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Home Energy Spotlight: Why more Oregon homeowners are choosing heat pumps
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Home Energy Spotlight: Why more Oregon homeowners are choosing heat pumps

  • Energy Trust of Oregon
  • Updated Apr 7, 2026

If you’ve noticed more of your neighbors installing efficient, new heating and cooling units on the side of their homes, you’re seeing a fast-…

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Northern Wasco County PUD Earns Certificate of Excellence in Reliability

  • North Wasco County PUD media release
  • Updated Apr 1, 2026

Free news:  Northern Wasco County People's Utility District (NWCPUD) has earned the Certificate of Excellence in Reliability for 2025 from the American Public Power Association (APPA).

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Professor: California sees nation's least affordable electricity

  • By Madeline Shannon | The Center Square
  • Updated Feb 5, 2026

(The Center Square) – California is experiencing the country's biggest hikes in electricity rates, according to new research from the Energy Institute at the Haas School of Business at University of California, Berkeley.

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Report says California’s bond debt load exceeds $99 billion

  • By Madeline Shannon | The Center Square
  • Feb 2, 2026

(The Center Square) – Amid a projected $18 billion budget shortfall for the 2026-27 fiscal year, the state is also dealing with $99.1 billion in bond debt, according to a new report.

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U.S. power grid holds up in cold; warning issued

  • By Alton Wallace | The Center Square
  • Updated Feb 2, 2026

(The Center Square) – The electric grid powering much of the U.S. through a harsh stretch of winter has largely held up, but there is an increasing risk of supply shortfalls, an industry observer says. 

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The john day dam on the columbia river near Rufus in eastern oregon.

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  • Updated Oct 28, 2025

The John Day Dam, near Rufus, in Sherman County is run by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The county’s federal employees account for more th…

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Klickitat PUD to receive $2.6M in state, federal grants for grid resilience projects

  • Klickitat PUD media release
  • Updated May 6, 2025

GOLDENDALE — Klickitat Public Utility District (PUD) has been selected to receive $2.6 million in grant funding from the Washington State Depa…

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News briefs: April 23, 2025

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Power outage Saturday; Urban Renewal Advisory Committee 

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Old wooden telephone pole on a background of blue sky. The small depth of field

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  • Updated Mar 11, 2025

The Northern Wasco County People's Utility District (NWCPUD) announced a string of reports that impersonators were posing as PUD employees and…

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Join Pacific Power for a wildfire safety and preparedness webinar

  • PacifiCorp (Pacific Power & Rocky Mountain Power) media release
  • Updated Mar 10, 2025

Portland, OR (March 10, 2025) - Please join us for an online discussion about the important steps Pacific Power has taken to prepare for wildf…

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