Natural Gas Companies Trying to Shift Risk onto Customers
Posted on July 25, 2008 by oregoncub
Tags, Utility Regulation
NW Natural, Cascade and Avista Natural Gas Companies have been working with the PUC Staff to craft a new mechanism for passing through the purchase cost of natural gas to customers. The proposed mechanism is complicated and unwieldy, with 6... Read More »
Natural Gas Utilities Forecast Increase in Prices; CUB Will Work to Mitigate Impact
Posted on July 17, 2008 by oregoncub
Tags, Climate and Conservation, Consumers and Utility Customers, Utility Regulation
The Public Utility Commission hosted a public hearing Tuesday on gas prices, which are going up,in a “significant” to “steep” increase kind of way. NW Natural customers will be hardest hit with a 35-40% increase. Cascade Natural Gas customers will see 15-20% increases. And... Read More »
CUB Files Testimony in PGE Rate Case, Calls for 1% Reduction in Costs
Posted on July 10, 2008 by oregoncub
Tags, Utility Regulation
Yesterday CUB filed testimony in the current Portland General Electric rate case, a case that we have determined, after months of poring over data requests and the Company’s filing, ought never to have been filed in the first place.
For starters, it’s not as if... Read More »
CUB Protects Basic Local Service in Qwest Settlement
Posted on June 26, 2008 by oregoncub
Tags, Consumers and Utility Customers, Telecommunications and CUB Connects, Utility Regulation
Qwest has been trying to deregulate phone service in Oregon for quite a while. You may recall a bill to that effect in last year’s Legislative Session. Then last fall they filed a case with the PUC asking for deregulation and the... Read More »
Energy Market Sees High Prices Across the Board
Posted on June 18, 2008 by oregoncub
Tags, Climate and Conservation, Utility Regulation
It’s summer (almost) and the natural gas furnaces around Oregon have been idling (almost) as temperatures reach (almost) 70 degrees on a regular basis. Normally, Oregon’s largest natural gas provider, NW Natural, would be purchasing gas to store for the winter. As stated... Read More »
Qwest Customer Gets Help from CUB: Rural Utility Customers Should Watch Out for Franchise Fees
Posted on May 21, 2008 by oregoncub
Tags, Telecommunications and CUB Connects, Utility Regulation
If you live outside of one of Oregon’s many cities or towns, in unincorporated territory, you may want to know about the experience of an Oregon utility consumer who recently contacted CUB. A man called CUB a few weeks ago and... Read More »