A decade ago, CUB was able to work with Portland General Electric (PGE), the Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC), the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and other stakeholders to form an agreement to phase out the Boardman coal plant... Read More »

Editor’s note: The Oregon Public Utility Commission signed and approved this acquisition order on the morning of January 27, 2020.

As CUB reported in July 2019, Frontier Communications (Frontier) agreed in principle last summer to sell its Northwest (Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington)... Read More »

CUB applauds Pacific Power’s (aka PacifiCorp) decision to close the Cholla 4 coal plant in Arizona by the end of 2020. Pacific Power announced this decision on January 7. Cholla 4 is one of three coal units comprising the Cholla complex... Read More »

I have been a consumer advocate on energy issues since the 1990s. But I am still learning. Recently, I encountered something I hadn’t even known was possible: a partial power outage at my home.

One morning in December, I woke up and... Read More »

NW Natural has filed a rate case to start the new year. Analyzing and scrutinizing each component of the company’s $71 million increase in revenues collected from customers will be one of CUB’s primary concerns throughout the coming months. If approved as... Read More »

In 2019, CUB built on our 35 years of advocacy for Oregon utility consumers. And due in large measure to member support, CUB is well positioned to close out the year more resilient and determined than ever.

Some of our Read More »