| Docket Number | Docket Name | Company |
|---|---|---|
| UE 435 | PGE REQUEST FOR A GENERAL RATE REVISION | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC |
| Comment Number | Created Date | Email Received Date | Company Name | Comment Type | Source Type | First Name | Last Name | Nearest City | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UE 435-10 | 2/27/2024 12:31:53 AM | 2/21/2024 11:18:24 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | frank12425portland@gmail.com | I am interested in understanding when we the consumer became responsible for a company’s failure to perform maintenance? As a facilities manager in my past life we planned and budget led for such things. Frank C. | ||||
| UE 435-100 | 3/2/2024 11:23:28 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Robert | Richards | BEAVERTON | I am disappointed to hear of PGE request to change rates. While I sympathize with the challenges that our country has faced due to inflation, I cannot believe that this change is warranted. We are seeing record numbers of solar installations, with lower costs, longer life of cells, and ultimately a cheaper KWH/hr cost than more traditional sources such as coal or natural gas. Where is PGE spending this additional money and what oversight do we have of this privatized monopoly? Where do we see these funds going and how is PGE a justified as the single source supplier for these changes? This little oversight is not tolerated in the defense industry or other government contracts; why is it allowed here? PGE should have to provide a bid to keep their contract with us, and it should be open to a competitive bid process. We should not be held to whims of this monopoly, they should provide value to us, they should be competing to lower rates compared to what others would offer. | ||
| UE 435-1000 | 3/27/2024 12:34:30 AM | 3/23/2024 4:07:42 PM | General Comment | gordonananda@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Ananda Gordon-Peabody 4348 N Michigan Ave Portland, OR 97217-3119 gordonananda@live.com | |||||
| UE 435-1001 | 3/27/2024 12:34:33 AM | 3/23/2024 4:05:43 PM | General Comment | tcoffey111@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Taz Coffey 1675 SE Linn St Portland, OR 97202-7232 tcoffey111@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1002 | 3/27/2024 12:34:35 AM | 3/23/2024 4:00:51 PM | General Comment | makenziewimer@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Makenzie Wimer 14608 SE 1st St Apt 1 Vancouver, WA 98684-7424 makenziewimer@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1003 | 3/27/2024 12:34:37 AM | 3/23/2024 3:59:17 PM | General Comment | Johnhudsondesign@everyactioncustom.com | johnhudsondesign@everyactioncustom.com. Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. John Hudson 11925 SE Main St Portland, OR 97216-3961 Johnhudsondesign@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1004 | 3/27/2024 12:34:40 AM | 3/23/2024 3:54:38 PM | General Comment | handivine97@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Han Divine 919 SE 44th Ave Portland, OR 97215-2482 handivine97@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1005 | 3/27/2024 12:34:42 AM | 3/23/2024 3:53:24 PM | General Comment | ponyboy1312@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly demand the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still suffering from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Dr. Coral Cloutman 550 NE Tillamook St Portland, OR 97212-3851 ponyboy1312@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1006 | 3/27/2024 12:34:44 AM | 3/23/2024 3:52:01 PM | General Comment | elizabethpresslystrewler@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Elizabeth Strewler 2825 SE 61st Ave Portland, OR 97206-1320 elizabethpresslystrewler@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1007 | 3/27/2024 12:34:47 AM | 3/23/2024 3:51:07 PM | General Comment | vignettefleur@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. vignette fleur 3215 SE Alder Ct Portland, OR 97214-3168 vignettefleur@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1008 | 3/27/2024 12:34:50 AM | 3/23/2024 3:50:44 PM | General Comment | crispenkaylie@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Kaylie crispen 4106 SE Lambert St Portland, OR 97202-7923 crispenkaylie@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1009 | 3/27/2024 12:34:53 AM | 3/23/2024 3:46:11 PM | General Comment | baileym.thesentry@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Bailey Mayfield 11911 NE Russell St Portland, OR 97220-1756 baileym.thesentry@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-101 | 3/2/2024 11:29:55 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Julie | Ramos | PORTLAND | Enough already. This would be the third rate hike in three years. Three years ago my rates varied from $30-$125, currently $60-$175, and now they want another request. As a retired person living on fixed income and my whole house dependent on electricity, I can't afford this continued increases. My income is a few hundred dollars over the eligibility requirements for financial assistance. Here in Portland all utilities increased - garbage, water, electricity. The CEO of PGE makes $51.2 million/year yet they keep raising the rates. Perhaps instead of increasing the rates they should decrease her salary. I can not believe that this greed and excess is allowed while the public has to bear the brunt of improvement and stabilization of services. This is criminal. | ||
| UE 435-1010 | 3/27/2024 12:34:55 AM | 3/23/2024 3:44:58 PM | General Comment | samkay64@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Samantha Erickson 2241 SE 31st Ave Portland, OR 97214-5624 samkay64@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1011 | 3/27/2024 12:34:58 AM | 3/23/2024 3:44:54 PM | General Comment | inkstainkisses@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Michelle Apalategui 7895 SE Monroe St Milwaukie, OR 97222-1170 inkstainkisses@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1012 | 3/27/2024 12:35:01 AM | 3/23/2024 3:39:02 PM | General Comment | emilysleadd@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Emily Sleadd 1955 SE Morrison St Portland, OR 97214-2782 emilysleadd@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1013 | 3/27/2024 12:35:03 AM | 3/23/2024 3:35:47 PM | General Comment | shannonewolf@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Shannon Wolf 1035 NE Siskiyou St Portland, OR 97212-2219 shannonewolf@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1014 | 3/27/2024 12:35:06 AM | 3/23/2024 2:59:52 PM | General Comment | kai.neuen@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss kai neuenschwander 711 NE Randall Ave Apt 206 Portland, OR 97232-2387 kai.neuen@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1015 | 3/27/2024 12:35:08 AM | 3/23/2024 2:33:14 PM | General Comment | cozycaskets@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Whit Lock 4325 NE 115th Ave Portland, OR 97220-1409 cozycaskets@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1016 | 3/27/2024 12:35:11 AM | 3/23/2024 2:32:42 PM | General Comment | michellemkrause@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Michelle Krause 4930 SE 76th Ave Portland, OR 97206-4314 michellemkrause@hotmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1017 | 3/27/2024 12:35:13 AM | 3/23/2024 1:55:26 PM | General Comment | barbtroxel@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Barbara Troxel 1285 NW Riverview Ave Gresham, OR 97030-4956 barbtroxel@comcast.net | |||||
| UE 435-1018 | 3/27/2024 12:35:15 AM | 3/23/2024 1:42:39 PM | General Comment | mitziguzman@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Mitzi Guzman 1937 SE 12th Ave Portland, OR 97214-4717 mitziguzman@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1019 | 3/27/2024 12:35:18 AM | 3/23/2024 1:31:14 PM | General Comment | nmediati@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Nick Mediati 7227 N Philadelphia Ave Unit 331 Portland, OR 97203-3769 nmediati@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-102 | 3/2/2024 11:33:49 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Mark | Papworth | GRESHAM | PGE just got an unconscionable 20% rate increase. Why are we even considering another huge increase? One more 20% increase will leave people homeless. Absolutely no. | ||
| UE 435-1020 | 3/27/2024 12:35:21 AM | 3/23/2024 1:30:22 PM | General Comment | chloeabarbanel@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Chloe Abarbanel 3729 SE 64th Ave Portland, OR 97206-3618 chloeabarbanel@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1021 | 3/27/2024 12:35:23 AM | 3/23/2024 1:20:58 PM | General Comment | stebtha1@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Esteban Acosta 5671 SE 80th Ave Hillsboro, OR 97123-2020 stebtha1@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1022 | 3/27/2024 12:35:26 AM | 3/23/2024 12:50:52 PM | General Comment | JThorpeMusic@everyactioncustom.com | jthorpemusic@everyactioncustom.com. Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Justin Thorpe 4304 NE Hassalo St Portland, OR 97213-1516 JThorpeMusic@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1023 | 3/27/2024 12:35:29 AM | 3/23/2024 12:24:54 PM | General Comment | elliottdutcher0@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Elliott Dutcher 1955 SW 5th Ave Portland, OR 97201-5278 elliottdutcher0@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1024 | 3/27/2024 12:35:32 AM | 3/23/2024 12:16:54 PM | General Comment | sambettycimino@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Samantha Cimino 2516 SE Yamhill St Portland, OR 97214-2994 sambettycimino@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1025 | 3/27/2024 12:35:34 AM | 3/23/2024 12:05:12 PM | General Comment | blackbirdmk7@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). Speaking as a Portland citizen PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. I firmly believe we can do better for our people. I dismiss this call and am calling for PGE to stop this greedy and self serving price hike. Enough is Enough. Disappointedly, Madisen Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Madisen Keikkala 950 SW 21st Ave Apt 607 Portland, OR 97205-1516 blackbirdmk7@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1026 | 3/27/2024 12:35:37 AM | 3/23/2024 12:02:13 PM | General Comment | adillon0404@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Annie Dillon 3929 N Kiska St Portland, OR 97217-7432 adillon0404@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1027 | 3/27/2024 12:35:39 AM | 3/23/2024 11:51:12 AM | General Comment | emmelineblue@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Rowan Gibson 8038 NE Failing St Portland, OR 97213-7147 emmelineblue@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1028 | 3/27/2024 12:35:42 AM | 3/23/2024 11:43:54 AM | General Comment | tessaholland16@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Tessa Jacobson N PORTLAND Portland, OR 97217 tessaholland16@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1029 | 3/27/2024 12:35:45 AM | 3/23/2024 11:25:54 AM | General Comment | doropeza@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Diana Oropeza 623 NE Mason St Portland, OR 97211-3459 doropeza@willamette.edu | |||||
| UE 435-103 | 3/2/2024 11:42:26 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | BEAVERTON | Another PGE rate hike in 2025, on top of a HUGE rate hike in 2024 and previous rate hikes in 2023 and 2022, would make our electricity rates 42% more than they were just 3 years ago. That’s unconscionable. Our income has not gone up in that time. Inflation is high, but it’s not 42% in 3 years high. And I have zero choice as a consumer but to pay these rates. PGE is a monopoly, and if the PUC is doing its job it would be looking out for consumers. Right now, it’s letting PGE run wild with rate increases for superfluous improvements. The battery upgrades are not necessary at this point in time. Give consumers a year break. I strongly oppose this rate increase. | ||||
| UE 435-1030 | 3/27/2024 12:35:48 AM | 3/23/2024 10:39:22 AM | General Comment | jessipresleygrusin@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills they received this past January, and PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% between December 2022 and January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is NOT the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills- especially taking into account that PGE's top 5 executives continue to net over a million dollars per year. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and to protect customers who have no other option as to utility service provider. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million of that budget is actually earmarked for battery storage. This increase is just a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx Jessi Presley-Grusin 2615 NE Clackamas St Portland, OR 97232-1728 jessipresleygrusin@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1031 | 3/27/2024 12:35:51 AM | 3/23/2024 10:21:58 AM | General Comment | sophiewiatr@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. *My utility bills have become a burden already, without this additional hike.* Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Sophie Wiatr 311 N Rosa Parks Way Portland, OR 97217-2034 sophiewiatr@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1032 | 3/27/2024 12:35:53 AM | 3/23/2024 10:21:13 AM | General Comment | schmikal@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Kaleigh Schmidt 2842 SE 136th Ave Portland, OR 97236-2808 schmikal@hotmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1033 | 3/27/2024 12:35:55 AM | 3/23/2024 10:18:11 AM | General Comment | smdiaz097@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Samuel Diaz 7027 N Monteith Ave Portland, OR 97203-5218 smdiaz097@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1034 | 3/27/2024 12:35:57 AM | 3/23/2024 10:11:39 AM | General Comment | tjmala927@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Soukxay Malavong 4376 SW Plumeria Way Beaverton, OR 97078-1268 tjmala927@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1035 | 3/27/2024 12:35:59 AM | 3/23/2024 10:03:59 AM | General Comment | kunglauren@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Lauren Kung 8613 SE Brooklyn St Portland, OR 97266-1544 kunglauren@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1036 | 3/27/2024 12:36:01 AM | 3/23/2024 10:01:57 AM | General Comment | amem8@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Tahirah Memory 18645 SW Hennig Ct Beaverton, OR 97003-2448 amem8@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1037 | 3/27/2024 12:36:04 AM | 3/23/2024 9:50:05 AM | General Comment | veradel17@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Veranda De La Torre 2325 SE 117th Ave Portland, OR 97216-4024 veradel17@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1038 | 3/27/2024 3:26:59 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Mark | Puhlman | LAKE OSWEGO | Enough is enough. You ask us to transition to electricity to improve the environment, then you hit us with two huge rate hikes. You will chase the public back to gas. Deny this rate increase. Enough is enough Dr. Mark Puhlman DNP | ||
| UE 435-1039 | 3/28/2024 12:32:03 AM | 3/27/2024 7:53:43 AM | General Comment | sarah.medley3@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Sarah Medley 730 NW 20th Ave Portland, OR 97209-1351 sarah.medley3@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-104 | 3/2/2024 11:54:39 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Emily | Garcia | PORTLAND | Burdening residential consumers with the cost of PGE's investments is unjustified. Rates were just raised an unreasonable amount this past January. Many Portlanders who don't qualify for PGE's financial assistance are struggling to pay bills. | ||
| UE 435-1040 | 3/28/2024 12:32:07 AM | 3/27/2024 5:04:40 AM | General Comment | matthewscarriel@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Carrie Matthews 1431 NE 21st Ave Portland, OR 97232-1565 matthewscarriel@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1041 | 3/28/2024 12:32:11 AM | 3/27/2024 1:00:24 AM | General Comment | emilytpaben@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Emily Paben 19091 Indian Springs Cir Lake Oswego, OR 97035-8321 emilytpaben@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1042 | 3/28/2024 12:32:13 AM | 3/23/2024 9:49:19 AM | General Comment | lasercat64@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Chris Tiemann 1675 Hallinan St Lake Oswego, OR 97034-6107 lasercat64@msn.com | |||||
| UE 435-1043 | 3/28/2024 12:32:17 AM | 3/23/2024 9:45:51 AM | General Comment | fartbox@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Dani Robinson 260 SE Edgeway Dr Beaverton, OR 97006-3545 fartbox@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1044 | 3/28/2024 12:32:19 AM | 3/23/2024 9:38:23 AM | General Comment | dashiellhock@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Dashiell Hock 7515 N Fessenden St Portland, OR 97203-1725 dashiellhock@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1045 | 3/28/2024 12:32:21 AM | 3/23/2024 9:37:23 AM | General Comment | ambergarrett1179@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Amber J Garrett 1853 84th Pl SE Salem, OR 97317-9706 ambergarrett1179@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1046 | 3/28/2024 12:32:25 AM | 3/23/2024 9:33:47 AM | General Comment | elk426@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Emily Konkel 2426 SE 74th Ave Portland, OR 97206-1149 elk426@charter.net | |||||
| UE 435-1047 | 3/28/2024 12:32:27 AM | 3/23/2024 9:26:24 AM | General Comment | carmensdbis@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Katie Brown 1326 SE Salmon St Apt 2 Portland, OR 97214-3672 carmensdbis@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1048 | 3/28/2024 12:32:29 AM | 3/23/2024 9:15:25 AM | General Comment | kylien.hyde27@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Kylie Hyde 7740 SE 62nd Ave Portland, OR 97206-8144 kylien.hyde27@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1049 | 3/28/2024 12:32:33 AM | 3/23/2024 8:56:33 AM | General Comment | stefhatcher@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs Stefanie Hatcher 2907 NE Couch St Portland, OR 97232-3224 stefhatcher@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-105 | 3/2/2024 12:03:13 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | PORTLAND | PGE rates are already high enough to be a cost burden to many people, especially as climate change advances and causes more severe weather with potentially fatal temperatures in both summer and winter. Affordable heat and cooling must be viewed as a human right and raising rates more will force many to choose between heat exhaustion, freezing and other necessities such as food. | ||||
| UE 435-1050 | 3/28/2024 12:32:35 AM | 3/23/2024 8:52:52 AM | General Comment | jacquiclauson@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Jacqui Clauson 909 Jackson St Oregon City, OR 97045-2065 jacquiclauson@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1051 | 3/28/2024 12:32:38 AM | 3/23/2024 8:49:31 AM | General Comment | kcarlson1996@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Kayla carlson 355 NE 78th Ave Portland, OR 97213-6338 kcarlson1996@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1052 | 3/28/2024 12:32:41 AM | 3/23/2024 8:42:27 AM | General Comment | s_hollowood@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Hollowood Sarah 3904 NE 64th Ave Portland, OR 97213-4471 s_hollowood@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1053 | 3/28/2024 12:32:44 AM | 3/23/2024 8:41:55 AM | General Comment | hurd503@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Harley Hurd 18540 SW Boones Ferry Rd Tualatin, OR 97062-8490 hurd503@icloud.com | |||||
| UE 435-1054 | 3/28/2024 12:32:47 AM | 3/23/2024 8:40:41 AM | General Comment | spenhl95@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Hannah Spencer 2325 SE Taylor St Unit 5 Portland, OR 97214-2860 spenhl95@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1055 | 3/28/2024 12:33:08 AM | 3/23/2024 8:30:42 AM | General Comment | tarajaime@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Tara Horn 5204 NE 19th Ave Portland, OR 97211-5633 tarajaime@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1056 | 3/28/2024 12:33:11 AM | 3/23/2024 8:21:39 AM | General Comment | nemisister@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households, and rethink the previously allowed 18% increase! Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Faith Martinmaas 5330 SW Nebraska St Portland, OR 97221-1660 nemisister@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1057 | 3/28/2024 12:33:14 AM | 3/23/2024 8:19:13 AM | General Comment | emmae143@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Emma Fortmiller 7695 SW Aloma Way Portland, OR 97223-7941 emmae143@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1058 | 3/28/2024 12:33:16 AM | 3/23/2024 8:09:14 AM | General Comment | oneame26@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Amelia ONeil 6536 NE Mallory Ave Portland, OR 97211-2422 oneame26@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1059 | 3/28/2024 12:33:18 AM | 3/23/2024 7:57:24 AM | General Comment | vanessabazzanisomm@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Vanessa Bazzani 4543 SE Logus Rd Milwaukie, OR 97222-5147 vanessabazzanisomm@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-106 | 3/2/2024 12:55:39 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Kara | Kerpan | PORTLAND | I oppose additional rate hikes for Portland General Electric. | ||
| UE 435-1060 | 3/28/2024 12:33:21 AM | 3/23/2024 7:51:58 AM | General Comment | saramalcid@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Sara Alcid 2503 N Willis Blvd Portland, OR 97217-7037 saramalcid@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1061 | 3/28/2024 12:33:24 AM | 3/23/2024 7:43:54 AM | General Comment | megbenderstephanski@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Meg Bender-Stephanski 2937 SE Taylor St Portland, OR 97214-4032 megbenderstephanski@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1062 | 3/28/2024 12:33:26 AM | 3/23/2024 7:43:21 AM | General Comment | katyamanges@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Katya Manges 3922 SE Salmon St Apt B Portland, OR 97214-4466 katyamanges@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1063 | 3/28/2024 12:33:28 AM | 3/23/2024 7:39:13 AM | General Comment | cbullar1@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Chris bullard 8265 N Peninsular Ave Portland, OR 97217-6339 cbullar1@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1064 | 3/28/2024 12:33:31 AM | 3/23/2024 7:35:24 AM | General Comment | jessicamcb@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Jessica McBride 12060 SW Burnett Ct Beaverton, OR 97008-7960 jessicamcb@comcast.net | |||||
| UE 435-1065 | 3/28/2024 12:33:34 AM | 3/23/2024 7:11:30 AM | General Comment | emmacallender16@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Emma Callender 8265 N Peninsular Ave Portland, OR 97217-6339 emmacallender16@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1066 | 3/28/2024 12:33:36 AM | 3/23/2024 6:48:24 AM | General Comment | hendricks.gabby@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024, which is absolutely absurd. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Gabrielle Hendricks 3330 SE 14th Ave Portland, OR 97202-2854 hendricks.gabby@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1067 | 3/28/2024 12:33:39 AM | 3/23/2024 6:38:56 AM | General Comment | nanscie@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Nancy Ramirez 10765 SW Butner Rd Apt 21 Portland, OR 97225-5258 nanscie@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1068 | 3/28/2024 12:33:42 AM | 3/23/2024 6:37:36 AM | General Comment | natalie.nixon@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Natalie Athay 3707 SE 42nd Ave Portland, OR 97206-3200 natalie.nixon@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1069 | 3/28/2024 12:33:44 AM | 3/23/2024 5:45:49 AM | General Comment | bradshawnr@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Natalie Bradshaw 2880 SE Division St Apt 309 Portland, OR 97202-2082 bradshawnr@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-107 | 3/2/2024 1:26:52 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Clayton | Morgan | HILLSBORO | I am writing to express opposition to the aggressive rate increases by Portland General Electric. I am a Washington County resident and a PGE customer. We have no choice in providers or vote in rate increases. PGE's commitment to improve existing infrastructure and rectify regular outages is profoundly underwhelming. If PGE's claim that the legislature, via HB 2021, has literally forced them to raise rates more than 40% since 2020, then please publicly let us all know so we can direct outrage in that direction, too. I hope the Commission can scrutinize PGE's compensation structure for executives and shareholders, particularly during a time when everyday people are trying to bounce back economically from the pandemic. Thanks for your service to the community, and I hope you will think of the consumers as you deliberate PGE's proposal. | ||
| UE 435-1070 | 3/28/2024 12:33:47 AM | 3/23/2024 5:16:01 AM | General Comment | snowpanther5050@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Dr. Bob Johnson 2909 SE Martins St Portland, OR 97202-8747 snowpanther5050@proton.me | |||||
| UE 435-1071 | 3/28/2024 12:33:50 AM | 3/23/2024 3:05:50 AM | General Comment | wilsonkimwilson@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Kim Wilson 4524 NE 9th Ave Portland, OR 97211-4506 wilsonkimwilson@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1072 | 3/28/2024 12:33:52 AM | 3/23/2024 1:41:01 AM | General Comment | laura.helms10@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Laura Helms 6305 NE Hassalo St Portland, OR 97213-4922 laura.helms10@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1073 | 3/28/2024 12:33:55 AM | 3/23/2024 1:38:15 AM | General Comment | andrearubio112285@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Andrea Rubio 5325 N Interstate Ave Portland, OR 97217-4589 andrearubio112285@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1074 | 3/28/2024 12:33:57 AM | 3/23/2024 1:00:41 AM | General Comment | camgilly92@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Cameron Gilbert 2950 SE 109th Ave Portland, OR 97266-1223 camgilly92@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1075 | 3/28/2024 12:34:00 AM | 3/23/2024 1:00:26 AM | General Comment | lexislotterback@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Alexandra Slotterback 529 SW Taylors Ferry Rd Portland, OR 97219-3049 lexislotterback@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1076 | 3/28/2024 12:34:02 AM | 3/23/2024 1:00:24 AM | General Comment | darahanley07@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Dara Hanley 8465 SW Hemlock St Portland, OR 97223-5832 darahanley07@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1077 | 3/28/2024 12:34:04 AM | 3/22/2024 11:52:09 PM | General Comment | raquelbarajas17@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Raquel Barajas 3339 SE Caruthers St Portland, OR 97214-5723 raquelbarajas17@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1078 | 3/28/2024 12:34:06 AM | 3/22/2024 11:42:18 PM | General Comment | sk8dvs1212@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Ray Ferro 77 NE Grand Ave Portland, OR 97232-3548 sk8dvs1212@msn.com | |||||
| UE 435-1079 | 3/28/2024 12:34:09 AM | 3/22/2024 11:41:18 PM | General Comment | earthinrevolt@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). The CEO of PEG makes $6 million annually. This company's rate increases are selfish and hurting hard working people who are struggling to keep their housing and feed their children. Their behavior to take and take and take from us is insulting and criminal. I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregonians. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage which is estimated at $17 million. This is about lining the pockets of top 5 highest paid employees who are benefiting from millions of dollars in PGE stocks. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. julie reardon 5469 NE Sandycrest Ter Apt 1 Portland, OR 97213-2637 earthinrevolt@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-108 | 3/2/2024 3:35:20 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | maryam | hoffmann | PORTLAND | Thanks for this! I wrote: I am writing to express opposition to the aggressive rate increases by Portland General Electric. I am a Portland resident (address redacted) and a PGE customer. We have no choice in providers or vote in rate increases. PGE's commitment to improve existing infrastructure and rectify regular outages is profoundly underwhelming. If PGE's claim that the legislature, via HB 2021, has literally forced them to raise rates more than 40% since 2020, then please publicly let us all know so we can direct outrage in that direction, too. I hope the Commission can scrutinize PGE's compensation structure for executives and shareholders, particularly during a time when everyday people are trying to bounce back economically from the pandemic. Thanks for your service to the community, and I hope you will think of the consumers as you deliberate PGE's proposal. | ||
| UE 435-1080 | 3/28/2024 12:34:12 AM | 3/22/2024 11:38:16 PM | General Comment | anayelidespinosa@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Anayeli Diaz-Espinosa 6912 SE 68th Ave Portland, OR 97206-7324 anayelidespinosa@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1081 | 3/28/2024 12:34:14 AM | 3/22/2024 11:35:29 PM | General Comment | boxchevy503@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Brian McKenzie 10026 SE Division St Apt 302 Portland, OR 97266-1369 boxchevy503@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1082 | 3/28/2024 12:34:17 AM | 3/22/2024 11:35:00 PM | General Comment | akirkby24@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr Adam Kirkby 2697 NE Overlook Dr Hillsboro, OR 97124-7683 akirkby24@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1083 | 3/28/2024 12:34:19 AM | 3/22/2024 11:06:14 PM | General Comment | o.cutler@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Olivia Cutler 2108 N Terry St Portland, OR 97217-6448 o.cutler@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1084 | 3/28/2024 12:34:22 AM | 3/22/2024 11:04:42 PM | General Comment | kencipriotti@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Dr. Light Ray 1120 Hood St NE Salem, OR 97301-7811 kencipriotti@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1085 | 3/28/2024 12:34:24 AM | 3/22/2024 10:51:36 PM | General Comment | annalisa122@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, ms. Anna-Lisa Pillay 6576 Garden Valley Rd Roseburg, OR 97471-7830 annalisa122@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1086 | 3/28/2024 12:34:27 AM | 3/22/2024 10:50:01 PM | General Comment | stacymyway@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, X Stacy Richards 2004 NE Rosa Parks Way Portland, OR 97211-5347 stacymyway@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1087 | 3/28/2024 12:34:29 AM | 3/22/2024 10:39:46 PM | General Comment | sydneylagasca@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Queen Sydney Morrisson 224 SW Woods St Portland, OR 97201-4740 sydneylagasca@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1088 | 3/28/2024 12:34:31 AM | 3/22/2024 10:29:29 PM | General Comment | reyes.miller@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Tadeo Miller-Castro 5030 SE Stephens St Portland, OR 97215-3287 reyes.miller@icloud.com | |||||
| UE 435-1089 | 3/28/2024 12:34:34 AM | 3/22/2024 10:17:58 PM | General Comment | rachelmulderprints@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. rachel Mulder 3922 SE 37th Ave Portland, OR 97202-3203 rachelmulderprints@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-109 | 3/2/2024 4:02:30 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Terri | Nelson | PORTLAND | I would like to request an investigation to find out whether the proposed rate hike is proportional to PGE's infrastructure costs. Further, I believe this is a permanent hike in rates, and although this increase is ostensibly to pay for batteries to comply with HB 2021, I think that HB 2021 required any hikes to be temporary. | ||
| UE 435-1090 | 3/28/2024 12:34:36 AM | 3/22/2024 10:06:45 PM | General Comment | kym.condron@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Kym Condron-Lee 4835 SE Sherman St Portland, OR 97215-3848 kym.condron@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1091 | 3/28/2024 12:34:38 AM | 3/22/2024 9:56:15 PM | General Comment | Craw34@everyactioncustom.com | craw34@everyactioncustom.com. Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Sophia Crawford 11155 SW Hall Blvd Portland, OR 97223-8464 Craw34@pdx.edu | |||||
| UE 435-1092 | 3/28/2024 12:34:41 AM | 3/22/2024 9:53:32 PM | General Comment | ashleychan915@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Ashley Chan 3817 SE 9th Ave Portland, OR 97202-3706 ashleychan915@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1093 | 3/28/2024 12:34:43 AM | 3/22/2024 9:49:08 PM | General Comment | nathaliacase@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Nathalia Case 217 NE 146th Ave Apt 33 Portland, OR 97230-4267 nathaliacase@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1094 | 3/28/2024 12:34:46 AM | 3/22/2024 9:48:59 PM | General Comment | alortega0525@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Angel Ortega 11827 SE Pardee St Portland, OR 97266-3216 alortega0525@info.net | |||||
| UE 435-1095 | 3/28/2024 12:34:49 AM | 3/22/2024 9:45:15 PM | General Comment | peren.tiemann@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Peren Tiemann 1675 Hallinan St Lake Oswego, OR 97034-6107 peren.tiemann@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1096 | 3/28/2024 12:34:52 AM | 3/22/2024 9:40:23 PM | General Comment | taylorjacob929@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As disappointed PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr Jacob Tqylor 7011 N Montana Ave Portland, OR 97217-5433 taylorjacob929@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1097 | 3/28/2024 12:34:55 AM | 3/22/2024 9:39:24 PM | General Comment | skye.anderson.warding@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Skye Warding 5825 N Minnesota Ave Portland, OR 97217-4638 skye.anderson.warding@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1098 | 3/28/2024 12:34:58 AM | 3/22/2024 9:35:58 PM | General Comment | amanda@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). At what point is it enough? It feels crazy to have to point out how unreasonable these utility hikes are. If competition was allowed and we had a choice, or if the company was on the verge of bankruptcy, that might be different. But instead, the utility is very healthy, and prioritizing returns over customers. Please remember that families are already struggling, and these rate hikes have incredibly real repercussions when it comes to people choosing a/c and heat. Consumers don't have a choice, but luckily, PGE doesn't either. They have to take the deal they make with the county. Grow a backbone and stand up to them, for us. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Amanda Blum 2821 SE 45th Ave Portland, OR 97206-1615 amanda@howlingzoe.com | |||||
| UE 435-1099 | 3/28/2024 12:35:01 AM | 3/22/2024 9:26:37 PM | General Comment | fatalchemy@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Keeley Koch 10630 SW 49th Ave Portland, OR 97219-6802 fatalchemy@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-11 | 2/29/2024 4:36:08 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Reid | Zielissai | PORTLAND | PGE has increased last 3 years, totaling 45%. Does not know how people can live with these kind of increases. There will be more homeless people that can not afford to live. He also stated that he feels all of the comissioners that have left, have gone to private industry and are benefitting from the increases. | ||
| UE 435-110 | 3/2/2024 4:03:18 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Liam | Compton | LAKE OSWEGO | I strongly disagree with PGE rate hike. We have been getting rates hikes every year for no discernible improvement in service. I live in lake Oswego and the storm we had seemingly caught PGE off guard despite the crazy amounts of warning. I'm not saying that they are responsible for a weather event but it is literally their sole job to keep the power on and we already got a rate increase at the beginning of this year. They are proposing that they're going to be using this money for batteries, but I really don't have much faith in PGE at this point. We really should not allow this corporation to squeeze money out of the pockets of the people. I understand they have programs for people living in low income situations and that's great but it doesn't really affect that many people in the grand scheme of things. What we need to do right now is either look for ways to transition PGE into being a public utility or we need to find ways to keep the cost of electricity down as it really feels like we are just being squeezed dry for the sake of lining some pockets. | ||
| UE 435-1100 | 3/28/2024 12:35:03 AM | 3/22/2024 9:09:50 PM | General Comment | live4christ85@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Virsha Carter 22018 Erica Dr NE Aurora, OR 97002-9750 live4christ85@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1101 | 3/28/2024 12:35:06 AM | 3/22/2024 8:58:59 PM | General Comment | amberlee.piercy@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Amberlee Dykstra 6333 SE Cesar E Chavez Blvd Portland, OR 97202-7613 amberlee.piercy@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1102 | 3/28/2024 12:35:08 AM | 3/22/2024 8:49:30 PM | General Comment | jeff@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Dr. Jeff Truhn 16735 SE Kens Ct Ste A Portland, OR 97267-4760 jeff@cascaderecordpressing.com | |||||
| UE 435-1103 | 3/28/2024 12:35:10 AM | 3/22/2024 8:36:23 PM | General Comment | bhopalaleem@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Aleem Bhopal 15129 SE Myra Ln Clackamas, OR 97015-6436 bhopalaleem@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1104 | 3/28/2024 12:35:12 AM | 3/22/2024 8:33:53 PM | General Comment | karenmartwick@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Karen Martwick 616 SE 49th Ave Portland, OR 97215-1728 karenmartwick@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1105 | 3/28/2024 12:35:16 AM | 3/22/2024 8:32:54 PM | General Comment | jss_l_y@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Jesse Yelvington 5744 SE Davis Rd Hillsboro, OR 97123-8873 jss_l_y@live.com | |||||
| UE 435-1106 | 3/28/2024 12:35:19 AM | 3/22/2024 8:27:49 PM | General Comment | happysmith4@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Jordan Smith 7817 N Kellogg St Portland, OR 97203-3822 happysmith4@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1107 | 3/28/2024 12:35:22 AM | 3/22/2024 8:20:12 PM | General Comment | one.gasp@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Brian McCauley 4011 NE 129th Pl Portland, OR 97230-1401 one.gasp@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1108 | 3/28/2024 12:35:25 AM | 3/22/2024 8:19:47 PM | General Comment | curtiskatm@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. We need to know that our policy makers have our peoples backs. We need to only ask our community to pay whats actually reasonable. We cant keep being asked for more and more at an unreasonable rate. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. A lot of us are living paycheck to paycheck. Every dollar counts. Over-drafting your account by $0.50, can cause a $35-$60 fee. These changes matter. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Kat Curtis 4735 SE 31st Ave Portland, OR 97202-3641 curtiskatm@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1109 | 3/28/2024 12:35:28 AM | 3/22/2024 8:16:57 PM | General Comment | tylerrose1204@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Opal Rose 12206 SE 31st Pl Portland, OR 97222-8615 tylerrose1204@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-111 | 3/2/2024 4:28:43 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Melanie | Fletcher | SHERIDAN | Dear Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to express my profound concern and dissatisfaction regarding the recent announcement of rate increases by Portland General Electric (PGE). As a resident of Sheridan, living at 14619 SW Gopher Valley Road, I have been a loyal customer of PGE, relying on their services for my daily needs. It has come to my attention that PGE plans to increase their pricing rates. This decision is particularly disheartening because it seems to disregard the current economic challenges faced by many Oregonians, myself included. The lack of significant infrastructure improvements or movements to justify such an increase adds to my frustration. Moreover, despite these proposed rate hikes, I, along with other residents, continue to experience frequent power outages, which further questions the rationale behind increasing the financial burden on consumers. The absence of tangible enhancements in service delivery and infrastructure, coupled with the continuous inconvenience of power disruptions, raises concerns about the justification for this rate adjustment. It is crucial for utility providers like PGE to ensure that any increase in rates is matched with proportional improvements in service quality, reliability, and customer satisfaction. Lastly, consumers of essential utilities generally do not have a choice of provider. Unfortunately, I do not have the option to choose a different provider of electric services and "vote with my dollars" like I do with literally every other service I use. It is vital that any increase in rates be carefully reviewed to ensure that it's fair to consumers and does not impact consumers negatively without any benefits. Therefore, I urge the Oregon Public Utility Commission to thoroughly review PGE's proposal for rate increases. It is essential to ensure that any adjustments are reasonable, justified by concrete improvements, and considerate of the economic impact on Oregon residents. I look forward to your response and hope for a favorable review of this matter. Please consider the implications of these rate increases on consumers like myself, who depend on PGE for essential services but are left questioning the value and reliability of these services in light of recent developments. Thank you for your attention to this matter and for advocating on behalf of Oregon's utility consumers. | ||
| UE 435-1110 | 3/28/2024 12:35:30 AM | 3/22/2024 8:13:38 PM | General Comment | erinwalking@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Erin Walker 5595 NE Sandycrest Ter Portland, OR 97213-2648 erinwalking@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1111 | 3/28/2024 12:35:33 AM | 3/22/2024 8:08:26 PM | General Comment | cindybogdas@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Cindy Phillips 3538 SE Cora Dr Portland, OR 97202-3333 cindybogdas@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1112 | 3/28/2024 12:35:35 AM | 3/22/2024 8:03:43 PM | General Comment | milana.lowe@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Milana Grant 1846 NE Schuyler St Portland, OR 97212-4556 milana.lowe@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1113 | 3/28/2024 12:35:37 AM | 3/22/2024 8:01:24 PM | General Comment | angelawesome09@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs Angela Aasen 3000 E Middlebrook Dr Newberg, OR 97132-1418 angelawesome09@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1114 | 3/28/2024 12:35:39 AM | 3/22/2024 7:58:04 PM | General Comment | lydiacvogel@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, MA Lydia Vogel 2197 NE Barberry Ct Hillsboro, OR 97124-5907 lydiacvogel@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1115 | 3/28/2024 12:35:42 AM | 3/22/2024 7:55:30 PM | General Comment | nicolejsteele@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx Nicole Steele 5613 SE 58th Ave Portland, OR 97206-5568 nicolejsteele@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1116 | 3/28/2024 12:35:45 AM | 3/22/2024 7:50:47 PM | General Comment | tessarosejaqua@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Tessa Jaqua 14331 NE Siskiyou Ct Portland, OR 97230-3735 tessarosejaqua@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1117 | 3/28/2024 12:35:48 AM | 3/22/2024 7:36:30 PM | General Comment | hlbirdsong@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly urge the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers, including my family, are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January (plus spiraling food and materials costs, stagnated wages, and ongoing pandemic-related business hurdles). PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024, and we are feeling it. As a self-employed freelancer who works from home, these increases have a direct, negative impact on my ability to live within my earned income. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again, at the expense of Oregonians. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Heather Birdsong 2335 NW Raleigh St Unit 411 Portland, OR 97210-3730 hlbirdsong@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1118 | 3/28/2024 12:35:50 AM | 3/22/2024 7:32:12 PM | General Comment | woodsserina1@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs Serina Woods 633 SE 81st Ave Portland, OR 97215-2309 woodsserina1@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1119 | 3/28/2024 12:35:53 AM | 3/22/2024 7:29:18 PM | General Comment | lupeorona@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Guadalupe Harris 6670 SW Peach Ln Beaverton, OR 97008-5051 lupeorona@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-112 | 3/2/2024 5:35:21 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Adrianne | B | LAKE OSWEGO | This proposed rate increase my PGE is absolutely outrageous. We are already paying some of the highest utility bills in the country, and the fact that PGE wants to institute such a high rate increase is absurd. They feel more and more like a monopoly and the people of Portland have had enough. Why would we want to continue paying these fees and we’re still dealing with the power outages caused by storms? | ||
| UE 435-1120 | 3/28/2024 12:35:55 AM | 3/22/2024 7:27:13 PM | General Comment | kyland.holmes@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Kyland Holmes 7432 N Commercial Ave Portland, OR 97217-1516 kyland.holmes@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1121 | 3/28/2024 12:35:58 AM | 3/22/2024 7:25:08 PM | General Comment | janeythogmartin@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Janey Thogmartin 3018 SE 7th Ave Portland, OR 97202-2607 janeythogmartin@reed.edu | |||||
| UE 435-1122 | 3/28/2024 12:36:01 AM | 3/22/2024 7:23:48 PM | General Comment | elizabethalf42@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. libby alfieri 204 Oakview Ave Portland, OR 97202 elizabethalf42@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1123 | 3/28/2024 12:36:03 AM | 3/22/2024 7:04:53 PM | General Comment | lillyhoang@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Lilly Hoang 19796 SW Yocom Ln Beaverton, OR 97007-5809 lillyhoang@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1124 | 3/28/2024 12:36:05 AM | 3/22/2024 7:04:33 PM | General Comment | taylorlee8@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Taylor Lee 1555 N Willis Blvd Apt 1 Portland, OR 97217-6706 taylorlee8@protonmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1125 | 3/28/2024 12:36:08 AM | 3/22/2024 7:03:29 PM | General Comment | jenjengentry@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs Jen Gentry 4605 SW Larch Dr Beaverton, OR 97005-3411 jenjengentry@hotmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1126 | 3/28/2024 12:36:10 AM | 3/22/2024 6:58:15 PM | General Comment | maria.hergvn@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Maria Hernandez 12668 SE Bush St Portland, OR 97236-3423 maria.hergvn@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1127 | 3/28/2024 12:36:12 AM | 3/22/2024 6:57:16 PM | General Comment | katpower246@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Morgan Gallardo 15379 SE Francis Ave Portland, OR 97267-3027 katpower246@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1128 | 3/28/2024 12:36:14 AM | 3/22/2024 6:55:19 PM | General Comment | diviningtime@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Rebecca Price 3311 SE 141st Ave Portland, OR 97236-2904 diviningtime@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1129 | 3/28/2024 12:36:17 AM | 3/22/2024 6:50:39 PM | General Comment | xianjahn@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Christian Jahn 5325 N Interstate Ave Apt 724 Portland, OR 97217-4591 xianjahn@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-113 | 3/2/2024 5:50:06 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Joseph | Kirk | PORTLAND | I find it distressing that such increases are being proposed, particularly considering the economic challenges faced by many individuals and families in our city. It is evident that these rate hikes will place a significant burden on a large portion of Portland's population, especially those who already struggle to make ends meet on modest incomes. Many hardworking individuals in our community barely earn a decent wage and find it increasingly difficult to afford basic necessities, let alone the additional financial strain that higher utility bills will bring. For countless Portlanders, affordable housing is already a pressing issue, with rent prices continuously rising beyond the reach of many. Adding further financial pressure through increased utility costs will only exacerbate the situation, forcing individuals and families to make impossible choices between paying for essential services like electricity and meeting other critical needs such as housing, food, and healthcare. Moreover, these rate hikes disproportionately affect vulnerable populations, including low-income households, seniors, and individuals with disabilities who are already marginalized in our society. It is imperative that any decisions regarding rate increases take into account the broader socioeconomic impact on the most vulnerable members of our community. As a responsible and community-minded utility provider, Portland General Electric has a duty to consider the well-being of all its customers, especially those who are most financially vulnerable. I urge you to reevaluate the proposed rate hikes and explore alternative solutions that prioritize affordability and equity. This may include seeking efficiencies within the company's operations, exploring renewable energy options, and advocating for policies that support fair utility pricing for all. Failure to do so will only deepen the economic hardships faced by many in our city and undermine the principles of community solidarity that we hold dear. | ||
| UE 435-1130 | 3/28/2024 12:36:19 AM | 3/22/2024 6:44:44 PM | General Comment | ambrela@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Amber Taniuchi 10915 SE Clay St Portland, OR 97216-3157 ambrela@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1131 | 3/28/2024 12:36:21 AM | 3/22/2024 6:43:13 PM | General Comment | James.gorsline5@everyactioncustom.com | james.gorsline5@everyactioncustom.com. Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. James Gorsline 442 SW Valeria View Dr Portland, OR 97225-7074 James.gorsline5@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1132 | 3/28/2024 12:36:24 AM | 3/22/2024 6:41:31 PM | General Comment | meganachambers@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers, my family included, are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. Any savings we were putting away has now been rolled into our power bill. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. This while inflation has been skyrocketing? Who’s making these decisions? People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Megan Chambers 14110 SE Linden Ln Milwaukie, OR 97267-1268 meganachambers@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1133 | 3/28/2024 12:36:26 AM | 3/22/2024 6:41:08 PM | General Comment | theycallheraction@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Katherine McGuiness 5439 SE Tolman St Portland, OR 97206-6856 theycallheraction@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1134 | 3/28/2024 12:36:29 AM | 3/22/2024 6:34:55 PM | General Comment | jmarierodriguez24@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Julie Toporowski 16680 SE Valley View Rd Milwaukie, OR 97267-6330 jmarierodriguez24@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1135 | 3/28/2024 12:36:32 AM | 3/22/2024 6:27:01 PM | General Comment | tougasrr@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a Portland resident, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. RT Tougas 1235 NE 80th Ave Portland, OR 97213-6833 tougasrr@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1136 | 3/28/2024 12:36:35 AM | 3/22/2024 6:26:52 PM | General Comment | mdrasye@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Mckenna Neale 6825 N Salem Ave Portland, OR 97203-5363 mdrasye@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1137 | 3/28/2024 12:36:38 AM | 3/22/2024 6:21:15 PM | General Comment | theoasterion@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Theo Spain 7701 N Westanna Ave Portland, OR 97203-2629 theoasterion@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1138 | 3/28/2024 12:36:42 AM | 3/22/2024 6:13:51 PM | General Comment | carolinaruiz@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Carolina Ruiz 10480 SW Eastridge St Apt 29 Portland, OR 97225-5041 carolinaruiz@lclark.edu | |||||
| UE 435-1139 | 3/28/2024 9:23:39 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Stephanie | Symonds | BEAVERTON | A monopoly should not legally be allowed to increase prices however they feel and continue to give bonuses to their higher ups. Take the bonuses and apply that cost saving measure to the publics "rate" of using electricity. | ||
| UE 435-114 | 3/2/2024 8:07:37 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Grey | Dodds | PORTLAND | It is infuriating to see the greed on display by PGE with another request for a rate increase after the last two years. They are more profitable than ever and we already have unusually expensive power and water costs in this area compared to much of the rest of the country, the vast majority of which are not consumption-based but high base fees. I will have zero faith in OPUC as a regulator if this continues. This should be the easiest denial decision in a very long time. Time to prove if you serve the public, or just rubberstamp what public utilities ask for. | ||
| UE 435-1140 | 3/28/2024 5:02:45 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Stella | Garza | BEAVERTON | Please do not raise PGE costs again next year. Give us time to adjust to the huge price increase this year. Families and Seniors on fixed income are struggling with the rise in costs for food, housing, interest rate, etc. Thank you. | ||
| UE 435-1141 | 3/29/2024 12:31:47 AM | 3/22/2024 6:08:23 PM | General Comment | k20rhodes@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer and portlander,I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please stop being so greedy. The public is waking up and this is a bad look. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Kevin Rhodes 3624 NE 59th Ave Portland, OR 97213-3204 k20rhodes@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1142 | 3/29/2024 12:31:51 AM | 3/22/2024 6:02:54 PM | General Comment | thekimbleverse@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. There is no way that the cost of providing everyone in the Portland metro area with power has actually gone up to justify these rate hikes. Try giving the CEO less money. Electricity should be a state run monopoly not a for profit business. PGE trying to gouge their customers is disgusting immoral behavior. Thieves shouldn’t be allowed to run a business. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Dr. Daniel Kimble 634 NW Flanders St Portland, OR 97209-3644 thekimbleverse@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1143 | 3/29/2024 12:31:54 AM | 3/22/2024 6:02:28 PM | General Comment | kaylakirk3147@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Kayla Kirk 28TH Ave Portland, OR 97202 kaylakirk3147@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1144 | 3/29/2024 12:31:57 AM | 3/22/2024 5:56:27 PM | General Comment | rahulgautam98@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Rahul Gautam 1818 SW 4th Ave Portland, OR 97201-5511 rahulgautam98@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1145 | 3/29/2024 12:31:59 AM | 3/22/2024 5:44:23 PM | General Comment | bruschi_max@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Massimiliano Bruschi 3519 SE 62nd Ave Portland, OR 97206-2729 bruschi_max@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1146 | 3/29/2024 12:32:02 AM | 3/22/2024 5:34:22 PM | General Comment | anasally2023@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Ana Gonzalez 5994 SE Drake St Hillsboro, OR 97123-8676 anasally2023@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1147 | 3/29/2024 12:32:05 AM | 3/22/2024 5:33:26 PM | General Comment | tanzer22@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Rachel Tanzer 7606 SE Steele St Portland, OR 97206-5258 tanzer22@csld.edu | |||||
| UE 435-1148 | 3/29/2024 12:32:15 AM | 3/22/2024 5:29:46 PM | General Comment | valeriefabiano@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Valerie Fabiano 4824 SW Shattuck Rd Portland, OR 97221-3057 valeriefabiano@icloud.com | |||||
| UE 435-1149 | 3/29/2024 12:32:17 AM | 3/22/2024 5:28:50 PM | General Comment | elyssarenae4@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer in Salem, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still struggling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Elyssa Henry 1145 Church St NE Salem, OR 97301-1103 elyssarenae4@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-115 | 3/2/2024 9:38:02 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Jesse | Lawrence | GRESHAM | Dear Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to express my profound concern and dissatisfaction regarding the recent announcement of rate increases by Portland General Electric (PGE). As a resident of the greater Portland area, living in Gresham, I have been a customer of PGE for years, relying on their services for my daily needs. It has come to my attention that PGE wanting another price rate increase . This decision is particularly disheartening because it seems to disregard the current economic challenges faced by many Oregonians and this news comes immediately after a recent rate increase. The lack of significant infrastructure improvements or movements to justify such an increase adds to my frustration given the recent problems we've already dealt with. Moreover, despite these proposed rate hikes, I, along with other residents, continue to experience frequent power outages which further questions the rationale behind increasing the financial burden on consumers. The absence of tangible enhancements in service delivery and infrastructure coupled with the continuous inconvenience of power disruptions raises concerns about the justification for this rate adjustment. It is crucial for utility providers like PGE to ensure that any increase in rates is matched with proportional improvements in service quality, reliability, and customer satisfaction. That said, I urge the Oregon Public Utility Commission to thoroughly review PGE's proposal for rate increases. It is essential to ensure that any adjustments are reasonable, justified by concrete improvements, and considerate of the economic impact on Oregon residents. Doubly so as we as consumers lack much choice in who supplies our energy needs. I look forward to your response and hope for a favorable review of this matter. Please consider the implications of these rate increases on consumers like myself, who depend on PGE for essential services but are left questioning the value and reliability of these services in light of recent developments. Thank you for your attention to this matter and for advocating on behalf of Oregon's utility consumers. | ||
| UE 435-1150 | 3/29/2024 12:32:20 AM | 3/22/2024 5:18:30 PM | General Comment | traf1872@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Kara Traffas 6655 SW Nyberg Ln Tualatin, OR 97062-7813 traf1872@pacificu.edu | |||||
| UE 435-1151 | 3/29/2024 12:32:22 AM | 3/22/2024 5:15:16 PM | General Comment | antonio.jimmy.anderson@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Antonio Anderson 1834 SE Stark St Portland, OR 97214-1548 antonio.jimmy.anderson@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1152 | 3/29/2024 12:32:25 AM | 3/22/2024 5:14:45 PM | General Comment | rachiepoo804@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Rachel Lam 2697 NE Overlook Dr Hillsboro, OR 97124-7683 rachiepoo804@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1153 | 3/29/2024 12:32:28 AM | 3/22/2024 5:05:24 PM | General Comment | fragarfia@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. This is absurd — especially as the choice is either to pay these increases or freeze to death. We cannot afford these increases. I have a great job and my husband does too, yet we’re struggling despite being firmly middle class. I hate to think how much worse it is for people who are not as privileged as us. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs Francisca Garfia 4518 SE Salmon Ct Portland, OR 97215-2450 fragarfia@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1154 | 3/29/2024 12:32:30 AM | 3/22/2024 5:04:09 PM | General Comment | hardcorewaffle642@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Dylan Thelen 1115 SE Nehalem St Portland, OR 97202-6543 hardcorewaffle642@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1155 | 3/29/2024 12:32:33 AM | 3/22/2024 5:00:39 PM | General Comment | sophiavelles@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. sophia velles 8120 NE Prescott St Portland, OR 97218-4225 sophiavelles@icloud.com | |||||
| UE 435-1156 | 3/29/2024 12:32:37 AM | 3/22/2024 4:58:56 PM | General Comment | maxcamille9@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Max Camille 14018 Keil Rd NE Aurora, OR 97002-9438 maxcamille9@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1157 | 3/29/2024 12:32:39 AM | 3/22/2024 4:58:06 PM | General Comment | perezalayne@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. I CANT AFFORD THESE INCREASES. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Kathleen Rodriguez 2880 SE Division St Apt 221 Portland, OR 97202-2082 perezalayne@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1158 | 3/29/2024 12:32:43 AM | 3/22/2024 4:54:50 PM | General Comment | tiffanysackett0519@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Tiffany Sackett 3309 N Mississippi Ave Portland, OR 97227-2065 tiffanysackett0519@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1159 | 3/29/2024 12:32:46 AM | 3/22/2024 4:52:40 PM | General Comment | kit2adams@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Kit Adams 9025 SE Ash St Portland, OR 97216-1550 kit2adams@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-116 | 3/3/2024 8:39:16 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Ashlee | von Buttlar | PORTLAND | Here is a template; Dear Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to express my profound concern and dissatisfaction regarding the recent announcement of rate increases by Portland General Electric (PGE). As a resident of Portland, living at 1650 SW 58th Ave, I have been a loyal customer of PGE, relying on their services for my daily needs. It has come to my attention that PGE plans to increase their pricing rates. This decision is particularly disheartening because it seems to disregard the current economic challenges faced by many Oregonians. The lack of significant infrastructure improvements or movements to justify such an increase adds to my frustration. Moreover, despite these proposed rate hikes, I, along with other residents, continue to experience frequent power outages, which further questions the rationale behind increasing the financial burden on consumers. The absence of tangible enhancements in service delivery and infrastructure, coupled with the continuous inconvenience of power disruptions, raises concerns about the justification for this rate adjustment. It is crucial for utility providers like PGE to ensure that any increase in rates is matched with proportional improvements in service quality, reliability, and customer satisfaction. Therefore, I urge the Oregon Public Utility Commission to thoroughly review PGE's proposal for rate increases. It is essential to ensure that any adjustments are reasonable, justified by concrete improvements, and considerate of the economic impact on Oregon residents. I look forward to your response and hope for a favorable review of this matter. Please consider the implications of these rate increases on consumers like myself, who depend on PGE for essential services but are left questioning the value and reliability of these services in light of recent developments. Thank you for your attention to this matter and for advocating on behalf of Oregon's utility consumers. | ||
| UE 435-1160 | 3/29/2024 12:32:49 AM | 3/22/2024 4:51:31 PM | General Comment | victoriakroyal@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Victoria Royal 2250 NE Glisan St Portland, OR 97232-3531 victoriakroyal@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1161 | 3/29/2024 12:32:51 AM | 3/22/2024 4:50:26 PM | General Comment | leonardo.tarango99@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Leonardo Tarango 4050 SE Gladstone St Portland, OR 97202-3186 leonardo.tarango99@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1162 | 3/29/2024 12:32:54 AM | 3/22/2024 4:45:16 PM | General Comment | lana.walling@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Lana walling 1918 NW 31st Ave Portland, OR 97210-1906 lana.walling@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1163 | 3/29/2024 12:32:56 AM | 3/22/2024 4:44:43 PM | General Comment | molly.christison@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Molly Christison 6837 SE Mall St Portland, OR 97206-3573 molly.christison@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1164 | 3/29/2024 12:32:59 AM | 3/22/2024 4:41:04 PM | General Comment | coachlexw@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Alexis Weaver 907 SE 16th Ave Portland, OR 97214-2620 coachlexw@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1165 | 3/29/2024 12:33:03 AM | 3/22/2024 4:35:53 PM | General Comment | gailjjones84@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Gail Jones 3743 SE Taylor St Portland, OR 97214-4344 gailjjones84@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1166 | 3/29/2024 12:33:05 AM | 3/22/2024 4:20:59 PM | General Comment | anniemurrell13@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Annie Murrell 2361 NW Pettygrove St Portland, OR 97210-2639 anniemurrell13@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1167 | 3/29/2024 12:33:08 AM | 3/22/2024 4:20:55 PM | General Comment | lawkins16@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Nw Landon Hawkins 1624 SE Marion St Portland, OR 97202-7239 lawkins16@icloud.com | |||||
| UE 435-1168 | 3/29/2024 12:33:10 AM | 3/22/2024 4:20:24 PM | General Comment | delaneypearson28@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Delaney Pearson 12672 SE 25th Ave Portland, OR 97222-7937 delaneypearson28@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1169 | 3/29/2024 12:33:13 AM | 3/22/2024 4:15:21 PM | General Comment | anne.m.luttrell@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Anne Luttrell 2210 NW Everett St Portland, OR 97210-5508 anne.m.luttrell@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-117 | 3/3/2024 10:20:33 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Jacob | Harris | PORTLAND | Absolutely opposed. If the executives want to give themselves a bonus, they should find way to reform their expenditure System by discouraging waste and getting rid of the person incentive for middle managers to be less efficient in order to guarantee the same or more budget of following year. | ||
| UE 435-1170 | 3/29/2024 12:33:16 AM | 3/22/2024 4:07:55 PM | General Comment | bartaerin16@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Erin Barta 639 NE 81st Ave Portland, OR 97213-6932 bartaerin16@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1171 | 3/29/2024 12:33:18 AM | 3/22/2024 4:07:00 PM | General Comment | rubytrujillo78@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Ruby Trujillo 6510 Hilyard Ave Klamath Falls, OR 97603-6948 rubytrujillo78@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1172 | 3/29/2024 12:33:21 AM | 3/22/2024 4:06:35 PM | General Comment | osmith.546@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Olivia Smith 4122 N Haight Ave Portland, OR 97217-2920 osmith.546@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1173 | 3/29/2024 12:33:24 AM | 3/22/2024 4:04:19 PM | General Comment | alondrag082@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Alondra Garcia 6960 NW 162nd Ave Portland, OR 97229-7267 alondrag082@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1174 | 3/29/2024 12:33:27 AM | 3/22/2024 4:02:20 PM | General Comment | nwahlund@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs Nora Wahlund 7226 SE 64th Ave Portland, OR 97206-9659 nwahlund@lclark.edu | |||||
| UE 435-1175 | 3/29/2024 12:33:30 AM | 3/22/2024 3:59:49 PM | General Comment | cmoonstone2@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Julien Stonewood 3251 SE 179th Ave Portland, OR 97236-1140 cmoonstone2@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1176 | 3/29/2024 12:33:32 AM | 3/22/2024 3:59:42 PM | General Comment | veronica.a.porter@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Veronica Porter 8007 N Denver Ave Portland, OR 97217-6666 veronica.a.porter@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1177 | 3/29/2024 12:33:34 AM | 3/22/2024 3:57:46 PM | General Comment | holly.ramella@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Holly Ramella 12107 NE Broadway Portland, OR 97220-2023 holly.ramella@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1178 | 3/29/2024 12:33:37 AM | 3/22/2024 3:57:10 PM | General Comment | meghanoliva77@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Meghan Oliva 4142 N Overlook Blvd Portland, OR 97217-3425 meghanoliva77@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1179 | 3/29/2024 12:33:40 AM | 3/22/2024 3:55:57 PM | General Comment | davewaveking@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr Dave and Laurie King 8716 N Edison St Portland, OR 97203-5316 davewaveking@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-118 | 3/3/2024 2:49:36 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Loren | Behrman | BANKS | PGE hasn't focused on needed upgrades in the past ignoring infrastructure and finding expensive pet projects. Now with the last few increases power is unaffordable to many, and by their intent it is to make PGE and its investors happy. I am not allowed to choose my power company, I am not allowed to make my choice with my dollar to help PGE improve itself in any way, I have no say in the management of a private company that overpays its employees, and ignores needed public safety and infrastructure. Now they want us to take another 7% of our income and dedicate it to them.....no thanks! Spend what you already make on needed infrastructure improvements and safety upgrades and stop pissing more money away for pet projects that sound "green". Have them start proving that they want to be a power supplier that understands basic economics. | ||
| UE 435-1180 | 3/29/2024 12:33:43 AM | 3/22/2024 3:55:16 PM | General Comment | acaciaiscasey@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Acacia Bravo 4050 SE Gladstone St Portland, OR 97202-3186 acaciaiscasey@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1181 | 3/29/2024 12:33:46 AM | 3/22/2024 3:52:33 PM | General Comment | aoitsuda628@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, miss Aoi Tsuda 1818 SW 4th Ave Apt 918 Portland, OR 97201-5566 aoitsuda628@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1182 | 3/29/2024 12:33:49 AM | 3/22/2024 3:44:03 PM | General Comment | nastyatkline@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). I've been a PGE customer since 2015, and I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Nastya Kline 3616 SE Clinton St Portland, OR 97202-1538 nastyatkline@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1183 | 3/29/2024 12:33:51 AM | 3/22/2024 3:43:50 PM | General Comment | ajwaters521@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. AJ Waters 5328 SE Ogden St Portland, OR 97206-8249 ajwaters521@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1184 | 3/29/2024 12:33:52 AM | 3/22/2024 3:42:58 PM | General Comment | theoakline@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr Theo Kline 3616 SE Clinton St Portland, OR 97202-1538 theoakline@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1185 | 3/29/2024 12:33:55 AM | 3/22/2024 3:41:49 PM | General Comment | jbormacoff@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Jennifer Bormacoff 7015 SE HAZEL SR Portland, OR 97206 jbormacoff@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1186 | 3/29/2024 12:33:58 AM | 3/22/2024 3:37:12 PM | General Comment | jorgebautistapdx@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Jorge Bautista 4605 NE Killingsworth St Apt 6 Portland, OR 97218-1955 jorgebautistapdx@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1187 | 3/29/2024 12:34:01 AM | 3/22/2024 3:36:12 PM | General Comment | estherroedel.music@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Esther Roedel 1801 NE 162nd Ave Portland, OR 97230-5647 estherroedel.music@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1188 | 3/29/2024 12:34:03 AM | 3/22/2024 3:32:01 PM | General Comment | anauribe1112@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Ana Uribe 427 W Main St Hillsboro, OR 97123-3949 anauribe1112@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1189 | 3/29/2024 12:34:06 AM | 3/22/2024 3:31:17 PM | General Comment | Gimmebackmyprivacy@everyactioncustom.com | gimmebackmyprivacy@everyactioncustom.com. Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. My own bill seems to have gone up even more than that. It's frankly astonishing and DISGUSTING, particularly when held against the Executive Director earns. This is class warfare. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, M. Uma Kleppinger 937 NE Winona St Portland, OR 97211-4163 Gimmebackmyprivacy@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-119 | 3/3/2024 3:36:23 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Jess | Vestrit | PORTLAND | If PGE is hurting for money for their green energy plan, they can take it out of their CEO's salary and shareholder profit instead of making people freeze in literal state of emergency disaster weather. Raising prices year after year for a necessary service while making money hand over fist is disgusting and unconscionable. | ||
| UE 435-1190 | 3/29/2024 12:34:09 AM | 3/22/2024 3:28:45 PM | General Comment | chelsealwilkinson@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. This company is being greedy and nothing more!! Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. STAND UP TO GREED Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Chelsea Wilkinson 105 SE 109th Ave Portland, OR 97216-3131 chelsealwilkinson@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1191 | 3/29/2024 12:34:12 AM | 3/22/2024 3:15:53 PM | General Comment | handleydh@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx Darian Handley 2861 SE Walnut St Milwaukie, OR 97267-1316 handleydh@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1192 | 3/29/2024 12:34:14 AM | 3/22/2024 3:05:50 PM | General Comment | terrilburnett@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Terri Burnett 28069 SE Starr Rd Eagle Creek, OR 97022-8666 terrilburnett@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1193 | 3/29/2024 12:34:17 AM | 3/22/2024 3:05:44 PM | General Comment | sarakohler.oak@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Sara Ahmed 3291 SE 122nd Ave Portland, OR 97236-3387 sarakohler.oak@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1194 | 3/29/2024 12:34:19 AM | 3/22/2024 3:04:51 PM | General Comment | karinaisabella01@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Karina Alcantara 1880 SW 5th Ave Portland, OR 97201-5243 karinaisabella01@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1195 | 3/29/2024 12:34:22 AM | 3/22/2024 2:57:42 PM | General Comment | kjwillingham17@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Kristi Willingham 2345 NE Sandy Blvd Apt 12 Portland, OR 97232-3804 kjwillingham17@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1196 | 3/29/2024 12:34:24 AM | 3/22/2024 2:57:18 PM | General Comment | aacunapdx@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Antonio Acuna 2020 NE Multnomah St Portland, OR 97232-2280 aacunapdx@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1197 | 3/29/2024 12:34:26 AM | 3/22/2024 2:55:40 PM | General Comment | alicogs@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Ali Cogan 7204 N Mckenna Ave Portland, OR 97203-5130 alicogs@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1198 | 3/29/2024 12:34:29 AM | 3/22/2024 2:53:59 PM | General Comment | amoconnor38@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Alex OConnor 1615 SE 41st Ave OR97214 Portland, OR 97214-5231 amoconnor38@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1199 | 3/29/2024 12:34:31 AM | 3/22/2024 2:53:50 PM | General Comment | shianneschimmel560@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. shianne schimmel 12017 SW Steamboat Dr Beaverton, OR 97008-7046 shianneschimmel560@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-12 | 2/29/2024 4:36:17 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Jon | Smith | BEAVERTON | The proposed rate revision is higher than wage growth or inflation, and with so many service providers raising rates unbounded, this seems an onerous amount, especially for customers whose earnings don't get raises to offset their own rising costs. | ||
| UE 435-120 | 3/3/2024 4:02:19 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Grace | Alston | PORTLAND | This rate hike will make electricity unaffordable, full-stop, for low-income people. Electricity must not become a luxury. We, as consumers, should not be price gouged in the name of grid improvements. I'm not convinced this rate won't go towards stock PGE buy-backs, executive bonuses, or shareholder dividends. | ||
| UE 435-1200 | 3/29/2024 12:34:34 AM | 3/22/2024 2:52:29 PM | General Comment | Jon.CRAY@puc.oregon.gov | From: Francine Kaufman <francine.k@frontier.com<mailto:francine.k@frontier.com>> Sent: Friday, March 22, 2024 2:41 PM To: PUC_PUC.RSPF <puc.rspf@puc.oregon.gov<mailto:puc.rspf@puc.oregon.gov>>; bob@oregoncub.org<mailto:bob@oregoncub.org> Subject: Oregon Clean vehicle Rebate program Some people who received this message don't often get email from francine.k@frontier.com<mailto:francine.k@frontier.com>. The reopening of the clean vehicle rebate program between April and June of 2024 is applaudable. Unfortunately for people who already own electric vehicles and who live in multi-family dwellings including condominiums, apartments etc. built before a certain year when the requirement to include charging station infrastructure in those started, are still not likely to benefit from a rebate of the cost buying an electric vehicle. The cost to install charging stations and the cost of energy to charge an electric vehicle from our local electric companies is cost prohibitive, including from Portland General Electric, who just raised their rates by 18% and are wanting to raise them again by another 7%. Until the state of Oregon rewards lower income residents who live in multi family dwellings built before electric vehicle ev charging infrastructure was required with rebates commensurate with the cost of installing charging stations and using them the state of Oregon will not truly be supporting electric vehicles usage. Yahoo Mail: Search, Organize, Conquer | |||||
| UE 435-1201 | 3/29/2024 12:34:47 AM | 3/22/2024 2:51:41 PM | General Comment | ana.sofia.knutson@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs Ana Sofía Knutson 4022 SE 70th Ave Portland, OR 97206-3536 ana.sofia.knutson@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1202 | 3/29/2024 12:34:49 AM | 3/22/2024 2:51:01 PM | General Comment | adelerife@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Dr. Adele Rife 2335 NE Killingsworth St Portland, OR 97211-5540 adelerife@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1203 | 3/29/2024 12:34:52 AM | 3/22/2024 2:46:42 PM | General Comment | emily.schnipper@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. I am currently unemployed due to chronic health issues, but in the past I have worked as a case manager, and part of that was helping people get assistance on their electrical bills. The process, which is farmed out to myriad local nonprofits, all with their own procedures, is extremely time-consuming and difficult to navigate. Not to mention there are not enough funds for everyone in need. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Emily Schnipper 6730 SE 67th Ave Portland, OR 97206-7306 emily.schnipper@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1204 | 3/29/2024 12:34:54 AM | 3/22/2024 2:42:40 PM | General Comment | martinezsautumn@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Autumn Martinez 9323 SW Maplewood Dr Apt Q184 Tigard, OR 97223-6171 martinezsautumn@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1205 | 3/29/2024 12:34:56 AM | 3/22/2024 2:41:42 PM | General Comment | 6lucasp@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Lucas Paris 1534 SE Knight St Portland, OR 97202-5250 6lucasp@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1206 | 3/29/2024 12:34:58 AM | 3/22/2024 2:38:58 PM | General Comment | ggluna8947@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Graciella Luna 7461 N Van Houten Ave Portland, OR 97203-4262 ggluna8947@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1207 | 3/29/2024 12:35:00 AM | 3/22/2024 2:38:36 PM | General Comment | jessmmedina1@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Jessica Martinez Medina 665 SE 148th Ave Portland, OR 97233-2582 jessmmedina1@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1208 | 3/29/2024 12:35:03 AM | 3/22/2024 2:38:11 PM | General Comment | morgan.cain@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Morgan Cain 3510 SE 15th Ave Portland, OR 97202-2849 morgan.cain@ymail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1209 | 3/29/2024 12:35:06 AM | 3/22/2024 2:37:11 PM | General Comment | cabinneighbors@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Jonathan Thompson 1814 SE Madison St Portland, OR 97214-3846 cabinneighbors@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-121 | 3/4/2024 9:16:32 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Steve | Lattanzi | MILWAUKIE | I feels this is difficult for customers with the last 17% and now another 7% after that is very concerning. Please do not approve another rate increase – I am pleading with the commission to not let it pass! | ||
| UE 435-1210 | 3/29/2024 12:35:09 AM | 3/22/2024 2:36:24 PM | General Comment | yadi.perez95@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Yadira Perez 2753 NE Overlook Dr Hillsboro, OR 97124-7687 yadi.perez95@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1211 | 3/29/2024 12:35:11 AM | 3/22/2024 2:26:20 PM | General Comment | estelamunoz82@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Estela Munoz Villarreal 16016 SE Taylor St Portland, OR 97233-3243 estelamunoz82@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1212 | 3/29/2024 12:35:14 AM | 3/22/2024 2:24:26 PM | General Comment | paigeicardi@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Paige Icardi 13131 NE Glisan St Portland, OR 97230-2546 paigeicardi@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1213 | 3/29/2024 12:35:17 AM | 3/22/2024 2:22:32 PM | General Comment | whitneybradshaw15@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Whitney Bradshaw 1258 SE Henry St Portland, OR 97202-5556 whitneybradshaw15@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1214 | 3/29/2024 12:35:20 AM | 3/22/2024 2:15:03 PM | General Comment | c.branded@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. If they need more funds, may I suggest they look at their CEO salaries and start there. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Caitlin Couture 9110 NE Sacramento St Portland, OR 97220-5459 c.branded@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1215 | 3/29/2024 12:35:22 AM | 3/22/2024 2:13:37 PM | General Comment | ortiztrujillo4@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Diego Ortiz 1301 NE 8th St Gresham, OR 97030-5737 ortiztrujillo4@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1216 | 3/29/2024 12:35:25 AM | 3/22/2024 2:12:59 PM | General Comment | starkey.ja@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Jennifer Starkey 7549 N Albina Ave Portland, OR 97217-1305 starkey.ja@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1217 | 3/29/2024 12:35:28 AM | 3/22/2024 2:12:41 PM | General Comment | rbucayu@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Stop being racist greedy elitists! No shred of humanity stealing the people’s money for your lavish lives! While thousands of people become houseless. Shame on you! Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Raquel Bucayu 3817 SE 9th Ave Portland, OR 97202-3706 rbucayu@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1218 | 3/29/2024 12:35:31 AM | 3/22/2024 2:10:38 PM | General Comment | jmschultz9@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Michael Schultz 2714 NE Bryce St Portland, OR 97212-1638 jmschultz9@aol.com | |||||
| UE 435-1219 | 3/29/2024 12:35:34 AM | 3/22/2024 2:09:49 PM | General Comment | 2andrewrhodes@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Andrew Rhodes 1205 SW Cardinell Dr Portland, OR 97201-3162 2andrewrhodes@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-122 | 3/4/2024 9:19:14 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Cameron | Van Sant | PORTLAND | Please do not increase rates. I think the historic rate jump here in 2024 is big enough that one next year isn’t warranted. So many people right now are struggling to pay groceries and rent, this is not the time for a second big price increase. | ||
| UE 435-1220 | 3/29/2024 12:35:37 AM | 3/22/2024 2:07:01 PM | General Comment | taegenrm@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Taegen McShane 518 SE Heathcliff Ln Hillsboro, OR 97123-4196 taegenrm@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1221 | 3/29/2024 12:35:40 AM | 3/22/2024 2:02:57 PM | General Comment | pamelachines@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, C'mon Pamela Hines 8122 SE 9th Ave Portland, OR 97202-6507 pamelachines@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1222 | 3/29/2024 12:35:43 AM | 3/22/2024 2:02:08 PM | General Comment | kmgriffin02@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Kay Griffin 636 SE 47th Ave Portland, OR 97215-1713 kmgriffin02@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1223 | 3/29/2024 12:35:46 AM | 3/22/2024 1:59:35 PM | General Comment | janna.tessman@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Janna Tessman 11500 NE Fremont Ct Portland, OR 97220-1549 janna.tessman@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1224 | 3/29/2024 12:35:49 AM | 3/22/2024 1:58:27 PM | General Comment | jennajane.routenberg@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Jenna Routenberg 7227 N Philadelphia Ave Portland, OR 97203-3759 jennajane.routenberg@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1225 | 3/29/2024 12:35:51 AM | 3/22/2024 1:57:59 PM | General Comment | nickkalish@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Nick Kalish 3531 SE 11th Ave Portland, OR 97202-2735 nickkalish@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1226 | 3/29/2024 12:35:54 AM | 3/22/2024 1:51:43 PM | General Comment | chickypickle@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Sarah Rector 65 NE Ivy St Portland, OR 97212-2037 chickypickle@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1227 | 3/29/2024 12:35:57 AM | 3/22/2024 1:40:18 PM | General Comment | caitlinquinncredible@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Dr. Caitlin Quinn 6114 NE 35th Ave Portland, OR 97211-7335 caitlinquinncredible@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1228 | 3/29/2024 12:36:00 AM | 3/22/2024 1:16:57 PM | General Comment | rachel.e.lakey@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Rachel Lakey 1600 N Colfax St Portland, OR 97217-4758 rachel.e.lakey@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1229 | 3/29/2024 12:36:22 AM | 3/22/2024 1:08:25 PM | General Comment | jamie.aikman@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Jamie Aikman 5035 SE Knapp St Portland, OR 97206-8341 jamie.aikman@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-123 | 3/4/2024 11:18:19 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Tyler | Vranizan | PORTLAND | I am a customer of PGE and I consider this to be price gouging. It appears to be a reflection of greed rather than need. The public should not support the burden of excessive executive/administrative salaries. Nor pay for the corporate legal struggles this private corporation has brought on itself. Anything done directly on behalf of shareholders/executives should not land on the public who rely on this monopoly. | ||
| UE 435-1230 | 3/29/2024 12:36:25 AM | 3/22/2024 1:03:02 PM | General Comment | stefani.varney@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Stefani Varney 8934 SE Hawthorne Blvd Portland, OR 97216-1847 stefani.varney@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1231 | 3/29/2024 12:36:27 AM | 3/22/2024 12:49:13 PM | General Comment | emily.johnstone@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Emily Johnstone 5151 SE Holgate Blvd Portland, OR 97206-3886 emily.johnstone@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1232 | 3/29/2024 12:36:30 AM | 3/22/2024 12:28:35 PM | General Comment | elsikorski920@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Lisa Waters 2005 SE 92nd Ave Portland, OR 97216-1936 elsikorski920@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1233 | 3/29/2024 12:36:33 AM | 3/22/2024 12:27:38 PM | General Comment | roxanne.wylie@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Roxanne Miller 4029 NE Killingsworth St Portland, OR 97211-7950 roxanne.wylie@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1234 | 3/29/2024 12:36:36 AM | 3/22/2024 12:26:27 PM | General Comment | julieafonso@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January, myself included. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. Households like mine on a limited budget cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Julie Ramos 8315 SE 17th Ave Portland, OR 97202-7306 julieafonso@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1235 | 3/29/2024 12:36:38 AM | 3/22/2024 12:23:23 PM | General Comment | dawn.dixon@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Dawn Dixon 6623 SE 115th Ave Portland, OR 97266-4977 dawn.dixon@nelsongp.com | |||||
| UE 435-1236 | 3/29/2024 12:36:42 AM | 3/22/2024 12:17:49 PM | General Comment | mdixon7722@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Melissa Dixon 8503 SE Liebe St Portland, OR 97266-3145 mdixon7722@icloud.com | |||||
