Oregon
Rural Electric Cooperative Association
2013-2014 Directory
orEgon rural ElEctric cooPErativE association
mission statEmEnt ORECA serves and promotes the interests of electric cooperatives and their customers. The Oregon Rural Electric Cooperative Association is a 501(c)6 trade association. The association represents the legislative and regulatory interests of not-for-profit consumer-owned electric cooperative utilities throughout 2⁄3 of rural Oregon. Associate membership is extended to organizations, individuals and businesses affiliated with electric cooperatives. ORECA’s primary focus is member representation before the Oregon congressional delegation, the Oregon state legislature, and state and federal agencies. Oregon Rural Electric Cooperative Association 698 12th St. SE, Suite 210 Salem, OR 97301 (503) 585-9988 • Fax: (503) 585-2147 www.oreca.org
ted case, Executive Director
tablE oF contEnts
about orEca Members and Managers
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Member Service Area Map
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ORECA Associate Members
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ORECA Board of Directors and Staff
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mEmbEr utilitiEs Blachly- Lane Electric
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Central Electric
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Columbia Basin Electric
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Columbia Power Consumers Power
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Coos-Curry Electric
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Douglas Electric
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Harney Electric
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Hood River Electric
32
Lane Electric
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Midstate Electric
36
Oregon Trail Electric
38
Salem Electric
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Surprise Valley Electrification
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Umatilla Electric
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Umpqua Indian Utility
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Wasco Electric
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West Oregon Electric
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associations govErnmEnt agEnciEs On the cover: Morning breaks at Crown Point on the Columbia River.
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Efficiency Services Group
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CoBank
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General Pacific
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Federated
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GDS Associates Inc.
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Touchstone Energy Cooperatives
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Osmose
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National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative
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EES Consulting
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NRECA National Consulting Group
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Professional Computer Systems Co. D Hittle
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Trees Inc.
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TriAxis Engineering
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InterContinental Consulting Teams Inc.
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Western States
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National Electrical Contractors Association
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Wagner Smith
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National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp.
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Elcon Associates Inc.
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Terex
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PK Energy Solutions
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Northwest Public Power Association
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Ruralite Services Inc. Brown & Kysar
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mEmbErs anD managErs orEgon rural ElEctric cooPErativE association 698 12th St. SE, Suite 210, Salem, OR 97301 (503) 585-9988 • www.oreca.org blachly-lane Electric cooperative
Douglas Electric cooperative inc.
P.O. Box 70 Junction City, OR 97448 Joe Jarvis, Manager (541) 688-8711 • Fax: (541) 688-8958 www.blachlylane.coop
P.O. Box 1327 1981 NE Stephens St. Roseburg, OR 97470 Dave Sabala, General Manager (541) 673-6616 • Fax: (541) 672-0863 www.douglaselectric.com
central Electric cooperative P.O. Box 846 Redmond, OR 97756 Dave Markham, President/CEO (541) 548-2144 • Fax: (541) 548-0366 www.cec.coop
columbia basin Electric cooperative inc. P.O. Box 398 171 Linden Way Heppner, OR 97836 Jerry Healy, Manager (541) 676-9146 • Fax: (541) 676-5159 www.cbec.cc
columbia Power cooperative association P.O. Box 97 311 Wilson St. Monument, OR 97864 Troy Cox, General Manager (541) 934-2311 • Fax: (541) 934-2312
consumers Power inc. P.O. Box 1180 6990 West Hills Road Philomath, OR 97370 Roman Gillen, General Manager (541) 929-3124 • Fax: (541) 929-8673 www.cpi.coop
coos-curry Electric cooperative inc. P.O. Box 1268 43050 Highway 101 Port Orford, OR 97465 Roger Meader, General Manager/CEO (541) 332-3931 • Fax: (541) 332-3501 www.ccec.coop
salem Electric
Harney Electric cooperative inc. P.O. Box 587 277 Lottery Lane Hines, OR 97738 Randy Whitaker, General Manager (541) 573-2061 • Fax: (541) 573-3930 www.harneyelectric.org
Hood river Electric cooperative P.O. Box 125 Odell, OR 97044
John Gerstenberger, General Manager (541) 354-1233 • Fax: (541) 354-2229 www.hrec.coop
lane Electric cooperative inc. P.O. Box 21410 787 Bailey Hill Road Eugene, OR 97402 Rick Crinklaw, General Manager (541) 484-1151 • Fax: (541) 484-7316 www.laneelectric.com
midstate Electric cooperative inc. P.O. Box 127 16755 Finley Butte Road La Pine, OR 97739 Dave Schneider, General Manager (541) 536-2126 • Fax: (541) 536-1423 www.midstateelectric.coop
oregon trail Electric consumers cooperative 4005 23rd St. Baker City, OR 97814 Werner Buehler, General Manager (541) 523-3616 • Fax: (541) 524-2863 www.otecc.com
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P.O. Box 5588 633 7th St. NW Salem, OR 97304 Robert Speckman, General Manager (503) 362-3601 • Fax: (503) 371-2956 www.salemelectric.com
surprise valley Electrification corp. 516 U.S. Hwy. 395 East Alturas, CA 96101 Jim Hays, General Manager (530) 233-3511 • Fax: (530) 233-2190 www.surprisevalleyelectric.org
umatilla Electric cooperative inc. P.O. Box 1148 750 West Elm St. Hermiston, OR 97838 Steve Eldrige, General Manager/CEO (541) 567-6414 • Fax: (541) 567-8142 www.umatillaelectric.com
umpqua indian utility cooperative 2371 NE Stephens, Suite 500 Roseburg, OR 97470 Ron Doan, Manager (541) 677-5569 • Fax (541) 673-0432 www.cowcreek.com
wasco Electric cooperative inc. P.O. Box 1700 105 E. 4th St. The Dalles, OR 97058 Jeff Davis, General Manager (541) 296-2740 • Fax: (541) 296-7781 www.wascoelectric.com
west oregon Electric cooperative inc. P.O. Box 69 715 Maple St./652 Rose Ave. Vernonia, OR 97064 Marc Farmer, General Manager (503) 429-3021 • Fax: (503) 429-8440 www.westoregon.org
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Coos-Curry
Umpqua
Douglas
Blachly-Lane
Hood River
Lane
Consumers Power
Salem
West Oregon
Midstate
Wasco
Surprise Valley
Central
Harney
Columbia Power
Columbia Basin
Umatilla
Oregon Trail
Serving ⅔ of the state’s area and 11 percent of the state’s electric customers
