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 »

On January 8, 2014, the Portland City Council adopted a resolution that designated CUB as the residential ratepayer advocate for water and sewer services in the city. That means that CUB will represent residential customers of the City of Portland’s water... Read More »

Here’s some big news to start the New Year!

Today, Commissioners Nick Fish and Steve Novick filed a resolution proposing that the Portland City Council designate CUB as the residential ratepayer advocate for customers of water, sewer, and wastewater services. The City... Read More »