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 By Scott Hunter    News 

Fire crews put out two fires

Local firefighters fought a stubborn fire in a Delano home early Monday, with one person being taken from the scene by ambulance for treatment. At approximately 1:47 a.m. Grand Coulee and Electric City fire departments were... — Updated 3/13/2024

 

Hydropower is the cornerstone of a reliable, clean energy future

Affordable, plentiful energy is the root of a society that enables economic growth. It’s easy to forget our community’s biggest asset even though it affects everything we do. Now more than ever, our customers need to... — Updated 2/14/2024

 

Coulee Cops

Grand Coulee Police 12/27 -The city clerk told police that someone claiming they were a city official told Grant PUD that trees on Partello Parkway needed trimming or to be cut down for the beautification of Grand Coulee. Police... — Updated 1/3/2024

 
 By Scott Hunter    News

PUD discussing how to increase power rates

If you live in Grant County and power your home with Grant PUD electricity, you pay below the utility’s cost to produce it, and discussions are underway now on how to gradually increase rates to get back on track toward... — Updated 11/1/2023

 
 By Don Brunell    Opinion

Hydrogen hubs could hasten switch from diesel in big rigs

President Biden’s $65 billion infrastructure bill contains $8 billion for regional hubs to develop ways to produce and distribute hydrogen fuel. One is planned for the Pacific... — Updated 10/25/2023

 

Howard "Gig" Mills

Howard Andrew Mills passed away on September 26, 2023, in Grand Coulee, Washington. He was born on July 6, 1939, in Almira, Washington to Donald E. Mills and Rachel (Pierce) Mills.... — Updated 10/4/2023

 

Coulee Cops

Grand Coulee Police 9/5 - A citizen told police that an intoxicated man was walking in the road near Pole Park on SR-155. Police saw the man walking just off of the roadway on the other side of the fog line. He didn’t want to... — Updated 9/13/2023

 
 By Scott Hunter    News

Fires erupt on dry, windy Friday

Firefighters from at least 10 different agencies fought a "stubborn" fire on a windy Friday weather forecasters had predicted could be a bad one. It was. The fire dubbed the Plum Po... — Updated 8/23/2023

 
 By Scott Hunter    News

Fires erupt on dry, windy Friday

Update: 9:12 p.m. Grand Coulee Volunteer Fire Dept Chief Ryan Fish said all Grand Coulee units were leaving Plum Point. Multiple fire departments were working the fire in Lincoln... — Updated 8/18/2023

 

CouleeCops

Grand Coulee Police 7/15 - Police were told that a variety store had footage of a woman police had spoken to earlier outside the neighboring hardware store. The footage showed the woman leaving a package of ice cream outside in the... — Updated 7/26/2023

 

Coulee Cops

Grand Coulee Police 6/3 - Police received a report of a man taking $400 and a debit card off a woman’s bed before leaving an apartment. However, police were unable to contact the woman or the man. - A woman reported being... — Updated 6/14/2023

 

PUD approves electric rate increase for 2023

New rate will add approximately $3.24 to the monthly household bill In a measure to help Grant PUD withstand the impact of inflation, Grant PUD’s commissioners on Dec. 13 approved a plan for new electricity rates in 2023. The... — Updated 1/4/2023

 
 By Scott Hunter    News

Grant PUD crews work through cold to restore power

Utility crews for Grant County PUD worked through the extreme weather last week as power outages affected their customers from Royal City to Grand Coulee. With temperatures... — Updated 12/28/2022

 

Mastodon jaw found along Columbia River

It can be hard to imagine mastodons roaming around in Eastern Washington, but they did, and a Grant PUD pulled a bone from one out of a bag last week. Back in March, the jawbone of... — Updated 9/28/2022

 

Fiber network revenues continue to climb; network continues to expand

Grant PUD’s wholesale fiber network is on pace to bring in more than $12.5 million in revenue this year, which will help ensure that the utility’s covers the cost of operating the expanding network.   Terry McKenzie, Senior... — Updated 7/27/2022

 

To protect the grid and meet climate goals, we need the Lower Snake River dams

The headlines in recent weeks have been startling: Extreme heat and energy shortfalls in much of the country could lead to power outages this summer across the Midwest, Texas and California, and another active wildfire season in th... — Updated 7/6/2022

 

Coulee Cops

Grand Coulee Police 3/14 - A woman was reported as taking scrap metal from inside a fenced area at the Delano Transfer Station, then walking towards the PUD building. Police spoke to a man walking on trails near the PUD building... — Updated 3/23/2022

 
 By Scott Hunter    Opinion

Different means to same end show change is coming

Grant PUD’s decision to pursue a partnership in a next-generation nuclear power plant stems from the same circumstance that incented Columbia Basin Hydropower’s interest in its Banks Lake Hydropower project. The factors... — Updated 4/7/2021

 

Grant PUD notes increase in late payments

Grant Public Utility District has seen a large increase in overdue accounts since the COVID-19 pandemic started.  In January of 2020, before the pandemic, Grant PUD had just 39 residential customers in the 90-days-or-more overdue... — Updated 4/7/2021

 
 By Jacob Wagner    News

Grant PUD enters next-gen nuclear partnership

Grant PUD announced last week that it would join in a partnership with two other entities to pursue building a nuclear power project.  The county-based utility that already... — Updated 4/7/2021

 

Grant PUD goes nuclear

Grant PUD, along with Energy Northwest and X-energy, announced they would be partnering on a nuclear power project. An April 1 press release from Grant PUD explained that the TRi Energy Partnership is “a mutual partnership to... — Updated 4/2/2021

 
 By Jacob Wagner    News

No late fees mean lost revenue for cities and utilities

A COVID-era rule intended to help individuals has meant lost revenue for cities, and utilities. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee’s Proclamation 20-23, first issued in March of 2020, doesn’t allow utilities to be shut off for a... — Updated 12/9/2020

 

Ida Faye Dice

Ida Faye Dice passed away on Friday, September 25, 2020, at her home in Grand Coulee, Washington surrounded by close family and love. Faye was born on October 26, 1941, in Mason City, Washington to Jack and Edna (Shaffer) Flowers.... — Updated 10/14/2020

 
 By Jacob Wagner    News

Voting by mail or ballot drop box a "well-oiled machine"

Voting by mail in Washington is safe and secure, Kim Wyman, the secretary of state and the state's top election official has said repeatedly over the last several months. But Presid... — Updated 10/7/2020

 

Grant PUD going strong in uncertain times

Grant County PUD customers will be happy to hear their electric rates won’t be going up anytime soon.  PUD commissioners learned at their Aug. 25 meeting that the PUD is on track to meet most of its financial targets through... — Updated 9/9/2020

 

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