Posts Tagged ‘Chelan County PUD’
Alcoa, Chelan PUD Negotiating Smelter Idling Fee Extension
Negotiations between the Chelan County PUD and Alcoa Corp. over the idled Wenatchee Works smelter are coming to a head. PUD Commissioners yesterday reviewed a staff recommendation to proceed with a contract amendment negotiated with Alcoa that would give Alcoa more time to decide whether to restart the aluminum smelter. The proposed amendment would allow…
Read MoreDespite Major Weather, Snowfall Swings, Average Winter for Wenatchee-Area Mule Deer
Mammals of all kinds are shaking off the winter and enjoying warmer spring temperatures. That means humans head to trails in the Wenatchee foothills, while mule deer move away from town and back to upper elevations. But it was a tough winter for all, heavy snow and cold temperatures. Each winter the Chelan PUD tracks…
Read MoreChelan PUD Planning Upgrades For Meter Technology
The Chelan PUD wants to install two-way digital meters, also known as Automated Metering Infrastructure, to replace aging meters on homes and businesses. The “smart meters” send customer energy-use information several times a day to the PUD, using radio frequency waves. The meters would transmit data for a maximum of 90 seconds per day. More…
Read MoreSiting New Chelan Substation Proving Harder Than Leavenworth’s for PUD
Chelan County PUD Commissioner Steve McKenna joins Chris Hansen to talk about ongoing work to site a new substation to serve Leavenworth and issues expressed by Manson-area residents on the porposed options for a Lake Chelan north shore substation. At yesterday’s board meeting, commissioners also reviewed a draft strategic facilities plan that covers most of…
Read MoreChelan PUD Asking Public to Name New Columbia River Conservation Area
The Chelan County PUD is working with Douglas County, the Port of Douglas County, the Chelan-Douglas Land Trust and DNR on a new natural area near the east end of the Odabashian Bridge. The proposed conservation area includes the popular rock outcroppings and sand dunes above the Columbia River just west of the Loop Trail.…
Read MoreThe Future of the Chelan PUD – A Chat with Commissioner Steve McKenna
Leavenworth resident Steve McKenna is the newest member of the Chelan County PUD Board of Commissioners. He swung by the KOHO studio to talk about how his tenure has been going so far, what he sees as the biggest challenges facing the utility and finding a way to balance the budget with big upcoming investments.
Read MorePublic-Private Partnership Creates New Recreation Area on Douglas County Columbia Shoreline
The Chelan County Public Utility District, in collaboration with the Chelan-Douglas Land Trust, is in the process of finalizing plans for a new recreation and natural area along the banks of the Columbia River in Douglas County. The 26-acre site adjacent to the west end of the Odabashian Bridge straddles the Apple Capital Loop Trail…
Read MoreApple-Carrying Semi Truck Slides into Columbia River Near Orondo
A semi-truck carrying a load of apples lost control on a patch of slush this afternoon and plunged into the Columbia River just south of Orondo on U.S. Highway 2/97. Washington State Patrol Trooper Brian Moore says the driver escaped without injury. Over 100 gallons of diesel has spilled into the river and a containment…
Read MoreLatest Snowpack Readings Put 2016-17 Winter as ‘Average’
Washington experienced one of the coldest and driest January’s in the history of automated snowpack reading, according USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service. Temperatures were 20 degrees below normal and total precipitation accumulation was as low as 28 percent of average. Seven SNOTEL sites in Washington State set new record low precipitation accumulation and many more…
Read MoreChelan PUD Ends 2016 with Extra $20 Million
When reconciling your checkbook, it’s always nice to find an extra $20 million. That’s exactly what the Chelan County Public Utility District can say after calculating their bottom line from fiscal year 2016. PUD Board of Commissioners President Randy Smith told KOHO the utility is very happy being in the black that much going into this year,…
Read MoreChelan PUD Eyes Three Parcels for New Leavenworth Substation
With the current substation in Leavenworth nearing capacity, the Chelan County PUD will soon select the location for the Upper Valley’s new substation. One prime location on the west end of town – near The Heidelburger – is now off the list. But they’re still working with three viable options, as Dan Langager reports.
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