RESIDENTIAL Account & Billing Safety & Outages Customer Service Efficiency & Green Options Construction Services Who We Are BUSINESS PAY BILL SIGN IN OUTAGES Our history PSE has a rich history of energy leadership, ground-breaking innovation and dedicated service to our customers and local communities. Here’s an at-a-glance timeline, with notable energy milestones. 1873 New Year's Eve Seattle Gas Light Company, the earliest PSE predecessor established this same year, introduces the Washington Territory to manufactured gas lighting. 1879 Thomas Edison invents the first long-lasting incandescent light bulb. 1883 Charles Fritts builds the first genuine solar cell. 1884 The electric alternator is invented, an electric generator producing alternating current (AC) better for sending electricity over long distances. 1886 Thanks to Seattle Electric Light Company, a PSE predecessor, the Puget Sound region receives electric service from a central power plant. 1898 PSE predecessor Puget Sound Power and Light builds the region's first large hydroelectric plant at Snoqualmie Falls. 1932 PSE predecessors build the Columbia River's first massive hydropower plant, the Rock Island Dam, now owned and operated by Chelan County Public Utility District. Mid 1930s PSE predecessor Puget Sound Power and Light goes to Hollywood, filming energy's role in society in "Looking Forward" — a quaint and pure public relations effort of the day. 1937 The Bonneville Dam begins delivering electric power from the Columbia River. 1956 The Puget Sound region receives its first natural gas service from the Washington Natural Gas Company, a PSE predecessor. 1994 The first solar dish generator is tied to a utility grid. 1997 PSE adopts its name and current structure upon the merger of Puget Sound Power and Light Company and Washington Energy Company. 2005 With two wind facilities complete (Wild Horse and Hopkins Ridge), PSE is the single largest producer of renewable energy in the Pacific Northwest. 2012 PSE completes its third and largest wind project, the 343-megawatt Lower Snake River Wind Facility. 2020 Our mission today is deep decarbonization and greenhouse gas emissions reduction. We will be coal free by 2025, carbon neutral by 2030, and have 100% clean electricity by 2045. Our local distribution system will have net zero methane emissions by 2022. JOIN OUR TEAM Apply today to join a team dedicated to service and excellence across Washington state. QUICK LINKS Contact us My account Start, stop or move Power outages Construction Savings and rebates Careers at PSE RATES News and notices Pending UTC filings Electric tariff Gas tariff Price summaries REP certification RESOURCE PLANNING Integrated Resource Plan Acquiring energy Electricity supply Hydro power Thermal power Wind power Solar power Natural gas supply Natural gas storage Energy imbalance market HYDRO LICENSING Baker River licensing Hydro licensing contact information Snoqualmie Falls licensing What is hydro licensing CONTACT US PRIVACY POLICY TERMS OF USE 2021 Puget Sound Energy. All rights reserved.