On June 1, both Multnomah County and the City of Portland adopted resolutions outlining a path to 100 percent renewable energy by 2050. I feel honored to have testified on behalf of CUB that day in support of the two... Read More »

According to several reports published today, including an article by Oregonian business investigative reporter Ted Sickinger, President Trump’s new budget proposal includes a plan to sell publicly owned transmission assets to create revenue for the U.S. Treasury. Chief among these plans... Read More »

There was an overflow crowd of ratepayers at a Public Meeting, on PGE’s resource plan, that took place on Monday May 15th, 2017. Most were there to oppose replacing the Boardman coal plant with new natural gas plants. It is unusual... Read More »

CUB has been active in Salem during the 2017 Oregon legislative session. However, due to statewide budget pressures and the 2016 Clean Electricity and Coal Transition Act, the session has been relatively quiet from an energy perspective. CUB has had... Read More »

CUB supports a Bureau of Environmental Services (BES) biogas project, approved by Portland City Council in April, which has air quality, climate change, and economic benefits. This is a BES project because it uses methane produced by the biodigesters, a... Read More »

“EVs are coming and utilities need to prepare”, was the message CUB delivered in testimony filed this week with the Public Utility Commission. If a utility prepares and offers the right programs, Electric Vehicles can lower utility costs and benefit all... Read More »