Imagine it is the year 2025. Oregon utilities have complied with the 25% RPS and are in the middle of complying with the EPA’s Clean Power Plan. Energy Imbalance Markets are functioning throughout the region and with demand response programs, customers... Read More »

A mere three weeks after the Public Utility Commission (PUC) approved an increase in rates for Avista’s 2014 general rate case, the company is at it again and seeking yet another general rate increase for its Oregon customers.

On September 2nd, 2014,... Read More »

Today (Tuesday May 19th) CUB asked the Public Utility Commission (PUC) to reject NW Natural’s Compliance Filing in a case involving potentially hundreds of millions of dollars of costs associated with environmental remediation of the Portland Harbor Superfund site. CUB accused NW... Read More »

CUB’s research and advocacy has reduced Portland’s residential monthly sewer rate increase. The proposed rate increase from the Bureau of Environmental Services (BES) in February was 3.85%. Due to some revenue improvements, that percentage came down to 3.8%, but CUB’s efforts have... Read More »

CUB began 2015 by launching a year-long Anniversary Club fundraising campaign. Named in honor of our 30th year as Oregon’s primary advocate for residential utility customers, the Anniversary Club campaign reflects CUB’s ever-present need to build and sustain internal capacity. The... Read More »

After months of review, the Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC), in concert with CUB’s and other industry stakeholders’ assessment, granted CenturyLink’s request to stop providing IntraLATA (local long distance) service in certain areas of Oregon served by rural local phone companies... Read More »