Portland General Electric’s temporary low-income assistance program, the Income Qualified Bill Discount, rolls out April 15. This program will provide a monthly bill discount to help qualified low-income residential customers.

Who Qualifies for the Income Qualified Bill Discount Program

• Households with incomes... Read More »

CUB is working to end unfair utility deposits for Oregon households. These added costs make it harder for residential customers to access, keep, and restore service. Deposit policies have targeted customers who can least afford added household costs. 
   
Deposits are... Read More »

Cascade Natural Gas has expanded its temporary low-income assistance program, the Big HEART grant program, to help residential customers with their past-due bills. Starting in April 2022, more customers will qualify for temporary assistance. Those who already qualified may be... Read More »

CUB and other parties have reached an agreement with Avista Utilities that reduces its rates by 1.4 percent. The average residential customer’s bill will be lowered by $0.96. All parties that worked on this rate case support approval by the Public... Read More »

To create a future that cares for both people and planet, we need to build better. Better homes, better places of work, better schools, better buildings. In this blog, we will cover why buildings are a major climate issue, explore “decarbonization,”... Read More »

Oregon’s three gas utilities have filed suit to avoid reducing greenhouse gas emissions through the Climate Protection Program. NW Natural, Avista, and Cascade Natural Gas are suing together to prevent one of the strongest climate programs in the country from going... Read More »