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Fire Weather Forecasted 

Due to current weather forecasts, a Red Flag Warning has been issued for Kittitas Valley. As part of PSE’s wildfire safe operations, we will be turning on system settings that are more sensitive to potential hazards. These sensitive settings will be activated Friday morning and will remain in effect as long as elevated wildfire risk conditions persist.

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 (PSPS), where we proactively turn off power in advance of severe weather.

We understand the impact unexpected outages can have on our customers, so we've added additional staffing for our first responders and our operations center. For more information or to report a power outage, visit PSE’s Outage map.

Due to numerous wildfires in eastern and central Washington, air quality across the Kittitas Valley is currently within the unhealthy range. Wildfire smoke can seriously affect health, especially for high-risk individuals. To learn more about how to protect yourself and others, please visit the Washington State Department of Health page on staying safe from smoke.

  

Safety first. Never touch or go within 35 feet of downed power lines because they might be energized. Call PSE at 1-888-225-5773 or 911 to report problems.

Report and track power outages online

Pilot Projects

Information as of: October 2, 2025

PILOT PURPOSE OF THE PILOT IS THE PILOT ACTIVE (PENDING, YES OR NO) TIMELINE FOR THE PILOT
Time-Varying Rate Pilot To evaluate the effectiveness of time-of-use rate structures, customer incentives, and targeted communications across two winter and summer seasons using a statistically significant sample of residential and commercial electric customers. The analysis will measure customer load-shifting behaviors in response to price signals and communications, quantifying both individual response patterns and aggregate grid impacts. NO October 2023 – September 2025
Distributional Equity Analysis Pilot To develop a methodology evaluating the distributional equity of distributed energy resources (DERs). PSE worked with Lawrence Berkley National Labs (LBNL), to pilot methods and standards for a pilot distributional equity assessment (DEA). The methodology was applied to community solar projects in Olympia and within Nooksack Tribal Land modelling retrospective and prospective approaches. LBNL then published the methodology in May 2024 via the U.S. Department of Energy. The publication is titled: Distributional Equity Analysis for Energy Efficiency and other Distributed Energy Resources ~ A Practical Guide. It is available as a reference for other utilities, organizations, and jurisdictions to reference for further DEA applications. The guide is available here: DEA Practical Guide Link NO December 2022 - July 2024
Targeted Electrification Pilot To gain more market experience with targeted electrification programs, with offerings ranging from low-income home upgrades, deploying heat pumps in a constrained area on the gas system, continued focus on small business and multi-family segments, and supporting customer projects at commercial and/or industrial sites. YES April 2025 – December 2026
Distributed Energy Resource Public Engagement Pilot To gain experience with and understanding of engaging named community members at the “empowerment” level on the International Association for Public Participation’s Public Participation Spectrum in developing DER offerings specifically for Named Communities. YES September 2023 – July 2025
Conjunctive Demand Service Option Pilot Will allow certain eligible customers served at multiple locations to aggregate their billed demands for purposes of billing for the recovery of power and transmission costs. Approved terms and conditions are contained with electric tariff Schedules 26 and 31. YES Service became available June 30, 2021. There is no specific end date, but initially proposed to last at least five years.

Pursuant to Paragraphs 367 and 591 of the Commission’s Final Order 09/07 issued in Docket UE-240004 et.al, PSE is posting information related to pilots. Specifically, the Commission directed PSE to post information regarding its (i) Time-Varying Rate Pilot, (ii) Distributional Equity Analysis Pilot, (iii) Targeted Electrification pilot, and (iv) Distributed Energy Resource Public Engagement Pilot. The Commission limited the information to be posted to the following:

  1. Whether a pilot is active;
  2. The purpose of the pilot; and
  3. The pilot’s timeline.