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 »

Save the date for the 2021 CUB Policy Conference: CUB’s 11th annual energy policy conference will start at 9:30am on Friday, October 15!

We are pleased to announce this year’s conference theme: Changing Climates: Reliability and Resilience in our Energy Systems. Increasingly,... Read More »

CUB is excited to announce that two of our priority bills have passed: The Energy Affordability Act (HB 2475) and the Transportation Electrification Package (HB 2165). While the legislative session is not yet over, we are proud of these early... Read More »