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    PGE has dealt with tons of outages and severe losses due to Oregon's bipolar weather conditions. Each time a storm outage occurs, PGE staff step up to the front lines. Check out some highlights below that reflect the bravery, dedication and hard work of our employees.

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    PGE has dealt with tons of outages and severe losses due to Oregon's bipolar weather conditions. Each time a storm outage occurs, PGE staff step up to the front lines. Check out some highlights below that reflect the bravery, dedication and hard work of our employees.

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    MariahGonzales

    12/1/2015
    PGENewsletter

    ABlastfromthePastWeatherForecast:BroughttoyoubyPGE
    TheBlastfromthePastWeatherForecastisbroughttoyoubyPortlandGeneralElectric.
    For125yearsthecompanyhasdealtwithtonsupontonsofoutagesandseverelossestoits
    systemsduetoOregonsbipolarweatherconditions.Eachtimeastormoutageoccurs,PGEstaff
    stepuptothefrontlinesandbattlethroughtheworstofnaturaldisasterstomakerepairsand
    returnpowertocustomers.Checkoutsomehighlightsbelowthatreflectthebravery,dedication
    andhardworkofouremployeesfromsomemajorstormoutagesinPGEhistory.

    TheSilverThawhitOregonhard,freezingeverythinginitspaththefirstweekof
    February1916.Theiceclungtoelectricalpolesandprostratedwiresformilesand
    miles,intoalmostinextricabletangles,costingthecompany$140,000indamages.

    DestroyingtheWWIIVanportHousingareaonMay30,1948,theVanportFloodwas
    knownasthegreatestsingledisasterinthehistoryoftheColumbiaRiverBasin.Much
    losswassuffered,includingadrowningofaPGEemployee.Regardlessofthe
    unfortunatecircumstances,ourstaffperseveredthroughthehighwaterstorestorepower.

    TheinfamousColumbusDayStorm,akaFrieda,violentlysweptthroughOregonwith
    windsupto145mphonOct.14,1962.Thetyphooncreated$4millionindamagesand
    98percentofcustomerslostpower.Employeesworkedlongdaysfortwoweeksto
    restorelosses.Oncethewindsdieddowneveryonetookasighofrelief,butmanymore
    blusterywindsblewOregonswaythroughoutthe60s.

    Floodsoccurredrightinthemiddleofthe60swindstormdecade.Heavydownpours
    floodedthePacificNorthwest,northernCaliforniaandpartsofwesternNevadaonDec.
    21and22in1964.Amonthlater,asecondfloodknockedouttheCazaderoDamonJan.
    29,1965.Ourlinecrewsandstaffseffortswereapplaudedbycustomerswhowroteto
    PGEtothankouremployeesforamiraculousjobinrestoringservicesorapidlyunder
    themostadverseconditions.

    TwomajoricestormshitOregonalmostexactlyayearapartfromoneanotheronJan.9,
    1979andJan.8,1980.The79icestormhademployeesworking24hourdays,sothe
    companycalledforassistancefromsurroundingutilitycompaniesinOregonand
    Washington.Luckily,PGEwasmorethanpreparedthesecondtimearoundtobattlethe
    ice,coldandrainduringthe1980storm,whichwasnearly50percentworsethatthe79
    stormincost,lossesandrestorationtime.

    Inthewinterof95and96theweatherdecidedtoshowoffitsmanytalentsaround
    Oregon,causingicestorms,heavywinds,mudslidesandfloods.Theparadeofstorms
    keptupforeightweeksstraight,testingtheenduranceofPGEemployees.Takingon

    MariahGonzales
    12/1/2015
    PGENewsletter

    eachstormasitrolledin,PGEstaffworkedcautiouslyandhastilytorepairdamagesand
    returnelectricitytothepublic.

    Manyemployeesrecollectthehardworkanddedicationittookduringsomeofourmajor
    21stcenturystorms.Forinstance,theJanuary2008ArticBlastthatconsistedofbelow
    freezingtemperaturesfordaysonendandaseriesofsnowstorms,whichleftPortland19
    inchesdeepinsnow.Orletsreminisceontherecent2014VeteransDaystormthat
    broughtheavy,briskwindsandfreezingtemperatures.Regardlessoftheextremitiesof
    anystorm,ourstaffhasproventimeandtimeagainthatourcustomerscanrelyonour
    employeestosafelyandquicklyturnthepowerbackon.

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