In November 2019, the Oregon Public Utility Commission conducted a comprehensive review of the price of natural gas for state gas utilities. This year, the price of the natural gas commodity has increased for all three investor-owned utilities operating in... Read More »

Editor’s note: This article was originally published on November 20, 2014, and has been reposted here with significant updates.

Seasonal weather changes highlight household comfort and safety challenges, especially for low-income and other vulnerable Oregon households. The cold winter weather and snowstorms... Read More »

PacifiCorp submitted its 2019 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) on October 18, 2019, following an 18-month-long public input process. The IRP is a long-term resource planning document that electric and gas utilities must draft every two years, as part of their... Read More »

CUB was pleased to support Multnomah County’s resolution setting a goal to meet 100 percent of community-wide energy needs with renewables by 2050. Adopted in June 2017, parallel to the City of Portland’s companion resolution, the County’s Sustainability Office organized an... Read More »

Portland General Electric (PGE) unveiled its first Transportation Electrification (TE) Plan earlier this month. The Plan is drafted in compliance with Oregon Public Utility Commission’s (PUC) Order No. 19-134 and is driven by several state and local greenhouse gas and climate... Read More »

In a previous blog post, CUB detailed Pacific Power’s proposal to repower its wind generation fleet. In a recent decision, the Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC) approved Pacific Power’s proposal. In early October, Pacific Power completed the first phase of its... Read More »