PUD commissioners Tuesday were told about a new state production incentive program that would enable the PUD to redirect money away from state utility taxes it pays and put it into the pockets of local people who produce alternative energy

2005

11/21/2005 - Resource$mart energy saving program gets another $1 million

Commission meeting news. Other topics: Potential state initiative on the horizon, MWH Americas Inc., Cashmere City Council

8/22/2005 - New solar and wind incentive on the books

Commission meeting news. Other topics: PUD seeks input – and receives it, Wenatchee River

5/23/2005 - SNAP celebrates Alcoa community solar endowment

Commission meeting news. Other topics: insurance costs, interest rate swaps, new truck purchase, new franchise agreement, legislative session recap

4/25/2005 - Earth Day celebrated with payments to wind and solar producers

Commission meeting news. Other topics: Energy Northwest, Wenatchee Valley College, Wenatchi Way of Life, Congressman Doc Hastings

3/14/2005 - PUD helps customer-owners conserve energy and water

Commission meeting news. Other topics: Alcoa, PowerCom Inc., FERC

1/24/2005 - PUD employees detail computer system decisions

Commission meeting news. Other topics: Study shows not enough wind in Chelan County for commercial wind turbines, PUD employee expected home from Iraq, Keyes Fibre, Yakama Indian Nation

2004

8/2/2004 - Making solar cost-effective today is a SNAP

An electric utility in Washington state has come up with a simple way to make solar energy cost-effective, without raising rates, in an area with some of the cheapest power in the nation.

5/24/2004 - Solar panels installed at Wenatchee High School

Volunteers from Alcoa’s Wenatchee Works installed eight solar panels at Wenatchee High School on Friday, May 21. The high school is the first public school in Chelan County to receive the panels under Alcoa’s Community Solar Endowment.

2003

7/30/2003 - Alcoa launches major investment in community solar power

Alcoa’s Wenatchee Works has announced a major new program to fund the installation of solar panels at schools and nonprofit agencies in cooperation with Chelan County PUD.

6/23/2003 - SNAP earns national innovation award

Chelan County PUD’s SNAP program has received the 2003 National Renewable Energy Recognition Award from the Interstate Renewable Energy Council.

5/15/2003 - Second SNAP wind turbine going up in Chelan County

A Peshastin couple will become the second producers of wind power in Chelan County PUD’s SNAP program with installation of a wind turbine at their home May 19 and 20.

3/20/2003 - WVC solar panels spark more solar installations at schools

Revenues from production of solar power at Wenatchee Valley College will be used to build three new solar power stations at schools in Chelan County through an agreement with the Bonneville Environmental Foundation.

2002

9/17/2002 - Cashmere Middle School to install solar panels

Cashmere Middle School will become the newest producer in the PUD’s Sustainable Natural Alternative Power (SNAP) program this Friday, Sept. 20, with the installation of four solar panels at the school. The installation will begin at 10:30 a.m.

5/2/2002 - SNAP program adds wind power

Wind power is being added to the alternative-energy lineup in Chelan County PUD’s Sustainable Natural Alternative Power (SNAP) program. The program’s first wind tower was installed Wednesday, May 1, at the Colockum ranch of Charlie and June Nichols.

2/25/2002 - International magazine features SNAP program

Utility green power: Innovative alternative energy choices for the consumer

2001

8/17/2001 - Chelan County PUD introduces SNAP

An innovative program that links small, local producers of solar and wind power with customers interested in purchasing alternative energy is being introduced by Chelan County PUD.