Power Lines Newsletters

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Power Lines Newsletters - 2012

January 2012

  • 2012 Budget Approved - No Rate increase Planned
  • Shift the Peak Tip - Do Laundry on Weekends
  • New Efficiency Rebate Amounts
  • 24-Hour Outage & Information Hotline
  • Beware of Bogus Emails
  • Two Rate Schedule Changes Effective January 1
  • PUD's Annual Audit Now Underway

Power Lines Newsletters - 2011

December 2011

  • Be Safe - Stay Away From Downed Power Lines
  • Annual Report Wins National Award
  • Loan Program for Efficiency Upgrades
  • Free & Low Cost Ways to Lower Energy Bills
  • PUD Employees Raise $20,400 for Local  Untied Way Office
  • PUD Pays $388,720 in Property Taxes
  • Always Current Automatic Payment Program

    View the email version of the December 2011 Power Lines Newsletter

November 2011

  • PUD Scores High Marks in Customer Survey
  • Get Ready for Winter Weather
  • What to Do If Your Power Goes Out
  • If You Have a Life Support Patient In Your Home
  • Outage Response - How We Restore Power
  • Reduce Your Energy Use During Peak Times
  • Holiday Lighting Tips
  • What to Put in A Home Emergency Kit

    View the email version of the November 2011 Power Lines Newsletter

October 2011

  • Help Choose the Photos for the 2012 PUD Calendar
  • Use Standby Generators Safely with a GenerLink Transfer Switch
  • PUD Offers Two Low-Income Energy Assistance Programs
  • Low-Income Energy Assistance Available from CAT
  • Give Light, Offer Warmth with the Neighbor's GLOW Fund
  • Recycle Your Old Fridge - Get a $30 Rebate, Lower Energy Use
  • Reduce Your Energy Use During Peak Times to Help Keep Rates Affordable

    View the email version of the October 2011 Power Lines Newsletter

September 2011

  • Electric Rates Increasing 4% on October 1
  • Celebrate Public Power Week October 3-7, 2011
  • 2010 Annual Report Available
  • Give Light, Offer Warmth with the Neighbor's GLOW Fund
  • Keeping Electric Rates Affordable and Stable for You
  • Energy Efficiency Programs & Services for Homeowners
  • Celebrating Safe, Reliable & Affordable Electric Service

    View the email version of the September 2011 Power Lines Newsletter

August 2011

July 2011

June 2011

  • Keep Cool for Less with These Simple Tips
  • Bonus Rebates for Home Efficiency Upgrades
  • PUD Scholarship Winners Announced
  • Win This Independence Day Basket!
  • Please Call Us If You Plan to Add Electric Load
  • Efficiency Programs & Services for Homeowners
  • Always Current - Email Billing & Auto Pay

    View the email version of the June 2011 Power Lines Newsletter

May 2011

  • Save Money, Live Comfortably with an Efficiency Upgrade
  • Enter Your Best Shots in the Calendar Photo Contest
  • Electrical Safety Tips for the Kid in All of Us
  • $250 Rebate for Marathon Lifetime Water Heaters
  • Please Don't Hang Anything on Poles
  • 10 Free Ways to Use Less Electricity at Home

    View the email version of the May 2011 Power Lines Newsletter

April 2011

March 2011

February 2011

  • Recycle Your Old Fridge - Get a $30 Rebate, Lower Your Energy Use
  • Nominate Someone Fabulous To the 2011 My Fair Lady Court
  • Give Light, Offer Warmth with the Neighbor's GLOW Fund
  • What to Do if Your Power Goes Out
  • Enter the PUD Calendar Photo Contest
  • Ductless Heat Pumps - Year-Round Comfort & Savings

    View the email version of the February 2011 Power Lines Newsletter

January 2011

  • 2011 Budget Approved; Rates Remain Unchanged
  • Our Residential Electric Rate is Lower Now Than it Was in 2011
  • PUD's Annual Audit Underway
  • Utility Industry, Community Service Scholarships Available
  • Kill A Watt Monitors Offer a New Way to Measure Home Energy Use
  • Get Expert Help Picking Your Next Energy Efficiency Upgrade
  • Extra PUD Calendars - While Supplies Last
  • Always Current - Email Billing with Auto Pay

