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12/07/2022

Media Contact: (360) 664-1116 or media@utc.wa.gov
Docket Number: TR-200536

UTC adopts new rules for minimum railroad crew size

LACEY, Wash. - The Utilities and Transportation Commission has approved new rules requiring a minimum of two crew members on most… Read more

Topic(s): Rail
11/21/2022

Media Contact: media@utc.wa.gov or 360-664-1125
Docket Number: UT-220397

State regulators uphold $226,000 penalty against CenturyLink

Company failed to notify the UTC before raising customer rates

LACEY, Wash. - Last week, the Washington… Read more

Topic(s): Telephone, Consumer, Telecom
10/31/2022

Media Contact: (360) 664-1116 or media@utc.wa.gov 

Docket numbers: UG-220670, UG-220697, UG-220702, UG-220715  

 

UTC Approves Purchased Gas Cost Adjustment Filings

Bill assistance is… Read more

Topic(s): Consumer, Energy, General
10/25/2022

Media Contact: (360) 664-1116 or media@utc.wa.gov
Docket Number: A-220421 

Public invited to informational meeting about new PEAR External Advisory Group  New group to help advise UTC’s pro-equity anti-racism efforts 

 

LACEY, Wash. – The Utilities and Transportation… Read more

Topic(s): Consumer, General
10/24/2022

Media Contact: (360) 664-1116 or media@utc.wa.gov
Docket Number: U-210254 

- MEDIA ADVISORY - UTC hosting wildfire season debrief with electric utilities

LACEY, Wash. - The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission is holding a recessed open meeting on Nov. 3 to debrief… Read more

Topic(s): Energy, General
10/12/2022

LACEY, Wash. - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) recently awarded the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission’s Pipeline Safety program with more than $1.6 million in federal pipeline safety grants.… Read more

Topic(s): General, Pipeline, Pipeline Safety
09/23/2022

Docket Numbers: UE-220066, UG-220067

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Public comment hearing Sept. 28

Lacey, WASH. – The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission is holding a public comment hearing on Sept. 28 to discuss Puget Sound Energy’s current rate increase request and related… Read more

Topic(s): Consumer, Energy, General
09/20/2022

Media Contact: (360) 664-1116 or media@utc.wa.gov  

Docket Numbers: UE-220405, UE-220400, and UE-220410 

Lacey, Wash. – The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission found Puget Sound Energy (PSE), PacifiCorp, and Avista - the state’s investor-owned electric utilities,… Read more

Topic(s): Consumer, Energy