HASSO HERING

A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

Mysterious hum: in search of the cause

Written June 1st, 2022 by Hasso Hering

A reader who lives in the Broadway Neighborhood of West Albany has been bothered by a mysterious humming noise at night, and she wondered if I had any ideas about the cause.


Substation security: No climbing that fence

Written June 12th, 2021 by Hasso Hering

Odd little things I see from the bike strike me as noteworthy sometimes. One of them is the fence around the construction site of the Hazelwood electric substation in southwest Albany.


Substation work looks ready to start

Written October 15th, 2020 by Hasso Hering

As you can see, Pacific Power is getting ready to start expanding the Hazelwood Substation in southwest Albany, a project intended to improve electric service in the Albany and Corvallis areas.


For better reliability: Board OKs PP&L project

Written July 30th, 2020 by Hasso Hering

The outcome wasn’t in doubt,  so it was no surprise this afternoon when the Hearings Board of the Albany Planning Commission unanimously approved the expansion of Pacific Power’s Hazelwood substation.


Pacific Power to expand Hazelwood sub

Written July 10th, 2020 by Hasso Hering

Pacific Power intends to expand its Hazelwood Substation in West Albany, and the city’s hearings board will review the utility’s request in a virtual hearing scheduled for July 30.


Power failure: What caused it

Written May 1st, 2014 by Hasso Hering

A crew was working at Pacific Power’s Hazelwood substation in West Albany Thursday, installing a modern breaker to replace one that suffered a “catastrophic failure” on Monday afternoon, causing a widespread power outage in Albany and Corvallis. To learn more about the cause, I talked Thursday with Doris Johnson, Pacific’s Albany-area business representative, and James […]


 
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