pud
1 Americannoun
abbreviation
noun
Etymology
Origin of pud
By apocope
Example Sentences
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In rapid succession, Grant County P.U.D. fought court skirmishes with Washington's State Power Commission, which wanted to develop Priest Rapids itself, and with a local contractor who objected to the district's plan for power distribution.
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With authority under state law. the P.U.D. tried to buy up both federal and private systems.
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After absorbing the federal lines, it took out a capital-raising loan on them which added $51.000 a year in interest alone to the taxpayers' debt�and helped erase the P.U.D.'s competitive edge.
From Time Magazine Archive
By 1954. when Washington Water Power's 2.983 predominantly municipal customers were paying only 1.35� per kwh, the P.U.D.'s 2.300 predominantly rural customers were paying a rate of 2.72�.
From Time Magazine Archive
In 1953 the P.U.D. began legal condemnation proceedings against the private company's facilities, and many Stevens County citizens took a second look at their ostensibly "cheap"' public power system.
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