CUB, Stakeholders Reach Agreement in PacifiCorp Cost Allocation Methodology
Posted on December 12, 2019 by Mike Goetz
Tags, Energy
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 »
Natural Gas Rates Increase Across the State
Posted on December 10, 2019 by Will Gehrke
Tags, Energy
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 »
Heat Or Eat: An Unfair Proposition
Posted on December 4, 2019 by Samuel Pastrick
Tags, Energy
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 »
Early Coal Plant Closures, Battery Storage in PacifiCorp’s 2019 IRP
Posted on October 31, 2019 by Sudeshna Pal
Tags, Energy
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 »
MultCo “100 Percent Renewable by 2050” Goal: Two Year Progress Report
Posted on October 28, 2019 by Samuel Pastrick
Tags, Energy
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 »
PGE Unveils its Transportation Electrification Plan
Posted on October 24, 2019 by Sudeshna Pal
Tags, Energy
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 »