CUB Energy Policy Conference

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 »

Workers at the Portland Water Bureau read over 176,000 residential meters every three months. Daily residential routes range from 250 to 725 meters depending on housing density and terrain. The average residential route has 500 water meters and workers typically... Read More »