| UE 435-1237 | 3/29/2024 12:36:45 AM | 3/22/2024 12:17:16 PM | General Comment | frankenbob999@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Robert Patterson 7108 SE Ogden St Portland, OR 97206-7386 frankenbob999@hotmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1238 | 3/29/2024 12:36:49 AM | 3/22/2024 12:16:44 PM | General Comment | taliaiaazami@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Talia Aazami 212 SW Meade St Apt 6 Portland, OR 97201-4754 taliaiaazami@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1239 | 3/29/2024 12:36:51 AM | 3/22/2024 12:15:48 PM | General Comment | makemusicnotwar@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Airlia Oroszvary 4532 SE 70th Ave Portland, OR 97206-4451 makemusicnotwar@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-124 | 3/4/2024 2:02:10 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Philip | Munson | BEAVERTON | I am a customer of PGE since I moved to Oregon in 2011. In 2017, I joined the Time-of-Use plan with PGE to maximize my solar panel savings, reduce overall electricity costs (especially due to EV charging), and reduce the impact to the grid. For 2024, I have been hit disproportionately hard by the increase of PGE's rates. And this continues even more into 2025. Although this affects only ~1% of PGE customers, we are the ones that are doing more than anyone else to reduce the impact to the grid during peak times. During such times, PGE is needing to buy much more expensive electricity. With our efforts to shift our usage to mid or off-peak, we are not only improving the grid performance, but also allowing PGE to save significant amounts of money. For my data, I present my general usage of energy by peak times over 2023 and show the impact of PGE's rate increases. My off-peak usage accounts for 74%, mid-peak 13% and on-peak 13% with a total usage of 9362kWh. * With 2024 rate increases for Time of Use, this nets a 37% increase for off-peak, 27% increase for mid-peak and a 26% increase for on-peak. This is a net of 34% energy cost increase. * In 2024, PGE also announced a new Time of Day plan to replace Time of Use and Time of Use will expire by the end of 2024. On this new Time of Day plan in 2024, my rates vs 2023 would net a 123% increase for off-peak, 5% reduction for mid-peak, and an 88% increase of on-peak. This is a net increase of 101%. That means my costs will have doubled! Who approved this?? * Time of Day 2024 compared to 2024 Time of Use rates, this is a 63% increase for off-peak, 25% reduction for mid-peak, and 48% increase for on-peak with a net increase of 49%. * For 2025 suggested Time of Day rates, this becomes even more disproportionately high for off-peak usage. Compare to 2023 Time of Use rates, this will be an increase of 190% for off-peak, 3% for mid-peak, and 87% for on-peak. For a net increase of 152%! * 2025 Time of Day compared to 2024 Time of Use sees a 112% increase for off-peak, 19% reduction in mid-peak and a 48% increase for on-peak, for a net increase of 86%. * 2025 Time of Day compared to 2024 Time of Day sees a 30% increase for off-peak, 8% increase in mid-peak, and a 0% increase for on-peak, for a net increase of 23%. As you can see, because of my high off-peak usage, I am hit disproportionately hard by their rate changes. And the purpose of these plans are to move customers away from mid and on-peak towards off-peak. It is easiest enough to say that "overall, customers will only see an increase of 7.4%", but the 1% of customers that are doing their part are getting overlooked and their rates are increasing by an inordinate amount. Please do something about this. PGE should not be allowed to increase these rates so significantly. Also, if PGE wants to increase the number of customers that will help with grid reliance and saving costs during peak times, they need to provide a more reasonable rates for customers on Time of Use and Time of Day. In addition, EV charging is becoming more popular and will have a bigger impact to the grid. If PGE and Oregon want to support more EV vehicles and EV charging at home, then they need to look closely at these rates that are attempting to shift usage away from peak times. With rates as high as they will be for 2025, there will be very little incentive for customers to stay/join Time of Day rate plans. Not only is a strict schedule (and corresponding inconvenience) required to ensure you don’t incur high costs during on-peak, there will always be energy usage during on-peak. No one can cut out 100% of their usage and shift everything to off-peak. | ||
| UE 435-1240 | 3/29/2024 12:36:53 AM | 3/22/2024 11:48:53 AM | General Comment | haydengglass@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr Hayden Glass 711 NE Randall Ave Portland, OR 97232-2384 haydengglass@hotmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1241 | 3/27/2024 8:43:15 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Shawn | Murphy | TIGARD | I think it is totally unfair in regards to PGE’s consistent rate increases. I have no choice on who provides my electricity and therefore it’s a monopoly. Why are rate payers required to bail out PGE - they need to manage there losses. I thought the NW was suppose to have affordable electricity, does not feel like it! Thanks, Shawn | ||
| UE 435-1242 | 3/28/2024 2:12:31 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Mary | Hoeft | SALEM | I am a PGE customer and I oppose the proposed rate increases PGE is requesting for 2025. I am a low income individual, and I am on a very limited budget and these increases on top of the ones that were approved for 2024, which was too high, is not right. The discounts they offer are NOT enough to help and people are finding themselves with having to choose between heat or food. Wages and incomes are not going up like its reported at least not compared to these increases and the "discounts for low-income households" isn't high enough to even help. I think PGE should eat the cost of any upgrades or other technologies they want to implement. That is a choice not a federal requirement, at least not I am aware of, therefore they should eat the cost and customers shouldn't be forced to absorb it. The impact on people's incomes and abilities to pay and keep heat in their homes should be taken in consideration more than any profit they could make off of it and I am not the only one who believes that the increases they implemented this year was WAY TOO HIGH. | ||
| UE 435-1243 | 3/29/2024 1:37:23 PM | PACIFIC POWER | Oppose Docket | Web | Laura | CORVALLIS | Transcribed verbatim by Consumer Services staff - dr. RECEIVED MAR 15 2024 P.U.C. Dear PUC - Please stop giving the utilities whatever they want (PAC Power 30% since 2021) - think bigger - OR business & residences. Hold your ground. /s/ Laura Corvallis | |||
| UE 435-1245 | 4/1/2024 12:31:36 AM | 3/29/2024 2:04:33 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | jeanneroy62@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage you to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. The cost of electricity for our home was higher than ever, even though there are only two of us in the house instead of five. I understand that PGE has requested $202 million under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wish list for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. I do not think the PGE request is a fair deal for households. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Jeanne Roy 6805 SW 12th Ave Portland, OR 97219-2003 jeanneroy62@gmail.com | ||||
| UE 435-1246 | 4/1/2024 12:31:39 AM | 3/29/2024 1:56:08 PM | General Comment | giffordchristy2018@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Christy Gifford 3311 NE 135th Ave Portland, OR 97230-2817 giffordchristy2018@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1247 | 4/1/2024 12:31:42 AM | 3/29/2024 1:38:46 PM | General Comment | itsnorinda@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Norinda Rodriguez 10172 N Ziegler Ave Portland, OR 97203-1176 itsnorinda@comcast.net | |||||
| UE 435-1248 | 4/1/2024 12:31:45 AM | 3/29/2024 1:32:46 PM | General Comment | careydog@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Sir Carey Lee 3202 Bluff Ave SE Apt 17 Salem, OR 97302-3284 careydog@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1249 | 4/1/2024 12:31:47 AM | 3/29/2024 1:30:25 PM | General Comment | milodpope@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Milo Pope 7244 SW 27th Ave Portland, OR 97219-2509 milodpope@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-125 | 3/4/2024 3:38:32 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Justin | Luther | PORTLAND | Dear Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to express my profound concern and dissatisfaction regarding the recent announcement of rate increases by Portland General Electric (PGE). As a resident of Portland, I have been a loyal customer of PGE, relying on their services for my daily needs. It has come to my attention that PGE plans to increase their pricing rates. This decision is particularly disheartening because it seems to disregard the current economic challenges faced by many Oregonians, myself included. The lack of significant infrastructure improvements or movements to justify such an increase adds to my frustration. Moreover, despite these proposed rate hikes, I, along with other residents, continue to experience frequent power outages, which further questions the rationale behind increasing the financial burden on consumers. The absence of tangible enhancements in service delivery and infrastructure, coupled with the continuous inconvenience of power disruptions, raises concerns about the justification for this rate adjustment. It is crucial for utility providers like PGE to ensure that any increase in rates is matched with proportional improvements in service quality, reliability, and customer satisfaction. Therefore, I urge the Oregon Public Utility Commission to thoroughly review PGE's proposal for rate increases. It is essential to ensure that any adjustments are reasonable, justified by concrete improvements, and considerate of the economic impact on Oregon residents. I look forward to your response and hope for a favorable review of this matter. Please consider the implications of these rate increases on consumers like myself, who depend on PGE for essential services but are left questioning the value and reliability of these services in light of recent developments. Thank you for your attention to this matter and for advocating on behalf of Oregon's utility consumers. | ||
| UE 435-1250 | 4/1/2024 12:31:50 AM | 3/29/2024 1:26:19 PM | General Comment | ed@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Edwin L Mays jr 21929 NE Park Ln Fairview, OR 97024-3815 ed@endurawood.com | |||||
| UE 435-1251 | 4/1/2024 12:31:53 AM | 3/29/2024 1:21:57 PM | General Comment | wronguser1008@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Elaine Wong 18784 NE Clackamas St Portland, OR 97230-7105 wronguser1008@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1252 | 4/1/2024 12:31:56 AM | 3/29/2024 1:19:45 PM | General Comment | meaganstein19@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, dr meagan stein 1845 SE 58th Ave Portland, OR 97215-3418 meaganstein19@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1253 | 4/1/2024 12:31:58 AM | 3/29/2024 1:03:48 PM | General Comment | louisehoff2@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. What has PGE done to upgrade anything in Portland since 1990? Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, ms LOUISE HOFF 9240 SE Taylor St Portland, OR 97216-2124 louisehoff2@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1254 | 4/1/2024 12:32:00 AM | 3/29/2024 1:01:02 PM | General Comment | agentsassysquirrel@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Alice West 1237 SE 53rd Ave Portland, OR 97215-2646 agentsassysquirrel@hotmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1255 | 4/1/2024 12:32:03 AM | 3/29/2024 12:37:20 PM | General Comment | sushi.sash10@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Many of us are living paycheck to paycheck in the current economy, and are more financially vulnerable after the hardships brought about by COVID and other difficult circumstancesThousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Sasha Bartoo-Smith 4119 NE 41st Ave Portland, OR 97211-8241 sushi.sash10@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1256 | 4/1/2024 12:32:06 AM | 3/29/2024 12:26:59 PM | General Comment | andersleemeyer@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Anders Meyer 42338 E Larch Mountain Rd Corbett, OR 97019-9784 andersleemeyer@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1257 | 4/1/2024 12:32:08 AM | 3/29/2024 9:33:02 AM | General Comment | ldeepdx@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Lenny Dee 2580 NE 31st Ave Portland, OR 97212-3601 ldeepdx@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1258 | 4/1/2024 12:32:11 AM | 3/29/2024 9:24:01 AM | General Comment | jobefallen@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, . jobe fallen 7466 N Fiske Ave Portland, OR 97203-4520 jobefallen@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1259 | 4/1/2024 12:32:14 AM | 3/29/2024 9:02:57 AM | General Comment | wjoe24598@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Joe Worth Not Available Beaverton, OR 97005 wjoe24598@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-126 | 3/4/2024 4:53:13 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Tess | McCoskey | NEWBERG | March 4, 2024 Re: Portland General Electric – Rate Hike Increase for 2025 Dear Oregon Public Utilities Commission: As a senior citizen and Portland General Electric customer, I want to record my strong opposition to the proposed rate increase by Portland General Electric for 2025 for any amount. As you are aware, the following increases have already been approved for this utility: 8% in 2022 (34.4% + 8% = 42.4%) 9% in 2023 (25.4% + 9% = 34.4%) 18% in 2024 (7.4% + 18% = 25.4%) With the proposed increase of 7.4% in 2025, that will bring the total increase in our rate pricing to a whopping 42.4% at a time when there are exorbitant increases on everything from food, services, other goods, healthcare, utilities, etc. This unconscionable rate increase request tantamount to extortion and exorbitant give the last increase of 18% along with the most recent multiple rate increases. . The recent rate increases are devastating and doing immense damage to the current living standard and quality of life for all Oregonians not to mention seniors in general. I, along with my neighbors and friends here in Newberg and locally cannot comprehend the justification for the raising of the rates just shortly out of the crushing pandemic and while our inflation rates on everything are so very high. To top it off, Maria Pope, the CEO of Portland General Electric is recorded as receiving $6,256,599 in total compensation in 2022, which I am certain is has vastly increased since that date. Instead of requesting more money, the company should be cutting back on their expenditures like their own pay increase, Green/Renewable Energy, and EV programs. I ask that you please reject Portland General Electric’s request for the rate increase. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Sincerely, Tess McCoskey Newberg, OR | ||
| UE 435-1260 | 4/1/2024 12:32:17 AM | 3/29/2024 7:52:14 AM | General Comment | lemisin@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Lemi F 17330 SW Lawton St Apt 201 Beaverton, OR 97003-7625 lemisin@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1261 | 4/1/2024 12:32:20 AM | 3/29/2024 7:40:43 AM | General Comment | makaylaagnew@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Makayla Agnew 8640 SE Causey Ave Happy Valley, OR 97086-7599 makaylaagnew@gmail.comq | |||||
| UE 435-1262 | 4/1/2024 12:32:22 AM | 3/29/2024 7:08:46 AM | General Comment | kgllport@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Leslee Lewis 3908 N Concord Ave Portland, OR 97227-1012 kgllport@aol.com | |||||
| UE 435-1263 | 4/1/2024 12:32:24 AM | 3/28/2024 11:12:53 PM | General Comment | chelseewhitney102918@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Cody Chheung 2303 SE Courtney Ave Milwaukie, OR 97222-8182 chelseewhitney102918@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1264 | 4/1/2024 12:32:27 AM | 3/28/2024 9:53:02 PM | General Comment | mdianich@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. A Michael Dianich 42740 E Larch Mountain Rd Corbett, OR 97019-8774 mdianich@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1265 | 4/1/2024 12:32:29 AM | 3/28/2024 8:27:39 PM | General Comment | battilega@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Dr. Laura Battilega 32045 SE Pipeline Rd Gresham, OR 97080-8986 battilega@live.com | |||||
| UE 435-1266 | 4/1/2024 12:32:32 AM | 3/28/2024 8:13:26 PM | General Comment | aomcclain@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Anna McClain 3810 SE 13th Ave Portland, OR 97202-3815 aomcclain@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1267 | 4/1/2024 12:32:35 AM | 3/28/2024 8:10:41 PM | General Comment | ricowhitedancer@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Enrique White 8510 SE Steele St Portland, OR 97266-3858 ricowhitedancer@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1268 | 4/1/2024 12:32:37 AM | 3/28/2024 7:53:19 PM | General Comment | heidphil@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Heidi Wilson PO Box 352 Corbett, OR 97019-0352 heidphil@cascadeaccess.com | |||||
| UE 435-1269 | 4/1/2024 12:32:40 AM | 3/28/2024 7:53:18 PM | General Comment | kashvaughn@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Kash ONeil 22620 NE Hancock St Fairview, OR 97024-2614 kashvaughn@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-127 | 3/4/2024 9:09:11 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Jonathan | Butter | SAMS VALLEY | Citizens in Oregon can’t afford the latest 17% PGE price hike. Please reduce rates and do not approve any further price hikes. People are barely getting by as it is, you are going to create more homeless. | ||
| UE 435-1270 | 4/1/2024 12:32:42 AM | 3/28/2024 6:24:42 PM | General Comment | yoploda@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Joanna Yond 18436 SE Mill St # 94 Portland, OR 97233-5527 yoploda@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1271 | 4/1/2024 12:32:44 AM | 3/28/2024 5:03:25 PM | General Comment | curru_dayja@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Dayja Curry 401 NE Cook St Portland, OR 97212-2136 curru_dayja@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1272 | 4/1/2024 12:32:46 AM | 3/28/2024 4:26:35 PM | General Comment | brittanylampton@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Brittany Lampton 3702 SE César E Chavez Blvd Portland, OR 97202 brittanylampton@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1273 | 4/1/2024 12:32:48 AM | 3/28/2024 3:36:26 PM | General Comment | Arletawhite@everyactioncustom.com | arletawhite@everyactioncustom.com. Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Arleta White 4721 NE Killingsworth St Portland, OR 97218-1998 Arletawhite@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1274 | 4/1/2024 12:32:50 AM | 3/28/2024 2:57:05 PM | General Comment | kaleahdayla88@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Dustin Anderson 11475 SE 85th Ave Apt 108 Happy Valley, OR 97086-7689 kaleahdayla88@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1275 | 4/1/2024 12:32:53 AM | 3/28/2024 2:52:58 PM | General Comment | priscm0510@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Priscilla Mcdonald 1930 SW Hume Ct Portland, OR 97219-4179 priscm0510@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1276 | 4/1/2024 12:32:57 AM | 3/28/2024 2:18:46 PM | General Comment | nnichols@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Natasha Nichols 1381 NE Park Ln Fairview, OR 97024-3855 nnichols@ulpdx.org | |||||
| UE 435-1277 | 4/1/2024 12:32:58 AM | 3/28/2024 1:18:10 PM | General Comment | lfranklin@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Ladonna Franklin 13436 SE Bush St Portland, OR 97236-3378 lfranklin@ulpdx.org | |||||
| UE 435-1278 | 4/1/2024 12:33:01 AM | 3/28/2024 1:13:51 PM | General Comment | ajanderson8710@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Amanda Anderson 15520 SE Clatsop St Happy Valley, OR 97086-5502 ajanderson8710@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1279 | 4/1/2024 12:33:04 AM | 3/28/2024 1:02:10 PM | General Comment | rgtorres90@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Ramon Gordillo 17865 SW Pacific Hwy Tualatin, OR 97062-6602 rgtorres90@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-128 | 3/5/2024 6:08:02 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Chris | Riddell | PORTLAND | Dear Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to express my profound concern and dissatisfaction regarding the recent announcement of rate increases by Portland General Electric (PGE). As a resident of Portland, living at 2114 SE Hemlock Ave, Portland, OR 97214, I have been a loyal customer of PGE, relying on their services for my daily needs. It has come to my attention that PGE plans to increase their pricing rates. This decision is particularly disheartening because it seems to disregard the current economic challenges faced by many Oregonians, myself included. The lack of significant infrastructure improvements or movements to justify such an increase adds to my frustration. Moreover, despite these proposed rate hikes, I, along with other residents, continue to experience frequent power outages, which further questions the rationale behind increasing the financial burden on consumers. The absence of tangible enhancements in service delivery and infrastructure, coupled with the continuous inconvenience of power disruptions, raises concerns about the justification for this rate adjustment. It is crucial for utility providers like PGE to ensure that any increase in rates is matched with proportional improvements in service quality, reliability, and customer satisfaction. Therefore, I urge the Oregon Public Utility Commission to thoroughly review PGE's proposal for rate increases. It is essential to ensure that any adjustments are reasonable, justified by concrete improvements, and considerate of the economic impact on Oregon residents. I look forward to your response and hope for a favorable review of this matter. Please consider the implications of these rate increases on consumers like myself, who depend on PGE for essential services but are left questioning the value and reliability of these services in light of recent developments. Thank you for your attention to this matter and for advocating on behalf of Oregon's utility consumers. | ||
| UE 435-1280 | 4/1/2024 12:33:07 AM | 3/28/2024 1:00:49 PM | General Comment | laureny28.ls@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Lauren Smith 2178 NE 164th Ave Portland, OR 97230-5569 laureny28.ls@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1281 | 4/1/2024 12:33:09 AM | 3/28/2024 12:59:35 PM | General Comment | dell.goldsmith@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, ms dell goldsmith 7150 SW Newton Pl Portland, OR 97225-2047 dell.goldsmith@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1282 | 4/1/2024 12:33:12 AM | 3/28/2024 12:03:49 PM | General Comment | maira.navarrete@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Maira Navarrete 8730 N Endicott Ave Portland, OR 97217-7138 maira.navarrete@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1283 | 4/1/2024 12:33:15 AM | 3/28/2024 12:03:29 PM | General Comment | maira.navarrete@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Maira Navarrete 8730 N Endicott Ave Portland, OR 97217-7138 maira.navarrete@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1284 | 4/1/2024 12:33:17 AM | 3/28/2024 11:47:17 AM | General Comment | jcrammond@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Julia Crammond 12 NE 70th Ave Portland, OR 97213-5621 jcrammond@ulpdx.org | |||||
| UE 435-1285 | 4/1/2024 12:33:20 AM | 3/28/2024 11:43:08 AM | General Comment | melinda97381@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Melinda Naranjo 1015 Oak St Unit 22 Silverton, OR 97381-1763 melinda97381@hotmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1286 | 4/1/2024 12:33:22 AM | 3/28/2024 11:37:36 AM | General Comment | bonzwykman@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. bonz wykman 10110 SE Rex St Portland, OR 97266-6018 bonzwykman@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1287 | 4/1/2024 12:33:25 AM | 3/28/2024 11:32:01 AM | General Comment | sphillips@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Stephanie Phillips Bridges 10 N Russell St Portland, OR 97227-1619 sphillips@ulpdx.org | |||||
| UE 435-1288 | 4/1/2024 12:33:27 AM | 3/28/2024 11:06:20 AM | General Comment | kkcoughlin@yahoo.com | Do not approve another massive PGE rate hike. Too much too soon and it is too difficult to afford utilities for everyone I know. Kevin Coughlin 24 ne 66th Ave Portland Sent from my iPad | |||||
| UE 435-1289 | 4/1/2024 12:33:30 AM | 3/28/2024 11:03:44 AM | General Comment | annturnerpdx106@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Dr. Ann Turner 2007 NE Mason St Portland, OR 97211-5770 annturnerpdx106@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-129 | 3/1/2024 6:33:04 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Sandy | Berger | HILLSBORO | It’s my understanding that, together with the PGE proposed rate increase for 2025, that rates will have risen by approximately 39% since 2023. With increased rates for Pacific Power, and the increased cost of food and rent, the cumulative effect for senior citizens and low income Oregonians is not sustainable. I would hope that rather than low income individuals applying for utility discounts, that PGE and other utilities would exempt any Oregon customer who qualifies for SNAP benefits. | ||
| UE 435-1290 | 4/1/2024 12:33:33 AM | 3/28/2024 11:01:45 AM | General Comment | erin.telles@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Continuing to raise rates at a ratio that is FAR above cost of living and necessary is unconscionable. With skyrocketing costs that do not equitably benefit customers, we are continuing to add to the divide between rich and poor. A 30% raise in 2 years is absolutely ludicrous. PGE has already been given far more than is necessary to cover the improvements they are making. Stop giving in to their unreasonable demands and put the people first. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Erin Telles 19343 Whitney Ln Oregon City, OR 97045-4243 erin.telles@hotmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1291 | 4/1/2024 12:33:35 AM | 3/28/2024 11:01:20 AM | General Comment | beatramsey@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Beatris Ramsey 11806 NE 122nd Ave Vancouver, WA 98682-2256 beatramsey@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1292 | 4/1/2024 12:33:38 AM | 3/28/2024 11:00:09 AM | General Comment | beatramsey@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Beatris Ramsey 11806 NE 122nd Ave Vancouver, WA 98682-2256 beatramsey@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1293 | 4/1/2024 12:33:40 AM | 3/28/2024 10:58:21 AM | General Comment | joseph.stenger@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Dr. Joseph Stenger 4420 NE 36th Ave Portland, OR 97211-8204 joseph.stenger@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1294 | 4/1/2024 12:33:43 AM | 3/28/2024 10:56:37 AM | General Comment | vawnjason@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. It is clear this is nothing more than a blatant attempt to increase shareholder profits, which should not be subsidized by customers that have no choice over their utility provider. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again at the expense of our own well-being and for nothing more than to pad the pockets of already wealthy individuals. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Vawn Jason Borges 2539 SE Ash St OR97214 Portland, OR 97214-1732 vawnjason@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1295 | 4/1/2024 12:33:46 AM | 3/28/2024 10:52:30 AM | General Comment | silash@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Silas Hoffer 10728 NE Halsey St Portland, OR 97220-3967 silash@nayapdx.org | |||||
| UE 435-1296 | 4/1/2024 12:33:49 AM | 3/28/2024 10:51:44 AM | General Comment | sampsontaylor91@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Sampson Taylor 588 SE 217th Ave Apt 126 Gresham, OR 97030-2483 sampsontaylor91@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1297 | 4/1/2024 12:33:51 AM | 3/28/2024 10:50:39 AM | General Comment | sampsontaylor91@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Sampson Taylor 588 SE 217th Ave Apt 126 Gresham, OR 97030-2483 sampsontaylor91@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1298 | 4/1/2024 12:33:54 AM | 3/28/2024 8:34:27 AM | General Comment | speepon@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Lucia Henry 6710 SE Knight St Portland, OR 97206-5953 speepon@msn.com | |||||
| UE 435-1299 | 4/1/2024 12:33:56 AM | 3/28/2024 7:20:39 AM | General Comment | cdbooth50@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Christopher Booth 9942 NW Abbey Rd Portland, OR 97229-9128 cdbooth50@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-13 | 2/29/2024 5:02:57 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Margaret | L | SALEM | Please do not approve PGE's request for a rate increase. They already got one, and it's been devastating. Everyone I know was horrified by their increased energy bills this year. The average person's wallet is already strained right now, between out-of-control grocery prices, rent increases, and employers refusing to give anyone enough hours to live on. My family is struggling financially. We can't possibly "save energy" any more than we already are, and we can't possibly "save money" on anything else. There are no frivolities left to cut. We don't have streaming services or cable TV. We don't go out to eat anymore. We have the cheapest internet and phone service we can get that meets our work needs. We can barely afford basic necessities. Yes, we know about their income-qualified discount-- it barely helps at all. It is PGE's turn to be more responsible with their money. Please don't let them hurt us even more. | ||
| UE 435-130 | 3/1/2024 8:36:43 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | MILWAUKIE | The rate hike proposed for 2025 is ridiculous and considering the hike this January is untenable. Give the CEO a pay reduction first. | ||||
| UE 435-1300 | 4/1/2024 12:33:59 AM | 3/27/2024 10:53:21 PM | General Comment | lexiebabe101@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Alexis Burke 914 N Adams St Lafayette, OR 97127-9000 lexiebabe101@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1301 | 4/1/2024 12:34:01 AM | 3/27/2024 10:08:27 PM | General Comment | melbajade@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Melba Dlugonski 6735 SE 78th Ave Portland, OR 97206-7116 melbajade@hotmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1302 | 4/1/2024 12:34:05 AM | 3/27/2024 9:42:49 PM | General Comment | susniam@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, ms Susan Watt 7520 N Mohawk Ave Portland, OR 97203-3157 susniam@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1303 | 4/1/2024 12:34:07 AM | 3/27/2024 9:27:20 PM | General Comment | bren.oregon@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Brenda Peltier 43846 E Larch Mountain Rd Corbett, OR 97019-9720 bren.oregon@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1304 | 4/1/2024 12:34:11 AM | 3/27/2024 8:55:17 PM | General Comment | leahfredericks323@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Leah Fredericks 33233 NE Mershon Rd Corbett, OR 97019-8630 leahfredericks323@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1305 | 4/1/2024 12:34:12 AM | 3/27/2024 8:55:15 PM | General Comment | leahfredericks323@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Leah Fredericks 33233 NE Mershon Rd Corbett, OR 97019-8630 leahfredericks323@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1306 | 4/1/2024 12:34:15 AM | 3/27/2024 8:35:03 PM | General Comment | heartsewtuff@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Iris Chilton 12042 SE Bush St Portland, OR 97266-2374 heartsewtuff@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1307 | 4/1/2024 12:34:18 AM | 3/27/2024 7:41:02 PM | General Comment | matrixassociates@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Jennifer Pratt 38909 E Historic Columbia River Hwy Corbett, OR 97019-8820 matrixassociates@alum.mit.edu | |||||
| UE 435-1308 | 4/1/2024 12:34:20 AM | 3/27/2024 7:16:54 PM | General Comment | niveth@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Erica Cuesta 8329 N Johnswood Dr Portland, OR 97203-1169 niveth@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1309 | 4/1/2024 12:34:22 AM | 3/27/2024 6:37:24 PM | General Comment | joshua@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Joshua Pfaendler 5100 SW Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy Portland, OR 97221-2949 joshua@qwb.net | |||||
| UE 435-131 | 3/2/2024 6:57:54 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Josh | HILLSBORO | How is PGE able to raise rates 14% in 2023, raise rates another 17% in 2024, and now ask to raise rates even more in 2025 while also reporting a 24% increase in profit? If a company has government permission to be a monopoly, there needs to be strict laws for how they operate. They should not enjoy a $2.2 billion dollar profit for 2023 with zero competition and still operate for profit like they are competing in a legitimate market. I would gladly pay someone else for utilities, but there is nowhere else to go. It's absurd to even consider another price increase. | |||
| UE 435-1310 | 4/1/2024 12:34:25 AM | 3/27/2024 6:23:51 PM | General Comment | dfickeisen@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Duane Fickeisen 2360 SE 58th Ave Portland, OR 97215-4012 dfickeisen@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1311 | 4/1/2024 12:34:27 AM | 3/27/2024 5:51:06 PM | General Comment | christina@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Christina Davis 36435 SE Gordon Creek Rd Corbett, OR 97019-9709 christina@reworksinc.com | |||||
| UE 435-1312 | 4/1/2024 12:34:30 AM | 3/27/2024 5:48:03 PM | General Comment | jennibowker@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Jenni Bowker 14377 Emily Pl Oregon City, OR 97045-7135 jennibowker@hotmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1313 | 4/1/2024 12:34:33 AM | 3/27/2024 5:43:35 PM | General Comment | joanakirchhoff@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Joana Kirchhoff 3414 NE 73rd Ave Portland, OR 97213-5826 joanakirchhoff@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1314 | 4/1/2024 12:34:35 AM | 3/27/2024 5:32:26 PM | General Comment | mcb024@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Maggie Barton 1835 N Skidmore St Portland, OR 97217-3478 mcb024@bucknell.edu | |||||
| UE 435-1315 | 4/1/2024 12:34:38 AM | 3/27/2024 5:17:45 PM | General Comment | samanthaaleo@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Samantha Aleo 128 SE 22nd Ave Portland, OR 97214-1881 samanthaaleo@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1316 | 4/1/2024 12:34:41 AM | 3/27/2024 5:17:11 PM | General Comment | jackson.d.winkler@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Jackson Winkler 5660 SW 180th Ave Apt 7 Beaverton, OR 97078-3243 jackson.d.winkler@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1317 | 4/1/2024 12:34:43 AM | 3/27/2024 5:05:06 PM | General Comment | kshelman49@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs Kathleen Shelman 36141 SE Hurlburt Rd Corbett, OR 97019-8656 kshelman49@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1318 | 4/1/2024 12:34:45 AM | 3/27/2024 4:28:23 PM | General Comment | klausheyne@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). This winter was yet another PGE disaster in one of the mostpopylated counties of Oregon: downed power lines which killed our power for 10 days are so Third World! Unless PGE invests in underground power distribution in areas of high incidence of outages due to overhead lines going down (they have the data!), there is no justification for another rate increase As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households without improving the power distribution infrastructure. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for rate increases but not improving services. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Klaus Heyne 41101 SE Louden Rd Corbett, OR 97019-8769 klausheyne@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1319 | 4/1/2024 12:34:47 AM | 3/27/2024 4:10:09 PM | General Comment | joseph.stenger@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Dr. Joseph Stenger 4420 NE 36th Ave Portland, OR 97211-8204 joseph.stenger@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-132 | 3/2/2024 8:38:37 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Mel | Zillick | PORTLAND | I can’t believe that the state is continuing to consider rate hikes by PGE and PAC. 3 days ago PGE made what looked like a reach out to help low income homes, then the very next day they announced asking for a significant rate hike. So the low income reach was simply a marketing strategy. By continuing to approve these you are pushing more people to the financial edge. I work with low to moderate income communities and I also work with the utilities. This winter some residents have experienced $400-600 per month electricity increases. Someone that I know that has a completely natural gas home and completely insulated, is married with 2 kids and still experience’s $400 winter bills. Why are you putting these electric changes all on the laps of the people? Yes we need to change the grid, yet the federal and state governments should be addressing this and stop making all of us poorer through utilities greed. A lot of people are now starting to say that they are sticking to natural gas or switching back over. That is turning us in the opposite direction. Please stop these increases! | ||
| UE 435-1320 | 4/1/2024 12:34:49 AM | 3/27/2024 4:02:51 PM | General Comment | nanhedrick2@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). I was involved in helping my low-income brother avoid homelessness in 2022. He was not able to pay his PGE or water utility bill for months, until other low-income benefits were received. So as a PGE customer, former social worker, and as one concerned that we don't create new burdens for low-income households, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Nancy Hedrick 6902 N Villard Ave Portland, OR 97217-5157 nanhedrick2@hotmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1321 | 4/1/2024 12:34:52 AM | 3/27/2024 4:02:23 PM | General Comment | mitasc@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Carlyn Mitas 33500 SE Stevens Rd Corbett, OR 97019-8683 mitasc@cascadeaccess.com | |||||
| UE 435-1322 | 4/1/2024 12:34:54 AM | 3/27/2024 3:59:09 PM | General Comment | roughskinnednewt@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Dianne Ensign 11600 SW Lancaster Rd Portland, OR 97219-7655 roughskinnednewt@hotmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1323 | 4/1/2024 12:34:56 AM | 3/27/2024 3:56:54 PM | General Comment | paula.yocum@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. This is absolutely ridiculous. How many folks do you want to put on the street before you stop this absurdity. Yes, this will put more people out on the street. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. I strongly believe that infrastructure changes need to be made as we move into a new world. PGE needed to start making those changes years ago. Did they? No!! Now they wantrare payers to foot the bill. No more rate increases on rate payers backs. Honestly, if I could consistently generate enough power from my solar panels I’d go off the grid. At this point in time I can’t. And this leads me to another issue on cuts on the credits we who have solar panels that PGE wants to make. My understanding is that pge is intimating that the credits aren’t worth the amount that pge is paying to us for them. If this were true it would have always been the case and they would never have given us the amount that they do. Those credits are worth every kilowatt that we earn. They are most likely worth more than waht we earn. My stand is that pge miscalculated and now they want rate payers to pay the costc. Pge needs to eat the cost and they also don’t get to reduce the price we get for our solar credits. And they need to manage much better than they do. Stop catering to pge. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Paula Yocum 8924 SE Morrison St Portland, OR 97216-1729 paula.yocum@gmail.coml | |||||
| UE 435-1324 | 4/1/2024 12:34:59 AM | 3/27/2024 3:53:09 PM | General Comment | ocub@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr Rick Ray 30777 NE Hurt Rd Troutdale, OR 97060-9380 ocub@rickray.com | |||||
| UE 435-1325 | 4/1/2024 12:35:01 AM | 3/27/2024 3:52:25 PM | General Comment | aguirreisamar@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Isamar Aguirre 4416 Wildcherry Ct SE Salem, OR 97317-6896 aguirreisamar@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1326 | 4/1/2024 12:35:04 AM | 3/27/2024 3:42:29 PM | General Comment | nagarkot247@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Dr. John F Christensen 39825 SE Gordon Creek Rd Corbett, OR 97019-8752 nagarkot247@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1327 | 4/1/2024 12:35:07 AM | 3/27/2024 3:36:26 PM | General Comment | iristhevirus217@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Iris Godfrey 15430 NW Satellite Dr Banks, OR 97106-8841 iristhevirus217@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1328 | 4/1/2024 12:35:09 AM | 3/27/2024 3:23:25 PM | General Comment | mpuhlman@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Dr. Mark Puhlman 13120 Thoma Rd Lake Oswego, OR 97034-1500 mpuhlman@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1329 | 4/1/2024 12:35:11 AM | 3/27/2024 3:23:09 PM | General Comment | mpuhlman@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Dr. Mark Puhlman 13120 Thoma Rd Lake Oswego, OR 97034-1500 mpuhlman@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-133 | 3/2/2024 10:09:38 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Kelly | Mason | LAKE OSWEGO | Make Portland utilities an actual public utility company or at least look into them price gouging. From what I understand they charge more than double per kWh compared to Clark Public Utilities. Portland already has a housing crisis and now they're going to hike it up another 7% next year. Please do something. More people are becoming houseless. | ||
| UE 435-1330 | 4/1/2024 12:35:14 AM | 3/27/2024 3:18:53 PM | General Comment | nancichamplin@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Nanci Champlin 3656 SE Woodstock Blvd Portland, OR 97202-7536 nancichamplin@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1331 | 4/1/2024 12:35:16 AM | 3/27/2024 3:02:49 PM | General Comment | biofilter@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Rob Fullmer 1812 NW Hoyt St Portland, OR 97209-1209 biofilter@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1332 | 4/1/2024 12:35:19 AM | 3/27/2024 3:00:49 PM | General Comment | maggie.podesta@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Maggie Podesta 740 NE 53rd Ave Portland, OR 97213-3167 maggie.podesta@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1333 | 4/1/2024 12:35:21 AM | 3/27/2024 2:58:29 PM | General Comment | shelbywilliams.ku@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. I am one of the thousands of PGE customers still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. My Electric bill after the storm was $350! Every other bill since the beginning of 2024 has been more than $230. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. Already 18% in 2024 alone! People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect Oregonians like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. Do not allow utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again! Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Shelby Frost-Williams 1924 SE Umatilla St Portland, OR 97202-7325 shelbywilliams.ku@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1334 | 4/1/2024 12:35:24 AM | 3/27/2024 2:46:35 PM | General Comment | maggie@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Maggie Stock 8086 SW 66th Ave Tigard, OR 97223-9458 maggie@maggiestock.com | |||||
| UE 435-1335 | 4/1/2024 12:35:27 AM | 3/27/2024 2:44:40 PM | General Comment | emilypolanshek@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Emily Polanshek 3841 SW Canby St Portland, OR 97219-1582 emilypolanshek@msn.com | |||||
| UE 435-1336 | 4/1/2024 12:35:29 AM | 3/27/2024 2:31:47 PM | General Comment | ifisherw@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Inga Fisher Williams 5858 S Riveridge Ln Apt 16 Portland, OR 97239-5913 ifisherw@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1337 | 4/1/2024 12:35:32 AM | 3/27/2024 2:20:55 PM | General Comment | kevdiddy@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Kevin Levy 1019 SE 76th Ave Portland, OR 97215-2241 kevdiddy@hotmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1338 | 4/1/2024 12:35:34 AM | 3/27/2024 2:09:57 PM | General Comment | joewalicki@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Joe Walicki 7211 JOSEPH St S Salem, OR 97302 joewalicki@comcast.net | |||||
| UE 435-1339 | 4/1/2024 12:35:37 AM | 3/27/2024 2:04:50 PM | General Comment | judyarielle@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). Greetings! I recently have transitioned from gas to all electric for heating and cooking in my home. As a result I have been shocked to see the rate hikes that PGE is proposing. Going electric is a steep that homeowners can do to help forstall the effects of greenhouse gases on our climate. It behoves the Commission to help homeowners to make this transition by curtailing rate hikes by PGE! As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Judy Arielle Fiestal 3587 SE Grant St Portland, OR 97214-5829 judyarielle@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-134 | 3/2/2024 10:22:20 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Kate | Davis | PORTLAND | I don’t know which bill it is but please please don’t let pge increase our rates. The latest has been bad enough. Very bad. Thank you | ||
| UE 435-1340 | 4/1/2024 12:35:39 AM | 3/27/2024 1:49:34 PM | General Comment | marianwolfedixon@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Marian Dixon 6901 SE 65th Ave Portland, OR 97206-7437 marianwolfedixon@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1341 | 4/1/2024 12:35:42 AM | 3/27/2024 1:41:26 PM | General Comment | jringens@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Dr. Judy Ringenson 1218 SE 34th Ave # 1 Portland, OR 97214-4222 jringens@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1342 | 4/1/2024 12:35:45 AM | 3/27/2024 1:38:35 PM | General Comment | kb@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. KB Mercer 10811 SE Schiller St Portland, OR 97266-3459 kb@travelinglantern.com | |||||
| UE 435-1343 | 4/1/2024 12:35:48 AM | 3/27/2024 1:37:37 PM | General Comment | kb@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. KB Mercer 10811 SE Schiller St Portland, OR 97266-3459 kb@travelinglantern.com | |||||
| UE 435-1344 | 4/1/2024 12:35:51 AM | 3/27/2024 1:33:35 PM | General Comment | howeird3@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr Howard Shapiro 2545 SW Terwilliger Blvd Portland, OR 97201-6302 howeird3@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1345 | 3/30/2024 10:55:25 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | chuck | f | BEAVERTON | increased pge rates could possibly lead to more illnesses as people will likely try to shut off or reduce heat due to high rates. more property damage from frozen pipes in the winter as renters will go some place warm and leave the heaters off at there apartments-property managers will raise rent further to pay for these repair costs. increased pge rates further radicalism towards or opposing the 1%-pge customers don't care about making pge shareholder investors happy when there customers can barely pay there bills. renters or homeowners will risk property damage or safety by bringing in portable fireplaces or kerosene heaters to create heat to get around high energy bills. there will be more apartment and home fires from increased energy bills-more taxing on emergency services. renters will likely shut panel breakers often to reduce bills which will likely blow out appliances causing property managers to raise rent rates to pay for damages-perhaps homeowners will do this as well and blow through costly low life appliances that are monopolized by a slow migration from china as well that could take several months before they are replaced. | ||
| UE 435-1347 | 4/1/2024 10:59:52 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | PORTLAND | They said the rate hikes are for future investment and or that the public is paying for the storm that cause damage. Ok so after the money has been taking enough does the rate hike stop? And are we going to get compensation for using our money to invest on what pge is going to do? Doesnt seem fair to raise rates for consumers to pay indefinitely so pge can invest and make more profit from using consumers money to do so. | ||||
| UE 435-1348 | 4/2/2024 12:31:46 AM | 4/1/2024 8:44:30 AM | General Comment | secondnaturefitness@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr Tyler Welch 11029 SE Mill Ct Portland, OR 97216-3223 secondnaturefitness@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1349 | 4/2/2024 12:31:48 AM | 4/1/2024 8:43:49 AM | General Comment | secondnaturefitness@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Tyler Welch 11029 SE Mill Ct Portland, OR 97216-3223 secondnaturefitness@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-135 | 3/2/2024 10:24:35 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Erik | Hanstad | PORTLAND | NO MORE PGE RATE HIKES!!! This is obscene and unacceptable. | ||
| UE 435-1350 | 4/2/2024 12:31:50 AM | 4/1/2024 8:41:56 AM | General Comment | donovanjames@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Donovan James 7206 SE 83rd Ave Portland, OR 97266-5827 donovanjames@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1351 | 4/2/2024 12:31:53 AM | 4/1/2024 8:21:22 AM | General Comment | phillips.bonnie@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Bonnie Sanchez 6630 Doncaster Dr Gladstone, OR 97027-1022 phillips.bonnie@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1352 | 4/2/2024 12:31:56 AM | 4/1/2024 8:04:59 AM | General Comment | slcarpenter@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Scott Carpenter 8405 SW Power Ct Portland, OR 97225-3427 slcarpenter@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1353 | 4/2/2024 12:31:58 AM | 4/1/2024 7:06:11 AM | General Comment | Fletchnsas@everyactioncustom.com | fletchnsas@everyactioncustom.com. Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Melinda Hickey 16215 SE Hearthwood Dr Clackamas, OR 97015-9430 Fletchnsas@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1354 | 4/2/2024 12:32:00 AM | 4/1/2024 4:03:19 AM | General Comment | Mmmalinda@everyactioncustom.com | mmmalinda@everyactioncustom.com. Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Malinda Winsor 11615 SE Fuller Rd Apt 105 Milwaukie, OR 97222-1328 Mmmalinda@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1355 | 4/2/2024 12:32:03 AM | 3/31/2024 11:53:27 PM | General Comment | sander4@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. JaKarra Sanders 17790 Webster Rd Gladstone, OR 97027-1450 sander4@eou.edu | |||||
| UE 435-1356 | 4/2/2024 12:32:05 AM | 3/31/2024 9:06:32 PM | General Comment | kari.barnett@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Kari Taylor 4619 SE 77th Ave Portland, OR 97206-4366 kari.barnett@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1357 | 4/2/2024 12:32:08 AM | 3/31/2024 11:02:21 AM | General Comment | darb295@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs Darleen Bernal 16241 SE 79th Ave Milwaukie, OR 97267-5327 darb295@aol.com | |||||
| UE 435-1358 | 4/2/2024 12:32:11 AM | 3/31/2024 9:31:53 AM | General Comment | havala.j.hanson@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Dr. Havala Hanson 7163 SW 161st Pl Beaverton, OR 97007-6958 havala.j.hanson@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1359 | 4/2/2024 12:32:14 AM | 3/31/2024 7:33:41 AM | General Comment | carrimae@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Carri Mae Wall 617 SE 20th Ave Portland, OR 97214-2716 carrimae@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-136 | 3/2/2024 10:36:35 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Andrew | Riehle | WEST LINN | No more rate hikes! | ||
| UE 435-1360 | 4/2/2024 12:32:17 AM | 3/31/2024 4:13:16 AM | General Comment | gattmansmooth@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Dan Gattman 871 Risley Ave Gladstone, OR 97027-2004 gattmansmooth@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1361 | 4/2/2024 12:32:20 AM | 3/30/2024 11:08:57 PM | General Comment | venegas.alicia1@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, ms alicia venegas 863 SE 193rd Ave Portland, OR 97233-5780 venegas.alicia1@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1362 | 4/2/2024 12:32:22 AM | 3/30/2024 6:18:27 PM | General Comment | Vonarts44@everyactioncustom.com | vonarts44@everyactioncustom.com. Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Emala Schlaman 17464 S Bradley Rd Oregon City, OR 97045-8729 Vonarts44@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1363 | 4/2/2024 12:32:26 AM | 3/30/2024 5:27:25 PM | General Comment | bbharris1936@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Dr. Bill Harris 2803 NW Cumberland Rd Portland, OR 97210-2803 bbharris1936@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1364 | 4/2/2024 12:32:28 AM | 3/30/2024 2:02:28 PM | General Comment | jcm122877@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Jake Mcconnell jr 29 NE 160th Ave Portland, OR 97230-5401 jcm122877@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1365 | 4/2/2024 12:32:30 AM | 3/30/2024 12:29:59 PM | General Comment | hawkgrl2001@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Holly Daigle 5702 NE 30th Ave Portland, OR 97211-6810 hawkgrl2001@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1366 | 4/2/2024 12:32:33 AM | 3/30/2024 11:22:23 AM | General Comment | maggievillalobos26@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Margarita Villalobos 1440 NE 223rd Ave Wood Village, OR 97060-2650 maggievillalobos26@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1367 | 4/2/2024 12:32:35 AM | 3/29/2024 11:35:18 PM | General Comment | leonmork1@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Karen Leon 10015 N Ivanhoe St Portland, OR 97203-1421 leonmork1@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1368 | 4/2/2024 12:32:37 AM | 3/29/2024 9:23:48 PM | General Comment | gailceleste27@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Gail LaMontagne 17114 Milwaukie, OR 97267 gailceleste27@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1369 | 4/2/2024 12:32:40 AM | 3/29/2024 8:48:30 PM | General Comment | madreiya@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Gail Sanford 15223 SE El Camino Way Portland, OR 97267-3141 madreiya@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-137 | 3/2/2024 10:57:59 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Turd | Ferguson | PORTLAND | These rate hikes are out of control. They are just doing it to make back the money that they will have to pay in fines for mismanaging their infrastructure, it’s time for it to become a PUC, like in Vancouver WA. | ||
| UE 435-1370 | 4/2/2024 12:32:43 AM | 3/29/2024 8:30:46 PM | General Comment | lupine@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Linda Nelson 2108 SW Laurel St Portland, OR 97201-2368 lupine@teleport.com | |||||
| UE 435-1371 | 4/2/2024 12:32:46 AM | 3/29/2024 7:37:26 PM | General Comment | Joedj30@everyactioncustom.com | joedj30@everyactioncustom.com. Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Joseph Jasmer 1850 Water St NE Salem, OR 97301-0736 Joedj30@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1372 | 4/2/2024 12:32:48 AM | 3/29/2024 6:23:16 PM | General Comment | susanlj53@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Susan Johnson 13532 SE Foster Pl Portland, OR 97236-4520 susanlj53@hotmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1373 | 4/2/2024 12:32:51 AM | 3/29/2024 5:46:09 PM | General Comment | lenny1960@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. LENNY WALDEN 7983 SE Brentwood Ct Milwaukie, OR 97267-3471 lenny1960@comcast.net | |||||
| UE 435-1374 | 4/2/2024 12:32:53 AM | 3/29/2024 5:31:11 PM | General Comment | andme@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. One example of cost-saving measures that could be implemented: With all the radical tree trimming PGE has undertaken, where is the coordination with Cityof Portland to identify and plant trees under the wires that provide shade and oxygen but will not require on-going trimming of all the suckers that grow up each time the previous trimming stressed the tree. Fuel to enter each neighborhood, and to run the chipper, could be greatly reduced by making permanent more logical rules about how to prevent the necessity of these services. Please, let's make part decisions to protect the citizens of our community including your workers, and PGE customers instead of asking more of the customers and those who must put their lives in danger during weather events. Please. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. M. Andre 2940 SE Brooklyn St Portland, OR 97202-2027 andme@teleport.com | |||||
| UE 435-1375 | 4/2/2024 12:32:55 AM | 3/29/2024 5:08:17 PM | General Comment | rasha1nabel@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Rasha Morcos 11839 SE Pardee St Portland, OR 97266-3216 rasha1nabel@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1376 | 4/2/2024 12:32:58 AM | 3/29/2024 5:01:09 PM | General Comment | rodenbeldal@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Roxanne Dalton 13060 SW Carmel St King City, OR 97224-2031 rodenbeldal@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1377 | 4/2/2024 12:33:00 AM | 3/29/2024 4:09:07 PM | General Comment | gabriellalexi48@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Gabriella Ali 6905 N Interstate Ave Portland, OR 97217-5467 gabriellalexi48@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1378 | 4/2/2024 12:33:02 AM | 3/29/2024 3:47:55 PM | General Comment | gbush5678@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. PAUL CREE 9305 SW Maplewood Dr Tigard, OR 97223-6172 gbush5678@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1379 | 4/2/2024 12:33:05 AM | 3/29/2024 3:21:27 PM | General Comment | mauria_rhys@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Mauria McClay 5603 N Syracuse St Portland, OR 97203-5241 mauria_rhys@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-138 | 3/2/2024 11:19:36 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Ryan | Mooney | PORTLAND | PGE should not be able to request a rate hike after making such a historically high rate hike last year. Their CEO compensation is far too high for them to continue raising rates on their customers. Shame on you all if you let this needless greed go unchecked | ||
| UE 435-1380 | 4/2/2024 12:33:08 AM | 3/29/2024 3:04:44 PM | General Comment | lyle.funderburk@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Sis Lyle Funderburk 10003 SE Foster Rd Portland, OR 97266-5100 lyle.funderburk@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1381 | 4/2/2024 12:33:10 AM | 3/29/2024 2:44:50 PM | General Comment | cmwells@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Chuck Wells 9923 SE Duke St Portland, OR 97266-5108 cmwells@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1382 | 4/2/2024 12:33:12 AM | 3/29/2024 2:41:37 PM | General Comment | montevena@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Ray Batch 5000 Carman Dr Lake Oswego, OR 97035-3346 montevena@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1383 | 4/2/2024 12:33:15 AM | 3/27/2024 1:31:41 PM | General Comment | amokada@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Art Okada 3241 SW Spring Garden St Portland, OR 97219-3825 amokada@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1384 | 4/2/2024 12:33:18 AM | 3/27/2024 1:29:35 PM | General Comment | tarandactyl@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Taran Nadler 3116 SE 67th Ave Portland, OR 97206-1942 tarandactyl@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1385 | 4/2/2024 12:33:21 AM | 3/27/2024 10:56:50 AM | General Comment | caitlyn.whitcomb@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Caitlyn Whitcomb 12425 NE Morris St Portland, OR 97230-1631 caitlyn.whitcomb@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1386 | 4/2/2024 12:33:23 AM | 3/22/2024 11:31:46 AM | General Comment | dkovacev8@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Deana Kovacev 205 NE Rosa Parks Way Portland, OR 97211-3021 dkovacev8@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1387 | 4/2/2024 12:33:25 AM | 3/22/2024 11:27:49 AM | General Comment | radgad37@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Viv Weinstein 2424 NW Kearney St Portland, OR 97210-3042 radgad37@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1388 | 4/2/2024 12:33:28 AM | 3/22/2024 10:59:46 AM | General Comment | erelapan@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Emily LaPan 7817 N Kellogg St Portland, OR 97203-3822 erelapan@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1389 | 4/2/2024 12:33:31 AM | 3/22/2024 10:48:59 AM | General Comment | abbeyc63@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Abbey Curtis 1831 SE Ankeny St Portland, OR 97214-1578 abbeyc63@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-139 | 3/2/2024 11:20:07 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Adam | Gresham | FAIRVIEW | The new PGE rate hike is predatory at best. They continue to report record profits, quarter after quarter. Failing to invest in infrastructure improvements shouldn't be rewarded with more profit. | ||
| UE 435-1390 | 4/2/2024 12:33:34 AM | 3/22/2024 10:45:05 AM | General Comment | autumn@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Autumn Buck 3540 SE 73rd Ave Portland, OR 97206-2422 autumn@intuitivedigital.com | |||||
| UE 435-1391 | 4/2/2024 12:33:36 AM | 3/22/2024 10:40:30 AM | General Comment | caitlingaley@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Caitlin Galey 5731 N Montana Ace Portland, OR 97217 caitlingaley@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1392 | 4/2/2024 12:33:39 AM | 3/22/2024 10:36:05 AM | General Comment | sethmontfort@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr Seth Montfort 3508 SE Gladstone St Portland, OR 97202-3337 sethmontfort@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1393 | 4/2/2024 12:33:41 AM | 3/22/2024 10:30:34 AM | General Comment | pdxagent56_@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. As a senior on a fixed income I just cannot afford yet another hike! Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Monica Rodriguez 5225 NE 16th Ave Portland, OR 97211-4423 pdxagent56_@hotmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1394 | 4/2/2024 12:33:44 AM | 3/22/2024 10:28:10 AM | General Comment | briaunataylor@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Briauna Taylor 5003 SE 42nd Ave Portland, OR 97206-5001 briaunataylor@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1395 | 4/2/2024 12:33:46 AM | 3/22/2024 10:07:36 AM | General Comment | destaruby@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Sophia Mick 3535 SE Stark St Portland, OR 97214-3153 destaruby@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1396 | 4/2/2024 12:33:48 AM | 3/22/2024 10:03:53 AM | General Comment | chastidymoser@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Chastidy Moser 1383 NE Oleander Ln Hillsboro, OR 97124-2655 chastidymoser@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1397 | 4/2/2024 12:33:50 AM | 3/22/2024 10:00:12 AM | General Comment | denneypiper@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. PGE, like many other monopolies are continue to raise rates despite making record profits. Wages cannot keep up with these careless increases and families cannot keep up. Our utility bills are already too high to sustain. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Piper Denney 4239 NE 78th Ave Portland, OR 97218-3927 denneypiper@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1398 | 4/2/2024 12:33:53 AM | 3/22/2024 9:51:42 AM | General Comment | dmdeshayes@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Dani Deshayes 8733 SE Rural St Portland, OR 97266-5701 dmdeshayes@aol.com | |||||
| UE 435-1399 | 4/2/2024 12:33:56 AM | 3/21/2024 10:54:21 AM | General Comment | bielenbergdenis@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Denis Bielenberg 1834 N Russet St Portland, OR 97217-5664 bielenbergdenis@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-14 | 2/29/2024 5:49:34 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Matt | Delapena | BEAVERTON | I wholly oppose the rate hike. The increases since 2021 have been burdensome on the Portland Area middle class, many of whom already live paycheck to paycheck. Focus on maintaining the EXISTING infrastructure and making THAT resilient and reliable. | ||
| UE 435-140 | 3/2/2024 11:33:21 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Dominic | McLoughlin | MULTNOMAH | How can PGE be allowed to raise rates every year with no compromise? It's not like I can change my energy supplier. How is this not regulated? | ||
| UE 435-1400 | 4/2/2024 12:33:58 AM | 3/21/2024 10:53:40 AM | General Comment | kpinsly003@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). Dear Regulators, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. I’m 21 years old and living on my own. I am not unlike the many other customers of yours who make just enough to get by. If rates are increased many of us will not be able to pay you. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. The upper class should not be the only ones able to afford a comfortable home. Sincerely, Kyrstin Pinsly (They/He) Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Kyrstin Pinsly 130 NE 17th Ave Portland, OR 97232-3063 kpinsly003@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1401 | 4/2/2024 12:34:00 AM | 3/21/2024 10:37:02 AM | General Comment | external@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Alexander Beckers 2115 SE Yamhill St Portland, OR 97214-2844 external@cusp8.com | |||||
| UE 435-1402 | 4/2/2024 12:34:02 AM | 3/21/2024 10:34:33 AM | General Comment | zillbot1138@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Veronica Avola PO Box 14231 Portland, OR 97293-0231 zillbot1138@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1403 | 4/2/2024 12:34:04 AM | 3/21/2024 10:33:53 AM | General Comment | emmaperry4@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Emma Perry 2746 SE 84th Ave Apt B Portland, OR 97266-1589 emmaperry4@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1404 | 4/2/2024 12:34:07 AM | 3/21/2024 10:27:58 AM | General Comment | alexis.ann.mccain@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs Alexis McCain 3144 NE 103rd Pl Portland, OR 97220-2855 alexis.ann.mccain@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1405 | 4/2/2024 12:34:10 AM | 3/21/2024 10:27:41 AM | General Comment | victoria.varty@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Victoria Varty 2003 NE Schuyler St Portland, OR 97212-4544 victoria.varty@googlemail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1406 | 4/2/2024 12:34:12 AM | 3/21/2024 10:23:47 AM | General Comment | lunamay123@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss luna lininger-salazar 2320 NE Everett St Portland, OR 97232-3131 lunamay123@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1407 | 4/2/2024 12:34:15 AM | 3/21/2024 10:20:21 AM | General Comment | csanchezxvi@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Carlos Sanchez Huizar 321 NE 162nd Ave Portland, OR 97230-5481 csanchezxvi@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1408 | 4/2/2024 12:34:17 AM | 3/21/2024 10:09:10 AM | General Comment | laurarose3251@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Laura Burkhart 4519 SW Coronado St Portland, OR 97219-7320 laurarose3251@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1409 | 4/2/2024 12:34:19 AM | 3/21/2024 10:08:33 AM | General Comment | dustinportland@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Dustin Eiler 1110 NE 60th Ave Portland, OR 97213-4210 dustinportland@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-141 | 3/2/2024 11:53:19 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Tom | Odgers | PORTLAND | Dear Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to express my profound concern and dissatisfaction regarding the recent announcement of rate increases by Portland General Electric (PGE). As a resident of Portland, living at 3324 SW Fairmount Blvd, Portland, I have been a loyal customer of PGE, relying on their services for my daily needs. It has come to my attention that PGE plans to increase their pricing rates. This decision is particularly disheartening because it seems to disregard the current economic challenges faced by many Oregonians, myself included. The lack of significant infrastructure improvements or movements to justify such an increase adds to my frustration. Moreover, despite these proposed rate hikes, I, along with other residents, continue to experience frequent power outages, which further questions the rationale behind increasing the financial burden on consumers. The absence of tangible enhancements in service delivery and infrastructure, coupled with the continuous inconvenience of power disruptions, raises concerns about the justification for this rate adjustment. It is crucial for utility providers like PGE to ensure that any increase in rates is matched with proportional improvements in service quality, reliability, and customer satisfaction. Therefore, I urge the Oregon Public Utility Commission to thoroughly review PGE's proposal for rate increases. It is essential to ensure that any adjustments are reasonable, justified by concrete improvements, and considerate of the economic impact on Oregon residents. I look forward to your response and hope for a favorable review of this matter. Please consider the implications of these rate increases on consumers like myself, who depend on PGE for essential services but are left questioning the value and reliability of these services in light of recent developments. Thank you for your attention to this matter and for advocating on behalf of Oregon's utility consumers. | ||
| UE 435-1410 | 4/2/2024 12:34:22 AM | 3/21/2024 10:06:49 AM | General Comment | capobeach14@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Kaitlyn Seres 2056 NW Glisan St Portland, OR 97209-1164 capobeach14@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1411 | 4/2/2024 12:34:24 AM | 3/21/2024 10:02:12 AM | General Comment | ryankholmes@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Ryan Holmes 11329 NE Flanders St Portland, OR 97220-2323 ryankholmes@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1412 | 4/2/2024 12:34:27 AM | 3/21/2024 9:49:59 AM | General Comment | tylersmithowings@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Tyler Owings 2816 SE 60th Ave Portland, OR 97206-1311 tylersmithowings@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1413 | 4/2/2024 12:34:29 AM | 3/21/2024 9:44:02 AM | General Comment | miselameristil@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Misela Meristil 5642 NW 183rd Ave Portland, OR 97229-3503 miselameristil@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1414 | 4/2/2024 12:34:32 AM | 3/21/2024 9:42:10 AM | General Comment | batskeets@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Sarah Giffrow 2419 N Russet St Portland, OR 97217-6439 batskeets@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1415 | 4/2/2024 12:34:35 AM | 3/21/2024 9:29:44 AM | General Comment | apawlow113@msn.com | The Public Utility Commission's mission is to look after the best interests of the General Public—if not, then I am mistaken. A 17.0% rate increase is designed to enable Pacific Power to cover its obligations to consumers who lost their lives and property due to company negligence. They are solely responsible for this and this burden should not be placed upon ratepayers. Alex Pawlowski 4146 Hemlock Drive Medford, Oregon | |||||
| UE 435-1416 | 4/2/2024 12:34:37 AM | 3/21/2024 9:26:55 AM | General Comment | rachel.m.mcdermott@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Rachel McDermott 2325 NE Flanders St Apt 4 Portland, OR 97232-3184 rachel.m.mcdermott@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1417 | 4/2/2024 12:34:42 AM | 3/21/2024 9:14:12 AM | General Comment | mhicks19@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Melissa Hicks 3226 NE 29th St Gresham, OR 97030-3367 mhicks19@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1418 | 4/2/2024 12:34:45 AM | 3/21/2024 9:13:45 AM | General Comment | mhicks19@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Melissa Hicks 3226 NE 29th St Gresham, OR 97030-3367 mhicks19@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1419 | 4/2/2024 12:34:47 AM | 3/21/2024 9:06:58 AM | General Comment | sjcoderre@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. sarah coderre 4329 NE 7th Ave Portland, OR 97211-3929 sjcoderre@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-142 | 3/2/2024 11:58:45 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | PORTLAND | These price hikes for electric are criminal and need to be regulated | ||||
| UE 435-1420 | 4/2/2024 12:34:49 AM | 3/21/2024 9:04:18 AM | General Comment | sean@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Sean Rodgers 4337 NE Simpson Ct Portland, OR 97218-1451 sean@intrepidpdx.com | |||||
| UE 435-1421 | 4/2/2024 12:34:55 AM | 3/21/2024 8:58:31 AM | General Comment | classycat141@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Ethan Lamb 13414 SW 64th Ave Portland, OR 97219-8075 classycat141@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1422 | 4/2/2024 12:34:57 AM | 3/21/2024 8:53:54 AM | General Comment | lfairshter@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Lauren Fairshter 3542 N Missouri Ave Unit A Portland, OR 97227-1167 lfairshter@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1423 | 4/2/2024 12:34:59 AM | 3/21/2024 8:53:19 AM | General Comment | ragingtrashfire@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. JD Cox 2950 SE 109th Ave Portland, OR 97266-1223 ragingtrashfire@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1424 | 4/2/2024 12:35:03 AM | 3/21/2024 8:46:32 AM | General Comment | jaydenmbecker@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I urge the Commission to dismiss PGE's proposal for a 7.2% rate hike for Oregon households. Many customers are still grappling with the aftermath of January's rate increase and ice storm expenses. PGE's rates for Oregon households have surged by 30% since December 2022. These increases are unsustainable for people already facing financial strain. It's not the time to consider PGE's unjustifiable request for higher bills. We rely on the Commission to intervene and safeguard customers like myself. PGE's request, supposedly for battery storage projects, amounts to $202 million (7.2%), with only a fraction allocated to actual storage. Instead, it appears to be a wish list for management, revisiting issues previously rejected by the Commission. We cannot allow utilities to persistently push for detrimental policies. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. jayden becker 3420 SE 56th Ave Portland, OR 97206-2986 jaydenmbecker@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1425 | 4/2/2024 12:35:05 AM | 3/21/2024 8:44:08 AM | General Comment | aestoliablue@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Emily Criswell 2305 SE Division St Portland, OR 97202-1246 aestoliablue@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1426 | 4/2/2024 12:35:08 AM | 3/21/2024 8:40:54 AM | General Comment | Ellie.KNOLL@puc.oregon.gov | Ellie Knoll (She/Her) Oregon Public Utility Commission 201 High Street SE • Salem, OR 97301 • 503-580-8638 • ellie.knoll@puc.oregon.gov<mailto:ellie.knoll@puc.oregon.gov> logo_color From: Violeta Iguchi <violettaiguchi@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2024 8:18 PM To: PUC PUCHearings * PUC <puc.hearings@puc.oregon.gov> Subject: Pacific Power proposed price increases violettaiguchi@gmail.com<mailto:violettaiguchi@gmail.com>. I am writing to express my deep concern and dissatisfaction regarding the recently proposed price increases for electricity services in Oregon. It is with a heavy heart that I address this issue, as it marks the second substantial hike in rates within approximately eight months. As a customer of Pacific Power, I have always understood the need for reasonable adjustments to account for operating costs and infrastructure maintenance. However, the proposed increase this time is utterly outrageous and places an undue burden on the residents of our community. Not only are we facing economic uncertainties, but such a sharp increase in utility costs threatens the financial stability of many families and businesses in Oregon. The timing of this hike seems particularly insensitive given the current state of affairs, where every dollar counts for the well-being of our households. It is essential to recognize that these continual rises in rates are not just numbers on a bill; they have real and tangible effects on the lives of your customers. Many of us are forced to make difficult choices between paying increasingly higher bills and meeting other basic necessities, such as food and healthcare. Moreover, this pattern of frequent price hikes erodes the trust that customers have placed in Pacific Power. We rely on their services to be fair, reliable, and considerate of the communities you serve. Yet, these repeated increases without substantial justification undermine this trust and leave us questioning the integrity of the company's practices. I urge you to object to this proposed price increase and to get Pacific Power to engage in transparent communication with their customers about the factors driving these decisions. We deserve a clear explanation of why such a drastic measure is necessary and what alternatives have been explored to mitigate its impact on consumers. In conclusion, I hope that Pacific Power will prioritize the well-being of its customers and the communities it serves over short-term financial gains. Their customers are not merely account numbers but individuals and families striving to make ends meet in an increasingly challenging economic environment. Thank you for taking the time to consider my concerns. I eagerly await your response and hope for a resolution that is fair and equitable for all parties involved. Sincerely, Violeta Iguchi - Medford resident ________________________________ | |||||
| UE 435-1427 | 4/2/2024 12:35:11 AM | 3/21/2024 8:40:54 AM | General Comment | Ellie.KNOLL@puc.oregon.gov | Ellie Knoll (She/Her) Oregon Public Utility Commission 201 High Street SE • Salem, OR 97301 • 503-580-8638 • ellie.knoll@puc.oregon.gov<mailto:ellie.knoll@puc.oregon.gov> logo_color From: Buffi Vega <buffi.vega520@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2024 5:32 PM To: PUC PUCHearings * PUC <puc.hearings@puc.oregon.gov> Subject: Rate hikes buffi.vega520@gmail.com<mailto:buffi.vega520@gmail.com>. I am writing to let you know that an increase in my electric bill is going to be a hardship for me asp I live on Social Security. I also installed solar panels to save. Having customers pay for the wildfires caused by PP is not acceptable. Many of my neighbors and I have paid for defensible spaces around our homes, to mitigate possible fires. Why should we have to pay for their negligence. Thank you for your time and consideration. Deborah Vega 520 Hodson Rd, Gold Hill, OR 97525. | |||||
| UE 435-1428 | 4/2/2024 12:35:13 AM | 3/21/2024 8:40:43 AM | General Comment | alexmahan@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Alexander Mahan 6950 SE Ash St Portland, OR 97215-1348 alexmahan@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1429 | 4/2/2024 12:35:15 AM | 3/21/2024 8:33:28 AM | General Comment | m2thirteen@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. M McLaughlin 9435 SW 125th Ave Beaverton, OR 97008-4042 m2thirteen@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-143 | 3/5/2024 9:01:27 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Lynn | Blessing | WEST LINN | I am frustrated with rates as we are seniors on fixed income. The cost for power and constant rate increases are insanity! Our bill practically doubled and was over $500 when normally around $300 even though we are using a wood stove and shutting off lights around the house. How anyone can sustain this? PGE is increasing rates every January and I am not sure how seniors are going to handle it. Those living in Portland pay a much higher rates than WA or CA even though we are sitting on hydro power. I feel like Oregonians are being punished. Please stop raising rates every January! | ||
| UE 435-1430 | 4/2/2024 12:35:18 AM | 3/21/2024 8:16:32 AM | General Comment | xnitegear@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Jared Kzy 6409 SE Belmont St Portland, OR 97215-1942 xnitegear@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1431 | 4/2/2024 12:35:20 AM | 3/21/2024 8:04:42 AM | General Comment | sagemarielingenfelter@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Sage Lingenfelter 914 NE 65th Ave Portland, OR 97213-4915 sagemarielingenfelter@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1432 | 4/2/2024 12:35:23 AM | 3/21/2024 8:03:28 AM | General Comment | heather.mastellipson@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Heather Mastel-Lipson 7815 SW 11th Ave Portland, OR 97219-4303 heather.mastellipson@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1433 | 4/2/2024 12:35:25 AM | 3/21/2024 7:58:34 AM | General Comment | beachm1@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr Mike Beach 13811 NW Charlton Rd Portland, OR 97231-1414 beachm1@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1434 | 4/2/2024 12:35:28 AM | 3/21/2024 7:50:34 AM | General Comment | nimpsy@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Jamal Qutub 7443 N Stockton Ave Portland, OR 97203-4538 nimpsy@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1435 | 4/2/2024 12:35:30 AM | 3/21/2024 7:48:03 AM | General Comment | ett.social@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. EL TRAN 8110 N Jersey St Portland, OR 97203-3819 ett.social@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1436 | 4/2/2024 12:35:32 AM | 3/21/2024 7:47:34 AM | General Comment | bcornils@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Beth Fuller 1534 SE 76th Ave Portland, OR 97215-2928 bcornils@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1437 | 4/2/2024 12:35:35 AM | 3/21/2024 7:40:01 AM | General Comment | blancaperez518@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs Blanca Perez 1129 SE 179th Ave Portland, OR 97233-5018 blancaperez518@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1438 | 4/2/2024 12:35:38 AM | 3/21/2024 7:33:33 AM | General Comment | samantha.richards665@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Samantha Richards Davidson 1146 NE Cornell Rd Hillsboro, OR 97124-3341 samantha.richards665@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1439 | 4/2/2024 12:35:41 AM | 3/21/2024 7:31:43 AM | General Comment | dianablooms06@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. And lastly, there are many of us who are on fixed incomes, or who don't get a raise to keep up with the increased energy costs. This is a hardship on those of us in these situations. We are still trying to adjust to the new increased costs. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Diana Kruse 15200 SW Alderbrook Dr Portland, OR 97224-5689 dianablooms06@msn.com | |||||
| UE 435-144 | 3/5/2024 9:18:17 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Anthony | Riddick | PORTLAND | Hello, I'm fairly new to Oregon ( 4 years to be exact) and this new proposed 7.4% increase on rates is rather ridiculous. Considering rates with PGE just went up 17% in January which disproportionately affected alot of its customers was hard enough. Is it not OPUC job to protect customers from rates like this? Why is this commission's job not being done? If those on the commission are unable to do their jobs they should be replaced with people who actually can instead of holding on to incompetent and worthless individuals. This is just another reason to leave this state for a place more affordable. GET IT RIGHT OR GET OUT! | ||
| UE 435-1440 | 4/2/2024 12:35:43 AM | 3/21/2024 7:17:30 AM | General Comment | noaharappaport@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Noah Rappaport 6305 SE 19th Ave Portland, OR 97202-5431 noaharappaport@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1441 | 4/2/2024 12:35:46 AM | 3/21/2024 7:10:42 AM | General Comment | radams3370@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Rocio Cruz 17101 SE Ankeny St Portland, OR 97233-4221 radams3370@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1442 | 4/2/2024 12:35:48 AM | 3/21/2024 6:48:30 AM | General Comment | abeeruth@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Amy Ruth 12200 SW Greenwood St Beaverton, OR 97005-1418 abeeruth@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1443 | 4/2/2024 12:35:51 AM | 3/21/2024 6:43:49 AM | General Comment | mindy.rankin@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Dr Melinda Strnad 2362 NW Kearney St Portland, OR 97210-3016 mindy.rankin@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1444 | 4/2/2024 12:35:54 AM | 3/21/2024 6:29:16 AM | General Comment | couponemail195@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). I am deeply disheartened to hear the PGE will once again be raising its prices after raising its prices earlier this year. As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. I work with some of the most vulnerable populations in the Portland area and I already see them crushed by the weight of utility bills and rent they are unable to pay. How, in good conscience, can this rate increase take place after a very recent 18% rate increase? My heart aches for the folks who are already struggling and already on the brink of houselessness. We need to protect the most vulnerable in our community. We need to protect EVERYONE in our community from the greediness of large corporations. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Laura Gordon 1933 SE Alder St Portland, OR 97214-2724 couponemail195@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1445 | 4/2/2024 12:35:56 AM | 3/21/2024 6:25:29 AM | General Comment | Antiheroism@everyactioncustom.com | antiheroism@everyactioncustom.com. Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Jereth Hirsch 2425 NW Schmidt Way Beaverton, OR 97006-4890 Antiheroism@live.com | |||||
| UE 435-1446 | 4/2/2024 12:35:59 AM | 3/21/2024 6:22:20 AM | General Comment | osterberg.valerie@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Valerie Osterberg 5526 SE Ogden St Portland, OR 97206-8253 osterberg.valerie@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1447 | 4/2/2024 12:36:01 AM | 3/21/2024 6:02:52 AM | General Comment | wheritym1@gmail.com | AN 8 MILLION DOLLAR ANNUAL SALARY FOR THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC IS TOTALLY ABSURD. IT'S OF NO SURPRISE THAT ELECTRICAL RATES ARE SO FAR OUT-OF-LINE AND UNAFFORDABLE FOR THE AVERAGE OREGON FAMILY. A LARGE PART OF YOUR JOB IS TO CONTROL EXPENDITURES AND SALARIES ARE EASILY CONTROLLABLE. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF QUALIFIED PEOPLE WHO WOULD BE CONTENT WITH A LOT LOWER SALARY. I STRONGLY URGE YOU ALL TO GET WITH THE PROGRAM AND DO YOUR JOB FOR THE FINANCIAL BENEFIT OF OREGONIANS. THANKING YOU SINCERELY, MIKE WHERITY... | |||||
| UE 435-1448 | 4/2/2024 1:41:47 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Kevin | Gee | GRAND RONDE | If PGE intends to increase their rates then they first should be required to either trim the trees out of their lines OR bury the lines so that we don't have outages everytime the wind blows a measly 10 mph. We are constantly without power and lots of times it is not just for 1 day but for much longer than necessary. It was only last year or the year before we were without power for 10 days in my area. This is not acceptable and we cannot even access emergency services when this occurs. The response times for things like this are severely lacking. It is PGEs responsibility to take care of their lines if they are to use them for doing business and charging people. It is not up to residents to foot the bill for maintaining THEIR equipment. It is quite frankly the cost of doing business and as a business owner myself I have several costs of conducting business myself such as credit card processing fees and other things. PGE is not exempt from paying their OWN cost of business expenses just the same as ANY other business entity on this planet. They are not above the laws or above paying for their own expenses. So, until they can do something about continued outages, slow response times to outages and paying for their own equipment maintenance and expenses? NO to their requested increases. Trim the trees OR bury the lines. It's time to spend the money to do that and then you won't have all of the expenses for repairs. Use your brain and upkeep your equipment and take care of YOUR business and stop expecting citizens to do it and take care of your business for you. Thanks. | ||
| UE 435-1449 | 4/3/2024 12:31:46 AM | 4/2/2024 12:09:11 PM | General Comment | Corinaleeann10@everyactioncustom.com | corinaleeann10@everyactioncustom.com. Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Corina Ferguson 4521 SE 104th Ave Portland, OR 97266-3501 Corinaleeann10@live.com | |||||
| UE 435-145 | 3/2/2024 12:11:32 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Daniel | Miller | PORTLAND | Regarding HB 2021: Hopefully by now it has been heard by someone of the PUC that the PGE rate hikes have been severely impacting Oregonians. This coupled with sensational headlines of heads of PGE receiving year-over-year bonus increases in the millions, totally unustified in the wake of extreme rate hikes. The gall of those so greedy and of those who rubber-stamp such moves is appalling. But here we are, paying so much more with even greater hikes being threatened. Looking at the bill, there's one portion I want to bring attention to, a portion which seems to run against these rate hikes: "decarbonize their retail electricity sales by 2040 with consideration for benefits to local communities." Understanding what "consideration" means here, clearly that's to refer to the near-future benefits of being carbon-free; what is not being understood or interpreted is "consideration for the benefit of local communities" NOW. To approve a private monopoly outrages pay increase while the impose outrages fee hikes is NOT "consideration for benefits of local communities," it's TOTAL DISREGARD of the benefit of local communities. To sign off on rate hikes and CEO payouts is an abdication of any duty the PUC may have been heated in Relieve the tax payers and utility-paying members of communities you claim to represent. Make the greedy heads of PGE return their bonuses and investbthosebfunds in infrastructure. Stop increasing rates while increasing payouts. This comment will hopefully find at least one sympathetic ear, though probably unlikely considering the callous actions of the PUC. No accountability and everyone lining their pockets. | ||
| UE 435-1450 | 4/3/2024 12:31:48 AM | 4/2/2024 9:19:52 AM | General Comment | heydonm84@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Margaret Heydon 2352 NE 150th Ave Portland, OR 97230-4552 heydonm84@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1451 | 4/3/2024 12:31:50 AM | 4/1/2024 11:22:07 PM | General Comment | remillard8687@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs Julie Remillard 2540 NE 205th Ave Fairview, OR 97024-9665 remillard8687@comcast.net | |||||
| UE 435-1452 | 4/3/2024 12:31:53 AM | 4/1/2024 11:02:11 PM | General Comment | gschenck@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. I am a senior who cannot afford these continuous increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Gaynell Schenck 1975 NW Everett St Portland, OR 97209-1966 gschenck@hotmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1453 | 4/3/2024 12:31:55 AM | 4/1/2024 10:13:14 PM | General Comment | lpjake@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Patricia Jacobson 32250 SW Armitage Pl Wilsonville, OR 97070-8411 lpjake@comcast.net | |||||
| UE 435-1454 | 4/3/2024 12:31:57 AM | 4/1/2024 9:45:29 PM | General Comment | wobobr123@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. William Obrien 13717 NW 2nd Ave Apt 13 Vancouver, WA 98685-2999 wobobr123@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1455 | 4/3/2024 12:32:00 AM | 4/1/2024 8:40:18 PM | General Comment | heydonm84@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Margaret Heydon 2352 NE 150th Ave Portland, OR 97230-4552 heydonm84@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1456 | 4/3/2024 12:32:02 AM | 4/1/2024 8:33:56 PM | General Comment | ed.miska@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, my rates went up 21.9% in January, NOT 18% because PGE eliminated the lower cost first 1000 kWh rate. I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. Battery storage costs are still at outrageous cost levels and as such should not be on the table. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. We need the state legislature to be more realistic too, since seem to be in collusion with PGE to do lots of uneconomical changes. Also outrageous executive pay in public utilities should not have excess compensation paid for by us users! The top PGE person is compensated by about $6M/year. That is outrageous! Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Ed Miska 29255 SW Mountain Rd West Linn, OR 97068-9687 ed.miska@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1457 | 4/3/2024 12:32:05 AM | 4/1/2024 8:08:20 PM | General Comment | tomattsiphone@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Matthew Gray 1915 NW 14th St Corvallis, OR 97330-2033 tomattsiphone@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1458 | 4/3/2024 12:32:08 AM | 4/1/2024 7:40:24 PM | General Comment | maj7900@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Catha Loomis 1724 SE 48th Ave Portland, OR 97215-3216 maj7900@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1459 | 4/3/2024 12:32:10 AM | 4/1/2024 7:29:09 PM | General Comment | daveatu@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. David Kay 14930 SE Center St Portland, OR 97236-2436 daveatu@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-146 | 3/2/2024 12:19:37 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Evan | Schaye | PORTLAND | Please do not let PGE raise rates again. I’m already paying out my nose to try and raise my kids in the city I grew up in. Another rate hike is going to push a lot of people out or into poverty. Plus, Maria Pope makes $6m/year. Ask her to take a pay cut first. | ||
| UE 435-1460 | 4/3/2024 12:32:12 AM | 4/1/2024 6:42:16 PM | General Comment | barbtroxel@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Barbara Troxel 1285 NW Riverview Ave Gresham, OR 97030-4956 barbtroxel@comcast.net | |||||
| UE 435-1461 | 4/3/2024 12:32:15 AM | 4/1/2024 6:32:07 PM | General Comment | jaftergut@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). I am a senior living simply to protect the planet and to be able to stay in my home. Please do not increase our utility bills. As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Judith Aftergut 4430 SW Kanan Dr Portland, OR 97221-3443 jaftergut@aol.com | |||||
