On Thursday, September 14, at a Public Utility Commission workshop concerning Pacific Power’s Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), CUB informed the Commission of our serious concerns about the risks of the investments compared to a relatively small benefit to customers and a... Read More »

This October 13, CUB’s 7th annual Policy Conference – Utility Regulation 2.0: Empowering What’s Possible – will bring together energy policy stakeholders from around the Northwest to discuss a 21st Century energy utility regulatory paradigm.

John Holdren, science advisor to former President Obama,... Read More »

As a non-profit organization that is also Oregon’s primary consumer advocate for investor-owned utility customers…we clearly attract employees that have a passion for the work we do. What has been surprising to us is that we have also attracted a number of... Read More »

Taking place on Friday, October 13, the 7th annual CUB Policy Conference – Utility Regulation 2.0: Empowering What’s Possible – will bring together a variety of stakeholders and decision makers from the energy industry in Oregon and the Pacific NW to... Read More »

The seventh annual CUB Policy Conference, Utility Regulation 2.0: Empowering What’s Possible, is quickly approaching. As part of our ongoing series featuring the conference’s breakout panels, today’s update discusses panel topic #5: Benefit Or Burden: EV Peak Load And Flexibility.

In an... Read More »

Avista Utilities is one of the six investor-owned electric and natural gas utilities that CUB helps oversee and regulate before the Oregon Public Utility Commission (OPUC). While the utility serves both electric and natural gas customers in eastern Washington and... Read More »