*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 »

Last year, the Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC) requested a study of PacifiCorp’s coal plants to determine if those plants remain economic. Since 2010, approximately one third of all coal plants in the US have shut down, with many more planned... Read More »

Whenever I file a final brief in a litigated case—or when the process otherwise ends—I am immediately eager to read the final decision from the Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC) to discern whether we at CUB won on our issues. Unfortunately,... Read More »

During the waning few days of 2017, NW Natural Gas Company (NW Natural, or NWN) filed a general rate case, requesting an overall increase of 8.3 percent which represented a $40.4 million overall rate hike to its Oregon customers. Fast... Read More »