| UE 435-1462 | 4/3/2024 12:32:17 AM | 4/1/2024 6:31:21 PM | General Comment | lanekappes@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Priscilla Lane 5529 SE Morrison St Portland, OR 97215-1850 lanekappes@comcast.net | |||||
| UE 435-1463 | 4/3/2024 12:32:20 AM | 4/1/2024 6:28:46 PM | General Comment | dav1189pot2@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr David Potts 2159 S Alpine St Cornelius, OR 97113-7329 dav1189pot2@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1464 | 4/3/2024 12:32:22 AM | 4/1/2024 6:26:21 PM | General Comment | mikeclaporte@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Mike LaPorte 6488 SW Midmar Pl Portland, OR 97223-7589 mikeclaporte@comcast.net | |||||
| UE 435-1465 | 4/3/2024 12:32:25 AM | 4/1/2024 6:19:51 PM | General Comment | gizmot@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE's rate increase is a wish list you rejected from last year. They added battery storage capacity to the wish list, which may be something to consider. But their wish list for more profits going back to shareholders should be signed with a note. ' No!' Rick Silverman PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, - Rick Silverman 2416 SW Mitchell St Portland, OR 97239-2129 gizmot@teleport.com | |||||
| UE 435-1466 | 4/3/2024 12:32:27 AM | 4/1/2024 6:15:45 PM | General Comment | sush@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Sushmita Poddar 7393 NE Cherry Dr Hillsboro, OR 97124-7331 sush@isush.com | |||||
| UE 435-1467 | 4/3/2024 12:32:29 AM | 4/1/2024 6:01:09 PM | General Comment | gill.marieac@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Mariea Gill 1009 W 9th St Medford, OR 97501-3009 gill.marieac@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1468 | 4/3/2024 12:32:31 AM | 4/1/2024 6:01:05 PM | General Comment | jpn5710@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. John Nettleton 4311 SE 37th Ave Apt 21 Portland, OR 97202-3265 jpn5710@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1469 | 4/3/2024 12:32:33 AM | 4/1/2024 5:26:34 PM | General Comment | leannecrosby@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. leanne crosby 8313 SE Jennings Ave Portland, OR 97267-5452 leannecrosby@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-147 | 3/2/2024 12:21:39 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | CHRISTOPHER | Faux | PORTLAND | The price gouging from PGE is so severe. Oregonians cannot keep up with this terrible company. We need to stop privatizing utilities to millionaire CEOs! | ||
| UE 435-1470 | 4/3/2024 12:32:36 AM | 4/1/2024 3:26:00 PM | General Comment | cindysol213@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Cindy Ku Jimenez 16302 NE Fargo Ct Portland, OR 97230-5520 cindysol213@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1471 | 4/3/2024 12:32:39 AM | 4/1/2024 2:35:58 PM | General Comment | skycorene@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Sky Callaway 14375 Walnut Grove Way Apt 102 Oregon City, OR 97045-8274 skycorene@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1472 | 4/3/2024 12:32:41 AM | 3/21/2024 5:45:13 AM | General Comment | diana.e.press@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Diana Press SE 46TH Ave Portland, OR 97215 diana.e.press@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1473 | 4/3/2024 12:32:43 AM | 3/21/2024 3:36:23 AM | General Comment | amahatheway@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Moss Hatheway 7636 SE 17th Ave Portland, OR 97202-6127 amahatheway@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1474 | 4/3/2024 12:32:46 AM | 3/21/2024 1:00:45 AM | General Comment | nicolacorl@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Nicola Corl 3380 SW 70th Ave Portland, OR 97225-2602 nicolacorl@mac.com | |||||
| UE 435-1475 | 4/3/2024 12:32:48 AM | 3/21/2024 1:00:28 AM | General Comment | hannahannafellows@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Saff Addams 6220 NE Glisan St Portland, OR 97213-5051 hannahannafellows@att.net | |||||
| UE 435-1476 | 4/3/2024 12:32:51 AM | 3/20/2024 11:38:25 PM | General Comment | heartofoak8@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Thorne Davis 2111 N Willis Blvd Apt 245 Portland, OR 97217-6867 heartofoak8@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1477 | 4/3/2024 12:32:54 AM | 3/20/2024 11:22:57 PM | General Comment | nhammerquist@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Nicole Robinson 3405 SE Division St Portland, OR 97202-1541 nhammerquist@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1478 | 4/3/2024 12:32:56 AM | 3/20/2024 11:20:54 PM | General Comment | vanessa.grantcoats@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a concerned citize,, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Vanessa Grant Coats 1525 NE 24th Ave Apt 303 Portland, OR 97232-1681 vanessa.grantcoats@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1479 | 4/3/2024 12:32:59 AM | 3/20/2024 10:59:37 PM | General Comment | a.m.deligio@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Adriana Deligio 3519 SE 64th Ave Portland, OR 97206-2741 a.m.deligio@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-148 | 3/2/2024 12:44:44 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Kristen | Reach | WEST SALEM | Please do not permit PGE to raise our rates again. We cannot afford it. Its emotionally and financially difficult. We are angry and tired. Many PGE customers are low income or are not able to get help because our wages are just over what is allowed for financial help. We can't keep doing this. Stop pay raises and bonuses and lower salaries. No wasting money! | ||
| UE 435-1480 | 4/3/2024 12:33:02 AM | 3/20/2024 10:55:52 PM | General Comment | ivytorch@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Elle Wong 7308 SE Harrison Ct Portland, OR 97215-4142 ivytorch@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1481 | 4/3/2024 12:33:04 AM | 3/20/2024 10:52:38 PM | General Comment | yasmingurhan@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Yasmin Gurhan 12228 SE Ramona St Portland, OR 97236-4660 yasmingurhan@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1482 | 4/3/2024 12:33:07 AM | 3/20/2024 10:37:03 PM | General Comment | andyander26@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Andy Anderson 12616 SE Alder St Apt 105 Portland, OR 97233-1695 andyander26@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1483 | 4/3/2024 12:33:09 AM | 3/20/2024 10:28:55 PM | General Comment | CHud92@everyactioncustom.com | chud92@everyactioncustom.com. Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx Courtney Hudnall 12616 SE Alder St Apt 105 Portland, OR 97233-1695 CHud92@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1484 | 4/3/2024 12:33:12 AM | 3/20/2024 10:27:31 PM | General Comment | bherout@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Brooke Herout 2216 NE 17th Ave Portland, OR 97212-4603 bherout@sbcglobal.net | |||||
| UE 435-1485 | 4/3/2024 12:33:14 AM | 3/20/2024 10:26:13 PM | General Comment | everyaction.scalding576@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Additionally, this has a disproportionate impact on vulnerable populations like the disabled and elderly, who often live in older buildings not insulated to protect against the more extreme weather we now experience in Oregon thanks to climate change. For people on a fixed income, increases like this are devastating, especially for those who require electricity to power medical equipment. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. James-Elizabeth Davis 11310 SW Center St Beaverton, OR 97005-2271 everyaction.scalding576@passinbox.com | |||||
| UE 435-1486 | 4/3/2024 12:33:16 AM | 3/20/2024 10:00:13 PM | General Comment | becstrees@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Beq Yonaka 6814 SE Division St Portland, OR 97206-1269 becstrees@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1487 | 4/3/2024 12:33:18 AM | 3/20/2024 9:55:41 PM | General Comment | g.blanca.p@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Blanca Gutierrez 24 S De Anjou Ave Medford, OR 97501 g.blanca.p@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1488 | 4/3/2024 12:33:20 AM | 3/20/2024 9:55:20 PM | General Comment | carolmollet@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Carol Mollet 18830 NW Vista Ln Portland, OR 97231-1902 carolmollet@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1489 | 4/3/2024 12:33:22 AM | 3/20/2024 9:37:32 PM | General Comment | alyssagknutson@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Alyssa Knutson 2056 NW Glisan St Portland, OR 97209-1164 alyssagknutson@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-149 | 3/2/2024 12:52:20 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Melinda | Hasting Baker | PORTLAND | I am writing to express opposition to the aggressive rate increases by Portland General Electric. I am a Portland resident (address redacted) and a PGE customer. We have no choice in providers, or vote in rate increases. PGE's commitment to improve existing infrastructure and rectify regular outages is profoundly underwhelming. If PGE's claim that the legislature, via HB 2021, has literally forced them to raise rates more than 40% since 2020, then please publicly let us all know so we can direct outrage in that direction, too. I hope the Commission can scrutinize PGE's compensation structure for executives and shareholders, particularly during a time when everyday people are trying to bounce back economically from the pandemic. Thanks for your service to the community, and I hope you will think of the consumers as you deliberate PGE's proposal. | ||
| UE 435-1490 | 4/3/2024 12:33:25 AM | 3/20/2024 9:30:28 PM | General Comment | fburgesspdx@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). I am a PGE customer in Southeast Portland, and I am writing to urge the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. PGE already took in a tremendous amount of money from their customers during the ice storm, and it was evident from the response to the ice storm power outages that PGE is not using that money for more robust emergency infrastructure or adequate staffing. They have had plenty of time and resources to implement such changes, as PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects, but only about $17 million of that money is allocated for battery storage. The rest of the money is going toward issues the Commission rejected just months ago, and toward padding the pockets of administrators. This rate hike will disproportionately impact Black, Indigenous, disabled, low income and housing insecure Oregonians. We cannot let our most vulnerable community members keep falling victim to bad utilities policy. I am calling on the Commission to dismiss this case and grant the motion submitted by Oregon Citizens' Utility Board. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Robin Burgess 6814 SE Division St Portland, OR 97206-1269 fburgesspdx@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1491 | 4/3/2024 12:33:27 AM | 3/20/2024 9:23:38 PM | General Comment | iglesiasd860@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Diana Iglesias 4017 SE Yamhill St Portland, OR 97214-4444 iglesiasd860@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1492 | 4/3/2024 12:33:29 AM | 3/20/2024 9:23:00 PM | General Comment | nikiamcmillen@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Nikia Mcmillen 4017 SE Yamhill St Portland, OR 97214-4444 nikiamcmillen@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1493 | 4/3/2024 12:33:31 AM | 3/20/2024 9:22:40 PM | General Comment | releasethatpeach@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Laura Braun 4504 NE Cleveland Ave Portland, OR 97211-2710 releasethatpeach@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1494 | 4/3/2024 12:33:34 AM | 3/20/2024 9:07:42 PM | General Comment | sofiazancock@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Sofia Zancock 5404 SE 68th Ave Portland, OR 97206-5338 sofiazancock@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1495 | 4/3/2024 12:33:36 AM | 3/20/2024 9:07:38 PM | General Comment | 13kolbej22@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Jillian Kolbe 723 SE 29th Ave Portland, OR 97214-3027 13kolbej22@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1496 | 4/3/2024 12:33:38 AM | 3/20/2024 9:01:37 PM | General Comment | ramey.anne@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Annie Ramey 3018 NE Couch St Portland, OR 97232-3227 ramey.anne@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1497 | 4/3/2024 12:33:41 AM | 3/20/2024 9:01:15 PM | General Comment | bekah.odgear@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Rebekah Odgear 3084 SW Flower Ter Portland, OR 97239-1160 bekah.odgear@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1498 | 4/3/2024 12:33:43 AM | 3/20/2024 8:56:24 PM | General Comment | tatianarenay07@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Tatiana Andre 12253 SE Long St Portland, OR 97236-7711 tatianarenay07@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1499 | 4/3/2024 12:33:46 AM | 3/20/2024 8:52:22 PM | General Comment | mfhogan1@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Molly Hogan 6627 N Congress Ave Portland, OR 97217-1929 mfhogan1@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-15 | 2/29/2024 6:17:59 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Kris | Angerano | NEWBERG | Another rate increase for sub par service is not acceptable. Poll the general portland population with electric heat pumps how they feel about another 9% increase on top of the "18%" from last year. The available rebates for low income families is also not available to a retired couple with social security as only income. Yes that is correct, thats like 45k last year, with the rebates at 43k income. As a single family home, my bill will have gone from $150 a month to $210 per month after these increases within 2 years. This is a NO. | ||
| UE 435-150 | 3/2/2024 12:54:07 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Terry | Maloney | PORTLAND | Don't you dare let PGE raise rates again! They are making record profits and asking for another raise. No rate increase for 2025. Every penny of their increase in profit is taken directly from our pockets. You are either corrupt or inept at doing your job. 41% increase in 4 years? Who is lining your pockets? | ||
| UE 435-1500 | 4/3/2024 12:33:49 AM | 3/20/2024 8:50:00 PM | General Comment | devon.newby@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Devon Newby 2103 NE 8th Ave Portland, OR 97212-3802 devon.newby@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1501 | 4/3/2024 12:33:51 AM | 3/20/2024 8:48:39 PM | General Comment | bsuprena@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Brice Suprenant 5404 SE 68th Ave Portland, OR 97206-5338 bsuprena@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1502 | 4/3/2024 12:33:53 AM | 3/20/2024 8:42:15 PM | General Comment | ktenney11@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Kiya Tenney 5630 NE Couch St Portland, OR 97213-3728 ktenney11@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1503 | 4/3/2024 12:33:55 AM | 3/20/2024 8:39:35 PM | General Comment | holly@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Holly McGuire 8035 N Chautauqua Blvd Portland, OR 97217-7215 holly@mcguirebarber.com | |||||
| UE 435-1504 | 4/3/2024 12:33:58 AM | 3/20/2024 8:36:02 PM | General Comment | maiaewatkins@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Thank you. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Maia Watkins 1736 SE 49th Ave Portland, OR 97215-3281 maiaewatkins@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1505 | 4/3/2024 12:34:00 AM | 3/20/2024 8:34:10 PM | General Comment | kaupha@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. K. Abrams 2724 SW Stanley Ct Portland, OR 97219-6248 kaupha@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1506 | 4/3/2024 12:34:03 AM | 3/20/2024 8:29:32 PM | General Comment | *.*@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. * * Portland, OR 97221 *.*@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1507 | 4/3/2024 12:34:06 AM | 3/20/2024 8:29:05 PM | General Comment | Lizpettengill@everyactioncustom.com | lizpettengill@everyactioncustom.com. Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Liz Pettengill 2050 NE Hoyt St Portland, OR 97232-3585 Lizpettengill@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1508 | 4/3/2024 12:34:09 AM | 3/20/2024 8:24:09 PM | General Comment | francesapproved@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. France Anton 6969 N Montana Ave Portland, OR 97217-5464 francesapproved@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1509 | 4/3/2024 12:34:11 AM | 3/20/2024 8:20:55 PM | General Comment | dsugerik@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills for profit. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. David Sugerik 18110 SE Ed Anna Ct Portland, OR 97267-6626 dsugerik@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-151 | 3/2/2024 12:55:30 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Stella | Garza | BEAVERTON | The 17% PGE rate hike this year has been hitting us hard. PGE has proposed ANOTHER rate hike for 2025 (3rd year in a row?!) Please, we don’t have choices and are at your mercy. We can’t afford another rate hike. Please do not approve PGEs request for another rate hike. We need time to financially adjust. Maybe in 2026 but not 2025!!!! Thank you. | ||
| UE 435-1510 | 4/3/2024 12:34:14 AM | 3/20/2024 8:17:07 PM | General Comment | marchetti.l.megan@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. megan marchetti 9015 NE Humboldt St Portland, OR 97220-4733 marchetti.l.megan@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1511 | 4/3/2024 12:34:16 AM | 3/20/2024 8:15:39 PM | General Comment | tabitha.a.gentry@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Tabitha DeLorio 8310 NE Humboldt St Portland, OR 97220-4759 tabitha.a.gentry@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1512 | 4/3/2024 12:34:18 AM | 3/20/2024 8:05:22 PM | General Comment | woodfiredeats@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Emily Andrews 10538 NW 4th St Portland, OR 97231-1014 woodfiredeats@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1513 | 4/3/2024 12:34:21 AM | 3/20/2024 8:02:01 PM | General Comment | angiemignone@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, ms angela mignone 6027 SE Woodstock Blvd Portland, OR 97206-6744 angiemignone@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1514 | 4/3/2024 12:34:23 AM | 3/20/2024 7:51:20 PM | General Comment | christinaries@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Christina Maul 1046 NE 80th Ave Portland, OR 97213-6830 christinaries@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1515 | 4/3/2024 12:34:26 AM | 3/20/2024 7:51:19 PM | General Comment | jackiebutler86@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Jacqueline Dean 6902 SE 87th Ave Portland, OR 97266-5606 jackiebutler86@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1516 | 4/3/2024 12:34:28 AM | 3/20/2024 7:48:01 PM | General Comment | liz.allen@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Elizabeth Allen 8821 NE Flanders St Portland, OR 97220-5962 liz.allen@ymail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1517 | 4/3/2024 12:34:31 AM | 3/20/2024 7:38:18 PM | General Comment | kimannhowe@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Kim Howe 8756 N Burrage Ave Portland, OR 97217-7044 kimannhowe@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1518 | 4/3/2024 12:34:33 AM | 3/20/2024 7:29:36 PM | General Comment | heidiliedeker@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Heidi Liedeker 4706 SE 61st Ave Portland, OR 97206-4733 heidiliedeker@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1519 | 4/3/2024 12:34:35 AM | 3/20/2024 7:14:04 PM | General Comment | frecklespnw@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). I'm too broke for this! Don't y'all make enough? As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Cat Hollis 6313 SE 92nd Ave Portland, OR 97266-5231 frecklespnw@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-152 | 3/2/2024 12:56:19 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Cara | Ellenwood | BEAVERTON | No to raising our rates again PGE! 42% in 4 years is absolutely insane! Cut your budget elsewhere and stop extorting your customers! | ||
| UE 435-1520 | 4/3/2024 12:34:38 AM | 3/20/2024 7:01:24 PM | General Comment | nickharris5000@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Captain Nick Harris 6320 NE 45th Ave Portland, OR 97218-1331 nickharris5000@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1521 | 4/3/2024 12:34:40 AM | 3/20/2024 7:00:34 PM | General Comment | luvey13@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Courtney Bridges 4117 SE 42nd Ave Portland, OR 97206-3212 luvey13@hotmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1522 | 4/3/2024 12:34:42 AM | 3/20/2024 6:55:44 PM | General Comment | rachelmulderprints@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Rachel Mulder 3922 SE 37th Ave Portland, OR 97202-3203 rachelmulderprints@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1523 | 4/3/2024 12:34:44 AM | 3/20/2024 6:53:21 PM | General Comment | kamayle@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Kristine Mayle 5020 N Oberlin St Portland, OR 97203-4457 kamayle@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1524 | 4/3/2024 12:34:47 AM | 3/20/2024 6:48:04 PM | General Comment | paigeicardi@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Paige Icardi 13131 NE Glisan St Portland, OR 97230-2546 paigeicardi@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1525 | 4/3/2024 12:34:49 AM | 3/20/2024 6:47:08 PM | General Comment | kaceydesan@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Kacey Desantis 16533 NE Halsey St Apt 314 Portland, OR 97230-6380 kaceydesan@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1526 | 4/3/2024 12:34:52 AM | 3/20/2024 6:34:15 PM | General Comment | olivianburns@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs Olivia Burns 20525 SW Johnson St Aloha, OR 97003-1815 olivianburns@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1527 | 4/3/2024 12:34:54 AM | 3/20/2024 6:24:27 PM | General Comment | isabela.m.villarreal@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Isabela Villarreal 5136 SE Belmont St Portland, OR 97215-1742 isabela.m.villarreal@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1528 | 4/3/2024 12:34:56 AM | 3/20/2024 6:22:18 PM | General Comment | Tattooerximena@everyactioncustom.com | tattooerximena@everyactioncustom.com. Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Ximena Quiroz 225 NE Mason St Portland, OR 97211-3418 Tattooerximena@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1529 | 4/3/2024 12:35:00 AM | 3/20/2024 6:15:42 PM | General Comment | evalenafox@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. My family is already suffering and will not be able to pay our other bills if this increase goes into effect. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Evalena Fox 117 Birch Ave Wood Village, OR 97060-1128 evalenafox@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-153 | 3/2/2024 1:44:06 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Michael | Goodman | PORTLAND | Subject: Concerns Regarding Portland General Electric's Rate Increases To the Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to express my deep concern and dissatisfaction regarding Portland General Electric's recent announcement of rate hikes. As a loyal PGE customer residing in Portland, I rely on their services for my daily needs. The proposed rate increases are troubling, especially considering the economic challenges faced by many Oregonians, myself included. The lack of evident infrastructure improvements and ongoing power outages without justification intensify my frustration. The absence of substantial service enhancements and persistent power disruptions raise questions about the rationale behind this rate adjustment. It is crucial for PGE to justify any rate increase with improvements in service quality, reliability, and customer satisfaction. I urge the Oregon Public Utility Commission to thoroughly review PGE's rate increase proposal, ensuring it is reasonable, justified, and considerate of the economic impact on Oregon residents. Your attention to this matter is vital in protecting consumers who rely on PGE for essential services. I anticipate your response and hope for a favorable resolution in favor of Oregon's utility consumers. Thank you for your advocacy on our behalf. Sincerely, Michael | ||
| UE 435-1530 | 4/3/2024 12:35:03 AM | 3/20/2024 6:12:16 PM | General Comment | marytvest@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Mary Vest 3036 NE Couch St Portland, OR 97232-3285 marytvest@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1531 | 4/3/2024 12:35:06 AM | 3/20/2024 6:07:46 PM | General Comment | valeriecochran@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Valerie Cochran 7200 N Concord Ave Portland, OR 97217-5508 valeriecochran@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1532 | 4/3/2024 12:35:08 AM | 3/20/2024 6:05:53 PM | General Comment | calvin.r.french@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Morgan French 1031 NE 33rd Ave Portland, OR 97232-2785 calvin.r.french@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1533 | 4/3/2024 12:35:10 AM | 3/20/2024 6:05:28 PM | General Comment | chelseagrubbs44@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Dr. Chelsea Grubbs 131 SE 24th Ave Portland, OR 97214-1760 chelseagrubbs44@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1534 | 4/3/2024 12:35:12 AM | 3/20/2024 6:03:29 PM | General Comment | jonny117et@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Jon Garcia 7350 SW Barbur Blvd Apt 1 Portland, OR 97219-2894 jonny117et@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1535 | 4/3/2024 12:35:15 AM | 3/20/2024 6:02:51 PM | General Comment | canaan.schlesinger@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Camila Schlesinger 4515 E PORTLAND Portland, OR 97215 canaan.schlesinger@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1536 | 4/3/2024 12:35:18 AM | 3/20/2024 6:01:09 PM | General Comment | omgxwtf@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Drew Flowers 11944 SE Pardee St Portland, OR 97266-3219 omgxwtf@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1537 | 4/3/2024 12:35:20 AM | 3/20/2024 5:55:39 PM | General Comment | heisenbaee@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Toni Ruiz 1329 NE Hancock St Apt 1 Portland, OR 97212-4366 heisenbaee@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1538 | 4/3/2024 12:35:23 AM | 3/20/2024 5:51:15 PM | General Comment | moniquechavez31@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs Monique Chavez 723 SW 257th Ave Troutdale, OR 97060-7422 moniquechavez31@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1539 | 4/3/2024 12:35:25 AM | 3/20/2024 5:47:23 PM | General Comment | s.eliz.gross@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Sarah Gross 8792 SE 42nd Ave Portland, OR 97222-5576 s.eliz.gross@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-154 | 3/2/2024 1:48:26 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Melody | Macready | PORTLAND | Rate proposals when wages simply cannot keep up with the rate of inflation are unconscionable. PGE has already raised rates far beyond what is reasonable for anyone below the median household income for Portland proper, let alone those in struggling rural communities. We are already paying sky high rates for property taxes and other utilities. To raise rates at this time will force those barely scraping by to forego basics such as food and medical care, as many are already doing. Many seniors on fixed incomes as well as people with disabilities and other marginalized communities will be hit hardest by this. How can this be justified? If the infrastructure is aging or the renewable energy is not meeting the demand, that is on the company itself to rectify by cutting into their own profit margins. Poor planning and mismanagement should not be passed on to consumers. The rates are already exorbitant AS IS. Please advocate for working class Oregonians by saying no to this rate hike. | ||
| UE 435-1540 | 4/3/2024 12:35:28 AM | 3/20/2024 5:45:59 PM | General Comment | whitney.handrich@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. We can't continue to afford our electric bills if the rates keep increasing! It is too much but we have no alternatives. Our bills more than doubled this winter. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Whitney Handrich 16 NE 17th Ave Portland, OR 97232-3045 whitney.handrich@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1541 | 4/3/2024 12:35:30 AM | 3/20/2024 5:44:25 PM | General Comment | kristinamariehowe@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Kristina Howe 9305 N Mohawk Ave Portland, OR 97203-2330 kristinamariehowe@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1542 | 4/3/2024 12:35:32 AM | 3/20/2024 5:40:14 PM | General Comment | alexiskira23@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. This rate increase is ridiculous. People cannot afford food or rent right now and to continually increase basic utilities is inhumane. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Alexis Sosa 6220 NE Glisan St Portland, OR 97213-5051 alexiskira23@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1543 | 4/3/2024 12:35:34 AM | 3/20/2024 5:37:39 PM | General Comment | jade.r.tapley@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Jade Tapley 7015 N Moore Ave Portland, OR 97217-1729 jade.r.tapley@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1544 | 4/3/2024 12:35:37 AM | 3/20/2024 5:36:33 PM | General Comment | nick.escobar@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Nicholas Escobar 2009 NE 121st Ave Portland, OR 97220-1835 nick.escobar@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1545 | 4/3/2024 12:35:41 AM | 3/20/2024 5:24:30 PM | General Comment | ymiller55@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Yvonne Miller 8744 SE Lincoln St Portland, OR 97216-1911 ymiller55@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1546 | 4/3/2024 12:35:44 AM | 3/20/2024 5:22:22 PM | General Comment | aemup@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Audra McCabe 3723 N Borthwick Ave Portland, OR 97227-1220 aemup@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1547 | 4/3/2024 12:35:46 AM | 3/20/2024 5:18:22 PM | General Comment | design@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Dr. Manda BOREALIS 8306 N Chautauqua Blvd Portland, OR 97217-7222 design@manda-borealis.com | |||||
| UE 435-1548 | 4/3/2024 12:35:48 AM | 3/20/2024 5:17:08 PM | General Comment | lmjackson0811@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Lisa Jackson 6370 NE 42nd Ave Portland, OR 97218-1324 lmjackson0811@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1549 | 4/4/2024 12:31:44 AM | 4/3/2024 2:26:12 PM | General Comment | SHESANSMI@everyactioncustom.com | shesansmi@everyactioncustom.com. Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Sherita Sanders-Smith 11407 NE Wygant St Portland, OR 97220-1458 SHESANSMI@YAHOO.COM | |||||
| UE 435-155 | 3/2/2024 1:53:10 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | HILLSBORO | PLEASE DO NOT APPROVE ANOTHER RATE INCREASE FOR PGE!!!!! These rate increases are hurting lower and middle income families!!!!! Food, rent increases and now utilities are going to put more people in danger of losing basic needs!!!!! | ||||
| UE 435-1550 | 4/4/2024 12:31:46 AM | 4/3/2024 2:25:34 PM | General Comment | philipb@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Philip Berlin 2205 NE Columbia Blvd Portland, OR 97211-1930 philipb@selfenhancement.org | |||||
| UE 435-1551 | 4/4/2024 12:31:48 AM | 4/3/2024 1:27:04 PM | General Comment | dab1219@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. I'm tired of scraping-by to pay the increased costs that PGE has put upon all of us for this essential service. We've had enough of rate raises! Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wish list for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Donna Steadman 9440 SW Lakeside Dr Tigard, OR 97224-5691 dab1219@comcast.net | |||||
| UE 435-1552 | 4/4/2024 12:31:50 AM | 4/3/2024 1:21:07 PM | General Comment | lanaelawrence@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. LaNae Lawrence 1153 SE 85th Ave Apt B Portland, OR 97216-1300 lanaelawrence@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1553 | 4/4/2024 12:31:53 AM | 4/3/2024 12:53:14 PM | General Comment | shaylaspencer31@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Shayla Spencer 9524 N Woolsey Ave Portland, OR 97203-2033 shaylaspencer31@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1554 | 4/4/2024 12:31:56 AM | 4/3/2024 12:50:16 PM | General Comment | jacquelineh@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As an energy assistance coordinator, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Jacqueline Hale 411 NE Going St Apt 6 Portland, OR 97211-3366 jacquelineh@selfenhancement.org | |||||
| UE 435-1555 | 4/4/2024 12:31:58 AM | 4/3/2024 12:46:06 PM | General Comment | kierra.bostic18@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Kierra Bostic 15839 NE Siskiyou St Portland, OR 97230-5144 kierra.bostic18@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1556 | 4/4/2024 12:32:00 AM | 4/3/2024 12:08:08 PM | General Comment | ivymoore50@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Ivy Moore 12258 SE Ramona St Portland, OR 97236-4660 ivymoore50@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1557 | 4/4/2024 12:32:03 AM | 4/3/2024 12:06:52 PM | General Comment | plasmallama635@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Hannah Harris 8570 SW 35th Ave Portland, OR 97219-3802 plasmallama635@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1558 | 4/4/2024 12:32:06 AM | 4/3/2024 11:43:44 AM | General Comment | adamsrobin344@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Robin Adams 4924 SE 67th Ave Portland, OR 97206-4522 adamsrobin344@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1559 | 4/4/2024 12:32:08 AM | 4/3/2024 11:38:36 AM | General Comment | enieshaw@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Enesha Holiman 2140 N Williams Ave Portland, OR 97227-2077 enieshaw@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-156 | 3/2/2024 2:21:03 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Larry | Rehm | PORTLAND | How is is that PGE had their net profit margin up by 26% last year, yet the public is responsible to pay, with yet another rate hike, for so-called improvements to their infrastructure? How are they not a monopoly? What options do we as Portlanders have to shop for alternate services? If nothing is done to curtail their greed to raise investor profits, it will continue to happen and more and more Portlanders will struggle to cover what is a necessary utility. | ||
| UE 435-1560 | 4/4/2024 12:32:11 AM | 4/3/2024 11:37:06 AM | General Comment | enieshaw@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Enesha Holiman 2140 N Williams Ave Portland, OR 97227-2077 enieshaw@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1561 | 4/4/2024 12:32:13 AM | 4/3/2024 10:06:21 AM | General Comment | ATAserves@everyactioncustom.com | ataserves@everyactioncustom.com. Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Pat Attaway 2327 NE Wasco St Portland, OR 97232-1643 ATAserves@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1562 | 4/4/2024 12:32:17 AM | 4/3/2024 9:46:56 AM | General Comment | memryhamik@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. memry smith 6824 NE Skidmore St Portland, OR 97218-3615 memryhamik@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1563 | 4/4/2024 12:32:19 AM | 4/3/2024 9:14:55 AM | General Comment | melissanav24@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). I am outraged by the proposal to increase the rate, so quickly after the recent rate increase. It seems that the additonal rate increase was planned the entire time. Customers are struggling as it is; many senior citizens, disabled citizens, and families are struggling just to keep their home warm and provide hot water for themselves and you are making it feel like it is a luxury to even keep the electricity on in a home. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Melissa Navarro 52032 SE 9th St Scappoose, OR 97056-4542 melissanav24@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1564 | 4/4/2024 12:32:22 AM | 4/3/2024 8:45:57 AM | General Comment | garrypsmith01@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, cdr usn garry smith 1630 Mountain Dr Stayton, OR 97383-1489 garrypsmith01@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1565 | 4/4/2024 12:32:24 AM | 4/3/2024 8:09:53 AM | General Comment | cunningaimee@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Aimee Cunningham 1625 SW Alder St Portland, OR 97205-1950 cunningaimee@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1566 | 4/4/2024 12:32:26 AM | 4/2/2024 10:42:00 PM | General Comment | infomavn@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Melissa Hathaway 601 NE 162nd Ave Portland, OR 97230-5751 infomavn@teleport.com | |||||
| UE 435-1567 | 4/4/2024 12:32:28 AM | 4/2/2024 10:02:45 PM | General Comment | jsgonnerman@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Jacqueline Gonnerman 16881 Cortez Ct Lake Oswego, OR 97035-5256 jsgonnerman@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1568 | 4/4/2024 12:32:31 AM | 4/2/2024 6:04:39 PM | General Comment | emailcheaquettaj@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Cheaquetta Johnson 6443 NE 9th Ave Portland, OR 97211-3617 emailcheaquettaj@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1569 | 4/4/2024 12:32:33 AM | 3/20/2024 5:14:56 PM | General Comment | shannon.crescence.oleary@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Shannon McMullen 1102 NE Roselawn St Portland, OR 97211-4453 shannon.crescence.oleary@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-157 | 3/2/2024 2:43:32 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Tyler | Dellasega | PORTLAND | The fact that we still are paying a monopolized, private company for electricity in one of the bluest cities in one of the bluest states and in 2024 is insane. Abolish PGE and turn it into a public utility. As we just saw with the snow and ice, people cannot live for days or weeks without power. Putting the control of electricity in the hands of a for-profit company instead of the public (like water etc) only allows them to increase the price multiple times, slows response and coordination, and reduces accountability. | ||
| UE 435-1570 | 4/4/2024 12:32:37 AM | 3/20/2024 5:12:08 PM | General Comment | sam.schurter@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Samantha Schurter 2936 SE 80th Ave Portland, OR 97206-1745 sam.schurter@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1571 | 4/4/2024 12:32:39 AM | 3/20/2024 5:10:18 PM | General Comment | sumita913@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Sumita Mukund 4930 SE Henderson St Portland, OR 97206-8326 sumita913@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1572 | 4/4/2024 12:32:41 AM | 3/20/2024 5:10:02 PM | General Comment | finnoviatt@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Finn Oviatt 4050 SE Gladstone St Apt 12 Portland, OR 97202-3192 finnoviatt@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1573 | 4/4/2024 12:32:43 AM | 3/20/2024 5:07:48 PM | General Comment | sharma.r.sullivan@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Sharma Sullivan 2050 NE Hoyt St Apt 638 Portland, OR 97232-3660 sharma.r.sullivan@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1574 | 4/4/2024 12:32:46 AM | 3/20/2024 5:07:00 PM | General Comment | Alexis.harris99@everyactioncustom.com | alexis.harris99@everyactioncustom.com. Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Alexis Harris 1313 E Burnside St Portland, OR 97214-1254 Alexis.harris99@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1575 | 4/4/2024 12:32:48 AM | 3/20/2024 5:02:59 PM | General Comment | lindsaydees@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Lindsay Dees 8404 SE 62nd Ave Portland, OR 97206-8937 lindsaydees@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1576 | 4/4/2024 12:32:50 AM | 3/20/2024 5:00:18 PM | General Comment | oliviaflynnyoung@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Olivia Young 2221 N Schofield St Portland, OR 97217-6827 oliviaflynnyoung@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1577 | 4/4/2024 12:32:52 AM | 3/20/2024 5:00:05 PM | General Comment | izabelle.kenoyer@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Izabelle Kenoyer 8035 SE Main St Portland, OR 97215-3032 izabelle.kenoyer@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1578 | 4/4/2024 12:32:55 AM | 3/20/2024 4:59:58 PM | General Comment | oliviaflynnyoung@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Olivia Young 2221 N Schofield St Portland, OR 97217-6827 oliviaflynnyoung@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1579 | 4/4/2024 12:32:59 AM | 3/20/2024 4:58:30 PM | General Comment | stmariec@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Christina St marie 1317 NE 183rd Ave Portland, OR 97230-6729 stmariec@nayapdx.org | |||||
| UE 435-158 | 3/2/2024 2:55:00 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Dan | Lappin | BEAVERTON | Please do your job and prevent PGE further increasing their already-outrageously high electric prices. If their proposed 2025 increase of 7.5% goes through, that will mean an increase of around 40% since 2020. The people are no longer buying the tired excuses (COVID, Ukraine war etc.) when corporate profits and shareholder dividends continue to prosper. Do the right thing and regulate any further increases. | ||
| UE 435-1580 | 4/4/2024 12:33:01 AM | 3/20/2024 4:56:04 PM | General Comment | stmariec@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Christina St marie 1317 NE 183rd Ave Portland, OR 97230-6729 stmariec@nayapdx.org | |||||
| UE 435-1581 | 4/4/2024 12:33:04 AM | 3/20/2024 4:47:35 PM | General Comment | nursefusion@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Julie Madsen 8752 N Calvert Ave Portland, OR 97217-7048 nursefusion@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1582 | 4/4/2024 12:33:06 AM | 3/20/2024 4:46:05 PM | General Comment | marcusmennes@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Marcus Mennes 4101 N Marine Dr Slip 3 Portland, OR 97217-7768 marcusmennes@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1583 | 4/4/2024 12:33:08 AM | 3/20/2024 4:45:01 PM | General Comment | daisya@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Daisy Macias Arellano 1015 NE 197th Ave Portland, OR 97230-7908 daisya@selfenhancement.org | |||||
| UE 435-1584 | 4/4/2024 12:33:11 AM | 3/20/2024 4:38:02 PM | General Comment | silverwolf08@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Tracy Rollins 4562 SE 83rd Ave Portland, OR 97266-3021 silverwolf08@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1585 | 4/4/2024 12:33:13 AM | 3/20/2024 4:37:37 PM | General Comment | mbilow@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Kristin Smith 3514 NE 75th Ave Portland, OR 97213-5773 mbilow@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1586 | 4/4/2024 12:33:15 AM | 3/20/2024 4:34:53 PM | General Comment | rachel.j.springer@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Rachel Springer 235 NE Shaver St Portland, OR 97212-1053 rachel.j.springer@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1587 | 4/4/2024 12:33:18 AM | 3/20/2024 4:32:29 PM | General Comment | kyramsherrin@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Kyra Sherrin 8028 N Dana Ave Portland, OR 97203-5807 kyramsherrin@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1588 | 4/4/2024 12:33:20 AM | 3/20/2024 4:20:30 PM | General Comment | daveneham@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. David Neham 3340 SW Seymour St Portland, OR 97239-1264 daveneham@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1589 | 4/4/2024 12:33:23 AM | 3/20/2024 4:20:15 PM | General Comment | andramcfarlane@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Andra McFarlane 6616 N Greeley Ave Portland, OR 97217-5046 andramcfarlane@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-159 | 3/2/2024 5:10:21 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | PORTLAND | PGE rate hikes are unreasonable and put too much of a burden on the public, who have no choice about this monopoly. | ||||
| UE 435-1590 | 4/4/2024 12:33:25 AM | 3/20/2024 4:19:33 PM | General Comment | sydneyhorn04@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Sidney Horn 7166 SW Oleson Rd Apt 48 Portland, OR 97223-7483 sydneyhorn04@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1591 | 4/4/2024 12:33:27 AM | 3/20/2024 4:10:49 PM | General Comment | kierahansen@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Kiera Hansen 22 NE 128th Ave Portland, OR 97230-2428 kierahansen@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1592 | 4/4/2024 12:33:29 AM | 3/20/2024 4:08:55 PM | General Comment | everettparks@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Thomas Parks 111 SW Harrison St Portland, OR 97201-5336 everettparks@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1593 | 4/4/2024 12:33:32 AM | 3/20/2024 4:06:27 PM | General Comment | derekslg777@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Derek Longoria-Gomez 1581 SE Spokane St Portland, OR 97202-6637 derekslg777@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1594 | 4/4/2024 12:33:35 AM | 3/20/2024 4:06:15 PM | General Comment | sunshinehitme@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Evan Goldenrod 610 SE 17th Ave Portland, OR 97214-2674 sunshinehitme@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1595 | 4/4/2024 12:33:37 AM | 3/20/2024 4:03:54 PM | General Comment | erinwalking@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Erin Walker 5595 NE Sandycrest Ter Portland, OR 97213-2648 erinwalking@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1596 | 4/4/2024 10:03:55 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Travis | Teague | HAPPY VALLEY | While it's understandable that Portland General Electric may need to adjust rates to cover increasing operational costs, substantial rate increases can burden customers and undermine economic stability. Such hikes disproportionately affect vulnerable communities, including low-income households and small businesses, exacerbating financial strain. Instead of imposing heavy financial burdens on consumers, PGE should explore alternative strategies such as operational efficiency improvements, renewable energy investments, and seeking out governmental subsidies or grants to mitigate the need for significant rate hikes. This approach ensures that the burden of maintaining a reliable energy supply is shared equitably and responsibly among all stakeholders, without disproportionately impacting those least able to afford it. | ||
| UE 435-1597 | 4/4/2024 7:04:42 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Alice | Smith | PORTLAND | We will freeze and burn thanks to your unconscionable ruling allowing PGE to raise rates when power service is already unaffordable. Under the leadership of Patricia Poope we have had immeasurably harmful changes to policy that have irreparably harmed customers across the board. Those who can choose to use solar energy are now having that resource stolen from them thanks to Poope ending the payback program. Those of us who were living comfortably have been harmfully abused by her excessive rate hikes at a time when rent and groceries have become prohibitively expensive. My bills have risen almost double what they were last year under Poope and still, her greed has no bounds. She wants more. So many families have dropped out of the green energy plan because Poope has made it prohibitively expensive to afford clean energy even after her financially abusive policies have stolen energy from clean energy sources. I am filing complains with federal regulatory commissions requesting a review of this decision and your department’s interests in defrauding Oregonians to enrich PGE shareholders. Shame on you all. | ||
| UE 435-1598 | 4/5/2024 12:31:51 AM | 4/3/2024 10:40:52 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | lorena_SanchezCruz@everyactioncustom.com | lorena_sanchezcruz@everyactioncustom.com. Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to REJECT PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Lorena Sanchez 18177 Newberg, OR 97132 lorena_SanchezCruz@washingtoncountyor.gov | ||||
| UE 435-1599 | 4/5/2024 12:31:53 AM | 4/3/2024 10:22:27 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | opfiend@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, None Kendra Platt 1515 N Ainsworth St Apt 58 Portland, OR 97217-4774 opfiend@live.com | ||||
| UE 435-16 | 2/29/2024 6:43:15 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | J | White | TIGARD | Absolutely not. | ||
| UE 435-160 | 3/2/2024 5:21:28 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | A | P | TIGARD | Please say no to PGE’s latest rate hike request. Enough is enough. If you never say “no” or deny their requests then why even exist as an oversight entity? PGE will not suffer nor go away if you deny them their increase so it begs the question of why would you? Thank you. | ||
| UE 435-1600 | 4/5/2024 12:31:56 AM | 4/3/2024 10:16:10 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | elics11@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Eli Cox-Skall 622 SE 60th Ave Portland, OR 97215-1904 elics11@gmail.com | ||||
| UE 435-1601 | 4/5/2024 12:31:58 AM | 4/3/2024 5:33:58 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | rissa88.ct@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Clarrissa Thompson 7014 N Fessenden St Portland, OR 97203-1864 rissa88.ct@gmail.com | ||||
| UE 435-1602 | 4/5/2024 12:32:00 AM | 4/3/2024 5:20:02 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | tierra@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Tierra Salmon 5505 N Minnesota Ave Portland, OR 97217-4553 tierra@orchwa.org | ||||
| UE 435-1603 | 4/5/2024 12:32:04 AM | 4/3/2024 4:42:01 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | tianna@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Tianna McMullen 3025 SE Maple St Portland, OR 97267-1442 tianna@pdxsaintslove.com | ||||
| UE 435-1604 | 4/5/2024 12:32:06 AM | 4/3/2024 4:21:14 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | caitlinquinncredible@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Dr. Caitlin Quinn 6114 NE 35th Ave Portland, OR 97211-7335 caitlinquinncredible@gmail.com | ||||
| UE 435-1605 | 4/5/2024 12:32:08 AM | 4/3/2024 2:36:14 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | juliemorris7@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. And PGE should not be allowed to change the tariff for rooftop solar. People including myself have installed systems taking into account how the PGE tariff works. Changing the tariff to people’s detriment is unfair to those that have installed rooftop sysytems, is at odds with Oregon’s push to be more sustainable and will deter future adoption of rooftop solar. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Julie Morris 1616 N Terry St Portland, OR 97217-6541 juliemorris7@me.com | ||||
| UE 435-1606 | 4/5/2024 12:32:11 AM | 4/3/2024 2:35:36 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | 95bdz1jd@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Kesi Robinson 200 S Longview Way Oregon City, OR 97045-1358 95bdz1jd@duck.com | ||||
| UE 435-1607 | 4/5/2024 12:32:13 AM | 4/3/2024 2:35:08 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | carmenm.brant@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Carmen Brant 7626 N Wabash Ave Portland, OR 97217-6032 carmenm.brant@yahoo.com | ||||
| UE 435-1608 | 4/5/2024 3:29:20 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Mary Ann | Dhulst | PORTLAND | No one can pay these bills! Why would PUC ok them to raise rates 18%? The people are struggling and out on the street! I live in a one bedroom apt and pay $200 for electricity. I can’t pay these high of bills! | ||
| UE 435-1609 | 4/8/2024 12:31:50 AM | 4/5/2024 8:35:20 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | sweetriver37@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Shanna Watson 13144 SE Stark St Portland, OR 97233-1554 sweetriver37@gmail.com | ||||
| UE 435-161 | 3/2/2024 5:55:46 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Keith | Aisner | TIGARD | This is the wrong time for a rate hike. People are struggling already with inflated goods | ||
| UE 435-1610 | 4/8/2024 12:31:52 AM | 4/5/2024 7:04:42 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | rjork.halverson@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Rjork Halverson 795 Alder St Mount Angel, OR 97362-9412 rjork.halverson@gmail.com | ||||
| UE 435-1611 | 4/8/2024 12:31:55 AM | 4/4/2024 9:46:00 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | toms365@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Tom Staylon PO Box 719 Vancouver, WA 98666-0719 toms365@gmail.com | ||||
| UE 435-1612 | 4/8/2024 12:31:57 AM | 4/4/2024 9:34:26 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | dtribble1014@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Dennis Tribble 48100 SE Tumala Mountain Rd Estacada, OR 97023-9551 dtribble1014@gmail.com | ||||
| UE 435-1613 | 4/8/2024 12:32:00 AM | 4/4/2024 8:48:03 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | paola.dooly@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Paola Dooly 4223 SE 32nd Ave Portland, OR 97202-3430 paola.dooly@comcast.net | ||||
| UE 435-1614 | 4/8/2024 12:32:02 AM | 4/4/2024 7:14:46 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | marithza427@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Marithza Garcia 2112 NW 16th St Gresham, OR 97030-4877 marithza427@gmail.com | ||||
| UE 435-1615 | 4/8/2024 12:32:04 AM | 4/4/2024 7:03:27 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | maizy1012@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Maizy Steen 2122 NE 12th Ave Portland, OR 97212-4306 maizy1012@gmail.com | ||||
| UE 435-1616 | 4/8/2024 12:32:07 AM | 4/4/2024 6:06:28 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | wrays5@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Kathryn Wray 2126 NE 45th Ave Portland, OR 97213-1342 wrays5@comcast.net | ||||
| UE 435-1617 | 4/8/2024 12:32:10 AM | 4/4/2024 5:47:04 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | lcaine530@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Lisa Caine 2014 NE Brazee St Portland, OR 97212-4655 lcaine530@gmail.com | ||||
| UE 435-1618 | 4/6/2024 3:14:28 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Patty | Pairan | YAMHILL | My husband and I have lived at the same address for the past 22 years. It is a 110 year old house and over the past 6 years we have upgraded our siding, adding new insulation, installed high end windows, new furnace w/heat pump and new water heater. We were on Equal Pay and our bill went from $150 to $172 per month. That's when we switched to the Time of Day program. I am a stickler when regarding, showers, laundry and cooking, yet our bill is still high. I looked at old PGE bills I had from 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2023 all for the same month time frame. Surprisingly we used less kilowatts in 2013 through 2017 than we are now. That is something I cannot comprehend. I have talked to PGE numerous times and requested out meter to be looked at. Each time they say everything is fine. We are doing everything we can to keep our electric bill low by doing laundry and showers on weekends or before 7am and ALL cooking no later than 4:30pm. Yet I look at the tracking on the PGE website and ALWAYS see higher usage from 6pm-2am. Something is wrong with that. I always turn the heat down so it does not run at night, We have very early hours in the morning so we do not stay up past about 9pm. It is unclear what is happening during the night to use so much energy. No matter what we do we can't get ahead of the game when it comes to our electric bill. | ||
| UE 435-1619 | 4/8/2024 5:45:25 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Nancy | Zwerling | PORTLAND | RE: PGE Rate Increase Request, As a retired senior who lives in Multnomah County, I was unhappy to see a significant rate increase request from PGE since I already pay hundreds of dollars every month in electric bills. My question is what is the companies annual income? Do they have the profits to pay for those services they are asking to be covered by the rate hike? I do not want to pay for, as stated in The Oregonian, "higher profits for shareholders and taking on financial risks for the company". I have found that if there are significant improvements needed on a house or apartment it is the owner (PGE in this case) that pays. To pass it on to the renter ( PGE consumer) without the company first making a significant investment smacks of over charging. PGE calls a '7.4% increase a bold move', I call it gouging. | ||
| UE 435-162 | 3/2/2024 6:46:56 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Juan | Villicana-Chavez | BEAVERTON | Dear Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to express my profound concern and dissatisfaction regarding the recent announcement of rate increases by Portland General Electric (PGE). As a resident of Portland, living at [insert your address], I have been a loyal customer of PGE, relying on their services for my daily needs. It has come to my attention that PGE plans to increase their pricing rates. This decision is particularly disheartening because it seems to disregard the current economic challenges faced by many Oregonians, myself included. The lack of significant infrastructure improvements or movements to justify such an increase adds to my frustration. Moreover, despite these proposed rate hikes, I, along with other residents, continue to experience frequent power outages, which further questions the rationale behind increasing the financial burden on consumers. The absence of tangible enhancements in service delivery and infrastructure, coupled with the continuous inconvenience of power disruptions, raises concerns about the justification for this rate adjustment. It is crucial for utility providers like PGE to ensure that any increase in rates is matched with proportional improvements in service quality, reliability, and customer satisfaction. Therefore, I urge the Oregon Public Utility Commission to thoroughly review PGE's proposal for rate increases. It is essential to ensure that any adjustments are reasonable, justified by concrete improvements, and considerate of the economic impact on Oregon residents. I look forward to your response and hope for a favorable review of this matter. Please consider the implications of these rate increases on consumers like myself, who depend on PGE for essential services but are left questioning the value and reliability of these services in light of recent developments. Thank you for your attention to this matter and for advocating on behalf of Oregon's utility consumers. | ||
| UE 435-1620 | 4/9/2024 4:22:21 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | SALEM | RECEIVED MAR O 8 2024 P.U.C. Letter converted by Consumer Services staff - dr I need you to understand what it is like to be poor right now, because you approved the rate increase for PGE last year, which means that you just... clearly don't. Here's what my life as like, as someone who's just barely scraping by. •The only new clothing I have bought in the last 2 years is underwear, socks, and a few plain t-shirts that were on clearance at Bi-Mart for $3 apiece, •I learned to cut my own hair. •I can't afford cable TV or any other streaming service right now. It's not in the budget. •I keep my home cold all winter and deal with it with blankets. In summer, I just have to suffer as much as I can stand it before I let the AC run. Extreme heat and cold make my chronic pain worse. They're both miserable seasons. •Fast food is a luxury. Nice restaurant food is something I experience maybe once every six months. Food stamps just barely cover what I need for a month and the food prices keep going up, despite what the newspapers say about "inflation easing", •I have the cheapest internet and phone service I can get I have the cheapest EVERYTHING I can get, honestly. •Sometimes I buy a book or a heavily discounted video game that released several years ago. That's as much luxury as I can afford for myself right now. I normally spend less than $30 a month on anything fun. Everything else goes to bills. •Two of my teeth needed crowns years ago. I'm on the Oregon Health Plan, but it only pays for crowns if you're pregnant. There's no way I could possibly afford a crown. Every time I eat, I chew very slowly, trying to delay the inevitability of losing these teeth. •I am living with mold and leaks I can't afford to have repaired. Problems that keep slowly getting bigger the longer they go un-addressed, just like my teeth. •The rent keeps going up. •The price of basic necessities keeps going up. •Every time my wages increase, it's immediately negated by something else getting more expensive. •I am scared. •I am always scared. •I am never not scared. I'm in PGE's relief program for low-income Oregonians, but that bill is still brutal all summer and all winter. I already use LED bulbs. I already unplug things I'm not using. There is nothing else I can give up. There is nowhere else I can cut back. There is no other public program that will help me. I've looked again and again. Nobody else will help me, because I have no children and I'm not the right kind of disabled. Please do not allow PGE to increase their rates again in 2025. Please tell them no. Please. Please. Please. Please. I might be able to scrape by for a while begging on the internet for donations and getting help from friends and family, but others won't. For some people, this will be what tips them into horrific situations, like living without power or losing their homes. We don't have a strong safety net. You can't just assume that people will figure it out and land safely. Please don't hurt us any more. Please, please, please spare us from another cruel increase. The working poor have already given up enough. Please don’t let them hurt us. | ||||
| UE 435-1621 | 4/10/2024 12:31:49 AM | 4/8/2024 10:29:26 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | tbeattie12@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Money is being wasted trimming trees which is not a long term solution. Requiring all new utilities be placed underground is a much better use of funds. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Toni Beattie 36505 NW Uebel Rd North Plains, OR 97133-6165 tbeattie12@gmail.com | ||||
| UE 435-1622 | 4/10/2024 12:31:52 AM | 4/8/2024 9:10:10 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | cmaxie49@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Tina Sonna 4912 N Denver Ave Portland, OR 97217-3558 cmaxie49@msn.com | ||||
| UE 435-1623 | 4/10/2024 12:31:55 AM | 4/7/2024 12:21:31 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | darrcoy@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Darrell Coy 3816 SE Llewellyn St Milwaukie, OR 97222-5894 darrcoy@gmail.com | ||||
| UE 435-1624 | 4/10/2024 12:31:58 AM | 4/7/2024 12:18:06 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | clairlcoy@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs Clair Coy 6329 Glen Echo Ave Gladstone, OR 97027-1517 clairlcoy@gmail.com | ||||
| UE 435-1625 | 4/10/2024 12:32:00 AM | 4/6/2024 8:53:44 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | teamrobinforportland@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a longtime former PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. This is an increase that Oregonians can ill afford. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Robin Ye 915 NE 81st Ave Portland, OR 97213-6938 teamrobinforportland@gmail.com | ||||
| UE 435-1626 | 4/10/2024 12:32:02 AM | 4/5/2024 5:52:11 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | mikeclaporte@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. MICHAEL LAPORTE 6488 SW Midmar Pl Portland, OR 97223-7589 mikeclaporte@comcast.net | ||||
| UE 435-1627 | 4/10/2024 7:52:19 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | John | Movius | PORTLAND | These rate hikes, proposed on top of existing recent rate hikes, are unreasonable and working families feel the squeeze. In a time of inflation and wage stagnation, with Portland metro area becoming increasingly unaffordable to middle class people, extreme rate hikes in two years are absurdly out of touch. Rate hikes in any business or utility are to be expected, especially after COVID inflation. But rate hikes at this level are extreme and would only be possible with a monopoly who give consumers no other choice. Unethical, unreasonable. No one I have spoken with -- in my neighborhood, peer group, clients, family members, friends, coworkers -- supports these absurd rate increases! | ||
| UE 435-1628 | 4/11/2024 12:31:41 AM | 4/10/2024 6:14:43 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | maschauer1@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Marsha Schauer 12280 SW Horizon Blvd Apt 202 Beaverton, OR 97007-9343 maschauer1@gmail.com | ||||
| UE 435-1629 | 4/11/2024 12:31:44 AM | 4/9/2024 5:25:07 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Catinoregon@everyactioncustom.com | catinoregon@everyactioncustom.com. Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. PGE is in the business of generating electricity to sell; if they cannot upgrade their "aging" infrastructure, then they need to share the profits of upgrading their infrastructure with the people they are asking to pay for it; not passing it on to their stockholders. This shameful mismanagement of their business should not be passed on to consumers. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Cindy Purkerson 19753 S Henrici Rd Oregon City, OR 97045-9392 Catinoregon@yahoo.com | ||||
| UE 435-163 | 3/2/2024 7:27:28 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Brent | Gillett | PORTLAND | Dear Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to express my profound concern and dissatisfaction regarding the recent announcement of rate increases by Portland General Electric (PGE). As a resident of Portland, living at [insert your address], I have been a loyal customer of PGE, relying on their services for my daily needs. It has come to my attention that PGE plans to increase their pricing rates. This decision is particularly disheartening because it seems to disregard the current economic challenges faced by many Oregonians, myself included. The lack of significant infrastructure improvements or movements to justify such an increase adds to my frustration. Moreover, despite these proposed rate hikes, I, along with other residents, continue to experience frequent power outages, which further questions the rationale behind increasing the financial burden on consumers. The absence of tangible enhancements in service delivery and infrastructure, coupled with the continuous inconvenience of power disruptions, raises concerns about the justification for this rate adjustment. It is crucial for utility providers like PGE to ensure that any increase in rates is matched with proportional improvements in service quality, reliability, and customer satisfaction. Therefore, I urge the Oregon Public Utility Commission to thoroughly review PGE's proposal for rate increases. It is essential to ensure that any adjustments are reasonable, justified by concrete improvements, and considerate of the economic impact on Oregon residents. I look forward to your response and hope for a favorable review of this matter. Please consider the implications of these rate increases on consumers like myself, who depend on PGE for essential services but are left questioning the value and reliability of these services in light of recent developments. Thank you for your attention to this matter and for advocating on behalf of Oregon's utility consumers | ||
| UE 435-1630 | 4/12/2024 12:31:36 AM | 4/10/2024 11:10:13 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | ashleighduke1@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Ashleigh Duke 3438 NE 14th Ave Portland, OR 97212-2215 ashleighduke1@gmail.com | ||||
| UE 435-1631 | 4/12/2024 12:31:42 AM | 4/10/2024 4:15:08 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | rileyfishburn@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Riley Fishburn 6103 SE 85th Ave Portland, OR 97266-5450 rileyfishburn@gmail.com | ||||
| UE 435-1632 | 4/12/2024 7:52:09 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | LAKE GROVE | I don't support the rate increase proposed by PGE. I believe the profit margin is too high currently with the corporation. I as a consumer have no choice of electricity providers. I believe PGE should absorb the cost of updating their system and not pass that expense onto it's consumers. | ||||
| UE 435-1633 | 4/12/2024 7:52:26 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | LAKE GROVE | I don't support the rate increase proposed by PGE. I believe the profit margin is too high currently with the corporation. I as a consumer have no choice of electricity providers. I believe PGE should absorb the cost of updating their system and not pass that expense onto it's consumers. | ||||
| UE 435-1634 | 4/12/2024 7:52:26 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | LAKE GROVE | I don't support the rate increase proposed by PGE. I believe the profit margin is too high currently with the corporation. I as a consumer have no choice of electricity providers. I believe PGE should absorb the cost of updating their system and not pass that expense onto it's consumers. | ||||
| UE 435-1635 | 4/15/2024 12:31:47 AM | 4/12/2024 10:21:51 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | allyjeidy@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Ally Jeidy 2131 SE Yamhill St Apt 2 Portland, OR 97214-2885 allyjeidy@gmail.com | ||||
| UE 435-1636 | 4/15/2024 12:31:51 AM | 4/12/2024 7:28:27 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | domagrifoglio@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx Syd Agrifoglio 905 NE Stafford St Portland, OR 97211-3579 domagrifoglio@gmail.com | ||||
| UE 435-1637 | 4/15/2024 12:31:54 AM | 4/11/2024 8:28:47 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | kmaciastorres@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Katherine Gonzaléz 22100 NE Halsey St # B212 Fairview, OR 97024-9500 kmaciastorres@gmail.com | ||||
| UE 435-1638 | 4/15/2024 12:31:56 AM | 4/11/2024 3:12:10 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | zenzibstudios@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Debbie Baier 13711 NE Siskiyou Ct Portland, OR 97230-2950 zenzibstudios@gmail.com | ||||
| UE 435-1639 | 4/15/2024 12:31:59 AM | 4/11/2024 11:00:22 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | ihhsan.ghassani@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Ihhsan Ghassani 8152 SE Leafhopper St Hillsboro, OR 97123-3803 ihhsan.ghassani@gmail.com | ||||
| UE 435-164 | 3/2/2024 8:21:54 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Jared | Swingle | OREGON CITY | I’m concerned about the steep rate increase which no discernible improvement to warrant the increase. I believe they were sued a few years back for the devastation they caused with the forest fires. They were punished and it really feels like we lost a second time as consumers now that they are taking more of our money as a result. Please help! | ||
| UE 435-1640 | 4/15/2024 9:55:20 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Krysta | Scott | SALEM | Please do not raise rates while we are drowning in a sea of profiteering. Use the previous rate increase money and government grants to repair, improve, and modernize the infrastructure. The weather is changing - the power infrastructure in Oregon was not built for what is coming. Get some truthful public relations ads out there - show us where the money is going. Ask for donations from the wealthy corporations that rely on you for power to make the system better for everyone. Thank you. | ||
| UE 435-1641 | 4/15/2024 9:43:18 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Shelly | R | PORTLAND | The latest increase is too high. It’s my understanding that there may be another rate increase coming. I sit in the dark at my house every night, barely use my stove, and still have a bill over $100. I live alone. There is nothing more I can do to decrease my bill. People can’t afford to take on all of these increases. | ||
| UE 435-1642 | 4/16/2024 6:50:01 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Aaron | Free | PORTLAND | How is it Legal for a power company to monopolize a market? I have no options except PGE! I rent so I don't think my apartment management is gonna approve me having solar panels installed. So I just get rate hike after rate hike cause I have so easily been able to afford the electric provide to me for the last 5 years! In that 5 years I have twice now lived in apartment without power 4 months and 6 months. Both times facing eviction over it I have been able to get assistance to keep that from happening. Thank you to those who are helping! It's helping less fortunate but it's also padding the pockets of corporate greed! Go on push your hikes! You know that there is only so much longer for you to do so! Technology is moving at an accelerated pace these days and more sustainable energy is knocking at your door! Hope your ready to be out in the dark and evicted. You are deserving of it! | ||
| UE 435-1643 | 4/6/2024 12:58:54 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Kathleen | Trapp | KEIZER | I oppose the rediculous outrages rate hikes imposed on Oregonian from PGelE... wildfires and national disasters will happen tgat is why we are all forced to have insurance of every kind... constantly rising Insurance prices is what the consumers are gouged with yet our cost of living keeps sky rocketing.... yet wages Don't. Utilites gas water sew ELECTRIC....AND IT GET BLAMED ON WILD FIRES AND DISASTERS... why utilities commissioners make 6 figure incomes... enough gouging..... a 2 or 3 % increase is more than enough every year or so but 18% -40%is out of control... Pay your federal taxes stop taking pay increases and Pay your insurance Hike like we have to...STOP GOUGING CONSUMER TO HOARD SALARIES AND MONEY!!!! Utilities and insurance companies alike!!! | ||
| UE 435-1644 | 4/16/2024 10:35:53 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Robert | Taylor | PORTLAND | PGE has annual revenue of 3 billion a year, that's a lot of cash. They're traded as a fortune 1000 company, not a 500 company. They don't need to raise the rates on us senior citizens. | ||
| UE 435-1645 | 4/17/2024 12:31:55 AM | 4/13/2024 11:13:19 PM | General Comment | nicknamepress@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE low-income customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Briana Nicholson-Klingerman 12108 SE Grant St Portland, OR 97216-4061 nicknamepress@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1646 | 4/17/2024 12:31:57 AM | 4/13/2024 11:43:10 AM | General Comment | mary4herman@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Mary Herman 2348 SE Brooklyn St Portland, OR 97202-2136 mary4herman@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1647 | 4/17/2024 12:32:00 AM | 4/12/2024 10:28:57 PM | General Comment | kdistefano@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Kim Distefano 3432 S Kelly Ave Portland, OR 97239-4630 kdistefano@mac.com | |||||
| UE 435-1648 | 4/17/2024 12:32:03 AM | 4/12/2024 5:09:48 PM | General Comment | silverwolf08@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Tracy Rollins 4562 SE 83rd Ave Portland, OR 97266-3021 silverwolf08@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1649 | 4/17/2024 12:32:05 AM | 4/12/2024 12:26:39 PM | General Comment | emmamarin99@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, ms emma Fale MS Portland, OR 97213 emmamarin99@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-165 | 3/2/2024 8:27:04 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Chris | Gifford | RHODODENDRON | Why would we approve PGE rate increases when they are making profits in the billions? They donate millions of dollars, for added tax write offs. They have raised their stock dividends every year for the past ten years. Why did we ever privitize our power supply? The CEO Maria Pope total compensation for 2023 reported at 6.3 million. All of the executives make well over a million dollars per year. | ||
| UE 435-1650 | 4/16/2024 10:40:59 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Randi | Moscoe | PORTLAND | The increase by 18% for 2024 has yet to be realized. How can another increase be justified? | ||
| UE 435-1651 | 4/19/2024 5:22:11 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Levi | Manselle | COLTON | As an Oregon resident, business owner, employee, and property owner, I am writing in strong opposition to the proposed rate increase submitted by Pacific Power and PGE. I implore the Oregon Public Utilities Commission, as the regulation entity responsible for approving electric rate increases for Oregon, to read this letter of opposition in its entirety as we have already been hit with significant rate increases and now face the prospect of yet another massive rate increase. Rates were relatively reasonable a few years ago however the recent rate increases I have seen my weighted average kWh rate double when including fees and other charges when dividing out the total kWh power consumption. This not only makes it difficult to run a business, but also more difficult to attract new and existing businesses to Oregon. The cost of doing business has increased dramatically since Q4 of 2022 and today, April 19th, 2024. We have seen rate increase after increase after increase, which is very frustrating and costly as much of these rate increases are being spurred by speculation and outside pressures from California and potential regulatory action that may occur in the future. The ripple effect of high electricity rates affects all aspects of life and our local economies, including increased costs for food, housing, transportation, and all other segments as increased energy costs deeply impact all aspects of businesses and our community. The cost of doing business has become too high in Oregon and another massive rate hike by PGE and Pacific Power is sure to drive businesses out of Oregon altogether. While the cost of doing business has risen, we have seen a positive trend in the adoption and implementation of energy efficient homes, appliances, industrial systems and more. Improving infrastructure is a priority but it’s unfair and abnormal for energy to be the ONLY industry seeing non-stop double digit rate increases on a continuous basis. Electricity is a modern basic necessity and without it we are unable to keep fresh food refrigerated, cook, and heat/cool our homes. Virtually all businesses cannot operate without electricity. From the information I have seen provided by power companies it appears there is a substantial amount of money to be made selling power to neighboring states at higher rates and PGE and Pacific Power appear to be speculating that upstream providers will be selling power at higher rates in the future and they are simply trying to hedge potential regulatory costs, unrealistic green power projects, and future rate increases by price gauging rate payers today for speculative future costs which may or may not come to fruition. Current rates are too high today and unaffordable for most people. This last winter was the most costly power bills I have ever experienced. Additional rate hikes are premature and unfair, especially as corporate spending has crossed the threshold of wanton waste with sports arenas naming rights and other marketing mis-spends as these entities operate within designated territory with zero competition. These hikes are nothing more than a money grab for corporate entities for parent companies like Berkshire Hathaway (92% ownership stake in Pacific Power) which is an unfair burden for rate payers. These power companies seem to believe the sky is the limit and they can charge whatever they want to, while realistically they need to be more fiscally responsible, invest in smart infrastructure during repair and replacement cycles, and minimize the various ‘green’ projects that are ineffective and inefficient. I strongly encourage you to implement a rate freeze and deny Pacific Power and PGE’s requests for jacking up our rates even higher, to where irreparable harm will be done to rate payers. Thank you for your attention in this matter and consideration. Best Regards, Levi Manselle | ||
| UE 435-1652 | 4/23/2024 12:07:39 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | J | Roberts | PORTLAND | PGE needs to learn how to properly budget its previous 30% rate hike, instead of squeezing even more money out of a captive customer base. If PGE can't balance its own budget, the solution is government ownership, not rate hikes. | ||
| UE 435-1653 | 4/24/2024 12:32:56 AM | 4/22/2024 1:12:33 PM | General Comment | daviesride720@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. David Meza 11675 SW Center St Apt 8 Beaverton, OR 97005-1752 daviesride720@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1654 | 4/24/2024 12:33:01 AM | 4/22/2024 9:48:08 AM | General Comment | nminthorn541@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Norma Minthorn 6370 NE 42nd Ave Portland, OR 97218-1382 nminthorn541@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1655 | 4/24/2024 12:33:06 AM | 4/21/2024 6:36:39 PM | General Comment | belicabw@gmail.com | I oppose further rate increases for electricity by PGE for 2025. We need a break after the monster increases this year. Stop the increases. -Brian | |||||
| UE 435-1656 | 4/24/2024 12:33:08 AM | 4/21/2024 5:15:51 PM | General Comment | traceinnovations@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Tracy Nielsen 6927 N Syracuse St Unit B Portland, OR 97203-5011 traceinnovations@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1657 | 4/24/2024 12:33:11 AM | 4/21/2024 12:40:12 PM | General Comment | harbacheckchristine@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Christine Harbacheck 6336 NE Pacific St Portland, OR 97213-4928 harbacheckchristine@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1658 | 4/24/2024 12:33:13 AM | 4/21/2024 11:38:34 AM | General Comment | mayhewoliviah@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Julianne Combs 105 N Broad St Apt 3 Klamath Falls, OR 97601-5917 mayhewoliviah@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1659 | 4/24/2024 12:33:16 AM | 4/20/2024 10:42:48 PM | General Comment | lavenderfox89@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Anna Tyler 2760 Loren St Mckinleyville, CA 95519-3501 lavenderfox89@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-166 | 3/2/2024 9:27:40 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Brian | Campagna | PORTLAND | For a "for profit" corporation, PGE certainly seems to be making enough money to avoid rate hikes. Please stop PGE from making excessive profits from the customers. I know what regulatory capture is, and this seems to be the case. | ||
| UE 435-1660 | 4/24/2024 12:33:19 AM | 4/19/2024 9:15:22 PM | General Comment | ediegillis@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Edith Gillis 4626 SE Clinton St Apt 53 Portland, OR 97206-1664 ediegillis@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1661 | 4/24/2024 12:33:21 AM | 4/19/2024 8:21:50 PM | General Comment | Literallylonan@everyactioncustom.com | literallylonan@everyactioncustom.com. Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Lonan E 2126 SW Halsey St Troutdale, OR 97060-1026 Literallylonan@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1662 | 4/24/2024 12:33:24 AM | 4/19/2024 6:24:41 PM | General Comment | colin.na.john@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. We cant afford this stop making profit off our basic needs Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Colin John 1500 SW 12th Ave Portland, OR 97201-3470 colin.na.john@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1663 | 4/24/2024 12:33:27 AM | 4/19/2024 5:49:52 PM | General Comment | deafbudsf@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Steven Davies 1721 SE Tacoma St Apt 406 Portland, OR 97202-6776 deafbudsf@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1664 | 4/24/2024 12:33:30 AM | 4/19/2024 4:52:56 PM | General Comment | garrett.ley@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Garrett Ley 2922 SW Spring Garden St Portland, OR 97219-3947 garrett.ley@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1665 | 4/24/2024 12:33:34 AM | 4/19/2024 3:55:11 PM | General Comment | carinmateyko@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Carin Mateyko 3153 SW Dolph Ct Apt 17 Portland, OR 97219-3845 carinmateyko@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1666 | 4/24/2024 12:33:37 AM | 4/19/2024 3:37:06 PM | General Comment | caseynakamura@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a customer of PGE, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households!! Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the most recent rate increase and ice storm bills back in January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. No working class person can afford these increases. These rates are extremely unreasonable and only serve shareholders. As representatives of Portland residents it is your responsibility to protect them and put a stop to this. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Casey Nakamura 3922 SE 32nd Ave Portland, OR 97202-3425 caseynakamura@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1667 | 4/24/2024 12:33:40 AM | 4/19/2024 3:19:03 PM | General Comment | tjnoddings@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). We are in the midst of an unprecedented cost of living and housing affordability crisis. I’m a housing case manager at a local nonprofit, and every month I help folks with their highly burdensome energy costs — utilizing emergency assistance funds to help them get their power turned back on. PGE has raised the rates every single year, and is currently trying to INCREASE their profit margin while households are suffering. We must stand up to private utility greed, and stop further rate hikes that tenants cannot afford. PGE is exacerbating the housing crisis to pay their share holders, and we cannot let that continue. Please, we are desperate. The Utility Commission exists to protect consumers from the exploitation that they are facing and we are not receiving the protection we need. Please reject the rate increase! Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Travis Noddings 1601 SE 37th Ave Portland, OR 97214-5133 tjnoddings@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1668 | 4/24/2024 12:33:42 AM | 4/19/2024 2:08:49 PM | General Comment | neilnn@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr Neil Nye 625 NW Everett St Apt 234 Portland, OR 97209-3632 neilnn@protonmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1669 | 4/24/2024 12:33:45 AM | 4/19/2024 2:02:03 PM | General Comment | birdmanyoo@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Saeed Dahir 10345 SW Eastridge St # 58 Portland, OR 97225-5003 birdmanyoo@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-167 | 3/2/2024 9:41:28 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Heather | Lagaso | GERVAIS | Subject: Urgent Concerns Regarding Portland General Electric Rate Increases Dear Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to express my deep concern and dissatisfaction with the recent announcement of rate hikes by Portland General Electric (PGE). As a resident of Portland at [insert your address], I have been a loyal PGE customer, relying on their services for my daily needs. The decision to increase pricing rates, especially by over 40% since 2021, is particularly disheartening, overlooking the economic challenges faced by many Oregonians, including myself. This significant surge is especially devastating for families already struggling to meet basic needs such as rent, food, and medical costs. Adding to my frustration is the apparent lack of substantial infrastructure improvements or justifications for such an increase. Despite these proposed rate hikes, residents, myself included, continue to endure frequent power outages, raising questions about the rationale behind imposing a heavier financial burden on consumers without tangible service enhancements. The absence of evident improvements in service delivery and infrastructure, combined with persistent power disruptions, heightens concerns about the justification for this rate adjustment. It is imperative for utility providers like PGE to ensure that any rise in rates corresponds with substantial improvements in service quality, reliability, and overall customer satisfaction. Therefore, I urgently appeal to the Oregon Public Utility Commission to thoroughly scrutinize PGE's proposal for rate increases. It is crucial to ensure that any adjustments are reasonable, grounded in concrete improvements, and considerate of the economic strain on Oregon residents. I anticipate your prompt attention to this matter and hope for a comprehensive review of the implications of these rate increases, especially for consumers like myself, who rely on PGE for essential services. Your commitment to advocating for Oregon's utility consumers is highly appreciated. Thank you for your consideration and efforts in addressing this pressing issue. | ||
| UE 435-1670 | 4/24/2024 12:33:47 AM | 4/19/2024 1:26:51 PM | General Comment | rebecca.gerringer2@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Rebecca Gerringer 12702 E Burnside St Apt 13 Portland, OR 97233-1562 rebecca.gerringer2@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1671 | 4/24/2024 12:33:49 AM | 4/19/2024 1:20:13 PM | General Comment | bloomingorchid@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Julie Francis 3917 SE 28th Pl Portland, OR 97202-3511 bloomingorchid@outlook.com | |||||
| UE 435-1672 | 4/24/2024 12:33:52 AM | 4/19/2024 12:59:51 PM | General Comment | fdr31745@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Frank Rose 6388 SW Capitol Hwy Apt 426 Portland, OR 97239-0638 fdr31745@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1673 | 4/24/2024 12:33:55 AM | 4/19/2024 12:34:48 PM | General Comment | reagunn2@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Reagan Lachapelle 21900 SE Alder Dr Gresham, OR 97030-2403 reagunn2@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1674 | 4/24/2024 12:33:58 AM | 4/19/2024 10:25:27 AM | General Comment | cuzinpdx@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Chris Ugelstad 5809 SE Hazel Pl Milwaukie, OR 97222-2608 cuzinpdx@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1675 | 4/24/2024 12:34:00 AM | 4/18/2024 5:03:38 PM | General Comment | hmcnaron@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Harold McNaron 2829 SE Belmont St Apt 110 Portland, OR 97214-4047 hmcnaron@pdx.edu | |||||
| UE 435-1676 | 4/24/2024 12:34:02 AM | 4/18/2024 3:41:45 PM | General Comment | lynndelorme1@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Lynn Delorme 2125 N Willamette Blvd Portland, OR 97217-4406 lynndelorme1@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1677 | 4/24/2024 12:34:05 AM | 4/17/2024 10:44:38 PM | General Comment | meganeileenogle@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Dr. megan ogle 8827 SE Morrison St Portland, OR 97216-1726 meganeileenogle@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1678 | 4/24/2024 12:34:08 AM | 4/17/2024 1:39:44 PM | General Comment | margash78@gmail.com | I’d like you to know how disappointed in and angry with your corporation I am for raising your rates. I’m struggling to stay in my house, which at age 64 I own outright in spite of having to take medical retirement. You are impacting seniors and the disabled who worked hard for many years. What do you do with people like us when we’re out on the streets? You pay higher taxes. Please stop raising rates. Margaret Sent from my iPad | |||||
| UE 435-1679 | 4/25/2024 7:39:51 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Rene | Ferran | CORNELIUS | Why should PGE receive a dime when it screwed over customers during this winter's storm. It needs to get its act together before it gets to raise rates again | ||
| UE 435-168 | 3/2/2024 10:11:49 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Syd | A | PORTLAND | We cannot afford another rate hike. We are struggling to make ends meet. | ||
| UE 435-1680 | 4/25/2024 7:51:48 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Jan | Reid | BEAVERTON | Regarding another proposed rate increase for PGE customers - please take a look at the impact to your fixed- and lower-income customers during this time of inflation and economic stress. The level at which PGE provides customer subsidies is too low, and people are struggling out here to make ends meet. Many of us are also helping family members who can't afford their electric bills, even with full time jobs. PGE should learn how to budget their existing resources more effectively, as their customers are all required to do. PLEASE take a pause on the rate hikes. | ||
| UE 435-1681 | 4/25/2024 8:51:40 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Brenda | O'Neil | OREGON CITY | We cannot keep paying for PGE'S mistakes.PGE should restructure, realign, work with less, like we are forced to do.I truly feel if another rate hike goes through then there should be a vote to recall the positions of those that approved it.We the people are tired of the tyranny at PGE's monopoly. | ||
| UE 435-1682 | 4/25/2024 8:58:42 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Ford | Prefect | CLACKAMAS | 12% increase was granted 1.1.23, 18% increase 1.1.24, and a proposed 7.5% increase 1.1.25(?) would bring the total rate increases to 42% in a 25 month period. In what supply-side distorted reality is this not ridiculously burdensome for ratepayers? Rubber-stamp, captured regulatory bureaucrats are the only doormats who wouldn't flatly refuse all increases. PGE's investors and dividend recipients can eat a 0%. Appalling. | ||
