Tag: Umatilla Electric Cooperative
Umatilla Electric Cooperative Seeking Photos for 2024 Calendar
Umatilla Electric Cooperative is seeking photos to feature in their 2024 photo calendar.
Photos must be taken within UEC's service territory to be considered. They...
Women in Business Showcase Taking Place April 29 at EOTEC
The Umatilla Electric Cooperative's Business Resource Center's Women in Business Showcase is set for Saturday, April 29 at the Eastern Oregon Trade & Event...
Local Producers Gear Up for New Irrigation Season with UEC
Local irrigators gathered recently at the headquarters of Umatilla Electric Cooperative to hear updates from staff and leadership on recent activities at the co-op.
Presenters...
UEC to Return $6 Million to Some Members During Month of...
Umatilla Electric Cooperative members who purchased power in 2019 and 2021 will receive a refund in March as part of the utility’s Capital Credits...
UEC’s History of Giving Back Earns It 2023 Business of Year...
Umatilla Electric Cooperative’s history of giving back to the community was established right from its start in 1937 by helping to build the county’s...
Hermiston Shows Its Heart During Citizens Awards Banquet
The generosity and compassion of the Hermiston community was on full display Wednesday night during the 53rd annual Distinguished Citizens Awards banquet.
There was a...
UEC Linemen to Join Others in Electrifying Guatemalan Village
While most people in the developed world take electricity for granted, there are nearly a billion people in the world living without it, according...
Nearly $90 Million Federal Loan Going to UEC for Power Grid...
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that the Umatilla Electric Cooperative will receive a nearly $90 million federal loan to expand...
UEC Offers Five Ways to Fight the Winter Chill & Save...
We all have our favorite season. Some people love crisp, cool weather and bundling up under a favorite blanket, while others prefer the warm...
UEC Celebrates Manufactured Home Replacement Program’s 1st Recipient
An overcast rainy day couldn't dampen the spirits of Matthew and Serenity Stull as they cut the ribbon on their new home on a...
House Speaker Concludes 3-Day Trip with Visits to Hermiston, Boardman
Oregon House Speaker Dan Rayfield (D-Corvallis) concluded a three-day tour of Central and Eastern Oregon today with stops in Hermiston, Boardman, and the Port...
UEC Taking Steps to Secure Electric Grid in Light of National...
News of vandalism, tampering and destruction of substations, powerlines and other electric structures in the United States have made headlines in recent weeks.
Umatilla Electric...
Northeast Oregon Now, Herald Form News-Sharing Partnership
By Erick Peterson/Hermiston Herald
In the coming days, Northeast Oregon Now readers will start seeing new content from a familiar local news organization.
Northeast Oregon Now...
UEC’s Collins to Serve on National Business Development Committee
Patrick Collins, land use specialist at Umatilla Electric Cooperative, has been selected to serve on Touchstone Energy’s Business Development Advisory Committee.
Touchstone Energy is a...
UEC Hires Cain to Serve as Manager of Co-op’s Accounting Department
Umatilla Electric Cooperative has hired Marie Cain as the co-op’s manager of accounting.
Cain has spent the last seven years at Threemile Canyon Farms in...
UEC Raises Over $4,000 to Honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Umatilla Electric Cooperative employees honored Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October with an organization-wide fundraiser benefitting Good Shepherd Community Health Foundation.
Generosity flowed this year...
UEC & Partners Get Together for American Red Cross Blood Drive
The American Red Cross states that someone in the United States needs blood every two seconds.
Umatilla Electric Cooperative and the Columbia Basin Board of...
Blood Drive Set for UEC Today
Guild Mortgage, Umatilla Electric Cooperative and the Columbia Basin Board of Realtors are co-hosting a blood drive today, Nov. 7.
The event goes from 9...
Umatilla Electric Cooperative Employees Taking Steps for the Cure
Breast Cancer Awareness Month kicked off in a big way last week at Umatilla Electric Cooperative.
Employees of UEC are dressing up creatively in pink...
UEC Celebrates Members During National Cooperative Month
Umatilla Electric Cooperative is celebrating National Cooperative Month with the people who make it possible – UEC members.
The co-op hosted member appreciation events on...