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Ruralite Back Issues
2023 Issues
January
Outage Reporting & Access to KPUD Infrastructure Page 4 [PDF]
Don’t Let Frozen Pipes Burst Your Bliss Page 5 [PDF]
How Public Power Sets Electricity Rates Page 8 [PDF]
Increasing Loads Drive System Upgrades Page 25 [PDF]
KPUD Increases Electric Rates Pages 28–29 [PDF]
Holiday Community Involvement Page 32 [PDF]
February
Be Vigilant Around Utility Equipment Page 4 [PDF]
6 Tips to Prevent Water Leaks Page 5 [PDF]
Annual Irrigators Meetings Schedule-COVID Relief Funding Results Page 8 [PDF]
KPUD Fills Key Positions Page 25 [PDF]
Cold Weather Impacts Electric Bills Pages 28–29 [PDF]
Renewable Natural Gas Project Continues to Innovate Page 32 [PDF]
March
Net Metering Annual Review Pages 4–5 [PDF]
A More Efficient Water Heater Page 8 [PDF]
Neighbors Helping Neighbors Page 25 [PDF]
Maintaining Rights of Way Pages 28–29 [PDF]
Community Meetings Page 32 [PDF]
April
New Faces on the Lines_ Lineworker Appreciation Day Pages 4–5 [PDF]
Spring Cleaning Conservation Tips Page 8 [PDF]
Save Lives With One Call Before Digging Page 25 [PDF]
Impacting the Grid Pages 28–29 [PDF]
KPUD Community Meetings Page 32 [PDF]
May
Stay Hydrated this May/2023 National Lifetime Achievement Award Pages 4–5 [PDF]
Budget Plan Improves Money Management Page 8 [PDF]
KPUD Customer Meetings/Home and Garden Show Page 25 [PDF]
Myths vs Facts- The Truth About Smart Meters Pages 28–29 [PDF]
The Rising Cost of CETA (Clean Energy) Page 32 [PDF]
June
June cover [PDF]
KPUD Recognizes Over 80 Years of Service with 3 Key Retirements Pages 4–5 [PDF]
Congratulations, Class of 2023 Page 8 [PDF]
Energy Savings Opportunities Page 25 [PDF]
Klickitat PUD’s 5- Point Plan to Respond to Changes in Power Markets Pages 32, 28 & 29 [PDF]
July
Radio Frequency and Advanced Meter Infrastructure Pages 4–5 [PDF]
Efficient Farming Equipment Page 8 [PDF]
Weatherize Your Home to Keep Wildfire Smoke Out Page 25 [PDF]
Is Your Home Prepared for Wildfire Season Pages 28–29 [PDF]
Advanced Meter Infrastructure Frequently Asked Questions(FAQ) Page 32 [PDF]
August
Hydro History Page 4–5 [PDF]
Fire Conditions and Power Interruptions Page 8 [PDF]
KPUD Partners with Allegiant for New Meter Installation Page 25 [PDF]
Summer Interns Blossom Page 28–29 [PDF]
Words of Thanks Page 32 [PDF]
September
Stay Informed Bill Credit/Join us at the Huckleberry Festival Page 4 [PDF]
KPUD Employees are Excited for Benefits of AMI Meters Page 5 [PDF]
See a Light Out? Page 8 [PDF]
Celebrate Public Power Week Page 25 [PDF]
Thank You, Tradesworkers Pages 28–29 [PDF]
2022 Financial Audit Results Page 32 [PDF]
October
KPUD Then and Now Cover Page 1 [PDF]
Then and Now Pages 4–5 [PDF]
Stay Safe,Make a Disconnect/Reconnect Request Page 8 [PDF]
Welcome, New Team Member Page 25 [PDF]
Klickitat PUD’s Customer Service Department Pages 28–29 [PDF]
Power Supply Fast Facts Page 32 [PDF]
November
Enrollment Has Begun for 2023/24 Low Income Elderly Discount Pages 4–5 [PDF]
AMI Deployment Update Page 8 [PDF]
Safety Samaritan Award Winners Page 25 [PDF]
Outage Preparation Pages 28–29 [PDF]
Celebrating Progress and Assistance Page 32 [PDF]
December
Power of Youth Recipient Pages 4–5 [PDF]
