Save The Date for CUB’s 2018 Policy Conference
Posted on April 5, 2018 by Amelia Lamb
Tags, Energy, Conference & Events
CUB is pleased to announce its eighth annual CUB Policy Conference, taking place on Friday, October 19, 2018.
Returning once again to the Downtown Portland Hilton, this full day of networking, interactive panels, and keynote lectures will begin with an introduction... Read More »
Hydro One - Avista Merger: Improvement Needed
Posted on March 22, 2018 by Will Gehrke
Tags, Energy
In December we told you about the proposed merger of Hydro One, a utility based out of Ontario Canada, and Washington-based Avista. Avista’s service territory includes parts of Oregon as well as Alaska and Idaho; in order to merge with Avista, Hydro... Read More »
Legislative Wrap-Up 2018
Posted on March 19, 2018 by Samuel Pastrick
Tags, General Interest, Energy, Telecommunications
CUB Leads Charge as Oregon Becomes a Net Neutrality Trail Blazer
CUB was the principal consumer advocate for HB 4155, ensuring net neutrality for Oregon Internet customers. After bipartisan votes in both the House and Senate, the Oregon Legislature sent the... Read More »
PGE Wants To Raise Rates
Posted on March 9, 2018 by Bob Jenks
Tags, Energy
PGE has filed a request to raise rates by $86 million. For residential customers, bills would increase by an average of 6.3 percent. The company claims the main driver of the case is new capital investments, including a new customer... Read More »
Why The PGE-BPA Power Purchase Contract Is A Big Deal
Posted on March 7, 2018 by Bob Jenks
Tags, Energy
Portland General Electric (PGE) and the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) announced today (March 7) that they have signed an agreement for up to 200MW of capacity from the federal hydro system. Last year in PGE’s Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), CUB pushed... Read More »
Idaho Power Agrees to Shut Down Two Coal Plants
Posted on February 27, 2018 by Will Gehrke
Tags, Energy
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 »