Who to call, write, and show up in front of
Three commissioners decide what PSE can charge. One office in the Attorney General’s shop argues for you. Your legislators write the rules both work under. And PSE’s executives read their mail. Here is everyone, with the shortest route to each.
The three moves that count most this fall
Comment on docket UE-260005
Every comment is a public record forwarded to the commissioners and Public Counsel. Email [email protected] with subject “Public Comment”, your name, address, whether you support or oppose, and why. Or use the web form, call 1-888-333-9882, or mail P.O. Box 47250, Olympia, WA 98504-7250.
UTC comment form ↗Speak at the hearings
Sept 29, 6–8 pm, UTC HQ, 621 Woodland Square Loop SE, Room 115, Lacey. Oct 7, 6–8 pm, Zoom ID 822 1351 8474#, passcode 226995#, phone 253-215-8782. Commissioners attend; testimony is transcribed.
Details on the calendarCall the Legislative Hotline
1-800-562-6000 (TTY 1-800-833-6388). Operators forward your message to all three of your district legislators. Ask them where they stand on capping utility profit and executive-pay recovery, data-center cost-shifting (HB 2515), and monthly bill assistance (HB 2373) before the Jan 11, 2027 session.
Find your legislators ↗Reaching PSE
PSE publishes no executive-escalation line. Ask customer care for a supervisor, then file with the UTC, which forwards complaints to the company for response.
Mon–Fri 7:30 am–6:30 pm. TTY 1-800-962-9498. Energy Advisors (rebates) 1-800-562-1482. Correspondence: PSE, BOT-01H, P.O. Box 91269, Bellevue, WA 98009-9269.
Write: Puget Sound Energy, 355 110th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98004 (or P.O. Box 97034, Bellevue 98009-9734). Also: Jamie Martin, SVP & CFO · Matt Steuerwalt, SVP External Affairs · Jon Piliaris, VP Regulatory Affairs · Aaron August, SVP Chief Customer Officer · Lorna Luebbe, SVP General Counsel.
Media line 1-888-831-7250 (press only). Advisory groups: [email protected] (Equity Advisory Group), [email protected] (Resource Planning), 425-818-2051.
Washington Utilities & Transportation Commission
Three commissioners appointed by the governor. They set PSE’s rates, profit and service standards.
File a complaint about PSE
Contact PSE first. Then: 1-888-333-9882 (9 am–12:30 pm and 1:30–4 pm; closed Tuesdays and Thursdays), [email protected], or the online complaint form. Include account name, service address, account number, the problem and what you’ve tried. Mail: UTC, P.O. Box 47250, Olympia, WA 98504.
Speak at an open meeting or the PBR docket
Open meetings are typically the 2nd and 4th Thursday, 9:30 am; to speak on an item email [email protected] or call 360-664-1234 with the docket number. Comments on performance-based regulation (Docket U-210590, due Oct 9, 2026) go to [email protected]. Commissioners’ bios: utc.wa.gov/about-us/commissioners.
800 Fifth Ave., Suite 2000, Seattle, WA 98104-3188. In the 2026 case Public Counsel proposes an 8.17% return on equity and up to $695 million in 2027 savings. Your UTC comments are forwarded to this office.
P.O. Box 40002, Olympia, WA 98504. Commissioner Rendahl’s seat comes up Jan 1, 2027; the governor will fill it.
Where utility bills get written
2027 session convenes Monday, Jan 11, 2027 (105 days). Committees reorganize in January; chairs below are as of the 2025–26 interim.
Vice Chair Zach Hall (D-5) · Ranking Member Mary Dye (R-9) · Asst. Ranking Mark Klicker (R-16). Committee staff 360-786-7113.
Vice Chairs Victoria Hunt (D-5) and Vandana Slatter (D-48) · Ranking Member Matt Boehnke (R-8). Senate Committee Services 360-786-7400.
Find your own three legislators: enter your address at app.leg.wa.gov/DistrictFinder, or call the Legislative Hotline at 1-800-562-6000 and the operator will look them up and take your message. Directories: leg.wa.gov/legislators.
