Dave Andrew

It's a decision whose time has come. Bimonthly bills have gotten high, especially in the winter.

It's a decision whose time has come. Bimonthly bills have gotten high, especially in the winter.

Customers will have an easier time paying smaller monthly bills, so we will expect to see fewer cases of customers read more

Customers will have an easier time paying smaller monthly bills, so we will expect to see fewer cases of customers walking away without paying a final bill because it is just too high.

We have heard from many PUD customers that they prefer smaller, more frequent rate increases versus larger, occasional rate increases.

We have heard from many PUD customers that they prefer smaller, more frequent rate increases versus larger, occasional rate increases.

All of the outages were related to winds. In some areas, the ground was so saturated that the wind knocked read more

All of the outages were related to winds. In some areas, the ground was so saturated that the wind knocked trees over.

On South Cloverdale Road, there were both poles and lines down, which took crews four hours to replace. Most of read more

On South Cloverdale Road, there were both poles and lines down, which took crews four hours to replace. Most of the customers hit were residential. There may have been a school without power, but that is less of a problem on a Sunday.