It is our pleasure to welcome Alyssa Forest to the CUB team as our Summer 2023 Law Clerk. Alyssa will be assisting CUB staff with legal research, writing, and other organizational matters. The work of CUB’s law clerks is invaluable to... Read More »

Pacific Power is attempting to open the door to pass off more than $90 million to customers after being found liable for the Labor Day Fires. If approved, this could mean the very communities affected by the wildfires Pacific Power... Read More »

This week’s court decision found Pacific Power liable for damages related to the 2020 Labor Day fires. The jury looked at the evidence and found that Pacific Power’s conduct was reckless. These are troubling findings for Oregon’s second-largest electric utility.

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We are nearing the end of the 2023 Oregon Legislative Session. Normally, this would be around the time during the session that we would see important bills in the Oregon Capitol being debated over by our lawmakers. Instead, Republican lawmakers... Read More »

On June 7, the Public Utility Commission held a public hearing on Avista’s proposed 8% bill increase. Organizations and individuals across Southern Oregon spoke passionately against the proposed rate increase. Many customers spoke about their concerns surrounding cost and the impacts... Read More »

The Inflation Reduction Act provides incentives for people to switch to more energy-efficient solutions in their homes. It provides these incentives while supporting local businesses that provide these alternative solutions. In this blog, we’re going to highlight where this historic bill... Read More »