Congress is closer than ever to voting on the Energy Bill, in its current incarnation a terrible piece of federal legislation that promotes more oil, gas, coal and even nuclear power than it does renewable energy. And, much to CUB’s dismay, this... Read More »

Governor Kulongoski today used the power of the pen to veto SB 671, the Mutual Utility Bill. CUB has been strongly opposed to the Mutual Utility Bill, and is relieved that this utility model, which left much of its regulation... Read More »

Back at the beginning of the 2005 Legislative Session, CUB was excited about the prospect of a State-led purchase of Portland General Electric. We participated in the development of Oregon Community Power, even helping write the bill, SB 1008. And... Read More »

Here is the letter we sent to Governor Kulongoski (one of many customer group letters) this week asking him to veto SB 671, the Mutual Utility Bill.

The Oregon House of Representatives voted late yesterday to pass the business-backed proposal to turn PGE into a “hybrid” utility, the first of its kind. CUB has expressed concern about the bill over the past few months, due in large part to the... Read More »

Senate Bill 671, the Oregon Mutual Utility Bill, has passed the Senate and passed out of House Committee. We expect it to be scheduled for a floor vote in the Oregon House of Representatives later this week.

This is unfortunate, because... Read More »