| UE 435-1683 | 4/25/2024 9:33:06 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | PORTLAND | Regarding UE 435, rate increases proposed by PGE. As a PGE ratepayer, I oppose any additional increases proposed by PGE in the near future. The recent increases were already too much, and the utility needs to find other ways to cover their costs. They can work to be more efficient, find other investors, use loans, and/or reduce profits to cover any additional needs in the next 1 to 2. While I’m not an electric utility expert, something just doesn’t seem right here, and the commission should double efforts to represent the citizens who have no other choice, and keep rate increases to an absolute minimum. | ||||
| UE 435-1684 | 4/25/2024 10:37:58 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Rhian | Beam | BEAVERTON | As a citizen of Beaverton, we have no choice but to use PGE. As such, continuing to raise rates when people are already struggling, including ourselves, not to mention the ACP ending so many people already have to pay much more for Internet again. Approving an increase in PGE costs to the consumer, is downright criminal and cruel. | ||
| UE 435-1685 | 4/25/2024 11:04:28 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Mary | Fitzgerald | SANDY | I do not support PGE's proposed rate increase. 1) Citizen ratepayers need a clear yet detailed presentation as to the need for any rate increase. I have yet find a concise executive summary that would allow me to make substantial comments regarding the need for this. Hence, citizens are primarily making "enough is enough" comments that the OPUC can largely dismiss. I ask that you provide a concise executive summary beyond PGE's pretty one page graphic found on their web page. 2) While most PGE employees are solid, the company performance is not without significant hiccups (ie beyond poor storm response communication). Some issues can be solved without throwing more money at it. I don't see that PGE is trying to improve their product where they can do so without asking for higher rates. Again. - see #1 above. 3) I see the contract arborist crews are treating the same sections over and over again in the same year. It sure seems to lack efficiency. These crews must be working on a day rate vs bidding the job. How is PGE making their vegetation management cost effective? What is the vegetation management costing PGE? How does the OPUC determine if their costs are reasonable to justify a rate increase? 4) its unreasonable to stomach a rate increase when the information on PGE's investor pages show "proven dividend growth". For those of us without the means to make significant financial investments, I wish our service area was customer owned co-op or a PUD where we could vote for the board members. We are stuck with PGE. 5) Finally - my story. I live in 1,000 ft sq home built in 1994. I heat primarily with a pellet stove with a ductless heat pump being my other source of heat. In January this year I had my highest bill ever. What was particularly concerning was that I was visiting friends out of town for two weeks of that month so my heat pump was set at 55F or lower and my water heater was turned off. No lights. I unplugged energy draining devises. Just a refrigerator and the heat pump going. During one of the weeks that I was home, was the power outage for 5 days. So I was only using a "normal" amount of power for about 10-12 days yet my bill was the highest its ever been. I have called the Energy Trust of Oregon for ideas to reduce my usage - they basically said that I was doing it all other than one appliance upgrade. | ||
| UE 435-1686 | 4/25/2024 11:48:25 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Support Docket | Web | kathy | birch | PORTLAND | americans have lived greedily probably since the second world war and i must observe that includes how i was raised. now it seems the government and pundits are trying to convince us we can keep doing it for a low cost . i believe this is error. we will have to pay for energy and change and infrastructure. but there is still greed involved at the top: the chief executive of excel energy has compensation package with stock options of many millions of dollars. i have not seen what my provider's executives make but i assume its in the same stratosphere . this is where utility board should be focusing not on suggesting that priorities such as infrastructure and wildfire prevention can not both be priorities . consumers need to pay the price and yes this should probably include ways to support people with lower incomes. | ||
| UE 435-1687 | 4/26/2024 12:32:17 AM | 4/24/2024 10:11:33 PM | General Comment | cabrerav50@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Veronica Cabrera 2435 SW Ecole Ave Beaverton, OR 97005-1106 cabrerav50@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1688 | 4/26/2024 12:32:20 AM | 4/24/2024 6:10:41 AM | General Comment | chelseahjane@gmail.com | Do your job PUC. Regulate these rate increases that are happening to frequently and at too high s rate. This is insane. | |||||
| UE 435-1689 | 4/26/2024 12:32:22 AM | 4/24/2024 6:09:00 AM | General Comment | chelseahjane@gmail.com | the consumer should not have to pay for the companies negligence in maintaining their line.We are now paying for the fines they face from the wildfires when they have more than enough annually to upkeep and upgrade their infrastructure. Trim Some fat from the CEO and shareholder earnings you greedy swine. The Working oregonian can't afford another rate hike over and over again.. Show quoted text | |||||
| UE 435-169 | 3/3/2024 5:14:37 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Rebecca | Hoffman | TROUTDALE | Dear Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to express my profound concern and dissatisfaction regarding the recent announcement of rate increases by Portland General Electric (PGE). As a resident of Troutdale I have been a loyal customer of PGE, relying on their services for my daily needs. It has come to my attention that PGE plans to increase their pricing rates in 2025 in addition to their recent increase this year. This decision is particularly disheartening because it seems to disregard the current economic challenges faced by many Oregonians, myself included. I myself am elderly and on a fixed income. The lack of significant infrastructure improvements or movements to justify such an increase adds to my frustration. Moreover, despite these proposed rate hikes, I, along with other residents, continue to experience frequent power outages, which further questions the rationale behind increasing the financial burden on consumers. The absence of tangible enhancements in service delivery and infrastructure, coupled with the continuous inconvenience of power disruptions, raises concerns about the justification for this rate adjustment. It is crucial for utility providers like PGE to ensure that any increase in rates is matched with proportional improvements in service quality, reliability, and customer satisfaction. Therefore, I urge the Oregon Public Utility Commission to thoroughly review PGE's proposal for rate increases. It is essential to ensure that any adjustments are reasonable, justified by concrete improvements, and considerate of the economic impact on Oregon residents. I look forward to your response and hope for a favorable review of this matter. Please consider the implications of these rate increases on consumers like myself, who depend on PGE for essential services but are left questioning the value and reliability of these services in light of recent developments. Thank you for your attention to this matter and for advocating on behalf of Oregon's utility consumers. | ||
| UE 435-1690 | 4/26/2024 12:32:25 AM | 4/23/2024 3:11:39 PM | General Comment | chelseahjane@gmail.com | chelseahjane@gmail.com<mailto:chelseahjane@gmail.com>. I'd also like to add that the consumer should not have to pay for the companies negligence in maintaining their line.We are now paying for the fines they face from the wildfires when they have more than enough annually to upkeep and upgrade their infrastructure. Trim Some fat from the CEO and shareholder earnings you greedy swine. The Working oregonian can't afford another rate hike over and over again. | |||||
| UE 435-1691 | 4/26/2024 12:32:28 AM | 4/18/2024 7:49:28 AM | General Comment | chelseahjane@gmail.com | It's your job to cap thus how many will you allow per year and every year this is unfair and unaffordable. Shame on You for allowing this to happen again . Where is the money supposed to come from? Fixed income and low income households do not receive enough benefit from the assistance program to afford this. This is flat out greed and we can't afford it | |||||
| UE 435-1692 | 4/26/2024 1:09:18 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Andrew | Greeno | HAPPY VALLEY | I oppose the proposal of PGE to raise rates for electricity in Oregon. As documented by news reports and their own press releases and public statements, PGE has had record profits, including their leadership who directly benefits, so to think that somehow that has nothing to do with their outrageous price increases is to ignore the facts at hand. 12% price increase in January 2023 and another price increase in January this year is hurting Oregonians who are already overly taxes and burdened in this poor economic climate, in comparison to the rest of the country. This type of activity is not sustainable. PGE needs to explore what they can do to reduce expenses to fulfill their obligations to the public. Since they have no competition in the market and operate as a monopoly,.Oregon and the commission overseeing these type of rate hikes must play a more aggressive role in curtailing bad business behavior. Their profit levels should not be what they are if they truly need to increase rates. If this was any other industry we wouldn't even be debating this fact. | ||
| UE 435-1693 | 4/26/2024 7:26:43 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Marc | Lewis | GRESHAM | Absolutely not. The requested rate increase is absolutely absurd. As rate payers abilities to keep up are already stretched paper thin, pge’s deep pockets keep getting bigger. 7 days my family was without power during the winter storm. That’s when it became evident that it’s less expensive to power my house with a gasoline generator at $4.35/gallon than to pay pge’s exorbitant prices. This is not about upgrades, wildfire mitigation, or any other nonsense they are lying about. This is about increasing this private company’s profit margin for its executives and share holders. Please do not allow any more rate increases. | ||
| UE 435-1694 | 4/26/2024 7:30:25 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Brett | Luelling | LAKE OSWEGO | Costs are spiraling out of control in our city and this rate increase will only make the situation worse. PGE is consistently asking for large pay increases while paying out large sums to executives. Show fiscal restraint and target investments before you continue bilking your rate payers. | ||
| UE 435-1695 | 4/26/2024 7:30:57 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | April | Luelling | LAKE OSWEGO | Costs are spiraling out of control in our city and this rate increase will only make the situation worse. PGE is consistently asking for large pay increases while paying out large sums to executives. Show fiscal restraint and target investments before you continue bilking your rate payers. | ||
| UE 435-1696 | 4/26/2024 8:47:19 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Tambi | Hurd | SALEM | I am opposed to PGE's latest request for a rate increase. With 30% increases already implemented in the last year, another increase is unreasonable and burdensome. I understand one of the companies that PGE buys electricity from is lowering its price to PGE. So, why does another increase to PGE's ratepayers make sense? Any savings should be returned to customers. Please put customers first in your decision, and deny PGE's rate increase request. | ||
| UE 435-1697 | 4/26/2024 9:52:37 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Stacy | Kidd | PORTLAND | PGE has been incredibly greedy lately and you've been allowing them to take advantage of Oregonians. This is a last straw for me as a citizen. Myself and my tax dollars are going to move to a state that doesnt allow corporations to bankrupt their customers while doing nothing to improve service or better their customers experience. They already force me to pay more if I want to use there clean energy options, wash my clothes after work, or tirn my air on during "peak" times. Its all hidden fees, extra fines, some new tax, or any other possible way they can find to add dome extra padding to your bill, bow despite 2 years of record high rate increases you are willing to entertain another? If PGE is unable to manage their finances and stick to a strict budget they deserve to face the consequences of that, I sacrafice my wants and dreams to ensure my lifestyle meets my budget and its unfair to heap the financial burden of that on my shoulders because they won't or can't. Again, Your destroying the State of Oregon and turning its people against you, you are creating your own civil discourse and you absolutely will be held responsible for your choices. | ||
| UE 435-1698 | 4/26/2024 11:02:44 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Debbie | A | GRESHAM | I strongly oppose the proposed 2025 PGE rate increase. Surely there has to be a way to work on the infrastructure of the company without another increase. People are already struggling and do not need more money going to PGE: It is just not good economic sense now to have another increase with all other costs being so high for consumers. I would suggest a line-by-line audit of PGE funds expenditure and see where was can be eliminated and better used. | ||
| UE 435-1699 | 4/26/2024 12:12:16 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Amaya-Giselle | Vy | GRESHAM | My partner and I work full time. I recently moved to full time at Portland State University where our union fought for a Cost of Living Adjustment in order to fight against inflation. The COLA that my union has fought for is essentially useless if important and necessary utilities are going to be consistently inflated. We are barely making enough to support ourselves despite working over 80 hours combined a week. Please do not make this increase PGE. | ||
| UE 435-17 | 2/29/2024 6:57:06 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Ben | PORTLAND | I strongly oppose allowing another PGE rate increase. The company is overly profitable and should be reinvesting its own resources rather than overburdening rate-payers again. Our electric bill has become a heavy financial burden and we do not qualify for their “relief”. Please do not allow PGE to continue their pattern of annual increases well above inflation. | |||
| UE 435-170 | 3/3/2024 5:16:05 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Mark | Stegemeyer | WELCHES | The current rate of increase in rates for electricity is criminal! Installing hundreds (thousands?) of windmills to increase environmental friendliness is pointless if you price electricity out of reach - forcing residents here to heat with wood or other "dirty" fuels. | ||
| UE 435-1700 | 4/26/2024 2:33:34 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Max | Bordman | PORTLAND | I am writing to request that Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). Please put the needs of Oregonians before the needs of Portland General Electrics (PGE) Stock Holders by rejecting their proposed increase of 7.5% in 2025. In 2023 the CEO of Portland General Electric Received a bonus of $1,195,782 and made over $6 million in total compensation ($4,181,138 was awarded as stock) -- if a company can afford to issue bonuses they do not need to increase the price of their product. Myself and all of my loved ones in Oregon have been struggling to keep up with our bills as a result of their 17% increase in 2024, I plead that you do not allow PGE to further cripple Oregon taxpayers with another increase. As many of my fellow Oregonians have commented, PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. Enough is enough, please do your part by rejecting their proposal. | ||
| UE 435-1701 | 4/26/2024 2:40:59 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Zachary | Numan | PORTLAND | PGE has already raised residential rates by 30% in the past 2 years. They have also announced dividens for its shareholders and have made a higher EPS than anaylsts predicted, racking in a revenue 14% higher than expected. They clearly do not need the rate hikes if they are still making profits for the rich. The commission should not allow for this rate increase to go through and burden Oregonions even further, in the name of making the big cilty folk on Wall Street richer. | ||
| UE 435-1702 | 4/25/2024 7:06:35 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Susan | Kaller | PORTLAND | PLEASE, you've already raised rates SO MUCH. ENOUGH! No more rate increases. PGE needs to focus on its core business. Providing power to customers. | ||
| UE 435-1703 | 4/25/2024 11:49:18 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Georgiy | Shevtsov | GRESHAM | Yet another rate home is completely outrageous! The lady rate hike hit us during winter, and our bill skyrocketed! My only choices were pay for the electricity, or find a metal can to burn wood in. But then I'd need to get firewood, which isn't easy when it's frozen outside. I'm retired, living in a fixed income from social security. Already, I'm forced to do the driving gigs (Uber eats, door dash, instacart, etc) to just get by. You're not the only one raising your prices, after all! If I cannot afford to pay for your new rate, what am I to do? Freeze to death? On your end, you just lose a long time customer. I understand that it takes money to maintain equipment, to upgrade, etc., but your customers don't have bottomless wallets! Additionally, there's a lot to be said for investing our money strategically, not investing in everything at once! Or perhaps charge your corporate clients more, and stop making people choose between food and heat! Lately, we've had some very cold winters, and extremely, hellishly-hot summers. That really affects our bottom line. There have been enough rate hikes in the last 3 years!!! Please, no more!!! | ||
| UE 435-1704 | 4/26/2024 1:23:59 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Nicole | SANDY | As a disabled Oregonion on a very fixed income, and only able to afford living in a home that’s not terribly energy efficient, having rates go up this drastically yet again will erode my ability to buy as many groceries and medications as I need to try and remain healthy. At some point, these double digit increases need to stop. We cannot afford it, and not just people who are at the very bottom of all earners, but families who are already barely skating by with the increases we’ve seen in everything else we need to survive like food, fuel and medical care. Please don’t allow this to happen again. Thank you. | |||
| UE 435-1705 | 4/26/2024 8:13:21 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Mark | Prochnau | PORTLAND | I disapprove of PGEs continual rate hikes. I work for a large company in Portland and all of our departments had to come up with 5% budget cuts. Each department had to deal with these cuts, and could do as they see fit. Some departments cut wages, others hours...etc. At this point with the crazy utility fees, taxes and costs associated in Portland this PGE increase has pushed us to work on a plan to leave Oregon within 2-3 years. Oregon is going to have more and more homeless people requiring services and less people who work to pay for them. If I ever become destitute and unemployed in whatever place we move to I'll move back to Oregon for all the freebies they give out and subsidies for utilities etc. The working people's backs are breaking in Oregon and PGE is part of the problem. How about cutting all PGEs administration salaries by 5% and I'm sure they will have the money not to increase fees. | ||
| UE 435-1706 | 4/26/2024 10:26:18 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Pete | Renfrow | DUNDEE | Do Not allow another rate increase for PGE. They can afford to lend electric bikes to citizens in Portland and then state they need more money. Those of us who are not poor yet not wealthy either bear the costs of these ridiculous increases. In my case, I already cut heating in my home to 3 days a week because my retirement income is fixed. | ||
| UE 435-1707 | 4/26/2024 1:08:14 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Kelly | French | SANDY | Please do not increase the electric rates again! We already don’t subscribe to renewable energy because of the price increase, now the basic rate is almost unaffordable for many. The rates were just increased a few months ago. | ||
| UE 435-1708 | 4/26/2024 1:29:35 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Candise | Coffman | PORTLAND | I am on a disabled fixed income. Once behind on my bill I can't catch up! I won't be able to turn on my heat at all this next winter if u raise rates again. This last winter my heat was always set to 60 degrees and my bill was still out of this world!!! | ||
| UE 435-1709 | 4/26/2024 4:02:26 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | SILVERTON | Rate hikes this high are unconscionable. This means the difference between paying this bill or buying groceries. Between being comfortable in my own house, or choosing to be extremely cold to save money. There has to be a way to provide residents services without further increased rates. | ||||
| UE 435-171 | 3/3/2024 5:57:47 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Michael | Kelley | PORTLAND | Electricity has increased in price by 50% in the last few years. Another rate increase next year is usurious and unjustified. | ||
| UE 435-1710 | 4/25/2024 9:16:49 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Nick | Finke | LAKE OSWEGO | I want to comment on PGE’s requested rate increase for battery storage plants. This 8% increase is money spent on a fantasy project. As someone who used to be in the energy industry, I ran the numbers and the math doesn’t add up. These plants will not provide enough storage capacity for a major event, let alone overnight storage. They’re requesting to spend a couple hundred million to buy a few hours of storage. That money could be spent on another gas plant or a leaker plant that would be able to run 24/7 in the event of a summer or winter high load situation. Investing in additional generation would be much more cost effective than battery storage. | ||
| UE 435-1711 | 4/25/2024 9:16:49 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Nick | Finke | LAKE OSWEGO | I want to comment on PGE’s requested rate increase for battery storage plants. This 8% increase is money spent on a fantasy project. As someone who used to be in the energy industry, I ran the numbers and the math doesn’t add up. These plants will not provide enough storage capacity for a major event, let alone overnight storage. They’re requesting to spend a couple hundred million to buy a few hours of storage. That money could be spent on another gas plant or a leaker plant that would be able to run 24/7 in the event of a summer or winter high load situation. Investing in additional generation would be much more cost effective than battery storage. | ||
| UE 435-1712 | 4/25/2024 10:37:05 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Rhian | Beam | BEAVERTON | As a citizen of Beaverton, we have no choice but to use PGE. As such, continuing to raise rates when people are already struggling, including ourselves, not to mention the ACP ending so many people already have to pay much more for Internet again. Approving an increase in PGE costs to the consumer, is downright criminal and cruel. | ||
| UE 435-1713 | 4/26/2024 10:26:09 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Gail | Crosby | EAGLE CREEK | First I was asked to volunteer for a 10 percent increase to fund green energy. A month later I'm told there will be a 27 percent increase. I had to ask to be taken off the green program. Now thy want another 7 percent. How are older people on fixed incomes supposed to be able to live any more?? Are you all trying to drive is out of our homes? We are being asked to fund a new High School out here. No one asked me if I wanted the new subdivisions, but apparently I have to pay for all the new kids to have schools. Old folks are getting pushed out of our previously affordable homes. I think anyone over 65 should have a moratorium against all costs rising in such a precipitous manner. | ||
| UE 435-1714 | 4/25/2024 9:14:50 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Mel | Zillick | PORTLAND | It looks like you all are headed towards letting PGE raise their rates yet again. I just can’t believe this. I used to work at NWN and they struggled to get you to let them raise rates yet the entire public under PGE will continue to suffer as a result of this path. This is also going to make more folks stay with natural gas as a result. If their story of reducing carbon emissions is the reason this will not work. Natural gas natural gas natural gas!!! https://www.oregonlive.com/environment/2024/04/pge-rate-hikes-oregon-regulators-say-they-cant-dismiss-increase-request.html | ||
| UE 435-1715 | 4/26/2024 4:51:49 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | MILWAUKIE | Rate increases are unsustainable on top of all of the other increases consumers have had in the last few years. Expecting the general public to pay more while just a few benefit from discounts and new EV chargers is unfair. What other pet projects that only benefit a few are the rest of us paying for. Since the State of Oregon has decided PGE has to be emissions free, I would expect PGE to focus on making that transition affordable rather than doing pet projects and additional upgrades. Please be more responsible with your clients money. We aren't getting 12-18% raises every raises every year, so we can't afford 12-18% increases in basic cost of living. | ||||
| UE 435-1716 | 4/26/2024 2:00:20 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Richard | Mayer | SALEM | No to PGE Rate increase. | ||
| UE 435-1717 | 4/26/2024 7:10:31 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Ed | Neff | BEND | A rate increase is OK, but keep in mind there are many retired seniors in this area. And we are NOT ALL FLUSH. So moderate your amt of increase please. | ||
| UE 435-1718 | 4/26/2024 8:03:13 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Kevin | Molskness | HAPPY VALLEY | PGE has raised their rates 30% since the beginning of 2023. Their profits have also increased substantially over the same time period. This has all been on the backs of the citizens in Oregon. PGE provides a public utility, an essential part of everyday life. It is unconscionable that a for-profit corporation runs this utility and seeks to line their pockets with the hard earned money of people who don't have a choice. You must reject this proposal at the very least, and should also consider rolling back some of the recent rate increases. You can not let corporate greed dictate our essential utilities. | ||
| UE 435-1719 | 4/26/2024 8:04:08 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Kevin | Molskness | HAPPY VALLEY | PGE has raised their rates 30% since the beginning of 2023. Their profits have also increased substantially over the same time period. This has all been on the backs of the citizens in Oregon. PGE provides a public utility, an essential part of everyday life. It is unconscionable that a for-profit corporation runs this utility and seeks to line their pockets with the hard earned money of people who don't have a choice. You must reject this proposal at the very least, and should also consider rolling back some of the recent rate increases. You can not let corporate greed dictate our essential utilities. | ||
| UE 435-172 | 3/5/2024 12:27:45 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | An-Nony | Mouse | PORTLAND | I owe over 800 right now for electricity. My house is cold all the time because I can only turn on heat to take chill off. 56 is “warm” at my house. I can’t afford food because I’m afraid my electricity is going to be shut off. I see no end in sight to this. It is so stressful. My job does not keep up with the rate increase you recently implemented. | ||
| UE 435-1720 | 4/27/2024 7:59:46 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | TERRY | BOUIE | SALEM | Public Comment on Proposed Rate Increase by Portland General Electric Dear Commissioners, I am writing to express my concerns regarding the proposed rate increase by Portland General Electric (PGE). As a customer, I find the average 7.4% rate hike for 2025 deeply concerning. While I understand that PGE cites reasons such as modernizing the grid and enhancing reliability, the impact on consumers cannot be overlooked. As a resident, I rely on PGE for essential services, and any significant increase in rates directly affects my household budget. Reasons for Concern: Reliability Enhancement: PGE’s investment in local Battery Energy Storage System projects is commendable. However, the burden of these upgrades should not disproportionately fall on customers. We need assurance that these investments will indeed enhance reliability and prevent outages. Growing Customer Needs: Modernizing the grid to meet customer needs is essential. However, transparency is crucial. How will these enhancements benefit individual customers? Will they lead to more stable service during extreme weather events? Hydro, Wind, and Plant Improvements: While maintaining and modernizing generation facilities is vital, customers deserve clarity on how these improvements translate into long-term benefits. How will these investments directly impact our bills? Community Impact: PGE’s role extends beyond profit. It impacts our communities, especially vulnerable households. The Commission must consider the social implications of rate increases. Recommendations: Transparency: PGE should provide detailed information on how each investment directly benefits customers. Transparency builds trust. Mitigation Measures: Consider measures to mitigate the impact on low-income households. Can PGE offer targeted assistance or discounts? Customer Engagement: Involve customers in decision-making. Public hearings are essential, but ongoing dialogue ensures better outcomes. In conclusion, I urge the Commission to scrutinize PGE’s proposal rigorously. Let us strike a balance between PGE’s needs and the well-being of Oregonians. Our voices matter, and I hope you will consider them in your decision-making process. Thank you for your attention to this critical matter. Sincerely, Terry Bouie 5045 Hearth Court NE, Salem Oregon 97305 | ||
| UE 435-1721 | 4/26/2024 5:30:42 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Tonya | Bryant | GRESHAM | Please do not hike up the energy bill , it’s already tough to make ends meet, you’re going to have more people on the streets, this inflation is hurting everyone. Enough is enough Thank You, signed Barely Making ends meet as id | ||
| UE 435-1722 | 4/26/2024 5:32:45 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Makena | Terlson | CORNELIUS | Hello. I've lived here for 23 years now. I can't afford another price increase. Please don't raise rates. I will vote any way to ensure this, and I'm organizing with my neighbors to protect against this. | ||
| UE 435-1723 | 4/26/2024 5:34:29 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Phillip | Bryant | GRESHAM | I am being squeezed out of every paycheck , no one can afford another utility going up any % it is difficult to make all my bills already . Before my water usage is even measured I pay 180.00 in just fees , it has gotten way out of hand, I vote NO , Thank you | ||
| UE 435-1724 | 4/27/2024 7:27:41 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Rebecca | Ruppert | SALEM | I cannot believe PGE wants another rate hike!! We are in a time of inflation. What are you trying to do to people, especially senior citizens?! Pure greed, that's all this is! Just sto it now. | ||
| UE 435-1725 | 4/28/2024 10:17:53 AM | PACIFIC POWER | General Comment | Web | Dolores | Schmidt | PRINEVILLE | Pacific Power just raised the rates and now they want to again raise 21.6%. How do they think the people that are on Social Security, like myself, can afford all these increases in the monthly rates? I keep my heat pump at 68 during the day and shut it off at night just so I don't have such a big bill every month, and still it is pretty big in the colder months. I have to wear a jacket during the day, and cover over with a blanket to keep warm when I watch TV in the evening to be able to afford the monthly bill. Can we trust them to do what they say they want the extra money for? They need to fix the grid before they do anything else so we are not vulnerable in a cyber attack against the grid. I am not for the increase and I guess they figure there are not enough homeless people around as there will surely be more if they increase it this much. | ||
| UE 435-1726 | 4/28/2024 3:01:18 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Kelly | Woodham | SANDY | Average people can't afford this, we're already suffering. The increased revenues PGE is looking for will not materialize as projected due to the fact that everyone will use less power and therefore generate less revenue, and it will cause hardship. People will be forced to switch to propane or solar panels. What's that going to do to the desired revenue increase? | ||
| UE 435-1727 | 4/29/2024 12:33:41 AM | 4/26/2024 8:46:06 AM | General Comment | okelley.deonte@gmail.com | You guys are supposed to help advocate for families of oregon, you're responsibility is to help oregon families. You're singlehandedly destroying families ability to afford to live and flourish by continually approving rate increases. Forcing an almost 50% increase in the last 10 years is completely absurd, you're causing housing to be more unaffordable, food to be harder to afford and families and children to suffer so a company can monopolize the energy field. The expansions that they want they can afford to pay without increasing rates to the consumer by 50% going from a 100 to 150 dollar bill to almost 300 a month takes food out of kids mouths and the ability to afford basic necessities harder to get. Shame on all 3 of you power hunger folks getting a good kick back from pge. | |||||
| UE 435-1728 | 4/29/2024 12:33:44 AM | 4/26/2024 8:36:21 AM | General Comment | richardhollowayjr@yahoo.com | Safeguarding Affordable and Sustainable Electricity for All Oregonians The latest proposal by Portland General Electric (PGE) to raise rates by 7.5% has thrust utility regulation into the spotlight in Oregon. However, this routine-sounding rate case reflects larger societal forces shaping the future of electricity production, distribution and equitable access. As state regulators evaluate PGE's request, they must wrestle with the compounding impacts of climate policy, the explosive growth of energy-intensive technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), and the conflicting incentives of private equity investor ownership over a critical public utility. Their decision will have ramifications far beyond this single rate hike, signaling Oregon's priorities for maintaining affordable and sustainable electricity as a bedrock of economic prosperity and societal wellbeing. The Mounting Tolls on Residential Ratepayers For Oregon households and small businesses, the strain is already becoming untenable. PGE's proposed 7.5% increase follows an 18% rate spike only this January and another 12% hike the year prior. As the nonprofit Oregon Citizens' Utility Board highlighted in their motion to dismiss this latest proposal, residential customers are reeling from these compounded shocks atop other inflationary pressures. The accumulated burden portends an affordability crisis in which electricity's costs potentially spiral out of reach for many. For essential utilities providing the lifeblood of the modern economy, such a trend raises profound equity issues. Exacerbating this dynamic, the rate hikes' cross-subsidization heavily favors large commercial and industrial energy users. PGE's proposal imposes over 20% cumulative increases on households while limiting hikes to just 10-14% for big businesses, manufacturers and the tech industry. While differing costs-to-serve each customer class justify some discrepancies, a near doubling of rates for households versus corporations appears disproportionately imbalanced. PGE counters that these expenditures across new wind farms, grid upgrades, wildfire mitigation and more are necessitated by Oregon's vanguard policy goals. In 2021, the state passed a law requiring utilities to fully decarbonize by 2040, with an interim 80% emissions cut by 2030. So, argues PGE, massive infrastructure overhauls are unavoidable to replace fossil generation with clean sources and energy storage on this legally-binding timeline. This logic holds some validity. Being national pioneers in transitioning from carbon-intensive electricity requires enormous anticipating investments that mature utilities will pass onto consumers. Ambitious policymaker mandates come with unavoidable costs consumers must share - assuming ratepayer cost allocations match principles of affordability, equity and environmental stewardship. However, scrutinizing PGE's incentives and capital allocation strategies raises doubts over whether this utility is prudently prioritizing investments for the public interest. Accusations from consumer advocates that PGE is pursuing an 'all of the above' business approach devoid of disciplined weighing of trade-offs or optimizing ratepayer value demands investigation. A utility presenting itself as simply needing to bankroll anything tangentially attached to the energy transition acts more as an opportunistic profit-seeker than a judicious guardian of the public energy commons. The Corrupting Influence of Private Equity Ownership One factor potentially skewing PGE's motivations away from the public good is its ownership structure. An eye-popping 62% equity stake is held not by ratepayers or the public sector, but by private investment funds solely extracting profits over short-term holding periods before exiting. Such concentrated financial control over an essential infrastructure by entities legally obligated to maximize returns above all other considerations represents an inherent conflict with affordable electricity accessibility. Private equity's insidious impacts on electricity affordability have been extensively documented. From 2012-2021, America's investor-owned utilities doubled capital expenditures on costly fossil fuel projects while clean energy investments stagnated. During this same period, private funds amassed over $100 billion in utility holdings. One egregious example saw two private equity firms deliberately shut Ohio's last nuclear plant simply to boost revenues at grid-destabilizing coal plants they controlled while ratepayers absorbed the resulting cost spikes. Nationwide evidence shows private equity taking operational control and imposing austerity through layoffs, rateDeaper analysis is warranted into whether PGE's spending plans truly align with prudent grid modernization investments apportioned equitably. Or if instead they reflect unbounded investment appetites distorted by private equity return-on-equity dictates that canethics and affor | |||||
| UE 435-1729 | 4/29/2024 12:33:47 AM | 4/25/2024 10:55:41 PM | General Comment | nightshiftpetcare@gmail.com | As a residential customer and small business owner...it feels so unfair for Pacific to ask for a substantial rate increase when they're making an insane profit already. I don't know what else to say except -- please deny their request. We had a smaller rate increase last year and my bill went up significantly. Respectfully, Joy McAndrew | |||||
| UE 435-173 | 3/3/2024 10:43:07 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Jennifer | DeQuattro | FOREST GROVE | As a residential customer in Gales Creek (Washington County) I submit my vehement opposition to PGE’s requested rate increases - both realized in 2024 and requested again for 2025. My primary opposition is due to the level of rate increase foisted onto individual customers in comparison to the main utility users, large corporate industrial customers. This, and the condescending and idiotic recommendations to those of us carrying the burden, to turn off our lights and unplug our devices when not in use, as if that’s going to make a $40-$100 difference in our bills and our environment. Can we all do something to conserve energy? OF COURSE, and everyone one of us should. And yet when we do our part, as residential customers living on single or maybe double salaries that are documented to have less buying power now than in the past, and still get increasing rates and we’re told it’s our fault, it’s insulting beyond measure and creates distrust and bad blood. | ||
| UE 435-1730 | 4/29/2024 12:33:50 AM | 4/25/2024 9:50:09 PM | General Comment | jbkeeney@canby.com | To Whom It May Concern: As a property owner in rural Clackamas County, these excessive rate increases by PGE are stifling. Electricity for our property was fairly reasonable until this last 18% increase. Now our electric bills average between $500-$600 every month. Electricity each month costs more than all of our groceries for the same period of time. I think candlelight dinners will become standard fare for PGE’s customers. Please rein in PGE and deny this most recent request for another 12% increase. Robert L. & Judith D Keeney 22962 S Haines Rd Canby, OR 97013 | |||||
| UE 435-1731 | 4/29/2024 12:33:53 AM | 4/25/2024 9:28:15 PM | General Comment | coreymccraw@yahoo.com | Good evening, I am a concerned citizen speaking up about the next proposed rate increase by the monopoly known as pge. It's unfortunate for utility customers that there is no way to introduce competition into the market. Without any competition PGE has been able to steadily increase rates well beyond the rate of inflation. PGE continues to put the stranglehold on it's customers with no remorse. The people around here are unwilling victims of rape in the form of a company doing whatever they want without giving a damn about those they serve. They invest in too many green programs that don't pay off just so they can appease a low emissions agenda that doesn't make sense. We already were getting most of our electricity from green sources so how can they justify all this new spending that they pass on to their customers? Normally when a large company or corporation wants to grow or add new technology they "invest" using their own capital with the promise of it paying off in the long run. PGE knows what they're doing is not cost effective so they punish the customers with outrageous rate increases on back to back to back years. Hopefully the public utilities commission will see what's going on and take the side of the people of the state, their neighbors, friends,and taxpayers versus letting PGE continue to walk all over everyone unchallenged and unfazed. Corey McCraw Banks, OR Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone | |||||
| UE 435-1732 | 4/29/2024 12:33:55 AM | 4/25/2024 8:49:59 PM | General Comment | tlsalisbury@ymail.com | Another one? Seriously? ARE YOU INSANE?So wrong, so unfair to us, the CONSUMER/CUSTOMER. WE HAVE ALL HAD ENOUGH. OUR household works hard to control and cut down on electricity. It does not matter how much power we save and how hard we work at it. You still have to unreasonably raise rates, which ruins our efforts and hard work to save our power usage rate and the monthly power bill. You --------. Work with us damn it! Work with us. It seems PGE is extremely GREEDY. GREED IS A SIN. HELP US, THE CONSUMER/CUSTOMER. THAT IS WHAT YOU SHOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT. GET YOUR PRIORITIES STRAIGHT. Get organized with Yahoo Mail | |||||
| UE 435-1733 | 4/29/2024 12:33:58 AM | 4/25/2024 8:01:05 PM | General Comment | bethjjameson@gmail.com | Hello! Why not change when rate increases go into effect, so that they don't hit at the most expensive time of the year? Just a thought. Also, net zero is complete insanity, but I realize you're not responsible for that part. Cheers, Beth Jameson Lake Oswego | |||||
| UE 435-1734 | 4/29/2024 11:08:55 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Jeffrey | Rames | BRIGHTWOOD | Giving PGE a 19% rate increase was just too much to bare. Why would you give them this rate increase when you know their service is well below standards. All we got was a larger electric bill, new shiny trucks and more power outages. So, here we are again with PGE completely ignoring our issues here in Brightwood and the Mt hood Village areas. Our PUC completely ignoring our complaints. No major investments made to a very substandard infrastructure. More outages, more rate increases. | ||
| UE 435-1735 | 4/29/2024 11:52:47 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Joe | Hovey | PORTLAND | As a tax paying citizen of Portland, OR, I am fed up with regulators approving energy bill increases year after year. Enough is enough. You need to dismiss PGE’s latest request for another bill increase. Now is NOT the time for citizens to assume these utility increases into their "expenses" as a number of us already are finding it hard to afford everyday expenses like housing, groceries, and fuel. Please VOTE NO! Thank you. | ||
| UE 435-1736 | 4/29/2024 11:53:23 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Christopher | Braun | PORTLAND | As a tax paying citizen of Portland, OR, I am fed up with regulators approving energy bill increases year after year. Enough is enough. You need to dismiss PGE’s latest request for another bill increase. Now is NOT the time for citizens to assume these utility increases into their "expenses" as a number of us already are finding it hard to afford everyday expenses like housing, groceries, and fuel. Please VOTE NO! Thank you. | ||
| UE 435-1737 | 4/29/2024 6:52:35 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Kelli | Eells | OREGON CITY | Please do not accept any more rate increases for pge. It is already becoming difficult to pay our bills and further increases will be bad for us. | ||
| UE 435-1738 | 4/30/2024 2:36:19 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Perry | Cortell | BEND | Another rate increase at this time is untenable for consumers. Please reject this request. | ||
| UE 435-174 | 3/3/2024 11:25:49 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Alison | Stump | PORTLAND | I am a resident of SE Portland. My heat is electric, my stove is electric, I am a senior software engineer and so rely on electricity to do my job from my house. I can not install solar panels without cutting down a large old tree. PGE is a monopoly and I have no choice but to rely on them for electricity. They regularly raise rates while providing the same or worse service. For the month of January I was out of my house and the heat to the house was off due to a broken furnace. My house is 1200sqft. My bill was still $150. The public utility commission has to do something. Oregonians deserve public utilities at a fair price not supporting private corporations who are only beholden to their share holders. | ||
| UE 435-1740 | 4/30/2024 8:24:56 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Erica | McCurty | PORTLAND | Our rate is nearly 9 times more expensive with PGE than with Pacific Power. As a nurse living with her partner in a duplex, I find a rate increase a detriment to the people of Portland. This makes me extremely nervous for our future. We would like to buy a home but how would we afford electricity to a home when even paying for power in a small, 1 bedroom duplex, is becoming outrageous. We should looking for ways that we can lower this monthly payment, not increase. Fire prevention should be part of their normal maintenance plans. Why are customers being punished for a push that should have been done ages ago and should already be standard. | ||
| UE 435-1741 | 5/1/2024 12:33:26 AM | 4/28/2024 5:34:43 AM | General Comment | research@cctruth.org | Stop pge rate hike. The governor request is based on junk science. Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S23+ 5G, an AT&T 5G smartphone Get Outlook for Android | |||||
| UE 435-1742 | 5/1/2024 12:33:28 AM | 4/27/2024 11:22:36 PM | General Comment | jenvbend@aol.com | PUC.PublicComments@puc.oregon.gov I am sending opposition to the proposed rate increase by PGE. I just sent a letter last week about HOW MUCH CAN OUR BUDGETS STRETCH???? We have just had increases from PGE recently and this is unfortunately not the only increase we have all seen since 2020 --from electric rates and food prices, to medicines we are all feeling the pinch in our daily routines. I have an energy efficient house and do not use electric to heat my home or cook, but my rates in the last year have been close to $100 per month on average. This is a big increase from just two years ago when it was more like $65 per month. Crazy! What or who suffers? We have less to spend in supporting our overall local economies --no theater, no movies, no eating out, no weekend getaways to the coast, no live music events, no extra purchases, etc. And for many, these cuts are more challenging when they are on social security income or minimum wage jobs --I have a good job and find it increasingly challenging to balance the budget each month. It has been hard to deal with the increases in monthly utility rates, from water to electric and now electric again!? We are drowning in being $25 and $35 and $45 more per month for everything. I have a decent job, but worry how to stretch my pay. I can only imagine how the senior citizens or those on minimum wage are only one bill away from houselessness. Increased rates are ridiculous! Why are utilities not asking the legislature or our congress representatives for infrastructure dollars to support needed investments and upgrades?. We should not now be paying for backlogged infrastructure needs that the utility failed to budget for instead making profits for shareholders. Prioritites don't appear to be the customers. PGE should have invested in putting solar panels on our houses to gain more green energy across Oregon. Why have they not and why would I have to spend $35,000 of my own funds to do so when it would go back to the grid? We also should not have to pay for lawsuits from those who lost their homes in wildfires a few years ago when the utility chose not to heed high wind and other warnings about the dangerous weather. They need to be more accountable and not just trying to make profits for shareholders. Please vote no on rate increases, Jennifer Valentine 5581 Hawk Hill St. SE Salem, OR 97306 | |||||
| UE 435-1743 | 5/1/2024 12:33:31 AM | 4/27/2024 5:39:24 PM | General Comment | coriawood@aol.com | As a senior citizen who grew up, went to college and worked most of my adult life in Oregon, I find the proposed rate increase insulting, intolerable and ridiculous. Inflation has hit us all hard, iver and over, recently. We shouldn't have to chose between between power, food and shelter. If those primary needs are not met, what does that say about us as people; as individuals with families who have built our lives in Oregon? Are we not valid, valuable and worth something more than yet another over the top price increase? I think we are worthy of more respect than that. No more, PGE. We've had enough. Thank you, Cori-Ann Woodard Sent from AOL on Android | |||||
| UE 435-1744 | 5/1/2024 12:33:34 AM | 4/27/2024 12:11:10 PM | General Comment | philakelsey@gmail.com | As a PGE customer we have seen multiple recent increases that put an unfair burden on us as Senior Citizens. Now PGE wants another big increase in rates. We are on a fixed income and have been forced to decrease our bill by severely restricting our electric use. PGE needs to invest its own profits into developing strategies to cope with Oregon mandates and climate change. Expecting ratepayers to pay these exorbitant increases time and again is ridiculous, irresponsible, and cruel. Wayne and Phila Kelsey 14808 NE Newport St, Portland, OR 97230 | |||||
| UE 435-1745 | 5/1/2024 12:33:37 AM | 4/27/2024 6:54:59 AM | General Comment | rgwscw1@frontier.com | I read in the Oregonian that PGE is requesting another rate increase. My PGE bills are already so high I'm wondering if I can still afford to use electricity! I know there are many Oregonians who have less income than I do and worry for them. We cannot continue to have our utility bills keep rising uncontrolled. Do your job for the people of Oregon and keep utility bills affordable. We all have to live within our means, including utility companies. How much do the administrators of PGE make? Can some of them be eliminated? Sharon Williams 110 SW 5th Street Gresham, OR 97080 | |||||
| UE 435-1746 | 5/1/2024 12:33:39 AM | 4/26/2024 8:19:30 PM | General Comment | schurtonfire@yahoo.com | PGE’s latest increase request should be denied. They are not behaving in the customer’s best interest at all. They are only acting in the best Interest of their shareholders. The costs have increased way too much, and it is getting hard to afford. Thank you Sent from my iPhone | |||||
| UE 435-1747 | 5/1/2024 6:20:48 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Warren | A Westmoreland | BEND | PGE is a public utility. PGE is given perks and discounts that a free-market business would never receive. PGE has been negligent in up-grading their infrastructures. PGE has no problem in increasing both upper management salaries and stockholders dividends. PGE is a guaranteed return on investment because PGE is a PUBLIC UTILITY! Because of this fact, the stockholders should bear the brunt of their elected management's inability to maintain PGE's infrastructure over the last fifty years. It is not the Public Utility Commission's job to "point the finger" at PGE's management BUT maybe the stockholders should be more involved in their company and NOT expect the public to support their ever-increasing dividends demands. PGE is a public utility. PGE should NOT receive an increase in their rate structure in January, 2025. | ||
| UE 435-1748 | 5/2/2024 12:33:58 AM | 5/1/2024 2:41:17 PM | General Comment | boiester@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Janet M Hively 1975 SE Crystal Lake Dr Unit 111 Corvallis, OR 97333-0003 boiester@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1749 | 5/2/2024 12:34:00 AM | 5/1/2024 1:21:08 PM | General Comment | jsb1954@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Joan Bradley 5512 SE 43rd Ave Portland, OR 97206-5733 jsb1954@comcast.net | |||||
| UE 435-175 | 3/3/2024 11:49:52 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Michael | Ingala | HILLSBORO | User avatar level 1 Sregdomot · 1 day ago Here is a template; Dear Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to express my profound concern and dissatisfaction regarding the recent announcement of rate increases by Portland General Electric (PGE). As a resident of Portland, living at [insert your address], I have been a loyal customer of PGE, relying on their services for my daily needs. It has come to my attention that PGE plans to increase their pricing rates. This decision is particularly disheartening because it seems to disregard the current economic challenges faced by many Oregonians, myself included. The lack of significant infrastructure improvements or movements to justify such an increase adds to my frustration. Moreover, despite these proposed rate hikes, I, along with other residents, continue to experience frequent power outages, which further questions the rationale behind increasing the financial burden on consumers. The absence of tangible enhancements in service delivery and infrastructure, coupled with the continuous inconvenience of power disruptions, raises concerns about the justification for this rate adjustment. It is crucial for utility providers like PGE to ensure that any increase in rates is matched with proportional improvements in service quality, reliability, and customer satisfaction. Therefore, I urge the Oregon Public Utility Commission to thoroughly review PGE's proposal for rate increases. It is essential to ensure that any adjustments are reasonable, justified by concrete improvements, and considerate of the economic impact on Oregon residents. I look forward to your response and hope for a favorable review of this matter. Please consider the implications of these rate increases on consumers like myself, who depend on PGE for essential services but are left questioning the value and reliability of these services in light of recent developments. Thank you for your attention to this matter and for advocating on behalf of Oregon's utility consumers. | ||
| UE 435-1750 | 5/2/2024 12:34:04 AM | 5/1/2024 12:21:53 PM | General Comment | sage33@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I am extremely disappointed the Commission has rejected CUB's request to deny PGE's latest request to raise rates yet again. (Egads--it's been less than 6 months since the last rate increase!) Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. Working people cannot afford these increases. Certainly, seniors like myself, living on fixed incomes, cannot. As a ratepayer, I feel betrayed by the Commission's even entertaining PGE's latest request-- essentially the wish list they wanted the last time. It's time to say "Enough!" to PGE and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. But only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Ramona Crocker 9720 SW Robbins Dr Beaverton, OR 97008-7943 sage33@comcast.net | |||||
| UE 435-1751 | 5/2/2024 12:34:07 AM | 5/1/2024 10:14:37 AM | General Comment | Briteaparty@everyactioncustom.com | briteaparty@everyactioncustom.com. Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Brian Slatterbeck 161 Mountain Springs Dr Grants Pass, OR 97527-7557 Briteaparty@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1752 | 5/2/2024 12:34:10 AM | 5/1/2024 8:34:51 AM | General Comment | garyjp@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). Shareholders chose to risk their investments in a company because they believe that the management will make sound business decisions that will increase the value of that investment. And if management fails in that responsibility, the cost of that failure must be born by those who took the investment risk. This is what incentivizes investors to do their due-diligence before choosing where to invest their funds, and if the management fails them in this regard, shareholders should replace the management. To do otherwise would only serve to encourage investment speculation. It is also my understanding that both the previous and currently proposed Pacific Power rate increases were/are, to a large degree, due to poor management decisions regarding maintenance, and to the leagal repercussions of those management decisions. As a rate payer, I have nothing whatsoever to do with the management decisions of those in charge of Pacific Power, and should not be held fiscally responsible for such. To charge rate payers for poor management will only discourage shareholders in their performance of due-diligence prior to investing. It will also encourage both irresponsible shareholder speculation and their retention of poor managers. For these reasons, I strongly encourage you to unequivocally oppose such customer rate increases. Shareholders must always be held solely responsible for the financial risks they take when in search of rewards. Your responsibility as the PUC is not to protect investors. It is to protect ratepayers and to insure reliable electric service to Oregon citizens. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Gary Poulos 333 Mountain View Dr Unit 57 Talent, OR 97540-9314 garyjp@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1753 | 5/2/2024 12:34:13 AM | 5/1/2024 5:57:31 AM | General Comment | jessica.knoblauch@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. It's not fair for the Commission to allow PGE to continue raising rates to benefit shareholders and its bottom line. Energy is a human right. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Jessica Knoblauch 7032 N Atlantic Ave Portland, OR 97217-5206 jessica.knoblauch@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1754 | 5/2/2024 12:34:16 AM | 4/30/2024 7:16:51 PM | General Comment | lpjake@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Patricia Jacobson 32250 SW Armitage Pl Wilsonville, OR 97070-8411 lpjake@comcast.net | |||||
| UE 435-1755 | 5/2/2024 12:34:18 AM | 4/30/2024 6:19:11 PM | General Comment | sber6415@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. PGE’s CEO has a yearly compensation of $6.97 million off the backs of PGE customers. This is a perfect example of a system set up to enrich a small group of people at the expense of everyone else, and yet another case that displays why private-for-profit business doesnt belong anywhere near the utilities business, its straight up avarice, and there is no real oversight. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously gouge consumers to enrich themselves. This is especially clear during this era of rampant price gouging throughout the economy (with executives literally caught bragging about it to their deranged shareholders), inflation, and regulatory capture that are bleeding the citizens dry. Utilities are a service, not a profit or toll-taking mechanism, lets keep it that way. Thank you. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr Samuel Berg 29601 NE David Ln Newberg, OR 97132-6457 sber6415@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1756 | 5/2/2024 12:34:21 AM | 4/30/2024 6:14:48 PM | General Comment | larryn128@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. LAWRENCE NOVAKOWSKI 546 SE 20th Ave Hillsboro, OR 97123-4826 larryn128@hotmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1757 | 5/2/2024 12:34:24 AM | 4/30/2024 5:25:37 PM | General Comment | lara_rf@hotmail.com | Hello How can PGE even ask for more money for the 2025 year when we just experienced an increase in 2024 of 17%? What was the rate increase for previous year’s? From what I’ve read, the proposed rate increase is the same reason the 2024 rate increased was proposed. With all of the taxes set upon the Oregon tax payer, and even worse for Multnomah county residents, when can we expect to stop having exorbitant expenses added to our annual budget? Please vote no and tell the public company to do a better job of managing their balance sheet. Rodrigo Lara | |||||
| UE 435-1758 | 5/3/2024 11:20:32 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | victoria | israelson | ROSEBURG | UE435 docket comment as follows. Being a senior citizen on retirement so on a fixed income all rate hikes affect us a lot more then some people. I look around my community and see quite a few people with low incomes just trying to get by, put food on the table, pay bills, buy gas to go to work. How can a company expect us to pay for their upgrades when we can't even pay for our own. There has to be another way to fix the electric problem. Ask the government for help in communities that are not capable of helping a company such as a power company up grade the system. I disagree with a rate hike for people under a certain pay scale. | ||
| UE 435-1759 | 5/3/2024 8:48:48 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Rebecca | Esparza | BEAVERTON | We can’t keep hiking up already absurd prices for things that should be considered a human right - access to heat and light and electricity Industry and company I selected is not where I’m employed but its the industry and company that relate to my comment so I’m assuming that’s what I was supposed to put | ||
| UE 435-176 | 3/5/2024 1:05:50 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Peggy | anonymous | PORTLAND | I would like it noted that social security went up 3%, but PGE raised rates over 18%. It is very unjust that all of the costs are going up and I have no way to pay them. I am in a wheelchair and if they raise the rates again next year I may need to go buy a tent. | ||
| UE 435-1760 | 5/6/2024 12:33:36 AM | 5/4/2024 10:15:34 PM | General Comment | lcardiff@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Lynn Cardiff 457 State St Salem, OR 97301-3649 lcardiff@comcast.net | |||||
| UE 435-1761 | 5/6/2024 12:33:39 AM | 5/4/2024 5:54:17 PM | General Comment | marcysetniker@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. I am still recovering from the rate increase this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. I cannot afford another increase. Now is NOT the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms Marcy Setniker 7829 SE Duke St Portland, OR 97206-6369 marcysetniker@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1762 | 5/6/2024 12:33:41 AM | 5/3/2024 2:55:55 PM | General Comment | daveatu@everyactioncustom.com | PGE is not a nonprofit. There are risks associated with any business let alone one serving millions of people. Their greed and outright negligence was the main cause of their issues. That said the 30% already dumped on the public is enough. Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. David Kay 14930 SE Center St Portland, OR 97236-2436 daveatu@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1763 | 5/6/2024 12:33:44 AM | 5/3/2024 2:34:13 PM | General Comment | bibleeogirl@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Debra Rehn 5130 SE 30th Ave Apt 9 Portland, OR 97202-4557 bibleeogirl@aol.com | |||||
| UE 435-1764 | 5/6/2024 12:33:46 AM | 5/3/2024 12:11:28 PM | General Comment | PUC.PUBLICCOMMENTS@puc.oregon.gov | From: Todd B <toddlr1970@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, April 26, 2024 7:49 PM To: PUC PUC.PublicComments * PUC <PUC.PublicComments@puc.oregon.gov> Subject: UE 433 Rate hikes toddlr1970@gmail.com<mailto:toddlr1970@gmail.com>. To whom it may concern I would like to state that the rate hikes being done by any of the power companies such as Pacific Power or PGE are outrageous and are damaging to the common worker and their families. We are paying record prices for power while they are getting record profit. When they keep jacking up rates and you sit by and do nothing you are telling them that their profits are more important than the people that work and live here. Enough is enough, there has to be something done to stop this. Between power and gasoline for vehicles we are paying record prices so they can get record profits. Stop punishing the working people and start making large corporations pay their share of the power bill. I understand that this probably won't affect you as much as it does for the common worker and families that are living paycheck to paycheck, but we are fed up with government agencies that don't do anything to help the people. All you seem to care about is keeping the big companies happy. How about you start putting the people that live and work in Oregon first for a change and they'll the power companies that they cannot do another rate increase, they have already raised rates multiple times in the last few years. Tell them NO. | |||||
| UE 435-1765 | 5/6/2024 12:33:49 AM | 5/3/2024 10:11:38 AM | General Comment | bleuandrocky@gmail.com | Re: docket number UE435 We strongly oppose additional rate increases for PGE. On top of multiple large increases, any additional increases will create hardships for far too many Oregonians. Public utilities should be able to function within the existing rate structures with minimal increases. Linda & Ross Morgan | |||||
| UE 435-1766 | 5/6/2024 12:33:52 AM | 5/3/2024 8:31:33 AM | General Comment | carol@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. SHAME ON YOUR GREED!!! Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Carol Wagner 350 Timber Ridge St NE Albany, OR 97322-7436 carol@craftedbycarol.com | |||||
| UE 435-1767 | 5/6/2024 12:33:55 AM | 5/3/2024 8:25:18 AM | General Comment | marylouemerson1947@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). Dear Regulators, I am writing regarding the PGE rate case, UE 435. As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. This is just another example of price gouging for the benefit of shareholders and not the paying customer. And let's be honest, you really don't need to be paying ridiculously high salaries. Live simply, so that others may live. Sincerely, Mary Lou Emerson Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Mary Lou Emerson 922 SE Lambert St Portland, OR 97202-6328 marylouemerson1947@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1768 | 5/6/2024 12:33:57 AM | 5/2/2024 11:01:27 PM | General Comment | larryn128@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Also this utility just have away a load of money in dividends... A company that is saying they need to invest in safety items and then pays out dividends is lying. I am assuming that since the commission is an appointed position you have no vested interest in the welfare of the people until it is near an election year. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. LAWRENCE NOVAKOWSKI 546 SE 20th Ave Hillsboro, OR 97123-4826 larryn128@hotmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1769 | 5/6/2024 12:34:01 AM | 5/2/2024 8:52:02 PM | General Comment | cabrerav50@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Veronica Cabrera 2435 SW Ecole Ave Beaverton, OR 97005-1106 cabrerav50@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1770 | 5/6/2024 12:34:03 AM | 5/2/2024 8:48:53 PM | General Comment | forbux@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Susan Heath 2552 Mount Vernon St SE Albany, OR 97322-8898 forbux@hotmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1771 | 5/6/2024 12:34:05 AM | 5/2/2024 7:18:24 PM | General Comment | chelsea.stuva@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mrs. Chelsea Stuva 1020 NE 183rd Ave Apt 128 Portland, OR 97230-6768 chelsea.stuva@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1772 | 5/6/2024 12:34:08 AM | 5/2/2024 6:33:11 PM | General Comment | tlew4002@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Carolyn Eckel 18542 NE Wasco St Portland, OR 97230-7152 tlew4002@earthlink.net | |||||
| UE 435-1773 | 5/6/2024 12:34:11 AM | 5/2/2024 6:31:23 PM | General Comment | oregonkc@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Dr. Kenneth Carlson 2323 Twinberry Ave SE Salem, OR 97306-1169 oregonkc@hey.com | |||||
| UE 435-1774 | 5/6/2024 12:34:13 AM | 5/2/2024 6:30:05 PM | General Comment | barbtroxel@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. I have always paid my bills on time. I am no longer working; I am retired, and not by choice. Cancer made that decision for me 3 years ago, and I barely, as in extremely close to not making it, tolerated the chemo and radiation. I had to retire after working 40 years as a registered nurse. I did not work for a corporation, and most of the jobs I worked for did not offer retirement plans. I am now on a fixed income, and everything is much more expensive. When my PGE bill went over $120.00, for a single person in a small place, that was it. I now have my heat set at an extremely low level and wear sweaters, in layers, to keep warm. Most of the time, I live in the dark. I know PGE doesn't give a you-know-what. But if people do not speak up, then the wealthy owners, managers, shareholders, and even the peons working for that company will not be inundated with reports from very unhappy customers. I wouldn't want to wish my cancer experience on anyone, except robbers like those running this utility company. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Barbara Troxel 1285 NW Riverview Ave Gresham, OR 97030-4956 barbtroxel@comcast.net | |||||
| UE 435-1775 | 5/6/2024 12:34:15 AM | 5/2/2024 6:15:33 PM | General Comment | jpn5710@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. John Nettleton 4311 SE 37th Ave Apt 21 Portland, OR 97202-3265 jpn5710@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1776 | 5/6/2024 12:34:18 AM | 5/2/2024 6:12:09 PM | General Comment | joosgalefamily@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Dr. Sandra Joos 4259 SW Patrick Pl Portland, OR 97239-7202 joosgalefamily@comcast.net | |||||
| UE 435-1777 | 5/6/2024 12:34:20 AM | 5/2/2024 6:10:07 PM | General Comment | aoregonwilson@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Billy Wilson 935 6th St Woodburn, OR 97071-4113 aoregonwilson@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1778 | 5/6/2024 12:34:23 AM | 5/2/2024 5:23:52 PM | General Comment | lpjake@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. We live on a fixed income & these increases will cause us to give up something like food, we never eat out & keep our thermostat below 70 & not use air conditioner in the heat of summer. The rich get richer & forget the rest of us that worked hard all of our working days. Thank you & please help us. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms Patricia Jacobson 32250 SW Armitage Pl Wilsonville, OR 97070-8411 lpjake@comcast.net | |||||
| UE 435-1779 | 5/6/2024 12:34:25 AM | 5/2/2024 5:04:43 PM | General Comment | jjurado7@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Jeanine Jurado 6750 SW Sussex St Beaverton, OR 97008-5234 jjurado7@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-178 | 3/5/2024 2:13:18 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Branden | Dross | LAFAYETTE | RECEIVED MAR 01 2024 P.U.C. City of Lafayette 486 Third Street, P.O. Box 55 Lafayette, Oregon 97127 Phone: (503) 864-2451 Fax: (503) 864-4501 February 26, 2024 Subject: Concerns Regarding Unprecedented Electric Bill Increases Dear Chair Torgerson and PGE Board, On behalf of the Lafayette City Council, we are writing to express our profound dissatisfaction and growing concern over the recent double-digit increase in electric bills for our residents, continuing a distressing trend from the past two years. The frustration among our constituents is understandable, and it is imperative that the concerns are addressed in future rate discussions. The consistent escalation in electric bills has placed a financial burden on our residents, and they are rightfully distressed by the lack of community engagement surrounding these increases. In viewing the fact of the magnitude of these changes, our community feels unheard and excluded from the rate increase decision-making process. It is crucial that residents have a voice in decisions that directly impact their financial well-being. We request that Portland General Electric take immediate steps to involve the community in an open and meaningful dialogue about these rate increases and consider their input in future decisions. In light of the hardships our residents are facing, we also implore Portland General Electric to explore alternatives to alleviate the financial strain imposed by these consecutive double-digit increases. A collaborative effort between PGE and the Lafayette community is essential as Lafayette continues to grow. The Lafayette City Council is committed to representing the interests of our residents, and we trust that Portland General Electric shares our commitment to fairness, transparency, and community engagement. We look forward to being included in your plans for future rate decisions. Sincerely, /s/ /s/ Branden Dross Hilary Malcomson City Administrator Mayor CC: State Senator Brian Boquist State Representative Lucetta Elmer | ||
| UE 435-1780 | 5/6/2024 12:34:28 AM | 5/2/2024 4:45:45 PM | General Comment | phil@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Phil Houston Goldsmith 3110 NW 112th Pl Portland, OR 97229-4051 phil@lopglaw.com | |||||
| UE 435-1781 | 5/6/2024 12:34:30 AM | 5/2/2024 4:45:00 PM | General Comment | marymcgaughey@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mrs Mary McGaughey 381 NE Village Squire Ave Gresham, OR 97030-1142 marymcgaughey@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1782 | 5/6/2024 12:34:33 AM | 5/2/2024 4:40:57 PM | General Comment | Burge.sherry@everyactioncustom.com | burge.sherry@everyactioncustom.com. Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Sharon Burge 309 Lancaster Dr NE Salem, OR 97301-4687 Burge.sherry@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1783 | 5/6/2024 12:34:36 AM | 5/2/2024 4:19:07 PM | General Comment | yowsa_99@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms Jeanine Yows 1265 Albert Dr SE Salem, OR 97302-1809 yowsa_99@hotmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1784 | 5/6/2024 12:34:39 AM | 5/2/2024 4:12:29 PM | General Comment | thomasholley@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Thomas Holley 1711 NE 125th Ave Portland, OR 97230-1802 thomasholley@icloud.com | |||||
| UE 435-1785 | 5/6/2024 12:34:41 AM | 5/2/2024 4:04:57 PM | General Comment | duckmartin74@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me.e Ever since the passing of Ron Eachus PGE has been given a blank check as far as rates go. Ron held PGE’s feet to the fire when it came to rate increases. It’s time for some of the same by the current commissioners. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Lance Martin 945 Summer St NE Salem, OR 97301-1234 duckmartin74@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1786 | 5/6/2024 12:34:45 AM | 5/2/2024 4:01:33 PM | General Comment | noreenlesage@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly urge the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. That is just outrageous! PGE customers cannot afford these increases. Our household income did not go up 18% in January to cover the rate increase PGE passed on to its customers. And it certainly is not going to go up 7% to cover this latest "ask" from PGE. Please do NOT approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. You, the Commission, have the power to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Noreen Lesage 523 9th St Lake Oswego, OR 97034-2914 noreenlesage@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1787 | 5/6/2024 12:34:47 AM | 5/2/2024 3:58:18 PM | General Comment | missy.a.lee@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers, including myself, are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. My family and I were severely impacted by the storm, and our power went out for +3 days. I am still upset about how PGE & the Commission handled it all. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already increased by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. How is it possible that PGE is allowed to raise the rates this often? Why did the Commission allow this in the first place? I thought we could count on you to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms Missy Lee 11420 SE Pardee St Portland, OR 97266-3357 missy.a.lee@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1788 | 5/6/2024 12:34:50 AM | 5/2/2024 3:22:56 PM | General Comment | marytfree@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. I am literally doing everything in darkness and freezing all the time. I am on a fixed income, with health conditions that I SHOULD be in a comfortably warm environment for and I am not, I’m freezing all day everyday. Please reject. Mary Freeman Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms Mary Freeman 1412 N Deborah Rd Apt 38 Newberg, OR 97132-2073 marytfree@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1789 | 5/6/2024 12:34:52 AM | 5/2/2024 3:11:37 PM | General Comment | da_crusher@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. ROBERT PLATA 3124 Perkins St NE Salem, OR 97303-9610 da_crusher@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-179 | 3/5/2024 2:26:17 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | David | Wyatt | SALEM | I am oppose to the rate increases from PGE. I cannot believe they are proposing more in the following year. I do not understand why our increases were fairly consistent for the previous years and now they are going up dramatically. I want to make it known this is not fair to the consumers who are barely making it and are not eligible for assistance. | ||
| UE 435-1790 | 5/6/2024 12:34:55 AM | 5/2/2024 3:05:10 PM | General Comment | mikebeilstein@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Mike Beilstein 1214 NW 12th St Corvallis, OR 97330-4626 mikebeilstein@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1791 | 5/6/2024 12:34:57 AM | 5/2/2024 3:01:37 PM | General Comment | elizabethdarby137@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms Elizabeth Darby 1020 NW 9th Ave Portland, OR 97209-3473 elizabethdarby137@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1792 | 5/6/2024 12:35:00 AM | 5/2/2024 2:59:20 PM | General Comment | gem2amarra@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Amy Murray 6530 SE Carlton St Portland, OR 97206-6628 gem2amarra@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1793 | 5/6/2024 12:35:03 AM | 5/2/2024 2:58:59 PM | General Comment | barbarabackstrand@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Barbara Backstrand 1420 NW Lovejoy St Portland, OR 97209-2734 barbarabackstrand@icloud.com | |||||
| UE 435-1794 | 5/6/2024 12:35:05 AM | 5/2/2024 2:57:17 PM | General Comment | twofivestars@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, ms Ann Watters 1940 Breyman St NE Salem, OR 97301-4352 twofivestars@comcast.net | |||||
| UE 435-1795 | 5/6/2024 12:35:08 AM | 5/2/2024 2:34:00 PM | General Comment | mshalloran2605@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Michael Halloran 2062 Scotsman Ln NE Salem, OR 97305-2161 mshalloran2605@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1796 | 5/6/2024 12:35:10 AM | 5/2/2024 2:30:34 PM | General Comment | mrdanaweintraub@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Dana Weintraub 17124 SW Marty Ln Beaverton, OR 97003-4249 mrdanaweintraub@tutanota.com | |||||
| UE 435-1797 | 5/4/2024 1:01:18 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Miranda | Gilly | HILLSBORO | PGE already raising rates for customers who can’t afford the normal PGE bills during the month is ridiculous PGE as a whole as a company makes so much money that they could cover the cost for surcharges infant structure charges, and any other charges related. PGE needs to revise their cost to be more effective to the American dollar. Every American is struggling ever since Biden took office. All of our bills have raised more than 10% percent, inflation, gas prices percentage to live, including grocery cost, childcare, etc. has put more burden on the American people than ever before if we don’t look at the effectiveness and the cost when it comes to the ratios of how much out of everyone’s paycheck is paying for all of these other charges then we as a society and we as a power company need to definitely take a hard look in the mirror . PGE really needs to discuss. How can we help the American people? What can we do to make it less of a burden to live? What can we do to make it less of a burden to have working electricity a warm house to live in during the winter months or using surcharge power to power, our house for cooling or appliances, etc., you name it PGE rates for customers is unrealistic and downright inappropriate. What PGE is going to do if they raise rates for customers is there are going to put a lot of customers and families who are under the poverty percentage level due to inflation due to surcharge prices and again groceries childcare household items, shopping, gas prices, etc. healthcare everything is going up and what PGE needs to look at is to reach out to the government for support , because if you charge more toward the American people for electricity, you are going to get rid of. Hope you are going to put a lot of families in danger because they will not be able to afford to be warm to afford to be cool in the summer months and to afford to live in general, what PGE needs to be looking at is, how can we decrease our rates discount our rates or work with the government to make a plan where we can put less stress on the American people what can we say to our president? That’ll support and affect changes toward our company so that we can make sure that our people are customers that we love and want to take care of can actually live without the burden of stress of electricity and more charges, that’s what we need to look at. We don’t need to be discussing all these price margins that only increase PGE‘s efficacy or PGE‘s company and general if PGE needs more money to support it business, it needs to take a hard look and a hard discussion with the government because the government has more funds than the American people do at this point and time , most people are living paycheck to paycheck and most people are actually not living and having to not live life to the fullest because American dollar does not go far anymore nowadays and 2023 if BGE wants to make charges that include increases for bills for the American household and needs to have a long hard discussion with Mr. President Biden and the government to discuss what can we do to help the American people when it comes to affording their electricity bill not how much can we charge the American person for PGE not how much can we charge the average person or the low income household for our services. | ||
| UE 435-1798 | 5/4/2024 12:09:37 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Kassandra | Madden | OREGON CITY | I don't understand why our tax dollars go into building batteries to hold enough power for any given situation for any amount of consumers, when we can put up solar panels or those companies can and there would be no rate increase other than the cost of solar panels, which would then be lowered once again because of the solar panels providing beyond enough sufficient energy. | ||
| UE 435-1799 | 5/4/2024 12:12:19 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Kassandra | Madden | OREGON CITY | Government will pay for solar panels, it's not necessary to raise the rate, the people can't afford the cost of living and to keep the lights on. Stop being greedy! Think smart not hard! | ||
| UE 435-18 | 2/29/2024 6:57:47 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Emily | W | PORTLAND | Rents are already sky high. We don't need another essential utility to go up even higher. If companies keep squeezing us working folks they will eventually have no one left to squeeze. There aren't even any other companies we can go to for electricity. | ||
| UE 435-180 | 3/1/2024 7:54:21 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Peggy | Foster | MOUNT ANGEL | Just say NO! PGE residential customers cannot afford another rate increase. People can’t pay rent, utilities, gas, groceries now, and we are tired of taking it in the rear end from PGE! Stop their continued requests for rate increases. As senior citizens now paying double electricity costs from the recent rate hike (truth), this will force us out of our home. Stop the bleeding please. | ||
| UE 435-1800 | 5/6/2024 3:14:49 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Sheila | Wagnon | RICKREALL | My family cannot afford electricity rates currently and an increase in rates would place an undue strain on our budget when our income has not raised comparably 7% | ||
| UE 435-1801 | 5/6/2024 3:20:14 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Brian | Belica | PORTLAND | I strongly oppose a further increase to electricity rates. Rates have increased 30% since December 2022. Further, it is discouraging further adoption of electrification as rates continue to become more unaffordable. Please oppose this. I do not support any part of the proposed increase. If it requires delaying projects, I would rather see projects delayed rather than further burden Oregonians. | ||
| UE 435-1802 | 5/6/2024 3:24:54 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Harry | H | PORTLAND | We already had a huge rate increase of 17% in Jan 2024. And now PGE has the gall to come ask for another rate increase? PGE power delivery breaks down both in peak winter and in peak summer. It happens every year. Big snowstorm, power out. Big heatwave, power out. How about PGE provide Oregon residents with reliable power delivery before asking for a rate increase. | ||
| UE 435-1803 | 5/6/2024 3:32:55 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Marilyn | Mueller | SALEM | PGE Employees get 25% discount on bills. The person I know gets 6 figure salary and then 25% discount and bonuses. I am retired on a fixed income and this bugs me. The PUC should investigate the benefits PGE employees are getting to see if they are using the rate increases to help cover this. I do the time of day discounts to help, but my bill was still around $400 last month. I am doing what I can to be efficient but these high bills are hard to handle. I hope the increase does not go through. | ||
| UE 435-1804 | 5/6/2024 3:46:56 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | NATHAN | CLEMENT | PORTLAND | I am not sure if that is the correct docket. I am opposed to this rate increase, families are struggling to make ends meet as it is. The cost of inflation has crippled all us single income families and we are struggling as it is to put food on the table, and they want to increase our electricity to pay for "their investments in local battery energy storage projects to provide enhanced reliability and resilience during peak demand, transmission and distribution to allow dependable energy flow as demand grows, and upgrades to technology and generation facilities for increased resilience and long-term, dependable power. As their statements says "Their investments" why if it is theirs are they expecting us to pay for it? If I invest in a project that's going to be beneficial to me, does that mean I can charge them? Why do every day Oregonians have to pay for this, why are we paying them for something we don't get to share in the potential financial gains? If they want to expand, let them cover the cost, why with the proposal they are expecting us to cover the cost of their idea? That makes absolutely no sense, if that's the case then when can the average citizen see the profit from this investment? When is PGE going to give it back to us? Surely they would make up the difference with the addition of new customers, why make the ones who are already customers pay? Is this going to lower my electricity bill? No it is not, because it's an increase in my bill, the same bill I am already having trouble paying because of the drastic cost of inflation, groceries are thru the roof, gas for vehicles is rocketed to mars, on top of that some of us are still trying to recover from covid and being unemployed for 2 years. What incentive does that average person trying to live in Oregon get from this? Besides the obvious more money going into a bill. I will say it again, I am opposed to this suggestion, this idea, this plan, and if "they" want to make investments then they get to endure the costs and not make the average Oregonian cover the cost with bill increases. | ||
| UE 435-1805 | 5/6/2024 3:55:15 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Matthew | Skelton | PORTLAND | The proposed increase in utility cost to businesses in the Portland market risks the closure of many clients struggling to simply stay open. Hotels, particularly those in downtown Portland, are still struggling with low demand. Our revenues are far below 2019 metrics but the costs associated with staying open are increasing exponentially. We are risking losing more businesses downtown by squeezing them out due to increases like the proposed PGE price spike. Please consider that your clients are not in a position to demand increases whenever they see fit. Without some common sense and understanding into the state of the market we will lose clients simply because the environment is inhospitable for business owners. I can assure you that the clients you lose will not be quickly replaced. Portland as a market is not favorable and will not be rebounding any time in the next three years. | ||
| UE 435-1806 | 5/6/2024 3:43:17 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Melissa | Bartolome | SALEM | We do not support PGE nor this ridiculous rate increase from a monopoly, which is supposed to be illegal but they have the government in thier pockets along with all of the money. When I can shop for and pick my utilities they can pay for thier p.o wn maintenance, upgrades, brand new trucks/Van's, etc. | ||
| UE 435-1807 | 5/6/2024 3:39:36 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Ann | Helm | LAFAYETTE | PGE should be held accountable for gouging customers for decades. | ||
| UE 435-1809 | 5/6/2024 4:00:16 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Becca | Kolibaba | WELCHES | This is absolutely ridiculous that PGE is requesting another increase of 7%. Given the fact we just had a huge increase, this is unacceptable. The cost of living for most is out of control, if you permit this additional increase you are essentially making many people choose between heat and other essential needs such as food. We live in a small community, our water company doubled the cost last year. Combine that with an 18% increase to power and now a requested increase of 7%?? Our small community is mostly low income, working families or seniors on limited income. Maybe PGE should take some corporate cost cuts instead of increasing the rates again; especially this soon. Do better !!! | ||
| UE 435-181 | 3/2/2024 11:19:55 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Thaddeus | Durfee | PORTLAND | This company is using inflated executive pay (increase of 2023 equal to losses reported the previous year), continuing increasing dividends to multinational investors all while stating they are unable to afford the system updates long past due for modernizing our grid. this is clearly a money racket and not a service or utility. After acceptance of ppp loans, on top of build it back better funds, and reallocation of state funding to protect and update outdated hardware PGE went on to use those funds for anything but all while increasing service charge for their own failures to maintain the system as contracted by the public. I vehemently oppose all increases and demand we investigate pge for their complicity in our on going seasonal wild fires, as well as remove the monopolistic practices by either forced split or divestments from PGE in favor of a PUD. | ||
