AUSTIN, Texas (NBC) – Texas lawmakers are meeting today on the state’s energy crisis brought to light by last week’s deadly winter storm. The Texas House and Senate are holding separate and simultaneous virtual hearings during which ERCOT President and ...
OREGON CITY, Ore. (KPTV/CNN) – After a week without power, desperate times call for desperate measures in northwest Oregon. Tracy Stone is still without power. He said, “You know you’re resorting to stuff like how you can create heat in ...
SALEM, Ore. — Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients who lost food because of the wildfires may be eligible for replacement benefits. The Oregon Department of Human Services said it’s available for people who lost food due to a power ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – Pacific Power reported a power outage in N. Medford shortly after 8 p.m. Thursday night. The power company said sixty-two residents were affected from the outage. The agency said crews were notified. It is investigating the cause ...
KERBY, Ore. – A tree falling on a powerline caused a fire and power outage in Josephine County Tuesday. The Illinois Valley Fire District said at about 9:00 a.m. on September 10, they responded to a fire just north of ...
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 ...
Update 8:38 p.m. – Outage reduced to roughly 2,100 according to Pacific Power. Update 6:50 p.m. – Pacific Power reducing the number of residents impacted by the outages to 5,300 at this time. PHOENIX, Ore. — More than 12,000 people ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore.– A large-scale power outage affected over 29,000 people across Jackson and Josephine County Wednesday. Power was later restored but Pacific Power is still looking into the cause of the outage. A spokesperson for the company said updates ...
GRANTS PASS, Ore. – A power outage Wednesday morning affected over 30,000 people in and around Josephine County. At about 7:45 a.m. on November 14, Pacific Power said a large scale power outage affecting Grants Pass and surrounding areas was ...
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — From Del Norte to Jackson and Josephine Counties, tens of thousands of people were without power this morning. The outage began around 9 this morning with power restored about a half hour later, but the impacts ...