Idaho Power Tax Order Very Disappointing
Posted on November 13, 2013 by Catriona McCracken
Tags, Utility Regulation
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 »
CUB’s Comments on Idaho Power’s Integrated Resource Plan
Posted on November 7, 2013 by Nadine Hanhan
Tags, Utility Regulation
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 »
The BPA Residential Exchange Program Settlement Agreement Lives!
Posted on November 1, 2013 by Catriona McCracken
Tags, Generation, Transmission, Distribution, Public Involvement and Coalitions, Utility Regulation
CUB’s long term readers will know that CUB spent three of the last four years working with Investor Owned Utilities (IOUs), Consumer Owned Utilities (COUs), Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) and others towards settlement of the vexing issue of how best to... Read More »
Commission Fires Shot Across PacifiCorp’s Bow
Posted on October 30, 2013 by Catriona McCracken
Tags, Climate and Conservation, Generation, Transmission, Distribution, Utility Regulation
Monday, October 28, 2013, may prove to be an important day at the Oregon Public Utility Commission (OPUC)!
As our regular readers know, for the last two years CUB has been trying to get PacifiCorp (Pacific Power) to seriously analyze and... Read More »
CUB’s Comments on Pacific Power’s Integrated Resource Plan
Posted on September 5, 2013 by Nadine Hanhan
Tags, Generation, Transmission, Distribution, Utility Regulation
On August 22, CUB submitted its comments to the Public Utility Commission (PUC) on Pacific Power’s 2013 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP). An IRP is a document that outlines how a utility intends to meet its resource needs in a least-cost/least-risk manner... Read More »
CUB Tours PGE’s Salem Smart Power Center
Posted on July 23, 2013 by Kaylie Klein
Tags, Emerging Technologies, Utility Regulation
In May of this year, CUB spotted an offsite Public Meeting advertised on the Oregon Public Utility Commission calendar for “PGE Smart Grid.” The listing did not tie to any active docket. Curious, members of our regulatory team, including Catriona, Jaime, and... Read More »