CUB Energy Policy Conference

As we reported on the CUB blog in July, PacifiCorp and the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) have proposed allowing PacifiCorp to join CAISO and reformulating it as a western regional transmission organization. Earlier this summer CAISO issued a governance... Read More »

On Wednesday August 10, 2016, by a 3 to 2 vote, the Portland City Council approved a lease to use the Terminal 1 site as a homeless shelter for up to 18 months and took steps to develop a longer... Read More »

Mountain snowpack is of particular importance here in Oregon, where it makes up a large percentage of our water storage compared to other states. In fact, in most western river basins snowpack is a larger component of water storage than... Read More »

NOTE from CUB Staff: As a consumer advocate organization we do mostly regulation and policy work, however more and more we find that electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure is one of the new frontiers for utility providers. To that end, we... Read More »

A year ago, CUB announced that the Public Utility Commission (PUC) ruled in our favor and rejected a proposal by several Oregon utilities that would have raised rates by $20 million, so utility shareholders could earn a profit on their... Read More »

As we previously reported, CUB participated in a rigorous public strategic planning process to create a regional Digital Equity Action Plan (DEAP) for both the City of Portland and Multnomah County at large. Earlier this spring, with CUB adding supporting... Read More »