More Accomplishments
- 1988 - CUB Shoots Down US West Social Contract Proposal
CUB successfully opposes US West’s “Social Contract” proposal which would have allowed US West rates to increase each year.
- 1987 - CUB Wins $45 Million in Phone Rate Reductions
CUB wins $45 million in rate reductions in phone rates throughout Oregon. US West, GTE, UnitedTel and other phones companies reduce rates by $2/month.
- 1987 - CUB Endorses Pioneer People’s Utility District
CUB endorses creation of Pioneer People’s Utility District, an unsuccessful attempt to establish a publically owned utility in Portland
- 1987 - Lifeline Legislation Passed
CUB is instrumental in passage of Lifeline telephone legislation which helped thousands of low-income Oregonians maintain phone service and hearing/speech impaired citizens obtain the expensive equipment necessary to communicate using the telephone system.
- 1987 - 1987 US West Refund
CUB wins order requiring US West to refund $14 to each customer. This is the first utility refund in Oregon’s history.
- 1986 - CUB stops United Telephone’s $1.7 million rate increase
CUB stops United Telephone’s $1.7 million rate increase.
- 1986 - NW Natural Drops Rate Hike
In the face of opposition from CUB, Northwest Natural Gas drops its request for a rate hike of $29 million.
- 1986 - GTE Rate Increase Reduced
CUB gets GTE to withdraw their proposal to increase rates by $7.4 million.
- 1986 - CUB Calls for Trojan Plant Closure
CUB calls for the closure of the Trojan Nuclear Power Plant.
- 1991 - After voter-passed Ballot Measure 5, reducing property taxes
After voter-passed Ballot Measure 5, reducing property taxes, CUB went to the PUC and got an order requiring utilities to track and refund to customers their property tax savings.
- 1989 - CUB won an order requiring PGE to refund $37 million.
CUB won an order requiring PGE to refund $37 million.
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