ColumbiaGrid refers to the signatories to its functional agreements as “participants.” The participants may be either members or non-members of the organization. The non-member participants are listed here. A list of participants is included with the description of each program. Information on how to become a participant, the pertinent Functional Agreement, and the funding allocations, are included there, as well.
Snohomish County PUD (Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County, WA) is a qualified non-member participant in ColumbiaGrid’s planning and expansion, and reliability agreements. Headquartered in Everett, WA, Snohomish County PUD is the Northwest’s second largest publicly owned utility and serves about 310,000 customers. It owns and operates the Jackson Hydroelectric Project on the Sultan River and partners on a cogeneration project on the Everett waterfront. The rest of the power it serves comes from BPA and other sources.
Contact Info:
ColumbiaGrid Liaison
Linda Finley
Sr. Regional Transmission Engineer
Cowlitz County PUD ( Public Utility District No. 1 of Cowlitz County, WA) is a qualified non-member participant in ColumbiaGrid's Planning and Expansion Functional Agreement (PEFA). The PUD is headquartered in Longview, WA and serves over 48,000 electricity customers. In addition to its ownership of the Swift #2 Hydroelectric project on the Lewis River, Cowlitz PUD has shares of generation from Grant County PUD's Mid-Columbia hydroelectric projects and wind generation from the Nine Canyon project in Kennewick, WA. Cowlitz PUD purchases most of the remainder of its power needs from BPA. The PUD also operates a water system for customers in the greater Longview area.
Contact Info:
ColumbiaGrid Liaison
Donald R. McMaster
Chief Operating Officer
