Dealing with a utility disconnection is a stressful and miserable experience. I personally went through it when I was between jobs last year. And over the past few months, I’ve been hearing a ton from community members who are having to... Read More »

Climate change is making Oregon’s summers hotter, drier, and longer. Sadly, our new reality in the Pacific Northwest is higher temperatures, frequent heat waves, and wildfire-driven bad air quality events. We need to do more to protect our communities from the... Read More »

The 15th Annual CUB Energy Policy Conference is jam-packed this year! We’ve recruited insightful experts and community leaders to speak on some of the most pressing issues facing the energy sector. Today, we’re excited to announce our first afternoon breakout panel,... Read More »

About two weeks ago, I met with the head of the Consumer Services Department at the Oregon Public Utility Commission, also known as simply “the Commission” or the PUC. I reached out to them in order to better understand what path a customer... Read More »

Oregon is facing overlapping energy challenges: rising utility bills, rising electricity demand from data centers, and stalling progress on meeting clean energy requirements. The last thing we need is for one of our region’s largest clean energy suppliers to reduce ties... Read More »

We have a jam-packed Energy Policy Conference this year! We’ve recruited insightful experts and community leaders to speak on some of the most pressing issues facing the energy sector. Today, we’re excited to announce our 2nd morning breakout panel, Unplugged from... Read More »