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The decision means middle and high-income households will pay a fixed electricity rate of $24 each month, and low-income households will pay either $6 or $12. Usage rates will drop a few cents as a result of the change.
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The California Public Utilities Commission will consider on May 9 a new proposal that would change how Californians pay for electricity.
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After a unanimous vote Thursday by the CPUC, homeowners get smaller payments from utilities, which solar companies say will slow construction of new rooftop solar projects. But new state incentives will be available.
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Emails obtained by OPB and KUOW show that at least six electric substations in the region have been attacked, at least two with firearms.
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The Oregon Public Utility Commission has changed its rules to protect more people from having their utilities disconnected due to nonpayment.
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The cost of electricity has skyrocketed for Californians in recent years. A report published last year by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) predicted, if unmitigated, this trend will only continue. The agency found that wildfires will likely continue driving up these costs.
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Since 2017 Pacific Gas & Electric has been blamed for more than 30 wildfires that destroyed more than 23,000 homes and businesses and killed more than 100 people.
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On Monday, California proposed reducing incentives for people who own rooftop solar panels. The proposal includes a monthly fee, as well as reducing the price for the energy that they sell back to the grid, a practice known as net energy metering.
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Portland General Electric is planning to nearly triple its use of clean energy by 2030 on its way to meeting Oregon's new mandate to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from electricity to zero by 2040.
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Oregonians may have to get used to the idea of losing power during wildfire seasons, something that became a greater possibility with the Public Utility Commission approval of temporary rules for cutting off electricity when power lines threaten to spark a fire
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California’s electricity prices are among the highest in the country, new research says, and those costs are falling disproportionately on a customer base that’s already struggling to pay their bills.
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Avista Utilities workers are slowly restoring gas service to thousands of customers who lost gas service in Ashland on Tuesday (March 19th). Avista says…
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The Eugene Water & Electric Board voted last night to raise water rates by 6 percent and electricity rates by nearly 5 percent.The Register-Guard reports…
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Short answer: Most of us. Gas and electricity both cost more this year, and winter could be colder.The real arrival of winter is weeks away, but most of…