Revised Residential Exchange Program Agreement – 93.8% of COUs and IOUs sign!
Posted on June 17, 2011 by Catriona McCracken
Tags, Utility Regulation
When was the last time you heard that 94% of the Northwest agreed on anything – you probably couldn’t even get 94% of the region to agree that it’s time for some summer weather. But 93.8% of the region has agreed to... Read More »
Revised REP Settlement Agreement
Posted on April 29, 2011 by Bob Jenks
Tags, Utility Regulation
Earlier this month, CUB signed the BPA REP Settlement Agreement, a long-term regional settlement agreement on the allocation of federal hydro benefits. But, like the river system that provides those benefits, this settlement continues to have twists and turns... Read More »
CUB Supports Utility Tax Law Reform
Posted on April 7, 2011 by Bob Jenks
Tags, Consumers and Utility Customers, Utility Regulation
“Phantom taxes”, built into utility rates, are controversial. The problem arises because some utilities are not “stand-alone companies” and file taxes as part of the larger affiliated group. Rather than pay taxes to the government, these utilities pay “taxes” to their parent companies, which,... Read More »
Connecting with the Oregon Broadband Advisory Council
Posted on February 25, 2011 by Andrea Crosby
Tags, Telecommunications and CUB Connects, Utility Regulation
Yesterday, February 24th, 2011, the CUB Connects team presented to the Oregon Broadband Advisory Council (OBAC). The presentation was received with great enthusiasm from the council members whose activities include oversight of the Oregon Broadband Mapping Project. The first version... Read More »
Boardman Closure Update
Posted on February 15, 2011 by John Sturm
Tags, Climate and Conservation, Utility Regulation
Late last year we posted a summary of the long process that led to PGE’s agreement to close the Boardman coal plant by 2020. While that post did a good job of explaining the journey, there are enough remaining details left in... Read More »
Balancing Today’s Rates and Tomorrow’s Needs
Posted on December 22, 2010 by oregoncub
Tags, Utility Regulation
An article published last weekend in the Oregonian (“Rates set to jump for Pacific Power, PGE customers in January,” 12/17/2010) talked about the coming increases in utility rates. While the article touched on some important points, it didn’t give the full picture.
No one... Read More »