Columbia River PUD

Columbia River PUD Our mission is to provide quality services at the lowest practical cost. Our service area includes the communities of St. This page is not monitored 24/7.

Columbia River People’s Utility District provides safe, reliable, and affordable electric service and energy-saving advice to 20,500 customers in Columbia County, Oregon. Helens, Scappoose, Columbia City, Rainier, Warren, Deer Island, Prescott, and surrounding areas. Please report outages and other service issues by calling (503) 397-1844. By using this page, you agree there is no expectation of p

rivacy for any post to the page. With that in mind, we ask you to avoid posting personal details such as your account number, address, or phone number. We ask all users of this page to keep it clean and to treat each other with respect. We reserve the right to remove posts containing language involving insults, threats, harassment, personal attacks, vulgar or profane content, abusive comments, suggestions or encouragement of violence or illegal activities, and commercial solicitations. Any user who makes such posts may be banned from the page. By using our page, you are accepting these policies and practices.

Today is the start of National Preparedness Month. Please consider putting together an emergency kit and discussing emer...
09/01/2026

Today is the start of National Preparedness Month. Please consider putting together an emergency kit and discussing emergency plans with your family.

Today marks the start of National Preparedness Month! ✅This year’s theme: Americans Stand Ready.

When we prepare, we can keep ourselves, our loved ones & our communities safe from emergencies that could happen anytime, anywhere. Visit ready.gov/stand-ready to join us today.

Some of our wonderful employees & their families spent time on their day off helping build a fence at Habitat for Humani...
08/31/2026

Some of our wonderful employees & their families spent time on their day off helping build a fence at Habitat for Humanity's new home in St. Helens. This is another fantastic project from Columbia County Habitat for Humanity right here in our community. Thank you for doing such great work!

Entries for our coloring contest are due on Monday, August 31, so please be sure to get them turned in soon! All kids ag...
08/26/2026

Entries for our coloring contest are due on Monday, August 31, so please be sure to get them turned in soon! All kids ages 5-12 who enter will get a free ice cream cone!
www.crpud.net/coloring-contest

Send us your pictures! The deadline to enter this year's Calendar Photo Contest is August 31 – less than a week away! Up...
08/25/2026

Send us your pictures! The deadline to enter this year's Calendar Photo Contest is August 31 – less than a week away! Upload your pictures at crpud.net/calendar and help us show off Columbia County's beauty!

Photo by Keith Sisco

Happy National Hydropower Day!
08/24/2026

Happy National Hydropower Day!

to keep electricity bills in check 💪 📉 With roughly half of our electricity in the Northwest being supplied by hydropower, we enjoy a foundation of low-cost, affordable energy.

Thanks to long-lasting infrastructure and decades of stable, predictable output, the lower costs of our existing dams mean real savings on your monthly bill. It's another reason to celebrate !

We had fun delivering pork to our three local senior centers last week! We purchased four pigs at this year's 4H livesto...
08/20/2026

We had fun delivering pork to our three local senior centers last week! We purchased four pigs at this year's 4H livestock auction at the fair and divvied up the meat among the Rainier, St. Helens & Scappoose senior centers.

We are hosting an American Red Cross  blood drive on Monday, August 31. Please consider registering to donate.The Red Cr...
08/17/2026

We are hosting an American Red Cross blood drive on Monday, August 31. Please consider registering to donate.

The Red Cross recently declared an emergency blood shortage and desperately needs donations. This shortage is especially serious for types O positive and B negative blood.

You can register at https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=columbiaPUD

Happy 8-1-1 Day! Please remember to call before you dig! Call 8-1-1 to request locates at least three days before beginn...
08/11/2026

Happy 8-1-1 Day! Please remember to call before you dig! Call 8-1-1 to request locates at least three days before beginning any excavation projects.

With all the smoke we had last week, be sure to change the filter in your HVAC system. Dirty or clogged filters force sy...
08/10/2026

With all the smoke we had last week, be sure to change the filter in your HVAC system. Dirty or clogged filters force systems to work harder, which can increase your electric bill and shorten the lifespan of your equipment.

We're entering the home stretch of this year's Calendar Photo Contest! The deadline to enter is August 31. Upload your p...
08/06/2026

We're entering the home stretch of this year's Calendar Photo Contest! The deadline to enter is August 31.

Upload your pictures of beautiful Columbia County at crpud.net/calendar. Please remember to submit horizontal photos - we do not accept vertical images.

Photo by Tracey Barker

Address

64001 Columbia River Highway
Deer Island, OR
97054

Opening Hours

Monday 7am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 7am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 7am - 5:30pm
Thursday 7am - 5:30pm

Telephone

(503) 397-1844

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