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Special Meeting of the BOC: Public Power Council
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The Jefferson County Board of Commissioners will hold a Special Meeting to host a presentation from and discussion with staff from the Public Power Council via Zoom starting at 10:00am on Tuesday, August 10th, 2021. Per the Governor’s Extended Proclamation 20-28 and in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Jefferson County PUD is no longer providing an in-person room for meetings of …
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PUD and City of PT win Historic Preservation Award
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The Jefferson County Historical Society honored the PUD and the City of PT with a joint Certificate of Merit for work on Water Street to place overhead power underground in the Historic District. The project began in 2016 and was completed in 2020. Powerlines that used to block views and access to historic buildings now run below the streets and …
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Independence and Obligation
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In 2008, Jefferson County citizens declared independence from foreign and remote ownership of their electric grid when they voted to authorize the PUD to acquire the system. It took another five years of struggle before the PUD was able to assume full ownership and operations, but since April of 2013 the wires and cables that supply power to the homes …
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