THE BEAR FACTS The Citizens' Utility Board of Oregon, newsletter for members and friends 921 SW Morrison #550 P.O. Box 6345 April/May 1990 Portland, OR 97205 Portland, OR 97228 Volume 5, Number 2 CITIZENS UTILITY BOARD

1 What's Inside? The Corner Chair 2 Staff, Board enters new season ", Welcome to the speci~'1i5th "'; , anniversary edition of The Bear By Laura Olson able energy sources. Her backgro nd Facts! Five years ago this Spring, We read in Ecclesiastes "To every in physics, engineering and research after winning the November thing there is a Season, and a time to uniquely qualified Mavis for CU B every purpose under the heaven ... ". Board service. 1984 electio~r~he CUB if1.~~rim And at CU B as we observe our entry Mavis, after a distinguished teaching Board of Governors took office into our sixth year of working for and research career, and after v.-or

.....-; Barbara Head, Executive Director Charlie Potter, Can CUB History 1984-1990 ------3

Grassroots CUB, the. first, and only Citizens' expanding the plans in the CUB Act Utility Board created through a ballot and with maki ng preparations for the initiative. This victory came in spite of election of a 1 5-member Board when action creates an intense and expensive media blitz CUB membership reached the required launched by the utility companies to 5,000 members. sway voters against CUB. The ballot measure did not succ'essful CUB Rhys Scholes, who managed the appropriate any money for CUB nor second half of the campaign through did the Interim Board request any by Bobbie Carrie the November 1984 election remem­ funds from the 1 985 legislature bers th i s as "One of the most exciti ng because the voters had stipulated that Just over five years ago the Citizens experiences of my life - we ran a low­ CUB, as an independent, nonprofit Utility Board (CUB) was created when bud,get, gra~sroots campaign ~~d went corporation, could use utility billing Oregonians passed a ballot measure to agal nst the I nvestor-owned utility envelopes up to six times each year, represent and protect the interests of companies·, and won!" He believes only reimburSing utilities for postage of Oregon consumers on energy and tele­ communications issues. The state Public Utility Commission (PUC) at that time consisted of one member who was appointed by the governor The utilities misjudged the independence and who, more often than not, favored the utilities rather than the public in and intelligence of the Oregon voters setting rates. The grassroots campaign to create CUB began long before Oregonians went to the polls in November of 1984, however. that the large number of volunteers, materials weighing more than 0.4 Ralph Nader, considered by many "over 200," he estimates, and the ounces. This was felt to be the most to be the father of citizen activism and identification of the opposition's ad efficient and effective way to reach consumer advocacy, had formulated campaign as being backed by the ratepayers. the concept of citizens' utility boards utility companies were the primary This right to be included in billing to serve as a watchdog and to protect factors in the victory for CUB. "The inserts was challenged by a group of consumers in utility rate-setting cases. utility companies hired a California ad three utilities in the Federal District The energy crisis of the early seventies agency which developed the slogan Court of Oregon on First Amendment and the impe"ding breakup of AT&T in 'Vote No, It's a boondoggle' regarding grounds. The judge found for the January 1984 further spurred public CUB. We turned their slogan around utility plaintiffs in September 1985, so action. Across the country communi­ asking 'Where's the boondoggle?' They CUB's access to their billings was ties recognized that utility rates were misjudged the independence and temporarily blocked. becoming a significant economic intelligence of the Oregon voters." As a result of this, the Interim concern and that representation was Adds Scholes, "The ratio of our budget Board was forced to look for member­ needed to make the rate-making to their budget shows that democracy ship in a number of ways: distribution process fair and accountable to all is still at work." (The CUB campaign of CUB materials by volunteers, direct consumers. was outspent 40 to 1 by the utilities.) mail solicitation and use of other Oregon joined this momentum The impact of the CUB victory on agencies' mailing lists, free newipaper when the Oregon State Public Interest the utility companies soon became inserts and advertising, news releases, Research Group (OSPIRG) recruited obvious when CUB supporters threat­ press conferences and appearances on Kerry Barnett, who had worked with ened to start another initiative cam­ television and radio, waiver of the Ralph Nader's organization in Wash­ paign for an elected three-member $5.00 minimum membership fee to ington, D.C. on similar issues, to PUC to replace the appointed, and those who could not afford it, and des­ manage the signature gathering phase utility-friendly, one-member Puc. ignation of November 1985 as "Join of the Oregon initiative campaign to Utility lobbyists quickly agreed to a CUB Month." According to the Interim establish the Citizens' Utility Board by three-member commission, provided it Board's 1986 report, "When the Board ballot measure. was appoi nted by the governor rather met for the first time its only assets "At the time there was a lot of than elected. The following year, were the hopes and energies of CUB's sensitivity on the part of the public newly-elected Governor Goldschmidt supporters." They reached the mem­ concerning utility rates. People were appointed Paul Cook, Charles Davis, bership goal of 5,000 in January 1986. very responsive to the idea of con­ and Nancy Ryles as Oregon's first By June 1986 the Interim Board sumer advocacy - very supportive," three-member Puc. had operated for 1 5 months, had recalls Barnett. The ballot measure to create CUB accomplished the tasks given them, He adds, "OSPIRG clearly played was approved in November 1 984 and had intervened in several rate cases, a leading role in the campaign, but lots in March 1985 Governor Atiyeh and had prepared a packet of recom­ and lots of Oregonians joined the appointed a nine-member Interim mended legislative reforms to give to grassroots movement." In fact, over Board of Governors for CUB. This the newly-elected CUB Board of 630,000 Oregonians voted to create Interim Board was given the tasks of Governors. (cont. on p. 4) CUB History (cont.) ______4

