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Five years ago 2021 Heat Dome drove surging energy demand
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EWEB to use a $2.2 million grant to strengthen grid resiliency and modernize electrical equipment
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EWEB to pause e-bike rebate program
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Students build, race spectacular cars at EWEB EV Challenge
Local students carry on 30+ year tradition with battery-powered, innovative vehicular creations
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Hydro-powered Recreation Sites Open for Community Exploration
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Leaburg Forest Management Plan: Spring 2026 16 acre variable retention cut
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Spill response update
EWEB staff stand by their initial assessment that the spill will have no adverse impacts to drinking water quality at this time.
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EWEB deploys spill response on McKenzie River following semi-truck crash near Belknap Springs
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Beaver Removal at Leaburg Canal
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EWEB Finalizes Transfer of McKenzie Valley Electric Customers to Lane Electric
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EWEB, watershed partners begin South Fork Phase 3 Floodplain Project
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2025 State of the McKenzie Watershed Report
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Public Power Week Poster Contest Returns!
September 29, 2022
After a two-year pandemic hiatus, EWEB is once again holding our Public Power Week Poster Contest for 5th grade students within our service territory. Public Power week is the first week of October and it’s a great opportunity for us to recognize the importance of community-owned utilities like EWEB!
In honor of Public Power Week, EWEB is bringing back our poster contest for 5th grade students. You can help choose the winners! Students brought their creative talents to explore the theme “Brought to you by Electricity”. You can choose your top 5 from these finalists!
We received over 100 entries from 5th grade classrooms throughout Eugene. We've narrowed it down to the top 20. Review the finalists and then complete the survey at the bottom of the page to choose your top 5.
Each winner will receive a plaque and gift certificate.
The deadline to cast your vote is midnight on Wednesday, October 5th!
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