http://www.pacificpower.net/about/nr/nr2013.html Keep informed with news from Pacific Power. en-us Wed, 8 May 2013 08:24:59 -0700 Wed, 8 May 2013 08:24:59 -0700 http://www.pacificpower.net/about/nr/nr2013/pmfwtep.html http://www.pacificpower.net/about/nr/nr2013/pmfwtep.html PacifiCorp today began construction of a key new high-voltage transmission line to serve customers throughout six western states. Utah Governor Gary Herbert joined power company officials in today’s ground breaking for the 160-mile Sigurd to Red Butte transmission line just as the company also announced completion of its 100-mile Mona to Oquirrh transmission line that will begin serving customers May 17. Both projects are located in Utah. Wed, 8 May 2013 14:00:00 -0700 http://www.pacificpower.net/about/nr/nr2013/kplisasswots.html http://www.pacificpower.net/about/nr/nr2013/kplisasswots.html Warmer weather is drawing Northwesterners outdoors for fun as well as home and yard maintenance projects. Before you reach for that ladder, extended pruner or fielder’s glove, be conscious of overhead power line locations. Fri, 3 May 2013 13:00:00 -0700 http://www.pacificpower.net/about/nr/nr2013/ppsaffhpfbbsrep.html http://www.pacificpower.net/about/nr/nr2013/ppsaffhpfbbsrep.html PORTLAND, Ore. – In its 11 years of funding native fish habitat projects in Oregon, Pacific Power’s Blue Sky Habitat program has made streams better for fish, especially salmon and steelhead, from the Wallowa Mountains in northeastern Oregon to the southwest coast near Coos Bay. Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:30:00 -0700 http://www.pacificpower.net/about/nr/nr2013/mrtbbctbrebs.html http://www.pacificpower.net/about/nr/nr2013/mrtbbctbrebs.html Sunny Medford is heating up support for renewable energy through Pacific Power’s Blue Sky renewable energy program. By proclamation on April 4, the city council affirmed its own commitment to “rise to the challenge” and urged fellow citizens to choose Blue Sky now. Fri, 5 Apr 2013 13:30:00 -0700 http://www.pacificpower.net/about/nr/nr2013/wrlpa.html http://www.pacificpower.net/about/nr/nr2013/wrlpa.html Every day Megan Spears, Certified Professional Organizer, squares off against piles of paper. The owner of Hood River's Disorder2Order usually wins, and so do her clients, who know that their stuff--from old bills to grandma's National Geographics--is getting the best of them and want a way forward. Tue, 2 Apr 2013 16:00:00 -0700 http://www.pacificpower.net/about/nr/nr2013/gfg.html http://www.pacificpower.net/about/nr/nr2013/gfg.html For 12 years now, Pacific Power’s Blue Sky customers have made their marks on the green power map by personally supporting renewable energy in the western United States. Since 2006, these customers also have helped put more than 50 new community-based renewable energy projects on the ground in Oregon, Washington and California. Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:00:00 -0700 http://www.pacificpower.net/about/nr/nr2013/saucbwofc.html http://www.pacificpower.net/about/nr/nr2013/saucbwofc.html Pacific Power warns customers and the public to be wary of giving their information out, especially right now, because of a phone scam targeting utility customers in Oregon and Washington. Crooks are posing as customer service agents and trying to get money and steal personal information. Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:00:00 -0700 http://www.pacificpower.net/about/nr/nr2013/pplrclom1.html http://www.pacificpower.net/about/nr/nr2013/pplrclom1.html Before the first daffodil has bloomed, some lovers of the outdoors are already envisioning themselves lounging by cool lakes. To help them along, beginning at 9 a.m. Friday, March 1, the reservation line opens for campsites at PacifiCorp’s Cresap Bay and Cougar campgrounds on the Lewis River reservoirs in southwest Washington. Wed, 27 Feb 2013 15:00:00 -0800 http://www.pacificpower.net/about/nr/nr2013/kwbbyd.html http://www.pacificpower.net/about/nr/nr2013/kwbbyd.html Every eight minutes in America someone risks their life by striking an underground utility line. Pacific Power urges customers to protect themselves and their families and change this alarming statistic with one simple act: dialing 8-1-1 two days before doing any digging. Wed, 27 Feb 2013 14:45:00 -0800 http://www.pacificpower.net/about/nr/nr2013/pppcrfmtc.html http://www.pacificpower.net/about/nr/nr2013/pppcrfmtc.html In January, brazen thieves stole a third of a mile of wire along a rural road outside Smith River. Luckily this time, the outage only affected one pump, but it was part of more than $100,000 in wire thefts committed against Pacific Power and its customers in Del Norte County since late 2011. Thu, 21 Feb 2013 13:30:00 -0800