Electric Department
The Electric Department is responsible for a safe and reliable source of power to residential, commercial and industrial customers. The Bandon Electric service area includes Bandon and extends from the Coquille River south to Denmark, and from the Pacific Ocean east on 42-S to the Fish Hatchery, and along both sides of US Highway 101.
The City purchases power from Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) and takes delivery at 3 step-down substations located at Bill's Creek, Two Mile and Langlois. From these delivery points the Electric Department distributes approximately 6,722,747 KWH of power to 3,954 customers per month.
The Electric Department is charged with the maintenance of all electric lines, substations, buildings, vehicles and apparatus used to distribute power to its customers. When the budget permits, the Department undertakes additional system upgrade work, such as replacement of overhead with underground lines.
The City of Bandon Electric Department serves 3,051 residential and 903 commercial customers.
City of Bandon's electrical service is approximately two (2) miles from east to west and seventeen (17) miles north to south. It has 645,433 feet (123 miles) of underground wire and 1,539,245 feet (292 miles) of overhead wire. Our crew consists of six employees: one supervisor, three linemen and two apprentice.
Electric Department Responsibilities
- Provides a safe source of electricity to residential, commercial and industrial customers.
- Performs emergency electrical repairs during outages, reestablishing service as quickly as possible.
- Provides service both inside and outside the city limits.
- Reads the meters monthly.
- Plans for future development.
- Prepares budget recommendations for the City Manager.
- Provides street lights.
- Provides an energy conservation program.
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History
To read about the history of the electric department of the City, please follow this link:
Conservation Program
For Conservation and Rebate questions, please call Efficiency Services Group (ESG) at 1-888-883-9879.
Funding
The activities of the Electric Department are operated primarily out of the Electric Fund, and are financed by revenues collected from the sale of electric power to utility customers. The City also maintains an Electric Reserve Fund, into which funds are deposited and used for major electric system repairs and improvements.
