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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

On November 12, 2013, an Oregon Public Utility Commission (OPUC) Order arrived that CUB had long anticipated We read, with great disappointment, that the Commission had determined that Oregon customers of Idaho Power Company would not be receiving a... Read More »

Last month, CUB submitted comments on Idaho Power’s Integrated Resource Plan (IRP). IRPs are 20-year planning documents that outline how a utility intends to meet its resource needs in a least-cost/least-risk manner. In the IRP, the utility compares the results of... Read More »