Hydro One has signed a deal to purchase the Avista Corporation for $5.3 billion. Who is Hydro One, and why are they purchasing a utility in the Pacific Northwest? Hydro One is a Canadian electricity distribution utility based out of... Read More »

Year in and year out, CUB comes to the table to argue against unjust and unreasonable rate increases for Pacific Power’s residential customers. In recent years it has been a bit of an uphill battle, and CUB and other stakeholders’ proposed... Read More »

If you’ve been following the news recently, you’re probably aware that Congress is considering making sweeping, systematic changes to the taxation structure of the United States. The proposed bill, “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017” is an attempt by Congress to... Read More »

In early November, I had the opportunity to represent CUB’s membership in the NW Energy Coalition (NWEC) at their Fall 2017 NW Clean & Affordable Energy Conference in Seattle. NWEC is an alliance of about 100 environmental, civic, and human service... Read More »

In my post-Thanksgiving food coma last Friday, I was lucky enough to spend the day boating through a lake and birdwatching in glorious sunshine. You may have spent your own weekend shopping for deals on Black Friday and/or Cyber Monday.... Read More »

In 2005 I had the privilege of working on behalf of consumers when Enron’s implosion resulted in a possible sale of PGE to Texas Pacific. It was fortunate for Oregon’s residential utility ratepayers that Lee Beyer, now a State Senator from... Read More »