Earlier today, The US House Judiciary Intellectual Property, Competition, and the Internet Subcommittee held a hearing “How Will the Proposed Merger Between AT&T and T-Mobile Affect Wireless Telecommunications Competition?” Following is a summary on what has happened since the merger was first... Read More »

The Citizens’ Utility Board (CUB) has been actively involved in the unprecedented process that will end the burning of coal at Portland General Electric’s (PGE) Boardman power plant. On this blog we described how the most effective arguments in support of... Read More »

The Oregon Global Warming Commission OGWC is seeking public comment on its recommendations for reducing Oregon greenhouse gas emissions that were published as The Interim Roadmap to 2020. This roadmap was created to help Oregon meet its goal of reducing... Read More »

The Northwest Power and Conservation Council, the agency which charts the course of the region’s electricity system, begins its most recent plan by saying the “improved efficiency of electricity use is by far the lowest-cost and lowest-risk resource available.” At CUB... Read More »

Here at the Citizens’ Utility Board we’re keeping an eye on emerging renewable energy technologies. In 2007, we supported the legislative effort to pass SB 838, a renewable portfolio standard that requires Oregon’s largest utilities to purchase at least 25% of... Read More »

Here in the Northwest, we often complain that the skies are grey and the rain never stops. In the CUB office it’s no different; we would rather be out biking or playing catch on all those rainy afternoons, too.  In an... Read More »