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EXHIBIT 24.1
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned directors and/or officers of Puget Energy, Inc., a
Washington corporation ("Puget Energy"), hereby authorize and appoint William S.
Weaver and Richard L. Hawley, or either of them (with full power to each of them
to act alone), as attorneys-in-fact with full power of substitution, to execute
in the name and on the behalf of each person individually and in each capacity
stated below, and to file, with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the
provision of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") the
following registration statement and post-effective amendments, in each case
granting to said attorneys, and each of them or their substitutes or substitute,
full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done in order to effectuate the foregoing:
(a) the Registration Statement on Form S-3 to be filed by Puget Energy,
Inc. with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the registration
under the Securities Act of not to exceed five million shares of Puget
Energy's common stock (which shares are to be offered pursuant to
Puget Energy's Stock Purchase and Dividend Reinvestment Plan), and any
and all amendments of such Registration Statement, with all exhibits
and other documents in connection therewith; and
(b) any and all post-effective amendments to Registration Statement Nos.
33-52127 (Investment Plan for Employees), 33-61851 (Long-Term
Incentive Compensation Plan), 333-23393 (Long-Term Incentive
Compensation Plan), 333-41113 (Employee Stock Purchase Plan) and 333-
41157 (Non-employee Director Stock Plan) of Puget Sound Energy, Inc.,
and any and all other documents required to be filed with respect
thereto, with all exhibits and other documents in connection
therewith.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned directors and/or officers have executed
this Power of Attorney on the 23rd day of October, 2000.
SIGNATURE TITLE
/s/ William S. Weaver President, Chief Executive Officer,
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William S. Weaver Officer)
/s/ Richard L. Hawley Vice President and Chief Financial
------------------------------------- Officer (Principal Accounting and
Richard L. Hawley Financial Officer)
/s/ Douglas P. Beighle Director
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Douglas P. Beighle
/s/ Charles W. Bingham Director
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Charles W. Bingham
/s/ Phillis J. Campbell Director
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Phillis J. Campbell
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/s/ Craig W. Cole Director
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Craig W. Cole
/s/ Donald J. Covey Director
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Donald J. Covey
/s/ Robert L. Dryden Director
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Robert L. Dryden
/s/ John D. Durbin Director
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John D. Durbin
/s/ John W. Ellis Director
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John W. Ellis
/s/ Tomio Moriguchi Director
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Tomio Moriguchi
/s/ Sally G. Narodick Director
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Sally G. Narodick
