Idaho Power Testing Time of Use Rates in Oregon
Posted on May 2, 2019 by Will Gehrke
Tags, Energy
This summer, Idaho Power is going to be testing a new rate structure for its retail electricity rates. For residential customers, there are two main components of electric rates. One is the basic charge, which is a fixed monthly bill.... Read More »
A Bus Ride Toward a Zero Emissions Future
Posted on April 30, 2019 by Sudeshna Pal
Tags, Energy
Oregon’s first battery electric bus (BEB) is now officially on the road in the greater Portland area. I spent a little over two hours on a round trip in the bus in mid-April. The ride went smooth and, more importantly, clean!
TriMet... Read More »
Everything in Moderation: A Report from the 2019 Green Business Initiative Symposium
Posted on April 29, 2019 by Mike Goetz
Tags, Energy, Conference & Events
Earlier this month, I had the distinct pleasure of moderating a panel at the 2019 Green Business Initiative Symposium. Jointly presented by the University of Oregon School of Law’s Environmental and Natural Resources Law Center and the Green Business Initiative Student... Read More »
CUB Conference 2019: Clean Energy Communities / Reliable Systems
Posted on April 25, 2019 by Amelia Lamb
Tags, Conference & Events
The 9th annual CUB Policy Conference is slated for Friday, November 8 (mark your calendars!) and today we are pleased to announce this year’s conference theme: Clean Energy Communities / Reliable Systems.
What is a utility to do? Disparate stakeholders want today’s... Read More »
Right to Repair for Oregon in 2020
Posted on April 18, 2019 by Samuel Pastrick
Tags, Telecommunications
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 »
Charging Ahead: PGE Proposes Two New Pilot Programs
Posted on April 12, 2019 by Mike Goetz
Tags, Energy
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 »