In 2005 I had the privilege of working on behalf of consumers when Enron’s implosion resulted in a possible sale of PGE to Texas Pacific. It was fortunate for Oregon’s residential utility ratepayers that Lee Beyer, now a State Senator from... Read More »

In 2016 I was an active part of CUB’s work that brought energy stakeholders together to pass SB 1547 the Clean Electricity and Coal Transition Act. As the Development and Communications Director, I worked closely with a team of communication reps... Read More »

When I think about Why CUB Matters…I can’t help but think about my involvement in the grassroots initiative process that put the Citizens’ Utility Board on the ballot in 1984. I managed the campaign in Jackson County and I still remember the... Read More »

As the Development and Communications Director at CUB I have had the privilege to be part of the powerful work that we do. Often, when I try to describe it, I am tongue-tied because, as one board member recently said... Read More »

Ok. So maybe I exaggerate. The utilities that serve us are not exactly person-eating zombies, but they do often ask for terrifying rate hikes and try to make hideously foolish decisions that put customers at risk.

Take for example, PGE’s recent IRP.... Read More »

If you are reading this blog you probably know that CUB’s work involves analyzing utility rate increases and resource plans, as well as other complicated economic work. So it was with great excitement that CUB welcomed our new Economist, Will Gehrke... Read More »