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Grant PUD rate increase delayed
No increases in 2009 but structure of rate classes may be modified
July 10, 2008

EPHRATA, WA – During their scheduled rate workshop July 9, Grant PUD commissioners decided to delay any overall rate increase for Grant County electric customers. Previously, commissioners discussed a potential rate increase in 2009, but delayed that decision due to higher revenue projections due to a good water year with unanticipated higher wholesale power prices and more precise budget predictions showing expenses to be lower than expected in the coming years.

The commission was unanimous in their decision, and they agreed to continue their in-depth review of specific rate classifications. Commissioners will use the remainder of 2008 to hold discussions with customer classes that may be impacted by potential adjustments to their current rate structures. Specifically, irrigation and industrial customers can look forward to public workshops followed by possible modifications to those customer classifications in 2008 or 2009. Structural changes will not increase revenue from any class, but there may be changes for some customers within rate classes.

Rate workshops with individual customer classifications will be advertised and posted on the Grant PUD Web site. Commissioners and staff encourage all interested parties to participate in this ongoing dialogue.

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Grant County Public Utility District is a Washington state municipal corporation that began electric service in 1942.  Owned by the people it serves, Grant PUD generates and sells electricity to Grant County residents and millions of customers throughout Central Washington and the Pacific Northwest.  The Priest Rapids Project, comprised of Priest Rapids and Wanapum Dams, produces nearly 2,000 megawatts of clean, renewable and reliable electricity – enough to supply a city the size of Seattle.  A leader in science based technology; Grant PUD is committed to finding effective measures for the protection, mitigation and enhancement of salmon, steelhead and other natural and cultural resources.

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