Puget Sound Energy Newsroom

St. Martin’s University Students Recommend How Pulp Mills Can Save Energy and Money Drying Paper with Infrared Technology

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:37:00 EST

BELLEVUE, Wash., August 31, 2010 -
Students from Saint Martin’s University in Lacey presented their
research on how to slash energy usage within the energy-intensive paper-
and pulp-drying industry this month at the 14^th International
Heat Transfer Conference in Washington, D.C.

Partnership for Workplace Mental Health Recognizes Puget Sound Energy as an Innovator in Addressing Cognitive and Behavioral Disabilities

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:47:00 EST

BELLEVUE, Wash., August 25, 2010 -
The Partnership
for Workplace Mental Health this month recognized Puget Sound Energy
as an innovator for the utility’s disability
case management approach to address the effects of psychiatric and
cognitive functioning issues on employee behavior and work performance.

Puget Sound Energy Bills Stink

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:00:00 EST

BELLEVUE, Wash., August 12, 2010 - The Puget Sound Energy bills reaching more than 1.5 million homes and businesses through August include a scratch and sniff pamphlet to remind customers of the odorant used to help identify natural gas leaks.

Aug. 11 (8/11) Serves as Convenient Reminder to Always Call 811 before Digging

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 11:42:00 EST

BELLEVUE, Wash., August 10, 2010 -
Puget Sound Energy encourages everyone to remember the date 8/11 (or
Aug. 11), to serve as a useful reminder to contact the 811
“Call Before You Dig” hotline to schedule a free utility locator
service to mark underground utility lines before beginning any work that
involves digging, such as building a new fence or deck, planting trees
and shrubs, or even pulling out a tree stump.

PSE Forklift Operators Demonstrate Safety, Skills at Utility’s Forklift Rodeo This Week

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EST

BELLEVUE, Wash. (Aug. 6, 2010) - Puget Sound Energy employees this week showed off their forklift finesse by maneuvering through an obstacle course, using the fork to: pick up a golf ball and place it on a traffic cone, lift and lower a large wooden spool over a pole with an egg perched on top; and flip a quarter on the ground.

Congressman Rick Larsen Tours PSE’s Baker River Hydropower Facility

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EST

BELLEVUE, Wash. (Aug. 4, 2010) – U.S. Representative Rick Larsen from Washington’s 2nd Congressional District Tuesday visited Puget Sound Energy’s Baker River Hydroelectric Project in Concrete, Wash., to learn more about the economic and environmental benefits the energy facility brings to the region.

PSE Supports Capitol Hill Push for Full Funding of Low Income Energy Assistance

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:00:00 EST

BELLEVUE, Wash., July 28, 2010 - Puget Sound Energy today supported other utilities and representatives of social service agencies from across the country on Capitol Hill to urge Congress to sustain funding to help low-income households pay their heating bills through the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).

PSE to Launch “Re-Energize Your Block” at Local National Night Out Events on Aug. 3

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:46:00 EST

BELLEVUE, Wash., July 28, 2010 -
Puget Sound Energy is launching an energy-saving “Re-Energize
Your Block” campaign on Aug. 3’s National Night Out as a follow-on
to the utility’s successful 2009 “Rock
the Bulb Tour.” This summer and fall, PSE residential electric
customers will learn more about helping their community save energy and
money at “Re-Energize Your Block” community

50,000th Visitor to PSE’s Renewable Energy Center Names Wind Turbine “Serendipity”

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:40:00 EST

ELLENSBURG, Wash., July 23, 2010 -
For her birthday over the Fourth of July weekend, Sara Battin of Seattle
made an impromptu visit with a friend to the Wild
Horse Renewable Energy Center near Ellensburg to walk the trail of
discovery. While there, Battin received a surprise when she became the
center’s 50,000^th
visitor, earning her the right to name one of the highest and
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Puget Sound Energy to Train Local Emergency Responders on How to Work Together to Ensure Public Safety around Downed Power Lines and Natural Gas Leaks

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST

BELLEVUE, Wash. (July 19, 2010) - Photo Opportunity - Media Advisory: Puget Sound Energy, on Thursday, July 22, will conduct a safety training session for local area emergency responders on how to identify and manage emergency situations involving electricity or natural gas to keep responders and the public safe.