COVID-19 and Racism Pandemics: No More Business as Usual
Posted on June 12, 2020 by Bob Jenks
Tags, Energy, Telecommunications, Water/Wastewater, General Interest
On June 9, 2020, the Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC) held a public meeting on the “Impact of Residential Utility Customers during COVID-19 Pandemic and Future Recovery”, where CUB was invited to testify. I discussed the COVID-19 pandemic in the broader... Read More »
PUC Soliciting Public Comment on Oregon’s Carrier of Last Resort Rules
Posted on May 28, 2020 by Samuel Pastrick
Tags, Telecommunications
The Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC) wants to hear from you! The agency is hosting a series of workshops and public comment meetings this spring and summer. The series is part of a public process to investigate the continuing relevance... Read More »
Internet Access: All the More Important in Pandemic
Posted on April 13, 2020 by Charlotte Shuff
Tags, Telecommunications
CUB hopes that all readers of this blog are safe, and our hearts go out to those struggling with the health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
We also recognize that far too many of our fellow Oregonians can’t read this... Read More »
COVID-19: How Oregon CUB Is Responding
Posted on March 27, 2020 by Bob Jenks
Tags, Energy, Telecommunications, Water/Wastewater, General Interest
The COVID-19 virus has changed our lives. While we hope everyone is managing this crisis appropriately and staying healthy, we recognize that thousands of our neighbors will struggle with this pandemic’s economic and public health impacts.
The CUB staff is working from... Read More »
2020 Legislative Session Over - CUB Priority Bills Failed by Walkout
Posted on March 9, 2020 by Bob Jenks
Tags, Energy, Telecommunications, General Interest
Due to the Republican walkout, only three bills were enacted during the 2020 legislative session.
This is in stark contrast to a hallmark of my work at CUB since 1992: collaboration in developing energy and utility regulation policy among disparate stakeholders.... Read More »
Join CUB for the 2020 (short) Legislative Session
Posted on February 4, 2020 by Samuel Pastrick
Tags, Energy, Telecommunications, General Interest
February 3 marked the beginning of the five-week 2020 Oregon legislative session, and CUB staff are already hard at work in Salem advocating for residential utility customers. This short blog update will:
- Highlight our top legislative policy priorities for 2020.
- Outline how CUB’s... Read More »