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linemen pitch in near Grants Pass Coyote springs wins sustainability award substation operations reaches milestone

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Nineteen PGE employees provided mutual aid to Pacific Power & Light

Dec. 23-26 after a snowstorm dumped several feet of snow in the Grants Pass area, hitting rural areas particularly hard.

Four four-person crews, a general foreman, a mechanic and a derrick truck operator drove south and worked through the night Dec. 23. Two crews’ first priority was to restore power to a rural retirement center that had been without power for four days.

“The guys learned about that and made a decision they would get the power back on before morning,” says Tim Dale, general foreman at Salem Line. “They started working on it at 5 p.m. and finished up around 3 a.m. on Dec. 24. They were determined to get it done that night.”

About 3,400 Pacific Power & Light customers were out of power due to the storm, which is a relatively low number. However, most of those outages were in back-country areas that were very difficult to access, which is why mutual aid was necessary. Most of the repairs involved putting wire back up on cross-country lines, fixing broken cross-arms and in a few instances, replacing utility poles. Dale says sometimes it would take up to half a day to restore power to two or three customers.

Crews packed tools and equipment into forested areas blanketed in 2 to 3 feet of snow, and in most cases, climbed poles instead of using bucket trucks.

Two PGE crews spent a majority of their time in Wolf Creek and Sunny Valley, while the other two were off Redwood Highway toward Cape Junction. They were able to use one

of PP&L’s mini snowcat vehicles, which allowed them to more easily traverse the terrain.

“It’s pretty amazing to be out there in the back country at 3 a.m., watching these guys climbing

poles,” Dale says. “Every crew put out more than 100 percent effort. It’s what we do; we get people’s power back on, and the crews take a lot of pride in that.”

The tough condi-tions made safety even more important, Dale says. “It was

the middle of the night; it was cold, rainy and foggy. And we had absolutely no issues around safety. That’s remarkable, and it says a lot about our crews.”

The linemen returned home the morning of Dec. 27, when many of them celebrated a delayed holiday.

Dave Ford, director of Business Continuity Emergency Management at WTC, says it’s the nature of the job to answer a call for assistance when it’s needed, regardless of the timing.

“Storms don’t pay attention to our calendar. So we want to thank the guys who volunteered to give up their Christmas holiday with their families to help out a neigh-boring utility,” Ford says. “We also recognize that pulling those resources away puts an extra burden on the people who are here, so we also thank those who made sure PGE work got done while these guys were out of town.” n

Above: Tommy Andrews, a journeyman lineman at Salem Line, gathers tools for a repair Dec. 23 in rural Grants Pass.

Right: Crews borrowed a mini snowcat from Pacific Power & Light to improve their access to cross-country power lines during repair work outside Grants Pass.

Four crews tackle tough conditions in mutual-aid effort near Grants Pass

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“It’s pretty amazing to be out there in the back country at 3 a.m., watching these guys climbing poles. Every crew put out more than 100 percent effort.”

—Tim Dale, general foreman at Salem Line

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By completely rethinking how the plant pays for chemicals and related services, employ-

ees at Coyote Springs reduced monthly chemical use by up to 26 percent. The plant’s novel approach to chemical use, which began in 2010, made the plant a winner in PGE’s third annual Sustainability Challenge for balanc-ing PGE’s economic, environmental and social responsibilities. It’s also capturing industry attention as a model for how to reduce chemical input and disposal at natural-gas-fired generating plants.

What did employees at Coyote Springs do to think outside the box?

“We gave our chemical supplier, Nalco Inc., a monetary incentive to help us use fewer chemicals,” says Bryan Levin, plant engineer at Coyote Springs. “Rather than pay the supplier for chemicals we buy and use, which is the traditional approach, we pay our supplier based on the plant’s output in megawatt hours. Now it’s in their best interest for us to get the job done with fewer chemicals.”

The change in approach, which was suggested by Levin and fully supported by plant management, has resulted in numerous health and safety, environmental and economic benefits, all making it a natural for a sustainability award.

Although giving the supplier an incentive to reduce chemical use is a simple concept, executing the plan required legwork. Working closely with buyers in Sourcing and Contracts, Levin prepared a tight request for proposals and contract,

with numerous specifications and safeguards to protect PGE employ-ees and equipment.

“We have liquidated damage clauses, inflation safeguards and clauses that give us the right to take over the chemical process manually if we feel safety, the environment or equipment could be compromised,” Levin says. “Everyone inside and outside of PGE was helpful and supportive.”

Carol Brown, sustainability manager with Environmental & Sustainability Policy at WTC, applauds the teamwork that went

into making this happen.

“The Coyote Springs chemical contract is an excel-lent example of how we can break away from doing things the same way to achieve greater sustainability,” Brown says. n

Coyote Springs cuts chemical use, wins sustainability award

Bryan Levin, plant engineer at Coyote Springs, worked with management to cut the plant’s monthly chemical usage by up to 26 percent, making Coyote Springs a winner in PGE’s Sustainability Challenge.

