Tag Archives: Rate Increases

Oregon utility cutoffs spike as power rates soar

More than 8,700 Oregon homes lost utility service in April because they hadn’t been paying their bills, the highest tally since the state began collecting this data six years ago. The majority of cutoffs were brief. Utilities reported nearly 7,000 service reconnections in April, apparently because customers paid their bills or agreed to do so, […]
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PGE ratepayer says company should be more transparent as state mulls another rate increase

Ratepayers and one advocate hope the state stops another requested rate increase from Portland General Electric. The utility is asking state regulators to approve another rate increase that could cause residential customers to see a roughly 7% bill increase starting next January. It comes on the heels of an 18% increase, on average, for residential […]
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Oregon health insurers seeking larger rate hikes for 2025, averaging 9.3% for individuals, 12.3% for small groups

Oregon consumers can get a first look at requested rates for 2025 individual and small group health insurance plans, the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services announced Thursday. In what DCBS called a major win for Oregonians, Moda will become the fifth company to offer health insurance in every single county in Oregon after […]
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Insurers seek rate increases in Oregon

Oregon consumers can get a first look at requests to increase rates for individual and small group health insurance plans, the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services announced May 23. In addition, Moda joins BridgeSpan, PacificSource, Providence and Regence as health insurance companies that provide coverage in all parts of Oregon. It is the […]
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Record number of Oregonians disconnected from electric, gas service as rates climb

More Oregonians had their electricity or natural gas service cut off in April than at any time in the six years the state’s been tracking disconnections, according to a presentation the head of the Oregon Citizens’ Utility Board gave to a state Senate committee on Thursday. “Last month, 8,715 Oregon households were disconnected because of […]
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Editorial: When is the hearing on Oregon utility bills? | Opinion |

A committee meeting Wednesday of the Oregon Legislature was not exactly intended to be about the rising energy bills of Oregonians. It sort of became about utility bills. The House Interim Committee on Climate, Energy and the Environment got a presentation from the Oregon Department of Energy about moving toward renewable energy and how the […]
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Oregon health insurers request hefty rate increases for small businesses in ’25

Oregon health insurers want to raise premium rates by an average of 9% in the individual market next year and 12% in the small group market, reflecting inflation in medical and other costs, according to a Thursday announcement from the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services. Six companies submitted rate change requests ranging from […]
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Utility watchdog calls to cap Oregon rate hikes as energy bills continue to rise

Electric and gas rates are on the rise, and it’s being felt by Oregonians across the state. Energy rates are going up, in part, due to the increase in the price of natural gas — predominantly methane gas— used to power homes and buildings. The transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy infrastructure, like wind, […]
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Oregon PUC seeks comment on PGE proposed rate increase

Portland General Electric customers can tell Oregon utility regulators Thursday night what they think about the company’s already hotly contested proposed 2025 rate increase. The proposal by the state’s largest electric utility has drawn attention less for its size — a 7.4% overall average increase — than for its timing: PGE filed the general rate […]
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Oregon utility regulator, renominated by Kotek, on rising rates, wildfire risk

Gov. Tina Kotek has nominated Letha Tawney for another four-year term on the state panel that sets rules and rates — fraught subjects recently — for investor-owned gas and electric utilities. Tawney has served on the Oregon Public Utility Commission since 2018, giving the three-person PUC an extended core with Chair Megan Decker, whose tenure […]
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