Oregon households can now find some relief through monthly bill discounts from their energy utilities. These interim bill-discount programs from Portland General Electric (PGE), Pacific Power, NW Natural, Avista Utilities, and Cascade Natural Gas are in place or are rolling... Read More »

Editor’s Note: Interested in learning more about your monthly bill from Avista? Read more on the CUB Blog entry Utilities 101: How to Read Your Avista Gas Bill.

This year, Avista Utilities requested to raise bills for their natural gas customers in... Read More »

For many customers, understanding what goes into your monthly energy bill can be confusing. In this blog series, we will discuss how to understand your energy bill. This guide is for customers of Avista.

Not an Avista customer? Check out our... Read More »

CUB will be hosting its 12th annual Energy Policy Conference, Energy Policy for the People, in Portland on October 14, 2021. Today we’re pleased to offer a sneak peek at the fourth and final breakout panel topic.

Breakout Panel: Rates, Affordability, and... Read More »

CUB Economist, Sudeshna Pal, is leaving CUB to begin work at the Public Utility Commission. Her departure is bittersweet, as we will certainly miss her wonderful personality and professional expertise at CUB. 

However, we are grateful to continue to work with her... Read More »

Editor’s Note: In 2022, CUB expects that customers of Pacific Power, Cascade, Avista and NW Natural are going to experience increased energy bills going into the 2022 winter heating season. For example, NW Natural has requested to increase rates by 41%... Read More »