| UE 435-1810 | 5/6/2024 4:36:13 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | David | Mc Neel | OREGON CITY | Having been a PGE contract employee I know that generally the people at PGE try to serve the rate payers the best they can. However, I have to wonder what the upper management team is doing to help provide the best for the average rate payer. Upper management at PGE is for the most part disconnected from the average employee and frustrations they face in getting their jobs done efficiently. The MAXIMO computer program is a cumbersome, difficult to learn and use program. System mapping programs that are needed and used everyday are also difficult to use and frequently are missing system information that is critical to designing new facilities and restoring power after an outage. The old "Can Do" attitude of the old PGE is now dead and gone. This attitude reduces day to day efficiency, and significantly increases the length of time it takes to restore outages. System fitness at PGE has been pushed to the absolute bottom of the priority list. This is the reason system reliability during storms and extreme weather events suffers so dramatically. The Standards Group has had so much turnover that crews and System Designers aren't sure what the current standards are. The PUC should audit day to day operations at PGE and identify areas of needed improvement. Maybe then upper management would engage and begin properly managing PGE. On the political front PGE is not completely at fault for the recent rate increases. In this new woke climate crazy clown would we find ourselves living in many of the rate increases are directly tied to political mandates by Oregon Governors, legislators, and bureaucrats exacting their will on all Oregon Utilities. Many of the PGE engineers, and advisors have warned that the political mandates will result in huge rate increases. Still the OPUC presses forward with rate increase after rate increase. There is a breaking point with the rate payers all over the State of Oregon. Elections have serious consequences when it comes to the cost of energy for every Oregonian. Another 50% increase over the next five years in the cost of Electricity, and Natural Gas energy will bring many Oregonians to their financial knees. The cost of everything is driven by the cost of energy. Water and Wastewater rates, lighting, heating and cooling all public buildings, manufacturing costs, and the cost to extract raw materials are all impacted upward as energy costs rise. The compounding effect of another PGE rate increase must be considered. | ||
| UE 435-1811 | 5/6/2024 5:03:49 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Mark | Douglas | PORTLAND | This is nuts, won't this be the third increase in 3 or so years, to a tune of 25% total increase? I am sorry, but it makes no sense. Especially when the increase is larger for small businesses than industrial. With these kind increases, I believe it is only fair that individuals and small business should be the smallest increase — if one is really justified, which I really question. I know my electric has more than doubled in the last 5 years, and I do not see how that makes any sense — even with the relatively high inflation over the last couple of years. Please stop letting them do this every year. It needs to be capped at the current inflation rate at very least. Plus, I would assume the rate increase would be highest for buyers outside the state, I see no info on how their purchases are going up anywhere. | ||
| UE 435-1812 | 5/6/2024 8:41:15 PM | PACIFIC POWER | General Comment | Web | Mary | Stafford | LINCOLN CITY | As a customer I believe the increase asked for is beyond reasonable and should NOT be allowed. We should not be responsible for their lack of keeping equipment safe and years of their turning an eye on aged equipment and putting millions of dollars in their own pockets instead. Homes and peoples lives were list to their negligence. | ||
| UE 435-1813 | 5/7/2024 7:37:58 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Jon | Funrue | SILVERTON | In a time of hyperinflation when all costs are going up and on the heels of a large increase by PGE last year, I oppose this rate increase request. The people of Oregon are suffering to pay bills now. I believe the economy will be turning down even more in the near future which will cause more pain for many Oregonians. All are being effected. If the users have to suffer and live on less then PGE should have to become more efficient and do the same. | ||
| UE 435-1814 | 5/7/2024 9:04:37 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Shawn | Rice | PORTLAND | I can't find out which docket as I don't know your knowledge-base well enough, so I will pick a docket which includes the title of the problem. Please know that I'm talking about YET ANOTHER RATE HIKE RIGHT AFTER THE LAST SEVERAL! Since 2022, PGE has increased prices heavily every year. You approved an 18% last year alone! The last TWO years have seen a 30% increase, and that's STILL not enough for PGE huh? (https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2024/03/20/pge-oregon-rising-electricity-rates.html) You want to raise it to around 40% in 3 years!?!?! According to your dividend history (https://investors.portlandgeneral.com/stock-information/dividend-history), the money that you are taking from the public is going directly to shareholders, not to infrastructure. Have you raised your pay rate by 40%? Do you find ways to decrease the cost to the public who pays for your infrastructure with our taxes? What is it that Maria Pope and the rest of the C-levels are doing that warrants their positions? What justifies the amount of money that they take from PGE's bottom line as their salary? Yet another price hike in the face of stagnating wages (including your own) empirically proves that the C-Level team at PGE is taking advantage of their status as a PUC, and at the detriment to the entire paying public. Please do not increase costs YET AGAIN! You are begging the question; "what did you do with the last few large increases we gave you? PGE is acting fiscally irresponsible, and should not be permitted to take their poor budgeting out on the paying public. DO NOT HIKE THE PRICES YET AGAIN, the last was "historically high" AND JUST HAPPENED, make do with the money that you have already chiseled, and drop the Dividends and Corporate pay rates and perks to make up the difference. We are not interested in how much money they get to keep after abusing their positions as they have. A side note: The fact that the "Public Comment Guidelines" contain nothing aside from "rules about not swearing or displaying justified anger in the face of overt disrespect and wanton thievery" is a dead giveaway that you are all aware of the public's feelings toward this decision. You are a PUBLIC UTILITY, start acting like it; you already get our money through taxes and high-rates, give the obvious greed a rest already! Your C-Level team are blatant and terrible thieves, please fire them immediately, Shawn Rice | ||
| UE 435-1815 | 5/7/2024 10:21:28 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Adrienne | Taylor | GRESHAM | In a word – NO. No more rate hikes when the CEO, Pope, is making 6.2 million dollars a year (this includes her stock options and it may be more because different places report different amounts). In fact the top jobs at PGE Oregon are all making over a million a year. They did a terrible job managing the money they have from their customers paying their bills. They took as much as they could get away with and did not invest in the types of things they want more of their customers money to invest in? SO SO many people were without power in the winter of 2023 for way too many days. These people in charge should be forced to take a pay cut, hire more actual workers (I mean how much work does Pope even actually do – not 6.2 million worth that is for sure). I am tired of companies like this who have “oversite” by “outside” groups getting to just take from people. And the quotes were intentional – The PUC, the Oregon Citizens’ Utility Board, and others reviewing this increase are going to recommend it. Maybe it needs to happen and the system does need more money but public utilities like this should not be paying CEOs and others this much money – at all – let alone to do a terrible job. She should have to go door to door apologizing for the terrible response during the winter of 2023. I read her letter she wrote all us paying customers about how great things were going to be in 2023 – they were not great and she did nothing that should give her 6.2 million. NO public utility should be paying out this kind of money. How is this even happening? Do better Oregon. | ||
| UE 435-1816 | 5/6/2024 4:26:17 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Tamara | Witcosky | PORTLAND | On the proposed rate increase, it makes no sense to me that PGE just raised the rates substantially and now want to raise them again. This January we were out of power for 4 days then 2 more a day or 2 later. This was during the time of the sub freezing temperatures and winds. We could have a low cost redundancy system in place and PGE won’t even listen to the proposal. We have personally put in a very expensive solar project with no help from PGE and are doing what we can to cut usage. This increase after an 18% increase this year is not sustainable. I strongly oppose another increase, even though with my solar it won’t affect me. Our community is pricing people out of homes with rent increases and adding a power increase will not help the unhoused community but only increase the problem | ||
| UE 435-1817 | 5/7/2024 3:26:32 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Eric | Davis | PORTLAND | Given that PGE already got a previous rate increase (18% in Jan 2023) and that they brag about their profits on their investor webpages, charging another 7.4% for customers who have no choice to switch seems like a monopolistic abuse of power. All other businesses have to balance investments out of their regular revenue, yet PGE having a monopoly status means they can foist those costs onto customers. If PGE wants to charge more for the same service, they should be forced to compete with other suppliers in a free marketplace. | ||
| UE 435-1818 | 5/8/2024 12:32:31 AM | 5/7/2024 1:44:25 PM | General Comment | Kandi.YOUNG@puc.oregon.gov | From: Greg Daiker <daikersachers@gmail.com<mailto:daikersachers@gmail.com>> Sent: Tuesday, May 7, 2024 1:42 PM To: YOUNG Kandi * PUC <Kandi.YOUNG@puc.oregon.gov<mailto:Kandi.YOUNG@puc.oregon.gov>> Subject: Re: PGE Proposed Rate Increase - Ways to Comment daikersachers@gmail.com<mailto:daikersachers@gmail.com>. Kandi, When is it going to stop? The rates have already gone up significantly as well as a number of other rate increase from other sources. Does anyone ever take that into account? I believe PGE does a great job but has anyone been privy to any waste throughout PGE? How about some cost cutting measures without interrupting service? If I don't like the cost for your electricity, what is my alternative? Let me point out a few of the reasons my savings have dwindled, and by the way, my wife and I are on a fixed income. Is lowering the thermostat going to cover the additional rate increases? Food Gas Auto Insurance Home Insurance Taxes School Bond Bond for a New Police Station ETC Sure, you're only asking for a 7% increase but look at the total picture. Do you get the idea I'm fed up? You should and I'm opposed to rate increases of any kind and therefore, a no vote on a school bond measure might not be in the public's best interest but all these increases have to stop somewhere. Please convey to appropriate individuals my displeasure at even suggesting another rate increase. Greg Daiker Molalla, OR 97038 | |||||
| UE 435-1819 | 5/8/2024 12:32:33 AM | 5/7/2024 12:05:27 PM | General Comment | elisa23.marchflower@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Elisa Castillo 9454 N Tyler Ave Portland, OR 97203-1653 elisa23.marchflower@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-182 | 3/2/2024 11:41:16 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Angela | Zehava | PORTLAND | NO rate hikes. We are already dealing with price gouging by corporations. We will not tolerate price gouging by our local utility. PUBLIC POWER!! | ||
| UE 435-1820 | 5/8/2024 12:32:35 AM | 5/7/2024 11:05:02 AM | General Comment | amcfall1981@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr Andy McFall 6534 SE 50th Ave Portland, OR 97206-7626 amcfall1981@hotmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1821 | 5/8/2024 12:32:38 AM | 5/7/2024 10:42:59 AM | General Comment | bbrebozo82@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mrs Ash Jimenez 3933 SE 133rd Ave Portland, OR 97236-3503 bbrebozo82@outlook.com | |||||
| UE 435-1822 | 5/8/2024 12:32:40 AM | 5/7/2024 9:22:10 AM | General Comment | rxbartolo@gmail.com | Some people who received this message don't often get email from I am voicing disagreement with this large residential increase of 7% which is 200% over the CPI measurement of inflation of about 3% (see attached graph from DOL). You identified some lofty goals and I would like you to be more transparent about the economic benefits of the investments in battery storage and how much of this increase is driven by unrealistic green and climate change concerns. As you can read, many EU countries and the UK are backing away from these types of investments as consumers are unwilling to pay for them while we struggle with higher interest rates, higher housing costs and pain at both the grocery store and gas station. Trying to drive these cost increases on taxpayers who are still struggling with inflation just shows that the politicians in power neither care nor share our pain. These programs should be deferred until we we are over this nasty inflation. Send me a link to a more detailed, less mushy summary with ROI or cost-benefit analysis! Rico Bartolo 10268 SW Susquehanna Dr, Tualatin, OR 97062 | |||||
| UE 435-1823 | 5/8/2024 12:32:43 AM | 5/7/2024 9:00:50 AM | General Comment | ally@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households because we are in an historic housing and climate crisis. Increasing our PGE bills will only make more Oregonians across the state more financially insecure, which could exacerbate the housing crisis. While taxpayer dollars are going to fight homelessness, it seems like a step back to raise utility bills. These constant utility increases will make it harder for low-income people to stay afloat in this economy, thus making people more housing insecure. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We need to make sure the housing crisis in our state has been improved. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Ally Harris 4312 SE 24th Ave Portland, OR 97202-3903 ally@ojta.org | |||||
| UE 435-1824 | 5/8/2024 12:32:45 AM | 5/7/2024 8:41:21 AM | General Comment | cmaireadw@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. WE CANNOT KEEP GOING LIKE THIS. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Your positions exist to help maintain some semblance of checks and balance. There is nothing balanced about a near 40% hike over a not even a tow year period. Deny the 7% increase. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mx. Cecilia Wolfe 7715 SE Hawthorne Blvd Portland, OR 97215-3641 cmaireadw@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1825 | 5/8/2024 12:32:48 AM | 5/7/2024 8:15:51 AM | General Comment | planetjones@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. During the storm this year, i was fortunate enough to have Pacific Power. My power bills were always affordable and I NEVER lost power. Everyone I knew who lost power during the storm had PGE, so I am curious how PGE can continue to charge egregious prices - far more than their competitor, while clearly lacking infrastructure to support their customers. We have no choice in power provider and the prices should be equal and capped across the region. Power is essential to human life, we should not be exploited to give the CEO another raise. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms Carolyn Jones 291 SW Lancaster Ct Troutdale, OR 97060-1585 planetjones@icloud.com | |||||
| UE 435-1826 | 5/8/2024 12:32:50 AM | 5/7/2024 7:42:10 AM | General Comment | boavistal@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mrs. Lorena Portillo 7408 SW ALOMA AWAY # 4 Portland, OR 97223 boavistal@aim.com | |||||
| UE 435-1827 | 5/8/2024 12:32:53 AM | 5/7/2024 5:06:27 AM | General Comment | anna_schwartz@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mrs. Anna Schwartz 6206 NE Failing St Portland, OR 97213-4432 anna_schwartz@outlook.com | |||||
| UE 435-1828 | 5/8/2024 12:32:55 AM | 5/7/2024 4:56:48 AM | General Comment | meganmattson84@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mrs. Megan Mattson 3943 SE 33rd Pl Portland, OR 97202-3440 meganmattson84@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1829 | 5/8/2024 12:32:58 AM | 5/7/2024 1:15:51 AM | General Comment | kdoughty14@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. As a single foster parent, these rates put me and the children from my community that I care for at risk. Please have a heart. Stop this corporate greed. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Katrina Doughty 12248 SE Market St Portland, OR 97233-1235 kdoughty14@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-183 | 3/5/2024 2:39:56 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Corwin | Brence | HILLSBORO | There are so many better ways to ensure that PGE gets their due for energy bills. Raising the rates will ensure that FEWER people can pay them. This cannot continue. | ||
| UE 435-1830 | 5/8/2024 12:33:01 AM | 5/6/2024 9:10:18 PM | General Comment | jackie.np.ha@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mrs. Jackie Ha 1765 SW Wellington Ave Portland, OR 97225-4721 jackie.np.ha@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1831 | 5/8/2024 12:33:04 AM | 5/6/2024 8:26:59 PM | General Comment | annalisej@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Miss Anna Jensen 18331 NW Reeder Rd Portland, OR 97231-1428 annalisej@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1832 | 5/8/2024 12:33:06 AM | 5/6/2024 5:48:20 PM | General Comment | mmcmillan9177@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mx. Michelle Mcmillan 3330 SE Gladstone St Apt 3 Portland, OR 97202-3465 mmcmillan9177@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1833 | 5/8/2024 12:33:09 AM | 5/6/2024 5:22:31 PM | General Comment | nathan.a.wilkerson@gmail.com | PGE has raid rates at a rate that far exceeds I flatiron for the last few years. It outpaces everyone's salary increases and isn't disproportionately affects low income or fixed income people. The justification I keep hearing is that they have increased rates from fire insurance and maintenance of the lines that is needed. These are both problems of them not doing the maintenance that was needed over the years. Instead they pocketed the money and now want us to pay the bill. If there is no way around a wait increase the entire payment structure should change to look more like taxes. For example if you use 100kwh your rate is x. If you use 200 kwh your rate is y. If you did this with rates for business and residential you would. - make a real incentive for people to make improvements. - help low/fixed income people who normally have lower power usage. There are obviously details around size and number of tiers as well as solar net metering that would need to be worked out. Hope all of this helps. | |||||
| UE 435-1834 | 5/8/2024 12:33:12 AM | 5/6/2024 5:15:53 PM | General Comment | sandra55jk@gmail.com | To PUC for public comment: After PGE's last big--and recent!--rate increase, I tried to compensate for the extra cost of keeping the temperature in my home liveable by cutting down more on my use of heat. It didn't work. The last rate hike made the increased cost of heating my home unnegotiable. Now PGE wants to hit residents again? Perhaps it is giving its administrators and employees an increase in salary/wages to compensate? This is not the case for the majority of us, the public. I am a disabled, low-income senior, homebound, and live alone. Very frugal and a conscientious environmentalist, I always use electricity very sparingly. In the winter, this means I am often cold in my home even when bundled in layers of warm clothing. I limit my heating to the use of an energy efficient small portable heating unit only in the area where I am sitting, and never during the night. Just use a lot of blankets. I don't use A/C in the summer unless I must, when we are having one of our dangerous-global-warming-three-digit-degree-heat-dome days. Cutting my energy use back further is not possible. Neither is the chance of ever receiving an adequately compensating cost-of-living increase in my meager retirement income. And, why increase residential customers more than industries, who in a double hit some way just pass their increases on to us? They are the powerful entities polluting our atmosphere with global warming, toxic gases. Instead, encourage their conscientious, responsible use of energy, cutting of waste, and quest for alternatives by appropriately hiking their rate, not mine and other responsible citizens like myself with little blame and recourse. Nowadays, it has become more comfortable, less costly to be able to go to work in an adequately heated or air-conditioned office (probably like yours...) than to be homebound and heat and cool my small apartment. Everything continues to become more and more expensive. And we, the public, are truly feeling it. Sandra Less Resident and tax paying US Citizen Milwaukie, OR 97222 | |||||
| UE 435-1835 | 5/8/2024 12:33:14 AM | 5/6/2024 5:13:59 PM | General Comment | jeneferpruess@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Jennifer Pruess 8009 SE Morrison St Portland, OR 97215-2331 jeneferpruess@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1836 | 5/8/2024 12:33:17 AM | 5/6/2024 4:44:40 PM | General Comment | esister2002@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Celeste Aguilar 5103 SE 67th Ave Portland, OR 97206-5387 esister2002@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1837 | 5/8/2024 12:33:19 AM | 5/6/2024 4:29:33 PM | General Comment | Aaron@mthoodcenter.com | aaron@mthoodcenter.com. I oppose the rate hike as stated. This is a significant rate increase. Though they have justified the increase with the development of new systems, the anticipation of new subscribers would obviously generate additional revenues. Since a large portion of their rate hike is predicated on the fact that they are building new infrastructure to accommodate new subscribers, one would suspect that the new subscribers themselves would cover a significant portion of the infrastructure required to service them. Additionally, an external audit of PGE efficiencies would be a logical step. Before any substantial rate hike, an audit of operational expenditures, and capital expenditures should be conducted. PGE has a reputation in the community of being wasteful in many areas. This audit would be done to help to improve OpEx and CapEx efficiencies. Aaron Shelley, Ph.D, MSS, SCCC, SPN, SSC, CFT 503-841-8869<tel:503-841-8869> https://www.facebook.com/coachaaronshelley | |||||
| UE 435-1838 | 5/8/2024 12:33:22 AM | 5/6/2024 3:46:49 PM | General Comment | denneypiper@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a Portland resident and PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers, myself included are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. I have a decent full time job and I struggle with these increases, so I can’t imagine how difficult it is now for older folks on fixed incomes and those working minimum wage jobs trying to support their families. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Piper Denney 4239 NE 78th Ave Portland, OR 97218-3927 denneypiper@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1839 | 5/8/2024 12:33:25 AM | 5/6/2024 3:16:30 PM | General Comment | Kandi.YOUNG@puc.oregon.gov | From: Jason Sawyer <jsunsawyer@gmail.com<mailto:jsunsawyer@gmail.com>> Sent: Monday, May 6, 2024 3:14 PM To: YOUNG Kandi * PUC <Kandi.YOUNG@puc.oregon.gov<mailto:Kandi.YOUNG@puc.oregon.gov>> Subject: Re: PGE Proposed Rate Increase - Ways to Comment I will move away from Portland and they will have one less customer to charge if these rate increases go into effect. | |||||
| UE 435-184 | 3/2/2024 11:43:59 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Angela | Zehava | PORTLAND | NO rate hikes. We are already dealing with price gouging by corporations. We will not tolerate price gouging by our local utility. PUBLIC POWER!! | ||
| UE 435-1840 | 5/8/2024 12:33:28 AM | 5/6/2024 3:15:08 PM | General Comment | 77alane@gmail.com | Have the CEO take a pay cut. Stop making money off poor people. I will not let you use the $17 meter removal fee as part of your rate hike no way. If it comes down to a lawsuit so be it but I’m fighting PGE 100% . The $17 fee was monthly for 3 years until recently that PGE is doing everything they can to steal as much money as possible. We need a class action lawsuit to permanently shut PGE down and get a normal electricity provider; one that doesn’t force death meters ( aka smart meters) as other utility providers offers analog meters but not the criminals at PGE and forget about the worthless utility commission. They are totally in the pocket of PGE and any action they do is aiding robbery by PGE! Absolute fact and my experience! | |||||
| UE 435-1841 | 5/8/2024 12:33:31 AM | 5/6/2024 2:01:34 PM | General Comment | sbdunca@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Miss Sara Duncan 2832 Strong Rd SE Salem, OR 97302-9603 sbdunca@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1842 | 5/8/2024 12:33:33 AM | 5/6/2024 2:00:20 PM | General Comment | alexpaigegarrett@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mrs Alex Garrett 9308 N Richmond Ave Portland, OR 97203-2350 alexpaigegarrett@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1843 | 5/8/2024 12:33:38 AM | 5/6/2024 11:08:51 AM | General Comment | mariahterrill21@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mx. Mariah Terrill 925 NW Hoyt St Portland, OR 97209-3218 mariahterrill21@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1844 | 5/8/2024 12:33:40 AM | 5/6/2024 9:57:18 AM | General Comment | apwrites26@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Miss Anne Pick 4032 SE Holgate Blvd Portland, OR 97202-3165 apwrites26@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1845 | 5/8/2024 12:33:42 AM | 5/6/2024 9:51:33 AM | General Comment | heartsewtuff@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Iris Chilton 12042 SE Bush St Portland, OR 97266-2374 heartsewtuff@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1846 | 5/8/2024 12:33:45 AM | 5/6/2024 9:40:53 AM | General Comment | jilbrowy@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). Please, please, please reject PGE's request. A lack of foresight and planning on PGE's part to put profits towards these costs rather than forcing them on the customers shouldn't fall on the shoulders of those same customers. Compounded by the fact that a small portion is going towards improvements. This is all too much and is creating harder and harder living situations. I shouldn't have to compromise my grocery budget so I can pay for utilities. As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mx. Jillian Browy 4655 N Concord Ave Portland, OR 97217-3326 jilbrowy@pdx.edu | |||||
| UE 435-1847 | 5/8/2024 12:33:48 AM | 5/6/2024 8:59:48 AM | General Comment | hamilt.kar@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mx. Kara Hamilton 809 SE 70th Ave Portland, OR 97215-2162 hamilt.kar@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1848 | 5/8/2024 12:33:51 AM | 5/6/2024 2:01:15 AM | General Comment | bjclark@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Rebecca Clark 5035 N Depauw St Portland, OR 97203-4418 bjclark@siderial.com | |||||
| UE 435-1849 | 5/8/2024 12:33:54 AM | 5/5/2024 11:01:36 AM | General Comment | capeblanco@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Denis White PO Box 835 Corvallis, OR 97339-0835 capeblanco@peak.org | |||||
| UE 435-185 | 3/2/2024 11:52:20 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Tom | Odgers | PORTLAND | Dear Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to express my profound concern and dissatisfaction regarding the recent announcement of rate increases by Portland General Electric (PGE). As a resident of Portland, living at 3324 SW Fairmount Blvd, Portland, I have been a loyal customer of PGE, relying on their services for my daily needs. It has come to my attention that PGE plans to increase their pricing rates. This decision is particularly disheartening because it seems to disregard the current economic challenges faced by many Oregonians, myself included. The lack of significant infrastructure improvements or movements to justify such an increase adds to my frustration. Moreover, despite these proposed rate hikes, I, along with other residents, continue to experience frequent power outages, which further questions the rationale behind increasing the financial burden on consumers. The absence of tangible enhancements in service delivery and infrastructure, coupled with the continuous inconvenience of power disruptions, raises concerns about the justification for this rate adjustment. It is crucial for utility providers like PGE to ensure that any increase in rates is matched with proportional improvements in service quality, reliability, and customer satisfaction. Therefore, I urge the Oregon Public Utility Commission to thoroughly review PGE's proposal for rate increases. It is essential to ensure that any adjustments are reasonable, justified by concrete improvements, and considerate of the economic impact on Oregon residents. I look forward to your response and hope for a favorable review of this matter. Please consider the implications of these rate increases on consumers like myself, who depend on PGE for essential services but are left questioning the value and reliability of these services in light of recent developments. Thank you for your attention to this matter and for advocating on behalf of Oregon's utility consumers. | ||
| UE 435-1850 | 5/8/2024 12:33:56 AM | 5/4/2024 9:50:47 AM | General Comment | ettlinrl44@gmail.com | May 4, 2024 Hello OPUC and PGE: I was dismayed to find out that a second large rate increase is requested/planned for residential customers so soon after the PGE's January 2024 rate increase of 18 percent. Eighteen per cent?! That is unbelievable. Hopefully residential customers can cut out another necessity so they can pay their much higher bills to PGE. It is too soon to consider another rate increase for residential customers. They have the least ability to adjust to higher bills. I suggest PGE do more internal assessment for cost savings, chat with their shareholders about what amount of shareholder revenue is fair, look to commercial entities, like existing and expected data centers that use HUGE amounts of electricity - and remember, PGE is there to serve all of its customers. Lauren Ettlin ETTLINRL44@GMAIL.COM<mailto:ETTLINRL44@GMAIL.COM> 7024 SE Pine Street Portland, OR 97215 -- ETTLINRL44@GMAIL.COM<mailto:ETTLINRL44@GMAIL.COM> | |||||
| UE 435-1851 | 5/6/2024 4:04:58 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Allen | Hannigan | PORTLAND | It's bullshit and it's unfair | ||
| UE 435-1852 | 5/6/2024 5:48:42 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | MICHELLE | MARTINEZ | GASTON | I absolutely am against PGE getting another rate hike! They already raised us by a huge jump this past January. Also, I know from people who have worked there that they were overcharging customers because of a glitch in their new computer systems. I and several others in my community tried several times in November and December of 2022 to get this addressed and never got any satisfaction, just the run around. I was even told by an employee that maybe I should turn off my Christmas lights. I did not even put any up that year because my Oct., Nov bills were so outrageous. Then he told me it was my pellet stove fan which uses very little electricity and we were both working and hardly ever home! Their CEO just got another big raise and is making over 6 million a year while gouging the everyday joe who is just trying to make ends meet. I know people that are not even using hot water heaters anymore, but boiling their water for baths and dish washing because the cost is too high. It's time for PGE to start making some cuts admiunistratively instead of passing their huge raises and overstaffing at the top to the customers. How many senior citizens are going without or with very little heat , lights, hot water because they can't affford the high rates along with the cost of current inflation. It's time for PGE to quit laying it all on the consumer while they put millions in the pocket of their employees and the bank. | ||
| UE 435-1853 | 5/6/2024 6:07:34 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | WEST LINN | A 18% increase wasn't' enough!? That rediculus, how do we afford this!? | ||||
| UE 435-1854 | 5/6/2024 6:21:56 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Lidiya | Khoroshenkikh | PORTLAND | I am writing to express my concerns regarding the proposed rate increase, which I believe will have a negative impact on all households in Portland. It is evident that the quality of service provided has declined over the past year, yet consumers continue to be burdened with increasing payments. Many families are currently struggling with the recent price spike, and the consequences were particularly dire this past January when numerous families were left without power during freezing weather conditions for days. Even now, many households can't pay their monthly bills. With inflation affecting all essential goods and services, including power, many people are being pushed to rely excessively on their discount program. This program burdens the average consumer since a percentage of their monthly bill goes towards it. With the increasing number of people forced to join the program, more individuals will struggle financially. Over the years, the average Portlander has found it increasingly difficult to afford living in Portland, and these actions are exacerbating this issue, potentially forcing residents to either relocate or face homelessness. Additionally, I would like to address the discrepancy between the promised rate increase of 18% communicated to consumers last year and the actual 24% increase discovered when analyzing the cost per kilowatt. When I contacted PGE regarding this matter during the summer, the response I received from the representative was dismissive and unhelpful, such as "we don't specialize in math," "Just see your next bill; it won't be that much of a difference," and "you're the only one who cares." It is concerning that such misinformation and lack of transparency exist within the company. Therefore, my main question about this price spike is: what will be the actual rate increase? I urge you to reconsider the proposed rate increase, as it will only further burden Portlanders and contribute to the ongoing affordability crisis. Furthermore, with the mismanagement of funds within PGE, Portlanders are bearing the brunt. The CEO of PGE has a salary of $6.97 million dollars, yet the average household is living paycheck to paycheck in the current economy. PGE has the funding to pursue projects but is choosing to increase the burden on its consumers instead of working with its current budget. I hope that you will prioritize the well-being of Portlanders and strive to provide fair and transparent services. | ||
| UE 435-1855 | 5/6/2024 8:19:02 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | GRESHAM | PGE has increased it's rates and created hardships in our community. | ||||
| UE 435-1856 | 5/6/2024 10:07:55 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Gerardo | Ortiz-Camacho | PORTLAND | Hello. I’m really against any more increases on my electric bill. Economy at this time is really bad, they should increase it to all the big companies. They are for sure making way more than individuals like my self and many others. | ||
| UE 435-1857 | 5/6/2024 10:12:15 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Vicki | Zeitner | PORTLAND | Why not cut Pope’s salary instead of raising rates on the poor? Portland General Electric (POR) CEO Maria Pope's total yearly compensation is $6.97 million, which is 16.4% salary and 83.6% bonuses, including company stock and options. She also directly owns 0.2% of the company's shares, which are worth $8.82 million. I earn less than $50k, cannot afford a rate hike and am ineligible for assistance. | ||
| UE 435-1858 | 5/6/2024 8:02:08 PM | PUC | General Comment | Web | lance | ward | OREGON CITY | I understand rate hikes are necessary and are expected time to time. I think the last 2023/2024 rate hike was too high for one implementation. Our monthly bill went up $100.00. I am opposed to another rate increase so soon after the most resent one forced on the public. I recommend increases be limited to a smaller amounts like the ones governing property tax. Property taxes are limited to 5% and I think that a yearly 5% increase gives customers a year to budget for the increase and reduces the shock of such an increase. Yes this requires more increases, up to 3 or 4 over the same years. But it would be more manageable for family's. I oppose this new hike so close to the last one and suggest consider a new hike in 3 years. | ||
| UE 435-1859 | 5/8/2024 9:53:27 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Charae | Gibbs | PORTLAND | I am strongly OPPOSED to the proposed PGE rate increase for 2025, and any future rate increases, until the company is restructured to operate like a true public utility and not a for-profit business. I rarely speak up, but knowing that each hard-earned dollar we spend on something so necessary as electricity is profiting another group of people, makes me sick to my stomach. We deserve an electric utility provider whose motivation is to help people receive electricity, not make money. My grievances with this latest proposed rate increase, and any future increases as PGE is currently structured, include: 1) Electricity is necessary to live and should be affordable for all. Our family of four and two dogs, on one income, is feeling the financial burden of the 20% increase in 2024. We can’t begin to imagine how hard it would be for a low income family to afford something so necessary to live. And with high summer temperatures projected on the horizon, we are very concerned about how we will afford to keep our house at a livable temperature. 2) Electric service providers should be in business to help people, not build profits. PGE, as a for-profit business, is by definition in business to make money. That’s why businesses exist. And that works well for other products, but electricity is not a “nice to have” product. We require it to live and therefore it doesn’t make sense to have it provided by an entity whose primary goal is to make money. Regardless of how much their marketing messages make it sound like they care about their “customers,” their decisions will always be driven by the need to make money, versus serving us the people. 3) We are considered PGE “customers,” but we have no choice but to use their services. Being a “customer” suggests that PGE has earned our business and that we choose to do business with them. The fact is that we have no choice, and have no other option but to use PGE and pay the prices they and the Oregon PUC set. As a result, PGE has no real motivation to improve, aside from making more profits, because unlike other for-profit companies, PGE has no competition and their customers are guaranteed regardless of what they do – and we have no choice but to take whatever they give (or take) from us. In conclusion, are there PGE projects that need funding? We have no doubt there are, we see many of the things they want to fix firsthand. But should that cost be passed on to PGE consumers? That is where we are drawing the line. No more increases until they can stop taking a profit from every bill we pay. The whole situation with PGE and the rate increases leaves us feeling helpless and disgusted, while PGE investors and beneficiaries enjoy the profits of our hard-earned money. It feels wrong on so many levels. I will keep speaking up in hopes of a positive change for all of my neighbors who are required to use PGE. I ask the Oregon PUC to please deny the latest PGE proposed rate increase and require PGE to come up with a plan under their current budget to fund the projects they need. Thank you for the opportunity to comment and express my hopes and concerns. Best regards, Charae Gibbs | ||
| UE 435-186 | 3/5/2024 3:42:03 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Dan | Abbott | WELCHES | I don't think this is a good idea. It has already gone up 40% in the last couple of years. Talking with so many on fixed incomes, it is nearly impossible to meet their payments as is. To continue increasing the rates cannot be a good solution. The 7.4% might seem like a little bit but stacking that up over the last few years the increase is astronomical. | ||
| UE 435-1860 | 5/8/2024 9:58:35 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Kelly | Plummer | PORTLAND | I am strongly OPPOSED to the proposed PGE rate increase for 2025, and any future rate increases, until the company is restructured to operate like a true public utility and not a for-profit business. I rarely speak up, but knowing that each hard-earned dollar we spend on something so necessary as electricity is profiting another group of people, makes me sick to my stomach. We deserve an electric utility provider whose motivation is to help people receive electricity, not make money. My grievances with this latest proposed rate increase, and any future increases as PGE is currently structured, include: 1) Electricity is necessary to live and should be affordable for all. Our family of four and two dogs, on one income, is feeling the financial burden of the 20% increase in 2024. We can’t begin to imagine how hard it would be for a low income family to afford something so necessary to live. And with high summer temperatures projected on the horizon, we are very concerned about how we will afford to keep our house at a livable temperature. 2) Electric service providers should be in business to help people, not build profits. PGE, as a for-profit business, is by definition in business to make money. That’s why businesses exist. And that works well for other products, but electricity is not a “nice to have” product. We require it to live and therefore it doesn’t make sense to have it provided by an entity whose primary goal is to make money. Regardless of how much their marketing messages make it sound like they care about their “customers,” their decisions will always be driven by the need to make money, versus serving us the people. 3) We are considered PGE “customers,” but we have no choice but to use their services. Being a “customer” suggests that PGE has earned our business and that we choose to do business with them. The fact is that we have no choice, and have no other option but to use PGE and pay the prices they and the Oregon PUC set. As a result, PGE has no real motivation to improve, aside from making more profits, because unlike other for-profit companies, PGE has no competition and their customers are guaranteed regardless of what they do – and we have no choice but to take whatever they give (or take) from us. In conclusion, are there PGE projects that need funding? We have no doubt there are, we see many of the things they want to fix firsthand. But should that cost be passed on to PGE consumers? That is where we are drawing the line. No more increases until they can stop taking a profit from every bill we pay. The whole situation with PGE and the rate increases leaves us feeling helpless and disgusted, while PGE investors and beneficiaries enjoy the profits of our hard-earned money. It feels wrong on so many levels. I will keep speaking up in hopes of a positive change for all of my neighbors who are required to use PGE. I ask the Oregon PUC to please deny the latest PGE proposed rate increase and require PGE to come up with a plan under their current budget to fund the projects they need. Thank you for the opportunity to comment and express my hopes and concerns. | ||
| UE 435-1861 | 5/8/2024 11:40:10 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Jason | Slade | SHERIDAN | I am highly irritated by the rate increases taking place with PGE. They rates have gone up far enough in the last 3 years and PGE should be managing their money better instead of gouging the customers year after year. There should be no further increases at all for PGE. The rate increases cause working people like me to have to refigure our budgets completely and everything is getting more expensive. PGE needs to cut it out and the commission needs to say no more and say no to this rate increase. | ||
| UE 435-1862 | 5/8/2024 8:34:49 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Jeffrey | White | FOREST GROVE | In a day and age that record breaking corporate profits are now suddenly called "inflation." A rate increase is not needed, what is needed is for all privately held public utilities be turned back over to the public. Nobody should have to pay welfare to millionaires who own electrical utilities or put up with price gouging masked as inflation. Nor should the rate payers be held accountable for wildfire negligence by the power company and those costs passed on to the customers. | ||
| UE 435-1863 | 5/9/2024 12:33:18 AM | 5/8/2024 3:50:53 AM | General Comment | baconlover218@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Miss Sierra Grant 5622 SE Tolman St Portland, OR 97206-6861 baconlover218@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1864 | 5/9/2024 12:33:35 AM | 5/7/2024 11:03:12 PM | General Comment | zephathorne7@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, a lover of the city of Portland, and a low income individual, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still recovering from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. PLEASE reconsider your increase request as it is affecting people JUST barely getting by on their bills. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms Leann Gill 2019 NE Broadway St Portland, OR 97232-1510 zephathorne7@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1865 | 5/9/2024 12:33:37 AM | 5/7/2024 10:32:28 PM | General Comment | mikaelagv@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Mikaela Venegas 51 Kelly Dr Novato, CA 94949-6456 mikaelagv@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1866 | 5/9/2024 12:33:40 AM | 5/7/2024 10:31:29 PM | General Comment | alexander.brambila@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mx Alexander Brambila 316 SE 157th Ave Portland, OR 97233-3118 alexander.brambila@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1867 | 5/9/2024 12:33:42 AM | 5/7/2024 7:21:35 PM | General Comment | jlewis60@hotmail.com | We’re on fixed income and your rate increases are unreasonable. We’re already being hit up with rising medical costs, food costs, and insurance costs. Given inflation and the most basic needs becoming more expensive, you might consider the un proportionality of the amount you are foisting on us all. This is unfair. And it’s real mean to low income families. It pushes me to demand an inquiry into your business structure and remuneration and rewards to executives. Perhaps it is time to demand a PUC for the common good. And I don’t say that lightly. We already give our days volunteering and trying to help others. But I’ll make time to fight this one. John Lewis Sent from my phone | |||||
| UE 435-1869 | 5/9/2024 3:22:15 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Mark | Horton | NEWBERG | I feel that Pge’s rates are not justified. The rates are making it impossible for the middle class to the retired and lower economic class to make ends meet. Where will this end. I wouldn’t mind if a rate increase and government subsidies would encourage an affordable energy product for the future. As an example revisiting a modern xlean nuclear product, more aolar farms incentives to have a hybrid system in the home 110,220 and 12 volt. Does PGE sell our power out of state. The salaries of Pge from the executives to the lower level employees pay wise. Lets take a deep dive into their books and think outside of the box/. I live alone traded in my woodstove and wall heaters for a split duct system. I spent thousands on spray foam on daylight basement, I have R40 in the ceiling and keep my thermostat between 60 downstairs and 65 upstairs. My bill in winter is between 260 and 300. Thats after I spent close to 16,000 for my supised energy efficient system. They need to invest in anti storm infrastructure. Also the tree trimming program is a racket. They trim kust enough so they will be back in a couple years. Get as much of the plant underground it will be cheaper and more stable in the long run. I was an ex telephone company employee of 34 years in Portland. Stop treating te the customer like a pinata full of inexhaustible cash! | ||
| UE 435-187 | 3/5/2024 12:56:59 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Clifford | Spencer | COLTON | In 2022 PGE raised rates 3% In 2023 PGE raised rates 12% In 2024 PGE raised rates 18% Now they want ANOTHER 7.3% increase. I write to ask the PUC to say " N O " !! Let's put this in perspective...my Social Security went up this year 3.2%. IF I cannot afford "batteries" I do not buy them. Let PGE "tighten the budget" some, beginning with the absurdly high administrators' compensations. This is all about GREED, and more compensation for PGE investors. | ||
| UE 435-1870 | 5/9/2024 9:59:58 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Jason | Colver | OREGON CITY | Enough is enough! How many more times will you increase the cost to the taxpayers!!! We paid for the Bonneville dam that provides 80% of the power you sell us. How can you justify charging us MORE!!??? Seriously tell us how you can justify it?? | ||
| UE 435-1871 | 5/10/2024 12:31:46 AM | 5/9/2024 5:09:22 PM | General Comment | partner@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). Already enough! I am an all electric home with solar panels on my room and electric is the future, but increases such as there has been gives a BAD NAME to electric. As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms Julie Granger 5946 NE 45th Ave Unit A Portland, OR 97218-1460 partner@g2online.org | |||||
| UE 435-1872 | 5/10/2024 12:31:48 AM | 5/9/2024 4:16:57 PM | General Comment | phil@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Phil Houston Goldsmith 3110 NW 112th Pl Portland, OR 97229-4051 phil@lopglaw.com | |||||
| UE 435-1873 | 5/10/2024 12:31:52 AM | 5/9/2024 4:07:53 PM | General Comment | cabeckstany@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). Climate change and extreme weather means all people need more air cooling in summer and heating in the winter. Now is not the time to increase rates, especially considering other recent rates increases. Why does PGE deserve bigger profits? As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, ms annie capestany 5325 SE Cesar E Chavez Blvd Portland, OR 97202-4216 cabeckstany@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1874 | 5/10/2024 12:31:54 AM | 5/9/2024 4:02:58 PM | General Comment | nmcd@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mrs. Nancy McDonald 6498 Lowry Dr Apt 4 West Linn, OR 97068-2654 nmcd@comcast.net | |||||
| UE 435-1875 | 5/10/2024 12:31:57 AM | 5/9/2024 4:01:43 PM | General Comment | aedorsey@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Ann Dorsey 18042 Schoenborn St Northridge, CA 91325-3844 aedorsey@hotmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1876 | 5/10/2024 12:31:59 AM | 5/9/2024 3:49:04 PM | General Comment | johnsonwadsworth@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. John Wadsworth 9271 SW 3rd Ave Portland, OR 97219-4811 johnsonwadsworth@msn.com | |||||
| UE 435-1877 | 5/10/2024 12:32:03 AM | 5/9/2024 3:40:57 PM | General Comment | verashh1124@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Miss Vera Holden-Harris 4777 SW 11th St Apt 131 Gresham, OR 97080-4303 verashh1124@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1878 | 5/10/2024 12:32:07 AM | 5/9/2024 3:33:10 PM | General Comment | cowaljunk@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Rory Cowal 816 NE 79th Ave Portland, OR 97213-6917 cowaljunk@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1879 | 5/10/2024 12:32:10 AM | 5/9/2024 3:09:37 PM | General Comment | evonkampen0@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms Erika von Kampen 3608 SE 40th Ave Apt 1 Portland, OR 97202-1769 evonkampen0@fastmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-188 | 3/5/2024 4:14:41 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Jon | Hall | PORTLAND | The PGE rate hikes this past year have been absolutely ridiculous, please don't let them see record corporate profits and then continue to raise our rates. | ||
| UE 435-1880 | 5/10/2024 12:32:12 AM | 5/9/2024 2:53:50 PM | General Comment | allienicolemua@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. **Wages are not increasing for the average person but all of our bills are going up astronomically and it is becoming increasingly difficult to survive. Every increase takes away from money people can spend on food, medical care and other aspects of their wellbeing, let alone having money to spend on things that bring us joy.** Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Allie denapole 1515 NW 21st Ave Apt 210 Portland, OR 97209-1787 allienicolemua@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1881 | 5/10/2024 12:32:16 AM | 5/9/2024 2:35:36 PM | General Comment | lorilstefano@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Lori Stefano 22440 Vale Ct SE Yelm, WA 98597-9086 lorilstefano@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1882 | 5/10/2024 12:32:18 AM | 5/9/2024 2:21:12 PM | General Comment | kristygiles@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms Kristy Giles 14381 SE Charjan St Clackamas, OR 97015-9347 kristygiles@aol.com | |||||
| UE 435-1883 | 5/10/2024 12:32:21 AM | 5/9/2024 2:09:30 PM | General Comment | rudabussy1@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Matt Richmond 4545 SE Ina Ave Apt 6 Milwaukie, OR 97267-5918 rudabussy1@outlook.com | |||||
| UE 435-1884 | 5/10/2024 12:32:24 AM | 5/9/2024 2:06:40 PM | General Comment | lyle.funderburk@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Sis Lyle Funderburk 10003 SE Foster Rd Portland, OR 97266-5100 lyle.funderburk@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1885 | 5/10/2024 12:32:27 AM | 5/9/2024 2:02:02 PM | General Comment | Kandi.YOUNG@puc.oregon.gov | From: Ed Miska <ed.miska@gmail.com<mailto:ed.miska@gmail.com>> Sent: Thursday, May 9, 2024 1:47 PM To: YOUNG Kandi * PUC <Kandi.YOUNG@puc.oregon.gov<mailto:Kandi.YOUNG@puc.oregon.gov>> Subject: issues. Re: PGE Proposed Rate Increase - Ways to Comment ed.miska@gmail.com<mailto:ed.miska@gmail.com>. 1. I think your message would have had more impact if you noted that all residential customer rates went up 21.9% for the first 1000 kWh this January. So the new increase is on top of that! 2. The state of Oregon is in collusion with PGE causing a lot of the increases. Mostly using "climate change crisis", that is NOT a CRISIS, as the excuse. How is CUB dealing with that? Since PGE is getting a profit on all aspects pushed on them they are generally happy to go along! The state of Oregon should eliminate utility profit on anything related to "crisis" or found to be uneconomical. 3. One suggestion I have made earlier is that no public utility should be able to charge any executives labor for more than the president of the united states pay level. The CEO of PGE getting a ludicrous about $6M in compensation/year charged to customers is outrageous! | |||||
| UE 435-1886 | 5/10/2024 12:32:29 AM | 5/9/2024 1:48:04 PM | General Comment | neff2lilsis@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Ranisha Isom 16936 SE Powell Blvd Apt 65 Portland, OR 97236-8714 neff2lilsis@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1887 | 5/10/2024 12:32:31 AM | 5/9/2024 1:33:57 PM | General Comment | moondaughter72@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Diana Saxon 4098 Market St NE Salem, OR 97301-1918 moondaughter72@hotmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1888 | 5/10/2024 12:32:34 AM | 5/9/2024 1:16:51 PM | General Comment | koconnor@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Kerry O'Connor 942 W Olympic St Springfield, OR 97477-2787 koconnor@foodforlanecounty.org | |||||
| UE 435-1889 | 5/10/2024 12:32:37 AM | 5/9/2024 1:14:01 PM | General Comment | gem2amarra@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms Amy Murray 6530 SE Carlton St Portland, OR 97206-6628 gem2amarra@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-189 | 3/5/2024 6:46:27 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Sofie | P | SALEM | This is too much after you approved the incredibly high price hikes from 2023 and 2024. My electricity costs are 40% higher than they were in 2022 and PGE should not be allowed to increase it further for 2025. While I know they didn't have any rate increases for several years prior to that, this needs to stop. We need some relief from these outrageous charges, not higher rates. With the current rates, there are already people who will be too hot in the summer and too cold in the winter to keep their costs down (and not all of these people would be qualifying the "help" currently available). You have people working from home and buying electric plug in cars and now PGE wants to raise their rates even higher? No more increases for at least 2025 or 2026. Please do not approve this. Salem's citizens should not have to deal with another increase. | ||
| UE 435-1890 | 5/10/2024 12:32:40 AM | 5/9/2024 1:02:07 PM | General Comment | RAN6711@everyactioncustom.com | ran6711@everyactioncustom.com. Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Randy Harrison 4051 Wagner St Eugene, OR 97402-8725 RAN6711@COMCAST.NET | |||||
| UE 435-1891 | 5/10/2024 12:32:42 AM | 5/9/2024 1:01:52 PM | General Comment | matilde.flores10@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. As a Family Resource Navigator serving at a local school where 100% of the students are receiving free or reduce meals I often struggle to find utility assistance; people cannot afford these increases and they often have to choose between paying their rent, utility bills, or pay for other basic needs. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please don't fail us! Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Matilde Flores 9705 SE Boise St Portland, OR 97266-2605 matilde.flores10@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1892 | 5/10/2024 12:32:45 AM | 5/9/2024 12:58:28 PM | General Comment | teteisom90@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms Tanishs Isom 2700 W Powell Blvd Gresham, OR 97030-6509 teteisom90@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1893 | 5/10/2024 12:32:48 AM | 5/9/2024 12:49:55 PM | General Comment | momoneal77@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Maureen O'Neal 9100 SW 80th Ave Portland, OR 97223-8981 momoneal77@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1894 | 5/10/2024 12:32:51 AM | 5/9/2024 12:33:22 PM | General Comment | francisco@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Francisco Aguirre 7458 SE 182nd Ave Gresham, OR 97080-3302 francisco@oregonviva.org | |||||
| UE 435-1895 | 5/10/2024 12:32:54 AM | 5/9/2024 12:23:23 PM | General Comment | traceycsmallwood@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mrs. Tracey Katsouros 1322 Harwich Dr Waldorf, MD 20601-3322 traceycsmallwood@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1896 | 5/10/2024 12:32:56 AM | 5/9/2024 12:16:43 PM | General Comment | ivonnerivero@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases, let alone seniors and people on restricted incomes. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Ivonne Rivero 5418 SE Henderson St Portland, OR 97206-8231 ivonnerivero@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1897 | 5/10/2024 12:32:59 AM | 5/9/2024 12:16:34 PM | General Comment | darthmagisus@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms Aileen Dreyer 2501 SE 70th Ave Portland, OR 97206-1110 darthmagisus@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1898 | 5/10/2024 12:33:02 AM | 5/9/2024 12:15:22 PM | General Comment | feldmanvi@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a long-time PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. Many, Many people--so many of my patients-- cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Dr. Virginia Feldman 11230 S Collina Ave Portland, OR 97219-7835 feldmanvi@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1899 | 5/10/2024 12:33:05 AM | 5/9/2024 12:10:52 PM | General Comment | dserres@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers in my community who would be harmed by the rate increase. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Daniel Serres 15506 SE La Bonita Way Portland, OR 97267-3060 dserres@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-19 | 2/29/2024 7:39:35 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Corey | Coleman | PORTLAND | PGE has raised rates substantially for multiple years now including a 18% hike just this year. They are also very profitable. People in Portland such as myself are struggling to pay our very high bills this winter. I switched to all electric in my home replacing an oil furnace with a heat pump to be more environmentally sound. But now I’m struggling with incredibly high electric bills after this years hike. Please do not allow them to gouge us even more to sustain their profits. | ||
| UE 435-190 | 3/5/2024 7:18:24 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Bryan | Vance | PORTLAND | PGE has already raised electricity rates by nearly 20%, causing hardship to middle income residents. Now they want to raise it more? I stead of charging customers who are forced to support their monopoly more, they should use their record-setting profits to pay for their business. They should be bared from any more price increases so long as they pay their executives obscene amounts. | ||
| UE 435-1900 | 5/10/2024 12:33:08 AM | 5/9/2024 11:59:23 AM | General Comment | nkiyah@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Natalie Kiyah 5003 W Powell Blvd Apt 105 Gresham, OR 97030-5133 nkiyah@oregonfoodbank.org | |||||
| UE 435-1901 | 5/10/2024 12:33:11 AM | 5/9/2024 11:59:01 AM | General Comment | bbyrd@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. This is especially burdensome for seniors, many of whom - like me - are living on a fixed income. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Dr. Barbara Byrd 4428 SE Ogden St Portland, OR 97206-8456 bbyrd@uoregon.edu | |||||
| UE 435-1902 | 5/10/2024 12:33:14 AM | 5/9/2024 11:34:30 AM | General Comment | gypsywind55@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Marilyn Costamagna 2401 Acorn Way Medford, OR 97504-7701 gypsywind55@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1903 | 5/10/2024 12:33:17 AM | 5/9/2024 11:27:35 AM | General Comment | momoneal77@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Maureen O'Neal 9100 SW 80th Ave Portland, OR 97223-8981 momoneal77@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1904 | 5/10/2024 12:33:20 AM | 5/9/2024 11:22:50 AM | General Comment | ianjs@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer and shareholder, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr Ian Shelley 50 SW 97th Ave Portland, OR 97225-6902 ianjs@comcast.net | |||||
| UE 435-1905 | 5/10/2024 12:33:23 AM | 5/9/2024 11:19:59 AM | General Comment | chris_no51@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Chris Guillory 420 S Laurel St Apt 5 Port Angeles, WA 98362-2803 chris_no51@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1906 | 5/10/2024 12:33:25 AM | 5/9/2024 11:16:13 AM | General Comment | emathews@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Eelaron Mathews 1831 NE 66th Ave Portland, OR 97213-4852 emathews@ULPDX.org | |||||
| UE 435-1907 | 5/10/2024 12:33:28 AM | 5/9/2024 11:04:43 AM | General Comment | cbabymarley1@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms Chastity Clegg 13670 SE Bush St Portland, OR 97236-2936 cbabymarley1@aol.com | |||||
| UE 435-1908 | 5/10/2024 12:33:31 AM | 5/9/2024 11:03:50 AM | General Comment | mediapro1@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Barbara Bernstein 1214 SE Flavel St Portland, OR 97202-5932 mediapro1@comcast.net | |||||
| UE 435-1909 | 5/10/2024 12:33:34 AM | 5/9/2024 11:00:04 AM | General Comment | renawaters7@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Miss irena Broadwater 2835 SE 90th Pl Portland, OR 97266-1414 renawaters7@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-191 | 3/5/2024 9:02:04 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Scott | Jasimak | PORTLAND | This proposal is an insult to the customers forced to use PGE. They already increased our rates this year by a staggering 19%. That increase did not yield positive benefits for its customers. The corporate greed of PGE should be punished. Their mismanagement of funds should not fall on the ratepayer. | ||
| UE 435-1910 | 5/10/2024 12:33:36 AM | 5/9/2024 10:52:32 AM | General Comment | gregorymonahan29@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Dr. Gregory P Monahan 11125 SE 21st Ave Apt 328 Milwaukie, OR 97222-8279 gregorymonahan29@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1911 | 5/10/2024 12:33:39 AM | 5/9/2024 10:49:29 AM | General Comment | jcarrpdx@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. As a voluntary member of the utility's Green Future program, I am committed to supporting a shift away from fossil fuels to cover base load. But if this rate increase represented a real investment in battery storage, the vast majority of the funds would be earmarked for that purpose. My understanding is that only $17 million of the $202 million requested is set aside for this. I'm also concerned that the proposed rate increase is a means to subsidize new load from commercial projects like data centers. As electricity usage increases, PGE brings in more money. If that increased income is not enough to cover the cost of connecting these new commercial projects, the difference should be charged to those commercial customers specifically, not to ratepayers universally. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. Now is not the time to approve another increase. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. John Carr 2918 SE 67th Ave Portland, OR 97206-1938 jcarrpdx@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1912 | 5/10/2024 12:33:41 AM | 5/9/2024 10:40:07 AM | General Comment | rennor@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Norah Renken 5603 N Syracuse St Portland, OR 97203-5241 rennor@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1913 | 5/10/2024 12:33:43 AM | 5/9/2024 10:33:54 AM | General Comment | ewilhelm@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, . Eric Wilhelm 6925 SW Terwilliger Blvd Portland, OR 97219-2251 ewilhelm@pobox.com | |||||
| UE 435-1914 | 5/10/2024 12:33:46 AM | 5/9/2024 10:31:08 AM | General Comment | morataya.rafael@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Rafael Morataya 2796 NE Palazza Way Hillsboro, OR 97124-7703 morataya.rafael@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1915 | 5/10/2024 12:33:48 AM | 5/9/2024 10:30:15 AM | General Comment | sumgj@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Gary Sumrak 2485 Pinebrook Cir Medford, OR 97504-5573 sumgj@charter.net | |||||
| UE 435-1916 | 5/10/2024 12:33:51 AM | 5/9/2024 10:28:45 AM | General Comment | civiletti@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Tom Civiletti 14614 SE Fairoaks Ave Oak Grove, OR 97267-1012 civiletti@comcast.net | |||||
| UE 435-1917 | 5/10/2024 12:33:54 AM | 5/9/2024 10:26:54 AM | General Comment | amy.johnson.m@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Amy Johnson 7405 SW 102nd Ave Beaverton, OR 97008-6512 amy.johnson.m@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1918 | 5/10/2024 12:33:57 AM | 5/9/2024 10:26:07 AM | General Comment | brent_rocks@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Brent Rocks 1518 SW Upper Hall St Portland, OR 97201-6132 brent_rocks@comcast.net | |||||
| UE 435-1919 | 5/10/2024 12:33:59 AM | 5/9/2024 10:22:10 AM | General Comment | scenicgb@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Gabriel Barrera 706 Oak Knoll Dr Ashland, OR 97520-1445 scenicgb@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-192 | 3/6/2024 9:37:46 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | unknown | unknown | PORTLAND | I know what is going on and it's dirty and illegal. PGE employees are getting ‘big fat raises’ and laughing all the way to the bank. The PUC just gives them another rate increase. I am done with this and this is a rip off to the consumer. No one is investigating anything, no one is looking at the books or questioning why PGE is getting raises. This corruption at it’s best. PUC is bought and paid for by PGE. It's better to sue PUC for corruption as you don’t look at anything or prove why PGE needs the rate increase. You just grant the rate increases and pass the buck. From the gov office on down is corruption. | ||
| UE 435-1920 | 5/10/2024 12:34:02 AM | 5/9/2024 10:21:17 AM | General Comment | mab8150@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms Mary Ann Barham 2026 NE 38th Ave Portland, OR 97212-5222 mab8150@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1921 | 5/10/2024 12:34:05 AM | 5/9/2024 10:19:55 AM | General Comment | caephren@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Caephren McKenna 392 44th St Oakland, CA 94609-2225 caephren@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1922 | 5/10/2024 12:34:07 AM | 5/9/2024 10:13:09 AM | General Comment | watersong41@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms Sharon Holford 2580 SE Courtney Ave Portland, OR 97222-8152 watersong41@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1923 | 5/10/2024 12:34:10 AM | 5/9/2024 10:10:36 AM | General Comment | kls0004@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Kristen Sartor 2816 NE Rodney Ave Portland, OR 97212-3024 kls0004@auburn.edu | |||||
| UE 435-1924 | 5/10/2024 12:34:13 AM | 5/9/2024 10:10:19 AM | General Comment | sphillips@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. I am still trying to repair my home from damage during the Jan ice storm. I also lost power for 12~ hours and lost perishables. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mrs. Stephanie Phillips Bridges 19153 SE Yamhill St Portland, OR 97233-5965 sphillips@ulpdx.org | |||||
| UE 435-1925 | 5/10/2024 12:34:16 AM | 5/9/2024 10:05:00 AM | General Comment | satchitananda3@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. anaundda elijah 898 Calle Del Caminos San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-7942 satchitananda3@att.net | |||||
| UE 435-1926 | 5/10/2024 12:34:19 AM | 5/9/2024 10:04:36 AM | General Comment | hi.danijo@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Dani Himes 10236 SE Harold St Portland, OR 97266-4352 hi.danijo@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1927 | 5/10/2024 12:34:21 AM | 5/9/2024 10:03:32 AM | General Comment | countpopeula2@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Ben Pritchard 5951 SE 17th Ave Portland, OR 97202-5210 countpopeula2@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1928 | 5/10/2024 12:34:32 AM | 5/9/2024 10:03:28 AM | General Comment | jjia25@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms Joanna Jia 7929 SW 40th Ave Portland, OR 97219-3597 jjia25@pm.me | |||||
| UE 435-1929 | 5/10/2024 12:34:34 AM | 5/9/2024 10:02:53 AM | General Comment | michaelbrunojr@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Michael Bruno 6552 NE Grand Ave Portland, OR 97211-3054 michaelbrunojr@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-193 | 3/3/2024 12:58:32 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Jason | Keyes | PORTLAND | The PGE rate hikes in Oregon are untenable. It's a LOT. Average citizens are having trouble paying for necessities. It's 34 degrees out, currently. It's assisting in killing the middle class. | ||
| UE 435-1930 | 5/10/2024 12:34:36 AM | 5/9/2024 10:02:31 AM | General Comment | juliedwin@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Julie Kangas-Walker 6455 SW Nyberg Ln Apt J104 Tualatin, OR 97062-8721 juliedwin@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1931 | 5/10/2024 12:34:40 AM | 5/9/2024 10:01:45 AM | General Comment | leahjocarnine@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Leah jo Figueroa Carnine 892 Park Ave Eugene, OR 97404-3030 leahjocarnine@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1932 | 5/10/2024 12:34:43 AM | 5/8/2024 3:23:00 PM | General Comment | plant1here@gmail.com | Greetings, I would like to contest the proposed rate hike. I do work, but barely make a living wage because if increases in food, gas, and utility prices. My car insurance doubled this last year because of where I live! I am not home during the day, and even when I am home, the only appliance I have on are my TV and fridge (my heat is gas). All my light bulbs have been changed to LED. But, I can't seem to keep my electric bill under $80. We are coming into summer where alot of us will be using fans and portable or window air conditioners to stave off the heat. Some of us might have to make a hard choice to not use those if we can't afford to pay for the electricity to run them. There are too many elderly, low income Portland residents that could get sick or die from heat exhaustion. I'm not sure what else I need to do to keep this from happening. Thank you, Lisa Merrill | |||||
| UE 435-1933 | 5/10/2024 10:36:55 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Robert | Frisbie | BEAVERTON | Letter converted to Word by Consumer Services staff - dr From: Robert Frisbie <bobfrisbie52@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 8, 2024 7:47 AM To: YOUNG Kandi * PUC <kandi.young@puc.oregon.gov>; PUC PUC.PublicComments * PUC <puc.publiccomments@puc.oregon.gov> Cc: Robert Frisbie <bobfrisbie52@gmail.com> Subject: Frisbie Comments On - Advice No. 24-06, UE 435 PGE General Rate Increase Attached please find my comments on the subject rate case currently before the PUC. Call/email with any questions and/or comments. Thanx, Bob -- Bob Frisbie, P.E. Email: bobfrisbie52@gmail.com Cell: 253.224.3524 May 8, 2024 Robert G. Frisbie, P.E. 9730 SW 158th Avenue Beaverton, OR 97007 Email: bobfrisbie52@gmail.com Ph: 253.224.3524 Public Utility Commission of Oregon Attention: Filing Center 201 High Street SE, Suite 100 Salem, OR 97308-1088 Email: PUC.PublicComments@puc.oregon.gov Re: Frisbie Comments On – Advice No. 24-06, UE 435 – PGE General Rate Increase Request Dear Public Comments Center: General Background: My family owns two (2) EVs and most of the time these vehicles are charged at my home on an 11 kW charger. I travel to Redmond, WA from time to time and have used TESLA chargers along I-5 as well as the chargers (7 kW) at the Redmond, WA hotel where I stay. Additionally, I took my TESLA on a road trip to Yellowstone National Park in June 2023. I have therefore witnessed over the past year various charging experiences such as non-functional chargers, vandalism, waiting for a charging station and paying time related fees after my charging session is over. Robert G. Frisbie submits the following comments in regards to this filing: 1. Refer to Schedule 50, RETAIL ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) CHARGING a. Recommend Level 2 Chargers be defined as 11 kW versus the 7 kW noted under “DEFINITIONS”. Charging has evolved to the point where it is quite common to have 11 kW chargers being installed in residential homes. 60A breaker protection and 48A charger loads/11 kW. 7 kW chargers are too slow and tend to tie up charging spaces with prolonged charging times. Since PGE going forward is going to be installing EV charging stations, Level 2 chargers defined as 11 kW chargers is the path forward. b. The rate for Off-Peak Fee at $0.12/kWh to too low. My residential home rate to date without taxes is approximately $0.17/kWh and this does not incorporate my costs to install an 11 kW (60A/48A, 240v) charger to my existing house panel. The PGE rate needs to contain components just like my residential rate, i.e Basic charge, Energy Charge, Transmission Charge and Distribution Charge. Additionally the rate needs to contain a recovery for the charger/depreciation and its installation, billing charge, maintenance charge, site development charge, engineering, permits, etc. Since my residential charge is $0.17/kWh, I would estimate this PGE EV charger rate should be a minimum of $0.34/kWh. 2. Refer to SCHEDULE 7, RESIDENTIAL SERVICE a. I recommend the Commission insert a new category for residential service charges where service is outside the City Limits for the various City’s being served by PGE. This new rate category would be intended for those living out side the City Limits, to pay for the added cost PGE is incurring for vegetation management and protecting the infrastructure against vegetation-caused system damage and related service charges. b. Various individuals and other entities all have looked to PGE to pay for damages caused by system failures. Most of these claims related to areas outside the City Limits. People have a right to live where they desire, but I believe when that living location is outside the more densely populated areas the cost to provide service is greater than within the City Limits especially as the vegetation fire risk due to a system failure is high in those areas. I recommend the basic charges for all four components of the “Energy Charges” be increased to pay the cost of the necessary insurance to cover vegetation caused damage as well as the maintenance costs associated with the increased vegetation management. Thank you for the opportunity to comment on this rate case. Call/email/write me with any questions. Robert G. Frisbie, P.E. | ||
| UE 435-1934 | 5/10/2024 2:22:04 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Kevin | Bennett | BEAVERTON | I went without power for four and a half days in the middle of winter. I suffered financial loss. PGE's response to that power outage event was terrible, from communication during and after. PGE has failed to do a good job protecting the power grid. The quality of what they say they have done over the past 20 years never comes up in discussion. They say they trimmed trees away from power lines, but the actual quality of the work is never evaluated or assessed. Why isn't PGE required to begin the long process of burying those power lines underground? Why hasn't that work been done? It is the solution to events like this past winter. PGE website is a joke. There are still temporary power lines up in residential neighborhoods, why hasn't that work been completed? Secure the power transmission lines via putting them underground, I'll agree to a rate increase if those new funds are allocated for that purpose. Ugh....... come on PGE do better! your pal, Kevin | ||
| UE 435-1935 | 5/11/2024 2:04:06 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Malachi | Hutchens | HILLSBORO | The proposed rate increase is unnecessary and inhumane. It negatively affects many families - most of which are struggling enough as is. In this era these aren’t just ‘utilities,’ they are necessities. | ||
| UE 435-1936 | 5/11/2024 6:30:42 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Carolyn | Blumenson | PORTLAND | I oppose raising rates! Portland is already too expensive to live in. If rates are increased again I do not know how I will be able to stay here long term. This affects not only myself, but all residents. PGE continues to waste our money with DEI initiatives, redundant positions, and bloated salaries. They should not be permitted to raise rates. | ||
| UE 435-1937 | 5/11/2024 10:33:06 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Maria | Espinoza | HILLSBORO | No queremos mas aumento de pagos por favor | ||
| UE 435-1938 | 5/12/2024 11:29:34 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Misty | Smith | PORTLAND | I oppose this rate increase that is proposed by PGE. The utility bill is already cost prohibitive during certain times of the year. The executive branch of PGE needs to reassess their own salary and benefits. My father repaired elevators in the corporate suite of PGE and the outlandish, over the top expenses he witnessed was a gross misuse of funds. A helipad for the CEO, expensive artwork, etc..The public utility commission needs to perform an audit of the corporate level of these energy companies. It's quite outrageous. | ||
| UE 435-1939 | 5/12/2024 12:53:27 PM | OTHER | General Comment | Web | Sylvia | Zimmerman-Blikas | BEAVERTON | Hello PGE. Thank you for this opportunity. I hope to show how my disposable income cannot possibly be used for your company upgrades. When American ingenuity supplies flowing low-cost energy to all, with surplus to sell to other countries, that will be a day I celebrate. I barely know how electric power companies work, but do currently experience paralyzing anxiety regarding energy use reduction, increased payment for less use and lack of monetary reserve at the end of my day. I am a senior residing in Washington County. -________During the 2024 January ice storm of 11 degrees, I shivered in my apartment using candlelight for heat, barely eating. My temperature gages read 34-44F. Good can come from bad though, and my empathy widened for people freezing in tents, waiting out longer days in electric voids and those caught in winter war across the world. PGE texted (I had confidence in) that electric restoration would happen in early evening hours two days in a row, but it was not turned on until the third day. I used a battery charger to keep my cell phone alive for emergency as if I wasn’t already in one. On our icy hill, I couldn’t risk driving to a warming center. In addition I wanted to protect my pipes from freezing. _________I want to mention I now pay for utilities that used to be free for renters. No average renter can handle additional financial stress because of essential service rate creeps and hikes let alone a senior trapped in the same apartment since 2008 when rent increases began to open wide. Once affordable, a huge rent increase forced us to relocate to reasonable rent in the area for a year, but that has turned into 16 years. Moving within the city was used to love is no longer an option. The cost of moving, storage and catastrophic rent spikes in all places within this area are prohibitive. Moving out of state would take credit. _________I have kept my Green energy commitment to you and everyone. Where are the results for my investment in your company? Your hikes seem cruel in the face of hard times. _______Just recently paying off accumulated credit debt to survive the 2008 recession, we thought we could finally live with more flexibility. Wanting a good free life, we have just begun saving for a retirement at 70 (20 years too late and six years away)... to maximize social security benefits (which I foresee as being sucked up by utilities and healthcare costs to keep investors laughing). We are working class just like you. Does hard work paid off? Not so much. COVID threat, rent increases, inflation, high health care costs and gas prices have not been a picnic. ______How many of our good fellows including seniors will be pushed onto the street (middle class) this year and next? Very close to third world existence, financial gaps and disparity in America alone create a visible wound for the nation. _________Tent people "tap-in” to commercial business to share power and access outlets to charge phones in desperation. _______Our light bulbs have been switched to LED at our own cost, we run larger laundry loads using cold water in low use hours, wear thrift down jackets and hats indoors, turn off power strips and hang cloths to dry in summer. Where is the reward for creative conservation and cooperation to reduce use and costs? We use as much natural light as possible in our lack for design apartment built in the 60’s! The trunk of my car has been a refrigerator in winter. Should I buy a watt or an egg?______True Oregonians are unable to survive in the place we were born. We will take both ancillary and management skills with us when uprooting. Portland and the Northwest lifestyle is unsustainable for those without money to burn. Portland is the new California. Degradation of our beautiful city by theft, graffiti and rioting alone makes moving away more tempting. In addition, real estate (AI) algorithms have shocked and skyrocketed home values taking with them contentment, security and the American dream. _______Anyone on credit to move and eat furthers perplexing choices down welfare road. Our salary is high compared to others and yet our life quality continues to erode. ______Even considering all this, I believe every problem has a solution! Here are a few ideas. Work to reduce your business (PG & E's) rates and costs for energy production without compromising delivery, raising rates, laying people off or ignoring safety for the public. Employ more people who can take PGE into the next decades. Even though tax is a dirty word, you can constrict energy for businesses that pollute heavily. We have a public right to clean air, energy demand and cherished waters. Find every energy and water leak physical and financial. Choose three months to raise public rates where low use is likely. That is when the public CAN pay for it. Use underground cables, not poles, to avoid weather issues. Offer reward for those who lower use by 30%. Give Blazer Tickets (not coupons). | ||
| UE 435-194 | 3/3/2024 1:39:03 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Alea | Martinez | HILLSBORO | DO NOT ALLOW PGE TO RAISE THEIR PRICES!! We cannot afford it already | ||
| UE 435-1940 | 5/13/2024 12:32:16 AM | 5/10/2024 3:26:01 PM | General Comment | jmmaffei45@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Jennifer Maffei 2718 SE 30th Ave Apt B Portland, OR 97202-1377 jmmaffei45@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1941 | 5/13/2024 12:32:19 AM | 5/10/2024 1:38:16 PM | General Comment | kilaachong@gmail.com | Not just no, but hell no! Thank you, Lanakila Achong | |||||
| UE 435-1942 | 5/13/2024 12:32:22 AM | 5/10/2024 11:49:18 AM | General Comment | Kandi.YOUNG@puc.oregon.gov | From: Jim Parr <jlparr@earthlink.net<mailto:jlparr@earthlink.net>> Sent: Friday, May 10, 2024 11:31 AM To: YOUNG Kandi * PUC <Kandi.YOUNG@puc.oregon.gov<mailto:Kandi.YOUNG@puc.oregon.gov>> Subject: RE: PGE Proposed Rate Increase - Ways to Comment jlparr@earthlink.net<mailto:jlparr@earthlink.net>. Hello Kandi, Regarding Pacific Power, they are asking that every customer pay an additional $10.00 per month to help construct increased wild fire resistance. This is in addition to the monthly power use. So a customer pays extra to pay for infrastructure improvements BUT has no ownership in the company. Considerable this: what if you are a loyal local Ford auto customer. You buy your Ford from the local dealer. Then, your Ford dealer wants to charge all of their regular customers an annual $120.00 fee so that they can increase the size of their display room. Customer is paying for the larger display floor but has no ownership in the company. This same argument applys to PGE's request for an increase to pay for infrastructure improvements. Customers pay their monthly electricity bill plus additional fees for projects for which they do not gain any ownership of. Thank you for referring my comments to the investigators for me. Jim Parr. (Keizer) | |||||
| UE 435-1943 | 5/13/2024 12:32:24 AM | 5/10/2024 9:22:02 AM | General Comment | Kandi.YOUNG@puc.oregon.gov | Below is a comment from a PGE customer to file with UE 435. Thank you. From: Tony Ogden <tonyogden@mac.com> Sent: Friday, May 10, 2024 9:18 AM To: YOUNG Kandi * PUC <Kandi.YOUNG@puc.oregon.gov> Subject: Re: PGE Proposed Rate Increase - Ways to Comment tonyogden@mac.com<mailto:tonyogden@mac.com>. Hello, Thank you for sharing this information. We are stridently opposed to any rate increase, but I doubt that our opinions will matter. We never received from the OPUC or PGE any substantive response to our complaints related to the January storm. We were completely ignored then in a time of serious and life threatening circumstances, so I have no confidence that anything we contribute at this point will matter. Clearly PGE gets what it wants and it doesn’t have to deliver the service that customers expect. And, I am at a complete loss as to what the OPUC does to hold any utility within its jurisdiction accountable. I have lived in 5 states, Colorado, DC, and Virginia among them, where the weather can be much worse. I have never experienced power outages as we do here in Portland, Oregon. Five major outages in the past few years and all the lines in our neighborhood are buried. PGE just had a rate increase and the thought of another helped solidify our decision to leave the area completely. So, we will be joining the exodus from the area and contributing to the net negative population growth in Oregon. It is a sad state of affairs, and I see little hope for progress. Regards, Tony _______________________________ Tony Ogden 202-277-1627 On May 6, 2024, at 3:10?PM, YOUNG Kandi * PUC <Kandi.YOUNG@puc.oregon.gov<mailto:Kandi.YOUNG@puc.oregon.gov>> wrote: ? As a PGE customer who has reached out to the Consumer Services Division of the Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC) in the past, we wanted you to be aware of a proposed rate increase requested by PGE and your options to comment on the impacts to your electricity rates. The PUC wants to hear from you! **If you wish to be removed from this email distribution list, please send a message to Kandi.Young@PUC.Oregon.gov<mailto:Kandi.Young@PUC.Oregon.gov>. PUC SEEKING PUBLIC COMMENT ON PGE’s PROPOSED RATE INCREASE Spanish translation services available Ways to Comment 1. Comment via Zoom or phone on Thursday, May 16 from 6-7 p.m. PT This meeting may go beyond the scheduled end time to allow more people to comment. The Commission will attempt to accommodate all individuals arriving before 7 p.m. PT and may close the meeting at 7 p.m. if there are no members of the public waiting to comment at that time. Members of the public who want to comment are encouraged to sign into the meeting as close to 6 p.m. as possible. This event will not be livestreamed. Access the Zoom link and phone-in details at: https://bit.ly/3Uu9Viy Spanish translation services are available for community convenience at no cost. For those needing translation services, log into the Zoom platform and select English or Spanish on the bottom of the page. Translation services are not available for the meeting phone-in option. 1. Submit comments directly to the PUC by June 14, 2024 1. Public Comment Form online 2. email PUC.PublicComments@puc.oregon.gov<mailto:PUC.PublicComments@puc.oregon.gov> 3. Call 503-378-6600 or 800-522-2404 (all relay calls accepted) 4. Mail comments to: Oregon Public Utility Commission, Attn: AHD – UE 435, PO Box 1088, Salem OR 97308-1088 Details about the Proposed Increase PGE, which provides electric service to approximately 920,000 Oregon customers, filed a request to increase overall revenues by $202 million or approximately 7.4% for all customer types combined. If approved, residential single-family customers using an average of 886 kilowatt hours (kWh) per month would see a bill increase of $11.33. For a residential customer in a multi-family home using an average of 590 kWh per month, bills would increase by $8.23 Actual percentage increases will vary depending on customer type and usage. PGE’s proposed impacts for the different customer types due to the general rate case filing are noted in the chart below. Customer Types Residential Small Commercial Large Commercial Industrial Percentage increase for average usage 7.2% 9.4% 7.4% 4.2% PGE identifies several reasons driving the general rate case filing, including investments in local battery energy storage projects to provide enhanced reliability and resilience during peak demand, transmission and distribution to allow dependable energy flow as demand grows, and upgrades to technology and generation facilities for increased resilience and long-term, dependable power. PGE’s general rate case filing is undergoing a nearly year-long review and will be fully investigated on behalf of electricity customers by the PUC, the Oregon Citizens’ Utility | |||||
| UE 435-1944 | 5/13/2024 12:32:27 AM | 5/10/2024 7:45:34 AM | General Comment | ronnie717@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Another increase, after such a significant one so recently, is not reasonable! Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Veronica Poklemba 3575 SE Kelly St Portland, OR 97202-1840 ronnie717@comcast.net | |||||
