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Article: EWEB panel airs new ideas for wind power.(Utilities)(Evaluation: Participation is down, but the program is still seen as a success.)
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- The Register Guard (Eugene, OR)
- Article date:
- November 20, 2002
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Byline: SCOTT MABEN The Register-Guard
A Eugene Water & Electric Board program that lets customers "buy" wind power could benefit from a fresh blast of air.
That was one conclusion several EWEB commissioners reached Tuesday night after being briefed on the first evaluation of the utility's 3 1/2 -year-old wind power marketing program.
EWEB has 2,235 household and 62 business customers who agree to pay more for some or all of their electricity to help cover the costs of EWEB's Wyoming wind farm. The participation rate is down from a peak of nearly 3,000 households in the summer of 2000.
Managers speculate that interest has fallen in ...