Oregon House Bill 2021 would require our state’s major electric utilities and electric service suppliers to serve Oregon customers with 100 percent clean electricity by 2040. This legislation has prompted questions about the scale, location, and primary goal of renewable energy... Read More »

Summer is upon us and so is the hot weather. In the first week of June, temperatures in Southern Oregon topped 100F and Northwest Oregon reached above 90F. With higher temperatures come higher energy bills. Here are a few ways... Read More »

Where does our energy come from? Here at CUB, much of our work is predicated on the belief that shedding light on this question for utility customers is good for their interests. In this blog, CUB explains geothermal electricity generation... Read More »

The Columbia River Basin is host to over one third of total US hydropower generation. Hydropower is generated when water from a river flows through a dam, where the falling water turns a turbine which generates electricity. The amount of... Read More »

The Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC) approved Idaho Power’s transition away from coal power when it recently acknowledged the company’s latest Integrated Resource Plan (IRP - Order No. 21-184). We are happy to report that the acknowledged plan incorporates many recommendations... Read More »

Although Oregon has been a leader in its efforts to protect residential customers of regulated energy utilities, a May 20 Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC) decision didn’t align with recommendations from CUB and other advocates. The PUC extended the disconnection moratorium... Read More »