Tag: Robert Echenrode
Umatilla Electric Co-op Announces 2020-2021 Scholarship Winners
Umatilla Electric Cooperative is pleased to announce that 14 individuals have received $3,000 college scholarships for the 2020-2021 academic school year, for a total...
Umatilla Electric Business Resource Center Now Open in Hermiston
Area businesses needing assistance understanding how to apply for the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (including up to a $10,000 grant) and the Paycheck Protection...
Umatilla Electric Cooperative to Distribute $2.5 Million into Economy
The Umatilla Electric Cooperative (UEC) Board of Directors has approved $2.5 million to be distributed to members in April 2020 as part of the...
UEC Suspending Lobby Hours
Lobby hours at Umatilla Electric Cooperative offices in Hermiston and Boardman have been suspended until further notice due to the coronavirus outbreak.
In following Gov....
Even With Looming BPA Hike, UEC Rates Among Lowest in Nation
Umatilla Electric Cooperative’s general manager updated the Hermiston City Council on several topics Monday night, including potential rate changes and a program to help...
Umatilla Electric Cooperative CEO Pays Tribute to Workers, Members
Umatilla Electric Cooperative celebrated its 82nd year with its annual meeting and dinner that put the focus on its employees and members.
More than 500...
Groundbreaking Energy Facility Coming to Morrow County
Portland General Electric Company and NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy, Inc., today announced plans to construct a new energy facility...
Eastern Oregon Telecom Employees Buy Company from UEC
Umatilla Electric Cooperative announced Thursday the sale of its subsidiary business, Eastern Oregon Telecom, to the telecom’s senior executive team.
Terms of the sale to...
Lamb Weston Receives $500,000 From UEC for Energy Savings Project
Lamb Weston received a $500,000 check from Umatilla Electric Cooperative Thursday, May 3, for completing one of the Northwest’s largest industrial energy savings projects...
UEC CEO: Future Bright Despite Political Threats to Hydropower
The general manager and CEO of Umatilla Electric Cooperative told its members Saturday night that the benefits of hydropower are at risk by organized...
Umatilla Electric Moving Forward on Wheatridge Transmission Project
On the heels of a favorable ruling from a federal agency, Umatilla Electric Cooperative is taking the steps necessary to provide transmission services to...
UEC Can Provide Transmission Services to Wind Project, Agency Says
In a ruling issued Thursday, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission rejected a protest by Columbia Basin Electric Cooperative and ordered Umatilla Electric Cooperative to...
UEC Holds the Line on Electric Rates
Umatilla Electric will absorb rising costs from its wholesale power supplier without the need for an overall revenue increase from its Cooperative membership.
UEC’s adjusted...
UEC Promotes Lankford to New Post
Joshua Lankford has been promoted to Manager of Engineering at Umatilla Electric Cooperative (UEC).
Lankford oversees a staff of 10 providing engineering and related services...
