Drought in California is starting to change water use patterns, as illustrated by the recent data indicating that monthly residential water savings jumped 28.9% between May of 2014 and 2015. So how does Portland water use compare to usage by... Read More »

PGE has filed with the Oregon Public Utility Commission for a 4.3% rate hike that assures them impeccably timely cost recovery for Carty, the new power plant that the company is building and bringing into ratebase (read: the portfolio of... Read More »

Last Thursday, June 25th, on a balmy summer evening at the historic Widmer Brothers Pub, Inaugural Anniversary Club members met with CUB’s Executive Director Bob Jenks, along with other key staff, to discuss a range of important issues facing residential utility... Read More »

Summer marches forward, and CUB’s staff is gearing up for our fifth annual conference, Utility 2025: Building the Northwest’s Energy Future. Registration is now open for this year’s event, which is shaping up to be our most expansive and forward-looking conference to date. We look... Read More »

There are a few things in life that you can expect in June: school lets out, Father’s Day, Flag Day, and the Oregon legislature tries to raid ratepayer funds.

It seems as though toward the end of nearly every legislative session for... Read More »

As part of your monthly bill for electric and/or gas, you pay a small amount to fund energy efficiency and renewable energy BUT guess what? The Oregon legislature is once again trying to re-direct ratepayer money away from energy efficiency... Read More »