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 »
CUB Still Wants to Know What Consumers Want
Posted on September 14, 2016 by Samuel Pastrick
Tags, Energy, Conference & Events
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 »
A Hedge of a Different Color
Posted on September 1, 2016 by Samuel Pastrick
Tags, Energy
Earlier this spring, Portland General Electric (PGE) filed its 2017 “Annual Power Cost Update Tariff”, or “Annual Update Tariff” (AUT). In simpler terms, PGE’s AUT is a mini-rate case that is limited to annual changes in their power costs such as fuel. In... Read More »
Call to Action: Tell Congress to Increase LIHEAP Funding
Posted on August 31, 2016 by Samuel Pastrick
Tags, Energy
Today CUB is asking you to call your Congressional Representative right now and ask them to increase funding for the Low-income Heat and Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). Let me tell you why.
As I write this blog I am sitting in... Read More »