Talk:Puget Sound Energy

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Math of fuel mix is unclear[edit]

The article claims that "Coal accounts for 36% of PSE’s electricity fuel mix", "Hydroelectricity generates 33% of PSE’s power supply", and "Natural gas-fired power generation accounts for 29% of the utility’s electricity fuel mix."

There is then a breakdown attributing 700 MW of capacity to the Montana coal plant, 236 MW of hydro, and 1,487 MW of natural gas. This doesn't line up with the percentages discussed. I think the problem is that capacity, and actual generation figures are intermixed. Either something's flat out wrong, or it needs to be restructured to avoid mixing actual generation figured versus capacity figures. 50.46.183.150 (talk) 02:15, 22 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Multiple wikipedia users at Puget Sound Energy[edit]

As noted in the article's side-bar, Puget Sound Energy has many employees. For obvious reasons, most PSE employees do not edit wikipedia articles using the PugetSoundEnergy username. According to the www.DNSstuff.com link at the bottom of 204.61.32.30'scontributions page, the 204.61.32.xxx NetRange belongs to Puget Sound Energy computers (including firewalls). Thus, user:PugetSoundEnergy is not the only PSE-affiliated user on wikipedia, and 204.61.32.30 represents more than one person behind the PSE firewall. -- 204.61.32.30 23:51, 10 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Third-party sources needed[edit]

This article needs sources other than PSE's website, such as Hoover's, Puget Sound Business Journal, The Seattle Times and Seattle Post-Intelligencer. momoricks ^talk 00:24, 15 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Concerns[edit]

This article shows evidence of bias. The writing style clearly reads as-if it were written directly by a company representative. There are many interesting controversies surrounding Puget Sound Energy, including their continued operation of a coal power plant when other utilities in the Pacific Northwest are shutting down their coal power plants. Puget Sound Energy also has many customer complaints about repeatedly over many decades being unable to keep the lights on during windstorms, or to respond in a timely manner when the lights go out. Puget Sound Energy is also currently subject to regulatory action re their energy conservation program. A more fair article would explore in a balanced manner not only what PSE does, but also what PSE doesn't do, what they do well, and what they do poorly.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.11.249.54 (talk) 01:56, 11 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Editing to Help Fix Concerns[edit]

I am an electrical engineer and a customer of PSE who is very experienced with PSE having been involved for some years now with their regulatory "IRP" process and with non-profits attempting to help WUTC regulate PSE's activities. I am editing to try to more fairly represent what PSE actually does and doesn't do, and where their actions have resulted in controversy. Most if not all of the information that was there before has been retained, but it has been re-ordered with the largest company activities listed first in order to avoid the appearance of "greenwashing." I am also putting in sections to permit comparison of PSE to other utilities locally and nationally. This is a "work in progress" and I do not have all the data cites in that one might like. Jimad (talk) 21:42, 2 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]