KPUD Budget&Rate Hearing Notice_5 Ways to Safeguard Your Home Page 8 [PDF]
Goldendale’s Candy Cane Lane Parade Page 25 [PDF]
Welcome _ Holiday Safety Tips Pages 28–29 [PDF]
Helping Your Community Page 32 [PDF]
2022 Issues
January
KPUDs Friendly New Faces Page 4 [PDF]
The Power of Energy Efficiency Page 5 [PDF]
Track Outages Online Page 8 [PDF]
White Salmon Office will Close for Renovation Page 25 [PDF]
Remaining Reliable Pages 28–29 [PDF]
In Remembrance of Tim McMurrin Page 32 [PDF]
February
KPUD’s Friendly New Faces Page 4 [PDF]
Budget Friendly Energy Efficiency Page 5 [PDF]
Is Your Water Heater Wasteful or Wise? Page 8 [PDF]
Are Portable Space Heaters Efficient Page 25 [PDF]
KPUD’s Core Value of Customer Focus Drives Assistance Programs Pages 28–29 [PDF]
RNG Project Continues to Deliver Page 32 [PDF]
March
KPUD Net Metering Annual Review Pages 4–5 [PDF]
Meter Shop Brings on New staff Page 8 [PDF]
Tree Trimming-Operation Warm Heart page 25 [PDF]
Flexibility Offers Options Pages 28–29 [PDF]
Ron Schutz Retires from KPUD Page 32 [PDF]
April
Thank you Lineworkers Page 4 [PDF]
Five Questions to Ask Your Home Inspector Page 5 [PDF]
Operation Warm Heart Fundraising Efforts Page 25 [PDF]
Pilot Program for AMI Meters Page 28 [PDF]
Call Before You Dig Page 29 [PDF]
Material Shortages Impact KPUD Page 32 [PDF]
May
Klickitat PUD Celebrates Drinking Water Week May 1–7 Pages 4–5 [PDF]
KPUD New Faces in Customer Service Page 8 [PDF]
KPUD Works to Protect Against Wildfires Page 25 [PDF]
Sign up for Budget Savings and Fund raising/Home show Pages 28–29 [PDF]
Spring Community Meetings Page 32 [PDF]
June
Congratulations Class of 2022 Pages 4–5 [PDF]
Protecting Vulnerable Areas During Wildfire Season Page 8 [PDF]
Weatherize Your Home to Keep Wildfire Smoke Out Page 25 [PDF]
Say Hello to Nathaniel Hill/ White Salmon Office Closure Pages 28–29 [PDF]
Be Mindful of Outdoor Electrical Safety Page 32 [PDF]
July
Plan for a Safe and Happy Fourth Pages 4–5 [PDF]
KPUD Connects and Converse Page 8 [PDF]
Congratulations Class of 2022 Page 25 [PDF]
A Helpful View-KPUD Drone Program Pages 28–29 [PDF]
Goldendale Pumped Storage Energy Project Page 32 [PDF]
August
Bingen Substation Updates Pages 4–5 [PDF]
Enter to Win a Smart Thermostat Page 8 [PDF]
We’re Open Page 25 [PDF]
Friendly New Faces Page 28 [PDF]
Ready, Set Your Thermostat Page 29 [PDF]
Reengaging the Community Page 32 [PDF]
September
Celebrating Our Tradesmen Pages 4–5 [PDF]
Congratulations to KPUD’s Newest Journeymen Page 8 [PDF]
Summer Interns Learn at KPUD Page 25 [PDF]
Summer Interns Blossom Pages 28–29 [PDF]
2021 Financial Results Page 32 [PDF]
October
Public Power Helps Communities Thrive Pages 4–5 [PDF]
Celebrate National Customer Service Week Page 8 [PDF]
Vampire Energy Page 25 [PDF]
Time for a Fall Tuneup/Conserve Energy to Lower Bill Pages 28–29 [PDF]
Public Power Week Page 32 [PDF]
November
Saluting KPUD’s Veterans Pages 4–5 [PDF]
Low Income Elderly Discount Sign Up Page 8 [PDF]
Daylight Saving Time Page 25 [PDF]
Welcome Friends New and Old/ Be Prepare Before an Outage Hits Pages 28–29 [PDF]
Low Income Elderly Discount Qualifications Page 32 [PDF]
December
Disconnect_Reconnect Requests for Safety Page 4 [PDF]
