CUB Energy Policy Conference

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 »

The Public Utility Commission (PUC) has issued a decision in a case CUB has been arguing against NW Natural, concerning clean-up of their historic properties. Last year the PUC rejected an agreement on this issue between CUB, NW Natural, PUC... Read More »

One Oregon legislative session looks a lot like another: bills are introduced, committees meet and hear the bills, compromises are offered and some are accepted while others are not, some bills make it to the governor’s desk and some don’t. Of... Read More »

CUB provided extensive written testimony along with summary comments to the Portland City Council at a public utility rate hearing on March 12, 2015.

Highlights of CUB’s written testimony included:

• A recommendation to allow the Bureau of Environmental Services to charge developers the... Read More »

General Counsel and Regulatory Program Director, Catriona McCracken, is leaving CUB. Catriona has been with CUB since 2008.

When Catriona joined CUB in 2008 there were only four other CUB staff members: Bob Jenks, (Executive Director) Jeff Bissonnette (Organizing Director), the... Read More »