| UE 435-1945 | 5/13/2024 12:32:29 AM | 5/10/2024 6:19:21 AM | General Comment | bodica6086@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms margo wyse 110 El Otro Lado Rd Mimbres, NM 88049-8081 bodica6086@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1946 | 5/13/2024 12:32:34 AM | 5/10/2024 6:07:06 AM | General Comment | jdianarojas@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Jessica Rojas 7979 SE Flavel St Portland, OR 97206-7818 jdianarojas@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1947 | 5/13/2024 12:32:37 AM | 5/10/2024 5:06:31 AM | General Comment | jeanneprince40@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Jeanne Prince 772 S Shasta Ave Eagle Point, OR 97524-8517 jeanneprince40@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1948 | 5/13/2024 12:32:39 AM | 5/10/2024 2:48:06 AM | General Comment | discubs697@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Michael Rynes 570 Harlowe Ln Naperville, IL 60565-2006 discubs697@hotmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1949 | 5/13/2024 12:32:42 AM | 5/9/2024 11:50:41 PM | General Comment | utkarsh.nath@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Utkarsh Nath 34462 Alberta Ter Fremont, CA 94555-2907 utkarsh.nath@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-195 | 3/3/2024 1:39:04 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Alea | Martinez | HILLSBORO | DO NOT ALLOW PGE TO RAISE THEIR PRICES!! We cannot afford it already | ||
| UE 435-1950 | 5/13/2024 12:32:45 AM | 5/9/2024 11:06:16 PM | General Comment | sdelles@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Susan Delles 2801 Sykes Creek Rd Rogue River, OR 97537-9771 sdelles@jeffnet.org | |||||
| UE 435-1951 | 5/13/2024 12:32:48 AM | 5/9/2024 10:53:28 PM | General Comment | nhasan@beavertonoregon.gov | Dear Commissioners, I am writing about the PGE rate increases being proposed in an upcoming meeting. As a working family watching the rising costs of goods and services, the dollar is not stretching very far for our family of five and I worry deeply that rate increases could have an enormous impact on our home and greater Beaverton community. This rate increase could cost many people the ability to put their families in extracurricular activities among other things - many families are still struggling to get by in a post-pandemic world. As a city councilor, I hear from families every week who are trying to make it and having to make hard choices between food and their health. I am asking you to gravely consider whether a rate increase is necessary at this time when so many are unemployed and navigating costs at home. Thank you, Nadia RE: Public Utility Commission : Upcoming Decisions of Interest : State of Oregon Councilor Nadia Hasan (she/her) City of Beaverton Public Records Law Disclosure: This email is subject to mandatory retention schedules and may be made available to the public. | |||||
| UE 435-1952 | 5/13/2024 12:32:50 AM | 5/9/2024 9:30:18 PM | General Comment | meissun@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. As a PGE customer, PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. Some of PGE's claims to financial distress were caused by how they've mismanaged situations. People cannot afford these increases. Now is NOT the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers from continuous and ongoing rate hikes. Thanks for your time and consideration. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Diane Meisenhelter 4626 NE 19th Ave Portland, OR 97211-5883 meissun@hotmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1953 | 5/13/2024 12:32:52 AM | 5/9/2024 9:25:52 PM | General Comment | cgraham@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Charlie Graham 695 Hillsboro, OR 97124 cgraham@teleport.com | |||||
| UE 435-1954 | 5/13/2024 12:32:55 AM | 5/9/2024 8:46:34 PM | General Comment | haase.holly95@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. holly Haase 3327 BE SANDY Blvd Portland, OR 97225 haase.holly95@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1955 | 5/13/2024 12:32:57 AM | 5/9/2024 8:32:19 PM | General Comment | amethystpurple1@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Alan Lawrence 6901 N Haight Ave Portland, OR 97217-1721 amethystpurple1@msn.com | |||||
| UE 435-1956 | 5/13/2024 12:33:00 AM | 5/9/2024 8:25:15 PM | General Comment | marfogar@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Marie Garescher 3 Pheasant Walk Peekskill, NY 10566-2545 marfogar@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1957 | 5/13/2024 12:33:02 AM | 5/9/2024 7:46:20 PM | General Comment | joeledwardbelan@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). To clean my city water alone energy rates are unaffordable! As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Joel Belan 420 SE Grand Ave Portland, OR 97214-1137 joeledwardbelan@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1958 | 5/13/2024 12:33:05 AM | 5/9/2024 7:33:51 PM | General Comment | letemparty@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Morgin Carpenter 6030 SE 89th Ave Portland, OR 97266-5309 letemparty@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1959 | 5/13/2024 12:33:08 AM | 5/9/2024 6:09:02 PM | General Comment | myke907@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Michael Madden 50 Germonds Rd New City, NY 10956-2846 myke907@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-196 | 3/3/2024 8:14:48 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Kelly | La Croix | PORTLAND | Re: The proposed 2025 Portland General Electric rate hike: Sections 10 and 11 of HB 2021 state a rate hike must be proportional to increased infrastructure costs and that an investigation can be done to ensure this. I am writing as an affected party - a resident of Portland living at 5028 SE 86th Avenue, Portland, OR 97266 - of the proposed rate hike to ask that an investigation be done and that any rate hike be temporary to pay off the cost of said infrastructure implementation. Please consider the implications of these rate increases on consumers like myself, who depend on PGE for essential services but are absorbing financial losses in rent/mortgage, gas, groceries, and other inflation-related burdens at alarming rates. | ||
| UE 435-1960 | 5/13/2024 12:33:11 AM | 5/9/2024 6:06:29 PM | General Comment | j14lion@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr Leo Kucewicz 275 S Bryn Mawr Ave Bryn Mawr, PA 19010-4202 j14lion@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1961 | 5/13/2024 12:33:13 AM | 5/9/2024 5:34:36 PM | General Comment | nikaripley@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Miss Veronica Ripley 3608 SE 40th Ave Apt 1 Portland, OR 97202-1769 nikaripley@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1962 | 5/13/2024 12:33:15 AM | 5/9/2024 5:32:15 PM | General Comment | tazzannie975@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms Ann Nowicki 3355 N Delta Hwy Unit 170 Eugene, OR 97408-5915 tazzannie975@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1963 | 5/14/2024 12:04:07 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | AMBER | PFAFF | PORTLAND | I strongly disagree with allowing PGE to raise rates again. They've already raised it a hefty amount last year and it's impossible for me to pay off in full as it is now. I'm disabled & therefore on a fixed income of less than $11,000 a year. I do not have the money for another rate hike, and if my electricity gets shut off, I get evicted. I'm squeezed dry in this city and can't afford to move elsewhere. PGE's CEO is a multi-millionaire, so maybe look there for the extra money they want to take from people like me. Their waste of money is not my problem and I don't have a choice in which company I get my electricity from. They take advantage of this and it absolutely contributes to the homeless problem in the area. If they hike rates again, it's going to be even worse. This is unethical and disgusting. | ||
| UE 435-1964 | 5/14/2024 7:06:45 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | John | Hermes | PORTLAND | Hi, I am writing to say that PGE should not be allowed to raise their rates again. This is too much too quickly it is hurting rate payers especially pore or economically disadvantaged Portlanders who can not afford this. Please say no to this request. | ||
| UE 435-1965 | 5/13/2024 3:13:38 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Kathryn | Chambers | SALEM | The PUC continues to approve utility rate increases without requiring PGE to show they have made budgetary adjustments to pay for some of the costs they are incurring. PGE is a stock company and as such they should be regulated to assure they do not make profits the sole goal of this company. The fact that PGE CEO, Maria Pope receives an enormous compensation package tied to corporate profits is just one example of the motivation of this company to increase customer’s rates. Meanwhile, Oregon’s governor is promoting affordable housing which will never be realized if unaffordable utility rates are driving people out of their homes. The governor of Oregon. Please do not burden Oregon citizens who are just trying to survive. | ||
| UE 435-1966 | 5/13/2024 8:01:02 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | DAVID | Schliebe | JEFFERSON | Please PGE stop already with rate hikes. I can't ask for more money for my Social security check. Or ask for more money from my employer. | ||
| UE 435-1967 | 5/14/2024 5:42:58 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Shelley | Teraoka | NORTH PLAINS | I’m retired and my fixed income cannot sustain rising costs of living. Another price raise of electric costs will put me over the edge. Can there be a price break for elderly? | ||
| UE 435-1968 | 5/14/2024 6:46:52 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Charlie | Kovas | TIGARD | The rate increase is untenable and should be rejected. Portland already has some of the highest electricity rates in the nation. | ||
| UE 435-1969 | 5/14/2024 7:31:18 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Mikael | Kush | PORTLAND | "PGE and its company-sponsored political action committees (“PACs”) make contributions from time to time in support of our strategy and objectives." This is their OWN policy statement. In other words, they bribe politicians. Are we going to let large corporate monopolies with the help of their political influencers pick every dime out of the pocket of working citizens? NO! Reject this rate hike, completely. Some of are having a hard time paying are bills. The Portland General Electric's CEO Maria Pope gets a total yearly compensation of $6,970,000. Maybe a rate hike won't make much difference to her. | ||
| UE 435-197 | 3/4/2024 6:01:22 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Alex | Dawson | MERLIN | Opposing PGE rate hikes: Please stop trying to raise rates for what should be a free, public utility. We have had free energy tech since the 1800s. We've been scammed by this for far too long and we aren't going to tolerate it much longer. If we want to really be green, how about pushing for the free energy to be rolled out? Then we all prosper and you can go on to creating a business 10X larger that would yield far more profit without polluting the entire world. For those who don't know, there is an active working tesla coil between Dallas and Austin, TX. It is in the open and visible from the highway. A lot of people are pushing for free energy to be rolled out, for free, around the planet now. The US military has been using it for some time now. Please use your station to really think about return on investment. You don't want to be the last person to make an 8-track or a buggy whip or to support the enslavement and pollution of this planet, when beautiful clean options already exist. Be forward thinking. We don't need more operational finance, we need a new paradigm entirely. | ||
| UE 435-1970 | 5/14/2024 8:57:19 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | JULIE | DAVIS | TROUTDALE | Why is a public forum not being held for the PGE rate increase request for 2025. When I called PGE about the last rate hike in 2024, I was told it was for litigation, as well as upgrades. We should not have to pay for the electric companies litigation and/or settlements. They have had years to do upgrades. They are for profit and will continue to hurt consumers by raising rates until no can afford to even live in their homes. I live in a manufactured home and before this year, the most I have ever had to pay for electric was about $250. And that was during the coldest months. But this year there were 2 months where I paid close to $400 each of those months. I just can't afford that. If that rate increase does go thru for 2025 that will make the rate increase for PGE 41% since 2021. That is absolutely ridiculous. Please provide a forum for the PGE rate increase also. This rate increase will hurt so many people. People on a fixed income, families, low income. We don't need any more rate increases. Thank you. | ||
| UE 435-1971 | 5/14/2024 6:19:14 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Cynthia | Kidman | MILWAUKIE | I opposed this increase since they had one over 20% last year and with all the increases in cost of living it gets harder. The projects they want to fund should come from grants and other nonprofit organizations/fundings instead of the customers. I think more research should be conducted on battery power since disposal is a major concern.Increases should not be allowed every year, but be considered every 2 to 5 years. | ||
| UE 435-1972 | 5/14/2024 12:37:21 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Hayden | Nguyen | PORTLAND | The rate of percentage increase for average usage have increased recently and that hike has impacted residents. As a single person renting, paying close to $200/month in electricity is ridiculous and not feasible. My landlords have made updates to the electrical panel, replaced the current electric wall units with mini-split units, and insulated the property which helped considerably to reduce the cost of electric per month. However, with the last increase in average usage rate, I am seeing bills that are closer to the original amount I was paying. With this proposed increase, it would probably equate or exceed that original amount. It is not sustainable for people with single income. | ||
| UE 435-1973 | 5/14/2024 1:30:35 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Alvin | Klausen | SALEM | May 14, 2024 Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC) 201 High St SE #100 Salem, OR 97301 RE: PGE Rate Case - Docket UE 435 Dear Chair Decker and Members of the Commission, The Marion County Board of Commissioners writes to express our strong opposition to the proposed rate increases submitted by Portland General Electric (PGE) for 2025. The proposed 7.4% rate increase, following the recent substantial rate hikes, would impose undue financial strain on residents of Marion County, particularly during this period of historical high inflation. We are deeply concerned about the negative impact this increase would have on our community members, especially those who are already struggling to make ends meet. While we acknowledge PGE's intentions to enhance grid reliability and transition towards renewable energy sources, we believe that burdening ratepayers with additional costs is not the solution, especially given the current economic challenges faced by many households. We urge the Oregon Public Utilities Commission to thoroughly evaluate the necessity and justification for this rate increase. It is imperative that any decision regarding rate adjustments takes into account the economic hardships faced by residents, particularly low-income families and individuals. We respectfully request that the Oregon Public Utilities Commission carefully consider the concerns raised by Marion County and its residents before making any decisions regarding PGE's rate increase proposal. We believe that a fair and balanced approach is necessary to ensure the well-being of our community members while addressing the challenges of modernizing our energy infrastructure. Thank you for your time and consideration on this matter. Sincerely, Kevin Cameron Danielle Bethell Colm Willis Chair Commissioner Commissioner | ||
| UE 435-1974 | 5/14/2024 6:25:40 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Elvis | Clark | MILWAUKIE | Wouldn't it be least cost to expand existing natural gas combined cycle generating plant capacity, already sited on existing transmission corridors and/or near load centers, not needing battery storage, than having to build out a whole new "green" electrical generation system based on the come that somehow the environmental benefits of the latter exceed the extra cost of the latter; and also, giving consideration to the risks that this new Net Zero generating system will actually work as reliably as the old conventional power plant system. I suspect that this year's 18% enacted rate increase, and this new proposed rate increase are largely tied to having to meet the Net Zero mandates. The PUC needs to present what the rate payer rate difference is between a simple adding to combined cycle natural gas generating capacity versus the legislated Net Zero mandates. If this rate differential is over 10% in additional costs for Net Zero, I would say the PUC needs to exercise the loophole provision for moderating the pace of Net Zero adoption. (The PUC should also take account of the extra taxes that rate payers are subject to in subsidizing the Net Zero and Electric Vehicle systems - ratepayers are taxpayers, too.) Also, New Data centers, new construction and EV charging stations should pay a higher rate than existing rate payers, as it is the formers that are driving much of the need for new PGE investments. Cost increases caused by new sources of incremental demand should be singled out and made to pay for these upgrades, not existing customers and their existing electricity demand. Another idea is to explore the idea of making new data centers - what with their electric energy intensity - supply their own on-site generation to meet their own on-site electricity demands. The PUC should seek legislative approval to allow Data centers a pilot program to add nuclear modular power generators. | ||
| UE 435-1975 | 5/14/2024 6:56:59 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Jack | Brallier | HAPPY VALLEY | Rates are already astronomical, we can barely afford to pay power at the current rate and they want more money? It's unsustainable. Maybe instead of milking residents for more and more money, PGE should focus on wise spending instead of maximizing share holder return. Power is a right at this point, a right that has costs but it should be for the benefit of the population. Not a few already rich folks just trying to squeeze the middle class for even more. | ||
| UE 435-1976 | 5/14/2024 8:15:52 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Debby | Patten | MILWAUKIE | I am struggling to make ends meet with all the higher costs of everything. PGE has already increased our rates so much in a short time. Please do not let this continue. | ||
| UE 435-1977 | 5/14/2024 10:00:55 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | John | Gipe | SANDY | No. Enough is enough. Use some of the profits paid to shareholders to cover whatever PGE thinks they need. This has to stop, electricity can't be "for profit" any longer. The solar farms in my area don't even provide electricity to my area. They send it elsewhere and charge those customers more for distribution. Half of my bill is distribution charge and I average $250 a month. My power is delivered through one simple unreliable line. This has to stop. How do we, the customers apply for a rate decrease? When do we get a say in how and where our power comes from? No one should ever be "priced out" of a basic necessity. | ||
| UE 435-1978 | 5/14/2024 11:32:46 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Dixie | Fortune | CANBY | PGE just got a 17% pay hike. My monthly bill is over $380 a month now. We do not do laundry between 5pm and 9pm and only use cold water. We CAN’T afford to pay more. We’re already having to choose what we can cut back on so we can pay the bill. How many people do you know gets a 24% pay raise in 2 years. It’s more like a 6 to 10%. | ||
| UE 435-1979 | 5/14/2024 11:40:48 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | PORTLAND | I am writing to express my strong opposition to the proposed rate hike by Portland General Electric (PGE). As a resident of Portland, I have witnessed firsthand the significant increase in electricity costs over the past few years, and I believe that another hike would place an undue burden on individuals and families already struggling to make ends meet. Since 2021, Portland residents have faced a series of electricity cost increases that have stretched household budgets to their limits. The recent 18% hike in January 2024 was particularly jarring, leaving many of us grappling with higher utility bills and reduced disposable income. This sudden surge in expenses has forced families to cut back on essential items and sacrifice other necessities to cover basic utilities. An additional rate hike so soon after the January 2024 increase would exacerbate the financial strain on Portland residents. Many of us are still reeling from the impact of the previous hike and simply cannot afford to absorb another substantial increase in our electricity bills. It is unfair to ask individuals and families to shoulder the burden of rising utility costs, especially when wages have not kept pace with the escalating prices. Moreover, the timing of this proposed rate hike could not be worse, given the ongoing economic challenges facing our community. As we strive to recover from the effects of the pandemic, it is crucial that we prioritize the financial well-being of all Portlanders and ensure that essential services remain accessible and affordable. I urge PGE to reconsider its proposal and explore alternative solutions to address any financial challenges it may be facing. Rather than placing the burden solely on ratepayers, I encourage PGE to seek out efficiencies, explore renewable energy options, and advocate for fair and equitable policies that benefit both customers and the company. | ||||
| UE 435-198 | 3/4/2024 9:34:30 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Carl | Marshall | PORTLAND | I just want to let you know that my family thinks that PGE's recent rate increase is far too much and will adversely affect our already tight home budget. | ||
| UE 435-1980 | 5/15/2024 12:32:12 AM | 5/14/2024 2:26:30 PM | General Comment | tvandavid@gmail.com | With all the rate hikes and the distribution fee. We pay a higher electric payment than our car payment. More than we paid for rent 20 years ago. This is crazy. If you want to raise the payment. Please get rid of the distribution fee. David Van Tassel Beavercreek Or. | |||||
| UE 435-1981 | 5/15/2024 12:32:14 AM | 5/14/2024 1:54:23 PM | General Comment | Kandi.YOUNG@puc.oregon.gov | From: Douglas Dunford <dwdd44@gmail.com<mailto:dwdd44@gmail.com>> Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 10:21 AM To: YOUNG Kandi * PUC <Kandi.YOUNG@puc.oregon.gov<mailto:Kandi.YOUNG@puc.oregon.gov>> Subject: Re: PGE Proposed Rate Increase - Ways to Comment dwdd44@gmail.com<mailto:dwdd44@gmail.com>. PGE does not need another rate increase, there stock is going up because of the rate increase their dividend is going up, in other words they need to take $ from their dividends there is no reason we rate payers need to pay more so there dividends & stock will look good on the market. Sent from my iPhone | |||||
| UE 435-1982 | 5/15/2024 12:32:17 AM | 5/14/2024 10:43:49 AM | General Comment | wmckee16@yahoo.com | Hello, I just saw an article about an upcoming public comment session regarding PGE rate hikes. I don't want to Zoom in so I'd like to enter my commentary here. Thank you for offering an opportunity for public feedback. I read that PGE made record profits last year so why did they need the 18% hike - and even more now? They've been working on alternate energy for a long time - why do they suddenly need so much more money? PGE was found liable for major wildfire damage in California. I read they are not allowed to pass on those charges to rate payers. But you cannot convince me that is not exactly what they are doing!!! Top brass, fearing stockholders (and any reduction in their own pockets) more than caring anything about their customers, they don't want their share price (their own pockets) to drop due to the expense of paying that liability. Of course they wouldn't do it directly - I fully expect they have planned an intricate shell game, where ultimately they will be able to say, oh look, our {some account, such as renewable energy} has an excess - we'll use that to pay for our liability. Has anybody with great sleuthing accounting skills actually sat down and followed the money? There is an awful wave of greed now running this country. With businesses no longer being small neighborhood size, customer concerns are barely visible behind the focus on shareholders and raking in as much money as possible. Gas was record high in 2022; when 2022 reports came out in 2023, we found out oil companies made record profits in 2022. Enriching the top brass at the expense of citizens. Recently an announcement came out that grocery stores have contributed significantly to inflation by keeping their prices high even after supply issues loosened up. Enriching top brass at the expense of citizens. The company RealPage is facing multiple lawsuits for advising whole swaths of landlords they could raise their rents - instead of competition it's become collusion. Companies are buying up mobile home parks and jacking up lot rentals 300% and more with nothing to show for it. Businesses see other businesses getting away with this so that not only is it widespread, it's today's game plan. I have to think this is the biggest reason inflation is not going down, in spite of the normal Fed processes. And PGE is right in there. There is no such thing as a business! There are only people. PGE's top brass made the decisions that led to being found liable for the wildfires - top brass should directly receive the consequences - not "the company." PLEASE P.L.E.A.S.E. don't start any rate hike in the middle of winter!!!! For crying out loud - start it the first of June! Especially when the accumulated hikes are becoming a factor in people being able to afford to keep living inside!!! And please consider working it in gradually, instead of suddenly one big jump - especially in the middle of winter. I'm also wondering about the makeup of this commission - are any of you, or your families, etc, benefitting from PGE hikes??? Allowing this much rate hike, especially with so many struggling to stay housed, sticks out as really abnormal to me, especially when that previous big one was passed so quickly, in spite of public outcry. And now another hike right on the heels, not stopped only delayed, and only by public outcry. I think it would not only be a good idea, but I'm requesting that you make it clear: how each of you got onto this committee, if any of you have family or friends benefitting from higher rates, and ANY connection any of you have to PGE or any way in which you could benefit from passing rate hikes. Kickbacks? I don't like suggesting such things but I want to know, and your decisions have made me wonder. Also, if they have all that profit, why aren't they doing more to make their system less vulnerable to outages? Like everyone else, I've always thought, oh - it's a big storm, or really cold, or whatever - it's normal to expect outages. But I've had a change of perspective: electricity is - What. They. Do. It's not like the local government starting to run a power plant or me, or any other person dabbling in power - this is what they do! And they've been doing it for decades. I now feel, why in the world are we still having such major, dangerous outages, when they've had decades to improve their product????? Thank you for a way to comment. I don't know what your plan is to address all the concerns that will be voiced, but just as you put out public notice of comments, I hope you will compile a full list of comments and your responses to each and every one, and publicize that just as you did the comment sessions. Thank you, Wendy McKee Yahoo Mail: Search, Organize, Conquer | |||||
| UE 435-1983 | 5/15/2024 12:32:20 AM | 5/14/2024 9:42:08 AM | General Comment | trevor@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Trevor Irish 7819 SE Duke St Portland, OR 97206-6369 trevor@trevorirish.org | |||||
| UE 435-1984 | 5/15/2024 12:32:23 AM | 5/13/2024 10:50:47 PM | General Comment | dsbened@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Derek Benedict 709 212th Pl SW Lynnwood, WA 98036-8606 dsbened@frontier.com | |||||
| UE 435-1985 | 5/15/2024 12:32:25 AM | 5/13/2024 3:17:59 PM | General Comment | abbykats@hotmail.com | The PUC continues to approve utility rate increases without requiring PGE to show they have made budgetary adjustments to pay for some of the costs they are incurring. PGE is a stock company and as such they should be regulated to assure they do not make profits the sole goal of this company. The fact that PGE CEO, Maria Pope receives an enormous compensation package tied to corporate profits is just one example of the motivation of this company to increase customer’s rates. Meanwhile, Oregon’s governor is promoting affordable housing which will never be realized if unaffordable utility rates are driving people out of their homes. The governor of Oregon. Please do not burden Oregon citizens who are just trying to survive. Kathryn Chambers | |||||
| UE 435-1986 | 5/15/2024 12:32:27 AM | 5/13/2024 1:30:00 PM | General Comment | logr1@comcast.net | I am opposed giving PGE, PP&L, or NW Natural a rate increase greater than the US CPI. As a senior citizen living on Social Security I have seen our utility bills increase by 50-100% over the past 3 years. Our PGE bill used to average $65 per month and now it’s around $100. Our gas bill went from $50 per month on the yearly average plan in 2020 to $100 today. If the President and Oregon Governor want to eliminate the use of fossil fuels then they should pay the increased cost facing utilities to go green. Sincerely Robert Vance 1124 SE 45th Ave Portland OR 97215 logr1@comcast.net Sent from my iPhone | |||||
| UE 435-1987 | 5/15/2024 12:32:31 AM | 5/13/2024 6:28:46 AM | General Comment | britney992@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Britney VanCitters 6115 SE 87th Ave Portland, OR 97266-5325 britney992@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1988 | 5/15/2024 12:32:34 AM | 5/13/2024 2:44:07 AM | General Comment | zottermj@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. It is absurd and extremely greedy of PGE to ask for another hand out. In fact, I am upset that regulators are ever allowing PGE to ask for more money; the answer to PGE's request should have been a resounding "NO" by regulators like yourself. People cannot afford these increases. And even if they could, PGE does not need more money. They WANT more money because that's what they always want. But their wants can not trump the needs of most PGE customers. Otherwise, this is all a sham. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. mike zotter 4917 SE Mintone Dr Milwaukie, OR 97222-4610 zottermj@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-1989 | 5/15/2024 12:32:36 AM | 5/12/2024 11:04:12 PM | General Comment | sdelles@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Susan Delles 2801 Sykes Creek Rd Rogue River, OR 97537-9771 sdelles@jeffnet.org | |||||
| UE 435-199 | 3/4/2024 12:06:08 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | PORTLAND | Dear Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to express my profound concern and dissatisfaction regarding the recent announcement of rate increases by Portland General Electric (PGE). As a resident of Portland, I have been a customer of PGE, relying on their services for my daily needs. It has come to my attention that PGE plans to increase their pricing rates. This decision is particularly disheartening because it seems to disregard the current economic challenges faced by many Oregonians, myself included. The lack of significant infrastructure improvements or movements to justify such an increase adds to my frustration. Moreover, despite these proposed rate hikes, I, along with other residents, continue to experience frequent power outages, which further questions the rationale behind increasing the financial burden on consumers. The absence of tangible enhancements in service delivery and infrastructure, coupled with the continuous inconvenience of power disruptions, raises concerns about the justification for this rate adjustment. It is crucial for utility providers like PGE to ensure that any increase in rates is matched with proportional improvements in service quality, reliability, and customer satisfaction. Therefore, I urge the Oregon Public Utility Commission to thoroughly review PGE's proposal for rate increases. It is essential to ensure that any adjustments are reasonable, justified by concrete improvements, and considerate of the economic impact on Oregon residents. I look forward to your response and hope for a favorable review of this matter. Please consider the implications of these rate increases on consumers like myself, who depend on PGE for essential services but are left questioning the value and reliability of these services in light of recent developments. Thank you for your attention to this matter and for advocating on behalf of Oregon's utility consumers. | ||||
| UE 435-1990 | 5/15/2024 12:32:39 AM | 5/12/2024 5:40:25 PM | General Comment | morton.carrie@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Miss Carrie Morton 7112 SE Lincoln St Portland, OR 97215-4052 morton.carrie@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1991 | 5/15/2024 12:32:41 AM | 5/12/2024 9:50:14 AM | General Comment | victoriaclark100@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Miss Victoria Clark 1905 NE Going St Portland, OR 97211-5853 victoriaclark100@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1992 | 5/15/2024 12:32:44 AM | 5/12/2024 9:32:53 AM | General Comment | illordess@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Miss Megan Withey 8242 SE RHONE DT Portland, OR 97266 illordess@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1993 | 5/15/2024 12:32:47 AM | 5/11/2024 3:43:53 PM | General Comment | roseapjm@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I am being taken advantage of. My bill in January was OVER $500 and I called and was told that they didn't know why. My neighbors also had extraordinarily high bills. I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. No one can afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Janice Rose 20367 S Highway 211 Colton, OR 97017-9458 roseapjm@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1994 | 5/15/2024 12:32:49 AM | 5/11/2024 12:50:35 PM | General Comment | damianhinman@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Robert Hinman 7107 SW Vermont Ct Portland, OR 97223-7543 damianhinman@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1995 | 5/15/2024 12:32:51 AM | 5/11/2024 11:27:34 AM | General Comment | bugsnkoi2@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. To me it seems unconscionable to add another 7% at this time, and for reasons that seem obscure. Your customers need some relief from the continuous onslaught of rate increases. Hmmm...has there ever been a rate decrease? Now there's a novel idea! Please, folks, give us a break. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Richard Westcott 2057 Mockingbird Dr S Salem, OR 97302-6068 bugsnkoi2@q.com | |||||
| UE 435-1996 | 5/15/2024 12:32:54 AM | 5/11/2024 4:12:34 AM | General Comment | holbert.michelle@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Michelle Holbert 3129 NE 13th St Apt 34 Gresham, OR 97030-4400 holbert.michelle@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1997 | 5/15/2024 12:32:56 AM | 5/10/2024 9:59:42 PM | General Comment | janmacwill@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Jan MacWilliams 143 SE 52nd Ave Portland, OR 97215-1115 janmacwill@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-1998 | 5/15/2024 12:33:01 AM | 5/10/2024 3:28:40 PM | General Comment | Kandi.YOUNG@puc.oregon.gov | From: Jim Parr <jlparr@earthlink.net<mailto:jlparr@earthlink.net>> Sent: Friday, May 10, 2024 3:05 PM To: YOUNG Kandi * PUC <Kandi.YOUNG@puc.oregon.gov<mailto:Kandi.YOUNG@puc.oregon.gov>> Subject: RE: PGE Proposed Rate Increase - Ways to Comment jlparr@earthlink.net<mailto:jlparr@earthlink.net>. Hello Kandi, Regarding the PGE rate increase request: Among their several items, PGE is asking to be able to increase their profit. These increased profits go to the shareholders and there is no actual service benefit to their customers. Also, PGE customers that use the least amount of electrical power pay the highest per unit cost. This is not fair. Whether a small or large consumer, everyone should pay the same per unit cost. This structure is also contrary to the environmental message that we should be frugal and minimize our consumption of resources. As it is, based upon the current per-unit cost, customers using the least amount of power are subsidizing the large quantity user. Despite the companies message that conservation is the best option, customers that are "frugal" for all of the right reasons are not rewarded. Regarding both PGE and Pacific requests for rate increases for infrastructure improvements, I would like to know.......are shareholders also being charged for improvements? Shareholders have ownership. The typical customer has NO ownership in the companies but is being asked for money to fund improvements! Thank you for forwarding my responses to the examining officer(s). Jim Parr. (Keizer). | |||||
| UE 435-1999 | 5/15/2024 8:37:00 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Wilda | Parks | MILWAUKIE | Please do not permit Portland General Electric to increase their costs again. As a senior citizen with a very limited Social Security income, it’s extremely difficult to manage all the increases in everything around us. But this is one increase that should not be permitted especially since they just recently increased their fees and electricity is vital to a secure lifestyle. | ||
| UE 435-20 | 2/29/2024 8:46:07 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Autumn | Violet | BEAVERTON | Please do not allow pge to raise their rates again. | ||
| UE 435-200 | 3/4/2024 12:50:08 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | ross a | chase | PORTLAND | Please help the people of Oregon rate hikes people can't afford pge gets the water for electricity for free dams are paid for and shareholders get paid and we pay more billions in profit and they need more if the state was doing good okay but this state needs help and quick question did pge ever ship the fuel rods from trojan up river to hanford maybe the people of oregon need help please listen thank you very much, | ||
| UE 435-2000 | 5/15/2024 9:00:26 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Josh | Newport | HAPPY VALLEY | I am afraid that PGE is currently using the consumer as its personal pocketbook to cover unanticipated costs due to poor planning and management. The cost of electricity (A COMMODITY) has increased by over 18% since last year and Portland General Electric is trying to add another 7% making the total over 25% over two years. This is an insane rate hike especially when there is no other option for electricity in our area, PGE has a monopoly. The consumer is held hostage by corporate mismanagement and if PGE can not operate their business with the nearly 20% rate increase (which goes straight to the bottom line) that was made at the beginning of this calendar year, the commission should look hard at forcing the consumer to open its pocketbook again to cover costs. Please take into consideration that these rate increases take money away from financially strained individuals forcing them into making decision whether they would like to eat, pay their rent or have their power on. I am doing my part to reduce my usage of electricity but at the same time, I am not seeing PGE do anything except making me pay more for less usage. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! | ||
| UE 435-2001 | 5/15/2024 9:45:12 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Katie | Fitzpatrick | TIGARD | The recent 18% increase that took place January 2024 has put a financial strain on my family as well as many others in our community. Our power bill has nearly doubled since last year going from an average of $88 to now $160+ even after installing a new energy efficient heating system. It is making it so hard to live in the great state of Oregon due to the expensive utility costs. By adding an additional 7% increase we will be forced into looking to move outside PGE jurisdiction just so we can survive. I believe that charging families more than you will be charging industrial companies is wrong. They are big corporations and will be using more power so they should be the ones paying the higher amounts, not your individual citizens. I really hope that you can take our thoughts into consideration and re-think this excessive additional increase. | ||
| UE 435-2002 | 5/15/2024 9:47:27 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Gregg | Ritter | HILLSBORO | STOP THE RATE INCREASE PGE just raised rates significantly and it is unacceptable to allow them to do it again. Especially when they are recording corporate profits and paying dividends on a public utility. There is no cause to continue squeezing payers (many of whom are low income) when there is no alternative. Deny this rate increase request and consider a moratorium if possible | ||
| UE 435-2003 | 5/15/2024 10:00:42 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Marc | Wasserman | TIGARD | Hello, I'm writing to specifically object to the proposed 31% increase in the off-peak energy cost under the Residential Time of Day plan, Schedule 7, as proposed in UE 435. Portland General Electric specifically advertises this plan to its customers, including myself, as a way to save money by shifting our energy use towards nighttime hours. We have made significant changes to our energy use including investing in timers to control high-load appliances in response to the low cost of nighttime energy. By now turning around and proposing to increase the off-peak energy cost by 31% over 2024 prices, this is a slap in the face of customers who trusted PGE's marketing and advice that shifting power to off-peak hours would save money. Please reject the off-peak rate increase for the TOD plan in Schedule 7 for 2025. | ||
| UE 435-2004 | 5/15/2024 11:28:36 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | James | Duncan | TUALATIN | My wife and I are seniors, reliant largely upon our Social Security benefits to live on. We are already getting the PGE 20% discount, which turned out to be eaten up by our annual rent increase. We are curious as to why PGE is asking for two increases in such a short period of time. | ||
| UE 435-2005 | 5/15/2024 2:50:07 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | PORTLAND | PGE just imposed a double digit rate hike on customers and is subsequently already prepared to ask for more. The customers are not the investors and we should not be asked to bear the burden of cost to invest in improvements. We are paying for what they have to offer now and those who own hundreds of thousands of dollars in their stocks, such as the private equity groups that own large percentages of shares, are the investors. Why didn’t they ask for a sufficient increase in the RECORD increase for 2024? If PGE is able to pay dividends to shareholders, then why don’t they have sufficient funds to invest in their own infrastructure? Bottom line, as consumers we do not have a choice which energy company to use, so we should not be seen as a bank to year after year withdraw funds for investment at the same time that they improve their actual investors dividends. | ||||
| UE 435-2006 | 5/14/2024 5:01:37 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Jeremy | Mills | PORTLAND | I would like to say that the last thing Oregon needs right now is ANY rate increase - for any utility. Infact, any STATE doesnt need that right now. People are already struggling and barley scraping by. Particularly FAMILIES and creative peoples - the 2 groups, historically, our state has wanted here. The reasons should not matter outside of this. We should not have had a single rate increase since COVID, but here we are. I already have to choose between food or paying my power bill in full. I urge you to tell these utilities to stop the requests until inflation cools and we see some semblence of normalcy in our state. What will happen? We just wont have electricity? Yeah, right. | ||
| UE 435-2007 | 5/14/2024 6:41:45 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Cary | moro | PORTLAND | you have to stop the extortion of PGE customers by continuously raising their rates. I'm a single person and live alone in a small apartment and can no longer afford heat my apartment in the winter which gets incredibly cold because it's old and poorly insulated nor can I run fans in the summer even though it gets sweltering hot. my monthly bill is just to heat one room we're in over $200 a month and that's not continuous 30 days of heat I don't have an AC unit I can't afford to use it you have to stop these green grabbing increases. you have no right to allow this theft | ||
| UE 435-2008 | 5/15/2024 4:47:07 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Jan | Coleman | HAPPY VALLEY | I am submitting a request to not approve further rate increases for PGE. Please!! We Are a retired couple trying to live on a fixed income. And PGE rates have continued to increase. We've lived in an older home in this valley for over 25 years. At least we have housing. But PGE needs to understand that we did not move here after selling a million dollar home in California. Happy Valley has also approve a rate increase for Underground cables. This needs to stop. All the hype about inflation is just an excuse to raise rates everywhere!! Thank you. | ||
| UE 435-2009 | 5/15/2024 10:44:43 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Richard | Chase | TUALATIN | I am among thousands of fixed income customers of PGE who stand to struggle with ever increasing utility rates. I have also paid extra in support of Green Energy programs (as well as implementing every energy conservation practice I can) but am already at a rate that forces me to cancel my participation in order to partially offset my bill. It is time for PGE to step up and invest in more efficient operations and cost cutting, negotiate with BPA, etc. which rate payers cannot do. | ||
| UE 435-201 | 3/4/2024 3:56:57 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Sandy | Pace | SALEM | I would like to comment on the price increase. With PGE our only choice, we can’t shop around for cheaper service. There are seniors only receiving 1000.00 a month to live on n barely hanging on. With top management making millions I am not sure they ca n relate. Also: I Do Not Like that I am asking for more taxes like the Public Purpose charge and low income charge. I agree the low income need it but… it used to be voluntary n all of a sudden it is on people bills. Many, myself included want to know how top management can make millions or close to it but you need to raise the rates to millions of people. | ||
| UE 435-2010 | 5/15/2024 2:30:33 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Heidi | SALEM | The proposed increase in PGE's rates should be prevented. Since the last increase I've witnessed multiple PGE customers share their shock at the utility bill increase and suffer financial hardship from it. In the midst of inflation and other hardships, placing additional financial strain on families is simply unethical. If PGE is needing funding for projects, especially much needes infrastructure updates, the CEO should direct portions of their ever-increasing salary towards this. Change and updates are needed but it shouldn't weigh on the already laden backs of customers who have no other choice in this monopoly. | |||
| UE 435-2011 | 5/15/2024 2:47:21 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | William | Poff | OREGON CITY | PGE needs to stop raising rates while being allowed to make the personal income they do. While fleecing the state they need to reduce their income. If these increases are to better the system then they need to contribute as well. | ||
| UE 435-2012 | 5/15/2024 3:12:54 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | BEAVERTON | I think I speak for most people when I say that another increase in rates on top of the 18% that PGE has already put in place is not welcome. Utilities and their rates are already sky high; forget mortgage rates/rent, food prices, gas prices, etc. Many folks that are serviced by PGE are doing their best to keep their heads above water financially, another rate increase (especially at the beginning of summer when electricity usage is high, which seems predatory) is simply not feasible. This could be the difference between feeding a family and having no food on the table. | ||||
| UE 435-2013 | 5/15/2024 3:29:47 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Dan | Rapoza | SILVERTON | The previous rate increase had a noticeable impact on our bill. Another increase, especially so close to the previous one, would be intolerable to many. And if rate increases are indeed passed, please then work with the Legislature to make solar affordable for individual households. | ||
| UE 435-2014 | 5/15/2024 4:44:16 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Katie | Rehagen | PORTLAND | Dear PGE, Please do not follow through with this second rate increase. You just raised rates and I am struggling to pay my bill in the winter. Portland is becoming unlivable. Can you reconsider? Thank you, Katie Rehagen | ||
| UE 435-2015 | 5/15/2024 4:52:08 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Joshua | Shelton | OREGON CITY | I am not in favor of another PGE rate increase. I am barely surviving with the current rate increase and another rate increase is not sustainable. With so much increase in the world right now it would be helpful to have some normal and make PGE operate with what they have. They had 2.92 billion last year and estimate to be 3.10 billion this year according to companiesmarketcap.com. If you cannot operate with that kind of revenues then something is the matter. PGE talks about being a valuable member of the community, if they were they would understand another 7% increase would kill their community they are part of. Yes inflation is high everywhere but PGE already had an increase and they should be good enough for at least three years. Please help PGE customers out and reject this rate increase and any other rate increases the next three years. We need a break badly. Also, if PGE can offer assistance to people that can’t pay their bill then that shows they have a lot in the coffers and more money is not the answer. Please please give us a break | ||
| UE 435-2016 | 5/15/2024 4:59:03 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Stephen | Tyler | GLADSTONE | I oppose PGE raising their rates. I am retired and on a fixed income. They continue every year raising their rates in an absorbent amount. Please tell them to live within their means like normal Oregonians. Thank you | ||
| UE 435-2018 | 5/15/2024 6:00:32 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Jared | Rose | PORTLAND | An additional rate increase request from PGE should be rejected and furthermore a cap on rate increase requests should be instituted by the PUC. PGE has continually increased rates in a manner that far outpaces historically high inflation, far outweighs cost-of-living adjustments and is far greater than any business would normally attempt to pass on to their willing customers. They have also coupled these absurd rate increases with increasingly spotty service. As unwilling customers forced to use PGE's service, there needs to be some level of consumer protection put into place. | ||
| UE 435-2019 | 5/15/2024 6:03:22 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Michelle | Elliott | PORTLAND | We are stretched to the limit with the latest increase. We do not support another one. PGE needs to allocate their existing funds to cover expenses and projects. We are not bottomless pits of money. | ||
| UE 435-202 | 3/4/2024 7:55:50 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Seth | Arnold | PORTLAND | Hello, I'm writing about PGE's requests to raise their rates. I understand that their intention is to raise their profit margin to above nine percent. These kinds of profits feel incompatible with their storm response this year: - decisions to run power lines above ground rather than buried focused on short term profits at long term costs - their infrastructure for tracking which customers had service and which did not constantly failed, many people had to report their lost service many times - their communication was consistently poor and confusing I don't have an easy solution to suggest, but raising rates on consumers to pass along profit to owners and executives feels like the exact wrong direction. Raising rates to pay for necessary improvements would be far more palatable if the executives would receive the regional median salary and share buybacks or dividends require matching contributions to low income programs. | ||
| UE 435-2020 | 5/15/2024 6:22:40 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Anna | B | PORTLAND | I left California to come to Portland in 2013, when rent and energy costs were at least 2x less than they are now. I have since become a disabled homeowner. I have brought family up here, 3 on Social Security because they are at retirement age. Let's crunch some numbers for a second given living expense. Some people were given help on utility bills if they are in certain public programs like food stamps, but the maximum was 20% off. Those in special programs, many already in poverty or fixed incomes, have already given about 11% extra since 2022 rates. Being permanently disabled or on SSI, you get a cost of living increase of about $50-300/year. If the rates are raised again, that 20% of support is useless. You've gamed us again. PGE has raised their prices every year and they have almost doubled in the last 10 years, many people living on fixed income will be completely priced out, even if they are homeowners that aren't paying exorbitant amounts of rent or property costs. If they are priced out, who is going to pay for electricity? I can point to someone. The CEO of PGE made $14.1 million in 2022, $17 million in 2023. You are asking Portland residents to pay over $6 million extra with another rate hike. Why should the population of Portland pay for such drastic salary increases of Patricia Poppe? The way I see it, our money is not being put towards anything but her increased paycheck. How about we take the amount PGE is paying to lobby lawmakers? $1 Million to make up a chunk for a year of rate hiking. The millions in bailouts Newsom and PGE got during 2022, and during Covid? Use those instead to fix horrendously outdated infrastructure that should've been fixed decades ago. We are losing human lives, homes, schools, and livelihoods already to the failing electric systems as fires and sudden cold snaps become more common. My family was impacted by the storms. They were lucky to only lose a portion of their home, the damages in the tens of thousands, and without power or hot water for 2 weeks. They luckily had a generator to make up for the terrible electric grid and towers that snapped like matches. PGE will have to think who's going to shoulder the bill when more people begin to migrate out of Portland to get away from prices that we once left Los Angeles and San Francisco to escape. Don't let PGE get away with this. Don't let Portland lawmakers get away with this. Don't give them a bigger paycheck that they already aren't using, getting tax benefits out of, and getting bailouts for. If they are allowed to, I'll take my money, family and business elsewhere. | ||
| UE 435-2021 | 5/15/2024 6:31:25 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | PORTLAND | You already raised my rates 8% and now you’re considering another hike??? Imagine how you could actually help people by cutting the salaries at the top. I’d love an itemized overview of where my Money is actually going. You say infrastructure but why don’t you clarify??? Disgusting. There’s not much more to say. | ||||
| UE 435-2022 | 5/15/2024 6:31:25 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | PORTLAND | You already raised my rates 8% and now you’re considering another hike??? Imagine how you could actually help people by cutting the salaries at the top. I’d love an itemized overview of where my Money is actually going. You say infrastructure but why don’t you clarify??? Disgusting. There’s not much more to say. | ||||
| UE 435-2023 | 5/15/2024 7:07:46 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Adam | Kimbrough | PORTLAND | I oppose any rate increase whole heartedly. | ||
| UE 435-2024 | 5/15/2024 7:17:52 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Juanita | Rubio | PORTLAND | With the cost of living and increase in taxes, people being pushed out of their homes because of rent increases on top of everything else you are proposing a 7.3 increase on electric bill?! But yet minimum wages is at 15.45 in some parts of Oregon. I don’t know how you expect an average person to afford anything else other than the essentials. Oh what you don’t! | ||
| UE 435-2025 | 5/15/2024 7:25:52 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Patty | DeBois | TIGARD | We cannot afford a 7.3% increase! People are struggling as it is. Please manage the money that is already in your budget. We’re tired of trying to make ends meet. | ||
| UE 435-2026 | 5/15/2024 7:27:41 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Moira | Dawson | SALEM | This docket is a load of bull poop. If this docket is approved it would allow PGE in two years to increase their profits by 25%. In an ever increasingly unstable economy, that increase could me far more people going without power. For fixed income people, that could mean not having the ability to afford medicines or food or other daily items they need. With the increase in usage due to extreme weather, bills are already increasingly higher. In previous years I have paid less than 100/month for power and now the bills are closer to double that at times. They have no competition in the area so the public is forced to pay them as it is for power service. Why should the the energy commission allow a company to bleed the residents for their own profits. | ||
| UE 435-2028 | 5/15/2024 7:49:43 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Jacqueline | Bonelli | HAPPY VALLEY | No, rates have already increased significantly. NO on any rate increases. | ||
| UE 435-2029 | 5/15/2024 7:55:02 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Valerie | Hunter | HAPPY VALLEY | It is not fair that we have to keep paying for PGE when they have billions in funds. They can pay for there claims and be reasonable. We need other options instead of just PGE as it is representing a monopoly ran company and not for the public anymore . | ||
| UE 435-203 | 3/4/2024 9:49:13 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Ben | S | PORTLAND | PGE Should not be allowed to set a target profit margin and then pass all additional costs off to consumers via rate increases. Unlike other businesses/industries, we do not have a choice in going to another Utility for power, and lowering our power consumption only goes so far. Market pressures do not work to motivate PGE to lower costs/rates, only the utility oversight can reign in their excessive rate hikes. These persistent rate hikes cannot be allowed to continue. The business must stomach the costs of operating and not treat rate-payers as a blank check. I strongly oppose allowing PGE to continue raising rates year after year! | ||
| UE 435-2030 | 5/15/2024 8:00:41 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Ryan | Bonelli | HAPPY VALLEY | I do not agree with the rate increase and I also do not agree with the new “green” infrastructure PG&E is proposing. | ||
| UE 435-2031 | 5/15/2024 8:28:20 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Zach | Mayfield | GRESHAM | I do not support this. As a middle class life long Oregonian, we are already struggling to keep up with utility bills, and the last pge increase has been a struggle. I believe another one will put many into further financial hardship including myself. | ||
| UE 435-2032 | 5/15/2024 8:40:03 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Zeal | Mayfield | PORTLAND | I opposed any rate increase. The rate was already increased a significant amount, and that represents a considerably financial burden. I'm a strong believer that necessity is the mother of invention. If PGE doesn't have the option to just force consumers to pay more money, they will be faced with the necessity to become financially efficient. | ||
| UE 435-2033 | 5/15/2024 8:40:04 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Teresa | Gregory | HILLSBORO | The thought of you entertaining a rate hike in the midst of the inflationary struggle the American people are having is repulsive. However, it doesn’t surprise me either. Not sure how you sleep at night. | ||
| UE 435-2034 | 5/15/2024 8:43:57 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Lidiya | Khoroshenkikh | PORTLAND | To Whom this May Concern I am writing to express my concerns regarding the proposed rate increase, which I believe will have a negative impact on all households in Portland. It is evident that the quality of service provided has declined over the past year, yet consumers continue to be burdened with increasing payments. Many families are currently struggling with the recent price spike, and the consequences were particularly dire this past January when numerous families were left without power during freezing weather conditions for days. Even now, many households can't pay their monthly bills. With inflation affecting all essential goods and services, including power, many people are being pushed to rely excessively on your discount program. This program burdens the average consumer since a percentage of their monthly bill goes towards it. With the increasing number of people forced to join the program, more individuals will struggle financially. Over the years, the average Portlander has found it increasingly difficult to afford living in Portland, and these actions are exacerbating this issue, potentially forcing residents to either relocate or face homelessness. Additionally, I would like to address the discrepancy between the promised rate increase last year of 18% communicated to consumers last year and the actual 24% increase discovered when analyzing the cost per kilowatt. When I contacted PGE last year regarding this matter, the response I received from the representative was dismissive and unhelpful, such as "we don't specialize in math," "Just see your next bill; it won't be that much of a difference," and "you're the only one who cares." It is concerning that such misinformation and lack of transparency exist within the company. Therefore, my main question about this price spike is: what will be the actual rate increase? I urge you to reconsider the proposed rate increase, as it will only further burden Portlanders and contribute to the ongoing affordability crisis. Furthermore, with the mismanagement of funds within PGE, Portlanders are bearing the brunt. The CEO of PGE has a salary of $6.97 million dollars, yet the average household is living paycheck to paycheck in the current economy. PGE has the funding to pursue projects but is choosing to increase the burden on its consumers instead of working with its current budget. I hope that you will prioritize the well-being of Portlanders and help the average worker struggling to get by. | ||
| UE 435-2035 | 5/15/2024 8:44:28 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Zach | Mayfield | GRESHAM | I oppose this proposal. The price hikes are killing us and making living unaffordable. | ||
| UE 435-2036 | 5/15/2024 8:44:44 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Larry | Gregory | HILLSBORO | The thought of you having another rate hike in the midst of this economy where Americans are struggling to survive shows just how heartless you people are. | ||
| UE 435-2037 | 5/15/2024 8:47:09 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Trace | Guimont | OREGON CITY | I am opposed to an increased rate for power. EWEB and other power companies are able to deliver power for a fraction of the cost that PGE is already charging. There is no reason that PGE should need to charge more per kW/h than they already are. | ||
| UE 435-2038 | 5/15/2024 8:55:36 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Lindsey | Voorhees | TIGARD | No more increases! We have no more to give. Use the ample funding you have already squeezed from us WISELY and stop asking for more. Portland families are suffering from a long history of high taxes and fiscal irresponsibility. We won’t stand for it to continue. You’ve lost our trust. Earn it back and then try again for more $$. | ||
| UE 435-2039 | 5/15/2024 9:48:23 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Gordana | Hrvic | PORTLAND | Please, please, please! Do not put another increase !!! | ||
| UE 435-204 | 3/5/2024 2:01:35 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Connie | Brooks | PORTLAND | PGE is asking for another rate hike. This is after they already got some hefty and ridiculous rate hikes the past three years. This is unsustainable. The last rate hike that went into effect this past January is on top of the incredibly generous one they received the year before from 21% to 18%. Yet they showed profits due to the rate hikes they levied on consumers. I would hope that the PUC will not grant any more rate hikes for the next three years. They need to tighten their belts and not worry about their investors and wasting money on projects that are money pits. We have weather events every year. They need to plan for them and put money aside for those winter storms. Asking for rate hikes is not the solution to a company that has proven it does not know how to budget and wastes money. A full audit needs to be enacted as to how every penny is spent. We, the customers, have to pinch our pennies, watch our budgets like hawks and hope we find additional work to pay the bills. PGE wasted money redesigning their residential customer bill statements. Why? The old format was much better than their new format. That was a complete waste of money Here's a news flash. I want to see the charges on the first page of the statement, not the backside of it. Also the layout of the new statement is harder to read. I hate their new statements. The old ones were easier to read and the charges were listed in a logical manner --- especially the totals for each category. Their new AI operated customer call center. What a travesty. If they wanted to anger customers, they succeeded. I dread calling that AI voice mail hell. That is not customer service. Mandy, the virtual assistant, is anything but helpful. How much money was wasted on that "upgrade"? Their system has hung up on me several times because, "that is not one of the options." The "Reach out and Touch someone" commercials from the past are a good reminder what we would really like to do with their new system. I would like to know how much money they wasted on that system. Now they are using the excuse because of the ice storm they need more money? Baloney. It means they are greedy, are wasteful and fiscally irresponsible. My paycheck has not gone up by double digits at all. They should have planned and had a fund set aside for emergencies and weather conditions. Here's a newsflash, we've had worse weather conditions in the past. They come every year. Some years are worse than others. They can't keep coming back for more rate hikes -- that's the easy way out instead of cleaning their house and tightening their belts. Perhaps they can cut out some of their pet projects, middle managers and decrease the pay of their directors, CEO, managers, etc. Fiscal responsibility is just lip service on their part. A lot of us are already hurting. Does PGE want us to shiver in the darkness? That's what our decision are right now. Do we turn on heat? Do we turn on lights? Where else can we cut expenses? That's what PGE needs to do too. Do they need all those consultants? Managers? CEO? Coordinators? Golden benefits? They can write grants to finance their pet projects. They wasted so much money on Mandy and in Mandy's words, here is my response to PGE's request for more money, "that is not one of the options." <Click> | ||
| UE 435-2040 | 5/15/2024 11:14:46 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Lisa | BEAVERTON | Shame on this second increase with families and people suffering inflation already. You should be ashamed of yourselves. No one wants your filthy pet projects that cause destruction and damage to the natural ecosystems on land and sea. And yeah I am educated in physics. You are a failure CEO and need to resign. | |||
| UE 435-2041 | 5/15/2024 11:17:46 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Lidia | Martinez | BEAVERTON | PG&E has a record of promises unfulfilled and who answers for their mistakes? The citizens that they are charging an arm and a leg.Those depending on them to do their due diligence and finally get their things together. From the constant issue with not tending to power lines in time to ensure proper functioning to the wind farm safety concerns. Who sits at the helm and performs the proper audits and how money is spent? I have neighbors struggling to pay their bills and PGE wants yet another hike up on rates. This is not ok. I hope and pray our voices are heard. | ||
| UE 435-2042 | 5/16/2024 12:26:51 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | PORTLAND | The rate increases are untenable. I just purchased a home and I am in shock how much it has risen over the last few years. I don’t even have electric heat, just appliances and it is well over $100 monthly for just one person! | ||||
| UE 435-2043 | 5/16/2024 12:49:36 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Steven | Miller | BEAVERTON | We need a more reliable grid with power sources that can withstand the greens desire to move to electricity for everything. Which will be a disaster without making the right investments. Like say partnering with NuScale to deploy their amazing technology to serve the needs of OREGON citizens. I vote NO on raising more money to give us more of the same. | ||
| UE 435-2044 | 5/16/2024 5:57:49 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Barbara | Knotts | CORBETT | I do not agree with a rate hike for PGE. A rate hike was just instituted recently and it was a very large jump in the rate. Electric prices are already at a high point and the last jump is too recent. | ||
| UE 435-2045 | 5/16/2024 6:55:49 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Leanne | Stoneberg | HILLSBORO | I sent the following email in March.....I never received any response back from you. I'm one angry Oregonian. These rate hikes are ridiculous and not necessary, especially since the CEO of PGE can give herself such a grand raise. I'm strongly opposing any further rate hikes and further more expect that the rates would be lowered. I know I'm not the only angry one over this! If the CEO of PGE can give herself such a large raise, then maybe she should take a pay cut and help pay instead of raising rates on your customers. I called PGE on February 28 to express my extreme concerns and frustrations with the rate hike. I find it even more appalling the CEO would take such a large pay raise. During my conversation with the manager I spoke with at PGE I was informed I could express my concerns with PUC and the Oregon legislatures who are all responsible for this rate hike so that is what I'm doing. Ironic the people of Oregon wouldn't have any say in such a thing as a rate hike, especially one so substantial. Are you SERIOUSLY expecting to have bills paid in full? My familys home bill went from $275 to $500 in less than a month with little change in usage. Thats a substantial jump. How would you honestly expect a family to pay such a large sum, especially with the rising costs of food?!?! Is the CEO of PGE planning on paying what family's can't come up with? Better yet, are those that voted for this within our Oregon legislature and the PUC planning to help all of us family's pay these ridiculous bills? I'm pretty disgusted with this all together to be honest. As my family and I are trying to keep up with the inflation of food prices that this wonderful (not so much) administration has instituted, the raising prices of a power bill makes it EXTREMELY difficult to meet or even pay the bill in full. To have our home bill experience such a jump is ridiculous. As we have worked hard to remodel the home, replace windows to help and put in quality insulation, I'm extremely frustrated as our bill continues to climb. Our home is heated with a wood stove and not so much power usage. As I told the manager on the phone call with PGE, this is a two way street The Oregon legislature and the PUC appear to be working together.....WHY?!?! The Oregon legislators voted for this...( NOT ME) But it takes someone on the other side to agree to go along with this. Anyone who thinks this is a good idea can pay any and all my future bills along with the families of all the Oregon citizens. This is utterly ridiculous! Its time for the PUC to hear from the people. Its time for you all to listen up, I STRONGLY oppose any and all rate hikes! | ||
| UE 435-2046 | 5/16/2024 7:35:29 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Guy | Priano | BORING | NO RATE INCREASE! | ||
| UE 435-2047 | 5/16/2024 8:02:30 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | James | Baucom | PORTLAND | The rate increase requested by PGE of 7.3% will drive increased inflation in their service area causing undue harm to people trying to make ends meet. PGE was recently granted a previous 17.4 % rate increase. This rate increase allowed PGE to deliver dividend payments to its stockholders. What infrastructure have they invested in to support additional load caused by EV cars & conversions from natural gas stoves & heating? Please give the ratepayers relief and deny this rate increase. | ||
| UE 435-2048 | 5/16/2024 9:17:05 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | JENNIFER | KAMPRATH | BEAVERTON | Oregonians are suffering from massive inflation, due to overspending nationally at the state level and locally. We are suffering. People are having to choose utilities or food and here is PGE with their hand out again. How many millions does the CEO make? several million dollars last I looked. This utility and those who run it should feel ashamed. Another increase from PGE is almost laughable at this point. My bill is higher than when I was running the AC 24/7 This utility is greedy and heartless. Oregon is rated the most corrupt state in the union. Prove it wrong and do the right thing with NO MORE rate increases | ||
| UE 435-205 | 3/5/2024 5:55:19 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Craig | Doherty | PORTLAND | Oregonians are already being priced out of their homes at record rates. My electric bill is now over $200 a month after I replaced all my light bulbs with LED lights, I’ve better insulated my home, I’ve upgraded appliances to energy star products. I’ve used less energy now than ever before but the electric bill keeps going up. Stop rate increases. Keep people in their homes. | ||
| UE 435-2050 | 5/16/2024 9:40:36 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Frieda | Cummings | MULTNOMAH | I oppose this rate increase. Electricity is a basic need and an increase in costs will financially burden families like ours who are already combining households to afford housing and utilities.( we are retired and share household with kids and grandkids). | ||
| UE 435-2052 | 5/16/2024 10:55:14 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Danielle | Giger Myers | OREGON CITY | I am opposed to a rate increase from PGE. Not only for me, but for everyone working hard to pay their bills. Please look at managing your money better instead of asking for more. | ||
| UE 435-2053 | 5/15/2024 6:24:24 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Mary | Crosby | KEIZER | Re: Docket UAE 435- I'm done with everything increasing except my take home pay. Why don't I just sign my paychecks over to the government at this point and call it good. Please reconsider this increase. I can't anymore. | ||
| UE 435-2054 | 5/15/2024 5:04:22 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Candice | Fuller | OREGON CITY | I am aware PGE is wanting to raise rates again. I would like to know first the break down where the previous just in Jan 2024 rate increase is going. A breakdown of the profit and loss needs to be made public before giving another rate increase. With the economy in inflation the public can not afford another rate increase especially the elderly. I do not support this at this time,. Candie Fuller | ||
| UE 435-2055 | 5/15/2024 6:54:02 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Kirsti | Ness | HILLSBORO | I am extremely disappointed in PGE wanting to file yet another rate increase on its customers. By pushing this through, they are putting customers in risk of not having power to their homes - they will be forced to choose between paying their rent/mortgage, food, etc. They say that customers can apply for financial assistance, but the reality is that if you are considered “middle class”, you won’t get approved. Just because you are make a certain amount, does not mean you can afford the ridiculous amount that PGE charges. Also, the public really doesn’t have any choice in shopping around for their electricity. PGE has a total monopoly on electricity. That’s not ok. The fact that their CEO makes millions of dollars in compensation and bonuses is horrible. And now they want to raise our rates again?? Seriously, what the hell? | ||
| UE 435-2056 | 5/15/2024 3:58:31 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Leanne | Stoneberg | HILLSBORO | I sent the following email in March.....I never received any response back from you. I'm one angry Oregonian. These rate hikes are ridiculous and not necessary, especially since the CEO of PGE can give herself such a grand raise. I'm strongly opposing any further rate hikes and further more expect that the rates would be lowered. I know I'm not the only angry one over this! I called PGE on February 28 to express my extreme concerns and frustrations with the rate hike. I find it even more appalling the CEO would take such a large pay raise. During my conversation with the manager I spoke with at PGE I was informed I could express my concerns with PUC and the Oregon legislatures who are all responsible for this rate hike so that is what I'm doing. Ironic the people of Oregon wouldn't have any say in such a thing as a rate hike, especially one so substantial. I also understand that the raising of our rates isn't done yet and there is more to come. Is that correct? Will we, the citizens of Oregon, be seeing another rate hike in April? How much this time? Are you SERIOUSLY expecting to have bills paid in full? My familys home bill went from $275 to $500 in less than a month with little change in usage. Thats a substantial jump. How would you honestly expect a family to pay such a large sum, especially with the rising costs of food?!?! Is the CEO of PGE planning on paying what family's can't come up with? Better yet, are those that voted for this and went along with this rate hike going to pitch in and help all of us family's pay these ridiculous bills? I'm pretty disgusted with this all together to be honest. As my family and I are trying to keep up with the inflation of food prices that this wonderful (not so much) administration has instituted, the raising prices of a power bill makes it EXTREMELY difficult to meet or even pay the bill in full. To have our home bill experience such a jump is ridiculous. As we have worked hard to remodel the home, replace windows to help and put in quality insulation, I'm extremely frustrated as our bill continues to climb. Our home is heated with a wood stove and not so much power usage. As I told the manager on the phone call with PGE, this is a two way street. The Oregon legislators voted for this...( NOT ME) But it takes someone on the other side to agree to go along with this. Anyone who thinks this is a good idea can pay any and all my future bills along with the families of all the Oregon citizens. This is utterly ridiculous! Its time for all of you who voted for this to be out! Its time for the PUC to hear from the people. Don't think I won't be at any and all meetings, rallys, and gatherings making my voice heard. | ||
| UE 435-2057 | 5/16/2024 6:37:07 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Jessica | Sanders | MOLALLA | Please do not let PGE raise rates. We are not making it as it is now. I cannot afford another rate increase. I fear I will have to move out of my home state of Oregon as prices are getting so high and my income is not catching up. | ||
| UE 435-2058 | 5/16/2024 11:03:48 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Lara | Uskovich | PORTLAND | Greetings, I oppose docket #UE435, which is PGE requesting a 7.3% increase. This is a monopoly that needs to be curtailed. We as citizens do not have another option to get our electricity from another source. PGE has already impletmented an increase. This will hurt families who dont have big incomes, it will hurt small businesses. It seems like these increases go unnoticed to people who have lots of extra income that have moved to Portland and dont feel the sting of all the utility increases. This is affecting people who are on fixed incomes. How are we supposed to be a city of inclusivity when these utility increases will be driving lower income and middle income people out? How much does the CEO make? Take it out of their gigantic paycheck, not our measly ones. Thank you. | ||
| UE 435-2059 | 5/15/2024 5:52:35 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Tina | Ray | GRESHAM | With the current state of the economy, Oregonians simply cannot afford another rate increase. We are overwhelmed with all of the rising costs we are required to pay. | ||
| UE 435-206 | 3/5/2024 6:50:53 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Sean | Welter | PORTLAND | Portland General Electric is attempting to get away with robbery for a second time starting 2025. I am already starting to feel the affects of their 17% bill raising as it seems my costs have nearly doubled. I think it would be best for the state to step in and take initiative to start running both pacificorp and Portland general electric. | ||
| UE 435-2060 | 5/15/2024 2:17:14 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | William | Poff | OREGON CITY | You people need to get a handle on things and stop facilitating the thievery going on at PGE. How about while allowing them to continuously raise our rates, you also put a freeze on the income the top execs bring in? How about instead of allowing them to double the rates within a two year period, you actually show some oversight and stop the fleecing? I realize the goal here in Oregon is to keep people poor but this is ridiculous. These constant rate increases are nothing more than new linings for already rich pockets. I am not sure what percentage you people get as kickbacks but this needs to stop. | ||
| UE 435-2061 | 5/16/2024 2:35:06 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Carl | Hossman | GRESHAM | We can’t afford these ridiculous increases. Please stop thinking that you need to save us with worthless windmills or solid panels. | ||
| UE 435-2062 | 5/16/2024 7:49:53 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Steve | Rice | WEST LINN | In regard to the requested 7.2% rate increase, I disagree with where PGE is prioritizing improvements. My largerest concern is in libe/tree maintenance experience. I understand doing maintenance to avoid forest fires or in winter storm damage avoidance. Yet for the last month I've been witnessing local and out-of-state private contractors doing completely unnecessary maintenance. As someone on a fixed income, funding yet another rate increase is truly burdensome. Let's stop spending money just to satisfy a phantom potential problem | ||
| UE 435-2063 | 5/16/2024 8:14:06 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Susan | Bradshaw | WOOD VILLAGE | I don’t see how people like myself can pay a lot more for their electricity. Right now I’m on a reduced plan because my income is just my SS check. With the cost of living going up and up I can’t afford to pay more. I’m 73 years old and trying to find a part time work from home job. I have physical limits so there are limits as to how much work I can do. I’m now behind on my house payments. | ||
| UE 435-2064 | 5/16/2024 10:51:45 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Mary Ann | Lowe | TIGARD | Please do not allow PGE to increase rates yet again. People in the government need to understand that many of us are on the edge of homelessness & cannot afford the continued dramatic increases for everything essential. PG E gas already obtained massive increases & the government sponsored programs providing discounts have ended. Groceries, gas, housing, healthcare, auto & home repairs, & all utilities gave all had astronomical price increases. What are we supposed to do if we can’t afford to live? | ||
| UE 435-2065 | 5/16/2024 11:16:16 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Sara | Thomas | BEAVERTON | Cut shareholders profits instead of increasing rates. | ||
| UE 435-2066 | 5/16/2024 7:36:03 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | HILLSBORO | No | ||||
| UE 435-2067 | 5/16/2024 12:16:28 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Monica | F | TIGARD | Subject: Strong Opposition to PGE's Proposed Rate Increase To the Public Utility Commission, I am writing on behalf of my family of five to express our strong opposition to PGE's recent request to increase annual revenues by approximately $202.0 million, or 7.3%. As a household that is already struggling to make ends meet, this proposed rate hike will have a significant negative impact on our financial stability and overall quality of life. Our family consists of two working parents who are both small business owners, and three school-aged children. Despite our best efforts to manage our finances, we live paycheck to paycheck, making it increasingly difficult to absorb any additional expenses. The proposed rate increase by PGE would add yet another financial burden that we simply cannot afford. Moreover, we are an environmentally conscious household committed to reducing our carbon footprint. We have invested in energy-efficient appliances and other green technologies to minimize our energy consumption and support a sustainable future. This rate increase feels like a punishment for our efforts to live responsibly and sustainably. It undermines the incentive to invest in green technology if the cost of electricity continues to rise. Furthermore, the timing of this request is particularly troubling. With the current economic uncertainties and the cost of living continually rising, an increase in utility rates will exacerbate the financial strain on families like ours. The proposed rate hike is excessive and will disproportionately impact working families and small business owners who are already struggling to recover from economic challenges. In light of these considerations, we urge the Public Utility Commission to reject PGE's rate increase request. Instead, we encourage PGE to explore alternative solutions that do not place undue financial strain on its customers. Efforts could include improving operational efficiencies, investing in renewable energy sources, and seeking federal or state assistance to offset costs. Our family believes that affordable and reliable energy is a fundamental right. We respectfully ask the Commission to prioritize the needs of everyday consumers and protect us from unjust and burdensome rate increases. Thank you for considering our perspective. | ||
| UE 435-2068 | 5/16/2024 12:19:11 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Pedro | Chavez | PORTLAND | I am writing to voice my concern about this increase in rates. The Rate, we are paying of . 08814, Is already high. I just moved into a home, Year over year, the bill has increased about twenty two percent. That last increase is making it harder for me to maintain where I was at financially speaking. With all the other increases happening year-over-year. I now have to increase my income About forty five percent To maintain the living expenses that have increased. Not only have my living Expenses have increased, so have insurance premiums, Homeowners insurance, Vehicle insurance. Not to mention our savings account is diminishing month by month. Thanks for hearing me out. | ||
| UE 435-2069 | 5/16/2024 1:05:48 PM | PUC | Oppose Docket | Web | Lisa | Haines | OREGON CITY | This is an ABSOLUTE outrage. The "clean energy" bills passed in Oregon legislature in 2021 are nothing more than a backdoor climate tax. How much did your profits increase last quarter? Maybe you could decrease your CEO's compensation? | ||
| UE 435-207 | 3/5/2024 7:21:04 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Shelby | Parrott | HILLSBORO | Allowing PGE to raise energy prices yet again to cover losses AT THEIR OWN FAULT is criminal, and citizens owe nothing to a local gov that is allergic to accountability at all levels and bleeds them dry at every turn. If you want a community, foster it. | ||
| UE 435-2070 | 5/16/2024 1:16:59 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Tiffany | burnett | OREGON CITY | As a small business and home owner I oppose another rate hike. This is ridiculous. | ||
| UE 435-2071 | 5/16/2024 1:30:48 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | jerron | carlson | TIGARD | do not increase the price of power. | ||
| UE 435-2072 | 5/16/2024 1:59:37 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | PORTLAND | It is with deep concern that I address the recent request from PGE for yet another price increase, mere months after the hike in January 2024. This relentless pursuit of additional funds places an undue burden on the shoulders of hardworking Oregonians, already grappling with the challenges of rising inflation. How can we, the consumers, be expected to continually bear the weight of these escalating costs? PGE must recognize the strain their actions place on everyday individuals and families. Rather than perpetually seeking to fill their bank accounts, it is imperative that PGE reassess its priorities and consider alternative measures. One such avenue for consideration is a thorough examination of the company’s profits and the dividends lining investors' pockets. Surely, there is room for adjustment within these realms before resorting to further squeezing the wallets of the very communities they serve. As the cost of essentials such as gas and groceries continue to climb, maintaining a semblance of financial stability has become an intricate balancing act for many Oregonians. It is incumbent upon PGE to acknowledge the economic realities faced by their customers and to align their actions accordingly. In light of the recent price increase and the ongoing economic pressures faced by consumers, I urge the Oregon Public Utillity Commission to reject PGE’s request for another hike. Let us send a clear message that enough is enough and demand accountability from those entrusted with providing essential services to our community. | ||||
| UE 435-2073 | 5/16/2024 2:19:49 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Laura | Claeys | HILLSBORO | I oppose any rate increases. Pge just had an almost 30% increase approved. Our electric bill has increased more than than the current inflation rate. This rate needs to be denied and pge should use the increase they already got for what they need. | ||
| UE 435-2074 | 5/16/2024 12:43:35 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Matt | Torrey | FOREST GROVE | Please no rate increase we are already paying way to much this increase has nothing to do with energy. It’s due to the simple fact that PGE does not hire their own employees anymore. They subcontract everything that’s why their bill is so much higher. so they’re just trying to pass it on to the consumer that way their profit margin stay the same. Meanwhile, one little windstorm comes along at the end of summer and they shut your power off and still charge you for it on the average pay scale if it passes where does it stop? | ||
| UE 435-2075 | 5/16/2024 12:45:01 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Matt | Torrey | FOREST GROVE | Are the general consumer aware that the Oregon public utilities commission makes 10%? | ||
| UE 435-2076 | 5/16/2024 1:30:47 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Jami | Burns | PORTLAND | PGE’s latest proposal of yet another rate hike, when they just passed a drastically steep rate hike, is astounding and further flat out denies consumers in the Portland Metro area their basic rights… and at a time of a horrible economic climate! It’s insulting, unethical and simply NOT RIGHT to consumers in this area. This is truly disgraceful. | ||
| UE 435-2077 | 5/16/2024 8:12:10 AM | PUC | General Comment | Web | Kelly | Young | WOODBURN | As a teacher who is the only income for her family, I have 2 jobs. I cannot afford anymore on my electric bill!! As it is I try to do laundry during off peak hours to save on my electric bill. I don’t see how you can possibly justify this increase. You have made so much money and you just increased our bills this year. Please stop!! | ||
| UE 435-2078 | 5/16/2024 11:52:29 AM | PACIFIC POWER | Oppose Docket | Web | Karen Marie | Jaramillo | GRANTS PASS | So you want to make electricity a $$$ luxury now? Solar panels anyone? | ||
| UE 435-2079 | 5/16/2024 2:45:46 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Rachel | Correll | OAK GROVE | I oppose the request for PGE to increase rates by another 7% after PGE rates increased by 18% in 2023. The PUC should be voting in the interest of the people. Paying more for utilities is not in the public’s best interest during a time where inflation and taxes are at an all time high for Oregonians. Like the rest of us, PGE can work with what they have already have ($500 million in annual revenue after 2023’s rate increase?!!!). Enough is enough. | ||
