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Kotek seeks answers from state utility commission amid public outcry over rising utility rates
In a letter to the Public Utility Commission, Kotek asked for more information about how the commission would keep rates low following 50% rate hikes in last five years.
Bill that could have offered utilities protection from fire lawsuits gets fix
A single sentence change in House Bill 3666 ensures certificates awarded to utilities for wildfire prevention plans are not used to determine their legal liability in a wildfire.
BPA announces intention to split with California and join new Southwest energy market
The Northwest’s largest hydropower supplier announced it intends to join a new day-ahead energy market based in Arkansas over one based in California.
Lawmakers consider protecting residential utilities’ customers from yearly rate hikes in winter
An Oregon House Committee is considering a bill to limit how often, when and for what reasons private utilities can be approved for rate increases.
NW Natural pushes back on bill that would require notifying customers about use of hydrogen
Representatives from the state’s largest gas utility claim that informing customers of its use of hydrogen in natural gas would be onerous and expensive.
Your guide to Salem utility rate increases in 2025
Utility rates are increasing for nearly every provider serving the Salem area. Here’s a breakdown of what to expect on your bills this year.
State regulators approve more electricity rate hikes for Oregonians in 2025
Most Oregonians will pay about 50% more for electricity than they did just 5 years ago following rate increases from the state’s largest electric utilities.
Wyden says PGE will ‘do everything possible’ to keep rates below inflation after 2025
Residential electricity rates for customers of Oregon’s largest electric utility have grown at twice the rate of inflation over the past five years.
Residential PGE customers subsidizing industrial customer growth, CEO letter to Wyden indicates
PGE’s demand from industrial users rose 34% in the last five years, pushing the company to invest more in infrastructure and buy more expensive energy