Both of the two medium-sized natural gas utilities in Oregon, Avista and Cascade, want to increase natural gas rates. Avista is seeking to increase rates by $6.8 million; Cascade is seeking an increase of $4.5 million. These rate increases are... Read More »

During the month of June, NW Natural residential customers will receive a $16.88 (average) bill credit due to ratepayer owned natural gas storage. In this blog, we will provide background on natural gas storage and why it is valuable to... Read More »

EV owners in Southeast Portland have a new option for charging their vehicles as two new EV chargers were installed on curbside utility poles. The chargers, located in the Division/Clinton neighborhood, are Level 2 Chargers (240 volts) and the electricity... Read More »

I suppose that all good things must come to an end. Such is the story with the departure of CUB’s now two-time Law Clerk, Jack Watson. I was introduced to Jack when he was a volunteer at CUB’s annual 2018 conference.... Read More »

CUB has been involved in the conversation around regional resource adequacy for quite some time. Understanding how our advocacy has evolved over the years requires an overview of what “resource adequacy” means. Generally speaking, resource adequacy is a regulatory construct developed to... Read More »

Idaho Power submitted an “amended” version of its 2019 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) with the Oregon Public Utility Commission at the end of January 2020. The company had stated the need to amend its original IRP (submitted in June 2019), following... Read More »