1938 - The citizens of Klickitat County create a public utility district. Small power plants serve some communities and PP&L serves the cities, but much of the county is without electricity.
1941 - The PUD's first 60 miles of line is completed and the PUD serves its first customer: Frank Ward of Glenwood. The new line piggy-backs on a BPA line from Condit Dam at Northwestern Lake to Glenwood.
1941 - The PUD's Trout Lake system is energized, giving the PUD 225 customers. Another 30 miles of line and 160 customers are added before World War II interrupts construction.
1947 - The PUD buys PP&L's facilities in the county, and overnight has 240 miles of line and 2,800 customers.
1952 - The PUD is serving 4,200 customers on more than 1,000 miles of line and every customer that requests electric service has access to it.
1997 - The PUD builds in its first power plant, a small hydro project at the fish ladder at McNary Dam. The project promises low cost, locally-controlled power for our future.
1999 - Sixty-one years after its creation, the PUD serves 10,000 customers with 1,600 miles of line and facilities valued at $60 million. Facilities include a new power plant at the Roosevelt landfill. The plant runs on methane produced by decomposing waste and is an important contribution to the regional green power supply.