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A solar installer installing solar panels on the roof of a house.
January 17, 2020
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Oregon Department of Energy Launches New Solar + Energy Storage Rebate Program

SALEM — Oregon Department of Energy News Release. For immediate release: January 15, 2020 The Oregon Department of Energy (ODOE)...

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January 14, 2020
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Nissan LEAF Offer Extended

Make Your Next Car 100% Electric with a Nissan LEAF rebate from your utility Special Public Power Rebate Code: B83675...

December 31, 2019
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New Deposit Policy Helps Customers Build Good Credit; Prepaid Offers Easy Bill Management

Central Lincoln used to require a letter of credit, or a deposit, to open new residential accounts. And that didn’t...

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December 3, 2019
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Outages: When We REALLY Need to Call You, Will We Have the Right Number?

We needed to replace a utility pole south of Florence last month. Unfortunately, in order to do that work safely,...

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November 1, 2019
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How to Prepare for a Power Outage

We’d love to have no outages—we hate it when our customers are inconvenienced. Over the years, we’ve added system capabilities...

a utility pole with staples and nails sticking out of it
October 25, 2019
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Please Don’t Hang Anything on Utility Poles

Thinking about promoting your yard sale by posting a sign on a utility pole? Please don’t. Staples, nails and tacks...

October 8, 2019
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Where BPA Revenue Goes

All of the power we provide is purchased from the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), a federal agency serving the Pacific...

Public Power is More Powerful Together
October 1, 2019
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Here’s to Power for the People!

October is Public Power Month. The term “public power” described utilities owned by the people they serve. The first public...

Central Lincoln employees, family and friends cleaning up Agate Beach in Newport for the 2019 SOLVE Beach and Riverside Cleanup
September 25, 2019
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Central Lincoln Employees Join SOLVE’s Fall Beach & Riverside Cleanup

Quite a few Central Lincoln employees participated in SOLVE’s annual Beach and Riverside Cleanup on Saturday, September 21. Family members...

Emergency Preparedness Checklist and Kit
September 3, 2019
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Are You Ready?

The Oregon Coast will experience a devastating earthquake and very likely a major tsunami—the only question is when. We are...