• Fewer chemicals used per mWh generated

• Less money spent on chemicals

• Fewer chemicals stored onsite, reducing risk

• Tighter chemical control of processes (fewer peaks and valleys of chemical parameters measured)

• Less corrosion on plant components, allowing for greater efficiency and a longer plant lifespan

• Reduced chemical waste going to the Port of Morrow waste facility

• Improved employee training on chemical use

The benefits of Coyote Springs’ chemical use project

Stay tuned Watch for an article about the other winner of PGE’s Sustainability Challenge, Printing & Automated Mailing Services, in a future issue of NewsLine.

“[This] is an excellent example of how we can break away from doing things the same way to achieve greater sustainability.”

— Carol Brown, sustainability manager with Environmental &

Sustainability Policy at WTC,

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It was a year of accomplishments and growth, outstanding operating performance, contin-ued emphasis on safety and record giving

for the employees of PGE.We kicked off 2012 by bringing the Baldock

Solar Station (one of the nation’s largest solar highway projects) online near Wilsonville and wrapped up with two top-notch restoration efforts that gave customers in Oregon City a warm Thanksgiving and customers (via mutual aid) in Grants Pass a bright Christmas.

In between, we undertook numerous projects to improve our processes and leverage new technology to better serve our customers, employees, shareholders and commu-nity.

“I want you to know how much your dedication and hard work throughout the past year to deliver the amazing and important product of electricity has been appreciated by our customers, me and the entire officer team,” says Jim Piro, PGE president and CEO. “We’ve had many successes and accomplishments, and I think 2012 will be remembered as a year of change and improvement in how we perform our business and deliver value to our customers.”

As we start the new year, take a look back at the highlights of 2012.

Jan. 21-23Mutual aid — Dozens of PGEemployees travel north to help get the power back on for 50,000 customers of Puget Sound Energy after heavy snow- fall and freezing rain blanket our neighbors to the north.

Jan. 31Oregon Food Bank — PGE employees collect 1,682 pounds of food and $2,295 in donations in our annual food drive for the Oregon Food Bank and regional food banks throughout our operating area.

FEBRUARY

feb. 27 Electric vehicles — The first quick-charging station in the nation to use battery-assisted technology is unveiled on Portland’s Electric Avenue, which is a joint initiative of Portland State University, PGE and the City of Portland.

feb. 28Cascade Crossing — PGE submits our preliminary Application for Site Certificate to the Oregon Department of Energy, a key step in obtaining permission to build a 500-kV transmission line from Boardman to Salem that would deliver up to 2,600 megawatts of renew-able and thermal power to our customers.

JANUARYequity Award

the equity foundationThe Equity Foundation recognizes PGE’s commitment to diversity and gender equity with its first-ever Equity Award.

FEBRUARYBoard member

oregon Cultural trustGov. John Kitzhaber appoints Carole Morse, PGE Foundation president and community investments manager, to a four-year term on this 11-member statewide board.

MARCHnational management Plus

Gold Award

national Association for Printing leadership

For the fourth consecutive year, Printing & Automated Mailing Services is the highest ranked in-plant printing operation in the nation, earning an award for excellence in graphic communications.

APRILAchievement Award

utility Variable-Generation Integration Group

PGE’s Wind Integration Study Team receives recognition for leading the way in the Pacific Northwest in identifying cost-effective methods for integrating renewable resources into PGE’s resource mix.

Jan. 18-20Snowstorm — PGE crews work to restore power for 35,000 customers after snow- and water-logged tree limbs cause two days of scattered outages.

2012 AwARds & RECogNItIoN

MARCH

march 1Renewable power — PGE’s renewable power program marks its 10th anniversary, with participant purchases exceeding 3 billion kilowatt hours of electricity generated from renewable, emissions-free resources.

JANUARY

Jan. 17Solar highway — Baldock Solar Station, one of the nation’s largest solar highway projects, goes online at the I-5 northbound Baldock Safety Rest Area near Wilsonville.

2012 in review

To watch a video about PGE’s 2012 Year in Review, check out our digital NewsLine website at PortlandGeneral.com/NewsLine/Jan13.

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mid-marchMega Stars — Among the many employees recognized as Mega Stars in 2012 is a team at Fleet Major Maintenance Center who modified dump trucks to carry twice the load, saving PGE $250,000 on the cost of new trucks.

APRIL

April 3Project Awards — The seventh annual Project of the Year Awards go to Boardman Air Quality Controls in the large project category and Energy TrackerSM in the small project category, while the Lost Revenue Protection project earns Improvement Project of the Year.

April 21SOLVE IT — The annual PGE-sponsored SOLVE IT benefits 225 Oregon environmental projects, as volunteers plant 5,911 trees and shrubs and remove 135,457 pounds of mixed waste. In Hillsboro, 75 PGE employees and their friends spruce up Dairy Creek Park.

mid-AprilPGE marks a milestone of having more than 30 Dispatchable Standby Generation customer sites. The partnerships are capable of providing 70 MWs of our reserve capacity. The program, in its 12th year, emerges as the nation’s leading Dispatchable Standby Generation system.

April 25-28Industry future — The PGE-sponsored Future Energy Conference at the Oregon Convention Center brings together suppliers, users and others in the energy industry to

discuss building Oregon’s new energy economy.

