Last April, Cascade Natural Gas filed a rate case requesting a $1.9 million increase in rates charged to Oregon customers. Cascade is a small natural gas company that serves parts of central and eastern Oregon. CUB, the PUC Staff and... Read More »

Every fall, the Public Utility Commission resets natural gas prices to reflect the expected costs for the upcoming year with the new rates taking effect November 1. The good news this year is that gas costs are declining for all... Read More »

Solar photovoltaic (PV) panels on your house reduce how much electricity you need to buy from your utility. In contrast to centralized electrical production at generation facilities owned by a utility, solar energy produced by individual customers is an example... Read More »

The 2016 Ecoroof Symposium, held at Portland State University on October 2-3, brought an international flare along with research and policy discussions featuring many Oregonians.

The keynote speaker was Dusty Gedge, founder of livingroofs.org and head of the European Federation of... Read More »

The City of Portland’s Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (BPS) recently proposed a “Home Energy Score” policy that CUB supports, with recommended changes. But before getting into CUB’s position – first some background.

What is a home energy score? A home energy score... Read More »

Earlier this summer, CUB released an Oregon Utility Customer Survey. While CUB has, in years past, surveyed both members and utility customers alike, it’s been a while – and the motivation behind this particular survey largely stems from a panel at... Read More »