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March Windstorm Event

We know being without power is difficult, especially with cold temperatures, and we appreciate your patience. Crews are out in full force working around the clock to make repairs to our electric system as weather has improved, and safe access has been established in most areas. We have also brought in additional crews to help us assess damage and restore power as quickly and safely as possible.

Below are updates and current estimated restoration times for hard-hit areas:

  • In Skykomish, crews continue to work on the electric system that feeds the town from the west. East of the town going up to Stevens Pass is still under high avalanche danger according to NWAC. We plan to patrol the area by helicopter as weather permits to help determine an estimated restoration time for the area. Nine crews are actively working on damage previously discovered.
  • In Greenwater, we have identified many areas of damage on the transmission line that serves the area. Crews’ progress has been hampered due to the closure of Hwy 410 and we are working to safely access the known damage for repairs. We do not yet have an estimated restoration time but will have more information once we are able to complete helicopter patrols. We currently have five crews working in Greenwater to repair accessible damage.
  • In King County, we continue to assess the damage from intense snowfall yesterday and expect most customers will have their power restored by March 15th at 8 p.m.
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Comprehensive Small Industrial

Earn incentives for small industrial retrofits

Our Comprehensive Small Industrial (CSI) program offers smaller industrial customers the opportunity to expand energy savings beyond a typical equipment retrofit. In addition to incentives for energy-efficient equipment upgrades, CSI offers further incentives for additional energy-saving changes.


What you get

Our CSI incentives apply to non-lighting energy-efficient capital improvements combined with O&M changes or standalone O&M changes at your facility. If you qualify for a CSI incentive, you’ll receive:

A site visit to identify potential opportunities for both capital and O&M savings to achieve the CSI incentives.

You have 2 options:

(1) CSI Incentive – Capital Improvement and O&M Changes: An incentive for your small industrial retrofit project, including incentives for the equipment upgrade and any additional O&M changes that yield energy savings. The total incentive can cover up to 70% of eligible project costs, which can include equipment and installation. Current incentive rates are listed below.

  • Up to $0.45 per kWh saved
  • Up to $8 per therm saved
  • Up to 70% of eligible project costs

(2) CSI Incentive – O&M Changes Only: An incentive for solely O&M changes that yield energy savings. The total incentive can cover up to 100% of eligible project costs. Current incentive rates are listed below.

  • Up to $0.10 per kWh saved
  • Up to $1 per therm saved
  • Up to 100% of eligible project costs

How you qualify

To be eligible for a CSI grant:

  • You must currently be a PSE business electric or gas customer.
  • Your business site must be considered industrial, which often (but not always) means either: the majority of its electric load is associated with processing or manufacturing; or, its subsystems maintain long run-hours, rely on industry-standard technology, and keep relatively stable control set points and loads.
  • Sites whose principal use is office or retail are almost always not eligible for this program.
  • Your business site must use less than 1,000,000 kWh of electricity per year and less than 50,000 therms of gas per year.
  • You must be pre-approved by PSE prior to the installation of all energy-efficiency improvement measures.

How you apply

To get pre-approved, complete the online custom grant application.

Please include any additional information that would help evaluate the project. This may include a project proposal, drawings, trend data and cut sheets. Documents can be uploaded into the online application form from the Supporting Documents section.



Questions? Get in touch with us at industrialem@pse.com.



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