CUB recently testified in support of a bill that would change the structure and focus of the Oregon Department of Energy. The bill – HB 2020 – calls for five key changes:

1. Change the name of the Oregon Department of Energy to... Read More »

Energy Star is under fire, and we need your help to save it! Established in 1992 and overseen by the EPA, the Energy Star program empowers consumers to save energy through a rating system for home appliances. The program issues... Read More »

Like many of you, I am watching daily to see what kinds of changes are coming down from the Trump administration. So, when the White House budget was released on March 15, I took a look to see how energy... Read More »

Establishing a price on carbon has emerged as a priority for Governor Kate Brown and chairs of the Senate Environment and Natural Resources and House Energy and Environment Committees. Indeed, those committees are holding a series of joint meetings to... Read More »

On Wednesday March 1, 2017, CUB called for the Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC) to reject Avista Utilities’ proposal to raise residential rates by 9.3%. CUB did this because we believe Avista, the supplier of natural gas service to parts of... Read More »

As most of our readers know, CUB and its allies succeeded in passing legislation last year that will allow PGE, Pacific Power, and Idaho Power’s customers to obtain solar power from “community solar projects”. Until now residential ratepayers had limited options for... Read More »