MAY

may 9Efficiency — Customer Digital Channels, working with IT and Customer Operations, initiates Stop Service, taking the first step to automate customer stop, start and move transactions over the web — a project that will save an estimated $200,000 annually.

may 9-10Smart grid — At the Northwest Smart Grid Summit, PGE and the U.S. Department of Energy bring together regional utilities and electricity stakeholders to discuss how digital technologies will shape and improve the electric grid of tomorrow.

may 10Safety Break — Employees across the company find creative ways to “Speak up for Safety” when PGE participates in OSHA’s 2012 Safety Break for Oregon.

may 14Volunteers — 2012 Outstanding PGE Volunteers are Dan Turley, a project manager at Coyote Springs; Elaine Edgel, a repre-

sentative with Customer Service Operations at TCC; and Phil Wallace, a specialist with Records & Information Management at WTC.

may 17-20Weekend of service — Seven events, including the Heart Walk and Reach the Beach, take place May 17-20, bringing out scores of volunteers to improve neigh-borhoods, inspire youth and raise $28,000 for nonprofit causes such as the American Heart Association and the American Lung Association.

may 2338 years — Peggy Fowler marks her final day as a PGE board member, capping a 38-year association with the company, including nine years as CEO and president and six years as a member of the Board of Directors.

may 31Save More, Matter More™ — In its fifth and final year, SMMM engages 650 business customers in energy efficiency, with 457 signing up for a PGE consultation.

JUNE

early JunePowering growth — PGE makes construction history by building two 115/35-kilovolt (kV) transformers and a 230/115-kV transformer in less than a year, powering Intel’s D1X factory that is expected to add up to 1,000 Oregon jobs.

Energy Tracker — Our new online tool puts power in our customers’ hands, allowing them to use smart meter data to see how they use electricity, analyze their bills and get an energy savings action plans.

June 8Generating resources — PGE issues a request for proposals seeking electric power generating

MAYriffle Award

Johnson Creek watershed Council

PGE is awarded for promoting restoration and stewardship of a healthy Johnson Creek Water-shed through sound scienceand community engagement.

Cfo of the year Award

Portland Business JournalMaria Pope, senior vice president of Finance, chief financial officer and treasurer, earns the CFO of the Year Award for public companies for helping PGE improve financial performance while achieving historic levels of customer satisfaction, system reliability and performance.

JUNEno. 1 workplace Campaign Award

work for Art Local art advocacy group, Work for Art, honors PGE and our employees for being the Portland organization’s top fundraiser, contributing almost $79,000 to Work for Art as part of employee giving.

Age friendly certification

elders in Action Five PGE community offices are certified by Elders in Action as excelling in accessibility, office layout and customer service for how they serve customers ages 60 and older.

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April 18Smart power – PGE breaks ground on the 8,000-square-foot Salem Smart Power Center, which will test several smart grid technologies, including energy storage, dispatchable standby generation, locational marginal pricing, demand response and high-reliability zone operations.

June 2-9Rose Festival — Dozens of PGE volunteers help keep the PGE/SOLVE Starlight Parade one of the “cleanest and greenest,” as PGE’s “Safety Rocks!” float earns second place in the Corporate Division. In the Grand Floral Parade, Safety Rocks! takes the Grand Marshal’s award for its colorful display of safety reminders.

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AUgUstsustainability at work,

silver Designation

City of PortlandPGE receives this designation for demonstrating what it means to be a good steward of Oregon’s environment, while working to secure a sustainable, affordable energy future for Oregon.

sEPtEMBERCorporate Philanthropy Awards

Portland Business JournalWith combined contributions exceeding $2.8 million, PGE and the PGE Foundation are ranked as No. 6 among large companies for corporate giving to the community and No. 3 among business donors to arts and culture organizations in the Portland-metro area.

oCtoBERtop 10

healthiest employer Award

Portland Business JournalPGE is honored for our worksite wellness programs, coming in as No. 7 among the 10 healthiest employers with more than 1,500 employees in Oregon.

mayor’s Award

City of PortlandPGE Foundation board chair Gwyneth Gamble Booth receives this award for three decades of leadership and commitment within Oregon’s philanthropic community.

resources to help meet our base-load and capacity resource needs.

June 22EV Roadmap 5 — PGE hosts EV Roadmap 5: From Can’t to Can at WTC, welcoming 150 city and business leaders and managers who are actively preparing for the rollout of electric vehicles in Oregon.

JULY

July 11Customer satisfaction — PGE is the top-ranked investor-owned utility in the nation for residential customer satisfaction and in the top 10 for business customer satisfaction in J.D. Power and Associates’ 2012 Electric Utility Satisfaction Study.

July 28Rodeo sweep — At the Pacific Northwest Lineman Rodeo, PGE linemen take first, second and third place in the journeyman division, and first place in the apprentice division.

AUGUST

Aug. 2Comunicación en Español — To engage our Spanish-speaking customers, PGE launches print, radio and TV ads in Spanish, with messages centered on customer service, energy savings and safety.

Aug. 18Fore a cause — The 12th annual PGE/IBEW Charity Scramble at Stone Creek Golf Course in Oregon City brings together 144 golfers, who raise a record $21,500 for Providence Cancer Research Center.

mid-AugustWorkspace design — To better support sustainability and how employees work in today’s business environment, PGE adopts new guidelines for the design of office workspaces, with Avery and Finance & Accounting among the first to sport the new office system.

