CUB Applauds PGE, Pac Power, PWB Disconnect Suspensions Due to COVID-19
Posted on March 12, 2020 by Mike Goetz
Tags, Energy, Water/Wastewater
Editor’s Update: in response to the COVID-19 crisis, additional utilities serving Oregon customers have joined in enhancing service and/or suspending shutoffs:
- NW Natural has announced that it will not disconnect customers who are unable to make bill payments due to the outbreak. (The... Read More »
CUB Applauds Governor’s Executive Order on Climate
Posted on March 11, 2020 by Bob Jenks
Tags, Energy
Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed an Executive Order on Climate yesterday, March 10, 2020. The Order establishes new greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction goals and directs state agencies, including the Public Utility Commission (PUC), to take actions to ensure our state... Read More »
2020 Legislative Session Over - CUB Priority Bills Failed by Walkout
Posted on March 9, 2020 by Bob Jenks
Tags, Energy, Telecommunications, General Interest
Due to the Republican walkout, only three bills were enacted during the 2020 legislative session.
This is in stark contrast to a hallmark of my work at CUB since 1992: collaboration in developing energy and utility regulation policy among disparate stakeholders.... Read More »
2020 Snowpack Update
Posted on March 5, 2020 by Jack Watson
Tags, Energy
There is an abundance of snow activities available to the inhabitants of the Pacific Northwest, with glaciers and snowfields providing options for recreation in all seasons. The snowpack provides some vital insight into the health of the lands around us.... Read More »
Pacific Power Files First General Rate Case in Seven Years
Posted on February 21, 2020 by Will Gehrke
Tags, Energy
PacifiCorp is a multi-state electric utility that does business as Pacific Power in Oregon, Washington, and California, and as Rocky Mountain Power in Wyoming, Idaho, and Utah. Pacific Power provides electric service to approximately 615,000 retail customers in Oregon, in... Read More »
Pacific Power Plans to Electrify Transportation in Oregon
Posted on February 18, 2020 by Sudeshna Pal
Tags, Energy
Earlier this month, Pacific Power presented its Transportation Electrification (TE) Plan for Oregon. The plan is drafted in compliance with the Oregon Public Utility Commission’s (PUC) Order no. 19-134, which requires electric utilities in Oregon to present a plan to accelerate... Read More »