CUB Energy Policy Conference

At the tail end of last year’s City of Portland budget development process, we reported on a major victory: the end of a developer subsidy to ensure developers were paying their fair share of sewer system development. This victory reduced the... Read More »

Towards the beginning of 2016—amid a flurry of legislative and regulatory efforts that culminated in the passage of the Oregon Clean Electricity & Coal Transition Act—we at CUB managed to find a new Regulatory Staff Attorney. After a long and thorough... Read More »

Possession of recreational marijuana has now been legal in Oregon for almost a year, and as of April 1st, growing it will have been legal for six months. It goes without saying, however, that both recreational possession and production of... Read More »

Both during and subsequent to the recent passing of the landmark Clean Electricity and Coal Transition Act, rumors swirled and conjecture often dominated the conversation in the media. But of course, this is nothing new. Let’s be honest: anyone even remotely... Read More »

A part of my role here at CUB is to speak with folks about their needs and concerns as they relate to accessing telecom services in Oregon. (For clarity, “telecommunication services” refers to wireline/home or mobile telephone and broadband.) While I... Read More »

Back in November 2015, we reported on concerns CUB had in response to Avista’s request for a rate increase from residential and small business customers. Specifically, the company wanted to raise residential rates by 8.9% while simultaneously reducing rates by 7%... Read More »