March 19 2024

March 19, 2024 • Robyn Smith, EWEB Communications

Spring Cleaning? How about Spring Emergency Preparedness!

Spring is officially here and that means the plants are blooming, the sun is (sometimes) shining, and the grass is green! We've had our fair share of severe weather already, but spring weather is notoriously unpredictable. While you're in the midst of spring cleaning and garden care, consider completing these emergency preparedness tasks.

EWEB General Manager Delivers 2024 State of the Utility

General Manager Frank Lawson delivered his address at the March 5 public Board of Commissioners meeting

Nine days without power: My ice storm story as an EWEB customer and employee

While beautiful and peaceful, buying a home on the edge of the forest and surrounded by trees has its tradeoffs. Moving “upriver,” I knew there would be more threats to prepare for, including Mother Nature’s seasonal surprises.

EWEB achieves power restoration milestone over the weekend

Crews have so far restored power for 92% of customers who originally lost power at the height of the ice storm.

Reenergized McKenzie River Valley transmission lines allow EWEB crews to restore power upriver

On Friday, a majority of EWEB crews tackled power restoration efforts upriver, after federally managed transmission lines were reenergized Thursday.