CUB’s executive director, Bob Jenks, testified this afternoon on HB 2020, which establishes the Oregon Climate Action Plan (Oregon CAP). Bob provided background information on previously adopted coal removal mandates and other important electric sector policy steps. In addition, Bob provided... Read More »

At 5:30 PST on October 9, 2018, a portion of the Enbridge pipeline ruptured in British Columbia, Canada. The Enbridge pipeline consists of two parallel pipelines, the larger of which is three feet in diameter. The rupture ignited in a... Read More »

Cascade Natural Gas, a natural gas utility with customers in Central and Eastern Oregon, recently requested a 4.94 percent rate increase for residential customers. The main driver for this rate increase was increased investment in natural gas pipeline infrastructure. The... Read More »

*Editor’s Update: on Wednesday January 23, 2019, Avista Corp. issued a notice to the Oregon PUC that its merger agreement with Hydro One had been terminated. The docket is closed and Avista will continue to operate as an independent utility service... Read More »

A fully litigated contested case proceeding that “goes the distance” before the Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC) has more in common with a twelve-round heavyweight boxing bout than an after-school scrap at the flag pole. More of a marathon than a... Read More »

CUB has long advocated for low income energy programs and was an active participant in a Low-Income Utility Program Work Group convened by the Governor’s Carbon Policy Office. The Work Group met from July through December of 2018 and consisted of... Read More »