Posts from April 18, 2012

CUB Applauds Coal Shut Down, Demands Better Analysis of Coal Investment


By Bob Jenks on April 18, 2012 in Climate and Conservation  |  Consumers and Utility Customers  |  General Utility Regulation  |  (0) Comments

CUB Applauds Coal Shut Down, Demands Better Analysis of Coal Investment

A couple of years ago, PGE was planning to invest $500 million in its Boardman coal plant. CUB challenged PGE to consider phasing the plant out instead of making the planned investments, and requested that PGE complete an analysis of a phase-out. PGE did the analysis and concluded that customers could save $200 million with a phase-out of the Boardman coal plant. (See Boardman Closure Update from last year.) 


Since that time, CUB has been working to… Full Post >>

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