:02People, Power and Politics
Mason County PUD No. 1 was the first public utility district in Washington State, incorporated in 1934 and beginning operations in February of 1935. Located in Potlatch along the beautiful Hood Canal, PUD 1 serves approximately 5,100 electric customers, 2,000 water connections and manages one small community septic system. Our electric service district reaches from […]
https://mason-pud1.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/pud-1-e1490384951585.png00Kristin Mastellerhttps://mason-pud1.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/pud-1-e1490384951585.pngKristin Masteller2012-05-17 06:31:342019-06-01 10:25:03Celebrating 80 Years of Public Service
Op-Ed: Mason PUD 1 Commission Supports the FCRPS and Lower Snake River Dams
NewsMason County PUD No. 1’s board of commissioners passed a resolution recently in support of the federal Columbia River Power System and the four lower Snake River dams. The reason for this is that our utility, along with the region’s public power community at large, realize that the lower Snake River and Columbia River dams […]
PUD 1’s TJ Goos Named “2018 Water Operator of the Year” by Evergreen Rural Water of Washington
Blog, NewsAt the April 23, 2019 board of commissioners meeting, Mason County PUD No. 1’s lead water system operator TJ Goos was presented with a plaque inscribed “2018 Water Operator of the Year” by Evergreen Rural Water of Washington (ERWoW). Goos was surprised with the announcement of his award at the ERWoW annual conference in Yakima […]
New “Spill” Mandates and the Upcoming Impact to our Electricity Rates
Blog, NewsMarch 2018- “Spill” is quite literally the water that is spilled through massive gates that are raised at our federal hydropower dams. The spill is designed to help young salmon migrate quicker and easier downstream from the rivers to the ocean. Due to a ruling after two decades of litigation from fish advocates, Judge Simon […]
Why We Need to Revisit Bonneville’s Residential Exchange Program
Blog, NewsMarch 2017- PUD 1 receives its power from Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) which runs the hydroelectric system in the Northwest. Back in the mid-1990’s the federal government passed a new energy bill which gave some of the benefits of the hydro system back to investor-owned utilities (IOUs) like Puget Sound Energy. The IOUs complained that […]
SALMON OR RENEWABLE HYDROPOWER?
Blog, NewsMy father helped build the lower Snake River dams. I’m sure he would turn over in his grave if he knew what some environmental organizations are now proposing. For example, Wendy Gerlitz of the Northwest Energy Coalition (NWEC) recently opined that the region must choose between healthy populations of wild salmon and removing the Snake […]
Nation’s First Carbon Tax?
Blog, NewsMarch, 2016- When I opened this morning’s paper the headline read, “Washington Considers Nation’s First Carbon Tax.” At a recent Washington PUD Association meeting we discussed the various carbon reduction policies that are currently in play in Olympia as well as Washington DC. There are multiple policies that could impact our cost of providing reliable […]
An 80 Year Tradition of Public Power
Blog, NewsFebruary marked the 80th year of public service for Mason County PUD No. 1. While Homer T. Bone is often cited as the “father of public power”, one very influential public power supporter in our state was Morrison F. Pixley. Pixley was a land developer and the nephew of Frank M. Pixley, the celebrated founder […]
PUD 1 Takes Home Three Excellence in Communications Awards from AWWA-PNWS
NewsThe PUD was honored with three Excellence in Communications Awards from the American Water Works Association’s Pacific Northwest Division at their annual conference.
Emergency Preparedness is Everyone’s Responsibility
Blog, NewsDecember, 2014 Emergency Preparedness is important. In October, the PUD participated in the Great Washington Shake Out earthquake drill and earlier in the year employees revised our Emergency Response Plan. We have to be ready so that when the devastating earthquake does finally hit, we have a practiced plan in place to help get the […]
Time to Dispel the Myths about Used Nuclear Fuel
Blog, NewsJune 2014- By: Commissioner Jack Janda On a recent tour of the Hanford Site with the Energy Northwest Executive Board, I was struck by the difference between the nuclear waste the Department of Energy is dealing with from our country’s defense programs, and what some people call nuclear “waste” from the generation of electricity. People […]
CleanHydro Highlights Hydropower and River Values
Blog, NewsApril, 2014- Mason County residents are seeing something on TV and in other media that has been a part of our way of life for over 75 years, yet is often overlooked: how hydropower dams and the incredible power of the Pacific Northwest’s Columbia and Snake Rivers benefit our daily lives. This public education effort […]
Increase Water Power
Blog, NewsOlympia and Washington, D.C. appear to be in love with high cost wind and solar power while discriminating against low cost hydro power. Generous government subsidizes are provided to encourage the development of these new intermittent resources. For example, if a homeowner puts solar panels on their rooftop, they can get a credit from the […]
Clean Hydro Campaign
Blog, NewsLearn more about hydroelectricity and why the Columbia River system is so vital to the Pacific Northwest! www.cleanhydro.org
Protecting Local Control
Blog, NewsAn Op/Ed from Jack Janda, chair of the Mason County PUD No. 1 board of commissioners and Linda Gott, chair of the Mason County PUD No. 3 board of commissioners. Mason County’s two public utility districts, PUD 1 and PUD 3 proudly serve their customers with safe, reliable electrical service at the lowest reasonable cost. […]
People, Power and Politics
Blog, NewsI write this article with the intention to inform you of some issues important to public power rate payers and to explain why you continue to see your electric bills increase. Like many Northwest utilities, most of Mason County PUD No. 1’s power is hydroelectric and purchased from Bonneville Power Administration (BPA). For the last […]
Celebrating 80 Years of Public Service
Blog, NewsMason County PUD No. 1 was the first public utility district in Washington State, incorporated in 1934 and beginning operations in February of 1935. Located in Potlatch along the beautiful Hood Canal, PUD 1 serves approximately 5,100 electric customers, 2,000 water connections and manages one small community septic system. Our electric service district reaches from […]