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PUD News Line
2/26/2008
Rating agencies affirm PUD’s good credit
Chief Financial Officer Joe Jarvis reports that three rating agencies have affirmed the PUD’s double-A credit ratings for bonds that are about to be refinanced. One agency, Fitch Ratings, upgraded the PUD’s financial outlook from stable to positive. Both Standard and Poor’s and Moody’s kept the outlook at stable. Learn more here.
Board meetings to start at 11 a.m.
PUD commissioners have decided to start board meetings at 11 a.m., beginning in April. There will be a break for lunch, and meetings will continue at 1 p.m. The first meeting at the new time will be April 7.
Reserve a park shelter online
You can now look up availability and reserve your shelter space in PUD-run parks. You can also view our calendar of events. Rather use the phone? Call the Parks office at (509) 661-4551.
Visitor Center to reopen March 15
Rocky Reach Visitor Center and the Museum of the Columbia will open for the season on March 15. Watch movies in the theater, watch adult salmon make their way up the fish ladder, eat at the café and take a guided tour of Rocky Reach Dam. You can request your tour online or by phone, (509) 663-7522.
Plan now for a low-water-use garden
A Xeriscape garden looks great and saves water. Use our plant selector to get started. Click here to learn more.
Sign up for Lightly
Don’t miss out on the next edition of Chelan County PUD’s new online energy newsletter, Lightly. The interactive newsletter offers tips to conserve in your home, stories of how conservation has already made a difference locally, and how-to videos. You can even get personalized advice from our energy experts. Sign up to receive e-mail notification each time a new issue is published by sending your e-mail address to conservation@chelanpud.org. There are also daily news articles and tips, so remember to “go Lightly.”