Federal Regulators Grant New License for Carmen-Smith Hydro Project

05/21/2019

The Eugene Water & Electric Board has received a new 40-year operating license for our largest utility-owned generation facility – the Carmen-Smith Hydroelectric Project on the upper McKenzie River. The new license, issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, will allow us to operate the carbon-free, renewable hydroelectric facility through at least May 2059. The project generates enough electricity to power nearly 16,000 homes.

EWEB Publishes February Snow Storm After Action Report

04/15/2019

EWEB staff developed an After Action Report to review EWEB's response to the February 2019 snow storm and the impacts of the storm, both on the community and EWEB's electrical infrastructure.

Severe Weather Hampers EWEB Meter Readers

03/05/2019

Due to recent severe weather conditions our meter reading staff could not safely complete their assigned routes Feb. 24-28, 2019. Customers in a few areas of Eugene, east Springfield and the McKenzie River Valley will have estimated readings on their next bill.

Restoration Plan for March 2, 2019

03/02/2019

As of 8 a.m. Saturday morning, there are just under 2,000 customers who remain without power. This includes a little over 200 in the Eugene area, and about 1,700 in the Mckenzie River Valley. Most of the remaining Eugene-area outages are single homes, which can be extremely labor intensive, particulalry those with accessibility issues, such as backyard service lines with no access for bucket trucks. We will continue to work until every customer is restored.

Eugene outage count falls below 800, resources shifting to McKenzie River Valley

03/01/2019

EWEB and contract crews made substantial progress restoring power to customers Friday, turning the lights back on for more than 1,000 customers.