In the last five years, we’ve covered a lot of topics, looking at a variety of current regulatory issues, hot-off-the-press legislative updates and good ol’ policy analysis. We’ve even shared some internal CUB happenings from time to time.

Mostly we try to write about... Read More »

It’s that time of year when heaters start running and bills start climbing. This can be either a mild annoyance if we are making it reasonably well financially, or a real serious problem if we’re not. We sat down to talk about... Read More »

The Public Utility Commission hosted a public hearing Tuesday on gas prices, which are going up,in a “significant” to “steep” increase kind of way. NW Natural customers will be hardest hit with a 35-40% increase. Cascade Natural Gas customers will see 15-20% increases. And... Read More »

Qwest has been trying to deregulate phone service in Oregon for quite a while. You may recall a bill to that effect in last year’s Legislative Session. Then last fall they filed a case with the PUC asking for deregulation and the... Read More »

A proposed settlement regarding the BPA Residential Exchange has recently been reported on in the Oregonian. The settlement being discussed leaves a lot to be desired, decreasing Oregon’s share of the federal hydropower system significantly.

As we have talked about before, the... Read More »

Sometimes it takes a few years to work the kinks out of a new program, and it looks as though the OLIEE Program (Oregon Low-Income Energy Efficiency Program) will now be able to hit its stride. The OLIEE Program was... Read More »