SEPTEMBER

sept. 15Getting healthy — During PGE’s first VegOut Challenge, 43 teams of employees and their families compete to eat the most fruits and vegetables and log the most activity minutes per week, while raising $7,975 for nonprofits of their choice.

mid-septemberAvery — PGE breaks ground on the new Avery Regional Service Center building in Tualatin. When completed in 2013, it will bring all of Substation Operations and Central Dispatch together under one roof.

sept. 18PGE Foundation — At its final 2012 meeting, the PGE Foundation wraps up the year with an annual total of more than $825,000 in grants awarded to organizations that support education, health and arts education.

sept. 2120 years of culture — PGE’s Latin American Business Resource Group celebrates 20 years of connecting to the community, promoting educational oppor-tunities and helping employees experience the variety of cultures at PGE.

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July 25Safety Champions — In our first-ever Safety Champion Contest, PGE officers recognize employees who embody the theme, “Speak up about safety: If you see something, say something.”

Aug. 3Central dispatch — As part of our Transmission & Distribution Transformation Project, a new, state-of-the-art Dispatch Center at Portland Service Center consolidates line dispatchers for PGE’s 60 line crews, standardizing processes across regions, improving coordination and using technology to better support crews.

sept. 22Beach cleanup — 150 PGE volunteers turn out for the SOLVE Beach and Riverside Cleanup, removing 30 cubic yards of debris from historic Fort Stevens State Park near Astoria.

June 8First fish — For the first time in 40 years, salmon complete a full migration from the upper Deschutes River basin to the ocean and back, highlight-ing that the Pelton Round Butte Hydroelectric Project is now passable to migratory salmon.

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sept. 28Sustainability — Coyote Springs and Printing & Automated Mailing Services win the third annual Sustainability Contest for including efficiency, cost savings and environmental and social impacts in their decision-making processes.

OCTOBER

oct. 1Renewable resources — PGE issues a request for proposals seeking approximately 100 average megawatts of renewable power — enough to serve more than 83,000 residential customers — to help comply with Oregon’s renewable energy standard.

oct. 3-4Outage excercise — This year’s annual outage exercise spans two days and challenges employees across the company with how to respond and operate during a 9.0-magnitude earthquake. The main goal of the exercise is to “Know Your Emergency Role” during any large-scale emergency.

early october“Stay safe. Be prepared.” — This PGE campaign educates employees and customers on being prepared for emergencies by launching a preparedness blog, sending outage and emergency preparedness packets to employees’ homes and promoting the importance of a family emergency plan.

oct. 13Lineman’s Rodeo — At the 29th Annual International Lineman’s Rodeo in Kansas City, PGE linemen cap off a great season, with at least one PGE team placing in the top quarter in every journeyman event.

mid-octoberEfficiency — IT begins imple-menting a multiyear VisionDesign & Implementation Project that will improve cost effective-ness, capabilities and efficiency.

NOVEMBER

nov. 1Electric vehicles — The first two PGE-hosted DC quick-charging stations along I-5 and I-205 go

live, part of PGE’s initiative to complete the northern portion of the Oregon Electric Highway.

Cool water — PGE completes a major channelization project that involves draining Faraday

Lake to narrow and deepen the channel and speed water flow — a project that benefits salmon and steelhead by providing cooler summer water temperatures in the Clackamas River below the lake.

nov. 19-20Oregon City

outage — High winds and heavy rain cause 8,000 customers to lose power, and dozens of PGE employees work into the wee hours after a mammoth oak tree falls, taking out a transmission line, seven poles and three trans-formers.

nov. 20LED streetlights — PGE receives approval from the Oregon Public Utility Commission for a

new tariff that allows PGE and customers to convert to light-emitting diode (LED) streetlights, which are more cost-effective, sustainable and provide better quality light.

nov. 27Safety Summit —The 2012 Safety Summit, at OMSI, includes safety representatives from each area of the company, assesses the current state of safety at PGE and shares best practices that will help to strengthen our overall safety culture.

DECEMBER

Dec. 3 Efficiency — As part of the T&D Transformation Project, the Metal Works Shop transitions to Substation Maintenance & Construction; and System Protection and T&D Automation join to form System Protection & Automation. Both come together under Substation Operations, along with Substation Support Services, Communications Engineering and Substation Engineering.

early DecemberSafety milestones — Three groups of distribution field employees, 24 in all, are honored for having 20-plus years of no lost-time incidents.

late December Workforce — It was a busy year for Human Resources, with the following hire/retiree numbers:• 65 new hires into regular

positions• 89 temporary hires• 47 summer hires• 127 positions filled internally

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spotlight Awards

Public relations society of America, Portland Chapter

PGE’s Public Policy team earns Spotlight Awards in the Social Media/Digital category for Switch Labs, Community Relations category for the Safety Rocks Rose Festival float, Event category for Electric Avenue, and Creative Tactic category for Pedro’s Path to Power. The team also receives a

Merit Award in the Multicultural Public Relations category for Spanish-language customer communications.

red feather Award united way of the

mid-willamette ValleySalem Line receives this award for being the longest contribut-ing utility to United Way of the Mid-Willamette Valley.

oct. 19Giving campaign — Employees “Give Like a Rock Star,” beating all previous years’ results, with 66 percent of PGE employees pledging $1.11 million (almost $1.68 million with company match) for local nonprofits.

oct. 12The Mightiest Wind — PGE is the presenting sponsor of this Oregon History Museumexhibit commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Columbus Day Storm and PGE’shistoric restoration effort.

nov. 12Efficiency — Maximo, Mobile & Scheduling goes live for 750 Wave 1 users in Generation, Transmission & Distribution, and Substation Operations, resulting in an integrated approach for managing PGE work, equipment and assets.

