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| Grant
County PUD is a consumer-owned utility. It was
created in 1938 by a popular vote of the people
of the county who had been struggling for 20 years
to receive electricity. Grant County is a rural,
predominantly agricultural region. The ability
to maintain local control of power resources has
allowed the county to grow and prosper. Low cost
power provided by the Grant County PUD allows
the county to be a leading player in the agricultural
sector of Washington State and a driving force
in regional and state economies. |
PUD Manager
Tim Culbertson
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A 5-member Board of
Commissioners governs the utility. The PUD owns
and operates the two-dam Priest Rapids Project on the
Columbia River in central Washington. Together, Priest
Rapids and Wanapum
make up one of the nation’s largest hydropower
developments, with the capacity to produce 2,000 megawatts
of electricity – enough to supply a city the size
of Seattle.
Grant County PUD shares this affordable electric power with Northwest utilities that serve millions of customers, creating economic benefits throughout the Northwest.
Through enlightened management practices, good stewardship
and sensitivity to the multiple needs of others that
share the region’s resources, the Grant County
PUD serves the present as well as future generations.
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