Reader’s Choice: 2025 Blogs
Posted on December 18, 2025 by Cassie Allen
Tags, General Interest
This year, CUB staff worked hard to make energy and utilities more accessible in our blogs and communications, and readers had some clear favorites. Read on to learn more about CUB’s most-read blogs of 2025!
Most Read Blogs of 2025
Protect Yourself at the Door
Keeping our communities safe and informed is part of what we do here at CUB. Utility workers rarely show up at customers’ doors; that’s why it’s important to know the difference between a real utility worker and a scammer. These tactics are often employed against elders, non-English speakers, and working-class communities. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has also used these tactics to target people for deportation in some parts of the country.
Data Centers & Oregon’s Energy Future
What is a data center? While data centers may not look like much from the outside, inside these centers house vast networks of computing and storage resources. Oregon is becoming a top destination for data center growth in the country, but the scale of the energy demand and the speed of growth of these operations are causes for concern.
New Protections Against Summer Power Shut-Offs
This summer, new rules limited disconnections during extreme heat and air quality alerts, expanded support for those with medical certificates, and more. These rules were temporary, but permanent protections will start in 2026, keeping more Oregonians connected to power during extreme weather conditions.
Victory for Oregonians: We Passed the POWER Act!
In June 2025, the Oregon Legislature adopted the Protecting Oregonians With Energy Responsibility (POWER) Act (HB 3546) with bipartisan support. The legislation addresses one of Oregon’s most pressing energy challenges: rising utility costs driven in part by the explosive growth of energy-intensive data centers and cryptocurrency.
NW Natural Asks for Another Bill Increase Amid Skyrocketing Rates
This year, NW Natural asked for a 7% increase in billing rates for its household gas customers. If it had been approved, this increase would mean NW Natural bills have gone up nearly 50% for households since 2021. Thankfully, CUB helped slash this request by about two-thirds, cutting nearly $38 million.
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