Wyden, Merkley: Nearly $90 Million Federal Loan To Umatilla Electric Cooperative For Power Grid Improvements
February 01, 2023
February 01, 2023
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2023:
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 and improve the electric grid in Northeastern Oregon.
"Oregon's severe weather events--from windstorms that down power lines and spark catastrophic infernos to ice and hail storms that cause losses in power as wel . . .
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 and improve the electric grid in Northeastern Oregon.
"Oregon's severe weather events--from windstorms that down power lines and spark catastrophic infernos to ice and hail storms that cause losses in power as wel . . .