To watch a video about the 2012 giving campaign, check out our digital NewsLine website at PortlandGeneral.com/NewsLine/Jan13.

on the CoVer: Clockwise from top left: Boardman’s activated carbon silo, which stores material used to control the plant’s mercury emissions — one of many improvements that led to Boardman air Quality controls being named Large project of the Year; Lori schwartz, center, an assistant with Joint use Facilities Management at Beaverton Line, and her daughters take part in an april soLVE it event; electrical construction crew members work on the Horizon/sunset substations to support intel’s D1X fab in May; Kellie Reid, a specialist with procurement/asset utilization services at Wtc, holds a pge flag in the Heart Walk May 19; a generator at River Mill Hydro plant on the clackamas River; Hydro Licensing employees rock out at the employee giving campaign kick-off in october; Brandon ek, left, a journeyman lineman at Woodburn Line, and his father, charlie ek, a pge retiree compete in the pacific northwest Lineman Rodeo in July; chase Ledford, left, journeyman lineman at oregon city Line, and chris Woods, journeyman lineman at psc, restore power after a mid-January storm.

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Promotions that became effective in NovemberBrian Buswell was promoted from line truck driver B to specialist II, Service & Design project manager at Wilsonville Line

Carl Conrad was promoted from customer service representative, collections to specialist II, customer service at Credit & Collections, ERC/TUAL

Jennifer eaquinto was promoted from specialist IV to supervisor V at Property Services, WTC

Aaron feigum was promoted from specialist V, planner/scheduler to supervisor V, planning at Boardman

timothy Khouri was promoted from specialist III, GIS at PSC to analyst III, business at Distribution Systems Administration, WTC

elaine lowell was promoted from storeroom at Oregon City to specialist II, Service & Design project manager at Gresham Line

ryan moncrief was promoted from assistant cable splicer to cable splicer at Central Service & Design Underground Network Construction, Clinton

John-michael ollis was promoted from analyst III to analyst IV, power operations at Transmission Contracts, Merchants, WTC

location changes that became effective in NovemberDustin Berning, apprentice lineman at Salem Line, moved to Relamping & Field Services, Oregon City, as lamp replacer

shawn Davis, specialist, trader with Realtime Marketing Operations, moved to Transmission Contracts — Merchant, WTC, as analyst IV, power operationsKimberly Donahue, analyst IV, business with Rates & Regulatory Affairs, moved to Joint Use Facilities Management, WTC, as supervisor Vryan hansen, storeroom with Recycling at PSC, moved to Oregon City Line, as storeroomDuane olson, line truck driver B at Oregon City Line, moved to Wilsonville Line, as equipment operator

new employeeshired in OctoberJacob Goodspeed, analyst I, business, Rates & Regulatory Affairs, WTCnicholas murphy, specialist, senior IT security, IT Governance, WTCAlejandra Pacheco, supervisor II, administration, Boardman steven Peterson, plant equipment operator trainee, Boardman stephen schue, analyst IV, resource plan, Integrated Resource Planning, WTCsteve sims, analyst IV, senior business, IT Business Partners, WTC

40 yeArsrandall J. Dahlgren, director, Rates & Regulatory Affairs, WTC

35 yeArsDaniel B. Gauger, supervisor, Planning, Scheduling & Line Dispatch, PSC

Carolyn s. Kerr, analyst, IT Governance, WTC

30 yeArsCherie m. hull, technician, Staffing & Recruiting, WTCron G. lyon, journeyman garage mechanic, Regional Garages, Avery

25 yeArsJennifer l. Jones, specialist, Corporate Communications, WTC

20 yeArstimothy r. nakonsky, storeroom head, Westside Warehouses, Salem LineKenneth w. Purcell, special-ist, Realtime Marketing Operations, WTC

15 yeArsluba Cam, specialist, Customer Systems Quality Assurance, CSSKevin A. Dyson, hydro equip-ment operator, West Side Hydro Project, FaradayBrian r. magnuson, derrick truck assistant, Sunset LineBrad G. mattison, journeyman garage mechanic, Regional Garages, Beaverton Linemark K. Pedersen, manager, Realtime Marketing Operations, WTCCory D. Zimmerman, field connect representative, Field Collections, Gresham Commercial

10 yeArsCarrie l. Pliska, coordinator, WTC Conference Center, WTCmaria D. Van houten, analyst, Fundamentals & Strategic Support, WTC

5 yeArsmaria A. Andrade, customer service representative, Customer Contact Operations, TCC

edith G. Barzilay, specialist, Customer Contact Operations, TCC

Krystle K. Bigelow, customer service representative, CIS Billing, ERC

henry s. english, customer service representative, Customer Contact Operations, TCC

heather A. Gadberry, assistant, Customer Contact Operations, TCC

Jeremy l. hills, plant service-man AA, Boardman

michael B. Irons, plant serviceman AA, Boardman

Andrew J. Kaiser, coordinator, Customer Specialized Programs, WTC

Kelly A. Konze rincke, customer service representa-tive, Customer Contact Operations, TCC