    View the email version of the January 2011 Power Lines Newsletter

Power Lines Newsletters - 2010

December 2010

November 2010

October 2010

  • Tax Credits for Efficiency Upgrades Ending Soon
  • 2011 Calendar - Vote Now for Your Favorite Photos
  • Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program
  • PUD Low-Income Programs
  • Give to the GLOW Fund
  • What to Put in a Home Emergency Kit
  • ENERGY STAR Dishwasher Rebate Ending Soon
  • Wauna Loan Program for Efficiency Upgrades
  • Use Standby Generators Safely

    View the email version of the October 2010 Power Lines Newsletter

September 2010

August 2010

July 2010

June 2010

May 2010

April 2010

March 2010

February 2010

  • College Scholarships for High School Seniors
  • Ductless Heat Pumps - Heat & Cool Your Home For Less
  • Operating Costs for Home Heating Systems
  • Nominate Someone Fabulous for the 2010 My Fair Lady Court
  • Enter the 2010 PUD Calendar Photo Contest
  • Always Current Automatic Bill Payment Program

    View the email version of the February 2010 Power Lines Newsletter

January 2010

Power Lines Newsletters - 2009

December 2009

November 2009

October 2009

  • Save Energy, Stay Cool with a Heat Pump
  • Send your best shots for the Calendar Photo Contest
  • Buy ENERGY STAR qualified appliances, earn PUD rebates
  • $250 Rebate on Marathon Lifetime Electric Water Heaters
  • Wind Power Creates a Cleaner Future
  • Always Current: Automatic Payment with E-Billing

    View the email version of the October 2009 Power Lines Newsletter

September 2009

August 2009

  • Save Energy, Stay Cool with a Heat Pump
  • Send your best shots for the Calendar Photo Contest
  • Buy ENERGY STAR qualified appliances, earn PUD rebates
  • $250 Rebate on Marathon Lifetime Electric Water Heaters
  • Wind Power Creates a Cleaner Future
  • Always Current: Automatic Payment with E-Billing

    View the email version of the August 2009 Power Lines Newsletter

July 2009

June 2009

May 2009

  • Big Savings on Ductless Heat Pumps
  • Work Safely Around Electricity
  • Simplify Life with Always Current
  • Buy ENERGY STAR Appliances
  • $250 Rebate on Marathon Water Heaters
  • Please Don't Hang Anything on a Utility Pole

    View the May 2009 Power Lines email newsletter.

April 2009

March 2009

February 2009

January 2009

 Power Lines Newsletters - 2008

December 2008

  • Keep Winter Heating Bills in Check
  • Simple, Free Ways to Lower Energy Bills
  • Marathon Water Heaters
  • Generator Transfer Switches
  • No Power?
  • How Efficient is Your Home?
  • Rebates, Tax Credits for ENERGY STAR Qualified Appliances

November 2008

  • How We Get the Lights Back On
  • What To Do When the Power Goes Out
  • Give Light, Offer Warmth with the Neighbor's GLOW Fund
  • Beware - Telephone Scam Targeting PUD Customers
  • Create a Home Emergency Kit
  • Holiday Safety Tips

October 2008

  • Save Energy Now with these Simple, Free Tips
  • Simplify life with Always Current
  • LIEAP assistance available from CAT
  • PUD Low-Income Assistance Programs
  • Rebates for ENERGY STAR® Qualified Appliances
  • Marathon® Water Heaters
  • Take our Online Home Energy Evaluation to See How You Can Save

September 2008

  • Celebrating Affordable Rates and Reliable Service
  • Public Power Week Events
  • Give Light, Offer Warmth with the Neighbor's GLOW Fund
  • Heat Pumps - The Best Choice for Heating & Cooling
  • See the Light - Switch to ENERGY STAR Qualified CFLs

August 2008

  • Update on Electric Rates
  • Billing System Upgrades
  • Incentives for ENERGY STAR Appliances
  • Keeping Rates Affordable and Stable
  • New Paint Job for the Fairgrounds Pavilion

July 2008

  • Tips for Beating the Summer Heat
  • Look for the ENERGY STAR
  • 2007 Annual Report Now Available
  • Tree Trimming Near Overhead Power Lines and Service Lines
  • It's Home Improvement Time Again
  • Simplify Life with Always Current