CUB suffered a funding setback "Oregon is one of a handful of CUB has tried to win legislative ..yhen the Supreme Court ruled in favor states that does not have a funded passage of a bill that would allow the of a California utility company in consumer representation program in Public Utility Commission to provide which a consumer group sought access utility rate cases," says Head. "Most reimbursement of expenses for groups to a utiHty company's billings. The states fund consumer representation that make a significant contribution to precedent of th is Supreme Court through the state general fund or by an rate cases. All three Public tility decision was "disappointing" accord­ assessment on utilities." Commissioners strongly supported ing to then-CUB director Eric Stac.hon. CUB's intervenor funding bill last At that time Stachon said CUB would session and testified for it in both the evaluate other sources of funding. House and the Senate. However, Because of the potential cost of further CUB is a living Oregon's powerful utility lobb has appeals the new Board voted to drop been effective in killing the bill each CUB's appeal on the billing enclosures example of how time it has been proposed. in July 1986. "Intervenor funding is necessary to In the fall of 1987 a canvass much can get­ expand the number of utility cases we program was initiated to provide new can take on in the future so that CUB members and revenue. Even with the done with very can better serve Oregon ratepayers," success of the canvass efforts, CUB has says Head. had to choose carefully in which rate little money when Adequate funding will help CUB cases to represent ratepayers. fulfill its mission to advocate forcefully "We've had limited financial people care and and vigorously on consumers' behalf resources," says Barbara Head, concerning all matters of utility public Executive Director of CUB since 1986, are active. policy affecting their health, welfare "and it is costly to fight legal battles and economic well-being. against the utility companies." In spite of this, CUB has a history of successful outcomes. CUB's current membership stands at 20,000 and Head estimates Please Join Us, I~ Congratulating that $31 8 has been returned to Oregon the OEC the Citizen's ratepayers in CUB cases for every Utility dollar paid by its members. Board Much of the success of CU B is due to its continued spirit of volunteerism. "CUB is a living example of how much can get done on very Iittle money when people care and are active," says Head. volunteers have contributed to CUB since its inception. Those who have volunteered and continue to lend their time and expertise include the Interim Board of Governors, the Board of Governors, accountants, attorneys, consultants, lobbyists, and office volunteers who work on mailings, publications, data entry, legal research, phone banks, and graphic deSign. As for the future, Barnett states, "There may be fewer headlines now, but people are still interested and concerned. Economic and environ­ mental issues are very important. For example, this region may experience a A Decade of Dedication serious electricity shortage in the to Solving Environmental Problems. future." CUB's past effectiveness in helping keep the utility rate-making process Oregon Environmental Council fair and accountable and its future 2637 SW Water Avenue, .Portland, OR 97201 investment in sound energy planning 503/222-1963 are important reasons to resolve the funding issues which have plagued CUB. CUB History: Telephones ______~~~-~~~- 5 CUB also has been fighting since need of their proposed $7.4 million 1987 to establish fair service policies rate increase. in other areas like deposits, time lri 1987 CUB attorneys Rion CUB fights payment agreements, shut-offs, and Bourgeois and Simon ffitch success­ credit checks. The PUC finished fully argued before the PUC for a $45 hearing CUB's testimony and official million reduction in phone rates five -years comments last year and is expected to throughout Oregon, and a one-time hand down new service policy regula­ refund of $11 million for Pacific NW tions this year. Bell ratepayers. This resulted in CUB's for phone' largest telephone victory! As a result of the case, US West, Ratemaking GTE, United and other smaller compa­ In 1988, CUB began opposing US fairness nies had to reduce their monthly rates West's proposed "Social Contract" by $2 per month. US West also had to which would radically change the way refund about $14 to each customer. phone rates are set. Currently, phone By Charlie Potter This was the first time in Oregon companies must go through public history that ratepayers received a hearings in order to get rate increases. From 1985 until today, CUB has refund check from a utility company! In these hearings, the phone company uti lized the energy of our members, Since then, phone companies have not has to prove to the PUC that it needs staff and attorneys to successfully been able to raise their basic rate on the rate increase. At the hearings, CUB, challenge the power of Oregon's local our bills. and the PUC staff has the chance to telephone companies. CUB keeps Phone companies have continued refute the utility company's claims. constant vigilance over all facets of the to be creative in their efforts to over­ Under US West's new plan, they, and regulatory process in order to identify charge us, however. In 1988, CUB other phone companies who are the issues threatening the welfare of discovered that part of the US West waiting to request the same provisions, Oregon's telephone customers. reduction ordered by the PUC in 1987 will be able to tie their rates to an Attorneys for CU B have won major had never been implemented. As a inflation index. victories by producing expert testi­ result of CUB's discovery ratepayers The plan virtually guarantees that mony agairJst telephone company won a $10 million refund. CUB is rates wi II go up every year, even if the claims and by exposing their mistreat­ fighting to preserve this refund in a company's cost of doing business is ment of the customers. Our members court appeal filed by US West. going down (which has been true for have become organized to show the US West and other phone companies PUC and the legislature what citizens Telephone service policies throughout the nation). The PUC really think about how the telephone heard CUB's case against Social companies treat them. CUB was instrumental in the 1987 Contract last summer and is expected The results are conclusive: CUB passage ofthe Lifeline legislation, to hand down the decision this year. works! which has helped thousands of low­ CUB is also fighting to maintain low income Oregonians maintain tele­ rates for all residentiaf ratepayers, Rate Cases phone service and hearing/speech despite a PUC staff proposal that In 1986 CUB showed the United impaired citizens obtain special would give substantial rate breaks to Te lephone company to be a financially equipment that allows them to com­ business customers. In the current US healthy company and, therefore, not in municate with others by telephone. West rate case, the PUC staff favors giving a 36% rate cut to business customers and only a 4% rate cut to residential ratepayers. CU B has advocated that rate cuts be shared equally between business and residen­ tial ratepayers. "CUB is concentrating on US West over other phone companies because they have been the most aggressive in ripping off ratepayers," said CUB Executive Director Barbara Head, "But the anti-consumer policies which US West advocates affect all telephone ratepayers." Once a major policy decision is made by the PUC regarding one utility, that policy affects other utilities as well. "If US West succeeds in getting automatic annual rate increases, General (GTE), United, and Continen­ tal (ConTeD will get automatic rate increases too," said Head. CUB History: Telephones (cont.) ______6

