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 »

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 »