After pressure from legislators, Oregon’s three largest state-regulated utilities agreed to a voluntary pause on disconnections for some customers through the rest of 2025.

Through December, PGE, Pacific Power, and NW Natural low-income customers who receive monthly bill discounts or anyone... Read More »

Starting October 31, NW Natural customers will see a small increase in their gas bills. Regulators approved two rate increases that will raise home gas bills by 5.5% on average, about $4.28 per month. This increase will be higher in... Read More »

This year, CUB has been hard at work tackling a big source of rising energy costs for many Oregonians: data centers. In June, we helped pass the POWER Act (HB 3546), a bill designed to hold data centers accountable for... Read More »

This year, Portland General Electric (PGE) is passing on asking for big adjustments to customers’ bills. While this is good news after multiple years of big rate increase requests, CUB is on the lookout for utilities nickel-and-diming customers. One case we’re... Read More »

CUB is excited to welcome a new addition to our team this year, Emily Dougan (she/her). Emily joins CUB as Utility Analyst, bringing experience working both in Oregon and across the U.S. on water and electricity infrastructure projects

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On October 3rd, CUB’s 15th annual policy conference, Changing for a Changing Climate, was held at the Sentinel Hotel in Portland, Oregon. Over 200 attendees gathered from across the Pacific Northwest to engage in a day of networking, panel discussions, and... Read More »