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Chelan County Public Utility District was formed in 1936 by local voters who wanted affordable power for all county residents. We delivered our first electricity 11 years later, to a small group of customers near Lake Chelan. Today, we operate three hydro projects that deliver clean, renewable, low-cost energy to local residents and to other utilities that serve millions of residents of the Pacific Northwest.

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Heads up: Annual transmission line inspections start next week

by Rachel Hansen | May 20, 2025

WENATCHEE, WA – Residents may see a helicopter flying low and slowly over high-voltage power lines starting Monday. Chelan PUD is conducting a routine, annual inspection over 300 miles of transmission lines.

 

Weather permitting, the inspection route next week will follow transmission lines from Cashmere to Malaga, then up to the Chelan-Manson area. The aircraft will be a grey and white Long Ranger with tail number 902EH.

 

When the snow melts in a few weeks, inspections will resume from Cashmere to Stevens Pass.

 

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