Oregon Electric Cooperatives
orEca associatE mEmbErs Please patronize our associate members Our website provides a current list of associate members. Their support of ORECA member-systems is a valued part of the cooperative program. brown & kysar inc. Eric Kysar P.O. Box 1720 Battle Ground, WA 98604 (360) 687-3966 • Fax: (360) 687-5139 bki@bki.cc; erikk@bki.cc www.bki.cc
Davison van cleve, Pc Melinda Davison 333 SW Taylor, Suite 400 Portland, OR 97204 (503) 241-7242 • Fax: (503) 241-8160 mail@dvclaw.com www.davisonvancleve.com
bullard law Fran Branwell 200 SW Market St., Suite 1900 Portland, OR 97201 (503) 248-1134 • Fax: (503) 224-8851 Fbarnwell@bullardlaw.com www.bullardlaw.com
general Pacific inc. Rick Hall P.O. Box 70 Fairview, OR 97024 (503) 907-2900 • Fax: (503) 489-2103 rhall@genpac.com www.genpac.com
cable Huston Tommy Brooks 1001 SW 5th Ave., Suite 2000 Portland, OR 97204 (503) 244-3092 • Fax: (503) 224-3176 tbrooks@cablehuston.com www.chbh.com
HJ arnett testing laboratory Chris Shipley 20460 SW Avery Court Tualatin, OR 97062 (503) 692-4600 • Fax: (503) 692-4661 cshipley@arnettindustries.com www.arnettindustries.com
carlson sales inc. Bob Peak Scott Dashiell Gary Shaw Slater Mitchell 9808 NE 126th Ave. Bldg. C Vancouver, WA 98682 (360) 573-8203 • Fax: (360) 573-8289 bob.peak@carlson-sales.com scott.dashiell@carlson-sales.com gary.shaw@carlson-sales.com slater.mitchell@carolson-sales.com www.carlson-sales.com
kindley law Pc Ray Kindley P.O. Box 569 West Linn OR 97068 (503) 206-1010 kindleylaw@comcast.net
clearwater Power co. Dave Hagen P.O. Box 997 Lewiston, ID 83501 (208) 798-5201 • Fax: (208) 746-3902 dhagen@clearwaterpower.com www.clearwaterpower.com cooperative response center inc. Scott Dittrich 2000 8th St. NW Austin, MN 55912 scottdittrich@crc.coop charles Fadeley, attorney-at-law P.O. Box 1408 Sisters, OR 97759 (541) 549-0125 fade@bendbroadband.com
magnum Power inc. Tami Schlecht P.O. Box 2 La Center, WA 98604 (360) 666-2343 • Fax: (360) 666-1049 tami@magnumpowerllc.com www.magnumpowerllc.com mcFarland cascade Terry Berg P.O. Box 1496 Tacoma, WA 98401 (800) 314-0746 • Fax: (253) 627-4188 terryb@LDM.com www.LDM.com moonlight bPo Brenda Grigsby, President 2491 NE Twin Knolls Drive, Suite 102 Bend, OR 97701 (541) 382-8402 • Fax:(541) 617-1831 brendag@moonlightbpo.com www.moonlightbpo.com
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orEca associatE mEmbErs moss adams llP Julie Desimone 805 SW Broadway, Suite 1200 Portland, OR 97205 (503) 242-1447 • Fax: (503) 274-2789 julie.desimone@mossadams.com www.mossadams.com
Pacific Power Scott Bolton P.O Box 3040 Portland, OR 97232 (503) 813-7202 • Fax: (503) 813-7109 scott.bolton@pacificorp.com www.pacificorp.com
ncP Energy Peter Blood 2240 N Interstate Ave., Suite 288 Portland, OR 97227 (503) 296-2551 • Fax: (503) 296-2251 peter@ncpenergy.com www.ncpenergy.com
Pngc Power John Prescott Dan James 711 NE Halsey Portland, OR 97232 (503) 288-1234 • Fax: (503) 288-2334 jprescott@pngcpower.com djames@pngcpower.com www.pngcpower.com
national information solutions cooperative Ron Patton One Innovation Circle Lake St. Louis, MO 63367 (866) WWW-NISC • Fax: (701) 667-1936 ron.patton@nisc.coop www.nisc.coop
Portland general Electric Brendan McCarthy Sunny Radcliffe 121 SW Salmon, 1WTC 0301 Portland, OR 97204 (503) 464-8599 • Fax: (503) 464-2354 brendan.mccarthy@pgn.com sunia.radcliffe@pgn.com www.portlandgeneral.com
northwest Energy Efficiency alliance Susan Stratton 421 SW 6th, Suite 600 Portland, OR 97204 (503) 688-5400 • Fax: (503) 688-5447 sstratton@neea.org www.neea.org
ruralite services inc. Russell Green P.O. Box 558 Forest Grove, OR 97116 (503) 357-2105 • Fax: (503) 357-8615 russellg@ruralite.org www.ruralite.org
northwest line constructors chapter Tracy Harness 6162 NE 80th Ave. Portland, OR 97218 (503) 255-4824 • Fax: (503) 256-1907 tracyh@nwlineca.com www.nwlineca.com
solomon corp. Kevin Sweatland P.O. Box 245 Solomon, KS 67480 (800) 234-2867 • Fax: (785) 655-2502 ksweatland@solomoncorp.com www.solomoncorp.com
osmose utilities services inc. Bob McPherson 21 North Riviera Sandpoint, ID 83864 (208) 771-0790 www.osmoseutilities.com
tantalus systems inc. Ted Witham 1121 Sitrus Court, Suite 190 Raleigh, NC, 27606 (919) 900-8970 • Fax: (919) 900-8978 cwitham@tantalus.com www.tantalus.com
Pacific crest transformers Curt Collins, VP Sales/Mktg 300 West Antelope Road Medford, OR 97503 (541) 826-8837; (541) 826-8847 Curt.Collins@pacificcresttrans.com www.pacificcresttrans.com
triaxis Engineering Gordon Ormsby 1600 SW Western Blvd., Suite 100 Corvallis, OR 97333 (541) 766-4600 • Fax: (541) 766-8972 gormsby@triaxiseng.com www.triaxiseng.com
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orEgon rural ElEctric cooPErativE association 698 12th St. SE, Suite 210, Salem, OR 97301 (503) 585-9988 • Fax: (503) 585-2147 • www.oreca.org
Executive Director Ted Case tcase@oreca.org orEca officers: Dave Markham, President Marc Farmer, Vice President Robert MacPherson, Secretary/Treasurer Christopher Seubert, Exec. Committee At-Large Randy Whitaker, Exec. Committee At-Large
legislative representative Rachael Kloor rkloor@oreca.org
coos-curry Electric co-op Peter Radabaugh, Director (541) 332-3931 Fax: (541) 332-3501
salem Electric Alicia Bonesteele, Director (503) 362-3601 Fax: (503) 371-2956
orEca board members:
Douglas Electric co-op Shirley Cairns, Director (541) 673-6616 Fax: (541) 672-0863
surprise valley Electrification Jim Hays, Manager (530) 233-3511 Fax: (530) 233-2190
blachly-lane Electric co-op Cheryl Haskell, Director (541) 688-8711 Fax: (541) 688-8958
Harney Electric co-op Randy Whitaker, Manager (541) 573-2061 Fax: (541) 573-3930
umatilla Electric co-op Robert MacPherson, Director (541) 567-6414 Fax: (541) 567-8142
central Electric co-op Dave Markham, President/CEO (541) 548-2144 Fax: (541) 548-0366
Hood river Electric co-op Roger Nelson, Director (541) 354-1233 Fax: (541) 354-2229
umpqua indian utility co-op Ron Doan, Manager (541) 677-5569 Fax: (541) 673-0432
columbia basin Electric co-op Roy Carlson Jr., Director (541) 676-9146 Fax: (541) 676-5159
lane Electric co-op Christopher Seubert, Director (541) 484-1151 Fax: (541) 484-7316
wasco Electric co-op Bob Durham, Director (541) 296-2740 Fax: (541) 296-7781
columbia Power co-op Troy Cox, General Manager (541) 934-2311 Fax: (541) 934-2312
midstate Electric co-op Ron Sommerfeldt, Director (541) 536-2126 Fax: (541) 536-1423
west oregon Electric co-op Marc Farmer, Manager (503) 429-3021 Fax: (503) 429-8440
consumers Power inc. Roman Gillen, Manager (541) 929-3124 Fax: (541) 929-8673
oregon trail Electric consumers co-op Gary Miller, Director (541) 523-3616 Fax: (541) 524-2863
consultants
committEEs government affairs Chair: Leland Smith, Midstate Joe Jarvis, Blachly-Lane Dave Markham, Central Jerry Healy, Columbia Basin Troy Cox, Columbia Power Roman Gillen, Consumers Power Peter Radabaugh, Coos-Curry Shirley Cairns, Douglas Randy Whitaker, Harney action For rural Electrification Chair: Rick Crinklaw, Lane Electric
Roger Nelson, Hood River Rick Crinklaw, Lane Ted Case, ORECA (Ex. Director) Chuck Hofmann, Oregon Trail Joe Van Meter, Salem Jim Hays, Surprise Valley Steve Eldrige, Umatilla Ron Doan, Umpqua Jeff Davis, Wasco Robert VanNatta, West Oregon
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attorney Chuck Fadeley P.O. Box 1408 Sisters, OR 97759 (541) 549-0125 auditor Grove, Mueller & Swank, PC 475 Cottage St. NE, Suite 200 Salem, OR 97301 (503) 581-7788 Fax: (503) 581-0152
boarD oF DirEctors 2013-2014
Dave markham
marc Farmer
robert macPherson
President
vice President
secretary/treasurer
roman gillen
christopher seubert
randy whitaker
immediate Past President
Executive committee at-large
Executive committee at-large
cheryl Haskell
roy carlson Jr.
