
Utilities 101: Lowering Bills for Avista Customers in Multi-Family Housing
Posted on September 18, 2025 by Cassie Allen
Tags, Oregon Utilities 101, Energy, General Interest
Are you an Avista gas customer living in an apartment or other multi-family unit? Learn how to save money on your gas bill with the multi-family billing rate.
This year, CUB staff found that many households living in multi-family units, such... Read More »

CUB Welcomes New Staff, Lizzie & Olivia
Posted on September 17, 2025 by Cassie Allen
Tags, Energy, General Interest
CUB is excited to welcome two new staff members to our team this year, Lizzie Lesch-Abhaya (she/her) and Olivia Awbrey (she/they). Lizzie will be supporting the Program Team’s legal work as our Paralegal. Olivia joins CUB as our Utility Analyst, where... Read More »

CenturyLink’s Broken Promises: The Fight for Reliable Service
Posted on September 9, 2025 by Cassie Allen
Tags, Energy, General Interest
CenturyLink, also known as Lumen, has a problem. For years, CenturyLink has failed customers, especially seniors and rural communities, by not delivering on its promise to provide quality telephone service.
This is especially true in Jacksonville, Oregon, where last year... Read More »

What to Do If You Miss a Utility Bill Payment
Posted on September 2, 2025 by David Beltrán Barajas | CUB Oregon
Tags, Oregon Utilities 101, Energy, General Interest
Dealing with a utility disconnection is a stressful and miserable experience. I personally went through it when I was between jobs last year. And over the past few months, I’ve been hearing a ton from community members who are having to... Read More »

Take Action to Combat Extreme Summer Weather
Posted on August 19, 2025 by Cassie Allen
Tags, Oregon Utilities 101, Energy, General Interest
Climate change is making Oregon’s summers hotter, drier, and longer. Sadly, our new reality in the Pacific Northwest is higher temperatures, frequent heat waves, and wildfire-driven bad air quality events. We need to do more to protect our communities from the... Read More »

2025 Conference - Disconnected: Our Fourth Largest City Panel
Posted on July 28, 2025 by Cassie Allen
Tags, Energy, Conference & Events, General Interest
The 15th Annual CUB Energy Policy Conference is jam-packed this year! We’ve recruited insightful experts and community leaders to speak on some of the most pressing issues facing the energy sector. Today, we’re excited to announce our first afternoon breakout panel,... Read More »
