Community
Your community partner
We are part of our local community. We live, work, and play alongside the people we serve. We work hard to keep our local communities healthy, safe and economically vibrant.
Community Events
Community Service
Grant PUD is more than a power company, our customers are also our neighbors. Grant PUD encourages community service. We sponsor a number of events, including a food drive to benefit those throughout Grant County.
The collective efforts of Grant PUD and its employees was reconized by the American Public Power Association (APPA). Grant PUD recieved the associations national award honoring the utilities commitment to the communities we serve.
You can learn about all of Grant PUD's ongoing efforts in our entry submission to APPA.
Grant County Fair
Join us each August at the Grant County Fairgrounds for the Grant County Fair. In addition to fun giveaway items found at our booth, visitors can also explore the culture of the Wanapum at their traveling exhibit. Also, every evening Grant PUD’s line crew provides their electrical safety demonstration.
Archeology Days
In October, schools from around Grant County visit the Wanapum Heritage Center for Archeology Days. Archaeology Days provides a fun and interactive experience for all to learn more about the Wanapum way of life. Enjoy hands-on activities and events as well as expert speakers on a host of cultural, historical and natural topics. For more information, visit Wanapum.org.
Share the Light, formerly known as “Share the Warmth,” is a Grant PUD customer-funded account that makes it easy for customers to help qualifying customers-in-need pay their electric bills. Learn more, below, about how you can help – or receive help – in keeping the lights on.
Pay-it-Forward
Grant PUD's Pay-it-Forward fund with the Columbia Basin Foundation provides opportunity for Grant PUD customers to contribute to various projects benefitting the community. Prior donations to the Pay-it-Forward fund have gone to support Big Bend Community College's Workforce Education Center, local food banks, education programs for kids, and Share the Warmth. For more information on how to contribute to the Pay-it-Forward fund please contact info@ColumbiaBasinFoundation.