Holiday Efficiency Tips Page 5 [PDF]
The Power of Youth Page 8 [PDF]
See You at the Parade Page 25 [PDF]
Happy Retirement Tim and Judy Pages 28–29 [PDF]
Happy Holidays from KPUD Page 32 [PDF]
2021 Issues
January
Generosity Shines in Operation Warm Heart Page 4 [PDF]
Conservation District Offers Tree and Plant Seedlings for Spring Page 5 [PDF]
Winter Blooms Give Bees What They Need Page 8 [PDF]
Start the New Year With Energy Savings Page 25 [PDF]
A Public Power Conversation Pages 28–29 [PDF]
Looking Back on 2020 Page 32 [PDF]
February
Neighbors Helping Neighbors Pages 4–5 [PDF]
Discover Pass Free Day 2021 Page 8 [PDF]
Which Appliance Should I Upgrade Page 25 [PDF]
Increase Your Winter Efficiency Pages 28–29 [PDF]
2019 Financial and Compliance Audits Page 32 [PDF]
March
Two Areas Impacted by High Wind Power Outage Pages 4–5 [PDF]
Apple Trees Benefit From Proper Pruning Page 8 [PDF]
Plant an Efficient No-Till Garden Page 25 [PDF]
Call Before You Dig-Electrical Safety on the Farm Page 28–29 [PDF]
Enroll in SmartHub Today Page 32 [PDF]
April
The Life of a Lineman Page 4 [PDF]
The Well Dressed Lineman Page 5 [PDF]
Dedicated Efforts Recognized by State DOE Page 8 [PDF]
Outdoor Chores Tips to Stay Safe Page 25 [PDF]
Plant a No-Till Garden-Asparagus Rewards Patience Pages 28–29 [PDF]
Community Updates Page 32 [PDF]
May
Move Over Pages 4–5 [PDF]
Celebrate Drinking Water Week Page 8 [PDF]
Poor Soil Page 25 [PDF]
Save Energy Outdoors Page 28 [PDF]
Making Your Home Safe and Efficient Page 29 [PDF]
KPUD Photo Contest Page 32 [PDF]
June
Budget-Powerful Story Contest Pages 4–5 [PDF]
Prepare for Wildfires Page 8 [PDF]
Congratulations Graduates Page 25 [PDF]
Learning to Grow Tomatoes-Drilling Down Pages 28–29 [PDF]
WWW System Rates Page 32 [PDF]
July
KPUD Industrial Incentives Pages 4–5 [PDF]
KPUD Office Reopen to Public Page 8 [PDF]
Should Outbuildings Be Insulated Page 25 [PDF]
Congratulations Seniors Pages 28–29 [PDF]
Supporting a Growing Klickitat County Page 32 [PDF]
August
Three KPUD Programs Pages 4–5 [PDF]
Be Prepared for Fire Season Page 8 [PDF]
Powerful Story Contest Page 25 [PDF]
2021 College Interns Pages 28–29 [PDF]
Impact of High Temps Page 32 [PDF]
September
Hard Working Apprentices Pages 4–5 [PDF]
COVID-19 Assistance Available Now Page 8 [PDF]
Your Homes Top Five Page 25 [PDF]
KPUD Refinances Debt, Saves Money Pages 28–29 [PDF]
KPUD is Refinancing Debt Page 32 [PDF]
October
Ruralite Cover [PDF]
POWERful Photo Contest Winners Pages 4–5 [PDF]
Time for a Fall Tuneup Page 8 [PDF]
Rebate Update Pages 28–29 [PDF]
Public Power Week Page 32 [PDF]
November
Report Your Outages Through SmartHub Pages 4–5 [PDF]
Take the Mystery out of Billing and Late Fees Page 8 [PDF]
Hydropower-The Northwest Most Abundant Clean-Energy Resource Page 25 [PDF]
Don’t Let Frozen Pipes Burst Your Bliss and Clean Energy Implementation Plan Pages 28–29 [PDF]
Hydropower and the Columbia River Treaty Page 32 [PDF]
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December
KPUDs Friendly New Faces Page 4–5 [PDF]
Ana Clark Wins Power of Youth Award Page 8 [PDF]
KPUD’s Clean Energy Portfolio Page 25 [PDF]
Winter Energy-Saving Tips Pages 28–29 [PDF]
Happy Holidays Page 32 [PDF]
