Tacoma Power is replacing the towers and power lines that cross Henderson Bay and Burley Lagoon near Purdy. The four lattice towers in the water will be replaced with one steel pole, and the four lattice towers on land will be replaced with four poles. While planning this project, Tacoma Power worked with a number […]
Overlooking the mighty Columbia River, nestled among the dry wheat fields of Bickleton, WA, a new type of crop is thriving. This crop does not require rain and sun but it does require a strong wind to sustain its growth. In 2006 the state of Washington passed “Initiative I-937”, which mandates that electric utilities with […]
We all know great public schools require collaborative support by residents, parents, business and community leaders through a diverse array of organizations. Established in 1995, the Peninsula Schools Education Foundation is an all-volunteer, 501 (c)(3) organization that supports high-quality education for each student in the Peninsula School District. The Peninsula Schools Education Foundation raises money […]
Automated Phone System PenLight’s automated phone system gives you access to your account 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. To use, simply dial 253-857-5950 to enter the automated system. There you can get information about your account, including your last payment amount and current amount due. You can pay your bill via Visa, […]
Dreary, cloudy Washington? It’s really not that dreary. During the summer months especially, the region enjoys considerable sunlight. Thanks to all that sunlight and the PenLight net-metering program, you can build energy credits in the summer months and work them off during our darker months. Solar panels also operate more efficiently in our cooler summer […]
The Fox Island Fair is an island tradition, hosted by the Fox Island Community and Recreation Association (FICRA). Through the years, it has become the biggest community event of the year, featuring the popular music and food court. The fair is Saturday, August 11, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be hot dogs, […]
Founded in 2009 on the Key Peninsula, Food Backpacks 4 Kids (FB4K) is a community-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit service organization consisting of a corps of concerned volunteers whose mission is to meet the nutritional needs of hungry children at times when other resources are not available. FB4K works to meet the needs of food-insecure students, packing […]
Peninsula Light Co. has nine directors on its board. Each year, three seats are up for election. This year, incumbents Paul Alvestad, Nick Markovich and Debra Ross ran for re-election. Candidates selected by the Nominating Committee to run against incumbents were Glen Bertini, Dan Merkle and Lee Smith. Any qualified candidate can apply for consideration […]
Cities have reaped substantial savings as a result of retrofitting streetlights, in both energy and maintenance. With the assistance of PenLight, the city of Gig Harbor converted all 714 city-owned and maintained light fixtures that used metal halide or high pressure sodium lamps to new higher efficiency LED (light emitting diode) lamps. The conversion allowed […]
For more than a decade, our board of directors outlined a capital plan to improve the reliability of our system. When our current CEO joined us, he took that plan to the next level, challenging the staff to strive for the first quartile of reliability (see article on previous page). The focus of that plan […]