troy cox
Peter radabaugh
shirley cairns
roger nelson
ron sommerfeldt
gary miller
alicia bonesteele
Jim Hays
ron Doan
bob Durham
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blacHly-lanE ElEctric cooPErativE P.O. Box 70 Junction City, OR 97448 Phone: (541) 688-8711 Fax: (541) 688-8958 blec@blachlylane.coop www.blachylane.coop
kEy staFF Joe Jarvis
General Manager
(541) 284-2155
jarvisj@blachlylane.coop
Mary Locke
HR and Office Services Manager
(541) 284-2148
lockem@blachlylane.coop
Bob Wittenberg
Operations Manager
(541) 284-2156
wittenbergb@blachlylane.coop
Carole Phillips
Financial Services Manager
(541) 284-2150
phillipsc@blachlylane.coop
Chairman
(541) 935-5728
Ernie Jacksch
Vice Chairman
(541) 927-3466
Cheryl Haskell
Secretary/Treasurer
(541) 998-3954
DirEctors Cliff Kelley
Robert Sikes
(541) 935-7602
Tom Irwin III
(541) 998-6428
consultants attorney: auditor:
Chip Greening, 655 SE St., Andrews Drive, Portland, OR 97202 (503) 233-8612 Fax: (503) 233-8580 Moss Adams LLP, Fox Tower - 805 SW Broadway, Suite 1200, Portland, OR 97205 (503) 228-7929
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Joe Jarvis
cli kelley
Ernie Jacksch
cheryl Haskell
robert sikes
tom irwin iii
utility statistics county served: Lane Date system organized: 1937
Property tax paid: $14,247
total consumers (meters): 3,632
gross earnings (revenue) tax paid: $168,792
Employees: 21
total cities franchise fees (taxes) paid: $0
miles of line: 484
total plant investment (gross): $24,139,628
board meetings: fourth Monday of each month
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cEntral ElEctric cooPErativE inc. 2098 N. Highway 97 P.O. Box 846 Redmond, OR 97756 Phone: (541) 548-2144 Fax: (541) 548-0366 www.cec.coop
kEy staFF Dave Markham
President/CEO
(541) 312-7764
dmarkham@cec.coop
Rawleigh White
Chief Financial Officer
(541) 312-7725
rwhite@cec.coop
Bob McConnell
Operations Manager
(541) 312-7787
rmcconnell@cec.coop
Jeff Beaman
Member Services Director
(541) 312-7753
jbeaman@cec.coop
Lisa Cutter
Corporate Information Officer
(541) 312-7749
lcutter@cec.coop
Karen Lewis
Bend District Manager
(541) 312-7712
klewis@cec.coop
Tom Strand
Chairman
(541) 548-5747
Dan Steelhammer
Vice Chairman
(541) 382-8315
Kip Light
Secretary/Treasurer
(541) 475-7451
DirEctors
William “Boyd” Keeton
(541) 548-8880
Shirley McCullough
(541) 447-2557
David Clemens
(541) 595-5656
Beverly Clarno
(541) 923-0623
Kelly McFarlane
(541) 548-6393
Kenneth Miltenberger
(541) 389-7007
consultants attorney: auditor:
Lane Powell PC, 601 SW 2nd Ave., Suite 2100, Portland, OR 97204 , (503) 778-2100 Moss Adams LLP, 805 SW Broadway, Suite 1200, Portland, OR 97205, (503) 242-1447
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Dave markham
tom strand
Dan steelhammer
kip light
william “boyd� keeton
shirley mccullough
David clemens
beverly clarno
kelly mcFarlane
kenneth miltenberger
utility statistics counties served: Deschutes, Crook, Jefferson, Wasco, Grant, Lake, Linn Date system organized: 1940
Property tax paid: $64,355
total consumers (meters): 31,684
gross earnings (revenue) tax paid: $1,066,085
Employees: 83
total cities franchise fees (taxes) paid: $474,878
miles of line: 3,820
total plant investment (gross): $206,192,112
board meetings: third Thursday of each month
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columbia basin ElEctric cooPErativE 171 Linden Way P.O. Box 398 Heppner, OR 97836 Phone: (541) 676-9146 Fax: (541) 676-5159 www.cbec.cc
kEy staFF Jerry Healy
General Manager
(541) 676-5240
jerryh@columbiabasin.cc
Brian Kollman
Manager of Operations
briank@columbiabasin.cc
Thomas Wolff, CPA
Manager of Finance & Administration
tommyw@columbiabasin.cc
Joan Dieter
Accountant
joand@columbiabasin.cc
Josh Coiner
Assistant Manager of Operations
joshc@columbiabasin.cc
DirEctors Lori Anderson
President
(541) 980-4357
John Qualls
Vice President
(541) 454-2995
Roy Carlson
Secretary/Treasurer
(541) 763-2015
Raymond Harrison
(541) 384-4161
Todd Lindsay
(541) 989-8321
Gary Wilde
(541) 980-5089
Mark Wunderlich
(541) 676-5106
Deacon Heideman
(541) 701-7600
consultants attorney: auditor: Engineer:
Kirk Gibson, 419 SW 11th Ave., Suite 400, Portland, OR 97205, (503) 595-3922 Blodgett, Mickelsen & Naef PC, 8203 W. Quinault, Suite 800, Kennewick, WA 99336, C.V.O. Jerry Witkowski, 1600 SW Western Blvd., Suite 160, Corvallis, OR 97333 (541) 752-2829, Fax: (541) 752-4830
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(509) 735-0379
Jerry Healy
lori anderson
gary wilde
roy carlson
raymond Harrison
todd lindsay
John qualls
mark wunderlich
Deacon Heideman
utility statistics counties served: Morrow, Gilliam, Wheeler, Sherman, Umatilla Date system organized: 1940
Property tax paid: $14,191
total consumers (meters): 3,863
gross earnings (revenue) tax paid: $165,214
Employees: 18
total cities franchise fees (taxes) paid: $127,917
miles of line: 1,270
total plant investment (gross): $31,527,045
board meetings: fourth Thursday of each month
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columbia PowEr cooPErativE association 311 Wilson St. P.O. Box 97 Monument, OR 97864 Phone: (541) 934-2311 Fax: (541) 934-2312 troycox@centurytel.net
kEy staFF Troy Cox
General Manager
Gary Warner
Line Superintendent
Randy Sweek
Purchasing Agent
Barb Reilly
Accounting Supervisor
(541) 934-2155
troycox@centurytel.net
DirEctors Paul Walton
President
(541) 421-3001
Dave Humphreys
Vice President
(541) 468-3391
Tom Campbell
Secretary/Treasurer
(541) 934-2842
Cheryl Jenison
(541) 468-3496
LaReta Jones
(541) 427-3402
Dan Cannon
(541) 462-3674
Adam Temple
(541) 462-3033
consultants attorney: auditor: Engineer:
Doug Hojem, P.O. Box 218, Pendleton, OR 97801, (541) 276-3331 Seydel, Lewis, Poe & Moeller, 1121 Adams Ave., La Grande, OR 97850, (541) 963-4191 Brown & Kysar Inc, Box 1720, 20516 NE 122nd Ave., Battle Ground, WA 98604, (360) 687-3966
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troy cox
Paul walton
Dave Humphreys
tom campbell
cheryl Jenison
lareta Jones
Dan cannon
adam temple
utility statistics counties served: Grant, Wheeler, Umatilla Date system organized: 1948
Property tax paid: $4,217
total consumers (meters): 1,816
gross earnings (revenue) tax paid: $50,849
Employees: 15
total cities franchise fees (taxes) paid: $0
miles of line: 1,095
total plant investment (gross): $27,425,443
board meetings: second Monday of each month
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consumErs PowEr inc. 6990 West Hills Road P.O. Box 1180 Philomath, OR 97370 Phone: (541) 929-3124 Fax: (541) 929-8673 www.cpi.coop
kEy staFF Roman Gillen
President/CEO
(541) 745-6593 romang@cpi.coop
Tony F. Wilson
Chief Financial Officer
tonyw@cpi.coop
Greg Pierce
Director of Operations & Engineering
gregp@cpi.coop
Mary Zimmerman
Director of Communications
maryz@cpi.coop
James Ramseyer
Director of Customer & Energy Services
jamesra@cpi.coop
Tom Oliver
Director of Information Technology
tomo@cpi.coop
Nancy Altishin
Director of Human Resources
nancya@cpi.coop
DirEctors L. Russ Sapp
Chairman
(541) 486-4004
Thad Springer
Vice President
541) 438-4187
Terrill Plagmann
Secretary
(541) 928-8729
Kevin Christopher
Assistant Secretary
(541) 258-2350
William “Bill” Rauch
(541) 259-1201
Gerald Etzel
(503) 769-6718
Kenneth Gardner
(503) 623-2923
Eric Horning
(541) 753-3004
Michael Schaefer
consultants attorney: Evashevski, Elliott, Cihak & Hediger P.C., P.O. Box 781, Corvallis, OR 97339, (541) 368-7558, Fax: (541) 754-1455 auditor: Kenneth Kuhns & Co., 570 Liberty St. SE., Suite 210, Salem, OR 97301-3594, (503) 585-2550
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roman gillen
l. russ sapp
thad springer
terrill Plagmann
kevin christopher
william “bill� rauch
gerald Etzel
kenneth gardner
Eric Horning