Jasen P. levasseur, specialist, Intel/Windows Systems, WTC

Crystal l. lindquist, attorney, Legal, WTC

Alice r. myton, analyst, Financial Accounting & Reporting, WTC

Diana l. newell, customer service representative, Customer Contact Operations, TCC

Valerie D. saunders, manager, Legal Department, WTC

Andrew C. sherman, analyst, IT Energy Systems, WTC

raymond s. smith, specialist, IT Applications, WTC

Cornell l. trouw, analyst, IT Applications, WTC

ronald P. tuning, project manager, Corporate Project Office, WTC

stacia A. white, specialist, Records & Information Management, WTC

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AlAn GunDerson, a retired journeyman carpenter residing in Sandy, died Dec. 10 at the age of 81. He is survived by his wife, Marion; son, Mark; daughters, Debbie Stone, Donna Harris, Sherri Profit and Christie Hargitt; 13 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

elIZABeth hAmBly, a retired supervisor residing in Portland, died Dec. 8 at the age of 90.

lloyD Kroner, retired director of Labor Relations residing in Silverton, died Dec. 8 at the age of 69. He is survived by his wife, Sharlene; and daughters, Krista and Kendra.

wIllIAm lAwson, a retired civil engineer IV residing in Wilsonville, died Dec. 14 at the age of 70. He is survivedby his wife, Kimberly; son, Benjamin; daughter, Amanda; and one grandson.

rAlPh shIrley, a retired leadman repairman resid-ing in Keizer, died April 21 at the age of 68. He is survived by his wife, Dee Dee; son, Pat; daughter, Julie Annen; and three grandchildren.

JJ AshBy, an administra-tive assistant at Boardman, retired Dec. 1 after more than seven years with PGE. She joined the company in 2005.

Prior to PGE, she worked more than 11 years with the Union Pacific Railroad, 14 years at a small electrical manufac-turing company and a number of years of waitressing.

Of working at PGE, she says, “I feel very fortunate to have worked here. I particularly liked working for a large company and enjoyed my fellow employees.”

Ashby lives in Hermiston. In retirement, she plans to knit, garden, read and start playing tennis again.

“I received some very wise advice from a dear friend who said, ‘Take your first year of retire-ment for yourself before getting involved in too many activities,’ ” she says. “So my plan is to spend the holidays with my family, reading, relax-ing and enjoying being home. Future plans are to spend time with my granddaughters, volunteer at an assisted-living facility and eventually get a part-time job to stay connected with the community.”

ron ComstoCK, a sales/commercial specialist with the Key Customer Group at Salem Line, retired Jan. 1 after 25 years with PGE. He joined the company in 1987 as a member of the commercial business team and has stayed in this group as it went through

many changes. Comstock had two cross-training opportunities in Economic Development and Service & Design.

Prior to PGE, he was in local and national sales for Viking Industries. A friend worked at PGE and told him about its sales and marketing efforts.

Asked what he liked best about PGE, Comstock says, “The bonus of working at PGE was the encouragement to volunteer. I have three athletic daughters, and I had the opportunity to be involved with coaching them and other girls in basketball and fastpitch softball. I had softball teams that have won state and national titles and more than 18 girls who went on to play Division 1, 2 and 3 college-level ball.”

Comstock and his wife, Jean, who also worked at PGE, live in Salem. They retired on the same day. Comstock owns and manages five homes that will keep him busy in retirement. He volunteers at his church and plans to also volunteer at a Marion County food bank and his grandson’s school. He also plans to travel, camp, do water sports and visit Shasta Lake twice a year.

JeAn ComstoCK, a designer specialist with Southside Service & Design at Salem Line, retired Jan. 1 after 19 years with PGE. She joined the company in 1993 as a temporary receptionist before being hired as a job processor in 1995, after which she trained as a

designer. Prior to PGE, Comstock worked as a warehouse supervisor for a party goods store.

“I enjoyed the flexible hours, good people and great benefits here at PGE,” she says.

Comstock and her husband, Ron, who also worked at PGE, live in Salem. Comstock plans to volunteer at her church, take some gardening classes and enjoy spending time with her grandchildren.

DArrell eDmAn, a techni-cian at Coyote Springs, retired Dec. 1 after more than 17 years with PGE. Hejoined the company in 1995and lives in Boardman.

Dore JuDD, a designer specialist with Power Supply Engineering Services at WTC, retired Jan. 1 after almost 27 years with PGE. She joined the company as a contrac-tor for Nuclear Project Engineering in 1981 and was hired fulltime in 1986.

“I have enjoyed working with various groups, especially at the plants,” Judd says. “I have enjoyed being part of design projects, from start to finish. In the past five years, I have helped develop our cable and raceway databases for most plants. Working with Kinetic has been a pleasure. Outside of work, I was the AfterHours sponsor for the PGE mixed bowling league and have been the team captain for our golf team.”

In retirement, Judd has planned cross-country ski

in memoriam retirees

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trips, a Reno trip in May for the women’s national bowling tournament, as well as several other destinations. She also plans to work around her home, garden, golf, take pictures, and make wine, jams, jellies, pickles and relishes. In addition, she has been a member of the Bergfruende Ski Club since 1986, with which she will captain a ski trip to Anthony Lakes in Eastern Oregon in March.

