Dam operations will be modified during investigation EPHRATA – Priest Rapids Dam operators extinguished a small fire in equipment called an exciter, which provides energy to start up one of the generating units, shortly after 1 a.m. today. The fire affected Unit No. 7 at Priest Rapids Dam. On Oct. 3, there was a similar fire in the exciter for Unit...

​ ​ ​ ​​ Grant PUD commissioners Oct. 8 unanimously agreed to oppose breaching the lower four Snake River dams. They cited the value of hydropower as a clean, renewable and necessary resource; the successful efforts of Columbia River dam operators to get fish safety past their projects; and the minimal importance of Columbia and Snake River salmon ...

Grant PUD forecasters see reduced need for electric-rate increases, as a strong financial outlook for Grant PUD is expected to continue, commissioners heard Tuesday during the first two of three scheduled public hearings on the proposed $291 million 2020 budget. "We're in the best financial position we've been in for many, many years at the Distric...

Key Dates 10/22/2019 Open Enrollment Begins 11/6/19 @ 3PM Open Enrollment Ends 1/1/2020 Effective Date of Benefit Elections What You Need to Do - YOU MUST log into Mercer EnrollNet and complete your online enrollment for Medical, Dental, Vision, Long Term Disability, FSA and Dependent Care FSA between October 22, 2019 and November 6, 2019, 3:00 PM....

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Help United Way of Grant County reach our goal of $10,000 in pledged donations by Grant PUD employees for 2020.  ​Below you will find a copy of Kevin Nordt's letter as well as the contribution form to fill out and return to HR. File Name: United-Way-Letter-201_20191002-161206_1 File Size: 260 kb Download File file File Name: 2020-PUD-contribut...

Grant PUD's newest lands specialist, Lorie Butterly , comes to us after 16 years home schooling her kids and, before that working in state land management for the State Department of Natural Resources. Her last name may sound familiar to many. Lorie's married to Power Delivery Engineer John Butterly. They're longtime residents of Ephrata. A Hermist...

  Since innovation plays such an important part in Grant PUD's mission and values, we wanted to give you a peek into just a few projects our team has been working on.

Commissioners invite all customers to attend, ask questions and provide comment. Grant PUD Commissioners will hold three budget hearings before adopting the utility's 2020 budget later this year. The hearings provide customers with the opportunity to learn how Grant PUD proposes allocating and spending its money next year. The three hearings are al...

Commissioners got their first look Tuesday at a proposed $291 million budget for 2020 with staff recommendations to reduce debt by using surplus cash savings and limit an electric-rate-revenue increase to customers to one-tenth percent. Budget hearings for public comment are scheduled Oct. 8 in Ephrata and Moses Lake and Oct. 10 in Quincy (see sche...

Children and dependents of Grant PUD employees are eligible to apply for the new $1,000 Washington PUD Educational Scholarship, as well as $250 to go towards educational expenses from the Grant PUD Employee Association. To be eligible to apply, students or legal dependents of Grant PUD employees must be: ·    &nbs...

​ "We just really want to take the opportunity today to say, "Thanks," and give you the opportunity to have a lot of fun. I look forward to doing this with you well into the future. Thanks for all you do. We've got a great team here. It's really a privilege to work with all of you as we go forward. I can't say how much I thank you all for what you ...

New processes that allow Grant PUD to more accurately track its costs, together with improvements to forecasting methods, are expected to produce more accurate budgets and ease the rate burden on customers, commissioners learned Tuesday. Commissioners will get their first look at a detailed 2020 budget forecast at their Sept. 24 commission meeting,...

Parking is limited. Please carpool, if possible. This map should help you get oriented.    Download PDF File Here

This map shows alternative parking options while the EHQ lots are under construction. Please respect the "no parking" areas, too. 

Biometric screenings — blood draws for lab analysis — are coming to you Oct. 7-15. The screening is key for meeting your VEBA requirements to receive $1,800 in free healthcare money next year.​  Remember to fast — nothing but black coffee or water — for nine hours before your screening for best results.​ Hydro Office Building Commission Room M...

Grant PUD works hard to ensure salmon make it past our Priest Rapids and Wanapum dams and find the habitat they need on our part of their journey to the ocean and back again to spawn. We spend millions annually on research, safe passage, hatcheries, and predator control to boost fish populations and improve river habitat. Through these efforts, Gra...

You're invited to Grant PUD's Public Hearings on the 2020 budget.  We welcome you to join us at one of the following locations: ​ October 8, 2019 2:00 p.m. Ephrata Headquarters Commission Room ​ 30 C Street SW, Ephrata, WA 98823 October 8, 2019 6:00 p.m. Grant PUD's Moses Lake Office Auditorium 312 W 3rd Avenue, Moses Lake, WA 98837 Octob...

Join us at one of the following locations to find out more about our benefit plans! We will have representatives present to provide education, resources, and giveaways. Please plan on stopping by for a few minutes and check it out. EHQ Commission Room ​ ​ September 25, 2019 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. MLLO Conference Room ​ ​ September 25, 2019...

Grant PUD is expected to end the year with a bottom line more than $18 million greater than originally budgeted, spurred by higher-than-forecast wholesale prices from the sale of surplus electricity and reduced capital costs, commissioners learned Tuesday. The latest forecast through June (second quarter 2019) predicts a bottom line of $76.1 millio...