CUB Policy Center Presents Changing Climate: Adapting to New Regulations
Posted on May 28, 2014 by Amelia Lamb
Tags, Climate and Conservation, Emerging Technologies, Generation, Transmission, Distribution, Legislative & Political, Outreach and Events, Utility Regulation
CUB is pleased to announce that registration is now open for our fourth annual policy conference, Changing Climate: Adapting to New Regulations, taking place on Friday October 24th, 8:30am-5:30pm. We are thrilled to be partnering once again with the University... Read More »
CUB’s Legislative Highlights, 30 Years and Counting
Posted on February 25, 2014 by Karen Jaffe
Tags, Climate and Conservation, Consumers and Utility Customers, CUB Anniversary: 30 Years and Counting, Generation, Transmission, Distribution, History of CUB and General CUB News, Public Involvement and Coalitions
Governor Ted Kulongoski signs SB 838, instituting Oregon’s Renewable Energy Standard
A lot has changed in Oregon over the last thirty years, and CUB and its members have played a significant role in bringing big wins to the Oregon State Legislature.
Utility policy... Read More »
Renewables 102: Renewable Energy Credits
Posted on February 6, 2014 by Heather Kendall
Tags, Climate and Conservation, Consumers and Utility Customers, Generation, Transmission, Distribution, Legislative & Political
As discussed in our recent Renewables 101 blog post, policies in Oregon have been implemented to meet our region’s growing energy needs for the purposes of reining in the damaging climate changing effects of greenhouse gas emissions and keeping rates affordable... Read More »
Renewable Energy 101
Posted on January 22, 2014 by Heather Kendall
Tags, Climate and Conservation, Generation, Transmission, Distribution, Legislative & Political
The state of Oregon has a long and impressive tradition of cultivating renewable resources, but many Oregon residents are unaware of this storied history. Let’s look at recent policies that have been implemented in Oregon to promote the increased use of... Read More »
The BPA Residential Exchange Program Settlement Agreement Lives!
Posted on November 1, 2013 by Catriona McCracken
Tags, Generation, Transmission, Distribution, Public Involvement and Coalitions, Utility Regulation
CUB’s long term readers will know that CUB spent three of the last four years working with Investor Owned Utilities (IOUs), Consumer Owned Utilities (COUs), Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) and others towards settlement of the vexing issue of how best to... Read More »
Commission Fires Shot Across PacifiCorp’s Bow
Posted on October 30, 2013 by Catriona McCracken
Tags, Climate and Conservation, Generation, Transmission, Distribution, Utility Regulation
Monday, October 28, 2013, may prove to be an important day at the Oregon Public Utility Commission (OPUC)!
As our regular readers know, for the last two years CUB has been trying to get PacifiCorp (Pacific Power) to seriously analyze and... Read More »