Each natural disaster or humanitarian crisis reminds us that resilience is not an individual characteristic, but a collective – community – experience. Humans are always dependent upon relationships for support and access to resources. The Resiliency Summit, organized by Kitsap Strong, is an amazing opportunity to gather our community to learn and dream together. PSE … Read more
Puget Sound Energy Foundation and Puget Sound Energy (PSE) have announced 167 nonprofit grant recipients as part of a $1,150,000 community investment effort that supports outstanding local community organizations working to increase resiliency across Washington State by helping to rebuild and strengthen efforts in food security, shelter or childcare programs, nonprofit staff training and other … Read more
Winter storms can sometimes cause downed power lines. If you come across a downed utility wire of any kind, always do the following: For more tips, and to view a safety video, visit our website!
The Indipino Community of Bainbridge Island and Vicinity, in keeping with its non-profit mission to provide Indigenous and Filipino educational resources for schools, to celebrate mixed-heritage and reduce prejudice, funded an award-winning documentary called “Honor Thy Mother: the Untold Story of Aboriginal Women and Their Indipino Children.” This historical documentary about the Indipino Community of … Read more
Puget Sound Energy wishes you a happy new year! We are grateful for you – our customers – and look forward to continuing our partnership on Bainbridge Island in 2023 to implement our unique solutions package to improve electric reliability. In 2022, PSE made important strides toward our goals to maintain the Bainbridge electric system, … Read more
PSE Sound Energy is pleased to support park and recreation programs through the Bainbridge Island Parks Foundation’s 2021 Community Grant program. The Parks Foundation recently granted more than $16,000 to community parks & recreation programs and clubs, including Bainbridge Island Rowing, Bainbridge High School Sailing, Boy Scout Troop 1565, the Eagledale Park pottery studio, Bainbridge Island Swim … Read more
After accepting comments on the draft in fall 2021, PSE filed our first Clean Energy Implementation Plan (CEIP) with the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) on December 17th. This marks an important milestone on our journey towards reaching carbon-neutral electricity by 2030 and 100 percent clean electricity by 2045, in accordance with the state’s Clean Energy … Read more
After more than a year of technical review and community engagement, PSE has selected a route for the Murden Cove – Winslow “missing link” transmission line on Bainbridge Island. This is an important step towards improving electric reliability for the two-thirds of the island currently at risk of power outages due to lack of transmission … Read more
In October, the Bainbridge Island City Council shared a letter with PSE outlining their values and interests for the “missing link” transmission route selection process. The letter from City Council is available here. The “missing link” transmission line is a critical piece of PSE’s unique hybrid solution to improve the electric system on Bainbridge Island. This … Read more
In 2019, PSE announced the “missing link” transmission line project. The proposed new transmission line is a critical component of PSE’s plan to improve electric service reliability, reducing the frequency and duration of power outages for customers on Bainbridge Island. For over a year, PSE listened to the Bainbridge Island community regarding the routing of … Read more