$72M Puget Sound Energy training facility opens in Puyallup. Have a look inside
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- Puget Sound Energy opened a Puyallup training center to deliver utility and safety training.
- Facility includes classrooms, labs and outdoor simulated sites for hands‑on emergency drills.
- New site supports training for more than 1,000 people annually.
Puget Sound Energy offered a first look at its new worker training facility in Puyallup with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
The center, 325 Todd Road NW, offers workers and first responders real-world training scenarios, such as dealing with gas lines and utility-line work. More than 1,000 people can train at the facility per year.
The site was completed in July and offers training classes, includes classrooms, labs and outdoor training areas, which include a simulated residential site.
According to a PSE media representative, the final project cost was $72 million.
PSE already owned. the site, The News Tribune reported last year.
The center was developed in partnership with Dallas-based Trammell Crow Company, a subsidiary of CBRE Group.
Thursday’s ribbon cutting included a site tour and training examples, with attendees including representatives from the City of Puyallup, local unions, Seattle Fire and Central Pierce Fire Department.
PSE president Mary Kipp, who spoke at the ribbon cutting, stated that the site, “represents the future for our current and new employees. It’s going to help us make sure we have the right skills that we need to do our jobs. And ... most importantly, it’s going to make sure that we’re able to do our jobs safely.”
