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 »

CUB has accomplished a lot in the past three decades, and we have a lot of resources, great partners, and of course our awesome members to thank for much of what we’ve achieved. But we know that none of it would... Read More »

Earlier this spring, Portland General Electric (PGE) filed its 2017 “Annual Power Cost Update Tariff”, or “Annual Update Tariff” (AUT). In simpler terms, PGE’s AUT is a mini-rate case that is limited to annual changes in their power costs such as fuel. In... Read More »