Birthdays and anniversaries have a way of building perspective. They also help us take stock of what remains to be accomplished. This year, CUB celebrates 30 years of advocacy, and we’re taking some time to reflect on our accomplishments and what the... Read More »

The Citizens’ Utility Board of Oregon (CUB) is pleased to announce the hiring of Janice Thompson as our new consumer advocate for Portland water and sewer services.

Thompson comes to CUB after a long career working on democracy reform issues. She has... Read More »

Over the past several months, we have talked about a real threat to Oregon’s Renewable Energy Standard. As a result of their load growth issues, Umatilla Electric Cooperative sees they may become a “large utility” under the standard and be subject to... Read More »

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 »

One of the best things about starting to work on water and sewer issues is the great wordplay you can do. It may be corny but when the opportunity for humor presents itself, we can’t help ourselves.

But keeping rates affordable and... Read More »

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 »