Interstate merger the 1987 session, US West gained an exemption on ly for Looking toward the future, CUB sees a danger in large t~emselves from a deferred accounting statute. The exemp­ monopolies in our state merging with large monopolies in tIOn allowed them to pocket $33 million in reduced tax other states to form vast conglomerates. While these con­ costs. Other utilities had to use their tax savings to lower glomerates act on an interstate level, they can only be rates. regulated on a statewide basis. US West has also repeatedly threatened the PUC with This problem came to light recently when CUB discov­ legislative action if the company's wishes for a social ered in documents obtained in a court case that US West was contract plan are not adopted. CUB expects that US West will introduce bills that seek to deregulate local telephone involved in a r~venue.scam involving their highly lucrative Yellow pages directories. CUB attorney Rion Bourgeois said, service in the next legislative session. "Documents show that it was a deliberate corporate plan to It will be a top priority for CUB to counter such abuses of divert $25 million in revenue to stockholders. It's hard to power in the 1991 session. keep track of these scams when it involves many states." Legislative action Where CUB needs extra help is in next year's legislative session. Rion Bourgeois has described US West's political power as reaching "obscene proportions." For example, in CONGRATULATIONS TO CUB

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Since 1985 CUB has demonstrated revenue collected by PGE to cover the Struggle for that a citizens group can successfully costs of its Coalstrip #4 plant in represent the interests of energy Montana was unjustified. John customers while making sure that the Stephens, CUB's attorney, demon­ ratiorJ~1 energy pol icies are not hazardous to the strated that the plant was not "used environment. and usefuL" CUB is fighting PGE's policy continues efforts to stop the $37 million refund Rate Increases through a court appeal. '

Charlie Potter By In 1986 Northwest Natural Gas Financial Diversions requested a $29 million rate increase CUB won its biggest victory to date cu B works to make sure that at a time when the price it paid for in 1987 when the PUC ordered a $127 natural gas and electricity is provided natural gas was going down. By dem­ million rate reduction from PGE. The to Oregonians at a fair price and that onstrating their lack of need for first part of the case involved PGE's companies maintain policies that are increased rates before the Public sale of power to California from its safe for customers and for the environ­ Utility Commission (PUC), CUB forced Boardman coal plant in Eastern Ore­ ment. Northwest Gas to drop their request. gon. PGE wanted all the profits from Energy is not just a service, it is a CUB also successfully defeated an the sale to go to stockholders, but CU B necessity, especially during winter $8 million rate increase request by was able to successfully argue that months. It is also controversial PP&L in 1986. Once again, CUB these profits belonged to ratepayers. whether it is because of the en~iron­ showed that the company was not in The second part involved CUB's ment damage of coal and hydroelectric need of a rate increase. discovery that PGE had used benefits power, the safety hazards of nuclear More recently, CUB won a $37 from its investment tax credits to help power, or the feasibility of alternative covertheir bad investment in a WPPSS energy sources such as solar and wind million victory for ratepayers when nuclear plant. Again, these benefits power. CUB convinced the PUC last year that rightfully belong to the ratepayers. In siding with CUB, the PUC called PGE's actions "reprehensible." Congratu{ations on Mergers In 1988 CUB challenged the merger of PP&L with the Utah Power and Light !Five great 9'ears! company on the grounds that Oregon was getting the short end of the deal. For example, in hearings to support the merger, PP&L promised Utah custom­ TOM ers lower electric rates of between 2 and 10 percent, while in Oregon we were simply promised no rate in­ creases for 5 years. NOlllCK CUB argued that Oregon should see DEMOCRAT for State Representative some of the benefits of reduced rates District 16 since it would be providing cheap surplus power to the Utah system. Unfortunately, the PUC approved the merger. CUB learned that a deal had • Chief Petitioner of the ballot measure that created been worked out between the PUC CUB. and PP&L even before the hearings took place, therefore not allowing the public to fully participate. • Chief Petitioner of the ballot measure that stopped Local Measured Service (LMS). Safety The CU B Board of Governors has endorsed a ballot measure which I foof(forward to worl(jng witli would close the Trojan nuclear plant until there is a federally licensed you again in tlie future repository capable of accepting its to protect ratepayer riglits! high-level radioactive waste and until earthquake standards are met. The initiative failed at the polls in 1986 Authorized by tho Commi_ to Eloct Tom Novick. 3314 NB 65th Ave., Portland, OR 97213 against a massive campaign by PGE. Continued on page 12

------10 charging the illegal rates for three CUB has obtained the public release of CUB sues US months before obtaining a stay from documents which prove this was a the court." "Ratepayers who were shut off for We~t for non-payment during this time, and those who were charged late fees Ratepayers \-vho damage to based on these illegal rates deserve to be compensated for any extra charges, were shut off for and deserve to be paid damages for ratepayers . their trouble." The law allows each non-payment. .. or consumer to be compensated for actual damages or $200, whichever is charged late fees CUB is suing US West in federal greater. court, charging the phone company The PUC ordered the rate cut when deserve to be with violating the Unfair Debt Collec­ they found US Westto be funneling tions Act by refusing to reduce their profits into an unregulated subsidiary. compensated. .. rates when ordered to do so by the These profits should have been used to Puc. reduce phone rates. In the lawsuit filed in early April, Although US West has maintained CUB has accused US West of charging that the rate scheme was only an deliberate scam advanced by US West illegal rates and contends that ratepay­ accounting misunderstanding between to enrich their stockholders at ratepay­ ers are entitled to damages. US West the phone company and the PUC, ers' expense. (See article on page 11 .) was ordered by the PUC to cut their rates by 5 percent starting January 1, 1-990, but the company refused to act upon the PUC's order. Since then, US West has been charging Oregon ratepayers $2 million per month over the PUC-approved rates. CUB Economist Michael Sheehan explained that usually when a utility wants to appeal a rate deciSion, they immediately go to the court and ask for a stay of the PUC order to delay the rate cut until the court makes a deci­ sion on the appeal . "In this case," Sheehan said, " US West just kept on