michael schaefer
utility statistics counties served: Benton, Lincoln, Linn, Lane, Polk and Marion Date system organized: 1939
Property tax paid: $681,200
total consumers (meters): 22,089
total cities franchise fees (taxes) paid: $327,121
Employees: 58
total plant investment (gross): $139,620,104
miles of line: 3,121 board meetings: last Wednesday of each month
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coos-curry ElEctric cooPErativE inc. 43050 Highway 101 P.O. Box 1268 Port Orford, OR 97465 Phone: (541) 332-3931 Fax: (541) 332-3501 www.ccec.coop
kEy staFF Roger Meader
General Manager/CEO
(541) 332-3931
Frank Corrales
Chief Financial Officer
Dian Marple
Executive Assistant
Andrew McBride
Manager of System Planning & Engineering
Christine Stallard
Marketing & Member Services Manager
Dale Wilson
Operations Manager
Allen Simmons
Information Technology Director
rmeader@cooscurryelectric.com
DirEctors Peter Radabaugh
President
(541) 347-9734
Cheryl McMahan
Vice President
(541) 661-5382
Jim Kolen
Secretary/Treasurer
(541) 247-2908
John Herzog
(541) 661-4779
Edward Dowdy
(541) 332-0131
Daryl Robison
(541) 332-0474
Georgia Cockerham
(541) 469-5814
consultants auditor:
dm-t, 7307 N. Division, Suite 222, Spokane, WA 99208, (509) 535-3503, Fax: (509) 535-9391
attorney:
Melinda J. Davison, Davison Van Cleve P.C., 333 SW Taylor, Suite 400, Portland, OR 97204, (503) 241-7242
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roger meader
Peter radabaugh
cheryl mcmahan
Jim kolen
John Herzog
Edward Dowdy
Daryl robison
georgia cockerham
utility statistics counties served: Curry and portions of Coos and Douglas Date system organized: 1939
Property tax paid: $77,110
total consumers (meters): 17,452
gross earnings (revenue) tax paid: $677,880
Employees: 69
total cities franchise fees (taxes) paid: $96,827
miles of line: 1,630
total plant investment (gross): $116,955,017
board meetings: fourth Thursday of each month
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Douglas ElEctric cooPErativE inc. 1981 NE Stephens P.O. Box 1327 Roseburg, OR 97470 Phone: (541) 673-6616 Fax: (541) 672-0863 www.douglaselectric.com
kEy staFF Dave Sabala
General Manager
dsabala@douglaselectric.com
Paul Leonard
Office Manager
pleonard@douglaselectric.com
Todd Sherwood
Operations Superintendent
sherwood@douglaselectric.com
Todd Munsey
Director of Member Services
tmunsey@douglaselectric.com
Cris Pearson
Administrative Assistant
cris@douglaselectric.com
Cameron Frasnelly
IT Director/Operations Analyst
cfrasnelly@douglaselectric.com
Todd Way
Manager Douglas Fast Net
tway@douglasfast.net
Terry Nelson
President
tnelson@douglasfast.net
Robert Poage
Vice President
robertpoage87@yahoo.com
Shirley Cairns
Secretary
scairns@rosenet.net
Dick McHaffie
Treasurer
yoncalla@gmail.com
DirEctors
Evan Barnes
brranchlreb@gmail.com
Larry Shipley
shipleylh@hotmail.com
Carey Weatherly
cweatherly@rosenet.net
consultants attorney: Engineer: auditor:
Nilsen, Johnson & McKinney, P.O. Box 1265, Roseburg, OR 97470, (541) 673-4451 Fax: (541) 673-1202 Elcon Associates Inc., 12670 NW Barnes Road, Portland, OR 97259 Kenneth Kuhns & Co., 570 Liberty St. SE, Suite 210, Salem, OR 97301, (503) 585-2550
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Dave sabala
terry nelson
robert Poage
shirley cairns
Dick mcHaďŹƒe
Evan barnes
larry shipley
carey weatherly
utility statistics counties served: Douglas, Coos, Lane Date system organized: 1938
Property tax paid: $25,378
total consumers (meters): 9,778
gross earnings (revenue) tax paid: $332,964
Employees: 39
total cities franchise fees (taxes) paid: $47,933
miles of line: 1,672
total plant investment: $58,235,669
board meetings: third Wednesday of each month
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HarnEy ElEctric cooPErativE inc. 277 Lottery Lane P.O. Box 587 Hines, OR 97738 Phone: (541) 573-2061 Fax: (541) 573-3930 www.harneyelectric.org
kEy staFF Randy Whitaker
General Manager
randy.whitaker@harneyelectric.org
Brent Beverly
Operations Manager
brent.beverly@harneyelectric.org
Jason Hill
Line Superintendent
jason.hill@harneyelectric.org
Shane Sweet
Electrical Engineer
shane.sweet@harneyelectric.org
Fred Flippence
Office Manager
fred.flippence@harneyelectric.org
Heather Bailey
Executive Secretary
heather.bailey@harneyelectric.org
Connie Barber
Accounts Payable
connie.barber@harneyelectric.org
Becky Glerup
Customer Accounts
becky.glerup@harneyelectric.org
DirEctors John Ugalde
President
(775) 859-0507
Joe Cronin
Vice President
(541) 493-2162
Gary Miller
Secretary/Treasurer
(541) 495-2252
Alex “Buster� Dufurrena
(775) 941-0357
Rod Hoagland
(541) 495-2329
Frank Albisu
(775) 532-8240
Zach Sword
(541) 493-2563
consultants attorney: Engineer: auditor:
Stephen Finlayson, 709 Ponderosa Village, Burns, OR 97720, (541) 573-2151 Brown & Kysar P.E., P.O. Box 1720, Battle Ground, WA 98604, (360) 687-3966 Blodgett, Mickelsen & Naef P.S., 8203 W. Quinault Ave., Suite 800, Kennewick, WA 99336, (509) 735-0379 Fax: (509) 735-0646
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randy whitaker
John ugalde
Joe cronin
gary miller
alex “buster� Dufurrena
rod Hoagland
Frank albisu
zach sword
utility statistics counties served: Deschutes, Crook, Harney, Lake, Malheur, OR; Humboldt, NV Date system organized: 1954
Property tax paid: $64,423
total consumers (meters): 4,024
gross earnings (revenue) tax paid: $103,179
Employees: 22
total cities franchise fees (taxes) paid: $0
miles of line: 2,926
total plant investment (gross): $40,340,157
board meetings: last Wednesday preceding 11th of the month
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HooD rivEr ElEctric cooPErativE 3521 Davis Drive, Hood River, OR 97031 P.O. Box 125, Odell, OR 97044 Phone: (541) 354-1233 Fax: (541) 354-2229 www.hrec.coop
kEy staFF John Gerstenberger
General Manager
(541) 490-8289
johng@hrec.coop
Brenda Lewis
Office Manager
brenda@hrec.coop
Chuck Weseman
Operations Manager
chuckw@hrec.coop
Chris Walker
Customer Service Manager
chris@hrec.coop
DirEctors Butch Gehrig
President
(541) 354-1202
Patrick Moore
Vice President
(541) 386-4628
Bernie Wells
Secretary
(541) 386-6697
Roger Nelson
Treasurer
(541) 352-7141
Gary Bloom
(541) 354-1266
Doug Mahurin
(541) 352-6891
John McGhee
(541) 352-4176
Opal DeBoard
(541) 386-4816
Michael Udelius
(541) 354-1816
consultants attorney: Engineer: auditor:
M.D. Van Valkenburgh, 204 E. 4th St., The Dalles, OR 97058, (541) 296-1106 D. Hittle & Associates Inc., 7515 W. Deschutes Ave., Kennewick, WA 99336, (509) 735-5350, Fax: (509) 735-5355 Friend & Reagan P.C., 305 E. 5th St., The Dalles, OR 97058, (541) 296-2000
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John gerstenberger
John mcghee
butch gehrig
Patrick moore
bernie wells
roger nelson
gary bloom
Doug mahurin
opal Deboard
michael udelius
utility statistics county served: Hood River Date system organized: 1945
Property tax paid: $8,101
total consumers (meters): 3,685
gross earnings (revenue) tax paid: $72,400
Employees: 15
total cities franchise fees (taxes) paid: $0
miles of line: 263
total plant investment (gross): $9,801,158
board meetings: third Monday of each month
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lanE ElEctric cooPErativE inc. 787 Bailey Hill Road P.O. Box 21410 Eugene, OR 97402 Phone: (541) 484-1151 Fax: (541) 484-7316 www.laneelectric.com
kEy staFF Rick Crinklaw
General Manager
(541) 485-3013
rick.crinklaw@laneelectric.com
Debi Wilson
Office & Staff Services Manager
debi.wilson@laneelectric.com
Tony Toncray
Construction & Maintenance Manager
tony.toncray@laneelectric.com
Doug Stockdale
Engineering Services Manager
doug.stockdale@laneelectric.com
David D’Avanzo
Member & Regional Affairs Manager
dave.davanzo@laneelectric.com
Brenda Everts
