(MONTESANO, WA) -- Grays Harbor County Commissioners
approved $50,000 in .09 funds for the Satsop Business Park’s study of ways to
increase its power capacity. This is a joint venture between the Port of Grays
Harbor and the PUD, as was the recent fiber optic cable landing study.
Commission President Randy Ross said the park has already
neared its capacity to provide power and another business the size of
Overstock, one of the largest tenants, could come close to tapping it out, and
business park manager of business development Alissa Shay said the current
power supply does not meet potential power demands.
The current power capacity at the Satsop Business Park is 40
megawatts. The study will examine ways to double that capacity, possibly by
connecting the existing PUD substation at the business park to a nearby
Bonneville Power Association substation.
Along with the $50,000 approved by the county, the PUD and
Port are chipping in the additional $25,000 needed to fund the study, the
results of which should be available later this year.
