CUB Energy Policy Conference

This spring, CUB set out on an ambitious mission: asking regulators to dismiss Portland General Electric (PGE)’s latest request to increase billing rates for customers. CUB has never done this before. Regulators have decided to allow PGE to continue with its... Read More »

For many Oregonians, finding help paying for utilities can be difficult, especially for things like internet and phone bills. This is where the Oregon Lifeline comes in–with internet service now being more necessary than ever, Oregon Lifeline is vital in helping... Read More »

This year, NW Natural is asking to raise rates by 18% for residential customers. Overall, customers could see an increase of $169.68 per year. With the proposed increase, winter bills alone would go up $22.73 a month for an average... Read More »

Despite an 18% increase in January, skyrocketing bills, and heavy outcry from customers, Portland General Electric (PGE) is asking for another 7% rate increase. PGE households’ bills have already gone up by 30% since December 2022. CUB has called on regulators... Read More »

One question we have been asked recently is whether the big rate hikes we have been receiving are due to Oregon’s clean energy mandates. Would we have avoided these big rate increases if we did not pass clean energy mandates?

The simple... Read More »

Editor’s Note: Pacific Power has reduced its request to a 14.9% increase for residential customers as of August 2024. This would mean a typical household could see an average increase of $20.33 per month.