Measure 26-156 and EWEB: A Comparison
Posted on May 12, 2014 by Janice Thompson
Tags, Consumers and Utility Customers, Legislative & Political, Portland Water, Sewer and Wastewater, Public Involvement and Coalitions, Utility Regulation
If you’re registered to vote in Oregon, by now you’ve probably received your voter pamphlet for the May 20th election. If you live in Portland, you might have heard or read about Measure 26-156 that will be on the May 20... Read More »
CenturyLink Seeks Unlimited Authority in Setting Residential Phone Rates
Posted on April 17, 2014 by Sommer Moser
Tags, Consumers and Utility Customers, Telecommunications and CUB Connects, Utility Regulation
CenturyLink is asking the Oregon Public Utility Commission (OPUC) to approve a price plan that would allow them to set prices, for basic residential telephone service, without any Commission imposed pricing parameters. If CenturyLink gets its way, it would have... Read More »
PGE Seeks New Rates Effective 2015
Posted on April 15, 2014 by Nadine Hanhan
Tags, Consumers and Utility Customers, Utility Regulation
Portland General Electric (PGE) filed its 2015 rate case on February 13, 2014, not quite a year after its 2013-2014 rate case. PGE is requesting a total increase of $81.5 million in revenue, over half of which it attributes to... Read More »
30th Anniversary Retrospective: Transition From Coal
Posted on April 10, 2014 by Amelia Lamb
Tags, Climate and Conservation, CUB Anniversary: 30 Years and Counting, History of CUB and General CUB News, Legislative & Political, Utility Regulation
Birthdays and anniversaries have a way of building perspective. They also help us take stock of what remains to be accomplished. This year, CUB celebrates 30 years of advocacy, and we’re taking some time to reflect on our accomplishments and what the... Read More »
CUB Fights for Sound Financial Planning, Sustainable Utility Pensions
Posted on March 3, 2014 by Jaime McGovern
Tags, Consumers and Utility Customers, Utility Regulation
You may have heard in the past few years of companies, and even cities, going bust. You may also have heard about underfunded pensions. Or, you may have heard about claims of overly generous benefits for state workers. You may... Read More »
Commission Rejects NW Natural’s Environmental Remediation Stipulations
Posted on November 26, 2013 by Catriona McCracken
Tags, Utility Regulation
Our regular readers will remember that last year NW Natural filed for a General Rate Case (UG 221) which included the costs associated with NW Natural’s Portland Harbor Superfund clean-up. Decades ago, gas was manufactured from coal at a site along... Read More »