2020 Issues
January
Restoring the Power Pages 4–5 [PDF]
Generosity Shines in Operation Warm Heart Page 8 [PDF]
Spring Seedlings on Sale Now Page 25 [PDF]
Winter Warming 101 Page 28 [PDF]
Stay Clear of Danger, Power Line Safety Page 29 [PDF]
Striving Toward Excellence in 2020 Page 32 [PDF]
February
Remembering a PUD Family Member Pages 4–5 [PDF]
Irrigation Meetings Scheduled Page 8 [PDF]
Washington State Parks, Discover Pass “Free Days” Page 25 [PDF]
Increase Your Winter Efficiency Pages 28–29 [PDF]
We Remember Page 32 [PDF]
March
A Facility for the Future Pages 4–5 [PDF]
Heat Pump and Furnace Maintenance Page 8 [PDF]
Call Before You Dig Page 25 [PDF]
Keep Pets and Energy Bills Comfortable/Natural Light Saves Electricity Pages 28–29 [PDF]
Manager’s Message Page 32 [PDF]
April
The Life of a Lineman Page 4 [PDF]
The Well-Dressed Lineman Page 5 [PDF]
A Look at U.S. Lineman History Page 8 [PDF]
Outdoor Chores: Tips to Stay Safe Page 25 [PDF]
Electrical Safety on the Farm Page 28–29 [PDF]
Serving Our Community in Trying Times Page 32 [PDF]
May
Drone Program Takes Flight Page 4–5 [PDF]
KPUD Keeps Services Going Page 8 [PDF]
Electrical Safety While Working from Home Page 25 [PDF]
Celebrate Drinking Water Week Page 28 [PDF]
Adjusting Beyond the Normal-Serving Our Community Page 32 [PDF]
June
KPUD Signs Deal With PSE to sell Renewable Natural Gas Pages 4–5 [PDF]
Sign Up for Budget Savings Page 8 [PDF]
Don’t Wash Money Down the Drain Page 25 [PDF]
Perform a Home Energy Audit Pages 28–29 [PDF]
Renewable Natural Gas Agreement Brings Long-Term Value and Stability Page 32 [PDF]
July
Graduation in the Time of Coronavirus Pages 4–5 [PDF]
Should You Replace Old Windows Page 8 [PDF]
Ceiling Fans Offer Comfort and Savings Page 25 [PDF]
Windstorm Cleanup Pages 28–29 [PDF]
Klickitat PUD Offices Remain Closed Page 32 [PDF]
August
Ruralite Cover [PDF]
Resources to Get Through COVID-19 Page 4–5 [PDF]
Why Do the Lights Blink Page 8 [PDF]
Tracking Electric Use Page 28 [PDF]
We Can’t Recognize You… Without Your Phone Number Page 29 [PDF]
Klickitat PUD Evaluates Advanced Metering Page 32 [PDF]
September
New Equipment a Cut Above Pages 4–5 [PDF]
Convert Your Garage or Basement Into Living Space Page 8 [PDF]
Spiff Up Lawns After A Tough Summer Page 25 [PDF]
KPUD Protects Your Water Pages 28–29 [PDF]
Continuing To Serve Page 32 [PDF]
October
Retirement Has Arrived for Jim Moss Pages 4–5 [PDF]
Generosity Shines in Operation Warm Heart Page 8 [PDF]
KPUD Celebrates Public Power Week Page 25 [PDF]
A guide to Seal Air Leaks_Welcome Fall with Fiery Foliage Pages 28–29 [PDF]
Community Tribute to Moses Lake Fire Fighter Page 32 [PDF]
November
Cover Page 1 [PDF]
Prepare for Outages Pages 4–5 [PDF]
Set the Table for Safety Page 8 [PDF]
Control Holiday Cooking Costs Page 25 [PDF]
Give Winter Blooming Plants as Gifts _ Breathe Easy About Home Air Quality Pages 28–29 [PDF]
Smart Hub _ Page 32 [PDF]
December
Cover Page 1 [PDF]
Get ahead of the Surge Pages 4–5 [PDF]
Be Prepared: Generator Safety Page 8 [PDF]
Give the Gift of Energy Efficiency Page 25 [PDF]
3 Steps to an Efficient Attic- Brighten Landscapes with Winter Color Pages 28–29 [PDF]
Update on Impacts of COVID-19 Page 32 [PDF]