CUB Starts to Wade into Water and Sewer Rates
Posted on January 29, 2014 by Jeff Bissonnette
Tags, Consumers and Utility Customers, Legislative & Political, Portland Water, Sewer and Wastewater
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 »
CUB at NASUCA 2013
Posted on January 28, 2014 by Nadine Hanhan
Tags, Consumers and Utility Customers, History of CUB and General CUB News, Public Involvement and Coalitions
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 »
CUB Is Now Your Consumer Advocate for Portland Water and Sewer Services
Posted on January 9, 2014 by Jeff Bissonnette
Tags, Consumers and Utility Customers, History of CUB and General CUB News, Legislative & Political, Portland Water, Sewer and Wastewater
On January 8, 2014, the Portland City Council adopted a resolution that designated CUB as the residential ratepayer advocate for water and sewer services in the city. That means that CUB will represent residential customers of the City of Portland’s water... Read More »
Portland City Council Considers New Advocate Role for CUB
Posted on January 2, 2014 by Jeff Bissonnette
Tags, Consumers and Utility Customers, Legislative & Political, Portland Water, Sewer and Wastewater
Here’s some big news to start the New Year!
Today, Commissioners Nick Fish and Steve Novick filed a resolution proposing that the Portland City Council designate CUB as the residential ratepayer advocate for customers of water, sewer, and wastewater services. The City... Read More »
Weatherization For All Oregon Homes
Posted on October 2, 2013 by Stephanie Levine
Tags, Consumers and Utility Customers
With the rain arriving here in the Portland, and memories of sunshine already fading fast, it seems like the right time to start thinking about home weatherization options for the upcoming winter months. For many low-income households, the additional expense... Read More »
More Renewable Energy, One Customer at a Time
Posted on June 5, 2013 by Jeff Bissonnette
Tags, Consumers and Utility Customers, Utility Regulation
Oregon is an innovative place. We find practical solutions for common problems that become models on how to solve those problems for the rest of the country.
Want public access to the beautiful Oregon coastline? Adopt the Oregon Beach Bill.
Want to... Read More »