BEFORE THE WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
In the Matter of the Requested            )
Waiver of Statutory Notice in             )         DOCKET UG-001912
Connection with the Tariff            )         
Revision Filed by                      )         ORDER GRANTING LESS
Puget Sound Energy, Inc.             )         THAN STATUTORY NOTICE 
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      BACKGROUND 
1.                   On December 6, 2000, Puget Sound Energy, Inc., (PSE) filed 
with the Commission under its Advice No. 2000-22 revisions to its currently 
effective Tariff WN U-2 TARIFF, designated as 118th Revision Sheet No. 101 and 
2nd Revision Sheet No.101-B.
2.                   The tariff sheets bear an inserted effective date of 
January 6, 2001. This date recognizes statutory notice as required. The Company 
requests, however, that statutory notice be waived and that the revisions 
become effective December 14, 2000.
3.                   The proposed revisions implement decreases in the 
municipal taxes for: 
a) the City of Lake Forest Park to 4% from 6%. Ordinance No. 843 passed by the 
City Council of Lake Forest Park institutes this decrease effective November, 
25, 2000..
b) the City of Lakewood to 5% from 6%. Ordinance No. 232 passed by the City of 
Lakewood institutes this decrease effective December 11, 2000.
4.                   PSE wishes to implement the decreases as soon as possible 
per the effective dates of the ordinances.
5.                   Since the tariff revision filed herein is fair, just and 
reasonable, and waiver of statutory notice is not inconsistent with the public 
interest, it is deemed appropriate that the Company be granted the waiver it is 
requesting with an effective date of December 14, 2000.
FINDINGS 
6.                   After careful examination of the tariff revision filed 
herein by Puget Sound Energy, December 6, 2000, and giving consideration to all 
relevant matters and for good cause shown, the Commission finds that the tariff 
revisions should become effective December 14, 2000. This matter was brought 
before the Commission at its regularly scheduled open meeting on December 13, 
2000. The Commissioners, having been fully advised in the matter, and having 
determined the following order to be consistent with the public interest, 
direct the Secretary to enter the following order and related provisions.
O R D E R 
                          
7.                   THE COMMISSION THEREFORE ORDERS That the requested waiver 
of statutory notice in connection with the tariff revisions filed herein by 
Puget Sound Energy, December 6, 2000, is hereby granted, and said tariff 
revision shall become effective December 14, 2000.
                 
8.                   DATED at Olympia, Washington, and effective this 13th day 
of December, 2000. 
                  WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
                                                      CAROLE WASHBURN, 
Executive Secretary