| UE 435-208 | 3/5/2024 7:35:18 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Connor | Katchmark | MILWAUKIE | I don't think a public utility should EVER be able to make a profit off of the citizens it services. Profit incentivizes exploitation and shouldn't be apart of a government service. If shareholders are involved, a company will never put its customers first. PGE needs to be made a PUD so their customers are their first and only priority, as should be the case with every government service. | ||
| UE 435-2080 | 5/16/2024 3:17:00 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Zita | Podany | PORTLAND | Docket No. UE 435 I strongly oppose PGE getting another usurious rate hike. They already had three of them in succession. They hire contractors that create problems which end up costing them more money. They can't seem to coordinate work orders and work to be done in neighborhoods. They don't seem to plan and set money aside for emergencies. Fiscal management is not their strong suit. Our household has to adhere to a strict budget and careful planning. PGE needs to do the same. Year after year they have increased their rates to an unsustainable level on most of us. My paychecks are not keeping up with their rate increases. They have already tapped us out this year with the huge hike they got in January 2024. No more rate hikes. Too easy to be fiscally irresponsible if you know you can keep coming back to the public trough to get more money. We want to see a full audit of where every cent has been spent. They need to do what we have been doing for the past three years--- tightening our belts and cutting expenses. Electricity is not a luxury but a basic need. I oppose this rate hike (especially since it is the third one in three years and each is a HUGE rate hike. To PGE it is an "only by this much" increase; for us it is a "huge burden, a bleeding-edge burden." | ||
| UE 435-2081 | 5/16/2024 3:29:11 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Holly | Dodgson | TUALATIN | We simply cannot afford another excessive rate increase. The rates were just raised in January. Your CEO makes $11+ million a year while Oregonians are struggling to pay for electricity. | ||
| UE 435-2082 | 5/16/2024 3:54:38 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Dan | Correll | PORTLAND | I stand firmly opposed to this proposed increase to my rate, these increases are not sustainable to the public while it might seem small… when you add all the smalls together it becomes just to much. I don’t get pay raises like what’s being asked for by PGE, it’s just got to stop !!!!! Dan Correll | ||
| UE 435-2083 | 5/16/2024 4:02:41 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | TUALATIN | PGE needs to specifically say exactly what the extra revenue is needed for. Their misuse of revenue in the past has been rampant. For example, as a public utility their CEO made almost $7 million dollars, which is 50 times what the average employee makes there. This is a gross misuse of funds. | ||||
| UE 435-2084 | 5/16/2024 4:55:44 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Kellie | Smith | MULINO | To whom it may concern, I oppose of UE435. There has already been 2 increases with PGE and with another possible one now, it’s causing more harm than good. My whole community struggles with the current PGE rates. Repairing power outages are un-organized and take to long to fix with how much money is going back to PGE. No more increases. Thank you. | ||
| UE 435-2085 | 5/16/2024 4:59:50 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Janice | Newton | SANDY | Please don't raise our rates again! You just raised them and if you raise them again it will hit our cost of living here so hard! We are barely able to live here as it is! With inflation and the various taxes it is just getting too expensive. I am a native Oregonian and it is getting to the point that we may have to leave our beloved state! Raising the rates will really hit the middle class, the poor and seniors. Not to mention the various businesses, who will then pass their rate increase onto us ,the consumer. I am really concerned about our kids as well, they have it so much harder than we did. We can't print money like the government can! | ||
| UE 435-2086 | 5/16/2024 4:42:10 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Julie | Blackman | PORTLAND | I oppose PGE's request for an increase in residential rates to take effect in January, 2025. PGE's rates have increased by 30% since 2022. The last increase was 19%, which has had an enormous impact on households in the service region. After an increase of that size PGE should be able to manage for at least 2-3 years without additional increases. PGE states that increases are necessary for a variety of reasons, few of which have to do with increased residential demand. We are all aware of the growing number of data farms, etc., which consume staggering amounts of power (while providing relatively few jobs in the surrounding community). If PGE is so eager to serve these industrial customers perhaps it should shift the costs of doing so to those industrial customers. PGE's service has declined as its rates have risen. It needs to be told 'no' firmly and forcefully. Please reject this requested increase. Thank you for your attention to my concerns. | ||
| UE 435-2087 | 5/16/2024 4:42:34 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Ty | Hickey | TIGARD | Portlanders are facing a record inflation and interest rates and are struggling to make ends meet and raising the cost of basic necessities like electricity is unconscionable especially when PGE is making billions in Revenue already | ||
| UE 435-2088 | 5/16/2024 4:42:35 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Ty | Hickey | TIGARD | Portlanders are facing a record inflation and interest rates and are struggling to make ends meet and raising the cost of basic necessities like electricity is unconscionable especially when PGE is making billions in Revenue already | ||
| UE 435-2089 | 5/16/2024 4:57:45 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Cassandra | Johnson | TUALATIN | Electricity should be fundamental to survival any more. We cannot afford to keep the increase PGE costs. It is making living untenable. I should not have to choose between keeping my home running or feeding my child. | ||
| UE 435-209 | 3/5/2024 8:34:46 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Renita | McNaughtan | SALEM | The additional requested increase by PGE is ridiculous! They have already requested and received increases in the past two years. The public cannot expect to continue to pay more and more. Our paychecks are already stretched to the max. As it is, we barely turn on the lights and heat and wear sweaters around the house to keep warm. I would love to not have my fingers freezing all the time. Please do NOT allow another increase. We cannot take another one. Every increase takes more and more out of our gas and grocery budgets and I can't imagine what it does to the fixed income, of which I will become one in another year. | ||
| UE 435-2090 | 5/16/2024 5:34:13 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Jennifer | Cosenza | TIGARD | No! We are all struggling to stay within our own budgets and scraping by PGE should budget like the rest of us. Please do not do this. It results in rent increases, and continued struggling for small businesses and homeowners. Do not do this. Timing is awful. | ||
| UE 435-2091 | 5/16/2024 5:47:44 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | PORTLAND | The rates were just increased by around 17-18 percent at the beginning of the year. An additional 7% would be an unbearable financial burden for so many residents who are already struggling. This is not the time for upgrades. Please wait at least an year and give ample notice so people can prepare. | ||||
| UE 435-2092 | 5/16/2024 6:14:27 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | PORTLAND | Undue financial burden. This is a case of cost of doing business--not of increasing share holder value. Newly Planned upgrade especially after last year increase is ridiculous. | ||||
| UE 435-2093 | 5/16/2024 6:39:54 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Merrily | Schulenberg | PORTLAND | I am on a fixed income. I am elderly and not well. I am so cold in the winter and so hot in the summer to try to save on my electric bill. I eat cereal for dinner because food is so expensive. I don't use my oven. I have many doctor bills and prescriptions are so high. There is nothing else I can do to save on my electric bill. I don't get help to pay it. We can't afford to pay more and more money. | ||
| UE 435-2094 | 5/16/2024 6:52:19 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | John | Chambers | TIGARD | How do expect people to keep paying more and more for so many services. Food, gas, rent, healthcare, insurance and more from electricity? Prices are rising yet people’s wages have not increased. For some people it has been the same for years. Companies are raising rates just so their profits can expand and share holders can get more money. Yet those who are working hard are not seeing any increases. Please don’t raise the rates AGAIN!! Thank you for your time | ||
| UE 435-2095 | 5/16/2024 7:51:08 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Brenda | Smith | BEAVERTON | Please do not raises prices more. | ||
| UE 435-2096 | 5/16/2024 8:23:23 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Anna | Murphy | TIGARD | I do not support a rate increase. Oregonians are struggling with inflation. Rate increases on top of rate increases are not acceptable. This hurts the most vulnerable in our community. Not only that, but PGE exists as a monopoly. Consumers cannot shop around for better rates. This rate increase should not be granted. | ||
| UE 435-2097 | 5/16/2024 10:03:45 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Lisa | Burch | HILLSBORO | No! My bill has gone up dramatically! | ||
| UE 435-2098 | 5/16/2024 10:23:42 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Roger | Shutters | PORTLAND | We can not allow ANOTHER rate hike on utilities. We are surrounded by ever increasing suffering in the form of homelessness and subsequent issues that arise around it. This suffering directly correlates to unchecked, skyrocketing rent and utility prices. I work 40 hrs a week and already taxed to death. Enough is enough. | ||
| UE 435-2099 | 5/17/2024 12:31:45 AM | 5/16/2024 2:52:13 PM | General Comment | susanbeslic@yahoo.com | I strongly disagree with this rate increase. You have already increased the prices and should not punish hard working Oregonians who are already struggling. Shame on PGE and anyone else who votes for this. Balance your budget. NO NO NO | |||||
| UE 435-21 | 2/29/2024 8:52:57 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Rebecca | Lindberg | TIGARD | I'm paying 250$ in electricity bills for a tiny apartment that we STOPPED USING THE HEATER IN unless it was brlow freezing. We chose to be cold and bundle up in our own home and still paid 250$. We used the heater last year and it was almost the same amount since they have already increased prices. I work as a full time medical worker and can barely afford my bills as is. Please don't let them continue this sick greed. | ||
| UE 435-210 | 3/5/2024 10:32:24 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | PORTLAND | Please oppose the PGE 7.4% rate increase request for 2025. We are already seeing an insane increase in 2024 right as I lost power for 3 days in the dead of winter. It's maddening that I I'm paying 18% more over last year, and being a monopoly, I have no alternative supplier of power. infrastructure and safety advancements should not be placed on the customer. | ||||
| UE 435-2100 | 5/17/2024 12:31:47 AM | 5/16/2024 2:42:07 PM | General Comment | Vsquimby@everyactioncustom.com | vsquimby@everyactioncustom.com. Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Virginia Quimby 15205 SW Emerald St Beaverton, OR 97007-7150 Vsquimby@hotmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2101 | 5/17/2024 12:31:49 AM | 5/16/2024 2:26:17 PM | General Comment | sunraven2@hotmail.com | sunraven2@hotmail.com<mailto:sunraven2@hotmail.com>. PGE - Many of your customers are elders, as I am. Many are on fixed incomes. Your recent rate increase of 18% already impacted many; hit my budget hard! Please rethink this proposal. This increase may well cause households' electricity to be turned off! With the current outrageous property taxes, increases in general necessary expenses, and now your proposed rate increase, many of us will be forced out of homes we have lived in for 50 years or more. I SAY NO TO PGE INCREASED RATES. Please don't do this to your long-time customers! Linda Andren 10808 SW 39th Av Portland, OR 97219 | |||||
| UE 435-2102 | 5/17/2024 12:31:51 AM | 5/16/2024 1:58:45 PM | General Comment | anna.khariss@gmail.com | Hello, This message is to express my strong opposition to the proposed increase requested by PGE. We are a family of three, who live in a small townhome. Our electrical bills went from $90 during the hot summer months to $140 during the winter months. I'm terrified of what my bill will look like this summer. The last increase has been devastating, and PGE greedily continues to request more and more. An average Oregon family can't afford these constant increases. The increase will affect families and small businesses that are supposed to be the backbone of this community, but instead, the state just finds another way how to take our money away: new taxes, and levies, fees are increasing and being added every year with no end in sight. This is your responsibility to take into consideration the economic well-being of the residents and acknowledge that we can't afford this increase. Sincerely, Anna Kharisova | |||||
| UE 435-2103 | 5/17/2024 12:31:54 AM | 5/16/2024 1:55:51 PM | General Comment | shellyluc565@gmail.com | Regarding UE435 I'm am emplororing you not to increase the PGE rates. It costs over $500 a month already to heat our house in the winter. We can't afford to convert to another form of heat. Please don't make this a worse financial burden! Thank you! Rochelle Yambra 164 Canemah Rd. Oregon City, OR 97045 | |||||
| UE 435-2104 | 5/17/2024 12:31:56 AM | 5/16/2024 1:51:13 PM | General Comment | carlmellis@gmail.com | I am a resident of Silverton and I strongly oppose another rate increase. Portland General, like all of us, needs to do better with what they have. I certainly haven't received a 26% raise over the last two years. -- Carl Ellis | |||||
| UE 435-2105 | 5/17/2024 12:31:58 AM | 5/16/2024 12:56:51 PM | General Comment | dkdague@yahoo.com | No! Sent from my iPhone | |||||
| UE 435-2106 | 5/17/2024 12:32:01 AM | 5/16/2024 10:44:45 AM | General Comment | aokayhomes@gmail.com | Stop the rate hikes we pay enough for what should be free. Kay -- Kay Lynn Schwab Call, Kay Direct: 503-504-2528 MORE Realty, Inc. 10121 SE Sunnyside Rd S-300 Clackamas,Or 97015 OR Real Estate Broker license #870300223 "AO KAY" | |||||
| UE 435-2107 | 5/17/2024 12:32:03 AM | 5/16/2024 10:29:48 AM | General Comment | bryantdolbow@icloud.com | Do not raise energy rates. Costs of living for families are already too strenuous. - Bryant | |||||
| UE 435-2108 | 5/17/2024 12:32:06 AM | 5/16/2024 10:20:03 AM | General Comment | aliesaboley@hotmail.com | I object to any PGE rate hike. Like many, I simply don't have income to cover an increase for anything. Rent, kids, Dr. appointment, or pay my PGE bill. Difficult choices for many - this rate hike will harm low-income workers, single parent families, and retired folks the most. Respectfully, Lisa Boley | |||||
| UE 435-2109 | 5/17/2024 12:32:09 AM | 5/16/2024 10:05:54 AM | General Comment | argayevents@gmail.com | Hello, Thank you for taking the time to hear testimony from Oregon Residents. I volunteer my time in my NE Portland community daily. I am writing to you to share the hardships that Portlanders & Oregonians are facing. Just this weekend we severed over 80 households in our neighborhood at our neighborhood event. Consistently we were hearing from people that don't have any extra funds right now. They were so thankful that we were helping them. The major majority at the event were homeowners or renters, Not living in "affordable" housing. Most of the people in my neighborhood in Parkrose, NE Portland, are long time Residents. We have family's that have lived here for multiple generations. We have the highest tax rate in the city out in east county. It is very expensive to live here in comparison to our annual income. But people want to continue to live here; in their homes. People all around us are barely hanging on to their homes. Many of which are long time family homes. When you allow rate increases, you are pushing out our Portlanders! You can't turn a blind eye to that or use the media's perspective that the middle class is doing well. We need you to understand how this rate increase would affect families or individuals. So please hear us. Please step into the community. Listen with your own ears and see with your own eyes. This testimony can't put into words how bad things are getting for people. Current Residents cannot take any more utility bills, or taxes for that matter. Please, say no to this increase! Work on better using this money that is already being paid. Utilities is a huge business and it shouldn't cost us that much to have electricity, water or gas. Use what you have now and work towards giving Decreases to Residents. There are a lot of people the would work hard to find ways to decrease rates. This should be a priority right now. An increase would start gentrification in my neighborhood. It would push people out of their homes, out of their communities. People will have to move to survive the economy. It's so sad to see neighbors expensive medical bills, high property taxes, high utility bills, high grocery costs, high gas prices, insurance rates.... Middle class people are barely getting by. East county residents deserve to feel safe in their homes and not feel like they need to move out of Portland because they can't afford to live here. I myself am an independent contractor and my income this year in Q2 is way down. My husband and I think about moving frequently to find a place we can better afford. Our jobs are here, our heart is here. I'm a 4th Generation Parkrose resident - settlers from Scotland. And my husband's family settled here from Vietnam. Our kids are 5th generations living here. And I think about that often.. will be be able to continue to live her without change? Who is standing up for people like us and our neighborhood? Who will say enough is enough? Electricity really should be cheap - it is not expensive to make electricity. It's the overhead and the money trails that have led us here. Do not allow this again. PGE is just taking advantage of us here in Portland. I've heard chatter from folks who live in the Eastside of 122nd, trying to figure out how to get into PPL, since rates are considerably cheaper. We shouldn't have to suffer and be committed to PGE. We should have the ability to vote them out and use PPL since we are so close to the line. Who is speaking up about this point as well? Thank you again for your time. I hope this testimony gives you a glimpse into the hardships people all around us are facing & the gentrification we do not want to continue to see around us. Thanks, Katie Beymer Nguyen | |||||
| UE 435-211 | 3/5/2024 10:53:50 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Ed | Wagner | TUALATIN | Much of the wild fire prevention collaborative effort between the PUC and electric companies is focused on forested areas. However, I don't seem to be able to find any effort or consideration about electric companies planning of installing high voltage power lines through neighborhoods, especially ones that are already in high fire risk areas. In todays extreme weather patterns whether high temps and wind or ice storms the risk for electrical equipment and power line failures increases every year. Allowing high voltage power lines in high fire risk neighborhoods is negligible and presents our properties and human population with life threatening risk and even death. The current plan by PGE to install 115kv high voltage power lines (Tonquin Project) on Stafford Road between I205 and Wilsonville is a perfect example of gross negligence considering all the terrible electrical started fires in California, Oregon and Hawaii just in the past few years. This neighborhood of about 100 homeowners is highly concerned about the danger these power lines will pose and we look to the PUC to give serious consideration to what the future of our community faces regardless of the current Convenience and Necessity rules. They are outdated and allowing such dangerous power line installations by utilities without common sense decisions puts all of our lives at risk. | ||
| UE 435-2110 | 5/17/2024 12:32:11 AM | 5/16/2024 10:02:50 AM | General Comment | kds3258@hotmail.com | No, the PUC should not be granted a rate hike! Do your job! Regulate this PUBLIC utility! Get Outlook for iOS | |||||
| UE 435-2111 | 5/17/2024 12:32:13 AM | 5/16/2024 9:59:54 AM | General Comment | shirleyreyes137@gmail.com | Good morning, I know there is some discussions on raising the rate of the cost of electricity and I would like to give my feedback and answer any questions you may have or do whatever needs done to prevent this from happening. Thank you for your time, have a lovely day. | |||||
| UE 435-2112 | 5/17/2024 12:32:15 AM | 5/16/2024 9:43:44 AM | General Comment | jslattum@gmail.com | It is beyond unconscionable that Oregon regulators and PGE are demanding a new 7% increase, especially directly after a 17% increase in 2024. Leadership is haphazardly chasing green energy- destroying previous abundant energy before new energy is secured. Cheap hydro and natural gas is being eliminated before we even have the infrastructure to offset. Not to mention the science isn't settled with these new green energies- they often create as much environmental damage and sometimes more. Who is lobbying leadership? Low income and middle class Oregonians are being forced to carry the burden- since our income is disproportionately affected by utilities bills. All this in the face of record profits and revenue??? With record inflation, the 2nd highest effective tax rate, and record cost-of-living We The People are not being represented in Oregon. We are being bled dry. GNtZQS5bMAAI23q.jfif -- The Art of J.R. Slattum www.JRSlattum.com | |||||
| UE 435-2113 | 5/17/2024 12:32:17 AM | 5/16/2024 9:39:04 AM | General Comment | brandon.wingerter@gmail.com | Public Comment concerning Docket # UE435 We, many of the people and myself included and those of us who have assembled on Oregon recognize that your intention to authorize another rate increase for the benefit of PGE who filed for such request only benefits those that are requesting the increase, and only initially. Times are tough financially for most and this increase will only further burden all of the people who are currently using PGE services. It is not acceptable for you to continue increasing prices on already financially burdened people! I, along with many others DO NOT AGREE with this increase and I hereby state for the record that you should strike this request down and we say NO to this attempt at further inflicting yet another financial hardship upon the people that would otherwise create a ripple effect of causing more people to incur additional costs not just in their monthly PGE bill but additionally with increased cost across the board for goods and services on a local level due to the increased cost to operate business as well. This is a shame that you all are even attempting to increase the cost knowing very well that the outcome will only burden the people initially but in the long term will also cause PGE's own demise as eventually people will not be willing and able to continue paying for services that are already so costly and will either discontinue service and/ or seek out alternative power options or find their own solution which may include but not be limited to doing without their service altogether. Thank you for not authorizing this increase in advance, Brandon Wingerter brandon.wingerter@gmail.com<mailto:brandon.wingerter@gmail.com> (503) 884-8850 | |||||
| UE 435-2114 | 5/17/2024 12:32:20 AM | 5/16/2024 8:25:52 AM | General Comment | tmdalbey@gmail.com | I’d like to voice extreme reservation about raising electricity rates. Recently I’ve stopped heating my house in the winter - choosing only to do so when my kids are home - because the cost of electricity is prohibitively expensive. Raising rates again would just exacerbate those issues. My hope is that the utility returns to providing consumer value - that is value in excess of what a fair market price is. Right now it feels like they are really on the wrong side of the equation. Thanks, Timothy Dalbey | |||||
| UE 435-2115 | 5/17/2024 12:32:23 AM | 5/16/2024 8:11:20 AM | General Comment | maryannswanson13@gmail.com | To: PUC Comment: I am a 74 year old female on social security. I am retired and receive minimum increases from social security. I live in Estacada, OR; I live within my financial income. The 18% increase from PGE caused me to turn down my thermostat so much that my hands were cold. I have no other option other than electricity to heat my house. I live within my means. All private and public companies receive income from their customers. I believe that PGE should not under any circumstances receive an additional 7.4% increase. The 18% increase last year hurt many, many people! PGE should be required to budget like every other company and resident. It is not fair to price gouge the public; they should update their needs over time based on their income from customers. I would love to receive an 18% increase from Social Security; instead our government is talking about an 18% cut in the future. Option: give seniors a price freeze! Mary Ann Swanson maryannswanson13@gmail.com<mailto:maryannswanson13@gmail.com> 503 467-1121 | |||||
| UE 435-2116 | 5/17/2024 12:32:25 AM | 5/16/2024 7:31:04 AM | General Comment | priano@gmail.com | NO RATE INCREASE !!! | |||||
| UE 435-2117 | 5/17/2024 12:32:28 AM | 5/16/2024 6:36:32 AM | General Comment | jwallbaum@hotmail.com | To Whom it May concern: I would like to address the yet another price hike for Portland General Electric. We just had a massive price hike of 18%. And this about ruined us financially to have such a high increase with all the other inflation costs of food, water, gas, etc. 18% is much much higher than a cost of living increase. How are we expected to pay for this? And now another increase of 7.3% again? That’s over 25% increase!!! We don’t get a 25% COLA increase- ever!! Is PGE mismanaging their income? Why can’t they use the first increase to do what they need? At least spread it out over 5 years or something. Majority of Americans are unable to afford such increases. You will bankrupt companies and families just trying to live. I urge you- do not pass this new increase. Hold PGE accountable for the first increase- we’ve barely had time to adjust to that one. Sincerely, Jo Wallbaum | |||||
| UE 435-2118 | 5/17/2024 12:32:31 AM | 5/16/2024 6:35:00 AM | General Comment | jwallbaum@hotmail.com | To Whom it May concern: I would like to address the yet another price hike for Portland General Electric. We just had a massive price hike of 18%. And this about ruined us financially to have such a high increase with all the other inflation costs of food, water, gas, etc. 18% is much much higher than a cost of living increase. How are we expected to pay for this? And now another increase of 7.3% again? That’s over 25% increase!!! We don’t get a 25% COLA increase- ever!! Is PGE mismanaging their income? Why can’t they use the first increase to do what they need? At least spread it out over 5 years or something. Majority of Americans are unable to afford such increases. You will bankrupt companies and families just trying to live. I urge you- do not pass this new increase. Hold PGE accountable for the first increase- we’ve barely had time to adjust to that one. Sincerely, J Wallbaum | |||||
| UE 435-2119 | 5/17/2024 12:32:33 AM | 5/16/2024 6:34:25 AM | General Comment | alex@elevatelawpdx.com | To whom it may concern: I’m writing to encourage PGE to abandon its recent rate increase. Citizens have been hit with significant inflation by the media reports record profits for many corporations. PGE looks to be doing pretty well as it is, without demonstrating any additional value for such a significant increase. Show the ratepayers where the value is in then we can talk. For now, no more increases. Thanks for your consideration. Alex Trauman | |||||
| UE 435-212 | 3/5/2024 10:59:37 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | STEPHEN | Jupe | SANDY | For a public essential 'services' company to expect to raise rates to the public of 18% plus in a lump sum, it is unconscionable. Even more astounding is PGE's declared expectation of a 9.75 % profit return. Why are you, the commission permitting such greed? One would hope there are no conflicts of interests in this capitulation. perhaps it is time to reconsider a PUD for Portland Metro. | ||
| UE 435-2120 | 5/17/2024 12:32:36 AM | 5/16/2024 6:04:11 AM | General Comment | mklindhartsen@gmail.com | As a PGE customer, I can NOT sustain another rate increase. I am struggling just to pay for electricity. Continuing to raise rates to provide a better ROI for investors is the wrong mindset. It also makes no sense to raise rates and then put more people on Payment assistance, sounds like money laundering to me. I have friends in Columbia county with a house that is 3X in size of mine and their power bill is regularly under $50/mo!!! Why is mine regularly over $100?? You are killing your customers. We CAN NOT take another increase. -- Michelle K. Lindhartsen | |||||
| UE 435-2121 | 5/17/2024 12:32:38 AM | 5/16/2024 5:40:49 AM | General Comment | mailjeffh@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr Jeff Horne 2936 SE Tibbetts St Portland, OR 97202-2047 mailjeffh@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2122 | 5/17/2024 12:32:41 AM | 5/16/2024 12:27:26 AM | General Comment | llramirez50@gmail.com | There was a rate hike if I believe 17% at the beginning of the year and I DO NOT BELIEVE We need another increase when there has already been along with all the other increases in utilities groceries, rents, property taxes, and a whole host of other entities the list is endless!!! ABSOLUTELY DO NOT IMPLEMENT A RAISE INCREASE. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!!! Sent from my iPhone | |||||
| UE 435-2123 | 5/17/2024 12:32:43 AM | 5/15/2024 10:46:05 PM | General Comment | danhalverstadt@gmail.com | No thank you to the rate increases We are a struggling family and we don’t need another rate increase on the heels of the one we just got Thanks Dan Halverstadt Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone | |||||
| UE 435-2124 | 5/17/2024 12:32:46 AM | 5/15/2024 9:36:59 PM | General Comment | ccurt1954@gmail.com | Hello, I am writing regarding the above docket number for yet another PGE rate increase. I am a senior citizen living on ONE fixed income. My rent is going up, the inflation and cost of everything is through the roof. I can't take any more electrical rate increases. My income cannot keep pace! PGE has socked it to us repeatedly. NO MORE! Claudia Curt Hillsboro, OR | |||||
| UE 435-2125 | 5/17/2024 12:32:48 AM | 5/15/2024 8:53:41 PM | General Comment | arina.oregon@gmail.com | To the Oregon Public Utility Commission, As a citizen of Portland Oregon, the request for increasing the annual revenues by 7.3% is outrageous. This increase will interfere with my quality of life and will make it harder in an already struggling economy. The average household is not stable enough to be a single salary, this increase will hurt the average household even more than can be expressed. This last winter has left a bad taste in my mouth and more people can say the same. After sitting in a cold house with no electricity, it left me personally with a very poor impression on PGE. I can not comprehend that after that I will have to pay even more to just simply have electricity after all that. I love this State and want to stay here till retirement but if this will keep escalating at this rate I will have to reconsider. I have lived here in such a beautiful lush green state with friendly people and wonderful sites for 22 years. I am starting to feel like I am being pushed up due to my socioeconomic status. Please reconsider this request. With Kindest Regards, Arina Khoroshenkikh | |||||
| UE 435-2126 | 5/17/2024 12:32:50 AM | 5/15/2024 8:44:15 PM | General Comment | ceylonanderson@gmail.com | I'm writing to request that you please not raise our rates. Taxes in Portland keep going up in every area, while the city gets dirtier and more dangerous. Please have mercy on the citizens of Portland and stop taking money from us while the city crumbles around us. --Neil Anderson | |||||
| UE 435-2127 | 5/17/2024 12:32:53 AM | 5/15/2024 8:41:01 PM | General Comment | anniekv3@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. I want to specifically mention that our Church (West Hills UU Fellowship) supports a number of non-profit organizations that help the low income and under served people in our area. These folks are barely making it week to week, and they are often faced with hard decisions about paying their rent, their PGE bill, or buying groceries, or gas for their car so that they can get to work. An increase for these people would be devastating - they are stretched to the limit now, please don't allow these increase to happen. It is my sincerest hope that you on the Commission will do the right thing, and deny this rate hike. -Annie Vigileos Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Annie V. 12140 SW 127th Ave Portland, OR 97223-1802 anniekv3@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-2128 | 5/17/2024 12:32:55 AM | 5/15/2024 8:40:11 PM | General Comment | mikepaz100@gmail.com | Hello, I am an Oregon resident and PGE customer and I do NOT APPROVE of this 7.3% increase for PGE customers. Why is it that hard working Oregonians need to pay more just to live now a days, my wife and I work hard to support our 2 boys and take care of her parents, this increase would make that harder on our family. | |||||
| UE 435-2129 | 5/17/2024 12:32:58 AM | 5/15/2024 8:36:26 PM | General Comment | vlad2002usa@msn.com | Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to express my concerns regarding the proposed rate increase, which I believe will have a negative impact on all households in Portland. It is evident that the quality of service provided has declined over the past year, yet consumers continue to be burdened with increasing payments. Many families are currently struggling with the recent price spike, and the consequences were particularly dire this past January when numerous families were left without power during freezing weather conditions for days. Even now, many households can't pay their monthly bills. With inflation affecting all essential goods and services, including power, many people are being pushed to rely excessively on your discount program. This program burdens the average consumer since a percentage of their monthly bill goes towards it. With the increasing number of people forced to join the program, more individuals will struggle financially. Over the years, the average Portlander has found it increasingly difficult to afford living in Portland, and these actions are exacerbating this issue, potentially forcing residents to either relocate or face homelessness. Additionally, I would like to address the discrepancy between the promised rate increase last year of 18% communicated to consumers last year and the actual 24% increase discovered when analyzing the cost per kilowatt. When I contacted PGE last year regarding this matter, the response I received from the representative was dismissive and unhelpful, such as "we don't specialize in math," "Just see your next bill; it won't be that much of a difference," and "you're the only one who cares." It is concerning that such misinformation and lack of transparency exist within the company. Therefore, my main question about this price spike is: what will be the actual rate increase? I urge you to reconsider the proposed rate increase, as it will only further burden Portlanders and contribute to the ongoing affordability crisis. Furthermore, with the mismanagement of funds within PGE, Portlanders are bearing the brunt. The CEO of PGE has a salary of $6.97 million dollars, yet the average household is living paycheck to paycheck in the current economy. PGE has the funding to pursue projects but is choosing to increase the burden on its consumers instead of working with its current budget. I hope that you will prioritize the well-being of Portlanders and help the average worker struggling to get by. Vlad Khoroshenkikh | |||||
| UE 435-213 | 3/5/2024 12:31:15 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Joan | Ritchie | TIGARD | Please consider denying another rate increase for PGE. This last one really hit me financially. My bill increased considerably and it went into effect during the coldest time of the year. Inflation is hurting us all. | ||
| UE 435-2130 | 5/17/2024 12:33:00 AM | 5/15/2024 8:34:15 PM | General Comment | lidiya2@pdx.edu | To Whom this May Concern I am writing to express my concerns regarding the proposed rate increase, which I believe will have a negative impact on all households in Portland. It is evident that the quality of service provided has declined over the past year, yet consumers continue to be burdened with increasing payments. Many families are currently struggling with the recent price spike, and the consequences were particularly dire this past January when numerous families were left without power during freezing weather conditions for days. Even now, many households can't pay their monthly bills. With inflation affecting all essential goods and services, including power, many people are being pushed to rely excessively on your discount program. This program burdens the average consumer since a percentage of their monthly bill goes towards it. With the increasing number of people forced to join the program, more individuals will struggle financially. Over the years, the average Portlander has found it increasingly difficult to afford living in Portland, and these actions are exacerbating this issue, potentially forcing residents to either relocate or face homelessness. Additionally, I would like to address the discrepancy between the promised rate increase last year of 18% communicated to consumers last year and the actual 24% increase discovered when analyzing the cost per kilowatt. When I contacted PGE last year regarding this matter, the response I received from the representative was dismissive and unhelpful, such as "we don't specialize in math," "Just see your next bill; it won't be that much of a difference," and "you're the only one who cares." It is concerning that such misinformation and lack of transparency exist within the company. Therefore, my main question about this price spike is: what will be the actual rate increase? I urge you to reconsider the proposed rate increase, as it will only further burden Portlanders and contribute to the ongoing affordability crisis. Furthermore, with the mismanagement of funds within PGE, Portlanders are bearing the brunt. The CEO of PGE has a salary of $6.97 million dollars, yet the average household is living paycheck to paycheck in the current economy. PGE has the funding to pursue projects but is choosing to increase the burden on its consumers instead of working with its current budget. I hope that you will prioritize the well-being of Portlanders and help the average worker struggling to get by. Sincerely, Lidiya Khoroshenkikh -- Lidiya Khoroshenkikh Graduate Student at Portland State University Speech-Language Pathology Lidiya2@pdx.edu<mailto:echan2@pdx.edu> | |||||
| UE 435-2131 | 5/17/2024 12:33:03 AM | 5/15/2024 8:28:46 PM | General Comment | l-j-schultz@hotmail.com | To whom it concerns, I would like to greatly protest PGE's proposed rate increase. They just got an 18% increase within the last year and now they want another 7.8%. My vote is no on this if I have a voice. Thanks, Leonard Schultz Sent from my T-Mobile 5G Device Get Outlook for Android | |||||
| UE 435-2132 | 5/17/2024 12:33:06 AM | 5/15/2024 7:45:24 PM | General Comment | christyschultz82@hotmail.com | christyschultz82@hotmail.com<mailto:christyschultz82@hotmail.com>. No more rate increases! We can not afford for these companies to continue raising rates. If they can't afford to continue without more money they should reduce thwir spending. Everyone else has had to figure out where to cut spending since the last rate increase in January. This is completely ridiculous. Christina Schultz | |||||
| UE 435-2133 | 5/17/2024 12:33:09 AM | 5/15/2024 7:41:06 PM | General Comment | eclagett@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Eleanor Clagett 10715 SW 33rd Ave Portland, OR 97219-6976 eclagett@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2134 | 5/17/2024 12:33:11 AM | 5/15/2024 7:22:00 PM | General Comment | ethan.lage@yahoo.com | Heyyyy, Gotta email you guys about this PGE rate increase… I just moved to Oregon last May and I’ve already seen how much taxes have increased across the board. It really makes me want to move back to the Midwest. The taxation never ends. Please help our Oregon community and vote no. Please Thanks, Ethan Lage Email: ethan.lage@yahoo.com Phone: 605-786-7949 | |||||
| UE 435-2135 | 5/17/2024 12:33:14 AM | 5/15/2024 7:19:34 PM | General Comment | benjamin.falk@pcc.edu | Hello, I am an Oregon resident and also student. My rates have gone up significantly. I am never home and when I am home I have to extremely monitor my usage like an addict looking for his crack. Not only am I low on income while going to college but I am a disabled veteran. It’s hard enough to afford living and be paying child support on top of an increase on power bill. Not to mention the previous increase already. Stop this please.?? | |||||
| UE 435-2136 | 5/17/2024 12:33:16 AM | 5/15/2024 6:58:25 PM | General Comment | chrystale@msn.com | PGE, We cannot continue to pay higher prices for electricity!! I’m strongly against this! From Marion County!! Chrystal Schneider | |||||
| UE 435-2137 | 5/17/2024 12:33:18 AM | 5/15/2024 6:13:36 PM | General Comment | jkpax57@gmail.com | Rate Hikes . Please hold rates at present level | |||||
| UE 435-2138 | 5/17/2024 12:33:20 AM | 5/15/2024 5:01:39 PM | General Comment | patib1776@gmail.com | You just allowed a HUGE rate hike earlier in the year. Now they want another!?! This is outrageous! It's time PGE absorbs some of the costs of their greedy, short-sited previous choices from their own C-suite salaries and stockholder's dividends. The rest of us have to cut back, even on food -- SO SHOULD THEY! Patricia Burraston | |||||
| UE 435-2139 | 5/17/2024 12:33:23 AM | 5/15/2024 4:46:12 PM | General Comment | whitecottagelife@gmail.com | ABSOLUTELY NO MORE RATE INCREASES! You all have been APPOINTED into a job by the governor, we’re going to vote every single official who put you in any position of power OUT OF OFFICE!!! | |||||
| UE 435-214 | 3/5/2024 2:50:18 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Steven | Price | WELCHES | According to PGE and local news reports, the utility has asked for another raise in rates by 7.3%. As a business owner we are paying almost 40% more than two years ago because of two recent rate increases of nearly 20% each. I would oppose the current request for this additional raise in rates. We are a non-profit and must fundraise to meet things such as this. Thank you. | ||
| UE 435-2140 | 5/17/2024 12:33:25 AM | 5/15/2024 4:42:29 PM | General Comment | jennifercliff68@gmail.com | Please do not raise rates. Jennifer Cliff | |||||
| UE 435-2141 | 5/17/2024 12:33:26 AM | 5/15/2024 3:46:25 PM | General Comment | lpiffle@yahoo.com | Hello, I am writing because I want to object to PGE's proposed rate hike for 2025. I am a homeowner who lives on a tight budget. When PGE increased rates by 18% beginning in 2024, my monthly bill for electricity has almost doubled--despite a drop in usage! In other words, like many, many other residential customers, I too have directly experienced far more than that 18% hike. When PGE proposes yet another rate hike, I do not trust that it will in fact be the percentage increase that PUC approves. PUC needs to examine the salary (and bonus) paid to PGE's CEO. PUC needs to examine the salary (and bonuses) received by PGE's executives. Why does PUC need to do both those things? Because many utility companies behave like corporations by gouging consumers while continuing to pay their CEOs and executives extremely high salaries. As PUC knows well, consumers cannot treat their utility companies like they do other corporations because utility companies are monopolies. PUC is supposed to protect consumers from exploitative utility monopolies. The number of complaints I have both read and heard about regarding PGE's 2024 18% rate hike (which, as stated, is almost always double or triple that 18%) indicates that consumers are not only unhappy with PGE but also with the lax oversight offered by PUC. To conclude, I urge PUC to reject the rate hike for 2025 and to only approve a rate hike once: * PGE has proven that its CEO and executive salary increases and bonuses for 2023 onwards do not exceed the cost of living; and * PGE has proven that its 18% rate hikes have in fact been 18%. (PUC could carry out a random sampling of residential and business utility bills.) Thank you. | |||||
| UE 435-2142 | 5/17/2024 12:33:29 AM | 5/15/2024 12:16:49 PM | General Comment | paul.ottaviano@protonmail.com | No to increased rates. We know where most of these rate increases are going, and it's to PGEs largest shareholders (Blackrock, Vanguard, and Wall St. generally). It does not serve Oregon's interests. At some point, the commission must return to its core job, and that's to protect Oregonians from predatory pricing, while insuring that our utilities run smoothly and at fair rates. Your job isn't to enable exploitation of consumers, while politicians and experts who pave the way for industrial polluters turn around and finger wag at people for their home energy use. Technology won't save us, if this is how the practice will go. We all understand the importance of modernizing the grid and maintenance. However, enough is enough. There are plenty of ways to pay for this besides sticking it to residents and small business. It's counter-productive and I dare say criminal to raise rates aggressively, with most of the profit being sucked away to NY, while low-income people have to choose between heating their home or groceries during the winter. Likewise during hot summer months and A/C. How do scenarios like this help us in our climate goals or socioeconomic justice initiatives (assuming that isn't all talk)? With actions like this, you might think that you're checking off one box, only to open a Pandora's Box somewhere else. I know it's currently fashionable to squeeze working people and screw the poor, but you, at least for once, can resist this sad fetish that won't get us anywhere. At our home, we're conscious about the energy we use. We have signed up for renewable energy. As rates have risen we've moderated our use, as much as is realistically possible, short of living by candle light or handwashing our clothes. Yet despite our energy use comparing favorably to other residential users - and by that I mean people who actually make a home, and who aren't working 60 hour weeks chasing dangled carrots and eating nothing but take out food - our bills continue to go up. It's not our KwH that is increasing substantially, but just the dollar amount. We're being gouged, simply for living a healthy and balanced lifestyle, that isn't about driving around errandsville and feeding the corporate cash nexus all day. This has to stop. Otherwise, support for renewables will wane. And by the way, the whole point to renewables is that it shouldn't cost too much to use for basic things and we should be able to use it without guilt, you know, because it's renewable. You have an opportunity to stop this shameless profit grab, and restore some perspective. Or you won't. But if you don't, change is coming whether you like it or not, because what can't last, won't last. Sincerely, Paul Ottaviano Beaverton P.S. -- I'm a small shareholder in PGE and my reasons for this are simple. If they're going to bend us over, the least they can do is pay us a dividend. Sent with Proton Mail secure email. | |||||
| UE 435-2143 | 5/17/2024 12:33:31 AM | 5/15/2024 11:35:05 AM | General Comment | nmmgibbons@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. I am a senior on a (low) fixed income and while I appreciate being the recipient of PGE's lo income "discount" program, I still struggle to pay my necessary utilities. I am vigilant about keeping my usage down as low as I can, being a good steward of planet Earth. This increase will have a big detrimental effect on myself a countless others!! PLEASE reconsider.....be CONSIDERATE! Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms Noreen Gibbons 10730 SW 72nd Ave Portland, OR 97223-8704 nmmgibbons@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2144 | 5/17/2024 12:33:33 AM | 5/15/2024 9:49:35 AM | General Comment | rebecca.gammons@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. As a senior on a fixed income this is going to have a huge impact on me. I am already forgoing medical care and nutritional needs as much as I can to handle all the increases. This has to stop! Sincerely, Rebecca Gammons Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Rebecca Gammons 14745 SW Bonanza Ct Beaverton, OR 97007-5903 rebecca.gammons@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2145 | 5/17/2024 12:33:36 AM | 5/15/2024 9:20:02 AM | General Comment | gregg.ritter@gmail.com | To whom it concerns, I'm writing to vehemently object to an additional PGE rate increase. We just had rates raised significantly and another increase is unfair and unacceptable. This will negatively affect low-income households and cause more shutoffs. Electricity if a public utility and letting corporate motives dictate the impact to individuals is not acceptable. Please DENY the rate increase and put a stop to any new shutoffs. Gregg Ritter Hillsboro, OR | |||||
| UE 435-2146 | 5/17/2024 12:33:38 AM | 5/15/2024 6:45:16 AM | General Comment | hycarious@yahoo.com | PGE just got a 17 percent rate hike and now wants 7 percent more? Do not agree to give a FOR PROFIT utility company more of our money. Do not fall for the climate justice argument, Your first and only function is to serve Oregonian citizens Brian Winfrey King city Oregon Sent from my iPa | |||||
| UE 435-2147 | 5/17/2024 12:33:41 AM | 5/15/2024 5:38:35 AM | General Comment | kbates73@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Kevin Bates 1234 SW 18th Ave Portland, OR 97205-1752 kbates73@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-2148 | 5/17/2024 12:33:44 AM | 5/15/2024 12:58:44 AM | General Comment | julierapha@yahoo.com | Good morning, As a native Portlander I have some serious concerns about the direction that the PUC appears to have detoured. I am old enough to remember when my parents and grandparents were discussing the utility monopolies as well as the purpose and plan for the creation of the PUC. There was a definitive purpose that the PUC was created for. It was to expressly NOT allow the utility companies to raise rates without approval that would protect communities, small businesses, and the prosperity of the residents of Oregon. My question is ... what happened? For all intents and purposes it appears that the PUC has a money trail that leaves the character and integrity of the commission in question. Furthermore, how can you in good conscience accept rate increase proposals from PGE repeatedly and then not only approve them, but actually increase them over and above of what they originally requested? Who does that? If I ran my business that way I would be out of business before I started. Pardon me but SOMETHING STINKS IN A BIG WAY! As an adult who has seen many things change in this State since my childhood I can say unequivocally this entire situation is odoriferous and it will only be a matter of time until the agenda and money trail is exposed. Just in case there is any doubt about where I stand about PGE, let me be perfectly clear. NO! NO! NO! NO NEW RATE INCREASES!!! The supposed reports they have provided are bogus and not at all transparent. There is NO WAY the customers of PGE are going to allow this trajectory to continue without serious honesty and transparency. The strong arm tactics that PGE uses to prevent homeowners from deciding what choice of heating/cooling/power they want is unconscionable. If I want to use LP, LNG, wood, pellet, solar, wind, or any other form of energy in and on my own property I have a right to do so. It is NOT acceptable for PGE to 'deny' a request from a homeowner by refusing to allow connection, regardless of the source. PGE has every intention of monopolizing every form of energy as evidenced by their propaganda and treatment of customers. While we're discussing honesty, integrity, and transparency, when is the PUC going to provide the same to the citizens of Oregon by producing their fiscal ties and investments? Just thought I would ask. Your credibility is also being reviewed so it would be to your advantage to come clean as well to the citizens you are supposed to be representing. Have a nice day. Regards, Julie https://s-install.avcdn.net/ipm/preview/icons/icon-envelope-tick-round-orange-animated-no-repeat-v1.gif Virus-free.www.avast.com | |||||
| UE 435-2149 | 5/17/2024 12:33:45 AM | 5/14/2024 11:12:42 PM | General Comment | wendycluse@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Wendy Cluse 7041 SW Garden Home Rd Portland, OR 97223-9536 wendycluse@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-215 | 3/5/2024 6:33:53 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Jen | Ferry | PORTLAND | Stop raising our rates so shareholders can get richer. | ||
| UE 435-2150 | 5/17/2024 12:33:48 AM | 5/14/2024 5:24:15 PM | General Comment | rcjcrjj@gmail.com | This email is to express my opposition to any additional rate hikes by PGE or any other electricity provider in the state of Oregon. With the last rate hike, I saw my monthly bill increase to over $500/month. This was after I upgraded my 27 year old furnace and heat pump to a new, more efficient model. We don't have the option to choose who our electricity provider is. Power generation is being forced over to expensive, wind and solar options that require power to be stored for non wind/solar periods. Coal, natural gas, water and nuclear power geration options are being eliminated before technology has reached a point to match the need. Oregonians cannot afford another rate hike on top of our national high gas prices, housing, and food prices. It is unsustainable. Richard A. | |||||
| UE 435-2151 | 5/17/2024 12:33:50 AM | 5/14/2024 4:41:40 PM | General Comment | Candice.MENZA@puc.oregon.gov | -----Original Message----- From: kellie buster <tkbusterus2000@yahoo.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 2:44 PM To: PUC PUCHearings * PUC <puc.hearings@puc.oregon.gov> Subject: Rate increase? tkbusterus2000@yahoo.com. Hi my name is Kellie Buster I am the President and Founder of Stop Pge! They alone have hurt our state in so many ways! You’d be smart to boot them out of your state! I will tell you we were looking to move to Oregon but not now! I did not know pge was all the way over there! We can’t get homeowners insurance because pge has caused a lot of fires here, has killed people because their infrastructure is failing! My electric bill was $850 we are moving out of this state! Our governor appointed the Cpuc, pge gave the governor 1.1 million to fight his recall! Pge gives money to political campaigns where they should not! They made 2.5 billion dollars in profit and their ceo made 17 million in profit and they want to raise rates? Don’t be like California they will ruin Oregon! We started out with 30 ratepayers and are now 9 weeks later 1800 members and growing daily! Goal all of pge 16 million ratepayers then we will be a political power house! STOP PGE! Media line 530-334-8001 Kellie Buster | |||||
| UE 435-2152 | 5/17/2024 12:33:52 AM | 5/13/2024 9:07:48 PM | General Comment | donaldl.mack@gmail.com | sorry I feel we pay way too much as it is...hard to feed yourself , meds, and put a roof over our heads. | |||||
| UE 435-2153 | 5/16/2024 5:44:23 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Jennifer | Stone | TIGARD | PGE just raised our rates by 17% in January and were very VERY slow to restore power (or even communicate) during the ice storm. Please do not allow an additional 7% rate increase. | ||
| UE 435-2154 | 5/16/2024 5:44:29 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Helen | Ware | GRESHAM | I am a PGE customer in Gresham. I am also a Senior Citizen and a concerned citizen. I do not want to see PGE get another rate increase as the 17% last year has already been hard on my budget as well as the budgets of most people I know. I feel the new request is a money grab, using upgrading infrastructure as an excuse to increase profits for the company. Profiting at the expense of the everyday citizen is unconscionable in my opinion. Please do not grant this money grab by PGE. Thank you. Helen Ware Gresham, OR | ||
| UE 435-2155 | 5/16/2024 9:39:48 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Matt | Hays | PORTLAND | When my power bill was $550 for one month during the winter, I stopped eating out. When it was $800, I signed up for food stamps. When I couldn’t afford it, I had to ask for public assistance. This is for a 2 bedroom home. | ||
| UE 435-2156 | 5/16/2024 10:38:39 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | BEAVERTON | Homeowners are having to adjust to such a massive increase already- please don’t take advantage of the people who don’t have other options for electricity. There will be a time for an increase, but this is so close to the current increase. | ||||
| UE 435-2157 | 5/16/2024 11:12:10 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | D | W | PORTLAND | Please refuse the additional rate hike PGE is requesting. PGE announced record profits for 2023 raking in $2.2 billion, a nearly 25 percent increase. | ||
| UE 435-2158 | 5/17/2024 4:37:43 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Holly | Knutson | BRIGHTWOOD | I heard about PGE purposed rate hike last night. As families struggle to meet basic needs- this seems unacceptable. As a family after the last rate hike, we turned our heat down to 65 and have sat with one light on. Our bill after rate hike jumped up to over $1200. Not every house in Oregon has insulation and the right windows and Those people who make too much to qualify for home upgrades in weatherizing are out of luck. We are already struggling with that 20% rate home! Every light on I think that’s 20% more and now they want another $18% by time it’s done! Figure out something else! Please. We cannot afford it our neighbors cannot afford it! | ||
| UE 435-2159 | 5/16/2024 7:00:57 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Lora | Meisner | SALEM | Not sure I chose right docket # but I am against PGE request for another 7+% increase --too high. Maybe cut executive salaries and give them 3% increase | ||
| UE 435-216 | 3/6/2024 2:49:44 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | J | R | PORTLAND | My household lives paycheck to paycheck. An increase in electricity costs would dig into our ability to buy food and other necessities. Can't PGE increase revenue some other way | ||
| UE 435-2160 | 5/18/2024 10:11:48 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Ilene | Nutt | BEAVERTON | I oppose the additional rate increase that is for Portland General Electric (PGE) - Docket UE 435. I am a senior citizen, and I am barely making ends meet with only approx. $150 a month for food after all my bills are paid. Please do not approve this increase until the economy improves. I do not qualify for utility reduction because my income is not poverty level. Thank You, Ilene Nutt | ||
| UE 435-2161 | 5/19/2024 5:07:05 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Cheryl | Ford | PORTLAND | Hi, The company needs to do a better job of managing. It is totally unacceptable to have such a high gross income on the back of struggling families. Families having to choose between food and affording electricity. Especially while the person leading this company makes 8 million. Absolutely unbelievable. | ||
| UE 435-2162 | 5/19/2024 12:34:40 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Gregory | Blaumer | PORTLAND | I am strongly opposed to the upcoming PGE 7% rate increase planned for Jan 2025. PGE has increased rates 3 consecutive years - here they are: 2023 increase- between 7 and 20%. 2024-17% increase. Adding the planned 7% for 2025 - on the conservative end our rates increased +31%. At the higher end - over last last three years we have endured a total increase of +44% - this is intolerable and way out of line. PGE currently budges roughly $17 mil for battery storage. The upcoming increase shows a budget of $202 mil for battery storage. There's something wrong here - really from $17 mil to $202 mil????? Looking at the compensation of the CEO Maria Pope- here are the numbers: 2020- $3.3 mil for salary and stock. 2021-$5.3 mil. 2022- $6.2 mil. 2023 - $6.8 mil. Her compensation has increased 100% from 2020 through the end of 2023. Perhaps the CEO could reduce her annual compensation for a change in lieu of soaking the utility customers for the third time in three years. It is interesting that the CEO sold over 44,000 shares of stock in May 2024 - nearly $2 millions dollars in total. PGE is apparently a very profitable and solvent public company - the most earnings report shows a +24% increase in total revenue - so the company is not having any issues regarding revenue. The company raises its dividend yearly. Here are the dividends per share by year: 2020:$.39 per share. The new dividend for 2024 is now up to $.50 per share. This current new dividend is 28% higher than the dividend in 2020. In my opinion this new rate increase including the last two years of increases show a large amount of mismanagement and bad policy decisions. I feel very sorry for the poor people who are struggling paying their monthly bills given the current inflation for food,other utilities, services and regarding other inflationary bills that the average utility customer have to contend with. Many are barely getting by now - another PGE rate increase that is not justifialbe by any means might put these poor folks on the brink. PLEASE OPUC - do not allow this un-warranted and unnecessary rate increase for PGE effective for January 2025. Thank you Gregory W Blaumer | ||
| UE 435-2163 | 5/19/2024 2:24:02 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Louise | Lopes | MULINO | First, let me state that PGE has had rate increases in 2022 and 2023. The 2023 increase was very large. They do not need another increase in 2024. Years ago, the citizens who are served by PGE were given a choice on the ballot to make their electric power service be a PUD (Public Utility District). Unfortunately, PGE spent millions at the time and confused/frightened the general public into voting to turn it down. That was a grave mistake. I strongly suggest that PUC do whatever it can (such as lobby the State Legislature) to put another ballot initiative out for the vote to form a PUD; I'm positive this time it will pass. And case in point about PUD's over private, for-profit companies. I visited the Clark PUD about a year and a half ago. While I was there they told me they hadn't increased their rates in 20 years and were just going to do so - that speaks volumes about the difference. Private companies, like PGE (which is a monopoly) are beholden to their shareholders to make profits, about all else. They also pay their CEO (or equivalent) as well as top executives/management staff exorbitant salaries. All that emphasis and sole focus on making profits comes before serving the public, which is what a public utility needs to do. Other public utilities - such as communication (phone, internet) are not monopolies and customers have choices. Everyone must have electricity and therefore, since customers cannot choose their provider, it needs to be a true public utility (not a profit-driven enterprise), fully accountable and serving the public - not money for top-paid staff and shareholders. For years, PGE has passed all costs for capital projects and expansion directly to the consumer. PGE built it's solar and wind generation facilities by directly charging consumers a higher rate per KWH if they signed up for power from 'green' or environmentally friendly sources. The building of solar and wind generating facilities is just the cost of doing business, not to be borne on the backs of the customers trying to do something good for the Earth. Personally, I, a lifelong environmentalist (now with a whole property solar installation) would never sign up for the extra-cost 'green' power since I felt strongly (and still do) that is an expense for the 'for-profit' company as their general cost of doing business. PGE has not grown with the times. Years ago, the area it served has a relatively small population, which has significantly mushroomed over the decades of the 1990's onward. Since the company, poorly run and operated, top heavy with management salaries, did not hire the necessary employees to keep up with the every larger population. For example, from 1993 to 2020, even though I live very rural, I never had a power outage last more than 4 or 6 hours. Based on all the conversations I had with co-workers, etc. a power outage lasting more than a day was very rare. Then the large ice storm of 2021 happened and PGE was NOT prepared, even in the slightest. Power was out and stayed out to thousands and thousands of customers for a week to 10 days even though they brought in help from other areas/states. People were shocked at how unprepared PGE (a company that 'preaches' preparedness) was to handle the outages. Proof positive PGE had been investing its huge profits in salaries at the top and for the shareholders rather than hiring line staff. Bringing in crews from other states is not only costly but dangerous. I recently experienced this when a PGE lineman had to come out to my house which was experiencing an outage (as the only customer in the entirely of Clackamas County). He went up in his bucket truck to the transformer on the pole; that transformer only serves my house and is at the end of the feeder line. Work had been done on it during the most recent ice storm of this year (January 2024) and the out-of-state lineman (who we met and knew was from out-of-state) had used aluminum as a connecter when it should not have been (and PGE does not use since it gets very hot and is unsafe). The PGE lineman did not know about this repair and got a big shock from it (fortunately not life-threatening). We could see the spark from below and across the street. And heard him! A total downfall of using out-of-state crews due to understaffing - crews who follow their own area's cheap and unsafe procedures. As of the last 10+ years, the staff at PGE who answer the phones have shifted their emphasis from just helping the customer to doing as much to avoid answering questions and PR as they can. They are all about denying any wrongdoing, and not solving any problems. When my transformer was 'blowing up' a few years ago they argued with me on the phone as I watched the sparks fly prior to it exploding. I had to call 911 to get action. PUC needs to deny this rate increase and explore other avenues to ensure safe, reliable and affordable electricity for the citizens. | ||
| UE 435-2164 | 5/19/2024 3:07:40 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Georgeann | Emmons | HILLSBORO | Please deny PGE's request to increase our rates another 7.3%. We just had an 18% increase earlier this year that was outrageous. PGE needs to find another way to fund the improvements they want to make. An over 25% increase within a one year period is too burdensome for most average households and especially for senior citizens on fixed incomes. Their request is not in alignment with regular cost of living increases and is exceedingly presumptuous. Do they think their customers have huge bank accounts and lots of discretionary funds? Are they willing to reduce their own salaries or do layoffs like our struggling school districts or even small businesses that barely keep afloat? Please deny their request for a rate increase. Thank you. | ||
| UE 435-2165 | 5/20/2024 12:31:45 AM | 5/17/2024 9:22:23 AM | General Comment | vigileos2@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). In this country, there are lapses of reasonable judgment when the designated guardrails of the public good require direct intervention by that same public to correct an unreasonable decision. As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. George Vigileos 12140 SW 127th Ave Tigard, OR 97223-1802 vigileos2@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-2166 | 5/20/2024 12:31:47 AM | 5/17/2024 7:53:43 AM | General Comment | susan.franer@yahoo.com | -----Original Message----- From: Susan Franer <susan.franer@yahoo.com> Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2024 7:12 PM To: PUC PUCHearings * PUC <puc.hearings@puc.oregon.gov> Cc: Barbara Bird <birdbb3@gmail.com> Subject: Docket UE 435 susan.franer@yahoo.com. To Members of the Oregon Public Utility Commission: As a new residents of Portland we are alarmed to see another proposed increase in our PGE rates. We understand infrastructure upgrades need to be consistently addressed but, we believe that 2024 already saw a 17% increase for these purposes. Another increase in utility rates one year later for essentially what seem very similar reasons strains credibility. We want to see transparency as to how the 2024 17% increase is being spent or allocated for spending before we would support any further increase. The public needs clear information on how the additional money we are already paying is being spent. We would posit that PGE should use some of the proceeds from the 2024 increase to address the what is listed as their current needs. Thank you for considering our request to reject this current rate increase before you. Sincerely, Susan Franer and Barbara Bird Susan M. Franer Barbara J. Bird 7617 SW 24th Ave Portland, Oregon 97219 | |||||
| UE 435-2167 | 5/20/2024 12:31:50 AM | 5/16/2024 8:18:01 PM | General Comment | mersingerkatie@gmail.com | PGE has raised rates by 28% in the last year. That is a huge increase already. I don't think PGE has considered the population it serves, many of us are barely getting by as is. My electricity cost is 2-3x that of family and friends served by other electric companies and their electric usage is higher than mine. I recommend considering income based electricity rates, I would be more in favor of that. I understand PGE is trying to expand and fund infrastructure to become carbon neutral but please find another source to fund this. A majority of us don't have bottomless wallets. -Katie | |||||
| UE 435-2168 | 5/20/2024 12:31:52 AM | 5/16/2024 7:19:35 PM | General Comment | dbpq609@gmail.com | Public Comment Submission Regarding PGE Rate Increase Request - Docket UE435 Good evening, Commissioners Decker, Perkins, and Tawney: Thank you for the opportunity for public comments. My name is Chung-huey Nina Kung. I am a resident of Portland. I am here to ask you not to approve the 7.3% utility rate increase PGE is asking to place on residential customers, with additional rate increases possible. Recently, PGE had already increased its residential energy rates by 18%, and energy rates have been up 33% since December 2022. PGE is passing on costs of several wildfire-related damages that the courts found PGE to be at fault for. PGE is also raising the rates to expand fossil fuel infrastructure during the climate crisis. In addition, PGE is raising the rates to covert its coal facilities to natural gas facilities. This conversion is unsustainable, damaging to the environment, and impacts the health of customers. The rate increases are misplaced, unfair, and further damage health and livability. We’ve had a long winter, and many utility energy customers are still paying for winter heating. This rate increase adds additional burdens to us while we face soaring cost of living. Also, there are energy customers who rely on energy to refrigerate medications and operate prescribed medical equipments to manage their health conditions. Although PGE has a discount program, the discount is too small to reduce energy bills. The LIHEAP program only opens for application in October, and November for seniors and people with disabilities. So, many low-income families can not apply for them the rest of the year. Also, many low-income energy customers live in rented old buildings which are barely insulated. These homes take much more energy to heat and cool during cold winters and hot summers while housing costs soar. Despite weatherization, these buildings are not energy efficient and cost much more to heat and cool for comfort. So, residents are further in debt with these rate increases. Many of us have already done all we can to reduce energy use. I switched my energy use to off-peak hours. PGE calls me “Energy Super Star”, but I still can’t afford its electricity. I use nightlights for lighting at home. I cover my windows with blinds, and hang up drapes to separate rooms for individual room heating throughout the winter. I keep the room temperature at 55 degrees through the winter. This has not kept the rooms warm enough to fall asleep at night. With climate change, our winter has been extended, too. So, the rate increases add additional burdens. Many of my neighbors share the same burdens. For all these reasons, I urge you to not approve the energy rate increase PGE is asking. It makes utility energy further inaccessible to most residential customers in Oregon during this time of high inflation and climate crisis. Thank you, Chung-huey Nina Kung Oregon Resident and PGE Residential Customer Portland, Oregon | |||||
| UE 435-2169 | 5/20/2024 12:31:55 AM | 5/16/2024 6:26:11 PM | General Comment | aliesaboley@hotmail.com | I object to any PGE rate hike. Like many, I simply don't have income to cover an increase for anything. Rent, kids, Dr. appointment, or pay my PGE bill. Difficult choices for many - this rate hike will harm low-income workers, single parent families, and retired folks the most. Respectfully, Lisa Boley | |||||
| UE 435-217 | 3/5/2024 6:56:57 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Leslie | Nassar | OREGON CITY | I oppose the proposal by PGE to raise rates yet again next year by 7%. This is becoming a yearly thing and a burden on low income earners like myself . Please do not approve this increase, which along with rising prices in all areas far outpace any meager wage increases I and those like me receive. We cannot keep up! | ||
| UE 435-2170 | 5/20/2024 12:31:58 AM | 5/16/2024 5:14:46 PM | General Comment | mikeboley@comcast.net | I object to any PGE rate hike. Like many, I simply don't have income to cover an increase for anything. Rent, kids, Dr. appointment, or pay my PGE bill. Difficult choices for many - this rate hike will harm low-income workers, single parent families, and retired folks the most. Mike | |||||
| UE 435-2171 | 5/20/2024 12:32:00 AM | 5/16/2024 5:11:13 PM | General Comment | 1helenn@comcast.net | I object to any PGE rate hike. Like many, I simply don't have income to cover an increase for anything. Rent, kids, Dr. appointment, or pay my PGE bill. Difficult choices for many - this rate hike will harm low-income workers, single parent families, and retired folks the most. | |||||
| UE 435-2172 | 5/20/2024 12:32:02 AM | 5/16/2024 4:29:34 PM | General Comment | zu.keeper@yahoo.com | To whom it may concern: Please note my objection to the new proposed rate increase. If this new hike in rates is passed, people who are already struggling with the high cost of energy will find themselves in the position this winter of having to choose between being warm (electric heaters) or being fed (refrigerators and stoves). It is true that climate change is a concern, but efforts should be made toward sustainable energy sources, not unsustainable financial schemes. Thank you for your consideration, Mary Reilly zu.keeper@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-2173 | 5/20/2024 12:32:04 AM | 5/16/2024 4:19:08 PM | General Comment | sable.hours@gmail.com | To whom it may concern: I object to this rate increase. The recent 17% rate increase we've suffered has already harmed many individuals in our community, including myself and many people I know. Stagnant wages and high inflation are pushing already marginalized people into poverty and need. This type of rate increase is unsustainable and unjust. For the sake of the most vulnerable members of our state, this new increase must not be passed and decreases should be considered. Sincerely, Helen Reilly 246 NE Donelson St. Hillsboro, OR 97124 | |||||
| UE 435-2174 | 5/20/2024 12:32:07 AM | 5/16/2024 4:15:22 PM | General Comment | Cheryl.WALKER@puc.oregon.gov | From: Zita Podany <zitap123@yahoo.com> Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2024 3:21 PM To: PUC PUCHearings * PUC <puc.hearings@puc.oregon.gov> Subject: PGE rate hike --- yet again?! zitap123@yahoo.com<mailto:zitap123@yahoo.com>. I would like to be informed how this ruling goes and what they are asking for. This is totally untenable that they have come back to the rate payer trough to ask for yet another rate hike after getting three rate hikes already in succession. Bad policies on their part should come out of their pocket and not gouge their rate payers. | |||||
| UE 435-2175 | 5/20/2024 12:32:08 AM | 5/16/2024 4:04:59 PM | General Comment | alice.shapiro2@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mrs. Alice Shapiro 2545 SW Terwilliger Blvd Apt 1105 Portland, OR 97201-6312 alice.shapiro2@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2176 | 5/20/2024 12:32:11 AM | 5/16/2024 3:50:03 PM | General Comment | anna.l.christensen@outlook.com | To Whom it May Concern, I object to the proposed rate increase. If the latest increase of 17% was for some reason insufficient, please consider the possibility of using your influence to suggest the federal government reopen gas pipelines and thereby bring down energy costs for all of us in a struggling economy. Please further consider the possibilities of nuclear energy. Clearly the current system of falsely subsidized "renewable" energy sources is unsuccessful and unsustainable for both your business and your customers. Thank you, Anna Christensen 229 NE Donelson St. Hillsboro, OR | |||||
| UE 435-2177 | 5/20/2024 12:32:14 AM | 5/16/2024 3:48:50 PM | General Comment | LauraEdmonson@protonmail.com | lauraedmonson@protonmail.com. Dear commission members: I have nervously been waiting to hear if NW Natural Gas will be allowed to raise their rates after suffering such a huge hit to my monthly budget by PGE’s recent sizable increase, and now I read that PGE wants more? This is too much; it’s not only a matter of not being able to afford this, but I also am very concerned about what I read about PGE not using their funds effectively. Please reject an extra increase, and—if you have the power to do so—require a 3rd-party to look into PGE’s wasteful spending. Respectfully, Laura Edmonson 14897 Rooster Rock Avenue NE Aurora, OR 97002 Sent from Proton Mail for iOS | |||||
| UE 435-2178 | 5/20/2024 12:32:17 AM | 5/16/2024 3:20:26 PM | General Comment | brian.reilly.19@gmail.com | Date: May 16,2024 To whom it may concern: I object to this rate increase. We've just had a 17% rate increase in recent months, which has put many of us under greater financial pressure. This new proposed increase will put those of us, such as myself and my wife, who are on Social Security, under even greater pressure. Inflation is running very high; groceries, gas, rent, and interest rates have all increased greatly. Therefore most of us are struggling to keep our heads above water. This increase will only make that more difficult. Respectfully submitted, Brian F. Reilly 246 NE Donelson St. Hillsboro, OR 97124 | |||||
| UE 435-2179 | 5/20/2024 12:32:20 AM | 5/16/2024 11:47:30 AM | General Comment | mfbenson@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Mary Benson 135 SW Henry Dr Beaverton, OR 97005-0620 mfbenson@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-218 | 3/5/2024 6:56:57 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Leslie | Nassar | OREGON CITY | I oppose the proposal by PGE to raise rates yet again next year by 7%. This is becoming a yearly thing and a burden on low income earners like myself . Please do not approve this increase, which along with rising prices in all areas far outpace any meager wage increases I and those like me receive. We cannot keep up! | ||
| UE 435-2180 | 5/20/2024 12:32:23 AM | 5/16/2024 11:37:38 AM | General Comment | sentilla.hawley@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Sentilla Hawley 11700 SW Butner Rd Portland, OR 97225-5740 sentilla.hawley@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2181 | 5/20/2024 12:32:25 AM | 5/16/2024 11:34:44 AM | General Comment | leavenotracepdx@icloud.com | To whom it may concern. We are writing to express our deep concern regarding the proposed 7.3% increase in utility rates. As recent retiree's on a fixed income, rising costs create a significant burden on our household budget. Each year, essential utilities become more expensive, squeezing our ability to afford other necessities like food and medication. We understand the need for the company to operate efficiently, but a 7.3% increase is simply too much to bear, especially on the heels of your most recent double digit wage increase. We urge you to explore alternative solutions. Can operating costs be trimmed elsewhere? A 7.3% increase will have a real impact on many in our community. We implore you to find a more equitable solution that ensures reliable service without pushing residents like us toward financial hardship or the possibility of moving out of the area. Thank you for you time. Sincerely Joe + Marit Cadwell | |||||
| UE 435-2182 | 5/20/2024 12:32:28 AM | 5/13/2024 7:14:35 PM | General Comment | pets4me12@hotmail.com | Please dont increase the rate. I am on a small fixed income and will not be able to pay more. Please.....?? Get Outlook for Android | |||||
| UE 435-2183 | 5/20/2024 12:03:36 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Jay | Leal | HILLSBORO | The PGE just went up 17.2 % already Why going to raise it again ?! Not fair at all Hard to pay electricity now | ||
| UE 435-2184 | 5/18/2024 11:08:37 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | David | Strantz | PORTLAND | I can not believe PGE is TRYING to raise the rates 7% after the recent 17% aise in the rates. Does the Oregon Public Utily Commission EVER say No to PGE rate increases? Correct me if I am wrong the majority of our POWER comes from Hydroelectric sources. Its been a Wet year and no shortage of water. Government needs to stop the GREED. | ||
| UE 435-2185 | 5/19/2024 1:34:35 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | PORTLAND | I can’t afford to pay for an increased power bill. PGE’s proposal is a slap in the face— I’m barely able to afford my groceries, my child’s daycare.. and yet PGE wants me to go into debt paying for electricity, which I have no other option on. Something needs to be done, something needs to change. All of these expenses cannot continue to fall on the consumer. We don’t have any more to give. | ||||
| UE 435-2186 | 5/19/2024 1:44:41 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Laura | R | GASTON | I’m not entirely sure which docket is for PGE wanting to increase by 7% but I know for a fact we cannot afford this with our 2 income family of 5. We are barely making ends meet right now and getting buried in debt each month trying to keep up on our bills. We’ve cut out so much from our budget to accommodate, made adjustments to lower any bills we can, even installed a wood stove to help lower the cost to heat our home and yet we are still unable to get by. I am currently seeking a second job to help us out, and my husband is working to find a better paying job for himself. We make too much to qualify for any assistance so we are stuck in the middle of being too broke to get by. The price increase last year hit us hard, we simply cannot afford another one. | ||
| UE 435-2187 | 5/20/2024 9:35:20 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Craig | Veelle | MOLALLA | I would ask you not to increase the PGE rate by another 7 percent. It was just raised as you are aware. It either needs to be done all at once or none at all. Since this is a public agency I am asking you to vote in favor of the public this time. I do realize that there will need to be raises from time to time but this amounts to a greater than 25% increase (since it will be 7% on the already 18% increase) it is just way past the amount that regular people are increasing. Thank you | ||
| UE 435-2188 | 5/20/2024 3:24:36 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Clarissa | Lowe | SALEM | You already increased the cost by 18%! We are a hard working family, we pay all our bills on time and in full but this is getting absolutely ABSURD. The greed is very real and appalling. Are you going to just keep raising it until no one can pay their bill???? It’s infuriating that you think you can just treat your customers , who by the way have NO choice is who they draw electricity from, like your personal piggy bank is shameful. I don’t understand why you think adding another 7% on top of that 18% is ok and fine - it’s absolutely not and I hope you enjoy your padded wallets while the rest of us decide weather or not we keep the lights on or the water running. | ||
| UE 435-2189 | 5/20/2024 3:59:59 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | CJ | WILLIAMS | MILWAUKIE | No rate hike again. Learn to budget and better use of funds. | ||
| UE 435-219 | 3/5/2024 9:00:57 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Roy | Rios | PORTLAND | PGE is a crap company run by people who are uninterested in improving people's lives. Their sole purpose is to pick pockets. They are theives. | ||
| UE 435-2190 | 5/20/2024 9:16:08 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Lissa | Woolstenhulme-Lee | PORTLAND | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Lissa Woolstenhulme-Lee | ||
| UE 435-2191 | 5/21/2024 8:00:16 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Craig | Weeg | BORING | Subject UE 435 How dare PGE ask for another rate hike! Make another 202 million in profit to help with Battery investment! When is this company going to get off the consumers backs ! How dare the Oregon Public utility commission even consider this! This company should not be private for profit! They are given special consideration with guaranteed rate protection preventing competition! I looked into putting a solar farm on my property years ago and was basically told I couldn't hook into the grid because PGE had a guaranteed rate that would prevent it from my farm from being utilized other than an expensive tax loss. If you grant them another hike I will sue Oregon PUC and PGE for running a Monopoly and PUC backing it with the guaranteed rate protection! HOW DARE YOU! | ||
| UE 435-2192 | 5/21/2024 10:43:07 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Gary | Feierfeil | NEWBERG | All this will do is force more people out of their homes. All that are on a fixed income currently have issues meeting bills with all the increases since COVID. I wish I had a company like PGE that seems to get guaranteed increase profit for their products. | ||
| UE 435-2193 | 5/20/2024 3:24:09 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Mary | Crafts | SALEM | I would like to voice my opp0sition to PGE's rate increase request. They already received a substantial rate increase. Unfortunately, neither I nor anyone I know received a large increase in income. There has to be another way for PGE to get the monies they need. A bond, a government grant or something other than another increase in rates to comsumers. | ||
| UE 435-2194 | 5/20/2024 4:48:02 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | SALEM | Please PGE, don’t raise my bill. I make 1500 a month and am barely making my monthly essentials. Reconsider lowering the hike we just had. | ||||
| UE 435-2195 | 5/21/2024 6:16:31 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | David | Martin | PORTLAND | ## Notice of Potential Class Action Lawsuit To: The Honorable Tina Kotek Governor of Oregon 900 Court St. NE, Suite 254 Salem, OR 97301 Dear Governor Kotek, We, the concerned citizens of Oregon, write to you regarding the repeated and excessive rate hikes proposed by Portland General Electric (PGE). The utility's request for a 7.4% rate increase in 2025, following multiple rate hikes in recent years, has raised significant concerns about the financial burden on customers and the potential violation of consumer protection laws. Under Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) 757.020 and 757.025, public utilities are required to provide fair and reasonable rates, and the Oregon Public Utility Commission (OPUC) is tasked with ensuring that utility rates are just and reasonable. However, PGE's frequent rate increases, totaling approximately 30% since 2022, appear to be excessive and unjustified, given the lack of proportional improvements in service quality and reliability. We believe that PGE's actions may constitute unfair or deceptive business practices, in violation of the Oregon Unlawful Trade Practices Act (ORS 646.605 to 646.652). Additionally, the utility's failure to adequately justify the rate hikes and demonstrate tangible benefits to customers could potentially be considered a breach of contract or a violation of consumer protection laws. As such, we are exploring the possibility of filing a class action lawsuit against PGE on behalf of Oregon customers, seeking compensation for the excessive rate increases and potential damages resulting from the utility's actions. We urge your administration to investigate this matter thoroughly and take appropriate measures to protect the interests of Oregon residents. ## Alternative Solutions While we understand the need for utilities to maintain and upgrade their infrastructure, we believe that there are alternative solutions that could mitigate the financial burden on customers and promote more sustainable and equitable energy practices: 1. Incentivizing energy efficiency and conservation programs to reduce overall energy demand and costs. 2. Promoting the adoption of renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind power, to diversify the energy mix and reduce reliance on fossil fuels. 3. Implementing rate structures that prioritize affordability for low-income households and vulnerable communities. 4. Encouraging public-private partnerships and innovative financing models to fund infrastructure upgrades without placing the entire burden on ratepayers. 5. Enhancing regulatory oversight and transparency to ensure that rate increases are thoroughly justified and aligned with the public interest. We urge your administration to work closely with stakeholders, including consumer advocacy groups, environmental organizations, and industry experts, to explore these alternative solutions and develop a comprehensive energy policy that balances the needs of utilities, customers, and the environment. We appreciate your attention to this matter and look forward to your prompt response and action to address the concerns of Oregon residents regarding PGE's rate hikes. Sincerely, [Concerned Citizens of Oregon] | ||
| UE 435-2196 | 5/21/2024 7:41:56 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | JEFF | HANSON | BEAVERTON | WE CANNOT ALLOW THESE CONTINUAL RATE HIKES FROM PGE. THE REASONS THEY ARE GIVING FOR NEEDING MORE MONEY ARE THE COSTS OF BUSINESS AND SHOULD NOT BE PASSED ALONG TO CONSUMERS. WE ARE ALL TRYING TO GET BY WITH THE HIGHER COSTS OF LIVING AND THESE INCREASES WILL MAKE IT ALL THE MORE DIFFICULT... WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN FOOD AND ELECTRICTY. THIS REQUEST IS BEYOND UNREASONABLE. | ||
| UE 435-2197 | 5/21/2024 8:41:50 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | ronald | gillilan | ESTACADA | Hi, please don't let PGE raise our rates again. The 17% this year is a real stretch of reality. It hurts all of us in our pocketbooks and household budgeting . Thanks, Ron Gillilan | ||
| UE 435-2198 | 5/21/2024 10:18:47 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | April | Bacewich | NEWBERG | I am submitting a plea once again to this Commision. Please, please, please say "NO" to Portland General Electric's requests for increasing consumer costs! People in this state are being systematically crushed from EVERY side. We rely on people like you to protect us. So please, with respect, do better! We NEED YOU to prevent large corporations from continuing their rouse, and costing Oregonians millions upon millions of dollars. | ||
| UE 435-2199 | 5/21/2024 10:46:41 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Jamie | Daubenspeck | PORTLAND | The recent request by PGE to raise rates again is egregious and would be a major setback for keeping Portland affordable. The requested increase would further burden those struggling to make ends meet and would likely cause further exodus from the Portland metro area. The improvements suggested by PGE are not essential to their operations and should be funded by the corporation. | ||
