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 »

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 »