We are now officially counting down the last few days before the sixth annual CUB Policy Conference, The Future Starts Now, taking place at the Downtown Portland Hilton on Friday October 14. Our Early Bird deadline has passed, and today... Read More »

We are less than two weeks out from the sixth annual CUB Policy Conference, The Future Starts Now, taking place at the Downtown Portland Hilton on Friday October 14. Our Early Bird deadline has passed, but you can still register... Read More »

Why does one newspaper article say that Oregonians want to reduce carbon emissions while a blog entry from another media outlet says that our state’s utility customers want low cost energy? Does it seem like internal conflicts occur between what Oregonians... Read More »

The City of Portland’s Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (BPS) recently proposed a “Home Energy Score” policy that CUB supports, with recommended changes. But before getting into CUB’s position – first some background.

What is a home energy score? A home energy score... Read More »

Solar gardens? The what, why, and how of community solar, sometimes called solar gardens, is the focus of a panel at CUB’s upcoming sixth annual policy conference, The Future Starts Now. Come join us on October 14th at the Downtown Portland... Read More »

Earlier this summer, CUB released an Oregon Utility Customer Survey. While CUB has, in years past, surveyed both members and utility customers alike, it’s been a while – and the motivation behind this particular survey largely stems from a panel at... Read More »