County councils and commissions in PSE territory
Counties can form PUDs, grant them electric authority and fund feasibility studies. They also negotiate franchise terms with PSE.
| County | PSE service | Body & contact |
|---|---|---|
| King | Electric + gas (not Seattle) | King County Council (9 members) · councilmembers ↗ |
| Pierce | Electric + gas (not Tacoma) | Pierce County Council · 253-798-7777 · contact ↗ |
| Snohomish | Gas only (Snohomish PUD electric) | Snohomish County Council · 425-388-3494 · [email protected] · council ↗ |
| Kitsap | Electric (all) · public power vote Nov 3 | Commissioners Christine Rolfes (chair), Oran Root, Katie Walters · 614 Division St, Port Orchard · contact ↗ |
| Thurston | Electric + gas | Commissioners Carolina Mejia, Rachel Grant, Tye Menser, Wayne Fournier, Emily Clouse · 360-786-5440 · contact ↗ |
| Whatcom | Electric (all) | Whatcom County Council · 360-778-5010 · councilmembers ↗ · Whatcom PUD keeps a public-power study on file |
| Skagit | Electric (all) | Commissioners · 360-416-1300 · [email protected] · page ↗ |
| Island | Electric (most) | Commissioners · 360-679-7354 · Coupeville · page ↗ |
| Kittitas | Electric + gas (parts) | Commissioners · 509-962-7508 · [email protected] · page ↗ |
| Lewis | Gas (parts) | Board of County Commissioners · Chehalis · lewiscountywa.gov ↗ |
Federal delegation
BPA power allocation, federal tax credits and FERC oversight of transmission are federal. All ten House seats are on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot.
U.S. Senators
Patty Murray (D) · Maria Cantwell (D), who chairs or leads on the Senate Commerce Committee and sits on Energy & Natural Resources. Find contact forms at senate.gov.
U.S. House (PSE territory districts)
WA-1 Suzan DelBene (D) · WA-2 Rick Larsen (D) · WA-6 Emily Randall (D) · WA-7 Pramila Jayapal (D) · WA-8 Kim Schrier (D) · WA-9 Adam Smith (D) · WA-10 Marilyn Strickland (D). Also WA-3 Gluesenkamp Perez, WA-4 Newhouse, WA-5 Baumgartner. Find yours at house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative.
Organizations already in the fight
NW Energy Coalition
Intervenor in the rate case. 811 1st Ave, Suite 305, Seattle · 206-621-0094 · [email protected]
Sierra Club Washington
Intervenor. 180 Nickerson St #202, Seattle · 206-378-0114 · [email protected]
Earthjustice (NW office)
Counsel for the Joint Environmental Advocates in UE-260005 · [email protected]
Climate Solutions · Front and Centered · WA Conservation Action
Co-intervenors pressing for lower increases and electrification instead of new gas plants.
Washington PUD Association
The public utilities’ trade group. 212 Union Ave SE, Suite 201, Olympia · 360-741-2675
American Public Power Association
Municipalization playbooks and case studies · [email protected]
Power to the PUBLIC!
Thurston County public-power campaign · powertothepublic.org · @Power2Public
Puget Sound Sage
Climate and energy justice; authored the 2020 utility executive pay report. 414 Maynard Ave S, Seattle
What to say in two minutes
“My name is ___ and I live in ___. I’m a PSE customer. My typical bill went from about $97 in 2023 to about $160 this year, and PSE is asking for another $28 a month next year, plus more in 2028 and 2029. PSE’s owners are six foreign pension and investment funds who are being paid a 9.9% return, and want 10.8%. Public Counsel has shown an 8.17% return is fair and that shareholders, not customers, should pay for executive bonuses, lobbying and investor relations. I’m asking the Commission to adopt Public Counsel’s recommendations, reject the new gas-plant contracts that will lock in costs for 17 years, and hold PSE to the affordability standard in the Clean Energy Transformation Act. Thank you.”
Adjust the numbers to your own bill. Personal detail beats statistics: what did you cut to pay it?