CUB Energy Policy Conference

The 2016 CUB Policy Conference, The Future Starts Now is coming up on October 14, 2016, and we are anticipating a lively lineup of breakout panels on various topics at the forefront of the utility sector’s current agenda. The first topic... Read More »

Because of our role as Oregon’s professional advocate for residential utility customers, we want to know what folks think about a range of energy issues. The more we understand about the experience of customers, the better equipped we are to advocate... Read More »

Lead from school drinking fountains and faucets as well as lead paint have been in the news recently. What is lead anyway? Why was it ever used in paint or plumbing fixtures? Why is lead hazardous and what is being... Read More »

The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) manages California’s electric grid, whereas in the rest of the West, utilities and the Bonneville Power Administration manage their own transmission grids and resources. PacifiCorp, the parent company of Pacific Power, and CAISO recently announced... Read More »

It is always bittersweet when one of CUB’s staff moves on, even when their new opportunity is great; and so it is with the departure of Economist, Nadine Hanhan. Nadine began her four-plus year tenure at CUB in 2012, and worked... Read More »

It is with great pleasure that CUB announces the recipient of our inaugural Consumer Champion Award: Margie Harris, Executive Director of the Energy Trust of Oregon (ETO). Margie will receive this award at the conclusion of our upcoming October 14,... Read More »