You may have heard in the past few years of companies, and even cities, going bust. You may also have heard about underfunded pensions. Or, you may have heard about claims of overly generous benefits for state workers. You may... Read More »

Governor Ted Kulongoski signs SB 838, instituting Oregon’s Renewable Energy Standard

A lot has changed in Oregon over the last thirty years, and CUB and its members have played a significant role in bringing big wins to the Oregon State Legislature.

Utility policy... Read More »

Over the past several months, we have talked about a real threat to Oregon’s Renewable Energy Standard. As a result of their load growth issues, Umatilla Electric Cooperative sees they may become a “large utility” under the standard and be subject to... Read More »

As discussed in our recent Renewables 101 blog post, policies in Oregon have been implemented to meet our region’s growing energy needs for the purposes of reining in the damaging climate changing effects of greenhouse gas emissions and keeping rates affordable... Read More »

One of the best things about starting to work on water and sewer issues is the great wordplay you can do. It may be corny but when the opportunity for humor presents itself, we can’t help ourselves.

But keeping rates affordable and... Read More »

Last November, CUB attended a conference held jointly by the National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates (NASUCA) and the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC). NASUCA is an association whose member organizations, including CUB and many other state... Read More »