Tag: Nate Rivera

Customers of Hermiston Energy Services (HES) will see their rates go up next year. That news came from Monday night's Hermiston City Council work session...

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 Hermiston City Council took a deep dive Monday into the results of a community survey that sought to assess the needs of broadband...

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...

Despite a second rate hike in nine months, Hermiston Energy Service (HES) customers are still paying among the lowest electric rates in the state,...

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...

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

2020 has been a year of challenges and hardships for many, particularly nonprofit organizations in the community. The pandemic’s impact on the economy has forced...

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 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...

When Dennis Barnett arrived in Hermiston, he had with him $10,000 and a college education. Fast forward decades later and Barnett has nine children, a...

Hermiston Energy Services (HES) has selected Toth and Associates, Inc. to perform a full-asset inventory of its electrical distribution system starting today. Toth and Associates...

Rarely has a public breakup been so amicable. On Monday night, the city of Hermiston and Umatilla County voted to end their partnership that operates...

Just $2 million shy of the $16 million needed to complete Phase 1 of the Eastern Oregon Trade & Event Center, the project’s fundraising...

Hermiston Energy Services will have a new superintendent next month. Hermiston City Manager Ed Brookshier announced today that Nate Rivera will take over the role...

The Eastern Oregon Trade and Event Center board is currently in contract negotiations with a Denver company to serve as its project manager. If the...