Fall is officially upon us: changing leaves, pumpkin patches, and cold weather. While there are many reasons to love this season, increasing energy bills from heating are not one of them.

As we face multiple rate increases for NW Natural,... Read More »

Oregon households can now find some relief through monthly bill discounts from their energy utilities. These interim bill-discount programs from Portland General Electric (PGE), Pacific Power, NW Natural, Avista Utilities, and Cascade Natural Gas are in place or are rolling... Read More »

Editor’s Note: Interested in learning more about your monthly bill from Avista? Read more on the CUB Blog entry Utilities 101: How to Read Your Avista Gas Bill.

This year, Avista Utilities requested to raise bills for their natural gas customers in... Read More »

CUB Economist, Sudeshna Pal, is leaving CUB to begin work at the Public Utility Commission. Her departure is bittersweet, as we will certainly miss her wonderful personality and professional expertise at CUB. 

However, we are grateful to continue to work with her... Read More »

Editor’s Note: In 2022, CUB expects that customers of Pacific Power, Cascade, Avista and NW Natural are going to experience increased energy bills going into the 2022 winter heating season. For example, NW Natural has requested to increase rates by 41%... Read More »

Oregon regulators recently passed new rules that will help expand clean, electric transportation in our state. CUB has been pushing for comprehensive changes over the past few years. Now, Oregon’s utilities will have better tools to support the transition to electric... Read More »