On Wednesday, January 7, 2026, Portlanders gathered at the NW Portland Havurah Shalom synagogue for a community forum on data centers. Rumble on the River is a Portland-based community forum focused on uplifting issues and topics impacting Oregonians. Rumble... Read More »

Last fall, Oregon’s for-profit energy utilities agreed to a temporary pause on disconnecting some customers who were behind on their bills. Now, going into 2026, state utility regulators have told utilities they need to keep this narrow moratorium until March 1,... Read More »

In 2024, Oregon’s for-profit utilities disconnected households a record number of times — nearly 70,000 shutoffs — because of unaffordable energy bills. CUB and many other advocates pushed regulators to take quick and decisive action to support these struggling households. After securing... Read More »

As 2025 comes to a close, we have so much to be proud of this year. This year was one for the history books, and there’s one thing we know for sure: we couldn’t have accomplished so much without our members. On... Read More »

This year, CUB staff worked hard to make energy and utilities more accessible in our blogs and communications, and readers had some clear favorites. Read on to learn more about CUB’s most-read blogs of 2025!

Most Read Blogs of 2025

Protect Yourself at... Read More »

CUB staff worked hard to break down utility policy in blogs this year, making utilities more accessible to everyday people. Today, we’re excited to share our staff’s favorite blogs of 2025.

2025 Staff Picks

Regulators Grapple with PGE’s Lackluster Proposal to Address Data... Read More »