Customer Service: 425-783-1000Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM

1-877-783-1000 outside Everett and in Western WA

MAY 2021 | SNOPUD.COM

IMPORTANT NOTICETo help keep our customers and employees safe, all PUD offices remain closed to the public.

Information regarding our response to COVID-19 is available at snopud.com/covid

For questions about your bill, including flexible payment options, please call Customer Service at 425-783-1000 (Monday-Friday, 8 AM to 5:30 PM, excluding holidays).

Pay Your Bill: 1-888-909-4628Online: SNOPUD.COM/MYSNOPUD

Celebrating Wonderful Water

May is a time to celebrate all the wonder-ful ways water makes our life amazing. Water we can drink, water that ener-

gizes our world and water where we can play. The PUD’s Water Utility provides safe and reliable drinking water to more than 22,000 homes and businesses in the Lake Stevens, Granite Falls and surrounding areas. Delivering safe drinking water takes plenty of work. PUD crews diligently maintain pipes and pumps and perform regular water sampling throughout the year to ensure that water quality requirements are met. Protecting our water sources is critically important. Water also helps keep the lights on for PUD customers. Hydropower makes up over 75% of the PUD power supply, with some of that energy produced by the PUD’s own Jackson Hydroelectric Project in the hills above Sultan. In the past decade, the PUD has also developed four run-of-the-river hydroelectric projects that protect fish populations and river flows.

A Message to Our Customers:We’re Here for You!Spring is a season of rebirth. As society begins to open back up, the PUD is planning for how we move forward and continue serving our customers in new and innovative ways. Our offices remain closed to the public, but we remain here for you with expanded customer payment options and capabilities. Please know that the safety and well-being of our customers and employees will continue to be paramount in the decision-making process as we move forward. It is our privilege to serve you every day, and we can’t wait to see you again in our offices.

– John Haarlow CEO & General Manager

To watch John’s latest video, visit snopud.com/covid

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Spring Cleaning Tips for AC UnitsSpring is here and warmer weather is right around the corner. In order to keep the cool air f lowing, clean or replace air filters regularly. It’s also important to keep the area around the outside compressor free of weeds and debris. Have a professional clean and inspect your central air-conditioning unit every spring to ensure that it’s tuned and ready for summer. You’ll save energy and extend the life of your system.

Please Drive Carefully Around Our Crews at WorkThe PUD’s crews get a lot of work done during the spring and summer months. While you’re out driving near our work zones, please slow down for your safety and the safety of our crews. There’s often a lot of coordinated and complex activities in our work zones, so we appreciate it when you drive carefully around our crews.

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Gov. Inslee Visits PUD’s Innovative Arlington Microgrid ProjectLast month, Governor Jay Inslee stopped by the Arlington Microgrid to learn how the PUD’s innovative project will demon-strate a variety of new utility tech-nologies, including battery storage, community solar and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) charging systems. During his tour, Gov. Inslee got to see inside the PUD’s giant 1 megawatt/1.4 megawatt-hour lithium-ion battery storage system, and learn how V2G systems can benefit the grid and intelligent solar PV controllers work to inte-grate renewable energy. Gov. Inslee also received a tour of the PUD’s Community Solar array, the largest in the state. The PUD’s Community Solar array granted 10% of its solar units to helping low-income customers through partnerships with HopeWorks and the Stanwood/Camano Community Resource Center. The PUD received $3.5 million from the state’s Clean Energy Fund to build the Arlington Microgrid, which will demonstrate how energy storage in combination with a renewable energy resource can be utilized for disaster recovery, grid resiliency and renewable integration.

PUD Commissioner Sid Logan (right) and CEO/General Manager John Haarlow (left) pose with Washington Governor Jay Inslee in front of the Arlington Microgrid’s battery storage system in April.