PSE Construction Process Steps, FAQs

Fire Weather

Warm, dry and windy conditions are forecasted for eastern Washington, including the Kittitas Valley, over the weekend.

As part of PSE’s wildfire safe operations, we will be turning on system settings in the affected areas. These settings, which are more sensitive to potential hazards like a tree branch touching a power line, will stay in place as long as high wildfire risk conditions are present.

Enhanced Powerline Settings are designed to help keep you safe, but they may result in unplanned power outages. This is not a Public Safety Power Shutoff, where we proactively turn off power in advance of severe weather.   

For more information or to report a power outage, visit PSE’s Outage map.

Project steps

We’re here to help with your residential or commercial construction project. Our team of PSE project manager will assist you every step of the way. Want to know what to expect and typical project timelines? Download our Customer Journey diagram here.

HOW TO GET STARTED

PSE will begin collecting up-front design costs for Schedule 85 Commercial Line Extension and Relocation projects beginning 01/01/2026. Upon acceptance of the application, you will receive an invoice for $3,000.00 per project. Your payment will be applied to the total project costs.

If there is a lack of progress or inactivity on the project, and the project is cancelled, you will be responsible for paying PSE any remaining actual costs incurred up to the time of cancellation. If the actuals at the time of cancellation are less than the $3,000.00 paid, you will be refunded.