Executive Secretary
brenda.everts@laneelectric.com
DirEctors Jeri Nelson
President
(541) 782-2381
j.nelson@laneelectric.com
Christopher Seubert
Vice President
(541) 687-2872
c.seubert@laneelectric.com
Patricia Dymock
Secretary
(541) 896-3761
p.dymock@laneelectric.com
Charles Leighter
Treasurer
(541) 345-1084
c.leighter@laneelectric.com
Charles “Ed” Bangle
(541) 942-5794
c.bangle@laneelectric.com
James Hill
(541) 782-3835
j.hill@laneelectric.com
Loy Sparks
(541) 345-5616
l.sparks@laneelectric.com
consultants attorney:
Charles N. Fadeley, P.O. Box 1408, Sisters, OR 97759, (541) 549-0125, fade@bendbroadband.com
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rick crinklaw
Jeri nelson
christopher seubert
Patricia Dymock
charles leighter
charles “Ed� bangle
James Hill
loy sparks
utility statistics county served: Lane Date system organized: 1939
Property tax paid: $50,691
total consumers (meters): 12,878
gross earnings (revenue) tax paid: $531,115
Employees: 47
total cities franchise fees (taxes) paid: $129,720
miles of line: 1,479
total plant investment (gross): $65,864,544
board meetings: fourth Monday of each month
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miDstatE ElEctric cooPErativE inc. 16755 Finley Butte Road P.O. Box 127 La Pine, OR 97739 Phone: (541) 536-2126 Fax: (541) 536-1423 www.midstateelectric.coop
kEy staFF Dave Schneider
General Manager
(541) 536-7282
dschneider@midstateelectric.coop
Jami Bartunek
CFO/Accounting Manager
(541) 536-7243
jbartunek@midstateelectric.coop
Dave Munson
Operations/Engineering Manager
(541) 536-7254
dmunson@midstateelectric.coop
Teresa Lackey
Marketing/Communications Manager (541) 536-7232
tlackey@midstateelectric.coop
Shaun Lamar
Information Services Manager
(541) 536-7230
slamar@midstateelectric.coop
Shelley Miesen
Executive Assistant
(541) 536-7241
smiesen@midstateelectric.coop
Alan Parks
President
(541) 576-2651
Bud Kendall
Vice President
(541) 536-1977
Ken Wilson
Secretary/Treasurer
(541) 365-4444
DirEctors
Diana Cox
(541) 576-3502
Gordon De Armond
(541) 433-2318
Robert Reed
(541) 536-2259
Vic Russell
(541) 536-3478
Leland Smith
(541) 593-6009
Ron Sommerfeldt
(541) 433-2403
consultants attorney: auditor:
William G. Sheridan Jr., 4949 SW Meadows Road, Suite 460, Lake Oswego, OR 97035, (503) 224-4840 Fax: (503) 299-6663 Blodgett, Mickelson & Naef, Quinault Point, 8203 W. Quinault Ave., Suite 800, Kennewick, WA 99336 (509) 735-0379, Fax: (509) 735-0381
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Dave schneider
alan Parks
bud kendall
ken wilson
Diana cox
gordon De armond
robert reed
vic russell
leland smith
ron sommerfeldt
utility statistics counties served: Deschutes, Klamath, Lake and Lane Date system organized: 1948
Property tax paid: $44,878
total consumers (meters): 18,255
gross earnings (revenue) tax paid: $635,720
Employees: 57
total plant investment (gross): $96,187,765
miles of line: 2,325
board meetings: fourth Monday of each month
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orEgon trail ElEctric consumErs cooPErativE 4005 23rd St. P.O. Box 226 Baker City, OR 97814 Phone: (541) 523-3616 Fax: (541) 524-2863 www.otecc.com
kEy staFF Werner Buehler
General Manager
(541) 523-2293
Anthony Bailey
Chief Financial Officer
(541) 519-2012
Bill DeLashmutt
Director of Engineering
(541) 786-0821
Jim Horan
Communications & Govt. Relations
(612) 432-7072
Joan Macy
Executive Assistant
(541) 523-2712
Ned Ratterman
Director of Operations
(541) 519-0117
Debby Ray
Director of Human Resources
(541) 519-0774
Steve Schauer
Director of Member & Program Services
(541) 519-0116
Greg Howard
President
(541) 963-4596
George Galloway
Vice President
(541) 568-4541
Austin Bingaman
Secretary/Treasurer
(541) 963-8605
DirEctors
David Baum
(541) 963-7843
Robert Cargill
(541) 573-7515
Charlene Chase
(541) 523-5163
Charles Hofmann
(541) 523-9073
Gary Miller
(541) 932-4500
consultants attorney: Ronald L. Williams, 1015 W Hays St., Boise, ID 83702, (208) 344-6633, Fax (208) 344-0077 auditor: Moss-Adams LLP, Fox Tower, 805 SW Broadway, Suite 1200, Portland, OR 97205
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werner buehler
greg Howard
george galloway
austin bingaman
David baum
robert cargill
charlene chase
charles Hofmann
gary miller
utility statistics counties served: Baker, Grant, Harney and Union Date system organized: 1988
Property tax paid: $176,312
total consumers (meters): 30,414
gross earnings (revenue) tax paid: $999,297
Employees: 85
total cities franchise fees (taxes) paid: $1,242,507
miles of line: 3,032
total plant investment (gross): $146,627,788
board meetings: fourth Tuesday of each month
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salEm ElEctric 633 Seventh St. NW P.O. Box 5588 Salem, OR 97304-0055 Phone: (503) 362-3601 Fax: (503) 371-2956 www.salemelectric.com se@salemelectric.com
kEy staFF Robert Speckman
General Manager
(503) 588-2431
speckman@salemelectric.com
Terry Kelly
Assistant General Manager
kelly@salemelectric.com
Jack Belleque
Administrative Services Manager
belleque@salemelectric.com
Michael Richman
Information Technology Manager
richman@salemelectric.com
Tony Schacher
Engineering & Operations Manager
schacher@salemelectric.com
Michele Adkins
Executive Assistant
m.adkins@salemelectric.com
Cindy Lenker
Support Services Coordinator
lenker@salemelectric.com
DirEctors James Dyer
President
(503) 390-2366
jimmyd_@q.com
Jerry Berger
Vice President
(503) 581-9969
jerryberger@comcast.net
Alicia Bonesteele
Secretary/Treasurer
(503) 364-3490
aliciakb@comcast.net
Jeff Anderson
(503) 390-3334
jeff.anderson3@comcast.net
Carl Beach
(503) 393-2927
beachcarle@gmail.com
Paul Ennor
(503) 364-5595
p.p@q.com
Joe Van Meter
(503) 390-6552
vanjkphs5@aol.com
consultants attorney: auditor:
William G. Sheridan Jr., 4949 Meadows Road, Suite 460, Lake Oswego, OR 97035, (503) 224-4840 Kenneth Kuhns & Co., 570 Liberty St. SE, Suite 210, Salem, OR 97302, (503) 585-2550
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robert speckman
James Dyer
Jerry berger
alicia bonesteele
Je anderson
carl beach
Paul Ennor
Joe van meter
utility statistics counties served: Marion, Polk Date system organized: 1941
Property tax paid: $45,985
total consumers (meters): 18,578
gross earnings (revenue) tax paid: $477,480
Employees: 49
total cities franchise fees (taxes) paid: $724,786
miles of line: 248 (pole); 613 (wire)
total plant investment (gross): $54,763,781
annual meeting: May 13, 2014
board meetings: fourth Tuesday of each month
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surPrisE vallEy ElEctriFication corP. 516 U.S. Hwy. 395 East Alturas, CA 96101 Phone: (530) 233-3511 Fax: (530) 233-2190 www.surprisevalleyelectric.org
kEy staFF Jim Hays
General Manager
(530) 233-3511
jimsvec@frontier.com
Brad Kresge
Assistant Manager
(530) 640-2672
bradsvec@frontier.com
Melissa Stevens
Manager’s Secretary
(530) 233-3511
melissasvec@frontier.com
Dennis Reed
Line Superintendent
(530) 640-2670
dennissvec@frontier.com
Lynn Culp
Member Service Manager
(530) 640-2666
lynnsvec@frontier.com
Craig Joiner
President
(530) 294-5318
Dennis Flynn
Vice President
(541) 947-2510
Raymond Cloud
Secretary-Treasurer
(541) 946-4169
DirEctors
John Erquiaga
(530) 279-6364
Wesley Cook
(530) 279-6386
George Jaska
(541) 947-3648
Duane McGarva
(530) 233-4934
consultants attorney: Engineer: auditor:
Albert M. Monaco Jr., 35 G St. South, Lakeview, OR 97630, (541) 947-3355 Power Engineers Inc., P.O. Box 1066, Hailey, ID 83333 Brent Mickelson, Blodgett, Mickelson & Naef, Quinault Point, 8203 W. Quinault Ave., Suite 800, Kennewick, WA 99336, (509) 735-0379, Fax: (509) 735-0381
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Jim Hays
craig Joiner
Dennis Flynn
raymond cloud
John Erquiaga
wesley cook
