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Friday, Sep. 25, 4:00 p.m.

We understand the stress and disruption that power outages can cause. Crews have been assessing damage and restoring power throughout the day, even as new outages continue to occur.

Today's storm had its greatest impact in Thurston County, where stronger-than-forecast winds and trees with full foliage caused widespread outages. As of this afternoon, approximately 50,000 customers are without power. Crews continue to assess damage, remove hazards and make repairs; efforts include working to restore a transmission outage that impacted three substations. New outages could occur as the weather system moves through our service area.

When will my power be restored? 

We know you need information to make plans. In a storm, it can take at least 24 hours after the weather has passed to provide initial estimated restoration times. Our first step is damage assessment: understanding the extent of damage and determining what repairs are needed. Teams are deployed as soon as conditions are safe, while crews also restore power where repairs can be made immediately.

Visit PSE’s Alerts and Advisories page for more information: pse.com/alerts. 

Download the PSE App to track and report outages or visit pse.com/outagemap.


alert 

Safety first:

  • Never touch or go within 35 feet of downed power lines because they might be energized.
  • Call PSE at 1-888-225-5773 or 911 to report problems.
  • If you’re using portable heaters, keep them away from furniture, draperies and other flammable materials.
  • Always use flashlights instead of candles.
  • Be aware of the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning: Never install or use a generator indoors or in enclosed or partially enclosed areas, even those that are ventilated.

Comprehensive Small Industrial

Earn incentives for small industrial retrofits

Our Comprehensive Small Industrial (CSI) program offers smaller industrial customers the opportunity to expand energy savings beyond a typical equipment retrofit. In addition to incentives for energy-efficient equipment upgrades, CSI offers further incentives for additional energy-saving changes.


What you get

Our CSI incentives apply to non-lighting energy-efficient capital improvements combined with O&M changes or standalone O&M changes at your facility. If you qualify for a CSI incentive, you’ll receive:

A site visit to identify potential opportunities for both capital and O&M savings to achieve the CSI incentives.

You have 2 options:

(1) CSI Incentive – Capital Improvement and O&M Changes: An incentive for your small industrial retrofit project, including incentives for the equipment upgrade and any additional O&M changes that yield energy savings. The total incentive can cover up to 70% of eligible project costs, which can include equipment and installation. Current incentive rates are listed below.

  • Up to $0.45 per kWh saved
  • Up to $8 per therm saved
  • Up to 70% of eligible project costs

(2) CSI Incentive – O&M Changes Only: An incentive for solely O&M changes that yield energy savings. The total incentive can cover up to 100% of eligible project costs. Current incentive rates are listed below.

  • Up to $0.10 per kWh saved
  • Up to $1 per therm saved
  • Up to 100% of eligible project costs

How you qualify

To be eligible for a CSI grant:

  • You must currently be a PSE business electric or gas customer.
  • Your business site must be considered industrial, which often (but not always) means either: the majority of its electric load is associated with processing or manufacturing; or, its subsystems maintain long run-hours, rely on industry-standard technology, and keep relatively stable control set points and loads.
  • Sites whose principal use is office or retail are almost always not eligible for this program.
  • Your business site must use less than 1,000,000 kWh of electricity per year and less than 50,000 therms of gas per year.
  • You must be pre-approved by PSE prior to the installation of all energy-efficiency improvement measures.

How you apply

To get pre-approved, complete the online custom grant application.

Please include any additional information that would help evaluate the project. This may include a project proposal, drawings, trend data and cut sheets. Documents can be uploaded into the online application form from the Supporting Documents section.



Questions? Get in touch with us at industrialem@pse.com.



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Or call a PSE Energy Advisor at 1-800-562-1482.

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