Lewis County
Fact Sheet
PSE.com
PSE and Lewis County working together
PSE profile in Lewis County (2010):
Customers: 4,617 natural gas
Employees: 14
Natural gas-storage facilities:
• Puget Sound Energy co-owns and operates the Northwest’s largest natural
gas-storage reservoir, the Jackson Prairie Underground Natural Gas Storage
Facility, located in Lewis County:
»» Ensures reliable, cost-effective natural gas service for consumers during
the region’s annual wintertime peaks in natural gas demand
»» Allows PSE to meet more than 40 percent of its customers’ peak winter
demand with the facility’s stored reserves
»» The 14th largest storage reservoir in the United States in terms of
capacity for natural gas withdrawal and delivery to consumers
Natural gas-delivery facilities:
• 142 miles of natural gas pipeline
• Five gate stations
Jackson Prairie Underground Natural
Gas Storage Facility
Power-delivery facilities:
• One mile of high-voltage transmission lines
• One transmission substation
Customer-service facilities:
• Centralia Operating Base
Natural gas-system investments:
• Major maintenance and reliability projects include:
»» A new $3 million, 6,000-foot natural gas line in Chehalis to increase
the natural gas system’s reliability and accommodate future growth
(completed 2007)
»» A $44 million expansion of Jackson Prairie, boosting the storage
facility’s daily gas withdrawal capacity by 35 percent, to 1.15 billion cubic
feet per day (completed 2008)
»» A $4.4 million project to replace an additional 13,200 feet of natural gas
line along Coal Creek Road in Chehalis (2011 completion)
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Community involvement:
• PSE, its employees and the Puget Sound Energy Foundation provide charitable contributions to many Lewis County
organizations, including the Centralia College Foundation, Human Response Network, Lewis County Economic
Development Council, Lewis County Food Bank Coalition, Pope’s Kids Place and United Way of Lewis County
Community involvement (cont.)
• Made a financial contribution to Lewis County Food Bank
• Bill-payment assistance in Lewis County (2008-09 program year):
»» PSE’s Home Energy Lifeline Program (HELP): $36,000
»» The Salvation Army Warm Home Fund: $500
Energy efficiency / renewable-energy programs:
• Lewis County residential and commercial customers prevented more than 40,000 pounds of carbon dioxide from being
released into the environment in 2008 by taking advantage of PSE’s energy-efficiency programs
• 22 residential customers took advantage of more than $5,300 in PSE energy-efficiency grants and rebates; their facility
upgrades annually save approximately 1,700 therms of natural gas
• Two commercial customers took advantage of more than $6,700 in PSE energy-efficiency grants and rebates; their
facility upgrades annually save approximately 1,743 therms of natural gas
• PSE is working with the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis to maximize the reach of federal stimulus grant funds the
confederation is receiving for energy-efficiency measures