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Grays Harbor Utilities
Electricity
Electricity is provided by Grays Harbor Public Utility District throughout the County. The City of McCleary provides power to the residents and businesses within its boundaries. For industrial customers, the PUD will purchase power on the open market and pass the savings onto the company. Electric rates in Grays Harbor County are among the lowest in the nation. They range from $0.04806 per kWh for large volume industrial users to $0.067 for residential users. For more electrical rate information visit the Grays Harbor PUD.
Natural Gas
Cascade Natural Gas Corporation distributes natural gas in Grays Harbor County and provides service to most parts of the county. Rates per therm are as low as $0.70653 for large volume industrial users and for residential users the rate is $0.9203. For more information visit the Cascade Natural Gas website.
Water
The City of Aberdeen provides high quality industrial water to Aberdeen, Hoquiam, and Port businesses at a substantially lower rate than other communities provide. The industrial waterline has up to 10 million gallons per day of excess capacity. Each community has its own potable water facilities.
Wastewater
Most cities handle their own wastewater collection system and have the capacity to handle water intensive industries.
Telecommunications
Grays Harbor County connects you to the world via high technology infrastructure and service. OC48 telecommunication capabilities and 72 strand fiber optic lines throughout the county offer connectivity, redundancy and security. Businesses can take advantage of a secure co-location facility with expandable cabinet space and digital microwave, copper and traditional telephone connectivity for back-up. CenturyTel, Verizon and Qwest handle fixed telephone needs. Cellular telephone is provided by Verizon, NexTel, TMobile, Cingular and Qwest. Local Internet service providers include Techline, TSS and GH Online. High speed Internet access is nearly available everywhere.
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