At the end of May, the CUB staff was pleased to welcome our summer 2018 Contract Attorney, Ben Swerdlow.

Ben grew up in Highland Park, Illinois but his chosen home is Oregon. He received a B.A. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology... Read More »

Registration is now open for CUB’s eighth annual Energy Policy Conference, Destination: Decarbonization! Taking place on Friday October 19, 2018 at the Downtown Portland Hilton, this conference is designed to educate analysts, attorneys, advocates, regulators, utility executives, and others working in... Read More »

CUB recently joined SEPA (Smart Electric Power Alliance), and I attended its webinar, “Fresh Solutions for Low-Income and Historically Underserved Customers” last month.

An increasing number of cities, counties, and states around the US are committed to reducing their greenhouse gas emissions.... Read More »

From June 11-13, 2018, I had the distinct pleasure of representing CUB at a series of informative and empowering workshops facilitated by the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) on the banks of the scenic Hudson River in Garrison, New York. The... Read More »

Earlier this month, in a statement from its Press Secretary, the Trump Administration announced plans to breathe life into a dying coal-fired electricity generation sector in the name of “resilience”. The White House is attempting to use authority it believes it... Read More »

Cascade Natural Gas, which distributes natural gas service to Northeastern Oregon and Central Oregon, recently filed to raise residential customer rates by 3.53 percent. Upon a closer examination of the numbers, Cascade is seeking to increase rates for all customers... Read More »