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\~ MJke up a hcompetitive story" to tel/to state.regu/~­ .. tory commissioiJsto justify diverting yellow PiJgfl. directory revenues from ratepayers to shareowners . andminimize the possiblity ofa response by the PUC; ~ ... Stagger the diversion of revenues over a five year period to avoid controversy or hrate shock"; n ,! : rece~, t development in US West's appeafpf a~UC­ • Replace the revenues diverted (rom yellowpages" ,.... recl'rate,'cut,GU B fought for and won release of many' advertising with increases in basic local telephone ments y kept secret by US West. service rates; and ordered op~neato pQblic • Implement the scheme simultaneously with corpo­ It'nnm~n County Circuit$=ou'1)ud~~ ""x rate tax rate reductions to hide the diversion. .· 19~)n~ernal q~ We§! ~e~o '"Yi~!cb nl " dlvertmg up to $30;mllliqr per year ' The PUC discovered this scheme, and CUB fought in advertjs~flg prp!i~s f8m tIl~ .te.J,~R. h9A~;*t cgurt to make the informatiol1!?ublic. /i i;ili i'" base. This dlverslont'would Increase .'. . IIWe now have the information straight from the horse's rates by $30 million,per year, aqCl woyjd mouth," said CUB Executive Director Barbara Head. lilt is . stockholders:by $30 miN ion pier year. crystal clear that us West is engaged in a deliberate ~ ight~ of this scheme include direc;tjons~y U5,' corporate scheme to rip off Oregon ratepayers to the tune ciar§to: ~. 'I. F " of $30 million a year." "

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PGE asks for CUB History: Energy (cont.) continued from page 7 should adopt Least Cost Energy . $89. _million This year the measure again has Planning. This policy forces energy enough signatures to earn a place on companies to estimate the future energy needs of the region and come ~he November ballot. However, this rate hike! time supporters of the initiative believe up with a plan to meet those needs. the measure has a better chance of These plans must include the develop­ passi ng in the wake of the San Fran­ ment of "least cost" energy resources in PG E angered Oregon ratepayers in cisco earthquake and major safety terms of cost to customers and impact March by asking the Public Utility violations at Trojan last year. on the environment. Commission fora rate increase of $89 This regulation is expected to million per year to become effective on promote conservation programs as the January 1, 1991. Conservation least expensive and least destructive CUB has intervened in this rate case CUB, along with the Solar Energy way to expand.our energy resources. to make sure that PGE customers pay Association of Oregon and the North­ It is this sort of innovative approach fair rates for their electric service. west Conservation Act Coalition, to energy policy that CUB will con­ PG E contends that the bu I k of the successfully argued that the PUC tinue to pursue in the years ahead. rate increase will go to pay for im­ proved safety measures at the Trojan BORN LOSER BvArt Sansom nuclear power plant. Other reasons PGE cites for the increase is an in­ crease in property taxes, inflation, and plans to invest more in conservation programs. CUB is still fighting PGE's last rate case which began in 1985. In 1987, CUB received a tremendous victory when the PUC ordered PGE to cut its rates by $126 million as a result of CUB's arguments. In addition, CUB CONGRESSMAN RON WYDEN appealed to the PUC for an additional $37 million refund for PGE ratepayers. Last summer the PUC ordered PGE to refund the money. PGE has been fight­ ing this action in court ever since:. In February, PGE had to cut the . dividend on shares for their stockhold­ ers. The timing of PGE's rate request seemed to be geared toward appeasing stockholders who are undoubtedly upset at the both the cut in their dividends and PGE's safety violations at Trojan. (Last summer, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) fined PGE $280,000 for major safety viola­ tions. The NRC cited PGE for four more violations last month.) "This promises to be another difficult rate case," said CUB Executive Director Barbara Head. "Not only will we be fighting PGE, but the large industrial customers will likely push for a rate break, forcing residential ratepayers to carry the burden. CUB HE GETS RESULTS will once again fight forfairness for the average consumer."

