Jackson County, Ore. — Pacific Power is planning an $80 million project to “improve reliability” in southern Oregon. According to Pacific Power, a new substation would be required along with an 18-mile high capacity transmission line. The proposed substation would ...
Grants Pass, Ore., — One day after the Public Utilities Commission said Pacific Power isn’t at fault for customers receiving high electric bills during the month of January – a planned protest outside the Pacific Power building in Grants Pass ...
Medford, Ore. — Higher utility bills have sparked a heated discussion on social media, but a local non-profit is offering their assistance. Access says their Energy Assistance program has seen an increase of at least 50-percent this Winter. The organization ...
Southern Oregon — Oregon’s Public Utilities Commission is looking into unusually high bills submitted by local Pacific Power customers. Some customers complained after receiving December and January bills that were two to three times higher than normal. Pacific Power said ...
Medford, Ore., – “The list is getting longer every day.” said Coos Bay lawyer, Kate Dyer. Post after post on social media claiming Pacific Power electric bills are higher than ever before. “This is the highest my bill has ever ...
Medford, Ore. — In the midst of winter, some Pacific Power customers are reporting bills nearly twice their average amount. Even after efforts to conserve energy and days with no power at all due to weather, some are paying hundreds ...
Josephine County, Ore. – Pacific Power crews are still working to restore power to thousands of southern Oregon customers after the region was hit hard by winter weather. Pacific Power said as of 3:17 p.m. on Tuesday, around 4,016 customers ...
Josephine County, Ore.- A second mudslide has developed on Galice Road at mile marker 8.5 just east of Morrison’s Lodge. The latest mudslide happened Tuesday morning and brought down a power line. Pacific Power is working with Josephine County Public ...
Siskiyou County, Cal.- A contract employee with Pacific Power died Monday morning after an accident involving a tree branch. The Oregon man was with a crew on State Route 89 near Mt. Shasta City when the accident happened. “The individual ...
Medford, Ore. – Widespread power outages continue to affect Pacific Power customers in the areas of Cave Junction, Kerby, Medford and Selma. According to Pacific Power, there are isolated outages in the Rogue River area as well, along with scattered ...