It’s Not Too Late to Tell the Commissioners You Care!
Posted on May 9, 2013 by Stephanie Levine
Tags, Public Involvement and Coalitions, Utility Regulation
Last night, PGE customers arrived at Jefferson High School in North Portland with signs and prepared speeches to express their opposition to PGE’s proposed rate increase. Oregon Public Utility Commissioners Savage, Ackerman, and Bloom listened to the diverse group which included PSU and PCC students, representatives from the Western Farm Workers Association and other seasonal worker groups, small business interests, faith groups, and CUB’s own Board Member Fred Heutte. Opponents to the residential rate increase expressed their concern for low-income PGE customers who currently struggle to pay their utility bill, already the highest rate for any utility in the state with more than 5,000 customers. Small business owners feared what an increase would mean for their businesses and community. In a written statement, one small business owner said that the rate increases would hurt him and other owners in three ways: rate increases on their businesses, residential rate increases on their homes, and rate increases that would affect their customers.
You don’t need to be an expert to tell the commission what you think! If you missed last night’s public comment hearing, it’s not too late to tell the commissioners that you care about the case. Share your experience with the commission: Do you struggle to pay your bills on time? Is PGE responsive when you have a problem? Is your service reliable? The commission wants to know!
Written comments can be submitted via snail mail to:
Public Utility Commission of Oregon
Attn: docket UE 262
Administrative Hearings
P.O. Box 2148
Salem, OR 97308
Not a customer of PGE? Next week, PacifiCorp customers will have their chance to share their experience that company’s proposed rate hikes with the commissioners. The PacifiCorp public comment hearing will take place next Tuesday, May 14th at South Medford High School in Medford. There will be an open house from 6pm-7pm, and then public comments will be heard from 7-8:30pm. If you live in the area, please join CUB in Medford!
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