We are less than two months away from the 2019 CUB Policy Conference, Clean Energy Communities / Reliable Systems, which will be held on Friday, November 8 at the Downtown Portland Hilton! Now in its ninth year, the CUB... Read More »

An egregious though little publicized legislative defeat during the 2019 session that ended in June was HB 2184, a CUB-supported bill championed by Representative Pam Marsh (D) that would have benefited rural communities directly by:

1. Solving a long-standing fairness issue with... Read More »

It’s no secret that anthropogenic accelerated climate change is heating up our planet and increasing the severity, frequency, and duration of disturbance regimes such as floods, storms, and wildfires. While any and all temperature and weather fluctuations can have an impact... Read More »

We are a couple of months away from the ninth annual CUB Policy Conference, Clean Energy Communities / Reliable Systems, which will be held on Friday, November 8 at the Downtown Portland Hilton! As plans are taking shape for the... Read More »

CUB is pleased to announce Oregon State Representative Pam Marsh as our 2019 Consumer Champion. CUB will officially honor Rep. Marsh with the award at our ninth annual Energy Policy conference, Clean Energy Communities / Reliable Systems on Friday November... Read More »

The Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC) has denied Portland General Electric (PGE)’s application to recover storm costs from 2017. Large storms can result in power outages for customers, and there is considerable cost associated with restoring the distribution system afterward. Costs... Read More »