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 »
CUB Policy Center Presents The Flexibility Challenge: Renewables, Efficiency, and Demand Response
Posted on June 21, 2013 by Amelia Lamb
Tags, CUB in the News, Emerging Technologies, Utility Regulation
CUB is excited to announce that registration is now open for our third annual CUB Policy Conference, The Flexibility Challenge: Renewables, Efficiency, and Demand Response. For the past two years this event has brought together a sold-out audience that includes... Read More »
More Renewable Energy, One Customer at a Time
Posted on June 5, 2013 by Jeff Bissonnette
Tags, Consumers and Utility Customers, Utility Regulation
Oregon is an innovative place. We find practical solutions for common problems that become models on how to solve those problems for the rest of the country.
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Medford Public Comment Hearing a Great Success
Posted on May 21, 2013 by Stephanie Levine
Tags, Public Involvement and Coalitions, Utility Regulation
On Tuesday, May 14, the Oregon Public Utility Commission (OPUC) hosted an Open House and Public Comment Hearing related to the 4.8% residential rate increase that Pacific Power is currently requesting. Between sixty and seventy Jackson County residents showed up... Read More »
Your Chance to Speak Out About Pacific Power’s Proposed Rate Increase
Posted on May 13, 2013 by Catriona McCracken
Tags, Public Involvement and Coalitions, Utility Regulation
Within weeks of Pacific Power’s 2012 General Rate Case (GRC) ending, Pacific Power filed again for yet another rate increase. On March 1, 2013, Pacific Power filed for a 3% rate increase for residential customers effective January 2014 and then again... Read More »