“As you can see, I work so I can play,” she says. “Life at PGE has

given me the opportunity to do so. Now the real play time will begin!”

GAylen olsen, a field connect representative with Field Collections at Salem Line, retired Dec. 1 after 21 years with PGE. He joined the company in 1991 as a utility worker, became a groundman in 1993 and assumed his current position in 2005. Olsen lives in Silverton.

John ruAne, a senior UNIX systems administra-tor with IT Infrastructure

Services at WTC, retired Jan. 1 after more than 27 years with PGE. He joined the company in 1985 as a mainframe systems programmer, supporting data center management applications, moving to Windows server support, and then UNIX server support.

Prior to PGE, he was working as a consultant/contract programmer when he heard about a job-share opening at PGE.

“I enjoyed the people,” he says. “Working at PGE has given me the opportu-

nity to work on a number of interesting and challeng-ing projects.”

Ruane and his wife, Trish, live in Portland. They purchased a newly built home five years ago, and he’s accumulated a backlog of projects that he will now get started on. He also plans to spend more time enjoying live music and collecting records.

roD tInKer, an inventory and compliance technician at Pelton Round Butte, retired Jan. 1 after more than 24 years with PGE.

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Substation Operations reaches safety milestone

On Dec. 14, 95 Substation Operations field employees were honored for one year with no lost-time incidents with an appreciation lunch at the Abernethy Center in Oregon City.

Substation Operations workers celebrated a significant safety milestone in December with

95 field employees having worked more than 150,000 hours in 2012 without missing work due to an injury. This was the first no lost-time year worked for this group in more than 15 years. In combination with their year-end celebration, these employees were honored with an appreciation lunch Dec. 14 at Abernethy Center in Oregon City.

Substation Operations encom-passes many jobs, including communications technicians, SCADA technicians, journeymen wiremen, journeymen carpenters, welders, journeymen sheet metal workers, wireman helpers, substation operators and meter relay technicians.

“This is a great testament to the thousands of good decisions these men and women have made during the last year,” says Dale Goodman, manager of Substation Maintenance at PSC. “I’m very impressed by this

accomplishment and by their dedi-cation to safety and to their trades.”

Bruce Carpenter, vice president of Distribution Services, and Bill Nicholson, senior vice president of Customer Service, Transmission & Distribution, both attended the celebration. Nicholson notes he was proud to mark this safety milestone with the employees.

“This is a large group of employees with very diverse jobs, and they often work in hazardous environments,” Nicholson says. “It’s quite an achievement.” n

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He joined the company in 1989 as a hydro mainte-nance worker at Bull Run at Westside Hydro. He became a gate tender and then assistant operator until 1996, when he trans-ferred to Pelton in hydro maintenance. He became a relief operator in 2002 and later transferred to the store-room, where he retired.

Prior to PGE, Tinker worked 14 years for a paving contractor in Sandy. He decided it was time for a change and applied for a job at Bull Run. His brother, Randy, a longtime employee, had encouraged him for 10 years to apply at PGE. Tinker says, “It was the best move I ever made.

PGE was an excellent place to work. I had the oppor-tunity to move around with the company and do different jobs. I met a lot of great people along the way and made some lifelong friends. I will miss it, but I am really looking forward tothe next chapter in my life.”

In retirement, Tinker hasa home in Brookings that

will give him the oppor-tunity to do more fishing, hunting and crabbing in addition to traveling and training his bloodhound. PAulA unDerwooD, a systems analyst with IT Applications at WTC, retired Dec. 1 after 23 years with PGE. She joined the company in 1990. She lives in Oregon City. n

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calendar of events JAn. Annual oregon food 7-31 Bank food drive. Help

restock food bank shelves after the holiday rush by donating nonperishable food items at the following pge locations: World trade center third, sixth and 17th floors; 3Wtc elevator lobby; ccc/Wilsonville; Beaver; css/eRc; salem Line; tcc; and Woodburn.

JAn. 11 Volunteer hours deadline. update your volunteer hours in the Volunteer power tool at easyMatch.com/pgeVp by Jan. 11.

JAn. 12 friends of trees plantings. through our partnership with portland-based nonprofit Friends of trees, pge is sponsoring four plantings in 2013 — two neighborhood plantings, Jan. 12 (Lents neighborhood) and March 2 (Montavilla and Mt. tabor neighborhoods), and two natural-area plantings, Feb. 9 (gresham natural area) and Feb. 23 (Wilsonville natural area). 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

JAn. 21 martin luther King Jr. celebration. Help celebrate the life and work of the famous civil rights leader. the centerpiece of this pge-sponsored program, the Lifetime achievement awards, will honor individuals and organizations for their exemplary service in helping give the greater portland metropolitan

community a higher quality of life. admission is a suggested $5 donation or five cans of nonperishable food to be given to local food banks. Highland christian center, 7600 n.e. glisan st., portland. 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

JAn. Portland International 7-31 Auto show. pge is

sponsoring the eco center exhibit, where visitors will be able to see the latest electric vehicle models, learn about home charging stations and much more. pge employees receive $2 off admission (with coupon) all day thursday, Jan. 24, and until 3 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 25. For more details about the event or to download your coupon, visit PGEWeb>events.

