UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): November 3, 2006
| | Exact name of registrant as specified | I.R.S. |
| | in its charter, state of incorporation, | Employer |
| Commission | address of principal executive offices, | Identification |
| File Number | Telephone | Number |
| 1-16305 | PUGET ENERGY, INC. | 91-1969407 |
| | A Washington Corporation | |
| | 10885 - N.E. 4th Street, Suite 1200 | |
| | Bellevue, Washington 98004-5591 | |
| | (425) 454-6363 | |
| 1-4393 | PUGET SOUND ENERGY, INC. | 91-0374630 |
| | A Washington Corporation | |
| | 10885 - N.E. 4th Street, Suite 1200 | |
| | Bellevue, Washington 98004-5591 | |
| | (425) 454-6363 | |
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
Puget Sound Energy, Inc. (PSE) today announced that it has entered into an agreement to purchase the 277- megawatt (MW) Goldendale Energy Center (Goldendale) operating in south-central Washington from Calpine Corporation (Calpine) for $100 million to help serve PSE’s steadily growing customer needs in the vibrant Puget Sound region. Calpine will submit the agreement to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York, which is administering Calpine’s bankruptcy proceedings. The transaction is subject to bankruptcy court approval, following an auction under bidding procedures ordered by the court, and to approval by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The parties expect the transaction to close by March 2007. A press release announcing the transaction is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
Exhibits
| 99.1 | Press Release Announcing Purchase of Goldendale Energy Center from Calpine Corporation |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| | PUGET ENERGY, INC. | |
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| | PUGET SOUND ENERGY, INC. | |
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| | By: /s/ James W. Eldredge | |
Dated: November 3, 2006 | James W. Eldredge Vice President, Corporate Secretary and Chief Accounting Officer | |
