PSE COVID-19 Response

As a provider of an essential service, we are working to ensure we are here for our customers, our community and our employees as coronavirus impacts the region.

We know some of our business and residential customers might be worried about paying their bills. Here are measurable actions we’ve taken on behalf of our customers:

  • PSE will not be disconnecting customers for non-payment during this time.
  • During Governor Inslee’s “Stay Home – Stay Healthy” order, PSE will only respond to emergency and make-safe situations which require restoration of power or natural gas such as: outages, natural gas leaks/odors, and low-hanging wire. We will also be working to support the essential facilities and services as listed in Governor Inslee’s critical infrastructure throughout our community.
  • PSE will work with our customers on options such as payment plans and choosing a new bill due date.
  • PSE has an energy assistance portal to facilitate access to funds available to income qualified customers.
  • PSE is requiring our employees to maintain social distancing while working in the field. We encourage our customers to do the same when engaging with our employees.

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PSE Covid-19 Response
 

Goldendale Generating Station

As an important part of Klickitat County, our Goldendale Generating Station not only creates good local jobs, but also provides substantial tax revenue for local public services. In addition, we support local charitable organizations.

Goldendale Generating Station facts

Goldendale came online in 2004 and PSE purchased it in February 2007. The plant employs modern, “combined cycle combustion turbine” technology that allows it to generate electricity using both a natural gas cycle and, from the exhaust heat of its power-generating turbines, a steam cycle. The two-stage process boosts operating efficiency, lowers fuel costs, and cuts air emissions. Combined-cycle plants like Goldendale operate more efficiently than simple-cycle gas-fired plants. The latter typically run only to help meet daily or seasonal peaks in customers’ power usage, while combined-cycle plants often operate to help meet utility customers’ base power requirements. They also complement hydro and wind-powered generation because gas-fired plants can operate on a firm schedule, while power generation from hydro and wind-generating facilities is dependent upon the seasons.

  • The Goldendale Generating Station in Klickitat County is one of eight natural gas-fired power plants that we own and operate in Washington.
  • The station produces 277 megawatts of electricity at maximum capacity — enough to meet the needs of 200,000 households.
  • The plant uses a combined-cycle combustion turbine technology, a two-stage process that boosts operating efficiency, lowers fuel costs and reduces air emissions.
  • We employ 18 full-time workers at this facility.
Goldendale Generating Station