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Cowlitz PUD serves electricity to 48,500 residential, industrial and street lighting customers.
Financial Statements - 2008 Audited
Financial Statements - 2009 Audited
Financial Statements - 2010 Audited
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The table below offers a breakdown of each PUD customer group,
and compares the amount of electricity used by each type
and the average cost each pays for electricity (for 2010).
Residential |
42,917 |
25.3% |
5.37¢ per kilowatt-hour |
Commercial |
5,149 |
14.7% |
6.46¢ per kilowatt-hour |
Small Industrial |
62 |
0.8% |
6.72¢ per kilowatt-hour |
Large Industrial |
26 |
58.8% |
2.89¢ per kilowatt-hour** |
Street Lighting |
12 |
0.2% |
6.19¢ per kilowatt-hour |
Other |
29 |
0.1% |
6.60¢ per kilowatt-hour |
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** Does not include monthly charges
for special facilities
Cowlitz PUD invested $13.35 million in a variety of residential, commercial
and industrial energy conservation programs in 2010. The PUD utilized
Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) conservation program funding.
During 2010, 750 PUD residential customers received a Senior or Disabled Discount
Rate for qualified, low-income customers age 65 and over. We also joined with the
Lower Columbia Community Action Council (CAP) again to offer the Warm Neighbor
program, which is funded by the voluntary donations of PUD customers. About
$35,000 was raised, which CAP distributed to qualified, low-income residential
electric users in the county.
The PUD's total tax bill for 2010 was about $9,308,643 million, which was collected
from customers via utility bills and paid to the appropriated state or local government.
This represents about 6% of Cowlitz PUD's total 2010 expenditure.
| Utility/B&O tax |
$4,228,017 |
Privilege Tax |
$2,506,616 |
| Combined city taxes |
$2,560,861 |
Other taxes |
$13,149 |
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Cowlitz PUD buys over 90 percent of its wholesale power from Bonneville Power
Administration. The majority of the BPA power comes from the Columbia River
system hydroelectric projects. BPA also sells the output of the Columbia
Generating System (nuclear plant) near Richland, WA, and makes miscellaneous
energy purchases on the open market, which may include resources other than hydro.
The rest of the PUD’s power comes from its own Swift No. 2 Hydroelectric Project
on the Lewis River (near Cougar, WA).
According to data provided by the Washington State Department of Community, Trade
and Economic Development, here’s the most recent breakdown of Cowlitz PUD’s fuel sources:
| Biomass | 0.24% |
| Coal | 8.81% |
| Cogeneration | 0.00% |
| Geothermal | 0.00% |
| Hydro | 76.40% |
| Landfill Gases | 0.03% |
| Natural Gas | 3.23% |
| Nuclear | 11.04% |
| Other* | 0.02% |
| Petroleum | 0.08% |
| Solar | 0.00% |
| Waste | 0.16% |
| Wind | 0.00% |
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If you have any questions about Cowlitz PUD, please feel free to email us at: admin@cowlitzpud.org
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