Oregon Utility Customer Survey Results
Posted on November 2, 2016 by Samuel Pastrick
Tags, Energy, Conference & Events
Earlier this summer, CUB launched an Oregon Utility Customer Survey to learn more about to what extent CUB’s constituency has an interest in or background knowledge of a range of pressing energy issues. CUB developed the survey project with an additional... Read More »
Cascade Natural Gas Rate Hike Cut By 63%
Posted on October 28, 2016 by Bob Jenks
Tags, Energy
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 »
Natural Gas Will Be Cheaper This Winter
Posted on October 19, 2016 by Bob Jenks
Tags, Energy
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 »
Net Metering: History, Controversies, Evolution
Posted on October 18, 2016 by Janice Thompson
Tags, Energy
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 »
International Keynote at Portland Ecoroof Symposium
Posted on October 12, 2016 by Janice Thompson
Tags, Energy, Water/Wastewater, Conference & Events
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 »
City of Portland Proposes Home Energy Scoring
Posted on September 28, 2016 by Samuel Pastrick
Tags, Energy
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 »