On January 25th, 2011 the CUBConnects project team presented to the Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC) in Salem at the commission’s monthly public meeting. CUB’s Executive Director, Bob Jenks, opened the presentation with comments about the incredible number of telecom and... Read More »

Late last year we posted a summary of the long process that led to PGE’s agreement to close the Boardman coal plant by 2020. While that post did a good job of explaining the journey, there are enough remaining details left in... Read More »

Back in 2007, you would have heard the following (paraphrased) conversation in the CUB office:

“PGE is going to ask to spend $500 million to improve air quality at the Boardman coal plant.”

“Yeah, it’s not a good idea to spend a bunch of money on a coal... Read More »

You’ve heard time and again from us about the importance of energy efficiency. You’ve read over and over how important those investments are to ratepayers. You’ve heard about how critical we think the work of Energy Trust of Oregon is to ensuring we... Read More »

Then Why Does DEQ Want to Provide an Option to Keep Boardman Open until 2040?

We’ve written before about the effort to close Boardman, Oregon’s only coal plant. CUB has been actively engaged in the process to find a solution that meets three... Read More »

Happy Earth Day!

We are all familiar with the cliched “win-win” scenario, something that’s good for “both sides.” But what about a situation that has a lot of benefits and not many downsides?

The title describes a growing project that’s starting in Portland and is rapidly developing in other... Read More »