The traditional ratemaking model, where a utility profits by selling electricity and earning a rate of return on capital investments, promotes consumption of energy as well as massive capital investments. While this approach was useful as the country was rapidly... Read More »

On May 21, I had the pleasure of attending Northwest Environmental Business Council’s annual “Oregon’s Energy Future Conference.” The day both started and ended on particularly high notes. Oriana Magnera, Climate and Energy Policy Coordinator at Verde, delivered the opening keynote on the... Read More »

The Third annual Northwest Wholesale Power Market Conference, held in Portland on May 15, provided attendees (myself included) with a great opportunity to learn about wholesale power markets – including challenges and innovations unique to the Western market.

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If you spend enough time with me, you’ll find it’s no secret that I love snow. The alpine glaciers and snowfields abundant in the Pacific Northwest provide space for winter and springtime recreation. They are also critical to the health and... Read More »

Another year, another great Oregon Solar Energy Conference. CUB is pleased to be an ally to the Oregon Solar Energy Industries Association, host of this annual event that pulls together solar industry resources for a wide range of sessions. This... Read More »

In its April 2019 Integrated Resource Planning (IRP) public meeting, PacifiCorp proposed early retirement of four of its coal plants located in Wyoming. The closures are the result of an economic analysis of closing multiple coal plants at one time.... Read More »