CUB supports electrifying the transportation sector for two reasons. One is reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The second reason is the outsized role that electric vehicles (EVs) play in current and potential electric load growth in Oregon. Today, for instance, roughly... Read More »

We are almost a week into the 2020 Oregon Legislative session. Legislation to reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) is once again up for debate and CUB urges legislators to pass SB 1530, the “Oregon Greenhouse Gas Initiative”. This bill establishes an... Read More »

February 3 marked the beginning of the five-week 2020 Oregon legislative session, and CUB staff are already hard at work in Salem advocating for residential utility customers. This short blog update will:

1. Highlight our top legislative policy priorities for 2020.
2. Outline how CUB’s... Read More »

Since the end of the 2019 legislative session, CUB has worked with various stakeholders to develop the policy underlying a handful of proposed bills. Starting with today’s blog, which outlines our support for HB 4067 – legislation that will facilitate greater... Read More »

Exclusion of coal-fired electricity from Oregon’s power system lies at the heart of the state’s transition toward a clean energy path. SB 1547 mandates that electricity provided to Oregon customers by Pacific Power (sometimes called PacifiCorp) and other utilities be coal-free by... Read More »

A decade ago, CUB was able to work with Portland General Electric (PGE), the Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC), the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and other stakeholders to form an agreement to phase out the Boardman coal plant... Read More »