On October 2, 2019, CUB Economist Sudeshna Pal and I had the pleasure of attending the Northwest Power Pool’s Resource Adequacy Symposium. Aside from being a valuable opportunity to hear from experts about a pressing regional need and network with industry... Read More »

Today, October 2 2019, is the fourth annual Energy Efficiency Day. As a tireless energy efficiency advocate for over three decades, CUB proudly supports #EEDay2019 – a growing national movement of advocacy organizations, government and non-governmental agencies, energy utilities, and individuals.

The... Read More »

Earlier this year some HB 2020 opponents claimed that the Clean Energy Jobs bill created an unlevel playing field between electric utilities and Energy Service Suppliers, when the opposite is true.

First, though, what are Energy Service Suppliers (ESSs)? Customers with... Read More »

CUB led the successful fight against Enron’s late-1990s attempt to deregulate Oregon’s electric system. The Legislature adopted our proposal to allow a limited amount of large industrial load to be purchased from the wholesale market (referred to as “direct access”), while... Read More »

It’s no secret that anthropogenic accelerated climate change is heating up our planet and increasing the severity, frequency, and duration of disturbance regimes such as floods, storms, and wildfires. While any and all temperature and weather fluctuations can have an impact... Read More »

The Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC) has denied Portland General Electric (PGE)’s application to recover storm costs from 2017. Large storms can result in power outages for customers, and there is considerable cost associated with restoring the distribution system afterward. Costs... Read More »