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Just a flick of the switch and it’s there. Most of us take electricity for granted. Lighting our homes and powering our appliances is so effortless that we don’t think about what it takes to make it happen. For decades, electric utilities have engaged in long-term planning and invested in research, infrastructure and technology to ensure that we all have safe, reliable and affordable power. 

Today utilities face a significant challenge. They must meet the rapidly rising demand for energy, achieve environmental goals and keep electricity reliable and affordable.

Electric utilities are customizing plans to meet their own communities’ needs and collaborating, comparing and sharing information to find solutions to the Northwest’s complex energy challenges.

The “Plan Today. Power Tomorrow.” project is one way for electric utilities to come together to educate everyone in the region about the realities of future energy challenges and how we all need to pull together to address them.

In today’s rapidly changing power industry, it is more important than ever for policymakers and the public to understand the state of the Northwest power system. This project, developed and coordinated by PNUCC, will help communicate the tradeoffs inherent in new and complicated energy issues and explain how these challenges affect what utilities must do to dependably deliver affordable electric power in the future.

PNUCC wants to help member utilities find ways to invite their customers to become part of the solution by raising awareness and showing them the benefits and impacts of their choices.