Idaho Power Company recently submitted its Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) for acknowledgement at the Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC). The IRP is a 20-year resource acquisition planning document that utilities need to draft in order to meet regulatory requirements. Idaho Power’s... Read More »

In early June, Frontier Communications – one of two incumbent telephone companies operating in Oregon that also offers business and residential internet access service (the other is CenturyLink) - agreed in principle to sell its Northwest (Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Montana)... Read More »

The national network of utility consumer advocates came to Portland in June for their annual mid-year conference. The conference gave them a chance to visit Portland, eat from our food carts, enjoy local beer, wine, and cider, and explore critical... Read More »

Registration is now open for CUB’s ninth annual Energy Policy Conference, Clean Energy Communities / Reliable Systems! Taking place on Friday November 8, 2019 at the Downtown Portland Hilton, this conference is designed to educate energy and utility policy analysts, attorneys,... Read More »

A vital decarbonization strategy – transportation electrification – took an important step forward in SB 1044, adopted last month by the Oregon Legislature. Introduced at the request of Portland General Electric, Oregon Environmental Council, and Climate Solutions, SB 1044 garnered at... Read More »

On March 22, 2019, the Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC) finalized an order to open an investigation into Distribution System Planning (DSP), and what it would mean for Oregon’s largest regulated electric utilities. At CUB, we believe paying more granular attention... Read More »