CUB Energy Policy Conference

Registration is now open for the 7th annual CUB Policy Conference, Utility Regulation 2.0: Empowering What’s Possible!

Taking place on Friday, October 13 at the Downtown Portland Hilton, this conference will explore conversation about utility business models, regulation, and what (if anything)... Read More »

Utilities are in a tough spot in 2017. Traditional utility regulation encourages investment in large long-term assets like power plants. But many people, including regulators and customers, believe that the future will be built around energy efficiency, demand response, distributed... Read More »

On April 18, 2017, I had the opportunity to represent CUB at the Oregon’s Energy Future Conference, organized by the Northwest Environmental Business Council (NEBC). A mainstay in Oregon for the past eleven years, the conference connects energy professionals from utilities,... Read More »

Spring is in the air; cherry blossoms line the trees on the Downtown Portland waterfront and at the Salem capitol, and the days are getting longer. Here at CUB, springtime brings a marked shift in work patterns: we are diligently... Read More »

Earlier this summer, CUB launched an Oregon Utility Customer Survey to learn more about to what extent CUB’s constituency has an interest in or background knowledge of a range of pressing energy issues. CUB developed the survey project with an additional... Read More »

On Friday October 14, CUB held our sixth annual energy policy conference, The Future Starts Now, at the Downtown Portland Hilton. This was our most well-attended conference yet, and that success was mirrored in a full day of dynamic debate... Read More »