GM Articles

• 2019 General Manager Articles

• 2017 General Manager Articles

  • January - Managers' Message by Jim Smith
  • February - We Remember Commissioner Hill by Jim Smith
  • March - 2017 Financial Outlook by Jim Smith
  • March - Financial Outlook continued, by Jim Smith
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• 2016 General Manager Articles

  • January - Holiday Message
  • February - KPUD's Opportunities & Challenges by John Janney, CFO
  • March - Wind Generation in Klickitat County, by Jim Smith
  • April - Keep it Safe....Spring Chore Tips
  • June - KPUD's Future Energy Plan, by Jim Smith
  • July - Outdoor Electrical Safety by Jim Smith
  • August - Klickitat PUD Updates, by Ron Schultz
  • Sept. - Public Power Week
  • Oct. - 2015 Financial Audit
  • Nov. - Global Warming, by Jim Smith
  • Dec. - Helping Your Community, by Jim Smith

• 2015 General Manager Articles

  • January - Ron Ihrig Receives Lifetime Achievement Award, by Jim Smith
  • February - Financial Outlook, by Jim Smith
  • March - Cost of Service Analysis Indicates Rate Increase, by Jim Smith
  • April - Net-Metered Account Rebate Program by Jim Smith
  • May - Electric Rate Increase by Jim Smith
  • June - Power Line Safety Alert
  • July - Determining Strategic Goals by Jim Smith
  • August - 2014 Financial Audit by Jim Smith
  • September - Online Bill Pay/Meter-Read Enhancements by Brandy Myers
  • October - Public Power Week by Jim Smith
  • November - Operation Warm Heart by Jim Smith
  • December - Electric Rate Increase by Jim Smith

• 2014 General Manager Articles

  • January - 2014 Budget & Financial Outlook by Jim Smith
  • January - Budget & Financial Outlook (continued)
  • February - PUD Commission Elects New Officers - 
  • March - Outages due to January storms by Jim Smith
  • April - System Reliability, by Ron Ihrig
  • May - Customer Survey Results by Jim Smith
  • June - Summertime Safety by Jim Smith
  • July - Ensuring System Reliability by Ron Schultz
  • August - 2013 Financial Audit by Jim Smith
  • September - Klickitat PUD Updates by Jim Smith
  • October - Celebrate Public Power Week by Commissioner Dan Gunkel
  • November - Operation Warm Heart by Mike DeMott
  • December - Electric Rate Design and Limits on Power by Jim Smith

• 2013 General Manager Articles

  •   FEBRUARY (Financial Outlook - by Jim Smith)
  •   MARCH (KPUD Visits Communities - by Jim Smith)
  •   APRIL (KPUD Charts 2012 Electric Outage History-by Ron Ihrig)
  •   MAY (Upcoming KPUD System Improvements - by Ron Schultz)
  •   JUNE (PUD Community Meeting Updates - by Jim Smith)
  •   JULY (Customer Survey - by Jim Smith)
  •   AUGUST (Strategic Planning Session - by Jim Smith)
  •   SEPTEMBER (Bonneville Power Administration Update - by Jim Smith)
  •   OCTOBER (Celebrating Public Power Week & KPUD's 75th Anniversary - by Jim Smith)
  •   OCTOBER (75th Anniversary....continued - by Jim Smith)
  •   (NOVEMBER article is under "News from Commissioners"   by Commissioner Dan Gunkel)
  •   DECEMBER (Operation Warm Heart - by Jim Smith)

• 2012 General Manager Articles

  • JANUARY (Customer Satisfaction is High)
  • FEBRUARY (2012 Budget Streamlines Spending)
  • MAY (Rates and Projects)
  • JUNE (Columbia Rvr Spring Run-Off & BPA's Oversupply Management Protocol)
  • JULY (Using Cost-Controlling Measures During Tough Economic Times)
  • SEPTEMBER (Rate Increases for 2012 & 2013)
  • OCTOBER (Public Power Week)
  • NOVEMBER (Our Amazing Communities)
  • DECEMBER (Operation Warm Heart)