Annual CUB Energy Policy Conference

Friday, October 2, 2025

9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sentinel Hotel
614 SW 11th Ave, Portland, OR 97205

Harnessing Local Energy

Finding Local Solutions to (Inter)National Energy Challenges

In just the last few years, Oregon’s energy landscape has seen many big, new challenges. We’ve seen hyperscaled energy demand from data centers, cuts to federal support for customers and utilities, large rate increases, and record household disconnections. With all of these hurdles, attention is increasingly turning to what we can do close to home to address both our energy needs and the human impacts of our industry. In a world with increasingly globalized energy, we need to start to think more locally for solutions.

To create the energy system all Oregonians deserve, we need to work together. All customers, from big industry to households, need to be the best neighbors we can be for everyone else on our energy systems. How can we reimagine local support systems in the face of federal cuts to energy programs? How can large load energy users create benefits for local communities and the grid? How can we leverage efficiency and flexibility as a tool for affordable energy? What role do local policies have in meeting state emissions reduction goals? And what does the changing ownership in our utilities do for our grid and our communities?

Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Credits Available
Attorneys licensed in Oregon can receive CLE credits by attending CUB’s conference. Provide your bar number when registering for the conference if you would like to be eligible to receive CLE credits, and CUB will apply for CLE credits from the Oregon State Bar.