A four-page notice has gone out to Multnomah County customers of Portland General Electric, saying that the class action lawsuit on their behalf has been settled. The case was regarding money PGE collected for the Multnomah County Business Income Tax (“Tax”), but “that... Read More »

harbinger n. 1. formerly, an advance party of an army or royal party, who arranged for lodging, entertainment, etc. 2. a person or thing that comes before to announce or give an indication of what follows; herald. (Webster’s New World Dictionary)

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Thank goodness we’re not paying Maryland’s electric bills here in Oregon. Due to deregulation of the electricity industry, Maryland ratepayers are expected to see a 72% increase in their electricity bills this summer, when a temporary price cap disappears. According to the... Read More »

PGE filed a rate case with the PUC yesterday, hoping to attain a rate increase of $143 overall, an 8.5% increase in residential customers’ rates. This rate case will set rates going forward from January 2007. CUB is disappointed but not... Read More »

The Public Utility Commission has just released its Order approving the sale of PacifiCorp (dba Pacific Power) to MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co. Their press release, below, gives an outline of the conditions of the $9.4 billion sale, or you can... Read More »

Don’t look now, but Pacific Power (under their corporate name PacifiCorp) is looking to raise your rates again. But didn’t we just get done talking about UE 170, their last rate case, you may ask? After a yearlong investigation of their rates and... Read More »