Paid for and authorized by the Wyden for Congress Committee. P.O. Box 12473 • Portland, OR 97034 • (503) 230·1246 .. 13 ------~------~------and we expect to have to fight off anti­ has is a long-time advocate of energy Pro-Consumer consumer telephone deregulation conservation and thoughtful planning legislation. for the use of our natural resources. "The make-up of the 1991 legisla­ Tom Novick is no stranger to CUB Legi~lators ture will have a tremendous impact on either. As Executive Director of the utility consumers," said Board of Oregon State Public Interest Research deserve your Governors Chairperson Laura Olson. Group, (OSPIRG), Tom was chief "It is very important that CUB members petitioner for the initiative which put support pro-consumer candidates. If CUB on the ballot. Tom served on the support you volunteer on a campaign, let the CUB Board of Governors, and lobbied candidate know you are a CU B the legislature in support of intervenor member." (If you want a CU B button to funding in the 1987 and 1989 legisla­ As the primary elections draw near, wear when you volunteer, call the tive sessions. Tom is running against CUB would like to remind all of our office at 227-1984 and we'll send you anti-CUB incumbent Rodger Wehage members about the legislators who one.) in District 16 in Northeast Portland. have supported CUB issues in the past. Please support the candidates who We want to encourage you to vote will represent your views on important for and, if possible, volunteer for the consumer issues in Salem! candidates who stand up for the underdog against the powerful utility lobby. We would also like to introduce New, but familiar faces! our members to some new candidates Two new candidates are running for who are CUB supporters running the Oregon House of Representatives against anti-CUB opponents. against anti-CUB incumbents. Al­ In the 1991 legislative session, CUB though Mavis McCormic and Tom will once again be lobbying for Novick are new candidates, they are passage of an intervenor funding bill. familiar faces around CUB. This bill would allow CUB and other Mavis McCormic of Keno recently consumer groups to be reimbursed for resigned from the CU B Board of our expert witness expenses when we Governors after 4 years of service to make a significant contribution to the run for the legislature in House District outcome of a PUC rate case. 54, against incumbent Bob Pickard. CUB will also be working for District 54 includes portions of Des­ passage of other pro-consumer bills, chutes and Klamath counties. Mavis .

CUB Supporters CU B supporters CU B opponents Senate House of Representatives Senate The following Senators voted The followi ng Representati ves The following Senators voted for intervenor funding in the last voted for intervenor funding in the against intervenor funding last ' legislative session: House Energy & Environment session: Bill Bradbury Committee: John Brenneman Jane Cease Ron Cease­ Pefer Brockman Joyce Cohen David Dix Jim Bunn Joan Dukes Carl Hosticka Ron Grensky Wayne Fawbush Phil Keisling Peg Jolin Shirley Gold Bill Kennemer Jeannette Hamby Although CUB's bill was defeated Bob Kintigh Jim Hill in the House committee, the follow­ Glenn Otto Larry Hill ing Representatives pledged their Paul Phillips Grattan Kerans support to CUB: Eugene TI mms John Kitzhaber Beverly Stein Bill McCoy Judy Bauman CU B opponents Frank Roberts Ernie Calhoon House of Representatives Bob Shoemaker Dick Springer Sam Dominy The followi ng Representatives Cliff Trow Bill Dwyer voted against CUB's intervenor MaeYih Jim Edml!ndson funding bill in the House Energy & Bruce Hugo Environment Committee: Dave McTeague DelnaJones Nancy Peterson Fred Parkinson Hedy Rijken Bob Pickard Jim Whitty Roger Wehage Board of Governors

