Last November, CUB attended a conference held jointly by the National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates (NASUCA) and the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC). NASUCA is an association whose member organizations, including CUB and many other state... Read More »

The 27th annual neighborhood Fix-it-Fair season kicks off on November 23rd, 2013 at Parkrose High School, 12003 NE Shaver St, and we hope you’ll join us there! Fix-It Fairs are free community events where you can learn simple and effective ways... Read More »

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 »

Earlier this summer, NW Natural made a filing with the Commission (Advice No. 13-10) seeking approval to provide High Pressure Gas Service (HPGS) to “qualifying” non-residential customers. NW Natural’s proposal for HPGS would allow these non-residential customers to install facilities on... Read More »

It’s been a busy outreach season for the CUB Policy Center (CPC)! Since the spring, I’ve tabled at more than a dozen street fairs and other community events, and talked to hundreds of people about the CPC’s programs, electric vehicles, transitioning away... Read More »

On September 10th, CUB staff gathered together at the Widmer Gasthaus in North Portland with a dozen dedicated supporters and friends. Attendees enjoyed socializing over a delicious spread of happy hour hors d’oeuvres, wine, and Widmer’s award-winning beer before hearing a... Read More »