JAn. 31 Pack & stack at oregon food Bank. We’ll help restock the shelves at portland’s oregon Food Bank with items donated by pge employees. sign up on the Volunteer power tool. 6 to 8:30 p.m.

JAn. 31 Community service Grant deadline. Record your volunteer hours in the Volunteer power tool so you can apply for a community service grant of up to $500 for the organization where you volunteer. enter your hours now to make sure your organization qualifies by the deadline.

feB. 1 Go red Day. Feb. 1 is the american Heart association’s go Red Day, a day on which pge encourages employees to raise awareness of the high risk of heart disease facing men and women by wearing red. so break out your best poses and props to create a heartfelt photo and submit it to pge’s annual go Red photo contest. Winning groups will receive a heart-healthy treat! email your photos or videos to ariana.White@pgn.com by Feb. 4.

feB. 3 omsI $2 Day. come check out the new pge-sponsored, bilingual exhibit, “Renewable energy/energia Renovable,” at oregon Museum of science and industry, opening in January. to celebrate, pge is hosting special activities all day on Feb. 3. oMsi, 1945 s.e. Water ave., portland.

feB. 16 oregon historical society friends and family free Day. pge is sponsoring the 2013 oregon Black History series, a year of exhibits, lectures and public programs that will feature the deep and complex history of african americans

in oregon. the first exhibit of the series, “all aboard: Railroading and portland’s Black community,” highlights the people who grew up around union station in the late-19th to mid-20th century and opens Jan. 15. admission to the museum is always free for pge employees. in celebration of Black History Month, Feb. 16 is also free for friends and family. oregon Historical society, 1200 s.W. park ave., portland. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through saturday; noon to 5 p.m. sunday.

feB. 18 Portland Japanese Garden free Admission Day. guides will be stationed throughout the garden and will speak about its history, culture and traditions. this free admission day is made possible by a grant from the pge Foundation. portland Japanese garden, 611 s.W. Kingston ave., portland. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

learn about more community events PGe sponsors by visiting

PortlandGeneral.com/events. for additional details on volunteer

events, to register, or to record your volunteer hours, visit the

PGe Volunteer Power tool at easymatch.com/PGeVP.

Denice Ward, an assistant with Disbursements & Receivables at WTC, and Rick Sanders, a specialist with Corporate Security at WTC, help spread the joy at PGE’s annual holiday party for local foster children and their families at WTC on Dec. 10.

January 2013Career and Lifean update from HR

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Start the new year with benefits review

Let PGE help start the new year right. With a full range of benefits and online

resources, make 2013 healthier, happier and more organized. PGE is there for you whether you take advantage of health benefits, step up your retirement planning or take on a new career challenge. Below is a summary of just a few of the available resources:

• Career and Life Milestones. As you journey through different life stages, PGE has a host of resources to help navigate along the way. If you change jobs, get married, expand your family, move or retire, you can always find related information online. Download Career and Life Milestones as a PDF from PGEWeb > Career & Life > Employee Resources.

• Retirement Savings. PGE provides retirement benefits and services to help prepare for life after PGE. There is a new Roth 401(k) option for after-tax savings and a new financial advisor. To make the most of this benefit, check out PGE’s 401(k) website (from the PGEWeb select Career & Life > Retirement) or visit www.resources.hewitt.com/pge (from home or work). For more information, contact an Aon Hewitt professional investment advisor by calling 866-560-7256.

• Commuter Check Direct. Take advantage of mass transit vouchers through Commuter

Check Direct, which allows you to set aside any amount of your pretax salary up to $125 a month for public transit. Get that money as a transit voucher mailed directly to your home, or order your tickets online. To enroll, visit commutercheckdirect.com, select “New Participant” and begin saving up to 40 percent in transit costs.

• Jobline. Whether it’s time to look for a new position or refer someone for a job, Jobline is PGE’s online application system. Once you set up a profile, it is quick and easy to apply for a job or get notified when positions become available. To get started, go to PGEWeb > Jobs > Jobline.

• Energy4Life program. If you are motivated to improve or maintain your health and well-being in 2013, turn to PGE’s Energy4Life program as a resource and support system. Among program offerings are reimbursement for gym membership, weight loss programs and approved classes. The program also offers wellness challenges, health assessments and flu shots.

• Employee Connect. Use Employee Connect as your one-stop resource for managing your personal information and obtaining payroll and compensation information, among other services. Find it

on the left navigation menu on PGEWeb.

• AfterHours. Connect with other PGE employees, family members and friends who share your interests and take advantage of AfterHours funding. For employee-led activities, PGE contributes up to $40 per employee for groups with multiple activities or events and up to $20 for a single event or activity. Activities eligible for funding are things like basketball, golf league, sewing group, to name just a few. For more information, visit the PGEWeb and choose Career & Life > Employee Resources > AfterHours.

• Training opportunities. Find out what classes are available in My Learning by logging in through Employee Connect, via the navigation menu on PGEWeb. Once logged in, click Employee Learning, click Search Catalog, and then click Search Activities to view what is currently being offered. Take some time to navigate this site to find the class that is right for you.

With 2013 beginning, now is a great time to plan for the year ahead. PGE has resources available for you, whether you’re getting started as a new employee, planning for retirement, looking to improve your health or wanting to make the most of your benefits. n