PUD Celebrates Major Infrastructure Upgrades

Community Invited to Ribbon Cutting for Three Significant Projects Benefiting Stanwood and Camano Island

Community members are invited to celebrate the completion of three significant infrastructure improvement projects benefiting the Camano Island and Stanwood communities at a ribbon cutting on Thursday, Dec. 11 from noon to 1 p.m. at 531 E. North Camano Dr., Camano Island, WA.

The Snohomish County PUD has recently completed a series of reliability improvement projects including the North Camano Substation project, a new 115kV Stanwood to Camano transmission line, and the new Twin City Substation in Stanwood. The ribbon cutting event will include speeches from PUD Commissioner Sid Logan, Island County Commissioner Janet St. Clair, City of Stanwood Mayor Sid Roberts, and PUD CEO/General Manager John Haarlow. Attendees will be invited to tour the new substation after the ceremony.

“These projects represent years of planning, dedication, and collaboration,” said PUD Commissioner Sid Logan. “Together, we have rebuilt the North Camano Substation and built the new Twin City Substation in Stanwood, which strengthened the backbone of our local power distribution. We have also constructed the Stanwood to Camano 115kV Transmission Line, which created critical redundancy for Camano Island. In doing so, we replaced more than 100 aging utility poles and over six miles of wire, greatly enhancing the reliability of our electrical system.”

The infrastructure investments were completed over a series of years with most of the work being completed by PUD crews.

“What makes this accomplishment especially meaningful is our decision to take the work in-house. Rather than outsourcing, we relied on the remarkable expertise and creativity of Team PUD,” said Haarlow. “This approach resulted in substantial savings for our customers and allowed us to harness the full potential of our talented staff.”

Attendees should wear sturdy shoes and dress for the weather. This event may be cancelled if inclement weather occurs and crews are needed for power restoration. Parking is available at Freedom Park.