Smart Grid Conference a Smash Hit!
Posted on October 26, 2011 by Andrea Crosby
Tags, Emerging Technologies, Public Involvement and Coalitions, Utility Regulation
On Friday, October 21st, CUB Policy Center, with the support of the University of Oregon. and many others, hosted its inaugural policy conference: Smart Grid: Today’s Regulation and Tomorrow’s Technology.The university’s high efficiency White Stag Block in downtown Portland was jam... Read More »
CUB Stands Up Against Time-of-Use Rate Proposal
Posted on September 28, 2011 by Gordon Feighner
Tags, Consumers and Utility Customers, Generation, Transmission, Distribution, Utility Regulation
On Tuesday, September 27, CUB Staff headed to Salem to provide commentary before the Public Utility Commission regarding the Commission Staff’s recent straw proposal for setting up an approval process for time-of-use (TOU) rates for electricity customers. This type of rate... Read More »
PUC Considering Raising the Cost Of Home Heating and Cooling.
Posted on August 24, 2011 by Bob Jenks
Tags, Consumers and Utility Customers, Utility Regulation
Since 1979, the policy of the state of Oregon has been based on trying to minimize utility shut offs by helping customers manage their highest electric bills. A new proposal at the PUC would dramatically change this policy by introducing... Read More »
PacifiCorp Is Starting to Get the Message On Coal
Posted on August 22, 2011 by Gordon Feighner
Tags, Climate and Conservation, Generation, Transmission, Distribution, Utility Regulation
CUB and other energy industry observers have known for years that PacifiCorp’s fleet of coal-fired power plants is a liability of sorts for the company. PacifiCorp’s most recent long-term Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) indicates that investments of more than $4 billion... Read More »
CUB Connects at NARUC Summer Committee Meetings 2011
Posted on July 21, 2011 by Andrea Crosby
Tags, Telecommunications and CUB Connects, Utility Regulation
Andrea Crosby here, reporting on my recent sojourn to sunny Los Angeles. This past Sunday, I headed down to California to present at the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) Summer Committee Meetings. This was a great opportunity to... Read More »
Coal’s Future Looks Dim
Posted on July 14, 2011 by Gordon Feighner
Tags, Climate and Conservation, Generation, Transmission, Distribution, Utility Regulation
At the Citizens’ Utility Board, we always have an eye on coal. We fought PacifiCorp’s plan to build three additional coal plants and we worked to ensure that the Boardman coal plant is phased out by the end of 2020. CUB... Read More »
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