Cascade Natural Gas, which distributes natural gas service to Northeastern Oregon and Central Oregon, recently filed to raise residential customer rates by 3.53 percent. Upon a closer examination of the numbers, Cascade is seeking to increase rates for all customers... Read More »

In its recently filed general rate case, PGE has requested an $86 million increase in rates, with residential rates increasing by an average of 6.3 percent. CUB recently submitted our analysis of the case in the opening round of testimony... Read More »

Though carbon reduction regulation did not pass during the 2018 short Oregon legislative session, both the Governor’s office and legislative leadership have signaled commitments for success in 2019. The Joint Interim Committee on Carbon Reduction met in Salem for the first... Read More »

Utilities earn a rate of return on their capital investments. This is the main source of profit for utility companies - when they build a generating plant or put pipes in the ground, they recover that capital investment from customers... Read More »

In its latest rate case, filed last December, NW Natural sought a 9.04 percent increase in rates for residential customers. That value was lowered after the passage of the 2017 Tax Act, which reduced the corporate income tax rate from... Read More »

Last Friday, April 13, I had the opportunity to represent CUB on a panel of utility representatives, regulators, and public interest stakeholders at a symposium entitled “Charging Forward: The Future of Energy in Oregon”, a joint effort between the University of... Read More »