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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 28, 2010

Grant PUD Commissioners approve 2011 budget and finalize rate increase distribution

EPHRATA, Wash. – Grant PUD Commissioners approved the utility’s $477 million 2011 budget, which includes $4.6 million in additional cuts by commissioners.

The budget contains a range of rate increases for each of the utility’s customer classes. Beginning on February 1, Grant PUD customers, on average, will see the following increases:

For the average residential customer, the increase represents an additional $3 a month.

The decisions on budget and rates follow months of discussion and deliberation by the board on both the size of the total budget and the amount of the rate increase to each of the utility’s customer classes.

“Commissioners and staff worked hard to trim the budget to very lean levels, said Grant PUD General Manager, Tim Culbertson. “My message to staff has been clear – we’re going to do more with less.”

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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.

MEDIA CONTACT:
Sarah Morford
(509) 754-6633 / smorfor@gcpud.org