As you probably know, MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company, owned by Berkshire Hathaway, owned by Warren Buffett, is the latest suitor at the Oregon electric utility debutante ball. MidAmerican wants to purchase PacifiCorp (Pacific Power here in Oregon) and has the... Read More »

Great news for Pacific Power customers! The PUC yesterday accepted CUB’s recommendation to stop the over-collection of taxes by the utility (and its parent company, PacifiCorp) in their upcoming year’s rates. This change in PUC precedent chopped $16 million off the company’s... Read More »

Below is a letter to the editor of the Willamette Week, in response to their article (9/14/05) which suggested that the PGE stock distribution agreement was a worse deal than that offered by Texas Pacific. Although Willamette Week decided not... Read More »

PGE Stock Distribution and Rate Reduction

As the summer ends, CUB is wrapping up a PGE RVM (resource valuation mechanism) case, UE 172, in which we won a reduction for PGE customers of $3.75 million for 2006. This case contained some... Read More »

The Citizens’ Utility Board of Oregon has been active over the course of the past few years in helping chart the best possible course for the future of PGE, from the perspective of the residential ratepayers it is our job to... Read More »

Pacificorp is Oregon’s 2nd largest electric utility, and under Scottish Power’s ownership, has been Oregon’s most aggressive utility with filing for rate increases. UE 170, Pacificorp’s current rate case, which will decide rates starting in October of this year, is wrapping up after months of... Read More »