The Mohawk Valley runs northeast from Springfield toward Marcola, past the Earnest Bridge, used in filming the movie "Shenandoah," and the Wendling Bridge, according to Travel Oregon. EPUD serves Marcola, and the Emerald PUD guide lists its programs.
Running the well pump on a generator
A generator hookup lets a portable generator run the well pump, the fridge, and the furnace fan from your panel. The simplest version is an interlock: a sliding plate on the panel that keeps the main breaker and the generator breaker from being on at the same time, so generator power can't feed back onto the utility's line while crews are working on it. A standby generator skips the cord and starts on its own.
When a storm pulls the line off the house
During the January 2024 ice storm, EPUD had restored the town of Marcola up to Marcola Christian Church by January 18, while the school was still out of power from damage and the south end of Marcola Road was not yet back on, KATU reported. When a tree pulls the line off a house, we repair the pipe on the roof where the line attaches and the box that holds the meter, the repair is inspected, and then EPUD can reconnect. Photos of the damage help us plan the storm repair.
Barns, shops, and pump houses
Pump houses need a light, an outlet, and a circuit sized for the pump, and a barn or shop needs its own small panel fed from the house. If the barn has stock tank heaters or heat lamps, list them, since they draw far more than a few lights. See shop and barn wiring and well pump electrical.
On a long rural driveway, a light at the gate or over the barn door makes the walk out after dark a lot easier. It can run on the same wire that feeds the barn, or on its own circuit with a timer or a motion sensor. See motion and security lighting.
The valley is unincorporated, so electrical permits and inspections go through the Lane County Building Program, and we pull the permit and schedule the inspection for our work.