Truckee, Calif. – Sustained and wide-spread high temperatures and historic drought conditions are affecting the availability of power generation resources across the Western U.S., which could impact providers’ ability to meet electricity demand. Truckee Donner Public Utility District (TDPUD) is urging everyone to conserve energy and water during the forecasted Labor Day holiday heat wave. […]
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Truckee’s Unplanned Outage Information
The Truckee Donner Public Utility District (TDPUD) has been working diligently with our customers and local public safety partners to prepare for wildfire season and the new NV Energy Public Safety Outage Management (PSOM) wildfire safety power outages. Starting mid-morning Thursday, Sept. 16, the greater Truckee community got our first taste of a potential NV […]
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American Public Power Associations Awards TDPUD Highest RP3 Award
Truckee, Calif.March 23, 2021 – The Truckee Donner Public Utility District (TDPUD) has earned the highest Reliable Public Power Provider (RP3)® designation from the American Public Power Association (APPA) for providing reliable and safe electric service. TDPUD was recognized by APPA for achieving the Diamond RP3 level, representing the top 2% of public power utilities […]
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TDPUD Board Removes General Manager Scherzinger
Truckee, Calif. (November 19, 2020) – The Truckee Donner Public Utility District’s (TDPUD’s) Board of Directors made the exceedingly difficult decision to release general manger Rem Scherzinger. The Board announced a unanimous decision for a without cause termination of employment based on there not being a good fit. The decision was reported at a TDPUD […]
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Truckee Students Get Critical Connection for Distance Learning
Truckee, Calif. October 9, 2020 – So many people in our community are working together to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and help those hit hardest by the crisis. Significant challenges facing our local schools, students and families continue as Tahoe Truckee Unified School District (TTUSD) navigates the complexities of distance learning and now a […]
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Truckee Donner PUD Recovers from Another Huge Winter Storm
Truckee, Calif. (Feb. 24, 2017) – The greater Truckee community continues to respond to the latest series of severe winter storms that dumped over six feet of snow in some neighborhoods. The severe wind and snow caused power outages, traffic delays, falling trees and a reminded us again about the joys and challenges of life […]
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Truckee Donner PUD Recovers from Significant Winter Storms
TRUCKEE, CA, Jan. 18, 2017 – The greater Truckee community continues to respond to a series of severe winter storms that forced the Town of Truckee to declare a state-of-emergency and caused power outages, traffic delays, school closures, falling trees and flooding. This historic series of storms started on Jan. 4 and lasted through Jan. […]
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Truckee Donner PUD Transmission Power Restored by NV Energy
Truckee, Calif. January 11, 2017 – Truckee Donner Public Utility District (TDPUD) is responding to power outages caused by the recent blizzard. As communicated earlier, TDPUD lost transmission power from NV Energy to the entire district on Tuesday evening and all customers lost power. Crews responded and restored transmission power to TDPUD a little before […]
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Truckee Donner PUD Impacted by Significant Winter Storms
Truckee, Calif. January 9, 2017 – The greater Truckee community has been responding to a series of severe winter storms that have caused power outages, traffic delays, school closures, falling trees and flooding. This latest series of storms started over a week ago and are predicted to continue until at least Thursday, Jan. 12. Truckee […]
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Martis Valley Groundwater Basin Local SGMA Agencies Announce Public Meeting
TRUCKEE, CA, Nov. 4, 2016 – The Truckee Donner Public Utility District, Northstar Community Services District, Placer County Water Agency, Town of Truckee, Nevada County and Placer County (local SGMA agencies) are holding a public meeting to present and receive comments on the Martis Valley Groundwater Basin (MVGB) alternative submittal and the process for compliance […]