PUD commissioners voted Monday to pay for upgrades at Wenatchee Riverfront Park, the Apple Capital Loop Trail and the Dryden Wastewater Treatment Plant.
The PUD would trade a five-acre long, narrow patch of land along the western edges of Horan Natural Area and Confluence State Park, which it owns, in exchange for roughly equivalent property from the City.
PUD commissioners approved a new contract that'll continue an arrangement for the PUD to sell 25 percent of its entire power generation to the Seattle area utility.
Wenatchee city council held a public hearing for their $108-million Confluence Parkway project, with many residents voicing concerns about the highway potentially impacting the local environment.
These smart meters will provide quick power outage notifications, provide accurate billing statements and compile an energy savings outlook for customers.
Since mid-November there have been at least six attacks on public electrical infrastructure in Western Washington and Oregon, including one causing thousands of people to lose power in Pierce County on Christmas Day.
Here at home, the Chelan County Public Utility District (PUD) is keeping a close eye on the alarming trend, and Corporate Communications Manager Neil Neroutsos says they've been in th
Numerous power outages have hit the region over the past week and linemen with the Chelan County Public Utility District have been staying busy trying to keep the lights on.
PUD crews have also been resorting to some of their bigger and less-often-utilized tools of the trade to get that job done, including at around 1 a...