avista /tags/avista avista en-US Copyright Tue, 21 May 2024 01:00:43 GMT Utility watchdog calls to cap Oregon rate hikes as energy bills continue to rise /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-05-20/utility-watchdog-calls-to-cap-oregon-rate-hikes-as-energy-bills-continue-to-rise As electric and gas rates continue to rise, an advocacy group for utility customers is proposing rate caps on energy increases for all for-profit utilities to help avoid high energy bills. Tue, 21 May 2024 01:00:43 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-05-20/utility-watchdog-calls-to-cap-oregon-rate-hikes-as-energy-bills-continue-to-rise Court rules Oregon’s landmark climate change regulations invalid in case brought by gas utilities /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-12-20/court-rules-oregons-landmark-climate-change-regulations-invalid-in-case-brought-by-gas-utilities The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that a procedural error in approving the Climate Protection Program invalidates the regulations. Wed, 20 Dec 2023 23:18:32 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-12-20/court-rules-oregons-landmark-climate-change-regulations-invalid-in-case-brought-by-gas-utilities Alex Baumhardt Avista will have smaller rate increases, can’t use customer money for lawsuit under settlement /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-10-26/avista-will-have-smaller-rate-increases-cant-use-customer-money-for-lawsuit-under-settlement Oregon’s second largest natural gas utility won’t be able to charge customers to pay for its political and lobbying activities and will have to decrease its proposed 2024 rate increase under a settlement agreement approved Thursday by the Oregon Public Utility Commission. Fri, 27 Oct 2023 01:17:00 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-10-26/avista-will-have-smaller-rate-increases-cant-use-customer-money-for-lawsuit-under-settlement Julia Shumway Avista and climate groups reach settlement over proposed rate increases in Oregon /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-08-04/avista-and-climate-groups-reach-settlement-over-proposed-rate-increases-in-oregon The utility Avista, which provides natural gas to parts of Oregon, reached a settlement with climate groups on Thursday over proposed rate hikes for gas services. Sat, 05 Aug 2023 00:15:09 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-08-04/avista-and-climate-groups-reach-settlement-over-proposed-rate-increases-in-oregon Roman Battaglia Oregon gas company criticized for using ratepayer money to fight state climate program /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-07-10/oregon-gas-company-criticized-for-using-ratepayer-money-to-fight-state-climate-program Three nonprofit environmental groups are calling out Avista for raising natural gas prices while using ratepayer money on lawyers fighting climate regulations. Mon, 10 Jul 2023 13:58:57 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-07-10/oregon-gas-company-criticized-for-using-ratepayer-money-to-fight-state-climate-program Alex Baumhardt Natural Gas Rates In Oregon To Increase Following Last Year’s Pipeline Explosion /2019-10-29/natural-gas-rates-in-oregon-to-increase-following-last-years-pipeline-explosion Natural gas rates are set to increase in much of Oregon starting Nov. 1.The Oregon Public Utilities Commission announced last week that these increases… Wed, 30 Oct 2019 00:30:45 GMT /2019-10-29/natural-gas-rates-in-oregon-to-increase-following-last-years-pipeline-explosion April Ehrlich