The Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB) is Oregon's largest customer-owned utility. Founded in 1911, it provides

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and

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to more than 86,000 customers in or around

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. Chartered by the City of

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, a five-member Board of Commissioners is elected by the citizens of Eugene and governs the utility. Four commissioners are elected by their respective

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wards; a fifth commissioner is

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and elected by all of Eugene's voters. This board retains full control and sets policies for the water and electric utilities.

Electric resource portfolio

More than 95 percent of the electricity EWEB serves its customers comes from

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and other sources that do not generate carbon-based emissions that are linked to global warming. Most of this electricity comes from the federal

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and from EWEB's own hydroelectric projects. EWEB was the first public utility in Oregon to own a wind farm, and the utility has contracts to purchase a substantial amount of wind and

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power generated in the Northwest.

Power projects

Electric resource plan

EWEB’s Integrated Electric Resource Plan guides future resource decisions. Developed with the help of citizens, it prioritizes a continually aggressive

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effort and the acquisition of

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power to meet increased demand that such effort cannot offset.

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Electric resource portfolio

Power projects

Electric resource plan

See also

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