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Key Northwest electric grid overseer leaves federal post
11 Feb 2026 14:07 GMT
John Hairston, the chief executive and administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration, is retiring after more than three decades of service with the federal power marketing agency.
Hairston is expected to remain in his current position through April …
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Oregon awards $12 million to 24 projects in community renewable energy grant program
10 Feb 2026 23:57 GMT
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Silver Falls Library District | Construction Resilience | $589,147
Installation of a 71-kW PV solar system, estimated to produce 82,359 kWh annually, along with a 240-kWh battery storage system to supplement energy use. The project will offset …
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EWEB board selects BPA administrator as next general manager
10 Feb 2026 10:19 GMT
The Eugene Water & Electric Board has chosen Bonneville Power Administration Administrator John Hairston as its next general manager following a unanimous vote by the utility's Board of Commissioners Tuesday night.
The selection comes after a …
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Eugene Water & Electric Board sees energy demand reach highest level in nearly a decade
12 Feb 2025 22:51 GMT
The energy demand in Eugene has reached an all time high this week according to the Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB), due to the recent frigid temperatures the area has seen recently; and with winter weather on the way the utility company says they …
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EWEB Board chooses Bonneville Power Administration leader as new general manager
05 Feb 2026 02:30 GMT
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The EWEB Board chose Bonneville Power Administration leader John Hairston as their next general manager.
The Eugene Water & Electric Board has hired the current leader of the Bonneville Power Administration as its new …
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Another person killed on a bike shows how little progress Eugene has made on road safety
03 Feb 2026 21:16 GMT
On Jan. 25, another University of Oregon student was killed on a bike by a driver going too fast on a poorly designed street. The death of Erick Munene Njue, a student living at university family housing at Patterson Street and 22nd Avenue, follows the …
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Utilities Ink Customer Transfer Deal
01 Feb 2026 01:58 GMT
The Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB) and Lane Electric Cooperative (LEC) have signed formal agreements to transfer electric distribution service in the McKenzie Valley from EWEB to Lane Electric, marking a major milestone in a long-discussed …
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Put the Amazon warehouse where it would be welcomed. How about Oakridge? | Letters to the editor
30 Jan 2026 01:26 GMT
I want to add my two cents to the argument about the proposed Amazon distribution center near the Eugene Airport.
I’m fully opposed for many reasons: the additional burden on our already overwhelmed Eugene Water & Electric Board, the additional waste, …
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KLCC’s Oregon Ready: Preparedness starts here
29 Jan 2026 06:46 GMT
In Oregon, preparing for disasters means being ready to evacuate from wildfires, prepping for extreme weather events like floods or ice storms, and of course, preparing for the big one- a Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake.
Emergency managers say the best …
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Cutting deep: Springfield Schools laying off teachers/angering parents
29 Jan 2026 01:43 GMT
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