Puget Sound Energy signs PPA with Washington State public utility district for hydropower

Bellevue, Wash.-based Puget Sound Energy (PSE) just signed a Power Purchase Agreement with the state’s Douglas County Public Utility District (PUD) to receive surplus hydropower from the Wells Hydroelectric Project.

“We are thrilled to continue our partnership with Douglas County PUD [which] has already helped us receive clean hydropower energy for several years,” said Ron Roberts, senior vice president of PSE’s energy resources. “This is another step for us in achieving clean energy as we undergo the most significant transformation in company history — striving to meet Washington’s clean energy laws.”

PSE’s clean energy agreement starts on Jan. 1, 2026 through Dec. 31, 2032 with the Douglas County PUD, the public cooperative energy district providing service to Douglas County, Wash., that operates the Wells Hydroelectric Project on the Columbia River.

Under the seven-year agreement, PSE will receive 79 megawatts (MW) of the Wells Hydroelectric Project in 2026. PSE’s share of the Wells Hydroelectric Project will increase to 159 MW in 2032.

This is enough energy to power over 70,000 homes in 2032 with clean, carbon free, and reliable hydro power, according to PSE.

Additionally, the Wells Hydroelectric Project provides PSE with a valuable flexible resource that will help the utility integrate additional renewable energy as it continues to make progress toward its capacity and decarbonization goals, according to PSE.

Most recently, PSE in February announced the extension of an agreement with the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation and the Douglas County PUD in which PSE receives 5.5 percent of the tribe’s share from the Wells Hydroelectric Project from 2018 to 2029.

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