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Public utility districts are regulated by Title 54 of the Revised Code of Washington. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 1 ] Most PUDs provide electricity; some provide other services in addition. The first PUD was Mason No. 1, created by voters on November 6, 1934, serving as of 2017 [update] fewer than 5,000 customers.
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Public utility districts were created to provide reliable, low-cost power for the growing state. On January 31, 1957, the state legislature created the Washington Public Power Supply System, now known as Energy Northwest, as a joint operating agency to share the risks and rewards of building and operating electrical generating facilities.
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Public Utility Districts of Washington (state) (6 P) Pages in category "Municipal electric utilities of the United States" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total.
Preference customers include state and Federal agencies, water and irrigation districts, municipalities, public utility districts, Native American tribes and rural electric cooperatives. A law may also designate specific entities that must receive preference in power sales from a particular powerplant or project.
The Snohomish County Public Utility District is a public utility agency providing power to over 367,000 customers in Snohomish County and on Camano Island, Washington. It provides water service to about 23,000 customers in the northeast section of the Snohomish County.
The largest suppliers are PSE with 1.1 million customers, or about a quarter of the population of the region, [a] Seattle City Light with the city's entire population and some nearby areas totaling over 770,000 customers, [3] and Snohomish County Public Utility District with 325,000 and Tacoma Power with 179,000. [4]