The PUC voted yesterday (Oregonian 06/14/06) to order Harbinger Capital Master Fund to file an application acknowledging that they’ve acquired the ability to “exercise influence” on an Oregon utility, in this case Portland General Electric. Sometimes called the merger statute, this Oregon law says... Read More »

CUB submitted response testimony last week in a case involving a broken coal power plant, PGE’s Boardman plant in Eastern Oregon, up near the Washington border. PGE has asked for $50.1 million from customers to cover some of the time the... Read More »

Things seemed to be falling all over the place last week, two of the most noteworthy falls being the falls of two icons: Trojan’s cooling tower, which was imploded on May 21, 2006; and the conviction of those powerful executives who led... Read More »

On Friday we completed and submitted our Response Comments in the Public Utility Commission Rulemaking case on utility tax reform. We were slightly hot under the collar, having just spent months in workshops and other meetings, and having already written... Read More »

Almost six years ago to the day, CUB helped to write, and then-Governor John Kitzhaber signed, an Executive Order (EO:00-06) that explicitly forbids the Oregon Governor or his/her Staff from interfering with or exerting influence over the PUC decision-making process.... Read More »

From the Oregon Public Utility Commission:

Customers of Portland General Electric and PacifiCorp are invited to attend a series of Open House events around the state during May to provide comment and obtain information about general rate increase requests.

Open house meetings... Read More »