We are writing to remind you of the upcoming planned power outages scheduled for Tuesday, June 15.
In the event our campus service from the local EWEB electrical grid is interrupted, the UO Utility and Energy plant is capable of providing the campus with electricity (called Island Mode). To best ensure this system operates as designed when needed, the Utility and Energy plant now exercises this system annually. This year’s Island Mode event will take place on June 15, 2021, at 7:35 am.
The project and its effects resemble similar planned outages that occurred last June with minimal issues. Fewer buildings will be affected by this year’s project.
While we recognize that most of you are not on campus, it is important for you to consider how these outages might affect your equipment and your operations and plan accordingly. For some, this may mean powering down equipment in advance of scheduled outages or taking additional steps.
The university does not expect major disruptions to its wired or wireless network on campus or its core IT services such as email, Canvas, Zoom, DuckWeb, Banner, or Office 365 during this project.
We encourage you to familiarize yourself with the detailed timeline for these scheduled outages, which were posted on the June power outage webpage and shared on Around the O.
We appreciate your flexibility and thank you for your support in completing this critical utility maintenance.
For additional questions about the outages, please contact work control at workcontrolcenter@uoregon.edu or 541-346-2319.
