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Cabin Creek Landslide

A large landslide on Friday near Cabin Creek on Snoqualmie Pass caused significant damage to transmission lines that go through the area. Crews worked over the weekend to assess damage including flying drones. Access is limited and assessments are ongoing as to whether crews can safely work in the area.

While the landslide caused damage to PSE’s high voltage lines, there are no customers currently out of power as a result of this incident. Customers in the Hyak and Easton areas are being supplied power through the redundant high voltage lines, which currently have no alternative circuit configurations from the east

With more rain and wind forecasted this week, there is a concern of prolonged power outages if the active high voltage lines are impacted.

Watch pse.com/alerts for information in the event of an outage and follow the safety tips on that page if the power goes out.


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Puget Sound Energy extends clean energy contract for hydropower
Power Purchase Agreement signed with Douglas County PUD

Bellevue, Washington (9/3/2024) Puget Sound Energy (PSE) has just signed a Power Purchase Agreement with Douglas County PUD to receive a slice of surplus hydropower from the Wells Hydroelectric Project.

The clean energy agreement starts on Jan. 1, 2026 and continues until Dec. 31, 2032. This new agreement continues PSE’s long-term partnership with Douglas County PUD, which operates the Wells Hydroelectric Project on the Columbia River in Washington state.

“We are thrilled to continue our partnership with Douglas County PUD who has already helped us receive clean hydropower energy for several years,” said Ron Roberts, senior vice president of energy resources. “This is another step for us in achieving clean energy as we undergo the most significant transformation in company history – striving to meet Washington’s clean energy laws.”

Under the seven-year agreement, PSE will receive 79 MW of the Wells Hydroelectric Project in 2026. PSE’s share of the Wells Hydroelectric Project will increase to 159 MW in 2032.This is enough energy to power over 70,000 homes in 2032 with clean, carbon free, and reliable hydro power. Additionally, Wells Hydroelectric Project provides a valuable flexible resource that will help PSE integrate additional renewable energy as it continues to make progress to its capacity and decarbonization goals.

In February, PSE announced the extension of an agreement with the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation and Douglas County PUD, in which PSE receives 5.5 percent of the Tribe’s share from the Wells Hydroelectric Project from 2018 to 2029.

PSE is committed to working together to create a cleaner energy future for all while setting an aspirational goal to be a Beyond Net Zero Carbon company by 2045. PSE will target reducing its own carbon emissions to net zero and go beyond by helping other sectors to enable carbon reduction across the state of Washington.



Media Contact:

Andrew Padula, 1-888-831-7250, psenewsroom@pse.com

Puget Sound Energy is proud to serve our neighbors and communities in 10 Washington counties.
We’re the state’s largest utility, supporting approximately 1.2 million electric customers and 900,000 natural gas customers.
We aspire to be a beyond net zero carbon energy company by 2045.
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