In a previous blog post, CUB detailed Pacific Power’s proposal to repower its wind generation fleet. In a recent decision, the Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC) approved Pacific Power’s proposal. In early October, Pacific Power completed the first phase of its... Read More »

On October 2, 2019, CUB Economist Sudeshna Pal and I had the pleasure of attending the Northwest Power Pool’s Resource Adequacy Symposium. Aside from being a valuable opportunity to hear from experts about a pressing regional need and network with industry... Read More »

CUB’s ninth annual Policy Conference, Clean Energy Communities / Reliable Systems, will take place on Friday November 8 at the Downtown Portland Hilton. Tickets are still available, but we are now just one day away from the October 11 (11:59pm) Early... Read More »

Today, October 2 2019, is the fourth annual Energy Efficiency Day. As a tireless energy efficiency advocate for over three decades, CUB proudly supports #EEDay2019 – a growing national movement of advocacy organizations, government and non-governmental agencies, energy utilities, and individuals.

The... Read More »

Earlier this year some HB 2020 opponents claimed that the Clean Energy Jobs bill created an unlevel playing field between electric utilities and Energy Service Suppliers, when the opposite is true.

First, though, what are Energy Service Suppliers (ESSs)? Customers with... Read More »

The ninth annual CUB Policy Conference, Clean Energy Communities / Reliable Systems, will take place on Friday November 8 at the Downtown Portland Hilton. Tickets are still available and we are now only two weeks away from the October 11... Read More »