Shining a Light on the Role of Natural Gas in a Changing Climate
Posted on October 8, 2014 by Jaime McGovern
Tags, Climate and Conservation, Generation, Transmission, Distribution, Outreach and Events, Utility Regulation
A decade ago, few people would have guessed the significant role that natural gas would come to play in energy policy, prices, and planning. Today, however, we look back and see record highs and lows for gas prices, and environmental... Read More »
PacifiCorp Gets the Analysis Right: And It Is Closing a Coal Plant
Posted on October 7, 2014 by Bob Jenks
Tags, Climate and Conservation, Generation, Transmission, Distribution, Utility Regulation
PacifiCorp recently filed its updated analysis of additional investments necessary to keep its Cholla (pronounced “choy’ ya”) coal plant operating. Since 2010, CUB has been critical of PacifiCorp’s approach in evaluating coal plant investments, particularly the way PacifiCorp was analyzing the option... Read More »
Oregon Stakeholders Pave the Way for Climate Regulation
Posted on August 15, 2014 by Jaime McGovern
Tags, Climate and Conservation, Generation, Transmission, Distribution, Legislative & Political, Utility Regulation
CUB is in the midst of some very important and very exciting times. In its 30-year history, CUB has consistently helped to keep Oregon on the forefront of combating climate change by supporting the Energy Trust of Oregon (ETO) and... Read More »
CUB Calls on PGE to Expedite Meter Exchange
Posted on July 23, 2014 by Bob Jenks
Tags, Consumers and Utility Customers, Generation, Transmission, Distribution
Portland General Electric announced on Wednesday, July 23, 2014 that 70,000 smart meters installed in homes throughout its service territory between 2010 and 2012 will be exchanged due to recent company tests showing that they do not meet PGE’s operational and... Read More »
Portland Blue Ribbon Commission: Launched and Ready to Go!
Posted on July 17, 2014 by Janice Thompson
Tags, Generation, Transmission, Distribution, Legislative & Political, Portland Water, Sewer and Wastewater, Public Involvement and Coalitions
Portland Mayor Charlie Hales and City Commissioner Nick Fish welcomed the twelve members of the newly appointed Utility Oversight Blue Ribbon Commission at its first meeting on July 15th. Fish is commissioner-in-charge of the two city departments providing water and... Read More »
CUB Endorses EPA’s Proposed New Emissions Rules
Posted on June 3, 2014 by Bob Jenks
Tags, Climate and Conservation, Consumers and Utility Customers, Generation, Transmission, Distribution, Legislative & Political, Utility Regulation
Yesterday morning (June 2nd, 2014) in Washington DC, as a primary component of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan, the Environmental Protection Agency released new draft rules for regulating greenhouse gas emissions at existing power plants in the United States. Widely discussed and... Read More »