Bright idea still shines 97 years later

Bend’s original power station still in operation in the Deschutes River

By Julie Johnson / The Bulletin
July 28, 2007

On Nov. 2, 1910, electricity snaked forth from a riverside power plant in Bend to light the first arc lamps in the fledgling city.

Now, nearly 100 years later, the riverside power plant churns on, producing power for part of Bend’s downtown core. A brick powerhouse with its original....

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