Snohomish County Public Utility District is a municipal corporation of the State of Washington, formed by a majority vote of the people for the purpose of providing electric and water utility services. Snohomish County PUD began operating as an electric utility in 1949, and provides public power to Snohomish County and Camano Island. The main office is located in downtown Everett, and the PUD operates five local offices located in Arlington, Edmonds, Monroe, Snohomish and Stanwood in Washington. Snohomish County PUD is the second largest publicly owned utility in the Pacific Northwest and the twelfth largest in the nation in terms of customers served. The PUD s service area consists of 2,200 square miles, which includes all of Snohomish County and Camano Island, and maintains more than 5,000 miles of distribution line.