In January, CUB filed its final comments on Idaho Power’s 2017 Integrated Resource Plan. Idaho Power is an electricity utility based out of Boise, Idaho, with service territory in eastern Oregon. Integrated Resource Plans are future road-maps for utilities. In the... Read More »

In order for your lights to turn on when you flip a switch at the end of a long day, electricity needs to flow into your home at a moment’s notice. To respond to this need, and to the litany of... Read More »

In August of 2016 I wrote a blog titled So I Think I Want to Buy An Electric Vehicle…, which among other things, imagined how each of the three kinds of EVs might work for me. I ended the article suggesting... Read More »

In the latter part of 2017, there was much ado about the potential federal tax reform measure floating around in Washington, DC. The bill that was eventually passed—the Tax Reconciliation Act, Public Law Number 115-97 (“Tax Cuts and Jobs Act”)—was enacted on... Read More »

While the holiday season was winding down and people across Oregon were preparing to ring in the New Year, NW Natural filed its first rate case in six years with the Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC) on December 29, 2017.... Read More »

The world of utility regulation is constantly changing, and utilities are beginning to explore investments in different resources and technologies to meet customer demand and comply with state policy mandates. A big part of the change to the regulatory landscape... Read More »