The CUB Board of Governors is elected to represent you Jane Netboy as a CUB member. The Board is comprised of three members N.W. Portland, 1st Congressional District from each of Oregon's five Congressional Districts. (Terms are staggered so that only one seat becomes vacant in each No candidate statement submitted. district.)' Each candidate was invited to submit a candidate statement for publication. Please use the ballot on page 16 to vote for the candidate that will best represent your views. Unfortunately, there are no candidates from district 2. If Margot Beutler you live in district 2 and are interested on serving on the As chair of CUB's Legislative Committee during 1989, I Board, call Barbara Head at 227-1984 for information. All worked closely with many people to ensure that the consum­ CUB members are eligible to run for election to the Board. ers' point of view was not drowned out by the big money and hired guns of the utility lobby. I'm running for re-election as a CUB board member from District 3 so I can continue Kirk Roberts this critical legislative work. During the 1990 elections, I'll I am conpleting my first term as a CUB Board Member. As also be urging CUB members to vote for candidates who will a self-employed general practice trial attorney, I have long use their office to help save consumers money, and to vote been active in the issues of energy, environment and social against those whose loyalty lies with the utility companies. justice. I'm also asking for your vote in my re-election campaign as a My commitment/involvement with CUB is motivated CUB board member. With your support, I can continue primarily by my overriding concern: that the decision­ CUB's campaign to make the Legislature responsive to the making mechanisms/processes of our regulated utilities are voters, not to the special interests. structured to assure energy options which are sustainable, long-term and ecologically sound. This concern is primarily N.E. Portland focused on util ities which supply electricity. 3rd Congressional District Since these utilities, historically, hav.e not been respon­ sible for environmental or social "cost" (impacts) of their decision making, society has had to deal with these negative impacts "after-the-fact". In particular, the utilities' emphasis Joseph Lidrich on non-renewable and/or expensive/high risk resources, I want to serve my community as a private citizen on the have created unwanted costs which often threaten our board. immediate health and our long term ecological viability. I am a skilled craftsman but I have a phD in Zoology with As a Board Member, I have taken an active role in CUB's recognized teaching and research accomplishments in the efforts to assure Least Cost Planning (LCP) by utilities. First, I natural sciences. I have served as a board member of the have filed written comments with the Oregon Public Utility Burnside Community Council and have been, active in Commission (PUC), urging mandatory least cost planning by neighborhood affairs. all utilities, so the resources required to produce electricity I have demonstrated skills in organizing, making meetings are those which provide the "least cost" (both in present work, and follow thru. acquisition and minimizing future negative side effects) to society. Second, after the PUC did adopt LCP as a mandatory N.E. Portland planning tool, I attended utility planning sessions and 3rd Congressional District workshops to determine ways of implementing least cost planning and I filed additional written comment with the PUC, documenting CUB's support for a tough, no nonsense rate review of LCP. Specifically, CUB strongly endorsed John-Erik Nilsson providing financial incentives and disincentives to utilities I came to Eugene in 1959 from Sweden, although I was through the rate-setting process. Thus, where utilities are not born and raised in Finland. I became na,turalized in 1964. I actively pursuing the switch to least cost resources, particu­ have been married to Coral since 1962 and have two grown larly conservation resources, they should expect their sons: Erik, who is married and lives in Portland, and Sven, a periodic rate increase requests to be denied. Senior at the . I graduated from Oregon I ask for your vote so I may continue working on the CUB State University in 1976 with a BS degree in Industrial Board of Governors, and encourage CUB's involvement: 1) Education. I started Master Machine & Mfg., a job shop in implementation of least cost planning, and 2) as Oregon's machine shop, in 1978. "Watch-dog" on the utilities and the Puc. I have been active in the Democratic Party since about 1970, a precinct committeeman since 1972. I was active for S. W. Portland a time in the Cal Young Neighborhood Association and in '1 st Congressional District the Eugene Future Power Committee in the early 1970's. I am currently servi,ng on the Lane County Solid Waste AdviSOry Committee and the Lane Community College Kit Draham Machine Technology Advisory Board. I have been very much Newberg, 1 st Congressional District concerned about electric power issues since the utility bosses started to advocate nuclear power for this region in No candidate statement submitted. the 1960's. Also the breakup of A.T. & T., I feel went much Candidates seek your vote different from what was originally intended and conse­ ties seriously and have worked diligently to protect Oregon quently we, the telephone users, have been getting a raw ratepayers. deal. C.U.B. of Oregon has done a great job trying to keep CUB continues to face significant challenges in the years utility and telephone rates affordable and I would like to do to come. It has gained an admirable record on behalf of my part in that effort. consumers in both telecommunications and electric utility proceedings. But it had not been without tremendous costs Eugene to its resources, both financially and from those who have 4th Congressional District given their time. The unpaid, and in many instances unrec­ ognized, contribution of CUB's board members and volun­ teer staff is living testimony to the sacrifice being made to Lloyd Marbet keep this organization alive. No other party before the PUC has given so much of itself with so ittle resources and yet For 17 years I have worked as a full time environmental I makes such a significant contribution. It is a matter of heart and consumer activist. From 1973 to 1982 I appeared in front of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the but it is becoming more and more a need for greater finan­ cial and public support if it is to continue to survive. Oregon Energy Facility Siting Council in opposition to the Pebble Springs Nuclear Plants; and from 1976 to 1984 in A law supporting intervenor funding needs to pass the legislature. You as CUB constituents need to demand greater opposition to Skagit Nuclear Plants. I have also appeared accountability from your elected representatives, and finally, before the Public Utility Commission (PUC) in opposition to we need to work on shaping a future in which utilities serve numerous rate increases proposed by Portland General Electric. I have served on the Citizens' Utility Board's Board the interests of the people and the environment, not them­ selves. You can reach me at 637-3549. of Governors for four years and am seeking to represent consumer and environmental interests on CUB for another four years. As a board member I have taken my responsibili- Boring 5th Congressional District

