Many of you have been following our work crafting the Clean Electricity and Coal Transition Plan and now our work during the current legislative session to get it passed. This bill, if passed, will transition Oregon off coal by 2035... Read More »

As the Citizens’ Utility Board (CUB) of Oregon’s Executive Director, it’s my privilege to have joined a coalition with clean energy advocates and Oregon’s largest utilities to negotiate a plan to get Oregon off coal. This plan, known as the Clean... Read More »

Last week we told you about our involvement in an historic agreement reached through a collaborative effort between CUB, the state’s largest electric utilities, and a number of environmental groups. Today, as part of a presentation to a joint meeting... Read More »

Last week was a busy week for CUB staff as we did all we normally do, like file briefs, analyze the economics of utility rate cases and IRPs, and communicate with consumers WHILE ALSO responding to literally dozens of reporters... Read More »

Update - 11:00am, 1/7/2016:
A two-page document has been made available summarizing the following information. Read it here.

Recently, leaders from around the world met in Paris to address the challenges of climate change. Meanwhile, back here in Oregon an equally important... Read More »

It is hard to believe, but it really is the end of 2015…that means we are halfway through the second decade of the 21st Century. I don’t know about you, but it seems to me that it was just yesterday when we... Read More »