george Jaska
Duane mcgarva
utility statistics counties served: Lake, OR; Modoc and Lassen, CA; Washoe, NV Date system organized: 1937
Property tax paid: $139,383
total consumers (meters): 6,236
gross earnings (revenue) tax paid: $52,086
Employees: 30
total cities franchise fees (taxes) paid: $0
miles of line: 2,246
total plant investment (gross): $39,654,842
board meetings: fourth Thursday of each month
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umatilla ElEctric cooPErativE inc. 750 West Elm St. P.O. Box 1148 Hermiston, OR 97838 Phone: (541) 567-6414 Fax: (541) 567-8142 www.umatillaelectric.com
kEy staFF Steve Eldrige
CEO
(541) 564-4411
steve.eldrige@umatillaelectric.com
Tami Sinor
Executive Assistant
(541) 564-4388
tami.sinor@umatillaelectric.com
Connie Shrum
Manager of Office Services (541) 564-4389
connie.shrum@umatillaelectric.com
DirEctors Jeffery Wenholz
President
(541) 922-3941
Bryan Wolfe
Vice President
(541) 567-3050
Robert MacPherson
Secretary/Treasurer
(541) 449-3401
Lee Docken
(541) 481-6251
Rose Etta Ansotegui
(541) 276-8512
John Otis
(541) 567-3402
Glenn Rohde
(541) 276-9514
consultants attorney:
Tom Grim, Cable Huston, 1001 SW 5th Ave., Suite 2000, Portland, OR 97204, (503) 224-3092, Fax: (503) 224-3176
auditor:
Blodgett, Mickelson & Naef, Quinault Point, 8203 W. Quinault Ave., Suite 800, Kennewick, WA 99336 (509) 735-0379
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steve Eldrige
Jeery wenholz
bryan wolfe
robert macPherson
lee Docken
rose Etta ansotegui
John otis
glenn rohde
utility statistics counties served: Umatilla, Morrow, Union Date system organized: 1937
Property tax paid: $123,002
total consumers (meters): 16,556
gross earnings (revenue) tax paid: $880,757
Employees: 71
total cities franchise fees (taxes) paid: $4143,726
miles of line: 2,330
total plant investment (gross): $199,247,258
board meetings: Fourth Wednesday of each month
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umPqua inDian utility cooPErativE 2371 NE Stephens, Suite 500 Roseburg, OR 97470 Phone: (541) 677-5569 Fax: (541) 673-0432 www.cowcreek.com
kEy staFF Ron Doan
General Manager
(541) 677-5569
rdoan@cowcreek.com
Gregg Hervey
Controller/Office Manager
ghervey@cowcreek.com
Jackie Miller
Customer Service
jmiller@cowcreek.com
Brian Boswell
Operations/Engineering Manager
bboswell@cowcreek.com
Richelle Gibbons
Administrative Assistant
rgibbons@cowcreek.com
DirEctors Robert Van Norman
Chair
Rob Estabrook
Vice Chair
All directors can be reached at: 2371 NE Stephens, Suite 500 Roseburg, OR 97470 (541) 672-9405
Ted Rainville Luanne Urban Ron Doan
consultants attorney: Wayne Shammel, Tribal Attorney, 2371 NE Stephens, Suite 100, Roseburg, OR 97470, (541) 672-9405 consulting attorney: Margie Schaff, law offices of Schaff & Clark-Deschene, 749 Deer Tail Road, Boulder, CO 80302 (303) 443-0812 consulting Engineer: Mike Beanland, TriAxis Engineering, Vancouver, WA 98684, (360) 260-3900 auditor: Isler CPA, 1976 Garden Ave., Eugene, OR 97403, (541) 342-5161
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ron Doan
robert van norman
rob Estabrook
ted rainville
luanne urban
utility statistics county served: Douglas Date system organized: April 2003
total plant investment: $710,384.38
total consumers (meters): 6
board meetings: monthly
Employees: 10 miles of line: 27,575, LF of sewer piping, 16,000 LF of raw water distribution piping, 8,000 LF of potable water distribution piping,15,000 LF of irrigation piping, 18,000 LF of electric distribution (includes high and low voltage)
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wasco ElEctric cooPErativE inc. 105 E. 4th St. P.O. Box 1700 The Dalles, OR 97058 Phone: (541) 296-2740 Fax: (541) 296-7781 www.wascoelectric.com
kEy staFF Jeff Davis
General Manager
Casey McCleary
Manager of Operations
(541) 296-1657
jeffd@wascoelectric.com caseym@wascoelectric.com
DirEctors Ron Holmes
President
(541) 333-2502
Michael Collins
Vice President
(541) 553-3004
Jim McNamee
Secretary
(541) 395-2769
Kelly McGreer
Treasurer
(541) 489-3251
Robert Durham
(541) 467-2452
DeOra Patton
(541) 395-2674
Neal Harth
(541) 298-8401
Gary Brown
(541) 442-5123
Robert Hammel
(541) 467-2780
consultants attorney:
Ray Kindley, Kindley Law P.C, P.O. Box 569, West Linn, OR 97068, (503) 206-1010
Engineer:
BKI Inc., P.O. Box 1720, Battle Ground, WA 98604, (360) 687-3966, Fax: (360) 687-5139
auditor:
H. Brent Lewis, P.O. Box 1024, 1121 Adams Ave., La Grande, OR 97850 (541) 963-4191, Fax: (541) 963-9434
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ron Holmes
michael collins
Jim mcnamee
kelly mcgreer
robert Durham
Deora Patton
neal Harth
gary brown
robert Hammel
utility statistics counties served: Wasco, Sherman, Jefferson, Gilliam, Wheeler Date system organized: 1940
Property tax paid: $18,904
total consumers (meters): 4,633
gross earnings (revenue) tax paid: $233,799
Employees: 17
total cities franchise fees (taxes) paid: $23,793
miles of line: 1,702
total plant investment (gross): $32,306,084
board meetings: fourth Thursday of each month
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wEst orEgon ElEctric cooPErativE inc. 652 Rose Ave. P.O. Box 69 Vernonia, OR 97064 Phone: (503) 429-3021 Fax: (503) 429-8440 www.westoregon.org
kEy staFF Marc Farmer
General Manager
(503) 475-2633
marcf@westoregon.org
David Western
Manager of Finance & Administration (503) 429-2061
davidw@westoregon.org
Steve Scott
Engineering & Operations Manager
(503) 539-8106
steves@westoregon.org
Sarah Rossi
Executive Assistant
(503) 341-2531
sarahr@westoregon.org
President
(503) 556-7305
David Hess
Vice President
(503) 647-2061
Marty Van Dyken
Secretary/Treasurer
(503) 410-1160
DirEctors Robert VanNatta
Bob Paleck
(503) 429-0898
Brian Baker
503) 755-2438
Dixie London
(503) 543-3986
Dan Murphy
(503) 429-4101
consultants attorney: auditor:
Charles Fadeley, P.O. Box 1408, Sisters, OR 97759, (541) 549-0125 Kenneth Kuhns & Co., 570 Liberty St. SE, Suite 210, Salem, OR 97301, (503) 585-2550
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marc Farmer
robert vannatta
David Hess
marty van Dyken
bob Paleck
brian baker
Dixie london
Dan murphy
utility statistics counties served: Clatsop, Columbia, Tillamook, Washington, Yamhill Date system organized: 1944
Property tax paid: $63,612
total consumers (meters): 4,251
gross earnings (revenue) tax paid: $259,124
Employees: 23
total cities franchise fees (taxes) paid: $86,297
miles of line: 683
total plant investment (gross): $38,181,664
board meetings: third Tuesday of each month
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CoBank
P.O. Box 5110 Denver, CO 80217 (800) 542-8072 • Fax: (303) 224-2519 www.cobank.com Electric Distribution and Power Supply Divisions Executives______________________________________________________________________________ Bob Engel, President and Chief Executive Officer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary McBride, Chief Banking Officer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Todd Van Hoose, Senior Vice President, Government Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Narduzzo, Executive Vice President, Rural Infrastructure Banking Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Candace Roper, Senior Vice President, Electric Distribution Division. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allison Dunn, Vice President, Eastern Regional Manager, Electric Distribution Division. . . . . . Todd Telesz, Senior Vice President, Power Supply Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brett Challenger, Senior Vice President, Energy & Water Services Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Slagle, Vice President, Southern Regional Manager, Electric Distribution Division . . . . .