Re-elect RON CEASE Democrat

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, HOUSE DISTRICT 19

RON CEASE IS A GOOD FRIEND OF CUB'S Ron Cease is a strong advocate for intervenor funding and has taken the lead in efforts to accomplish this goal

RON CEASE IS AN ENVIRONMENTALIST Ron Cease served as chair of the House Environment and Energy Committee during the 1987 and 1989 legislative sessions. He is a recognized expert on environmental and energy issues. "Ron Cease cares deeply about the environment and the publicls health and safety. No on in the Oregon House is a stronger envi­

ronmental advocate than he is. II - , Speaker, Oregon House of Representatives, March 1 990.

RON CEASE IS A FINE LEGISLATOR I "Thanks for spending the time and energy to help Portland and

Oregon continue to solve their problems. II - Dean Grisvold, 2815 NE 17th, February, 1990. . VISION • LEADERSHIP • SERVICE

Authorized by the Re-elect Ron Cease Committee • 2625 NE Hancock, 282-7931 ,------1 : CUB Board of Governors I Congressional : Ballot District I I Please follow these instructions when casting your ballot: Guide • Vote for one candidate only I • Vote for a candidate from the Congressional District in which you live. I (See table on this page.) CUB's districts are the same as I • Cut out the ballot along the dotted line, making sure that your ballot the Congressional districts. I includes your mailing label so that CUB may verify your vote. Here's a chart to help you find • Please place your ballot in an envelope and mail to: CUB; P.O. Box I 6345; Portland, OR 97228. your district number. • Ballots must be received at the CU B office or PO Box no later than May 31, 1990. Les AuCoin ...... 1 District 1: District 3: Bob Smith ...... 2 o Kit Draham o Margot Beutler Ron Wyden ...... 3 o Jane Netboy o Joseph Lidrich Peter DeFazio .. ~ ...... 4 o Kirk Roberts Denny Smith ...... 5 District 2: District 4:

No candidates· o John-Erik Nilsson

District 5:

CU B Board of Governors o lloyd Marbet

Di.trict 1 DawA11en 1625 se 25th ·Note: No qualified candidates filed for election in District 2. Therefore, the CUB Kirk Robert. Portland, OR 97214 Board of Governors will be accepting applications for this position, and will appoint a 516 SW College 228-9561 Portland, OR 97201 member after the elections. If you are interested for applying for this position, please 223.9766 contact Barbara Head at the CUB office: 921 SW Morrison, Suite 550; Portland, OR 97205; District 4 227-1984. Judy Schilling Route 1, Box 269 Bob Adc Oistrict2 Perm it No.2 134 District 5 ADDRESS CORRECTION REQU ESTED Nancy Helget 1535 Alexander PI. NE Ed Epley Pendleton, OR 97801 3053 NW HaOTison 276-4351 eo.valli., OR 97330 752.3152 John Hodges, Sr. 711 Hillside Ave. Lloyd Marbet Klamath Fall., OR 97601 19142 S. Bak .... Feny 882·2767 Boring, OR 97009 637.3549

District 3 SleveGomam 341 StateSt. KathyWe~er Salem, OR 97301 3234 SE 24th 364-6494 Portland, OR 97202 239.7695 Martin Fisk 330 NW 32nd St. Cover Photo: Kate Eixenberger and David Allen prepare lawnsigns for the Margot Beutler Co