Pacific Power & Light Company
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- Jun 11, 1914State Reviewing Power Utility RatesThe state public service commission is listing the valuation of Pacific Power & Light properties, setting the stage for a potential battle over utility charges.Yakima, WA
- Nov 5, 1914Small Towns Face Power HikePacific Power & Light warns that if rates are cut in North Yakima, rural communities will bear the cost burden.Kennewick, WA
- Dec 16, 1915State Commission Slashes Electricity RatesPublic Service Commission mandates 16 to 30 percent cut for residential users and reforms irrigation power billing in Kennewick.Kennewick, WA
- Jan 21, 1916Hanford Ranchers Challenge Power Company Water RatesWhen the Pacific Power Company tried to hike rates to cover their own overhead, White Bluffs ranchers fought back with a fight over what an irrigation season is actually worth.Kennewick, WA
- Jan 21, 1916The Power Rate Fight Hits the CourtsA major utility battles state regulators over irrigation and residential pricing in Eastern Washington.Olympia, WA
- Feb 11, 1916Farmers and Utilities Face Off Over Irrigation RatesAfter a protracted legal battle, White Bluffs irrigation users meet to negotiate a flat rate for power with the Pacific Power & Light Company.White Bluffs, WA
- May 4, 1916Eighty-Five Portland Boosters Take Kennewick by StormA trade excursion rolls into town for four hours of speeches, store visits, and open-river boosterism — with the mayor, the railroads, and a 'cocktail' cherry orchard all in on the fun.Kennewick, WA
- Dec 28, 1916The Night Kennewick Lit Its Community Christmas TreeSnow fell as hundreds of children gathered at Second and Yakima for candy, carols and a Boy Scout–guarded tree—with enough left over to send bags to a Spokane orphanage.Kennewick, WA