(303) 740-6498 (303) 740-4055 (303) 740-5862 (303) 740-4370 (303) 740-4329 (770) 618-3216 (303) 740-4327 (303) 740-6548 (512) 330-9060
CoBank Headquarters P.O. Box 5110, Denver, CO 80217. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (800) 542-8072 Fax. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (303) 224-2519 Regional Representative________________________________________________________________ Leigh Taylor, Vice President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (303) 740-4043 ltaylor@cobank.com Brock Taylor, Vice President, Power Supply Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (303) 740-4074 ctaylor@cobank.com
FEDERATED RURAL ELECTRIC INSURANCE EXCHANGE P.O. Box 15147 Lenexa, KS 66285-5147 (800) 356-8360 • (913) 541-0150 • Fax: (913) 541-9004 www.federatedrural.com Executives______________________________________________________________________________ Phil Irwin, President and Chief Executive Officer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rich Burns, Vice President - Claims. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott Terwilliger, Property & Liability Claims Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christina Spotser, Workers’ Compensation Claims Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Susan Olander, Vice President - General Counsel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chad Ogren, Vice President - Sales and Marketing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Luke Fauky, Sales Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bill West, Vice President - Underwriting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Bird, Vice President - Safety and Loss Prevention. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richard McCracken, Safety and Loss Prevention Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Novascone, Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kelly Klug, Vice President - Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bill Birkeness, Administrative Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(913) 541-2932 (913) 541-2907 (913) 541-2916 (913) 541-2922 (913) 541-2903 (913) 541-2925 (913) 541-2930 (913) 541-2962 (913) 541-2926 (913) 541-2942 (913) 541-2939 (913) 541-2931 (913) 541-2947
Regional Representatives______________________________________________________________ Monty Reher, Senior Account Executive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (913) 541-2990 William Cullinane, Safety and Loss Prevention Consultant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (913) 541-2975
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Golden State Power Cooperative 14619 Hamlin St. Van Nuys, CA 91411 (818) 988-8690 www.gspower.org Staff____________________________________________________________________________________ Jessica Nelson, President/General Manager (530) 927-7856 goldenstatepowercooperative@gmail.com Officers and Board of Directors Robert Marshall, Chairman, General Manager of Plumas-Sierra Rural Electric Cooperative Ray Cloud, Vice Chairman, Vice President of Surprise Valley and California NRECA Director Kevin Short, Secretary/Treasurer, General Manager of Anza Electric Cooperative
idaho consumer-owned utilities association P.O. Box 1898 Boise, ID 83701 (208) 344-3873 www.icua.coop STAFF____________________________________________________________________________________ Will Hart, Executive Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . whart@icua.coop Officers_________________________________________________________________________________ Bob Boren, President Ronald Osterhout, Secretary/Treasurer
Washington Rural Electric Cooperative Association 1050 Capitol Way S. • P.O. Box 7219 Olympia, WA 98507 (360) 357-6048 www.wreca.coop Staff____________________________________________________________________________________ Kent Lopez, General Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . klopez@wreca.coop Officers_________________________________________________________________________________ Les Teel, President John Irwin, Vice President Kristina Bahr, Secretary Robert Estrada, Treasurer
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national rural ElEctric cooPErativE association 4301 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22203 (703) 907-5500 • www.nreca.coop call cEntEr 8701 Firethorn Lane • Lincoln, NE 68520 (866) 673-2299 (703) 907-plus
cHiEF ExEcutivE’s oFFicE
nrEca region ix Directors Meera Kohler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alaska Ronald Osterhout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Idaho Raymond J. Cloud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . California Dennis M. Esaki . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hawaii Clarence “Fritz” M. Keller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Montana Gerald V. Anderson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nevada W. Bryan Wolfe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oregon M. LaDon Torgersen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Utah Steve Walter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Washington
Jo Ann Emerson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5540 CEO Bernita Faulkner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5541 Senior Executive, assistant to the CEO and board orEgon FiElD rEPrEsEntativE Erik Hayes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (703) 288-8386 Bellevue, Washington nrEca officers President Curtis Nolan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arizona Vice President Mel Coleman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arkansas Secretary/Treasurer Phil Carson . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Illinois
national rural tElEcommunications cooPErativE 2121 Cooperative Way Herndon, VA 20171 (703) 787-0874 • Fax: (703) 464-5300 www.nrtc.coop
staFF ___________________________________________________________________________________ Tim Bryan, CEO Jack Harvey, President Bob Fuhrer, General Counsel Kurt Schaubach, Vice President, Chief Technology Officer
nortHwEst cooPErativE DEvEloPmEnt cEntEr 1063 South Capitol Way, No. 211 Olympia, WA 98501 (360) 943-4241 • Fax: (360) 570-8415 www.nwcdc.coop staFF ___________________________________________________________________________________ Diane Gasaway, Executive Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . diane@nwcdc.coop
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nortHwEst PowEr Pool 7505 NE Ambassador Place, Suite R Portland, OR 97220 (503) 445-1078 • Fax: (503) 445-1070 www.nwpp.org The Northwest Power Pool is a voluntary organization comprised of major generating utilities serving the northwestern United States, British Columbia and Alberta. Smaller, principally nongenerating utilities in the region participate indirectly through the member system with which they are interconnected.
staFF ___________________________________________________________________________________ Jerry D. Rust, President and Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dana Reedy, Transmission Planning Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Don Badley, System Operations Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ChaRee DiFabio, Senior Power Operator Analyst . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Hansen, Coordination Planning Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diane Gerspach, Coordination Planning Analyst . . . . . . . . . . . David Pennington, Systems Operations Analyst . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Hamill, Treasurer/Office Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gary Keenan, Planning Engineer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(503) 445-1074 . . . . . . . . (503) 445-1082 . . . . . . . . (503) 445-1076 . . . . . . . . (503) 445-1079 . . . . . . . . (503) 445-1080 . . . . . . . . (503) 445-1081 . . . . . . . . (503) 445-1078 . . . . . . . . (503) 445-1077 . . . . . . . . (503) 445-1085 . . . . . . . .
jerry@nwpp.org dana@nwpp.org don@nwpp.org charee@nwpp.org mike@nwpp.org diane@nwpp.org david@nwpp.org jim@nwpp.org gary@nwpp.org
nortHwEst Public PowEr association 9817 NE 54th St., Suite 200 Vancouver, WA 98662 (360) 254-0109 • Fax: (360) 254-5731 www.nwppa.org
staFF ___________________________________________________________________________________ Will Lutgen, Executive Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . will@nwppa.org Debbie Kuraspediani, Communication Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . debbie@nwppa.org Arnie Winkler, Director of Education and Workforce Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . arnie@nwppa.org Gregg King, Director of Administrative Services and Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . gregg@nwppa.org Scott Lindsay, Director of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sml@nwppa.org Cathy Wilson, Member Relations Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cathy@nwppa.org Jenny Keesey, Training Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . jennifer@nwppa.org Bonnie McCombs, Training Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bonnie@nwppa.org Scott Lowry, Training Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . slowry@nwppa.org Janet Lucas, Meeting Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . jlucas@nwppa.org Glenda Waite, Graphic Artist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . glenda@nwppa.org Brenda Dunn, Associate Editor/Advertising Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . brenda@nwppa.org Gail Patterson, Registration/Database Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . gail@nwppa.org Wendy Carlson, Registration Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . wendy@nwppa.org Loni Sharon, Executive Administrative Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . loni@nwppa.org Greg Blank, Web/IT Technician . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . gregb@nwppa.org Dawn Stimson, Senior Bookkeeper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dawn@nwppa.org
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nortHwEst rEquirEmEnts utilitiEs 825 NE Multnomah, Suite 1135 Portland, OR 97232-2149 (503) 233-5823 • Fax: (503) 233-3076 www.nru-nw.com staFF ___________________________________________________________________________________ John D. Saven, CEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . jsaven@pacifier.com Sybil Brown, Office Administrator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sbrown@nru-nw.com Geoffrey Carr, Assistant Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ghcarr@nru-nw.com Betsy Bridge, Attorney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bbridge@nru-nw.com
orEgon municiPal ElEctric utilitiEs association P.O. Box 928 • 1201 Court St. NE, Suite 102 Salem, OR 97308 (503) 371-6625 • Fax: (503) 371-3746 staFF ___________________________________________________________________________________ Beth Vargas, Executive Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (503) 371-6625
orEgon PuD association inc. 727 Center St. NE, Suite 304 Salem, OR 97301 (503) 370-4413 • Fax: (503) 371-4781 www.opuda.org oFFicErs ________________________________________________________________________________ President Howard Gonser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Northern Wasco County PUD President-Elect Penny Jordan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emerald PUD Secretary/Treasurer Dan Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . Northern Wasco PUD boarD mEmbErs ________________________________________________________________________ Ron Benfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Central Lincoln PUD Penny Jordan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emerald PUD Patti Chappel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emerald PUD Dan Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Northern Wasco County PUD Clay Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Northern Wasco County PUD Ed Jenkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tillamook PUD Ken Phillips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tillamook PUD Richard Simpson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Columbia River PUD Carol Everman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Columbia River PUD
