Editor’s Note: The House Committee on Business and Labor held an informational hearing for HB 2688 on April 22. Though the hearing was purely informational, it was an important opportunity for CUB and other advocates to communicate the benefits of... Read More »

When the Oregon Legislature passed the Clean Electricity and Coal Transition Plan (SB 1547) in 2016, the state was taking a hard look at ways to decarbonize its electric mix beyond the two main tenets of the law: removing coal... Read More »

Another year, another power cost filing for Portland General Electric and Pacific Power. Every year, the electric utilities update their forecasts of variable power costs (purchased power, fuel, operation and maintenance, and demand). CUB intervenes in these annual power cases... Read More »

Editor’s Note: Theses bills are still making their way through the Legislature and we need your help. As of April 29, HB 2184 is awaiting a work session in the House Committee on Revenue and will then meet up with HB 2173... Read More »

The 2019 Legislature is moving toward decisive actions to address climate change. Blog readers have already heard from CUB about HB 2020, the “Oregon CAP” bill, also known as “Clean Energy Jobs”. Now, the Legislature is deliberating on SB 928, which... Read More »

Avista, which provides natural gas service in parts of southern, central, and eastern Oregon, recently filed a general rate case. If Avista’s rate case is accepted as filed, the average residential bill would increase by 8 percent. In Oregon, Avista serves... Read More »