Posts Tagged ‘Substation’
Chelan PUD Planning 13 New, Expanded Substations Due To Rising Energy Demand
Energy use in the Lake Chelan area has grown nearly five times higher than in other areas of the county since 2015, according to the Chelan County PUD. Customer Service Director Andy Wendell told KOHO that is accelerating planning to meet the area-wide electric needs for new homes, businesses and industry, including an invitation for…
Read MoreChelan PUD Commissioners Approve Land Purchase For New Chelan Substation
Chelan County PUD commissioners Monday voted unanimously to move forward on plans to purchase property on Henderson Road for the purpose of siting the new North Shore Lake Chelan substation. KOHO’s Chelan Correspondent Ken Johannessen was at the commission meeting and filed this report. Also check out Dan Langager’s interview with PUD Commissioner Garry Arseneault on the KOHO Morning Show:
Read MoreChelan PUD Announces No Rate Increase In 2018 For Sixth Consecutive Year
Chelan County PUD Board President Randy Smith joins Dan Langager to talk about the early draft of the utility’s 2018 budget, which includes no electric rate increase for the sixth year in a row, paying down debt, rehabbing critical infrastructure at both Rocky Reach and Rock Island Dams, finalizing plans for the new substation in…
Read MoreChelan PUD Partnering with Stemilt Growers on New Olds Station Substation
Even as the Chelan County PUD wraps up work on a new Leavenworth substation site, PUD engineers are working to meet future growth in other areas of the county, including north Wenatchee. The current Olds Station substation was built in 1979 and, in addition to the aging equipment, is now at 90 percent capacity. Chelan PUD commission…
Read MoreCity of Leavenworth Update – Mayor Cheri Farivar
Leavenworth Mayor Cheri Farivar joins Dan Langager on the KOHO Morning Show to talk about last night’s presentation by the Chelan PUD on the two proposed locations for a new substation, as well as asphalt paving projects across the city, funding wastewater treatment plant improvements and an upcoming low-income housing study throughout the county.
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 MoreLocating New Leavenworth PUD Substation Proving Easier Than Chelan’s
This week, Chelan County PUD Commissioners were briefed by staff about analysis done on three sites in Leavenworth and three in Chelan for locating new substations. In Chelan, the three sites on which the analysis was performed are locations that community members recommended the District consider. In Leavenworth, the three sites include one owned by the PUD…
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.
Read MoreChelan PUD Hosting Public Meeting on Proposed Leavenworth Substation Tonight
With population on a steady incline in the region, and energy needs along with it, the Chelan County PUD has plans to build two new substations – one in Manson and the other in Leavenworth. The current Leavenworth station is almost at capacity. To gather public input on the proposed locations in the Upper Wenatchee…
Read MoreNew PUD Substation on Lake Chelan’s North Shore Back to Drawing Board
Chelan County PUD is back to the drawing board after learning a potential substation site on the north shore of Lake Chelan was removed from the list of options. Teka Sellers, Customer Relations Administrator for the PUD, said just one day before presenting two site possibilities to the PUD Board of Commissioners, one owner withdrew and now they…
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