Late last fall, I sat in on a public meeting in Southern Oregon for one of the major utilities providing natural gas service to the area. They had just proposed a second rate increase in less than a year– one to... Read More »

CUB and Pacific Power sat down recently and reached an agreement on the costs associated with the utility’s proposal to close the Deer Creek Mine. Earlier, CUB filed testimony which supported the closure of the mine, but opposed the method that... Read More »

If you’re a current or aspiring homeowner, you’ve probably wondered about the possibility of installing rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) panels to generate electricity and save on your electric bills. But did you know that there’s an older and equally cost-effective technology that... Read More »

This article originally appeared on the MetroEast Community Media blog, and is reposted here with the author’s permission. Rob Brading is the CEO of MetroEast and a member of the CUB Board of Governors.

As you probably know by now — how could... Read More »

PGE recently filed a general rate case which proposes to raise rates in January 2016 and later in the second quarter of 2016. The first increase is 2.6% on residential customers and the second is 4.3%. The reason for the... Read More »

As the state’s premier advocate for residential ratepayers, CUB supports the passage of Senate Bill 477 (dubbed the Coal to Clean Bill) because in addition to being good for the environment it is also good for ratepayers. On Wednesday, March 25 Read More »