The Bonneville Power Administration (Bonneville) is the custodian of the Pacific Northwest’s federal power supply and the manager of dams on the Columbia River. Bonneville is required by law to encourage the development of renewable energy in its service area, including... Read More »

The Citizens’ Utility Board (CUB) has been actively involved in the unprecedented process that will end the burning of coal at Portland General Electric’s (PGE) Boardman power plant. On this blog we described how the most effective arguments in support of... Read More »

Smart Grid technologies have been emerging around the world the past few years, and some new infrastructure has been rolled out by Oregon utilities. While the future isn’t exactly here today, the groundwork is being laid for substantial technological advances in... Read More »

Expanding the variety of energy sources available to Oregonians is a good thing, right? Usually CUB would say “yes,” but there is a potential new energy source for Oregon’s portfolio that would not be good at all. The source in question: liquefied... Read More »

Since the high-profile bank failures last fall, the domestic and global economic recession has been front-page news. Companies downsizing, bankruptcies, and cut-backs are constantly reported and represent real hardships on both business owners and workers. The bailout funds under former... Read More »

In 1980, smallpox was pronounced eradicated, Reaganomics was born, Caddyshack and The Shining were in theaters, and the Northwest Power Act was passed by Congress. This Act provided some important, and indeed, historic, decisions about power in our Northwest Region,... Read More »