Periodic rate increases are to be expected, but where are the savings resulting from the PUD takeover of PSE?  Also, where is the greener power promised by takeover proponents?  Not only are there no discernable savings in power costs, there has been no net gain on the environmental front.  All power delivered by the PUD are legacy kilowatts from BPA.  Which means simply that the power delivered by the PUD is simply a redistribution of pre-existing clean resources (e.g., hydro and nuclear) - adding not a kilowatt of new clean energy.  Conversely, while the PUD is exempt from creating new clean resources, PSE and its customers have been busy investing in major wind and solar power projects, among the largest in the nation.  Remind me again why we incurred over $100 million in debt to run PSE out of town?  Oh, sorry, I forgot - PSE is a business seeking to make a profit and that can't be tolerated.