Author: Kale Williams PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — With temperatures expected to reach above 100 degrees for the second straight day on Monday, electric utilities called on their customers to help conserve power to avoid outages. Demand for electricity is expected to spike ...
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – The largest offshore wind farm in U.S. waters will be constructed off the coast of New Jersey. The Biden administration approved the “Ocean Wind 1” project Wednesday. It will be built 13 nautical miles southeast of ...
PORTLAND, Ore. – Pacific Power continues to work on fixing outages in Oregon in the wake of a winter storm. At the height of the wind event earlier this week, nearly 50,000 people were without power. Since then, hundreds of ...
TALENT, Ore. – The City of Talent is one of three communities in Oregon that is getting help from the Department of Energy to create a more resilient power grid. Talent, along with Pendleton and Warm Springs, was selected for ...
PORTLAND, Ore. – Pacific Power is putting disconnects and late fees on hold for regional customers during the novel coronavirus outbreak. The public utility company said, “Pacific Power wants customers to know we are ready around the clock to answer ...
MERLIN, Ore. – Pacific Power is planning a short-term outage late Thursday into Friday morning. The outage will allow crews to work on postponed upgrades at their Merlin substation. In a release, Pacific Power says some 6,000 customers will be ...
PORTLAND, Ore. – The electrical utility company providing power to southern Oregon said they’re adjusting their infrastructure to be better prepared for the increasing threat of wildfires. Pacific Power Senior Vice President Scott Bolton said his company is working with ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – Pacific Power is rolling out “smart meters” for residences and businesses in Jackson County. According to Pacific power, they’ll work this summer to replace about 88,000 old, aging electric meters in Medford, Central Point, Eagle Point, ...
Medford, Ore.- A crash in the Foothill Road area caused hundreds of east Medford residents to lose power early Thursday morning. The outage was first reported about 3:20 a.m. and originally impacted about 1800 homes. Pacific Power crews were able ...
Medford, Ore. — Two southern Oregon lawmakers want to help you with your power bill. They’ve introduced a new law, regulating how much companies can charge. Senate Bill 1552, also known as the electricity Ratepayer Protection Act, would limit increases ...