No PUD Rate Hike?

For the second consecutive year, the Grays Harbor PUD Board of Commissioners will consider a utility budget that does not increase customer rates.

For the second consecutive year, the Grays Harbor PUD Board of Commissioners will consider a utility budget that does not increase customer rates. If approved, it would mark the fourth time in five years that the utility has not increased customer rates. In a press release, PUD officials credited conservative budget planning, favorable weather predictions, the expiration of long-term energy contracts, and the adoption of a new energy contract with Bonneville Power Administration as the reasons the utility will avoid an increase.

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