Award-winning Electric and Water Service
Our Electric division holds the coveted American Public Power Association RP3 designation, a national award earned by public utilities exhibiting excellence in reliability, safety, workplace development and system improvement.
SUB has been an Oregon Health Authority Outstanding Water Provider since 2016, an award conferred on water utilities that pass a rigorous review of its water sources, treatment procedures, storage facilities and distribution systems.
History
SUB has a colorful history – one that reads more like a script for an action-packed movie than an annual report. Private industries fought hard to keep the public utility from being founded more than 50 years ago, and it was ordinary citizens that organized and took to the streets to make public power a reality in Springfield.
Read more about Springfield Utility Board’s early history by downloading a copy of SUB’s history – Lighting the way (PDF) or view a short video with an abbreviated version of the story below:
Statistics
Electric
33467
total number of customers
794532
annual megawatts hours served
2177
annual megawatts hours per day
171.8 megawatts
annual peak load
99.9977%
Average system availability (includes major events) per APPA 2023 Annual Benchmarking Report
Miles of Line
190 
overhead distribution
148 
underground distribution
25
overhead transmission
BPA Full Requirements Customer
source of power
85.6%
Renewable resources
(4-25-2024)
Water
Source of water
90%
from 34 wells
10%
from Willamette River
265 miles
miles of pipe
40 to 410 feet
depth of wells
20083
total number of customers
3 billion
annual water served in gallons
8 million
average gallons per
day 
23 million
peak capacity gallons per day
(6-22-2022)