Northern Wasco County PUD has received national recognition for achieving exceptional electric reliability in 2023.  The recognition comes from the American Public Power Association, a trade group that represents more than 2,000 not-for-profit, community-owned electric utilities.  APPA helps electric utilities track power outage and restoration data through its subscription-based eReliability Tracker service.  Once per year, APPA’s Reliability Team compares this data to national statistics tracked by the U.S. Energy Information Administration for all types of electric utilities.  Nationwide, the average public power customer has their lights out for less than half the amount of time that customers of other types of utilities do.