CUB applauds Pacific Power’s (aka PacifiCorp) decision to close the Cholla 4 coal plant in Arizona by the end of 2020. Pacific Power announced this decision on January 7. Cholla 4 is one of three coal units comprising the Cholla complex... Read More »

I have been a consumer advocate on energy issues since the 1990s. But I am still learning. Recently, I encountered something I hadn’t even known was possible: a partial power outage at my home.

One morning in December, I woke up and... Read More »

NW Natural has filed a rate case to start the new year. Analyzing and scrutinizing each component of the company’s $71 million increase in revenues collected from customers will be one of CUB’s primary concerns throughout the coming months. If approved as... Read More »

In early December, I had the opportunity to represent CUB at the Northwest Energy Coalition’s (NWEC) Fall 2019 Clean & Affordable Energy Conference in Seattle. NWEC is an alliance of 150 environmental and civic organizations, utilities, and businesses in British Columbia,... Read More »

Carbon emissions from Oregon’s transportation sector comprise 40 percent of the state’s ongoing carbon impact, and worse – they are increasing. Addressing this problem, along with the multitude of related public health and equity issues, requires us to take action on many... Read More »

PacifiCorp is a unique entity. While most utilities that we work with at CUB have service territories limited to Oregon, or spanning a few states, PacifiCorp serves customers in six large states across the West. On the western side of... Read More »