Snohomish County PUD candidates talk about rates, data centers and renewable energy
EVERETT — Keeping rates low, protecting grid reliability and increasing public involvement are among the top priorities for incumbent Sid Logan and his two challengers, Janet St. Clair and Bruce King. Two will earn a spot on the Nov. 3 general election ballot for the District 1 seat on the Snohomish County Public Utility District’s board of commissioners.
Three nonpartisan commissioners oversee the Snohomish County PUD, the second-largest publicly owned utility in the Pacific Northwest. The commission sets utility rates, directs policy and hires a general manager.
The PUD serves more than 385,000 electric customers in Snohomish County and on Camano Island. It was also provides water, purchased from the city of Everett, to an average of more than 23,000 customers. Hydropower accounts for around 80% of the county’s power supply, mostly from the Bonneville Power Administration.
District 1 covers the northern half of the county, including Everett, Marysville, Arlington, Granite Falls, Stanwood and Darrington, and Camano Island in Island County.
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