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• Demand for EWEB electricity during heatwave nearly broke all-time summer record

  Climate-driven weather extremes, home electrification, high-tech manufacturing and data centers will cause electricity demand to surge across the Pacific Northwest.

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• EWEB explores rate increases to cover rising costs and to modernize infrastructure

  Amid rising inflation and other challenges, rate increases are necessary to maintain reliable utility services and fund critical investments in Eugene’s water and electric infrastructure.

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• EWEB prepares for rising energy demand as weekend heat wave arrives

  Electricity supply is sufficient for now, but new supplies will be necessary in the years ahead to keep pace.

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• EWEB preparing for expected surge in electric vehicles

  Electric vehicle (EV) sales are poised to skyrocket in the years ahead as technology improves, more models hit the market, prices fall and regulations limit the sale of gas-powered vehicles. And EWEB is preparing for this surge.

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• EWEB bids a fond farewell to College Hill Reservoir and prepares for modern drinking water storage tanks

  Several hundred Eugene residents came together on May 30 for a Farewell Celebration at EWEB’s College Hill Reservoir before demolition and construction to build modern drinking water storage tanks begins later this year.

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• EWEB invests in satellite-based forestry analytics for vegetation management

  EWEB maintains over 1,300 miles of overhead transmission and distribution lines. To aid crews in identifying hazardous vegetation growth in a sometimes heavily forested service territory, EWEB is utilizing a new satellite-based forestry analytics software called Overstory.

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• Upgrades to Eugene's downtown electric network continue

  You may have noticed construction this week on the corner of 7th and Pearl Street. That’s because crews replaced a corroded, aging vault with an innovative, new Voltek vault. The Voltek design allows for the new infrastructure to be built inside of the existing aging vault. We’re able to install the new vault while the cables are still energized, minimizing disruption to customers and traffic while cutting construction time in half.

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• The Big Freeze 2024: After Action Report

  Winter 2024 was one for the records books, and we'll look back on it for years to come and say, "That was a doozy!"  The back-to-back January Ice Storms caused widespread damage to EWEB’s service territory, affecting approximately 38,000 customers. Preliminary repair costs were over $8 million, and additional repairs to transmission lines are still required. 

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• Preparation and Resilience: How EWEB Maintained Water Service During Recent Ice Storm

  Learn about the projects and people that helped EWEB keep water flowing throughout the extreme weather event.

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• EWEB crews focusing on restoring electric service for Hayden Bridge Water Filtration Plant

  With more ice forecasted for Tuesday, all EWEB crews are in the field assessing outages and restoring power.

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• Leaburg Decommissioning Action Plan

  Plan details next steps through regulatory processes to begin dismantling Leaburg Dam by 2032.

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• Currin Substation: End of year update

  EWEB Engineer Philip Peterson explains what's been happening in the final stretch to complete the substation rebuild.

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• EWEB Recognized with Excellence in Communications Awards from American Public Power Association

  We are proud to have been recognized with two Excellence in Public Power Communications Awards for 2023 from the American Public Power Association (APPA).

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