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The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory for locations in our service area from this evening to Tuesday morning. Damaging southeast winds are forecasted, with gusts up to 50 mph in some locations, including Maple Valley, Enumclaw, Black Diamond and North Bend. Easterly winds may also impact Western Whatcom and Skagit counties.

We have been watching the forecast since late last week and are prepared for stormy weather. Our Emergency Coordination Center and local storm bases are open to mobilize resources, and crews will deploy with assignments as it’s safe to do so. Additional line and tree crews from outside the area have been brought in to assist with restoration and we have been replenishing material supplies to ensure readiness.

The strength and direction of the forecasted winds has the potential to cause downed trees and branches, bringing power lines down with them.



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Puget Sound Energy seeks to expand its largest wind farm
Expansion of the Lower Snake River Wind Farm will help power about 153,000 homes

Bellevue, Washington (5/23/2023) Puget Sound Energy (“PSE”) is seeking a development partner in expanding their existing Lower Snake River (“LSR”) wind facilities located near Pomeroy, Washington. PSE’s request for proposal (“RFP”) is targeted at development entities with sophisticated expertise and experience in the development, engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning of a wind generation facility.

Last year, PSE reopened planning efforts to expand LSR up to the limit of its current development rights and transmission capacity. PSE seeks to develop, fund, build, own (or co-own), and operate the project within the Lower Snake River wind resource areas. The expansion project would be limited to 640 MW due to existing land leases and easements and electrical interconnection agreements.

PSE filed the draft voluntary LSR expansion RFP with the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (“WUTC”) on May 5, 2023, which includes the permitting, technical, operational, and submittal requirements for the project.

“This project will help PSE meet our 2030 clean energy target by utilizing existing development rights, infrastructure, land leases, and easements to produce reliable energy at the lowest reasonable cost for our customers,” said Ron Roberts, PSE’s vice president of energy supply. “This expansion is an exciting opportunity to partner with a clean energy developer and, when operational, this expansion will be an important step forward in achieving the targets laid out in Washington’s Clean Energy Transformation Act.”

PSE is committed to a procurement process that is accessible and fair for all parties. In order to achieve clean energy goals set forth by the company and state, PSE encourages the participation of bidders utilizing union labor and those representing tribal, minority, women, disabled, and veteran-owned businesses.

In January 2021, PSE set its aspirational “Beyond Net Zero Carbon” energy company goal. Through this initiative, PSE targets reduction of its own carbon emissions to net zero and goes beyond that by helping other sectors, including transportation, to reduce greenhouse gas emission across the state of Washington.

More information about PSE’s Lower Snake River RFP is available at: https://www.pse.com/en/pages/energy-supply/acquiring-energy/2023-Lower-Snake-River-Expansion.


Media Contact:

Andrew Padula, 1-888-831-7250, psenewsroom@pse.com

Puget Sound Energy is proud to serve our neighbors and communities in 10 Washington counties.
We’re the state’s largest utility, supporting approximately 1.2 million electric customers and 900,000 natural gas customers.
We aspire to be a beyond net zero carbon energy company by 2045.
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