CUB Concerned About Pacific Power’s Risky Proposed Investment
Posted on September 15, 2017 by Bob Jenks
Tags, Energy
On Thursday, September 14, at a Public Utility Commission workshop concerning Pacific Power’s Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), CUB informed the Commission of our serious concerns about the risks of the investments compared to a relatively small benefit to customers and a... Read More »
CUB Reaches Settlement in Avista Rate Case: Minimizes Impact to Customers
Posted on August 16, 2017 by Mike Goetz
Tags, Energy
Avista Utilities is one of the six investor-owned electric and natural gas utilities that CUB helps oversee and regulate before the Oregon Public Utility Commission (OPUC). While the utility serves both electric and natural gas customers in eastern Washington and... Read More »
PGE Resource Plan is a Win for Consumers
Posted on August 11, 2017 by Bob Jenks
Tags, Energy
The Oregon Public Utility Commission (OPUC) spent most of the day on Tuesday, August 8, considering PGE’s latest resource plan. OPUC acknowledged new investments in energy efficiency and demand response which PGE had demonstrated were cost effective. With Boardman closing down... Read More »
CUB Signs Letter Calling for Greater Energy Assistance and Weatherization Funding
Posted on July 31, 2017 by Samuel Pastrick
Tags, Energy
Early on the morning of July 31, 2017, CUB joined 34 state Attorneys General, Consumer Advocates, Utility-Regulatory Commissioners, and Community Services Administrators in submitting a letter to key U.S. Senators representing the Senate Committee on Appropriations and its Subcommittee on... Read More »
Transportation Bill Won’t Include Public Purpose Charge Diversion
Posted on June 13, 2017 by Janice Thompson
Tags, Energy
An extensive transportation bill is under discussion in Salem after a team of legislators spent months receiving input from across Oregon. Our friends at Oregon Environmental Council have this helpful overview of the proposed bill.
CUB supports electrifying the transportation sector,... Read More »
100% Renewables By 2050 – Portland and Multnomah County Resolutions
Posted on June 5, 2017 by Janice Thompson
Tags, Energy
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 »