Tag: Hermiston Energy Services

The Hermiston City Council on Monday approved a territory allocation agreement between Hermiston Energy Services (HES) and Umatilla Electric Cooperative (UEC). The agreement supercedes an...

The city of Hermiston is notifying the public of fraudulent calls made by people claiming to be from an electric utility company. According to the...

Umatilla Electric Cooperative is warning the public about scamming attempts. UEC members have reported calls from what appears to be a Umatilla Electric or Hermiston...

In December 2019, Hermiston’s ugly duckling of a city hall was closed for good following a furnace fire in the 54-year-old former bank building....

Nearly a year after the old Hermiston City Hall was demolished, it’s $8.6 million replacement is on schedule to open this fall. On Monday night,...

The Hermiston City Council gave its approval Monday night for the city to enter into an agreement allowing Umatilla Electric Cooperative to provide service...

If Hermiston hopes to continue to grow and attract new businesses, it is going to have to invest in digital infrastructure. That was the...

At the beginning of this month, Hermiston Energy Services (HES) implemented Phase II of the Hermiston City Council-approved adjustments to electric rates for all...

Dan Schoenfelder, a Umatilla Electric Cooperative (UEC) member south of Hermiston, is a prime example of someone who believes in investing in energy efficiency. Dan took...

The city of Hermiston has a broadband issue – but what exactly that issue is and the extent of it is not entirely known. Sure,...

The Hermiston City Council did what the mayor called “the worst part of the job” Monday night in voting to increase electrical rates for...

Hermiston Energy Services (HES) customers will see a rate hike next year – the only questions are when and by how much. HES Superintendent Nate...

Umatilla Electric Cooperative (UEC) and Hermiston Energy Services (HES) announced they are working with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to donate funds to support local...

The Morrow County School District recently received a $25,000 donation from Amazon Web Services (AWS), Umatilla Electric Cooperative and Hermiston Energy Services. The money will...

A weekend wind storm uprooted trees, downed power lines and shut off power for many Eastern Oregon residents. Saturday’s wind storm saw peak gusts hit...

Unseasonably cold temperatures, low stream flows for hydropower production, transmission import constraints and high natural gas constraints are putting pressure on the regional electricity...

The Hermiston City Council on Monday approved adjustments on electric rates for all classes of service that will become effective on bills calculated after Dec. 31. Hermiston...

The Hermiston City Council tabled a resolution Monday night that would have increased rates for Hermiston Energy Services (HES) customers. The council had planned to...

A series of outages affecting about 7,000 Umatilla Electric Cooperative and Hermiston Energy Services accounts began at 10:49 a.m. Wednesday. The outage was due to...

Winds gusting above 50 miles per hour on Saturday caused a power outage in the Umatilla-Stanfield-Hermiston area that lasted about three hours. More than 12,600...