CUB Energy Policy Conference

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.

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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 »

The Oregon Public Utility Commission (OPUC) spent most of the day on Tuesday, August 8, considering PGE’s latest resource plan. OPUC acknowledged new investments in energy efficiency and demand response which PGE had demonstrated were cost effective. With Boardman closing down... Read More »

On Wednesday August 2, the Portland City Council met a public health requirement by selecting filtration to treat for Cryptosporidium. CUB supported this decision due to the significant system resiliency benefits of filtration over UV treatment. CUB takes our cue... Read More »