Dates that matter
Rate cases are decided in public. The two comment hearings on PSE’s 2027–2029 request are the single best chance for ordinary customers to be heard on the record, and the Kitsap public-power vote is the first of its kind in PSE territory since 2020. Recurring meetings are listed with their patterns; tentative dates are marked.
Public comment hearing, in person
UTC headquarters, 621 Woodland Square Loop SE, Room 115, Lacey, WA 98503. Dockets UE-260005 / UG-260006. Sign up to speak on arrival; 2–3 minutes each is typical. Bring a copy of a recent bill.
UTC case page ↗Public comment hearing, virtual
Zoom Meeting ID 822 1351 8474#, passcode 226995#. Phone: 253-215-8782. If you can’t attend either, written comments to [email protected] (subject “Public Comment”, cite UE-260005) are forwarded to Public Counsel and enter the record.
Submit a written comment ↗Kitsap County: public power on the ballot
Kitsap PUD asks voters for authority to study and pursue taking over PSE’s electric system serving 130,000+ customers. Ballots mail about Oct 16. All ten Washington U.S. House seats are also on the ballot.
What the vote meansSeptember 2026 → April 2027
Standing meetings you can attend
- UTC open meetings: typically the 2nd and 4th Thursday, 9:30 am, hybrid in Lacey or Zoom (ID 829 5233 3564, passcode 101498). To speak on an agenda item, email [email protected] or call 360-664-1234 with the docket number. Agendas post a few days ahead.
- PSE Equity Advisory Group: 3rd Monday, 5–7 pm, nine times a year (none in April, August, December); livestreamed; [email protected], 425-818-2051.
- PSE Resource Planning Advisory Group: roughly monthly; public may observe and comment; livestreamed on PSE’s ISP YouTube channel; [email protected].
- PSE Energy Efficiency Public Participation Forum: advises on conservation programs; efficiencyforum.pse.com.
- Whatcom PUD commission: keeps its public-power study on file; agendas at pudwhatcom.org.
- PSE Low-Income Advisory Committee: no public schedule is posted; ask PSE customer care or check UTC low-income dockets.
Groups working on PSE rates and public power
- Power to the PUBLIC! (Thurston County public-power campaign): powertothepublic.org, @Power2Public.
- Thurston Climate Action Team: thurstonclimateaction.org/events-2/
- 350 Seattle: 350seattle.org/calendar · [email protected] · 206-929-5950.
- Sierra Club Washington Chapter: intervenor in the rate case; sierraclub.org/washington/calendar.
- NW Energy Coalition: intervenor; nwenergy.org.
- Kitsap PUD: public information on the Nov 3 measure at kpud.org.
No 2026 city-council or county hearings on public power had been scheduled as of Sept 11, 2026 outside Kitsap. This calendar is maintained by hand; email corrections to [email protected].