One of the most common questions I get from sellers is, “When can I take the utilities out of my name?” The simple answer is – the day after the house closes. Per our real estate contract in Washington, the power, water and sewer have to remain active while the house is under contract. This is so inspectors and appraisers can do their job as well as potential buyers are safe while touring your home. Another reason for keeping the power on is for hot summer days and the cold winter months. Again, remember, you want your property to “shine” to possible buyers. There is nothing worse than walking into a too cold or too hot home- it doesn’t set the right tone for a showing. Especially in the winter, you don’t want any pipes to freeze and cause a lot of damage to your house or to the buyer when they get things turned back on.
When the time comes to schedule your shut off, the below list of providers in the Tri-Cities should be able to assist you in quickly completing this portion of your sale!
Electricity
Benton PUD/ 2721 W 10th Ave, Kennewick/ 509.582.2175
Benton REA/ 6095 W Van Giesen St, West Richland/ 509.967.2921
Benton REA/ 402 7th St, Prosser/ 509.786.2913
Columbia Rural Electric Association Inc/ 26401 Ice Harbor Dr, Burbank/ 509.542.8170
Franklin PUD/ 1411 W Clark St, Pasco/ 509.547.5591
Franklin County Public Utility/ 619 W Clark St, Connell/ 509.234.2171
Richland Utility Department/ 505 Swift Blvd, Richland/ 509.942.1104
Garbage
Basin Disposal Inc/ 2021 N Commercial Ave, Pasco/ 509.547.2476
BDI Transfer/ 1721 Dietrich Rd, Pasco/ 509.547.6666
Richland Utility Department/ 505 Swift Blvd, Richland/ 509.942.1104
Waste Management/ 1611 S Washington St, Kennewick/ 509.582.5121
Waste Management- Kennewick Transfer Station/ 2627 S Ely St, Kennewick/ 509.586.7555
Irrigation
Badger Mountain Irrigation/ 87525 E Reata Rd, Kennewick/ 509.628.0777
Benton Irrigation District/ 47506 Highland Rd, Benton City/ 509.588.4396
Columbia Irrigation District/ 10 E Kennewick Ave, Kennewick/ 509.586.6118
Ewing Irrigation & Landscape Supply/ 1625 E James St, Pasco/ 509.542.9530
Franklin County Irrigation/ 4320 Rd 111, Pasco/ 509.547.4912
Irrigation Specialists/ 2410 N 4th Ave, Pasco/ 509.547.1761
Kennewick Irrigation District/ 2015 S Ely St, Kennewick/ 509.586.9111
Kiona Irrigation District/ 206 Alma Ave, Benton City/ 509.588.7414
Skone Irrigation Inc/ 1304 E Hillsboro St, Pasco/ 509.545.8420
South Columbia Basin Irrigation District/ 1135 E Hillsboro St Ste. A, Pasco/ 509.547.1735
Natural Gas
Cascade Natural Gas Corp/ 8113 W Grandridge Blvd, Kennewick/ 888.522.1130
Newspaper
Tri-City Herald/ 333 W Canal Dr, Kennewick/ 509.582.1500
Post Office
Benton City/ 909 Dale Ave, Benton City/ 509.588.2740
Burbank/ 114 S 2nd St, Burbank/ 509.547.4093
Connell/ 115 E Franklin St, Connell/ 509.234.2111
Kennewick/ 525 S Auburn St, Kennewick/ 509.585.8310
Pasco/ 3500 W Court St, Pasco/ 509.543.2189
Prosser/ 1103 Meade Ave, Prosser/ 509.786.0264
Richland/ 639 Cullum Ave, Richland/ 509.943.7531
West Richland/ 4801 W Van Giesen St, West Richland/ 509.967.0500
Propane
Amerigas Propane/ 204 N Fruitland St, Kennewick/ 509.582.8888
Ferrellgas/ 306 N Fruitland St, Kennewick/ 509.586.0959
Water/ Sewer
Benton City/ City Hall/ 708 9th St, Benton City/ 509.588.3322
Connell/ City Hall/ 104 E Adams St, Connell/ 509.234.2701
Kennewick/ City of Kennewick/ 210 W 6th Ave, Kennewick/ 509.585.4266
Pasco/ City of Pasco/ 525 N 3rd Ave, Pasco/ 509.545.3488
Prosser/ City Hall/ 601 7th St, Prosser/ 509.786.2332
Richland/ City of Richland/ 505 Swift Blvd, Richland/ 509.942.7390
West Richland/ West Richland Utilities/ 3100 Belmont Blvd, West Richland/ 509.967.3431