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PNGC Power
711 NE Halsey Portland, OR 97232 (503) 288-1234 • Fax: (503) 288-2334 • www.pngcpower.com email: www.pngcpower.com/contact > Email a PNGC Staff Member Staff____________________________________________________________________________________ John Prescott, President and CEO Dan James, Vice President - Public Affairs Jon Wissler, CFO Doug Brawley, Senior Vice President - Power Management Zaybn Towner, General Counsel and Government Affairs Manager Aleka Scott, Vice President - Transmission and Contracts Greg Mendonca, Manager Resource Planning Margaret Ryan, Manager - Member Programs and Operational Andrew Barter, Communications and Special Projects Assistant Rick Paschall, Compliance and Risk Management Steve King, Generation Resources Manager Teresa Stubblefield-Skreen, Senior Manager of HR and Administrative Services Brittany Avery, Administrative Assistant Brandy Neff, Accountant I Alissa Jackson, Accountant II Board of Directors_____________________________________________________________________
Ray Ellis Chairman
Lincoln Electric Cooperative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (406) 889-3301 Eureka, MT
Dave Hagen Vice Chairman
Clearwater Power Co.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (208) 743-1501 Lewiston, ID
Roman Gillen Secretary/Treasurer
Consumers Power Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (541) 929-3124 Philomath, OR
Steve Eldrige
Umatilla Electric Cooperative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (541) 567-6414 Hermiston, OR
Rick Crinklaw
Lane Electric Cooperative. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (541) 484-1151 Eugene, OR
Dave Markham
Central Electric Cooperative. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(541) 548-2144 Redmond, OR
Roger Meader
Coos-Curry Electric Cooperative. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (541) 332-3931 Port Orford, OR
Joe Jarvis
Blachy-Lane Electric Cooperative. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (541) 688-8711 Eugene, OR
Bryan Case
Fall River Electric Cooperative. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (208) 652-7431 Ashton, ID
Dave Sabala
Douglas Electric Cooperative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (541) 673-6616 Roseburg, OR
Heber Carpenter
Raft River Rural Electric Cooperative Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . (208) 645-2211 Malta, ID
Marc Farmer
West Oregon Electric Cooperative. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (503) 429-3021 Vernonia, OR
Annie Terracciano
Northern Lights Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (208) 263-5141 Sandpoint, ID
David Gottula
Okanogan County Electric Cooperative. . . . . . . . . . . . . .(509) 996-2228 Winthrop, WA
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PACIFIC NORTHWEST UTILITIES CONFERENCE COMMITTEE 101 SW Main, Suite 1605 Portland, OR 97204 (503) 223-9343 • Fax: (503) 294-1250 • www.pnucc.org
Staff____________________________________________________________________________________ Dick Adams, Executive Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (503) 294-1268. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dick@pnucc.org Shauna McReynolds, Deputy Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (503) 294-1264. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . shauna@pnucc.org Tomás Morrissey, Policy Analyst. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (503) 294-1259. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tomas@pnucc.org
Public Power Council 825 NE Multnomah, Suite 1225 Portland, OR 97232 (503) 595-9770 • www.ppcpdx.org
Staff____________________________________________________________________________________ Scott Corwin, Executive Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin O’Meara, Deputy Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Audrey Paice, Executive Assistant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nancy Baker, Senior Policy Analyst. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bo Downen, Policy Analyst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alex Walker, Policy Analyst. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Irene Scruggs, Staff Counsel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(503) 595-9775 (503) 595-9776 (503) 595-9773 (503) 595-9777 (503) 595-9772 (503) 595-9778 (503) 595-9779
Ruralite Services Inc.
2040 A St. • P.O. Box 558 Forest Grove, OR 97116 (503) 357-2105 • Fax: (503) 357-8615 • www.ruralite.org RURALITE Staff__________________________________________________________________________ Russell Green, CEO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . russellg@ruralite.org Wendy Kelly, Administrative Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . wendyk@ruralite.org Brenda Somes, Member Services Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . brendas@ruralite.org Hailey Hawkins, Communications Specialist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . haileyh@ruralite.org Sharon Lippert, Office Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sharonl@ruralite.org RURALITE Magazine______________________________________________________________________ Curtis Condon, Managing Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . curtisc@ruralite.org Mike Teegarden, Assistant Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . miket@ruralite.org Pam Blair, Assistant Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pamb@ruralite.org Jeff Durham, Associate Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . jeffd@ruralite.org Jennifer Brown, Associate Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . jenniferb@ruralite.org Linda Wiseman, Magazine Assistant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lindaw@ruralite.org
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RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE 1400 Independence Ave. SW Washington, D.C. 20250-1560 www.usda.gov/rus/electric/index.htm e-mail directory: http://ds.usda.gov oFFICE OF THE aDMINISTRATOR____________________________________________________________ Jonathan Adelstein, Administrator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 720-9540 Policy Analysis and Risk Management _________________________________________________ Gary Bojes, Senior Program Advisor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 720-1265 eLECTRIC pROGRAM_______________________________________________________________________ Nivin Elgohary, Acting Deputy Administrator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 720-9545 Telecommunications Program_________________________________________________________ David J. Villano, Assistant Administrator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (208) 720-9554 Water and Environmental Program____________________________________________________ Jacqueline M. Ponti-Lazaruk, Assistant Administrator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (208) 690-2670 Program Accounting and Regulatory Analysis________________________________________ Kenneth Ackerman, Assistant Administrator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 720-9450
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wHat is a cooPErativE? A cooperative is an enterprise owned by its members, whose purpose is to provide goods, services and other benefits to its member-owners. It is an inherently democratic organization, where individuals have a voice in its direction.
How ElEctric cooPErativEs EnErgizED rural amErica 1844 Cooperative principles established in Rochdale, England. 1909 Country Life Commission recommends creation of electric cooperatives to power rural areas. 1935 President Franklin D. Roosevelt creates federal Rural Electrification Administration by executive order. 1936 2,000 miles of electric lines under construction by electric co-ops. 1937 53,000 total miles of co-op lines constructed. 1940 180,000 miles of rural lines built, with another 80,000 underway. 1941 One million farms have power. 1942 The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association formed to represent co-op interests nationally. The Oregon Rural Electric Cooperative Association formed to represent Oregon co-ops at the state and national level. 1943 ORECA holds its first annual meeting March 16 at the Marion Hotel in Salem. 1950 Willie Wiredhand, a mascot for electric co-ops, debuts. He was named after the hired hand electricity gave to farmers. 1962 Electric co-ops serve 5 million Americans. NRECA joins U.S. Agency for International Development to bring electricity to developing nations. 1994 REA renamed Rural Utilities Service. 2009 NRECA/USAID partnership connects more than 100 million people to electricity in 42 nations. 2010 75 years after creation of REA, more than 900 co-ops in 47 states serve 17 million homes and businesses.
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The Seven Cooperative Principles The modern cooperative movement traces its roots to a store started by weavers in the town of Rochdale, England, in 1844. The group was guided by a set of principles drawn up by one of its members, Charles Howarth. Although stated in many ways, the seven cooperative principles all ORECA members follow are: 1. Voluntary and Open Membership. Cooperatives are voluntary organizations, open to all people who live in the co-op servive area. 2. Democratic Member Control. Cooperatives are democratic organizations controlled by their members, who actively participate in setting policies and making decisions. Elected representatives are accountable to the membership. In primary cooperatives, members have equal voting rights (one member, one vote) and cooperatives at other levels are organized in a democratic manner. 3. Members’ Economic Participation. Members contribute equitably to, and democratically control, the capital of their cooperative. At least part of that capital is usually the common property of the cooperative. Members usually receive limited compensation, if any, on capital subscribed as a condition of membership. Members allocate surpluses for any or all of the following purposes: developing the cooperative, possibly by setting up reserves, part of which at least would be indivisible; benefiting members in proportion to their transactions with the cooperative; and supporting other activities approved by the membership. 4. Autonomy and Independence. Cooperatives are autonomous, self-help organizations controlled by their members. If they enter into agreements with other organizations, including governments, or raise capital from external sources, they do so on terms that ensure democratic control by their members and maintain their cooperative autonomy. 5. Education, Training and Information. Cooperatives provide education and training for their members, elected representatives, managers and employees so they can contribute effectively to the development of their cooperatives. They inform the general public, particularly young people and opinion leaders, about the nature and benefits of cooperation. 6. Cooperation Among Cooperatives. Cooperatives serve their members most effectively and strengthen the cooperative movement by working together through local, regional, national and international structures. 7. Concern for Community. While focusing on member needs, cooperatives work for the sustainable development of their communities through policies accepted by their members.
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