Pacific Power’s (PAC) transition away from coal took a step forward this month as the Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC) approved PAC’s 2019 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP). The IRP retires five coal plants by 2025 and lays out a plan to... Read More »

Editor’s note: This blog was published on the CUB Blog on July 30, 2019, and has been reposted here with substantial edits.

Portland General Electric’s (PGE) Peak Time Rebate program has been in place for a year. This program provides a financial... Read More »

Summer is almost here, but with warmer weather can come higher cooling costs, whether you live in an apartment or own your home. CUB has compiled the following strategies to reduce energy and save money this summer.

Electricity bills have two... Read More »

On June 9, 2020, the Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC) held a public meeting on the “Impact of Residential Utility Customers during COVID-19 Pandemic and Future Recovery”, where CUB was invited to testify. I discussed the COVID-19 pandemic in the broader... Read More »

In the middle of March 2020, regulated energy utilities in Oregon implemented moratoriums on service disconnections in response to growing economic concerns linked to the COVID-19 pandemic. CUB and many other groups urged the energy utilities to implement these shut-off... Read More »

CUB is a key advocate for customer benefits in an Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC) distribution system planning (DSP) investigation. First, though, what is the distribution system and what kind of planning is needed?

The distribution system takes power from high... Read More »