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Live/Livestream: October 23, 2026 @ Noon

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EWEB’s Current & Future Landscape: General Manager John Hairston


120 years ago, a typhoid epidemic ravaged Eugene and surrounding communities. When it was traced to the privately owned water company, Eugeneians did what they have done for generations hence: demand change. The rest, they say, is history. The Eugene Water and Electric Board (EWEB) has navigated all manner of change in the 116 years since its founding in 1911. Today, there is more transformation afoot, as advances in technology have both increased demand for power and enabled cheaper deployment of renewable energy at industrial scale. Enter, stage right, John Hairston, who took the reins as EWEB’s General Manager this…

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