June 2008

  • Wind Power Creates a Cleaner Future
  • Scholarship Winners Announced
  • Calendar Photo Contest
  • 2008 My Fair Lady Court Announced
  • Come See Us at the Columbia County Fair & Rodeo
  • Energy Efficiency Programs & Services for Homeowners

May 2008

  • Metal Theft is Dangerous and Costly
  • Drive-Up Payment Service Notice
  • Work Safely Around Electricity
  • Please Leave Utility Poles Alone
  • Buy ENERGY STAR Appliances, Earn Rebates
  • $250 Rebate on Marathon Water Heaters

April 2008

  • Go Green With Choice Energy Wind Power
  • GLOW Book Sale April 1-30
  • ENERGY STAR Homes Deliver Comfort, Savings, Value
  • Benefits of ENERGY STAR Homes
  • Choose an ENERGY STAR Qualified Manufactured Home

March 2008

  • Tips for managing higher winter electric bills
  • GLOW Book Sale April 1-30
  • Call Before You Dig
  • Convenient bill payment options for everybody

February 2008

  • Keep warm for less through the winter months
  • Simple, free ways to lower your energy bills
  • Wind power = solar energy
  • PUD calendar photo contest
  • How energy-efficient is your home?
  • My Fair Lady Pageant seeks nominations
  • Finance home improvements with a Community Partners Loan

January 2008

  • Turn your roof into a power plant
  • PUD's annual audit now underway
  • If your power goes out
  • PUD community service and utility industry scholarships
  • ENERGY STAR appliance rebates

Power Lines Newsletters - 2007

December 2007

  • Restoring power after outages
  • Use generators safely
  • LED holiday lights
  • PUD employees donate $15,000 to United Way
  • Thank you Choice Energy business partners!

November 2007

  • Green Dams, Blue Skies
  • No Power?
  • If someone in your home is on life support...
  • Buy Wind Power
  • Weatherize Your Home
  • Holiday Safety Tips
  • Create a Home Emergency Kit

October 2007

  • Maintaining Reliable Service
  • When the Power Goes Out
  • Simplify Life with Always Current
  • LIEAP Assistance available from CAT
  • Marathon Water  Heaters
  • Switch to CFLs
  • GLOW Christmas Basket Raffle

September 2007

  • Celebrate Public Power Week October 8-12
  • PUD office closed September 28
  • Tim Lammers promoted to Energy Services Supervisor
  • Give to GLOW

August 2007

  • Heat Pumps Deliver Summer Cooling, Winter Savings
  • PUD Board Supports Northwest Dams
  • Simplify life with Always Current Automatic Bill Payment
  • Last chance to enter the Calendar Photo Contest
  • Switch to Compact Fluorescent Lighting
  • We need access to your meter

July 2007

  • Tips for beating the summer heat
  • Electric rates staying low
  • Scholarship winners announced
  • Choice Energy business partners
  • Tree trimming near service lines
  • It's home improvement time again
  • Automatic Payment with Always Current
  • 2006 Annual Report available

June 2007

  • PUD Electric Rates are Not Increasing
  • Wind Power Creates a Cleaner Future
  • Send your great shots in for the Calendar Photo Contest
  • Sign up for Choice Energy, go see Beauty and the Beast
  • Come visit us at the fair
  • Free CFLs!
  • Heat Pumps offer year-round comfort & energy savings

May 2007

  • Metal theft is dangerous and costly
  • Work safely around electricity
  • Please leave utility poles alone
  • $250 rebate on Marathon® water heaters
  • Pre-approval required for weatherization projects
  • Call before you dig
  • Buy CFLs!

April 2007

  • Weatherization program changing May 1
  • Book sale this month benefits GLOW
  • Call before you dig
  • Buy wind power
  • ENERGY STAR® homes deliver comfort, savings & value

March 2007

  • Convenient bill payment options for everybody
  • My Fair Lady Pageant seeks nominations
  • Change a Light, Change the World. Buy CFLs!
  • Our Energy Experts are here to help
  • These local businesses made a great Choice!

February 2007

  • Keep warm for less this winter
  • Simple, free ways to lower energy bills
  • PUD calendar photo contest
  • How efficient is your home?
  • Finance efficiency improvements
  • Free Tickets - Manufactured Home Show

January 2007

  • Strong storm batters Pacific Northwest
  • Community service scholarships available
  • Appliance rebate program changing