Snohomish County PUD began operating as an electric utility on September 1, 1949, providing public power to Snohomish County and Camano Island. (We actually began as a water utility on January 17, 1946, but we don’t provide water service to the entire county.)
Snohomish County PUD is a municipal corporation of the state of Washington, formed by a majority vote of the people for the purpose of providing electric and/or water utility service. There are 27 other PUDs in Washington, but we are the largest.
Snohomish County PUD is the second largest publicly owned utility in the Pacific Northwest and the twelfth largest in the nation in terms of customers served. The PUD’s service area consists of 2,200 square miles, including all of Snohomish County and Camano Island. The utility maintains about 5,800 miles of distribution line.
We are the nation’s 12th largest public utility, serving over 318,000 electric and nearly 20,000 water customers with a work force of about 1,000. We are an equal opportunity employer and have a continuing commitment to the diversity of our workforce, equal employment and affirmative action. The PUD recruits, hires, trains, promotes and compensates individuals at all levels without regard to race, color, creed, sex, age, marital status, families with children, national origin, ethnic background, religion, sexual orientation (including gender expression and identity), political ideology, veteran's status, injured worker’s status, the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a disabled person, or any other basis prohibited by local, state or federal laws. Snohomish County is located just north of Seattle and is the fastest-growing county in Washington state.
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