Gas stoves are in many Oregon households. But how safe are they, really? The short answer and big takeaway: gas stoves have been shown in several recent studies to emit many different chemical compounds that are dangerous to human health.

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Registration is now open for CUB’s 12th annual Energy Policy Conference: Energy Policy for the People.

This October, we will be returning to an in-person conference. After two years online, CUB is excited to bring together utility industry and community leaders from... Read More »

Here at CUB, we talk a lot about utility rates. Most Oregonians only care about what they see: how much their home’s energy will cost each month. Rates, the cost per unit of energy, are set by the Public Utility Commission... Read More »

Lately, CUB has been spending a lot of time advocating for low-income electricity and natural gas customers as regulators consider energy utilities’ low-income bill assistance programs. Now is a good time to have a reminder of the current phone and internet... Read More »

As we’ve faced another summer of high temperatures, more people are looking at air conditioning options. It is important for Oregonian residents, and especially renters, to have updated information on their rights. The Emergency Heat Relief bill (SB 1536) passed in... Read More »

Editor’s Note: Regulators approved increases for all three natural gas utilities. Read about the results on the CUB Blog.

Oregon’s three natural gas utilities are preparing for another round of large bill increases.  Last week, they all filed their rate proposals for the winter... Read More »