Mason County PUD No. 1

05/29/2026

We have a lot of food producers (shellfish growers and small local farmers) along the Hood Canal that may be interested in this work by the Economic Development Council of Mason County. Please take a moment to complete the survey for the Mason County Food Coalition.

Things are underway with the Mason County Food Coalition as members recently gathered to introduce themselves, discuss community needs, and explore ways to support one another while strengthening our local food system. The coalition's first newsletter is anticipated to launch on June 4.

In the meantime, the group is seeking additional input from producers, community members, service providers, and others interested in food access and community well-being. Visit the link below to complete the survey and subscribe to receive future coalition updates and newsletters.

Link to survey & Newsletter signup: https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/019e40cf95ae73e9bfc8d8d661c31cb9

Mason Conservation District, Hope Plaza/ Plaza Esperanza, New Horizon Communities, Mason County Climate Justice - MCCJ, Mason Matters, Salish Roots Food Sovereignty Program, Mason County WSU Master Gardeners, WSU Small Farms Mason County, Shelton School District, The Youth Connection, Shelton Family YMCA.

05/27/2026

We’ve got a tree and lines down at the Vance Creek Bridge in Skok Valley. Crew headed in now.

05/22/2026

PUD 1 office & operations will be closed on Monday, May 25th in observance of Memorial Day. Our afterhours answering service is available for outages or emergencies (360) 877-5249.

We hope you all have a SAFE holiday weekend. Call us if you need us.

05/21/2026

Update 3:30pm: The phones are working again! Thank you for your patience.

ATTENTION: We are currently experiencing issues with our phone system. We are working on resolving the issue now.

05/19/2026

10:36am Update: Power is restored! If you’re still out, check your breakers and then call us at (360) 877-5249.

10am Update: The crew located the underground fault. They’re working on repairs now. Hoping to have power restored by 12pm.

We’ve got an outage in Lilliwaup. The crew is on it!

05/19/2026

Power has has been restored! If you’re still out, check your breakers and then call us at (360) 877-5249. We’ve got an outage in Hoodsport up to Mike’s Beach Resort. The crew has been called!

05/15/2026

6:00 p.m.- all customers should be back in service. If you’re not, please check your breakers and then give us a call. (360) 877-5249

Earlier- We have a few customers out of power in Brinnon on Mt. Trail Rd. and Ridge Ct. Calling crew in now to head that way.

05/15/2026

Had another great visit this week from Charles Wright Academy.

Ms. Keehn's 2nd graders got to tour Rocky Brook Hydro facility on the Dosewallips and then stop at the PUD 1 shop to eat lunch while they watched a Power Town safety demonstration from our Electric Superintendent. Afterward, they headed outside to practice using pullies and ropes to move the tool bucket full of candy and then donned harnesses to take a quick trip up in the bucket with the linemen!

These STEM field trips are a great way to introduce kids to our industry and learn more about where their power comes from, how to behave around electricity and power lines, and what to do during power line emergencies. They asked great questions. Hopefully we hosted a future engineer or lineworker!

(Also, thanks Jefferson County Pud #1 for loaning us your display again this year!)

05/14/2026

I couldn't figure out how to attach the video to the ribbon cutting post earlier, so here it is! Great aerial view of the campus.

05/14/2026

Thank you to all our friends, neighbors and partners for coming out to our ribbon cutting at our new Manzanita Campus this week. This utility campus will serve the Union community and neighboring areas for decades to come.

We can't accomplish these large infrastructure projects without the partnerships we've built over the years, so thank you Washington Public Works Board, Representative Dan Griffey, Travis Couture, Mason County Commissioners, U.S. Senator Patty Murray, Union Fire Department, our neighbors on E. Covey Run, and Mason County 911, for showing up to support us and celebrate.

It was sometimes super stressful and tough to get over the finish line, but this team did it! They always do. Congratulations, guys!