Oregon Gets Long Overdue Severe Weather Shutoff Rules
Posted on February 10, 2017 by Samuel Pastrick
Tags, General Interest, Energy
Last summer, after years of back and forth between key stakeholders – including energy utilities, Oregon Public Utility Commission’s (OPUC) Consumer Services Division, CUB, and others – OPUC Staff set into motion three “Low-Income Issue” dockets: AR 601 (Severe Weather Moratorium on... Read More »

Oregon CUB: New Name, New Look, New Tax-deductible Status
Posted on January 30, 2017 by Samuel Pastrick
Tags, General Interest
Over the years CUB has more than once considered bringing together our sister organizations, the Citizens’ Utility Board of Oregon and the CUB Policy Center. However the reasons were never compelling enough to make the kind of investment it was going... Read More »

2016: A Year-End Review
Posted on December 29, 2016 by Samuel Pastrick
Tags, General Interest
It could be said that 2016 has been tumultuous for CUB with change being the one constant in our very busy year. We have participated in creating remarkable energy policy in Oregon, voiced our strong support for net neutrality and... Read More »

Wishing you Light and Warmth this Holiday!
Posted on December 23, 2016 by Samuel Pastrick
Tags, General Interest
Much of what CUB does at any given time of the year is to make sure that residential energy utilities are reliable, affordable, and clean. So it seems fitting that in this time heralded as the season of light, that... Read More »

May Your Blessings Be Too Many to Count
Posted on November 24, 2016 by Samuel Pastrick
Tags, General Interest
It is a wonderful thing that in our country we stop on the fourth Thursday in November to be grateful. It has always struck me that a national day of Thanksgiving shows great wisdom. How prudent to have a day... Read More »

Giving Tuesday: Top Ten Reasons To Support CUB
Posted on November 23, 2016 by Samuel Pastrick
Tags, General Interest
We have a day for giving thanks, and we have #GivingTuesday; a day for giving back. And to remind you why supporting CUB is a great way to give – let me share with you the Top Ten Reasons to Support... Read More »
