Electrical Infrastructure Inspections FAQs

Members within the inspection area will receive notices with their bill. Additional notifications will go out to members in a later billing cycle or via electronic messaging, where the contractor has not yet inspected.

Contractors have identification badges noting they are CEC contractors, and vehicles will have a CEC contractor sign on them. In addition, contractors will be wearing CEC logoed hats.

Contractors will ensure CEC infrastructure is compliant with National Electric Safety Code and the Oregon Public Utility Commission requirements. Contractors will perform overhead inspections, including poles, wires, transformers, and cross arms for damage. They also drill and test poles at and below ground level for pole structure soundness.

Underground inspections look at clearance zones around equipment, locking mechanisms, overall installation, and install new safety signage.

Outages will rarely if ever, be required for these inspections.

The contractors use an electronic device to capture all data from their inspections.

The cooperative uses the data to perform maintenance and corrective activities. If there is an immediate hazard, the contractors inform CEC, and crews address the issue. CEC will try contacting the affected members in advance if activities require an outage.