Special Meeting Called by the Chairman

A Special Meeting called by the Chairman of the Pascoag Utility District Board of Utility Commissioners will be held on Friday, August 19, 2016, at 10:00 AM in the District office, 253 Pascoag Main Street, Pascoag, RI. Agenda Executive Session  To go into executive session pursuant to 42-46-5 (a) (6), concerning the Invenergy power plant’s intention […]

The Water Main Cleaning/Lining Project Has Begun

The water main cleaning/lining project has begun, and our contractor, Biszko Contracting Corp.,  is adding new valves and will be laying down the temporary by-pass mains along Pascoag Main Street this week in coordination with the RI-DOT roadwork on Route 107.   The work will also include the replacement of all valves and fire hydrants. The […]

Pascoag Utility District awarded $2.4M for water projects

Funds will be used to upgrade water service to 1,000 homes By JOSEPH FITZGERALD [email protected]   BURRILLVILLE – The Pascoag Utility District was awarded loans and grants totaling more than $2.4 million from the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development to rehabilitate its aging water system. The funding, which was awarded Friday – Earth […]

Electric Rate Decrease for 2016!

Pascoag Utility District (PUD) is pleased to report that our pass-through rates (Standard Offer, Transmission and Transition) were decreased beginning January 1, 2016.  On top of that reduction, Pascoag is also applying a credit of $0.00222/kWh to return a portion of our Purchase Power Restricted Fund, which had built up over time to a level […]

Customers Approve Phase I of Water Main Cleaning/Cement Lining Project

We are very pleased for the overwhelming customer support shown last night at our Annual Meeting for the Phase 1 of our water main cleaning/cement lining project.  This first phase will dramatically improve a significant part of our system.   The cleaning/lining project, with financing and grant money from USDA for Phase 1, will begin next […]

A Letter to Our Water Customers

Pascoag Utility District (“PUD”), at a special Board of Utility Commissioners meeting in September, determined that we need to address the hardship that our water customers have faced this year, where many have experienced one or more instances of rusty water. Although we have been working hard to upgrade our water distribution infrastructure, we also […]

State Energy Office, Pascoag Utility District Partner on LED Streetlight Conversion

Providence, R.I., – The Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources (OER) today joined Pascoag Utility District (PUD) representatives to present an update on their joint Light Emitting Diode (LED) streetlight conversion project to the Burrillville Town Council. The project aims to reduce energy costs for the local community; decrease utility maintenance and equipment costs; and […]