Though the City of Portland owns most street lights found on wooden poles, the utility companies, such as Portland General Electric, maintain the poles and many of the street lights on them. Given the exact location, City staff at 503-865-5267 can identify the pole, and tell you who is responsible and process an outage notification to the utility.
Outage Hotline: 503-865-5267, or email
Light Trespass Issues: 503-823-5179
24 Hour Emergency Number: 503-823-1700
- Downtown city-owned poles (ornamental poles or cobrahead lights) -
- Engineering questions: Lisa Elbert, 503-823-5218
- Knockdowns: 503-823-1700
- Outages: 503-865-5267
- Banner Permits: Anne Hogan, 503-823-5292
PGE: 503-464-7777
Electricity
- Portland General Electric: 503-228-6322 ( including downed and damaged utility poles )
- PGE Outage Line: 503-464-7777
