Construction Begins on Substation at Juniper Canyon West

Our Area Is Growing and So Is Your Cooperative Umatilla Electric broke ground on our Juniper Canyon West substation this[...]

Economic Summit Set for Hermiston July 26

Umatilla Electric is among the sponsors of the first annual Eastern Oregon Economic Summit, to be held Friday, July 26[...]

Legislation Benefits UEC, Rural Oregon

With the end of the Oregon Legislature, bills of special interest to Umatilla Electric successfully passed the finish line and[...]

Construction Begins on UEC Transmission Line

Construction is underway on Umatilla Electric’s McNary-to-Hermiston Butte 115-kilovolt transmission line, our third source of 115-kV power into the Hermiston[...]

Cap & Trade Bill Fails to Pass Legislature

Oregon Democrats were unable to pass a plan to cap greenhouse gas emissions before the end of the legislative session[...]

UEC Offices Closed Thursday, July 4

UEC’s offices in Hermiston and Boardman will be closed Thursday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day. A reminder: Our[...]

Oregon Cap & Trade Bill Moves to Senate

After more than six hours of spirited debate on Monday, the Oregon House passed the cap and trade bill by[...]

New Agricultural Efficiency Incentives Announced

UEC is pleased to offer several new rebates for installing variable frequency drives and replacing an existing pump with a[...]