| UE 435-22 | 2/29/2024 9:03:36 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | N | S | PORTLAND | I am a local caseworker helping low income residents of Multnomah county. So many people are struggling to make ends meet. Cost of living and inflation have gone up and our pay has not come close to keeping up with this. The rates were just raised by a significant percentage at the start of winter. Incredibly cruel timing. Now more hikes are being proposed? Who is meant to be speaking up for the best interests of the people of Portland struggling to meet their basic needs? They were just handed a large increase just before a historically cold and lengthy freeze. They should not get any new funding while people struggle to decide between heat or food. It’s time for public utilities. | ||
| UE 435-220 | 3/5/2024 10:08:16 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Ande | Ktreva | SALEM | Stop raising our rates!! This has gotten ridiculous, and I’m tired of making the shareholders vacation fund fatter. STOP | ||
| UE 435-2200 | 5/21/2024 6:26:22 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | David | Martin | PORTLAND | Formal Proposal to Portland General Electric (Docket No. 19379) To: Portland General Electric 121 SW Salmon St. Portland, OR 97204 Re: Docket No. 19379 - Comprehensive Proposal for Grid Modernization and Rate Reform Dear Portland General Electric, We, the undersigned citizens of Oregon, respectfully submit this formal proposal in response to your proposed 7.4% rate increase for 2025 under Docket No. 19379 before the Oregon Public Utility Commission (OPUC). While we acknowledge the need for investments in electrical grid modernization, frequent and excessive rate increases may not be the most appropriate or equitable solution, particularly for low-income and vulnerable communities in Oregon. Through a cross-comparative analysis of grid modernization strategies across the United States, we have identified several alternative approaches that could be implemented in Oregon: [The rest of the proposal remains the same as the previous version, outlining the eight key points regarding alternative funding strategies, regulatory reforms, and policy initiatives.] By adopting a comprehensive approach that combines alternative funding strategies, regulatory reforms, and policy initiatives, Portland General Electric can address the critical need for grid modernization while mitigating the financial burden on customers and promoting a more sustainable, equitable, and resilient energy future. We urge Portland General Electric to carefully consider this proposal and work collaboratively with the OPUC, stakeholders, consumer advocacy groups, environmental organizations, and industry experts to develop and implement a comprehensive grid modernization and rate reform plan for the state. Sincerely, [Concerned Citizens of Oregon] cc: Oregon Public Utility Commission (Docket No. 19379) Drafted By David Martin, Environmental Security Analyst | ||
| UE 435-2201 | 5/21/2024 7:48:24 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Tristan | Deveney | PORTLAND | Do not allow PGE to raise rates AGAIN | ||
| UE 435-2203 | 5/22/2024 10:49:24 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Kate | Denison | PORTLAND | Please do not approve another PGE rate increase at a time when families are struggling to afford basic living expenses like groceries and utilities. Our family was hit extremely hard by the most recent 20% PGE rate increase just months ago. We are a working family with small children. Because we do not qualify for any financial assistance, we're forced to swallow huge costs for a basic need like electricity. Our salaries have not gone up. I do not know how PGE expects rate payers to swallow another 7.4% increase on the heels of a huge spike. Please, PUC, do not allow this proposal to move forward. | ||
| UE 435-2204 | 5/21/2024 3:57:25 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Geena | Buxton | BEAVERTON | PGE is asking for an additional 7% in 2025 to support "investments in local battery storage systems". Reality is they want to make more money. First quarter of 2025 was amazing for PGE investors on the backs of those of us dealing with their 17% increase of last year. PGE is a public utility and I can't choose a competitor to get a lower rate. The Oregon Public Utilities Commission needs to treat them as such, draw a line in the sand and say NO MORE. Mortgages, food, cars, cost of living are all high right now and everyone is struggling. That means PGE stops lining the pockets of their investors and their leadership team and thinks of the customers. If that also means less investment in whatever "local battery storage systems" are then so be it. | ||
| UE 435-2206 | 5/22/2024 1:00:18 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Sam | Green | PORTLAND | Raising rates to cover corporate losses due to their own negligence in causing wildfires is unacceptable. Do not allow these companies to profit off the backs of hard hit Oregonians | ||
| UE 435-2207 | 5/22/2024 3:25:59 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | mark | Wiesner | BROOKS | Regarding PGE rate increase . Your mission statement says --access to safe, reliable and fairly priced utility service -- I would say PGE is far from this. The best thing to happen was the ice storm because it made them fix a massive amount of their junk. Poles and cross arms looked like piles of sawdust laying on the ground because the rot was so bad. Now after years of using irrigation pumps, they say it's not safe to use unless you upgrade to 4 wire. Most of our rural area has open delta 2 wire which they will not upgrade. So, every time we need to upgrade a pump it becomes a nightmare on the PGE end. We are currently spending over a million dollars to move our shop because I cannot get new 3phase power. The power pole next to my house is dated 1953. All of the rural area was designed for hardly any of the power we currently use in the modern world. I urge you to decline the rate increase. We are being priced out of our homes and businesses. | ||
| UE 435-2208 | 5/22/2024 6:00:19 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Sarah | Bartels | PORTLAND | This isn’t about improving services. This boils down to PGE wanting to increase their profit margin on their service monopoly at the cost of consumers. They have good ROE as it currently stands. Greed is no excuse to gauge rates more than they already have. This proposal doesn’t even deserve to be heard or considered. | ||
| UE 435-2209 | 5/23/2024 12:36:14 AM | 5/22/2024 2:05:55 PM | General Comment | flavia.devetag@gmail.com | Hello, As a citizen and resident of Multnomah county, I believe raising rates higher than they are already is quite inhumane. I already get low income discounts, barely turn the heat on, try to really be mindful of when I use appliances and I'm working with the "time of day" program, and yet my bills are quite expensive, even when I'm out of town for weeks out of the month. Please refrain from raising costs further, redistribute gains better, don't just pay your CEO. Respectfully, Flavia Devetag | |||||
| UE 435-221 | 3/6/2024 6:05:27 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Clare | Perry | BEAVERTON | We oppose yet another significant rate increase for 2025 requested by Portland General. In two years, our costs for electrical use have soared, approaching 40%. It is deceptive of the utility, and disingenuous of the PUC, to allow the fiction about incremental kWh changes when the total amount of a consumer’s bill is far greater. The basis for their request is nowhere near substantive. You are the PUBLIC Utility Commission. Be there for the public who have no other recourse. | ||
| UE 435-2210 | 5/23/2024 12:36:17 AM | 5/22/2024 8:49:02 AM | General Comment | PUC.PUBLICCOMMENTS@puc.oregon.gov | -----Original Message----- From: Clifford Spencer, MA, MS <Clifford.SpencerMAMS@messages.evergreenaction.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2024 3:44 PM To: PUC CONSUMER PUC * PUC <puc.consumer@puc.oregon.gov> Subject: UE 435 Clean energy is cheaper, more reliable than new gas clifford.spencermams@messages.evergreenaction.com. Dear Oregon Public Utility Commission, As my state’s regulator, I expect you to keep the price of electricity down, NOT approve EVERT attempt by PGE to gouge monopolized customers with absurd increases every year.Let;s put this in perspective: the increase in Social Security lats year was 3.2%; you approved an increase to PGE rates at 18% so PGE's shareholders could bet better returns and PGE's CEO could make more than his 6 million dollars annually with stock rewards, too.you’re tasked with protecting me and other utility customers from unjust utility bills and unnecessary cost increases. That’s why I’m asking you to reject the false story that increases every year is the only option to meet an increase in electricity demand. We have the technologies that can meet power requirements at a lower cost than dirty and dated gas plants, and thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and state leadership, we also have new investments and policy tools to get there. We just need utilities, as well as grid operators and state regulators like you, to choose reliability and affordability over false justifications for outdated energy sources. We should not, cannot, and must not let utilities use America’s economic momentum as an excuse to build more gas power plants, which would lead to a massive increase in climate pollution and costs for customers. I urge you to do everything in your power to refuse these schemes and act in accordance with what American customers want, which is more energy cost regulation, more affordable power, and utilities investing in clean energy options. I also STRONGLY urge you to REJECT ANOTHER PGE rate increase. Thank you, Clifford Spencer, MA, MS OR cliffordspencer@ymail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2211 | 5/23/2024 12:36:19 AM | 5/21/2024 5:15:00 PM | General Comment | carver@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Carver Oblander 6239 SE Carlton St Portland, OR 97206-6621 carver@rosecdc.org | |||||
| UE 435-2212 | 5/23/2024 12:36:22 AM | 5/21/2024 3:23:39 PM | General Comment | amoseley04@gmail.com | I oppose rate hikes. My understanding is that Oregon has laws in place requiring green energy by some date. I disagree with this and have written my legislators about this. Reliable, cheap options such as coal and nuclear are better options than wind or solar. I’m not sure I understand the purpose of the proposed battery storage that will cost all of us so much more money. Why is this needed? The last rate hike also came with offering a wider range of people financial assistance. There is also a separate charge on each of my pge bills for low income assistance. So those of us that are in the middle have to pay more so more people can have free or reduced electrical bills. This doesn’t make sense. Rather than trying to redistribute wealth why not just keep everyone paying for what they use but make the utility cheap and reliable. Raising rates again chasing some green false dream is nuts. -Andrew Moseley | |||||
| UE 435-2213 | 5/23/2024 12:36:25 AM | 5/21/2024 1:56:58 PM | General Comment | mwood1948@frontier.com | I object to granting PGE another rate increase during these tough times for families. My own bill is up from the most recent increase last year. About $20-30 each month. Finance it from stockholders dividends. Thank you. Marcia Wood | |||||
| UE 435-2214 | 5/23/2024 12:36:27 AM | 5/21/2024 1:43:38 PM | General Comment | littlebinky51@gmail.com | Pure nonsense! They keep raising rates and yet have not considered the impact on lower income earners. STOP THIS MADNESS NOW! Ruthie Spoonemore ruthiespoonemore.com | |||||
| UE 435-2215 | 5/23/2024 12:36:30 AM | 5/21/2024 9:38:10 AM | General Comment | jdedrick503@gmail.com | Say no to PGEs request for a rate increase. PGE can spend some of their huge profits on capital improvements. They claim that they will continue to make a profit with their current rates. If PGE does not want to continue service with less profit we can run a public utility to replace them or find another provider. No to rate increases when PGE is already profiting with the current rates. Sincerely, John Dedrick 1025 E Main ST Silverton, OR 97381 | |||||
| UE 435-2216 | 5/23/2024 12:36:32 AM | 5/21/2024 8:07:33 AM | General Comment | jeniwest27@gmail.com | Hi, I wanted to reach out and give a comment on PGE’s recent rate increases. I find it appalling that in such an economic time as this, when families are finding it hard to put food on the table, that PGE would do not only one but TWO huge rate increases as well as an $11 modernization charge??? This is ludicrous and should not be allowed. Someone needs to keep these companies in check because they are taking advantage of a public that has no other choice than to use their service and painstakingly pay their exorbitant rates. Thanks, Jeni West | |||||
| UE 435-2217 | 5/23/2024 12:36:35 AM | 5/20/2024 10:53:00 AM | General Comment | PUC CONSUMER PUC * PUC | From: joe mizner <joemizner@gmail.com<mailto:joemizner@gmail.com>> Sent: Friday, May 17, 2024 7:32 PM To: PUC CONSUMER PUC * PUC <puc.consumer@puc.oregon.gov<mailto:puc.consumer@puc.oregon.gov>> Subject: Future PGE rate increase & advise of an Audit joemizner@gmail.com<mailto:joemizner@gmail.com>. I STRONGLY object as I own 3 properties in Oregon and the one within PGE's service area has rates nearly double of my Hood river home that shares the Same Bonneville power feed. I advise that an in depth audit be completed on behalf of the public. Thanks, Joe Mizner | |||||
| UE 435-2218 | 5/23/2024 12:36:37 AM | 5/19/2024 9:02:00 PM | General Comment | kellymerrick10@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly ask the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households like mine. I understand that the increases are to pay for crucial system upgrades but passing on such high increases to customers would be a significant hardship for many people, let alone the thousands of PGE customers have not recovered from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mrs. Kelly Merrick 11010 SW 62nd Ave Portland, OR 97219-6768 kellymerrick10@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2219 | 5/23/2024 12:36:40 AM | 5/19/2024 2:26:55 PM | General Comment | bridget_mcbride@icloud.com | No, no, no and NO. How much can people and businesses shoulder? Add another rate increase and that’s up 58%. No wonder people and businesses are leaving Oregon. Karyna Graham of Hillsboro said it best: "It is inhumane that people have to choose western they’re going to freeze, overheat or buy food for the month.” PGE already got their huge rate increase this year. Let’s see what they do with it. Maybe their CEO takes a pay cut for starters. WE CAN’T TAKE ANY MORE TAXES, FEES, RATE INCREASES, OR TOLLS. Bridget McBride 503.538.3553 bridget_mcbride@icloud.com<mailto:bridget_mcbride@icloud.com> | |||||
| UE 435-222 | 3/6/2024 4:11:40 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Dale | Robertson | SALEM | How many times is the PUC going to allow PGE to jack up rates? I feel the PUC is getting their pockets line by PGE. The rates have doubled over last year and now PGE going 8% after just getting 17%. The PUC just keep taking the from the people and someone needs to be held accountable. The people on fixed income with health issues struggle the most and I would like to see accountability by the PUC to stop raising rates. | ||
| UE 435-2220 | 5/23/2024 12:36:42 AM | 5/19/2024 12:39:45 PM | General Comment | g.blaumer@comcast.net | To Whom This Might Concern: I am strongly opposed to the upcoming PGE 7% rate increase planned for Jan 2025. PGE has raised rates 3 consecutive years. Here are the increases: 2023: Between 7-20% increase. 2024: 17% increase. Planned 2025 increase: 7%. So over the three years – conservatively speaking at the low end – we have endured 31% of increases – including the planned 7% increase for 2025. At the top end of the rate increases – over the three years we have endured a total increase of +44%. A 44% increase is intolerable and way out of line. PGE currently budges roughly $17 million for battery storage. PGE is requesting a new budget for battery storage of $202 million dollars. There is something wrong with these numbers PGE has disclosed for battery storage. This appears to be some type of management “wishlist” regarding battery storage. Looking at the compensation analysis for the CEO Maria Pope – here are the annual compensation numbers: 2023: $6.8 mil. 2022: $6.2mil. 2021 : $5.3 mil. 2020: $3.3 mil. Her compensation has grown over 100% from 2023 versus 2020 – this is only from 3 years. In lieu of a rate increase – perhaps Maria Pope could reduce her total compensation for a change in lieu of soaking the utility customers for the third time in 3 years. It is interesting that in early May 2024 – the CEO sold over 44,000 shares of stock – nearly $2 million dollars in total. PGE apparently is a very profitable and solvent as a public company. The most earnings report for the company shows a 24.2% growth in revenue – so apparently the company is not having any issues regarding revenue from its customers. This company continually raises it dividend. In 2020 – their annual dividend per share was $.39. In May of 2024 – they announced another increase in dividend – the annual dividend is now $.50. On a percentage basis – from 2020 through the planned increase in May 2024 – the current dividend is 28% higher than the dividend in 2020. In my opinion this new rate increase including the last two years of increases show a large amount of mismanagement and bad policy decisions. I feel very sorry for the poor people who are struggling paying their monthly bills given the current inflation for food, other utilities, and regarding other bills that the average utility customer have to contend with. Many are barely getting by – another PGE rate increase that is not justifiable by any means might put these poor folks on the brink. Please OPUC – do not allow this un-warranted and unnecessary rate increase for PGE. Thank you. Greg Greg Blaumer G.Blaumer@comcast.net | |||||
| UE 435-2221 | 5/23/2024 12:36:45 AM | 5/19/2024 9:12:38 AM | General Comment | tawneyfarm1@gmail.com | Fact check. The detail sheet uses 880 Kwh to estimate the rate increase. But the average house size in Portland is 1068 sq.ft. the average Kwh use for an average home is 1000 square ft using about 1000 kwh according to Energy 101, Oregon.gov. farms, like mine, use more because we pump our own water. PGE is trying to low ball the costs of their 202 million dollar bill. Ask home owners how much our average bill has gone up in the last two years. I use to average out my monthly bills to a single amount to even out the dips and peaks (I tried using PGEs service by the did a bad job and always had a bill true up bill in March). I paid $130 a month. My average us is about 1000 kwh. Now my bill is $180. Your increase will raise my bill to almost $200 a month, every month, even in the summer. So much for the benefit of energy conservation. When PGE ends up needing the money anyway. I pay more because I buy green power products. That's not a 7% increase, it's a 70% increase in two years. Maybe PGE needs to look a little closure at how it spends our money? I appreciate that $6.7 million is typical, that PG&E and GE bosses make more. But it's still outrageous! The Bonneville Power Administrator makes less that $500,000. Maybe we need to become a public power company and provide a public retirement pay. Seattle's leader makes less than a million. Mary's pay use to be $3.4 million, it's doubled. Why? Just because all CEOs are robbing rate payers blind doesn't mean we should just say fine, rob me too. These pay scales are outrageous and need to stop! Sincerely, Patricia J. Tawney 24081 S Upper Highland Rd, Colton, OR 97017 | |||||
| UE 435-2222 | 5/23/2024 12:36:48 AM | 5/19/2024 8:43:31 AM | General Comment | tawneyfarm1@gmail.com | I am opposed to more price increases. PGE has a trapped middle and lower income service customer. We can't afford the $70,000 for an independant solar system. So we are trapped buying electricity from PGE. We first put in power in the 1950 when we were promised power would be too cheap to measure. 50 years later we were promised that deregulation would keep power cheap. We were promised that growth would pay for itself. None of these talking points have been true. None of them. We were told that PGE could be trusted to save electricity so we needed a new rate payer funded system to make sure we conserved power. But we received more conservation service from PGE than we have ever received from the so called energy trust. We buy green power and any other environmentally helpful power products. No thanks to the PUC. Why should customers of 70 years pay to develop power supplies for people who just go here? Why should I pay to protect my home from fires set by these ignorant new comers? It wasn't us that let Enron ruin the power market. It wasn't us that pretended climate change wasn't real. It wasn't us that allowed off road vehicles in the forest or failed to protect the forest from becoming dangerous shooting galleries. I prepared my home for at least a week without power. But now I have to pay for a power delivery service I don't need and which prioritizes urban areas ahead of me anyway. Why should I pay for a service I don't need, and won't benefit from. I end up paying twice. I have to prepare for long period of no power and I have to pay for reliability for cities from which I don't benefit. Everyone knows that when Ice storms come the city will be fixed first, while I could wait two weeks. I don't mind waiting but it isn't fair to ask me to pay for reliability I'm not likely to receive. Go ahead, get the city folks their lights on, but don't bill me for their crowded conditions and getting their lights back on in a day or two. It's not fair. Everyone makes justifications. But the truth is power was cheaper before we forced power companies to spilt their power and transmission businesses. It was cheaper before we allowed a competitive power market place where a few get rich and we pay. I have room for solar and so do my neighbors, but we can't afford to build small neighborhood supply systems. Why can't we get a loan from PGE or the Energy trust and pay it via our power bill? We did this with our energy efficient windows thirty years ago. Why can't we do solar the same way? The whole power business is now designed for a few players to play the market and make money off my neighbors and me. We don't need the energy trust, PGE did just fine helping us conserve. Enron's idea for the power market place were bad ideas and we shouldn't allow them in Oregon. People should pay for new development of resources they incurred. I am willing to pay to maintain the systems I already built but not new ones. Growth needs to pay for itself. New systems and lines need to be paid for by developers or new residents. Fire prevention starts with education. New owners from cities and other states need to take a class in fire prevention on how to live with tall timber. We need more fire patrols to prevent stupid and arson. But this shouldn't be part of my "energy" bill. It should be part of law enforcement. There should be reliability charges. It I can wait for my power to come back on, I get a discount. Folks who need their power on right away, should pay extra. I am willing to wait. Finally, the poor and elderly with fixed income are hurt the worst with these price increases. My stove broke recently and I found I didn't really miss it. If I remove appliances from my home can I get a discount? Let's get creative about power use. Do I really need all these appliances? Pay me and I'll give them up entirely, not just buy efficient ones, give them up entirely. Thank you for this opportunity. I know it doesn't really matter what we say, as you never turn down a request for a price increase, but it makes me feel better. Sincerely, Patricia J. Tawney S. Upper Highland rd Colton OR 97017 | |||||
| UE 435-2223 | 5/23/2024 12:36:50 AM | 5/19/2024 8:16:48 AM | General Comment | b_ouellette@hotmail.com | PGE has Increased Dividend from $1.12 (2012) to $1.98 (2024). It now pays a 4.42% Dividend, 1% more than DUK. Have you checked on Insider trading? It also raised its Board and CEO Pay by a considerable amount, more than your average rate payer probably got in pay. I think it changed its rate structure and it impacted those that have been below 1000KWH usage, more. But, I guess the PUC looks at that, before you rubber stamp increases. It’s a monopoly on our electricity, what about moving to a PUC like Vancouver, WA? Do you look at why PGE needs this battery storage? What Technology are they going to finance? Why are they going to make lower profit after getting the increase? Where can I find answers to these questions. In talking to some PGE employees, they complained that the company has been remiss in its line maintenance for years, to save money, which is why the outages are more severe than they were in years passed. I know that is just hearsay, but maybe do some research? Concerned rate payer Bob Ouellette | |||||
| UE 435-2224 | 5/23/2024 12:36:53 AM | 5/19/2024 4:49:43 AM | General Comment | places4@yahoo.com | As someone has already said; increases of utilities CANNOT and SHOULD NOT be a yearly practice. Claiming profits 'will be Less' seems ABSURD when the profit amounts are already mind-boggling and in lieu of actual customers; me, we, us; PEOPLE are struggling to pay our utilities Already. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone | |||||
| UE 435-2225 | 5/23/2024 12:36:56 AM | 5/18/2024 9:36:14 PM | General Comment | jadyneharris@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. As a new grad looking into furthering my education, as a member of the community, as a OHSU hospital employee, as the future generation of this country, I can say that these rates are inaccessible to the working class, and continue to increase. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Miss Jadyn Harris 41ST Ave Portland, OR 97211 jadyneharris@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2226 | 5/23/2024 12:36:59 AM | 5/18/2024 6:52:23 PM | General Comment | showcase14@hotmail.com | No rate increase for PGE! Dennis Smith | |||||
| UE 435-2227 | 5/23/2024 12:37:02 AM | 5/18/2024 2:25:44 PM | General Comment | janjaniceyu@gmail.com | ABSOLUTELY NOT! Janice | |||||
| UE 435-2228 | 5/23/2024 12:37:04 AM | 5/18/2024 10:15:56 AM | General Comment | springersrbrian@gmail.com | Hi I don't think PGE needs another rate hike they need to learn how to budget the money they have and operate with in it . Maybe it's time to do away from them and go to a non profit public owned electric company . Sincerely Brian Springer,a senior citizen trying to live on SSI. | |||||
| UE 435-2229 | 5/23/2024 12:37:06 AM | 5/17/2024 7:31:57 PM | General Comment | joemizner@gmail.com | I STRONGLY object as I own 3 properties in Oregon and the one within PGE's service area has rates nearly double of my Hood river home that shares the Same Bonneville power feed. I advise that an in depth audit be completed on behalf of the public. Thanks, Joe Mizner | |||||
| UE 435-223 | 3/6/2024 4:34:26 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | John | D'Angelo | SALEM | Rates were already increased by over 17% this past year. Another 8% increase will have a devastating effect on people living on fixed incomes and those on lower-middle class incomes living paycheck to paycheck. Maybe your CEO shouldn't be making 6 mil. per yr. Also, you all know completely green energy cannot sustain our power grid. Please consider the people you serve and not your bosses in politics. | ||
| UE 435-2230 | 5/23/2024 7:14:40 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | SALEM | Another huge rate increase on top of the one PGE just hit us with a few months ago is outrageous! This should not be passed! | ||||
| UE 435-2231 | 5/23/2024 3:45:07 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Happi | Tate | PORTLAND | I would like to speak as a low income, disabled individual. I already qualify for discounts under water & gas to assist my housemates & I with our utility costs at the maximum rate. However, PGE has denied us this assistance even though they should be using the same qualifying measures they only give us a 10% rate drop. This barely covers their last increase. Between the inflation increases in rent, food & everything else these rate increases have felt especially egregious. Please do something to cap their profit mongering as it is just ridiculous at this point. They have a monopoly, there is no one else to seek these services from & privatized necessary services like this seems counterintuitive. We must legislate to rein them in. Thank you for your time. | ||
| UE 435-2232 | 5/24/2024 12:33:41 AM | 5/21/2024 3:35:23 AM | General Comment | forhilo1941@gmail.com | Your last increase was a hard blow especially to us who are on fixed income. AND now asking for another increase???? I already have to keep the temperature turned down in my house in order to survive all the increases. Stop. You have increased your charges already too much. Stop wasting money and you will have more than enough to pay your CEO’s and all the high salaries. This is ridicules. Enough is enough. Just because you know you can increase rates because you know we have to have electricity to survive is wrong. Stop the increase. A distraught customer, Loretta Davis Sent from my iPhone | |||||
| UE 435-2233 | 5/24/2024 9:23:15 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Shane | Latimer | PORTLAND | PGE has failed to provide adequate system resilience while appearing to provide extravagant shareholder benefits. While the need for conversion to green energy is important, such conversion needs to be built on a strong and resilient infrastructure. While the events of early January 2024 posed significant challenges to electrical infrastructure, it is clear from my family's point of view in our location in the forested areas above Hillsdale in Southwest Portland that PGE’s infrastructure was inadequate prior to the January storm event. We routinely experience power outages in our area during even the lightest storms or wind conditions. We are certainly not going to relinquish our natural gas appliances and fireplaces given the poor electrical infrastructure that is currently in place. We have lived in our current location for approximately 9 years and have seen a significant degradation in the ability for PGE to provide power to our home: We used to experience power outages perhaps once every two years but now experience them multiple times a year, usually for more extended periods. One consequence of the lack of line resilience is that we have had to give up our family hobby of having saltwater aquaria: Even though we had several days of contingency electrical support for our aquaria, PGE was unable to maintain or restore power within that time and the result was the loss of at least $1000 worth of aquarium livestock which included loved pets. It is our understanding that our local aquarium shop lost an estimated $100,000 worth of livestock during the January 2024 event even though they were located in the business hub of Hillsdale. It is our opinion that PGE needs to reevaluate its shareholder compensation structure and improve system resilience prior to asking the Commission and its customers for rate increases. | ||
| UE 435-2234 | 5/24/2024 11:20:17 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | PORTLAND | 5-24-24 Letter converted by Consumer Services staff - dr RECEIVED MAY 21 2024 P.U.C. May 17, 2024 Oregon Public Utility Commission 201 High St. SE #100 Salem, OR 97301 Dear Commission Members: DO NOT grant PGE their 7.4% rate hike in 2025. We customers are still hurting from the 17.2% rate hike you allowed this year. (This was a shocking amount that really hurts customers.) This follows a 7% hike in 2023, 11% in 2022, (2021 I don't know), and 2% in 2020. They have received a rate hike practically every year lately and it probably goes back farther. This CANNOT continue. The customers can't bail them out all the time. In 2024 you allowed them to increase residential rates 17.2%, commercial by 15.9% and industrial by 11%. Why are residential customers paying the most? Industrial users should be paying the most because I'm sure they use the most electricity and they have all the money. Residential customers should pay the least. Why doesn't PGE get a loan from the state or the federal government for their proposed upgrades and improvements? What do they really need? Don't allow them to pass everything down to customers. You hear about utilities trying to do that with wildfire related things. It's time for you to help the customers and not PGE. Regards, Suffering PGE Customer | ||||
| UE 435-2235 | 5/24/2024 5:45:27 PM | OTHER | Oppose Docket | Web | Ben | Maceda | PORTLAND | Hello, I would like to voice my opposition to the proposed rate increases submitted by PGE. I do not think that competitive returns for investors should be a primary motivating factor for utilities. I would encourage them to find the money elsewhere, potentially from the bonuses that executives have been awarded. Thank you, Ben Maceda | ||
| UE 435-2236 | 5/27/2024 12:31:42 AM | 5/24/2024 3:58:29 PM | General Comment | lailoc@yahoo.com | I read in the Statesman Journal that PGE made $228 million in profits in 2023. And they are asking for another rate increase? Seems like pure greed to me. Petty absurd in my opinion. It’s legitimate that they make a profit, but that amount seems excessive to me. In my opinion they are just trying to get the public to pay for the fact they got held liable for the Labor Day fires a few years back. I urge the PUC to deny this rate increase. They have already had two rate increases in the past two years. Most people can’t afford this while the company is making a killing. Thank you for taking my opinion into account. Kristin Santose 476 Oregon Avenue NE Salem. Oregon 97301 503-588-2354 Sent from my iPhone | |||||
| UE 435-2237 | 5/27/2024 12:31:45 AM | 5/24/2024 7:13:28 AM | General Comment | quietinsb@yahoo.com | To whom it may concern, I would like to go on record as opposing PGE's latest rate increase request. This request on the heels of last year's 18% increase is unacceptable. I believe the company should be using their profits for capital projects like any other company. I would not be opposed to a small one-year surcharge to assist them, but don't feel the public should carry the burden of the entire project, especially with a perpetual rate increase. Thank you for your consideration, Rodney Gould | |||||
| UE 435-2238 | 5/27/2024 12:31:48 AM | 5/23/2024 10:00:41 AM | General Comment | sasha.i.sergeeva@gmail.com | Hello, I am outraged about high electric bills, it is unaffordable and absolutely obnoxious that PGE increased rates and want to increase them again. My electric bill is already 400$, it seems you can have electricity and heat only if you are wealthy. I am begging you not to allow PGE to increase rates again, this company pays high salaries to their CEOs and need to budget better. Are you gonna allow people to freeze to death during winter or have heat strokes in summer because we cannot afford to pay for electricity? Stop this greed! Concerned Citizen | |||||
| UE 435-2239 | 5/27/2024 12:31:50 AM | 5/23/2024 9:54:49 AM | General Comment | tgapen@gmail.com | Hello, I’m new to Oregon. We moved to South Salem 2.5 years ago and since then I’ve been shocked by the cost of utilities, particularly electricity. I’m even more shocked at the astronomical rate increases. I believe my electric bill has doubled since I moved here. And for PGE to request yet another 7% increase on the heels of the January increase of 18% is just staggering. The fact that the PUC allows these increases every time makes me wonder whose side are you on? Clearly the PUC does not have the public best interest in mind. I’m a voter and you can expect that I shall make my concerns known to the governor in an effort to find competent commissioners who will act in the public interest instead of those in corporations seeking to increase profits. Do not allow another increase from PGE. Thomas Gapen tgapen@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-224 | 3/2/2024 6:56:53 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Michelle | Melgard | PORTLAND | I oppose this docket because the price increases burden me to the extent of hardship. I qualify for a reduced rate but cannot afford to turn my heat on. I can barely afford the minimum amount for lighting and live in conditions where my residence is below 60 degrees. I work in the legal field and my partner for the federal government and we both have degrees and cannot afford it now. Shame on PGE | ||
| UE 435-2240 | 5/27/2024 12:31:52 AM | 5/21/2024 3:35:23 AM | General Comment | forhilo1941@gmail.com | Your last increase was a hard blow especially to us who are on fixed income. AND now asking for another increase???? I already have to keep the temperature turned down in my house in order to survive all the increases. Stop. You have increased your charges already too much. Stop wasting money and you will have more than enough to pay your CEO’s and all the high salaries. This is ridicules. Enough is enough. Just because you know you can increase rates because you know we have to have electricity to survive is wrong. Stop the increase. A distraught customer, Loretta Davis Sent from my iPhone | |||||
| UE 435-2241 | 5/27/2024 3:34:50 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Robin | Kilpatrick | SANDY | PGE rate increase, a big fat NO! They just got one. Rates are rising far faster than costs. The high cost of the bird killers is unsustainable and wasteful. Solar power locks up land that could be used for farming and housing and it is also unsustainably expensive. Stop removing the dams, rivers are the best sustainable power generators we have. | ||
| UE 435-2242 | 5/28/2024 10:27:01 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | John | Wallent | PORTLAND | I am making the comment on behalf of John Wallent. He would like the Commission to know he is adamantly against PGE raising rates. He is also speaking on behalf of his roommates. It is getting very difficult to young people to make ends meet in Portland. He lives in the Tabor area. He feels the CEO of PGE is making too much and the rates are too high. | ||
| UE 435-2243 | 5/24/2024 4:47:16 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Concerned Citizen of | Salem | SALEM | PGE has instilled a 7.2% rate increase in January of 2024 which was estimated to be about an additional $5.00 per month for residential customers. I have seen a monthly billing of $150.00 per month. It is sad that they keep increasing the cost of a utility for their customers. I am opposing an additional rate increase and believe it is due to the judgment for the lawsuits incurred because of the incurred for the and think the PUC can do better to serve the public by not allowing a continuous increase each year. It seems as though the August 2020 class action shareholder lawsuit settlement of $6.75 million in which over $125 million earnings and loss to stock pricing is to blame for these increases. It is not good business practices to try and recoup these losses from customers due to unguided and ill-conceived trading practices by PGE's executives. | ||
| UE 435-2244 | 5/24/2024 4:59:01 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Keith | Okerstrom | WILSONVILLE | I am opposing the waiver request: Reference: OAR 860-025-0030(3) The citizens, landowners, and tax payers want the process to go through the permit process. PGE must go through the established processes, anything else breaks public trust. Thank you for your representation. | ||
| UE 435-2245 | 5/26/2024 8:52:21 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Jude | Perez | PORTLAND | I couldn’t figure out what docket # to link to my public comment but I’m writing to oppose PGEs 7% residential rate increase - or any increase for that matter. PGEs CEO has received increased compensation and bonuses in the last two years amid rate hikes. Meanwhile Portland residents have struggled with the rising cost of living and inflation. People need electricity to live. Students need lights on to complete their homework. Families need to turn on their AC during massive heat waves and turn the heat in the winter. We’re even told to keep it at a specific temperature as to prevent pipe leaks. It’s SO expensive to live a normal life at this point and especially if you don’t have a CEO salary/bonuses. Please deny the request for any rate increases proposed by PGE. Thank you. | ||
| UE 435-2246 | 5/26/2024 1:42:54 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Steve | St | ESTACADA | I was listening to a report on OPB radio earlier this year, they were talking to a representative of Portland General Electric. The general conversation was about why after just getting the 17% rate increase in 2024 PGE felt that they needed an additional increase in 2025. What struck me and the reason I am writing was the the representative stated that in addition to concerns about increasing battery storage one of the main reasons for the 2025 increase was to "Guarantee" a double digit rate of return for their investors. Since PGE is basically a monopoly in the part of the state where I live I find this very offensive. My investments have no guaranteed rate of return, why should the investors in a monopoly expect to? In closing I am contacting the Oregon PUC to strongly oppose any further rate increases by PGE. We have had a 30% increase in our rates since 2022 and the next increase isn't supported by any actual need on the part of the utility. | ||
| UE 435-2247 | 5/27/2024 6:30:51 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Tom | Sparks | EAGLE CREEK | It is my understanding the PGE is requesting a significant rate increase for 2025. Please refuse this request!!! Our electric bills are overwhelming us financially now, an even greater cost will make our lives very challenged. They are attempting to secure their investors' growth and prosperity at the painful expense of all the service users. Please block this planned increase!!!! | ||
| UE 435-2248 | 5/27/2024 9:49:12 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Darrell | Coleman | BEAVERTON | Subject: New Equal Pay program & Proposed 2025 Rate Hike. The Equal Pay notice says that this is designed to "help" the customer. However, this actually appears to be a money grab by PGE. If my household is any reflection of the average, we substantially reduced our electricity usage after the outlandish January rate increase. The new Equal Pay program should use the percentage increase/decrease based ONLY on 2024 year to date usage and then adjust the Equal Pay amount. Otherwise, the new program uses last year's usage, which is likely much higher and giving PGE a one-time upfront bonus. The PUC needs to have tighter controls and accountability oversight. While this message is not focused primarily on the 2025 proposed rate increase, this consumer is absolutely against the increase, especially in a time of tight consumer budgets. The PUC needs to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of the 2024 increase first, then publish those results to the public in a similar notice as the Equal Pay communication. All of that most likely will take more than one year. | ||
| UE 435-2249 | 5/28/2024 3:59:50 PM | OTHER | Oppose Docket | Web | Chelsea | Sommer | PORTLAND | Utilities are already too high. This increase will put an undue burden on the most vulnerable in a city that already has a huge amount of people on the verge of houselessness. | ||
| UE 435-225 | 3/3/2024 10:21:05 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Lillie | Thornton | BEAVERCREEK | Because consumers don’t seem to have any choice of energy companies. This is unreasonable to raise the price again. If this increase is put into place it will add up to 40%increase in three years. How can that be justified? My income has gone down and I don’t know anyone’s income that has raised 40% in three years. How is the community supposed to be able to afford that. Obviously, we will have to do without other basic needs like food, clothing and necessities. Please do not let this happen. Thank you | ||
| UE 435-2250 | 5/29/2024 12:31:42 AM | 5/24/2024 8:24:28 PM | General Comment | b4vrr00t3d@icloud.com | Over the last two years, PGE has raised our utility bills 40%. One of those rate increases was during the ice storm of Valentine's Day 2021. This affected millions of people, myself included. I was without power for 7 days. I had to stay with my family who were also without power for 11 days. During this time, my family was living off of a generator just a power their home. This was for light, propane heat, their water pump which is a well. My house was completely shut down and food was at my family's place. PGE was in no hurry to get power back on to at either location. Fortunately, I had a place to go but many people did not. However PGE had no problem raising rates during this horrendous time. During the COVID-19 Pandemic PGE rolled out a low income discount program for consumers like myself. Due to the fact that we were struggling to pay our bills. PGE is trying to raise their rates once again, on an average of 7.4% in 2025, this will again hurt residential customers. As a customer and living on less than $950 a month from Social Security if PGE raises the electric rate another 7.4% (approximately $10) customers, like myself will have to choose between certain essentials, like powering their home, food or medication. Making that choice for some people like myself who has a disability it could be a DEADLY decision. I do not want to face consequences, because I had to make the choice between powering my home, medication, or food, I rely on these basics as does everyone. My income is tight. I'm not only provide for myself. I provide for my service dog whom I rely on with the above income. I would not be able to do that with a proposed increase. Any utility company should not be allowed to raise their rate more than the COLA. The COLA in 2023 was 3.2%.. With the 40% increase, as well as a 7.4% increase in 2025 PGE would be getting a 47.4% increase in two years. That is far more than the COLA increase. 3.2%. by 44.2%. Consumers like myself that receive the low income discount through PGE would be wiped out. The proposed increase stinks of corporate greed. Leave the PGE rate where it is. Do not adjust the PGE rate more than the COLA rate. Respectfully, Vikki Cosentino | |||||
| UE 435-2251 | 5/29/2024 9:10:24 AM | OTHER | Oppose Docket | Web | Robert | Hoover | BEAVERTON | Stop raising rates already. You are hurting the public and don't seem to have any accountability. Oregon should provide some competition to protect consumers from this monopoly. | ||
| UE 435-2252 | 5/29/2024 10:41:21 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | David | Lehman | WOOD VILLAGE | This is a cost that most people will have to deal with like a lot other services or items that are going up in price. I don't think we should be paying more for the PGE services. A company like PGE should be putting money away every month for improvements and replacement of equipment. Alot of companies I believe are just price gouging. When there is price increases in one area I decrease or stop spending my money in other areas. What this means is that I shop a lot more online than I do in my community, there for I am unable to support working people/businesses in my community. There are some businesses that I have not used less or not at all in my community for several years. I am on a fixed income (retired, disabled Veteran). PGE are not the only ones that are price gouging. | ||
| UE 435-2253 | 5/30/2024 2:06:55 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Eric | J | GASTON | No on another PGE rate increase. Constant increase of Inflation and most people aren't making more money with sky rocket inflation is not the time. Greedy company. | ||
| UE 435-2254 | 5/30/2024 2:18:45 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Kristi | Cule | MILWAUKIE | My husband and I are disabled and we are on a fixed budget | ||
| UE 435-2255 | 5/30/2024 2:54:08 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Mary | Bell | GRESHAM | I feel that a rate increase on top of those already in place is a burden on seniors & fixed income families. Costs on everything has risen & electricity is a necessity not an option. Please consider a tiered rate increase & not just across the board. I understand fire prevention but that should be a burden on PGE who put their power lines in vulnerable areas & climate change has been talked about for decades. It's PGE who has been slow to respond & now rate payers are supposed to hurry & pay so PGE can safeguard their electric lines. Give rate payers some relief from 'hurry up & pay'. I don't want to have to turn off my home electricity everyday & only use it certain times of day at my discretion. That's not how I should have to live. | ||
| UE 435-2256 | 5/30/2024 4:42:15 PM | OTHER ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | ALOHA | Without a doubt a rate increase on the heels of the previous increase is not good for any community. Instead of raising rates how about using your profits and bonuses to cover updating your equipment and paying what is owed to folks who suffered loss because of your neglect. Stop making people pay for your mistakes. | ||||
| UE 435-2257 | 5/30/2024 6:23:16 PM | PACIFIC POWER | Oppose Docket | Web | Neil | Adams | ALBANY | We have already had a hike in our power bill. With everything else going up they are pricing us out of our homes. It is coming down to do I stay warm or have food to eat. It is not right to make all of us pay for the Paradise fire. | ||
| UE 435-2258 | 5/30/2024 7:20:47 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | PORTLAND | The people of oregon do not agree with your tax hikes, especially for batteries! It's is bad enough you have monopolized or electricity so we don't have other options! This is wrong on so many levels especially when invasion is so high and people have to choose between food and electricity! | ||||
| UE 435-2259 | 5/31/2024 9:00:01 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Christine | Powell | SALEM | PGE is already one of the highest Electric companies in Oregon. When combined with previous rate increases in the past two years, PGE’s rate increase would raise rates by about 40% in a two-year period. That is absolutely ridiculous! 40%!! That’s unheard of! We don’t even get annual raise increases to match that increase. We can’t keep up! Annual increase rates are not what should be happening. We already pay more than other electric companies. | ||
| UE 435-226 | 3/4/2024 9:53:15 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Eric | Hayward | BEAVERTON | PGE just raised rates this past year significantly, an additional rate increase is not sustainable for customers forced to utilize a utility company they have no choice over. | ||
| UE 435-2260 | 5/30/2024 11:12:45 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Bob | Houle | HILLSBORO | The Oregon Public Utility Commission has granted rate increases to PGE in the last two years that approximate 23%. If the latest request for a 7% increase is granted, electric rates for PGE customers will have increased 40% in three years. The Company may be able to justify such outrageous increases to the PUC, but a big dose of reality needs to be introduced into the rate setting process. The average PGE customer’s income has not increased 40% in the last three years. Customers must live within their means and can’t get a huge raise from their employer or social security to cover significant increased spending plans. If customers want to spend more money on something their current cash flow can’t handle, they need to cut back on other spending to stay within their budget. Maybe PGE needs to cut executive salaries or new cars for executives to drive or other perks, or perhaps projects should be delayed until they can be afforded with reasonable rate increases. Consumers have no alternatives from which to shop for electricity, so the rate commission must do their job to protect the consumer from this monopoly. | ||
| UE 435-2261 | 5/30/2024 6:20:02 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | R | L | HILLSBORO | In the past 5 years utility rates have increased exponentially; in some cases up to 50%. It's curious how the average consumer is expected to pay for these increases seeing as wages have certainly not gone up by 50%. There needs to be public approval for rate increases due to the fact that the public is being forced to work with these for profit utility companies, i.e. monopolies; no one chose to do business with these utility companies. Additionally, there needs to be more transparency on why these increases are needed and where the money is going. If the money is going to line CEO and stockholder pockets, then that's unacceptable. If it's a legitimate request to revamp the system, then okay, let's all review together and come to a compromise on what is an acceptable rate (increase). | ||
| UE 435-2262 | 5/31/2024 2:58:57 PM | PACIFIC POWER | General Comment | Web | Roswitha | Van Winkle | ASTORIA | I would appreciate if you would consider that many people are on a fixed income.Our power bill went up almost a hundred dolly this last winter.We heat our house only with a wood stove. I do appreciate the work of the people who are out in the field and how quickly they try to restore power when the power is down.Maybe the company needs to reassess where money could be saved .Maybe take a closer look at upper management,please start trimming from the top before you increase our rates anymore. | ||
| UE 435-2263 | 6/2/2024 1:53:06 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Runa | Kahan | CLACKAMAS | People can already not afford how high electric bills are, this once again puts the cost of climate change on people who have nothing rather than the smart solution - tax the billionaires already. People need power. For many, it is a life or death situation. We. Cannot. Afford. Another. Raise. We can't seek power elsewhere either. Do not raise rates. If PGE raises rates, all deaths due to not being able to afford heating, cooling, medical devices is on them. | ||
| UE 435-2264 | 6/6/2024 12:33:03 AM | 6/3/2024 9:00:23 PM | General Comment | mh.carey@pm.me | I am writing to strongly protest the proposed PGE rate increase of 7%. Only six months ago, PGE increased its general residential rate by a whopping 17%, the largest increase in more than 20 years.1 In just the last three years, PGE has already raised residential rates by 43.8%.2 At the same time that its customers struggle to keep up with these massive rate hikes, PGE is raking it in: in 2023, they had profits of $228 million, distributed $179 million in dividends to share holders, and paid CEO Maria Pope an eye-popping $7 million in total compensation.34 As if that isn't bad enough, NW Natural is also requesting a rate increase of 17%, which if granted would be a devastating one-two punch to working families that rely on both services. I find it disgusting that customers are required to support the massive profits of these private companies, even though many people are already struggling to keep up with the previous exorbitant rate hikes. Instead of protecting the profits of private companies and their obscenely-overpaid executives, the PUC should do its job and actually serve the PUBLIC. Sincerely, Max Carey Sources: 1 https://www.opb.org/article/2023/11/10/portland-general-electric-january-2024-rate-increase/ 2 https://katu.com/news/local/oregon-legislature-lawmakers-utility-nw-natural-rate-pacific-power-pge-idaho-power-hikes-causes-ways-to-lessen-impacts-citizens-utility-board-oregons-public-utilities-commission 3 https://investors.portlandgeneral.com/node/19341/pdf 4 https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/784977/000078497724000065/por-20240306.htm | |||||
| UE 435-2265 | 6/6/2024 7:39:32 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Mark | Manion | BEND | I heard from the news PGE raise the rates 33% in the last 2 years and now they are asking for 18% more. If you walked into a store and found out they raised prices by 51% wouldn't you walk out the door and shop elsewhere? I'm sure PGE won't reveal it but I'll bet their shareholders have been asking for bigger dividends for decades and they have been taking it out of the powerline brush maintenance budget leaving us with fire danger from overgrown vegetation. They seem to put money into vegetation control on the mainline towers but drive down any highway and powerlines are surrounded by vegetation. Now there is a $178 million judgement against PGE and they are trying to make the ratepayer pay for their poor judgement and greedy shareholders. I oppose this rate increase, the fat cat executives and shareholders should foot the bill! | ||
| UE 435-2266 | 6/7/2024 9:41:22 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Nanao | Carey | PORTLAND | You should not raise the electric rate. Especially while paying $$$ for your ceo. Cut their salary first before exploiting us | ||
| UE 435-2267 | 6/10/2024 5:36:26 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Kathy | Moseler | HILLSBORO | Please deny PGE the rate increase of 7.2% for residents and 9.5% for small businesses. Especially for those below the 200% of Fed Poverty Guidelines. If not this would lead to more shutoffs. Please think of the people working honest and hard jobs to have a family, the building block of society. Remember small businesses have been the backbone of our country. We cannot survive as a healthy, vibrant community without seeing that the least among us are watched out for. Thank you for this opportunity to share my thoughts. | ||
| UE 435-2268 | 6/10/2024 8:41:16 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | David | Schmitz | OREGON CITY | The commission says it also denies rate increases. No examples are given when increases have been denied. Over the last 5 or 10 years, how many approvals have been granted as compared to denials? I do not recall any denials recently. It seems to me these rate increase proposals are another example of companies getting on the inflation bandwagon to increase their profits and pad the accounts of their executives. | ||
| UE 435-2269 | 6/11/2024 1:22:02 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | PORTLAND | I can't afford rate increases. When will they ever think of the people? | ||||
| UE 435-227 | 3/4/2024 10:41:24 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Kelly | Smith | PORTLAND | Cap the rate hikes, this only hurts those most vulnerable and benefits very few. | ||
| UE 435-2270 | 6/11/2024 4:21:41 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | OREGON CITY | I know a few PGE employees who work from home. I know one who works two days a week and another who only goes into the office once a week. I do not think that it is effective for every employee to be working at home. The latter I guarantee does not put in her full hours. I think there are situations where people can work from home and there are definitely situations where people take advantage of the situation so they don't have to burn vacation time to do things they can do "remotely". The accountability is lacking and do not support an increase in any way shape or form because you as a company have not shown to be a good steward of what I pay you now. | ||||
| UE 435-2271 | 6/11/2024 10:41:11 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Laura | Duncan | HILLSBORO | Hello, our home has been opting-in for renewable energy for years, and I thought that was a valuable investment. But our home cannot support this rate increase, it is beyond our means. As Oregon (and the Portland Metro area) becomes more expensive, rate increases are crippling the current generation of renters and homeowners. You are losing the public trust. I oppose rate increases in our utilities, especially those earmarked for climate change initiatives. I would rather use traditional methods of energy, instead of new wind towers or whatever else is costing so much money. | ||
| UE 435-2272 | 6/11/2024 10:49:25 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Derek | Shields | DAMASCUS | We've had to hold garage sales, sell a car and stop needed medication due to the already steep increase in electricity rates. This is bordering on criminal! | ||
| UE 435-2273 | 6/12/2024 12:31:50 AM | 6/11/2024 2:15:49 PM | General Comment | garrypsmith01@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). I am a retired Navy veteran. I moved back to Oregon when I retired so I could afford a decent house and have enough money to pay by bills and still have some left over for food. For some reason the PUC believes people like me have enough left over money to continue to pay for annual increases by PGE. It's not true. My electric bill has ballooned since 2022. I now pay more than $850 MORE per year just to keep the lights on. My military pension has not increased enough to even cover this and with horrible inflation on everything I am running out of funds. Only you can stop this gouging of Oregon citizens. Please deny the increase requested by PGE. Garry P. Smith As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, cdr garry smith 1630 Mountain Dr Stayton, OR 97383-1489 garrypsmith01@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2274 | 6/12/2024 12:31:52 AM | 6/11/2024 1:24:47 PM | General Comment | julieanneh@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Miss Julie Harris 4185 SW 167th Ave Beaverton, OR 97078-1903 julieanneh@aol.com | |||||
| UE 435-2275 | 6/12/2024 12:31:55 AM | 6/11/2024 1:15:42 PM | General Comment | Rich@everyactioncustom.com | rich@everyactioncustom.com. Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission tor eject PGE’s request to raise rates on Oregonians. PGE’s rates have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. This is FAR greater than inflation. No one can afford to pay annual increases of 30%. PGE has other options for improving their bottom line. The Commission can stop this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mx. Richard and Susan Reid 3242 Bluff Ave SE Salem, OR 97302-3207 Rich@RichSueBluffhouse.com | |||||
| UE 435-2276 | 6/12/2024 12:31:58 AM | 6/11/2024 1:07:11 PM | General Comment | sber6415@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr Samuel Berg 29601 NE David Ln Newberg, OR 97132-6457 sber6415@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2277 | 6/12/2024 12:32:19 AM | 6/11/2024 12:38:30 PM | General Comment | almolinatrejo92@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Miss Ana Molina 2750 SE 34th Ave Portland, OR 97202-1439 almolinatrejo92@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2278 | 6/12/2024 12:32:22 AM | 6/11/2024 12:34:23 PM | General Comment | mrdanaweintraub@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Dana Weintraub 17124 SW Marty Ln Beaverton, OR 97003-4249 mrdanaweintraub@tutanota.com | |||||
| UE 435-2279 | 6/12/2024 12:32:24 AM | 6/11/2024 12:27:34 PM | General Comment | mediapro1@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Barbara Bernstein 1214 SE Flavel St Portland, OR 97202-5932 mediapro1@comcast.net | |||||
| UE 435-228 | 3/5/2024 8:40:52 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Tamara | Ostervoss | PORTLAND | Dear Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to you in opposition of UE 436, PGE's 2025 Annual Power Cost Update. Raising rates an additional 7% on top of the already 18% increase from this year will have a detrimental effect on working class families. While there are income qualified plans to assist people with bills, many working class families do not meet the requirements. To give you perspective on what average families are dealing with, my overall household expenses in 2024 increased $12,000 between water, taxes, energy, garbage, and insurance increases while my household income remained exactly the same. If I and others are expected to meet increasing costs without an increase in budget, so can a billion dollar company like PGE. Living in Oregon has become completely unaffordable and this is from someone with a six figure income that has to meticulously budget and purchase second hand items to make ends meet, I cannot even begin to imagine how others less fortunate are able to get by. Support the working class families in Oregon and opposing the 7% increase PGE is proposing. While this may not seem a lot, this is the difference between being able to get by and having to skimp on food for many people. | ||
| UE 435-2280 | 6/12/2024 12:32:26 AM | 6/11/2024 12:24:07 PM | General Comment | Livingstonjohn@everyactioncustom.com | livingstonjohn@everyactioncustom.com. Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer in Salem, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We should not be paying for investors to profit from PGE poor management. The rate structure should be just enough to cover costs, not line the pockets of investors. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. John Livingston 6473 Doral Dr SE Salem, OR 97306-1432 Livingstonjohn@att.net | |||||
| UE 435-2281 | 6/12/2024 12:32:29 AM | 6/11/2024 12:21:14 PM | General Comment | vernlowensjr@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. I read a summary of the projects PGE proposed to perform as a result of this increase and frankly they strike as low value. Additionally, I don't see PGE as good stewards of the money they already have. I've had personal experience with PGE's tree trimming contractor who last summer came down my road and trimmed the same threes three different times (only one belonged to me and it was minor). When I questioned them about their plan the Foreman told me they just drive around looking for trees to cut. Really?? Another time they came out with two men and three pieces of equipment to pull and old buried pole stub out of the ground they had been buried for years and causing no issues. When I asked why I was told there was no really good reason to do it other then they had this contractor available and needed to do something. My brother-in-law who lives in Mulino on Hwy 213 had a new pole lay in his yard for nine months. It was dropped off as a replacement for another pole. While laying there the pole warped, but was finally installed. When my BIL asked why the delay (numerous times) he was told, "because the new installation would affect traffic on Hwy 213." Did PGE not know that when they dropped off the pole? For me these are all indications of a company that has too much money to spend and does so in a very inefficient manner. Rather than granting them more money to spend inefficiently I'd like to see you, the Commission, look harder at how PGE spends its money and whether those spends are high value. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Vern Owens 26825 S Ranch Hills Rd Mulino, OR 97042-8611 vernlowensjr@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2282 | 6/12/2024 12:32:31 AM | 6/11/2024 12:18:45 PM | General Comment | lpjake@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. We live on a fixed income & this rate increase is totally unacceptable. It is too bad PGE is our only utility available. The Commission should be able to curb some of these increases. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Miss Patricia Jacobson 32250 SW Armitage Pl Wilsonville, OR 97070-8411 lpjake@comcast.net | |||||
| UE 435-2283 | 6/12/2024 12:32:33 AM | 6/11/2024 12:17:09 PM | General Comment | joanbradley445@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Joan Bradley 5512 SE 43rd Ave Portland, OR 97206-5733 joanbradley445@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2284 | 6/12/2024 12:32:35 AM | 6/11/2024 12:17:07 PM | General Comment | brent_rocks@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People on a fixed income cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Brent Rocks 1518 SW Upper Hall St Portland, OR 97201-6132 brent_rocks@comcast.net | |||||
| UE 435-2285 | 6/12/2024 12:32:38 AM | 6/11/2024 12:05:37 PM | General Comment | tlew4002@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Carolyn Eckel 18542 NE Wasco St Portland, OR 97230-7152 tlew4002@earthlink.net | |||||
| UE 435-2286 | 6/12/2024 12:32:40 AM | 6/11/2024 12:04:00 PM | General Comment | rbjs@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). A 30% increase for PGE since December 2022 shows a lack of frugal spending on their part. No employee has had such a salary increase in that same period of time! Consumers have to make adjustments in their spending based on their income. PGE needs to reduce its spending so as not to have such high rate increase needs! We have been making adjustments in our electrical needs by shutting off our heating/cooling system. Keeping the home at 66° to 68° in not always comfortable, however, the electric bill for our household is being reduced! As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mrs Reggie Sullivan 922 NW Freeman Ct Hillsboro, OR 97124-2227 rbjs@earthlink.net | |||||
| UE 435-2287 | 6/12/2024 12:32:42 AM | 6/11/2024 11:47:05 AM | General Comment | heydonm84@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mrs. Margaret Heydon 2352 NE 150th Ave Portland, OR 97230-4552 heydonm84@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2288 | 6/12/2024 12:32:45 AM | 6/11/2024 11:34:09 AM | General Comment | carol@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. STOP THE GREEDY!!! Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Carol Wagner 350 Timber Ridge St NE Albany, OR 97322-7436 carol@craftedbycarol.com | |||||
| UE 435-2289 | 6/12/2024 12:32:48 AM | 6/11/2024 11:30:12 AM | General Comment | janelovelady@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). I am a PGE customer and want to register my dismay at PGE increasing our bills by 18% in January of last year, and now wanting to raise customers' bills by another 7% this year. A 25% percent increase is significantly more than my retirement income has increased over the same period! People can't keep up with this. As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Jane Lovelady 2954 Wembley Park Rd Lake Oswego, OR 97034-2634 janelovelady@icloud.com | |||||
| UE 435-229 | 3/5/2024 9:17:30 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Anthony | Riddick | PORTLAND | Hello, I'm fairly new to Oregon ( 4 years to be exact) and this new proposed 7.4% increase on rates is rather ridiculous. Considering rates with PGE just went up 17% in January which disproportionately affected alot of its customers was hard enough. Is it not OPUC job to protect customers from rates like this? Why is this commission's job not being done? If those on the commission are unable to do their jobs they should be replaced with people who actually can instead of holding on to incompetent and worthless individuals. This is just another reason to leave this state for a place more affordable. GET IT RIGHT OR GET OUT! | ||
| UE 435-2290 | 6/12/2024 12:32:50 AM | 6/11/2024 11:10:26 AM | General Comment | Burge.sherry@everyactioncustom.com | burge.sherry@everyactioncustom.com. Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Sharon Burge 707 Madrona Ave SE Salem, OR 97302-2672 Burge.sherry@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-2291 | 6/12/2024 12:32:52 AM | 6/10/2024 6:27:49 PM | General Comment | isabela.m.villarreal@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. It's absolutely asinine that renters are being burdened with additional costs and no additional benefits. The CEO of PGE makes over a million dollars a year, and for some reason renters are being asked to foot the bill for services that are not better or more expensive for PGE than last year. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me and all my neighbors. People are struggling to make rent, let alone an extremely expensive utility bill. It's unconscionable to allow them to continue to raise prices for something that is not worth more. Please do the right thing. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. isabela villarreal 1515 SE 31st Ave Portland, OR 97214-5093 isabela.m.villarreal@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2292 | 6/12/2024 12:32:57 AM | 6/10/2024 9:57:00 AM | General Comment | smith2650@comcast.net | My name is Charles Smith. I live there to David Douglas High School in Southeast Portland and am a long time PGE customer and generally consider myself a supporter of the utility regard to most of their operations and projects. That said, I am submiting this comment to urg the Commission to reject PGE’s lastest request to raise rates next year even further. PGE customers are still trying to adjust to the substatial and I beleive unprecedented large rate increases that increased rates for Oregon households by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. The commission needs to send a clear and strong signal on behalf of consumers/rate payers that they are listening and that they are not a rubber stamp from the utilities every time they make a proposal to increase rates. I am a member of the Oregon Electric Vehicle Association and the things that I advocate for is for people to change their transportation and hvac to electric vehicles. Making this transition has all sorts of reasons with cleaner air being a big and tangible benefit. One of the arguments I had been able to make in favor of electric vehicles has been the stability of the rates and the ability of rate payers to have a voice in determining what the price would be . This is much better than the situation is for fossil fuels but the previously granted rate increases seriouly weaken that argument. This is not the time to approve PGE’s request to raise bills. Maybe send the signal to them that there is truly oversight and perhaps reduce the approval rates that were approved last time by a significant margin. If the utilities knew that bring in a rate case could result in haven't their rates reduced, they would be more careful in bringing such cases of making sure they had a good case to them. I think right now they're just in a habit of always asking because if you don't ask you don't get. It's a negotiation tactic. It is not a tactic that should be effective and is not appropriate for a rate case affecting so many of the public. We can't afford to play games . People's livelihoods , and they're very lives are at stake. | |||||
| UE 435-2293 | 6/12/2024 8:02:27 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Martin | Miller | SALEM | Martin Miller , Salem Oregon The rate increase last year and the current rate increase proposal for PGE will have a dramatic affect on our farm operation . We operate with 5 irrigation wells on the different farms . We have seen Grower price decrease for the 2024 crop year and have to look at value of irrigation will add to our crops an may not use irrigation, specially with crop price decreases. Please don't allow PGE to continue increase cost , as we need to stay in business and can't increase our price of the crops we grow. Thanks | ||
| UE 435-2294 | 6/12/2024 8:27:40 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Christina | Ellison | GLADSTONE | Please do not increase rates with PGE. We are a single income family and cannot afford for more increases. I’m also confused why we have such expensive electricity prices when in Idaho it is much cheaper. We have dams here, but do we sell the electricity produced by Oregon dams to Idaho and other states? Why? | ||
| UE 435-2295 | 6/12/2024 9:34:02 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Vanessa | Nordyke | SALEM | I am writing in my capacity as a Salem City Councilor (Ward 7) to voice opposition to the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). In this capacity, I speak for myself and not on behalf of City Council or the Mayor of Salem. Instead, I speak at the behest of my constituents and other PGE customers who will bear the brunt of PGE's untimely and inequitable rate increase. I urge the Commission to consider the impact this rate increase will have on Oregonians living paycheck to paycheck, the single parents struggling to afford childcare, the seniors deciding whether to buy food or medication; and many others. All of them are just one late payment away from eviction. According to the Oregon Housing and Community Services, 25% of Salem renters spend 50% or more of their income on rent. Dozens of other Oregon cities have similar rates of rent-burdened residents. For far too many Oregonians, an unanticipated medical bill, a flat tire, or just bad luck is all that separates the housed from the houseless. Increasing rates will be the last straw for countless PGE customers. Please reject the rate increase. | ||
| UE 435-2296 | 6/12/2024 12:15:35 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | S | Fox | TIGARD | I am opposed to the proposed rate increase. The alternative energy sources we are being forced to subsidize and develop through these rate increase, such as solar and wind are more expensive and less stable and reliable energy alternatives. I do not like being forced to pay for these inferior alternatives, I am a consumer not an investor. If PGE wants affordable energy then explore the tremendous improvements in nuclear energy making it safe and affordable to even small communities. | ||
| UE 435-2297 | 6/12/2024 1:09:18 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Mike | Hooker | AMITY | I am upset with PUC commission for allowing PGE to have monopoly on utilities where customer don't have the option to choose. I am also upset that the company is changing equal pay which is going to increase bill to under $500 a month. PGE is forcing customers who are on fixed income to have to choose not to have power in their home. This is outrageous they just got an increase and asking for another 18%. This should be an automatic denial by the PUC. You can’t force people into not have electricity, or choose between paying mortgage or their utility bills. | ||
| UE 435-2298 | 6/12/2024 2:22:36 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Karleen | Simpson | OREGON CITY | I do not support any PGE rate increases. The latest electric rate increases have already made it difficult to stay comfortable in my home. I am retired and widowed, so I am at home a lot and have only one income. I stopped participating in the PGE usage reduction game because I already am conserving as much as possible. | ||
| UE 435-2299 | 6/11/2024 10:42:43 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Laura | Duncan | HILLSBORO | Hello, our home has been opting-in for renewable energy for years, and I thought that was a valuable investment. But our home cannot support this rate increase, it is beyond our means. As Oregon (and the Portland Metro area) becomes more expensive, rate increases are crippling the current generation of renters and homeowners. You are losing the public trust. I oppose rate increases in our utilities, especially those earmarked for climate change initiatives. I would rather use traditional methods of energy, instead of new wind towers or whatever else is costing so much money. | ||
| UE 435-23 | 2/29/2024 9:11:24 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Robinson | Wilburn | PORTLAND | Asking for yet another rate increase is too much. The last rate increase was too much and it's pushing a lot of citizens out of our city. Please deny PGE's request to bill Portlanders even more. This is going to hurt a lot of people who are already struggling financially. | ||
| UE 435-230 | 3/6/2024 5:35:30 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Charles | Schmidt | PORTLAND | I vehemently oppose any more rate hikes. | ||
| UE 435-2300 | 6/11/2024 10:44:20 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Laura | Duncan | HILLSBORO | Hello, our home has been opting-in for renewable energy for years, and I thought that was a valuable investment. But our home cannot support this rate increase, it is beyond our means. As Oregon (and the Portland Metro area) becomes more expensive, rate increases are crippling the current generation of renters and homeowners. You are losing the public trust. I oppose rate increases in our utilities, especially those earmarked for climate change initiatives. I would rather use traditional methods of energy, instead of new wind towers or whatever else is costing so much money. | ||
| UE 435-2301 | 6/11/2024 10:42:02 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Laura | Duncan | HILLSBORO | Hello, our home has been opting-in for renewable energy for years, and I thought that was a valuable investment. But our home cannot support this rate increase, it is beyond our means. As Oregon (and the Portland Metro area) becomes more expensive, rate increases are crippling the current generation of renters and homeowners. You are losing the public trust. I oppose rate increases in our utilities, especially those earmarked for climate change initiatives. I would rather use traditional methods of energy, instead of new wind towers or whatever else is costing so much money. | ||
| UE 435-2302 | 6/12/2024 12:08:14 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Dottie | Reynolds | SALEM | Do not raise pge rates. There is no need as pge ceo makes too much money. | ||
| UE 435-2303 | 6/12/2024 3:51:12 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Tony | Clifton | PORTLAND | These rate increases are outrageous and out of control. | ||
| UE 435-2304 | 6/12/2024 8:23:31 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Kirsti | Ness | HILLSBORO | I am very concerned, confused, upset, etc., with the potential rate that you are proposing again. By pushing this through, you are forcing pesto make a choice of paying their electric bill or paying their rent, mortgage, food bill, etc. You claim that the rate increases are necessary because of upgrades to the system, etc. But come on, we know that’s not true. Like I’ve mentioned before, all this is going to pay your over-priced CEO. Why are we being penalized for these huge price hikes because you want to make so-called “upgrades” to the system? Why is it that your CEO making millions of dollars and then you have the audacity to want another rate increase? How does that equate out? It’s shameful what you are doing. I’m urging the PUC to vote against this. Enough is enough. PGE and your over priced CEO can learn to make do with less just like the rest of us. | ||
| UE 435-2305 | 6/12/2024 8:27:37 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Emily | McIntire | EAGLE POINT | Greetings Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing in regards to the proposed rate increases. As there are currently thousands of comments for you to go through- I am sure mine will not be something new... Simply put, Oregonians can't afford this. Agriculture can't afford this. Oregon has put the cart before the horse in our quest to be green by 2040. We lack the infrastructure to meet this need and have instead put it on the back of the electric companies- who then are putting it on the backs of their consumers. Many of whom are on fixed incomes, already struggling to make ends meet. We need to be looking at affordable energy sources that don't cost astronomical amounts to put into place. Hydro energy, natural gas- these are renewable and clean! Solar and wind- so expensive and when they fall apart- where are we going to put them?? We will have a whole new crisis on our hands in 20-30 years! Please, don't allow these rate increases to continue. Push back on our state mandates, ask for more time- push for more sources of energy that stabilize our economy- not massive infrastructure that will cause inflation to skyrocket once again. Thank you for your consideration. | ||
| UE 435-2306 | 6/12/2024 9:51:21 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Anthony | Fox | SALEM | I am opposed to a price increase just as I am opposed to more expensive and less reliable energy sources. The cost of living is becoming too high for everyone and a cost increase for electricity would add to the burden | ||
| UE 435-2307 | 6/12/2024 9:52:06 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Bob | Terry | ALOHA | I am opposed to any rate increases at this time. PGE has not earned it. They continue to support and encourage ways to use more electricity yet continue to promote the use of such expensive means of generating it, that has a negative return, such as Hugh windmills that have a negative generation rate. As their subsidy tries up. Like the Fed/State Governments. The honest negatives to the environment is ignored! NO TO RATE INCREASE! ! ! | ||
| UE 435-2308 | 6/13/2024 12:31:47 AM | 6/12/2024 1:20:07 PM | General Comment | nugentsophie7@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms Sophie Nugent 1431 SW Park Ave Apt 701 Portland, OR 97201-3458 nugentsophie7@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2309 | 6/13/2024 12:31:49 AM | 6/12/2024 11:31:23 AM | General Comment | Sen.JaneenSollman@oregonlegislature.gov | sen.janeensollman@oregonlegislature.gov. June 12, 2024 TO: Oregon Public Utility Commission RE: Docket UE 435 Dear Commissioners, Thank you for the opportunity to provide my written comments regarding Docket UE 435 for Portland General Electric’s General Rate Case. I write today out of concern for my constituents, and all Oregonians, who are feeling the impacts of increased utility bills. I have personally heard from constituents in my district about the stress and worry of higher utility bills, and now we have learned of record utility shutoffs in April of this year. 8,715 households is unacceptable, and devastating for the stability of families. Oregonians are feeling the pain of increased costs in many areas, at the grocery store, at the gas pump and in their utility bills. These cost burdens threaten Oregonians’ livelihoods and literally, their ability to keep the lights turned on. Additionally, because these increases occur during the wintertime, the choice for constituents is to stay warm and risk a high bill or suffer through a cold winter season and try to skimp and save where they can. This is not a choice people should have to make. Utility rates have seen double digit increases in the last couple of years. Adding an additional 7.20% on top of that will be an added pain point for customers. I ask that you thoughtfully make your determination on this rate case, and that you help spur a sustainable pathway for utilities to be made whole, while at the same time presenting viable and less impactful increases for customers. I want to express my appreciation for the access you have provided for Oregonians to weigh in on these issues, from public comment opportunities, whether virtual, in person, on a road tour, and the access to comment online. Thank you for the opportunity to allow me to share my comments on this issue. I respectfully ask you to please keep Oregonians, their financial stability, and access to utility at the forefront as you make your determination. Sincerely, cid:image001.jpg@01DABCBC.05EA0FB0 Senator Janeen Sollman Senate District 15 | |||||
| UE 435-231 | 3/7/2024 12:32:18 AM | 3/1/2024 11:07:12 AM | General Comment | corey.m.cowles@gmail.com | Hello All, I am contacting you as a citizen of Marion County, residing in Salem Oregon. I want to address my concern of the 30% rate increase that Portland General Electric has requested over the last 13 months, which then has been approved by the Portland Utility Commission. There is no clear evidence that these rates are required to continue to provide service. There is no ramping period for these exorbitant rate increases to allow for families to adjust. There is no concern that this will increase the homeless population in an area that is already highly devastated by unaffordable housing. I am disgusted by how much consumers are expected to pay for an essential utility service, in a location where we have no other servicer option. This is a monopoly and is forcing already budget constrained families to make difficult decisions about where their money goes. Do they put food on the table or keep the lights on? Do they maintain their vehicle so they can get to and from work or pay their 30% higher than 13 months ago electric bill? I am disgusted that this has been approved and taken into effect. I am disgusted that large corporations are allowed to continue to raise their rates at an exponentially higher rate than wages are increasing. How are working class families supposed to keep up with these increases? We have NO MORE money to give. We are making ends meet paycheck to paycheck. Where is the concern for the people? Where is the understanding of how incredibly negatively impacting these decisions are upon the citizens that this affects?. We all know that these rate increases are not necessary and that there is room for PGE to rebudget and find it elsewhere. Those who are in power at PGE are making a PROFIT off these increases. They are directly profiting from the moth ridden pockets of working class people who have nothing left in their wallets to give. I demand that this be addressed by those that have the ability to change this. As a citizen of Oregon and Marion County, I expect more. Thank you for reading and please do not hesitate to respond and continue this dialogue. Corey Cowles 248-217-5774 | |||||
| UE 435-2310 | 6/13/2024 12:31:52 AM | 6/12/2024 10:15:47 AM | General Comment | rennor@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Norah Renken 5603 N Syracuse St Portland, OR 97203-5241 rennor@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2311 | 6/13/2024 12:31:54 AM | 6/12/2024 10:10:24 AM | General Comment | thatavalon@gmail.com | This proposed rate increase is ridiculous. Especially considering that rates were raised near 20% less than a year ago. And were raised the year before that as well. Everyone I know is struggling to pay their bills, and greedy companies continuously hiking the price of utilities just so that they can line their pockets, pay their shareholders and fund lawsuits against the EPA doesn’t sound like it’s in the consumer’s best interest. The very fact that our only utility company is a publicly traded company that is beholden to shareholders is grotesque. If price hikes like this continue I won’t be staying around much longer, and I won’t be the only one. Do better. Avalon Leonetti | |||||
| UE 435-2312 | 6/13/2024 12:31:56 AM | 6/12/2024 9:16:30 AM | General Comment | phil@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Phil Goldsmith 3110 NW 112th Pl Portland, OR 97229-4051 phil@lopglaw.com | |||||
| UE 435-2313 | 6/13/2024 12:31:59 AM | 6/12/2024 7:54:21 AM | General Comment | vicklm@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Vicki Monthei 7030 SW 163rd Pl Beaverton, OR 97007-6358 vicklm@frontier.com | |||||
| UE 435-2314 | 6/13/2024 12:32:17 AM | 6/12/2024 6:24:06 AM | General Comment | smith.kingen@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). Consumers are struggling to pay utility bills. As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms Rita Smith Kingen 14415 Secfairoaks Ln Portland, OR 97267 smith.kingen@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2315 | 6/13/2024 12:32:19 AM | 6/11/2024 8:38:39 PM | General Comment | melodyanng@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). I have been a PGE customers for nearly 60 years and, now as a senior on a fixed income, I can't afford these ever-increasing, shocking rate increases. Electric power is not like food or gasoline where you can shop around for less expensive items. And it's not something we can just "go without" like new sheets or candy. Please reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. My husband and I are still "catching up" from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. I understand that PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% in just 13 short months, from December 2022 to January 2024. Maybe rich people can afford these higher-than-ever electric bills, but people like us cannot. PGE’s request to raise rates is unreasonable at this time and they should get another increase for at least a few years. I am not interested in providing dividends for their shareholders. request to raise bills. We t is up to you - who are paid by US, to protect customers like us. Melody Ghormley and Kyle Kroker Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Melody Ghormley 3335 SE 10th Ave Portland, OR 97202-2723 melodyanng@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-2316 | 6/13/2024 12:32:21 AM | 6/11/2024 7:12:47 PM | General Comment | infomavn@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Melissa Hathaway 601 NE 162nd Ave Portland, OR 97230-5751 infomavn@teleport.com | |||||
| UE 435-2317 | 6/13/2024 12:32:23 AM | 6/11/2024 7:01:27 PM | General Comment | rowanthepdxtree@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mx. Rowan Harvey 8053 SE Rofini Ct Portland, OR 97267-3451 rowanthepdxtree@gmsil.com | |||||
| UE 435-2318 | 6/13/2024 12:32:26 AM | 6/11/2024 6:41:05 PM | General Comment | jpn5710@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. John Nettleton 4311 SE 37th Ave Apt 21 Portland, OR 97202-3265 jpn5710@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-2319 | 6/13/2024 12:32:28 AM | 6/11/2024 6:30:53 PM | General Comment | bibleeogirl@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Debra Rehn 5130 SE 30th Ave Apt 9 Portland, OR 97202-4557 bibleeogirl@aol.com | |||||
| UE 435-232 | 3/7/2024 12:32:23 AM | 3/1/2024 10:44:33 AM | General Comment | alison.topliff16@gmail.com | Ellie Knoll (She/Her) Oregon Public Utility Commission 201 High Street SE • Salem, OR 97301 • 503-580-8638 • ellie.knoll@puc.oregon.gov<mailto:ellie.knoll@puc.oregon.gov> logo_color From: COLLINS Kristi * PUC <Kristi.COLLINS@puc.oregon.gov> Sent: Friday, March 1, 2024 10:25 AM To: DECKER Megan * PUC <Megan.DECKER@puc.oregon.gov>; TAWNEY Letha * PUC <Letha.TAWNEY@puc.oregon.gov>; PUC PUC.FilingCenter * PUC <PUC.FILINGCENTER@puc.oregon.gov> Cc: DAVIS Diane * PUC <Diane.DAVIS@puc.oregon.gov> Subject: FW: Public Hearing Written Comment for March 5th Meeting These comments were delivered to the PUC.Publicmeeting email inbox. Kristi Collins Oregon Public Utility Commission 971-218-1189 Kristi.collins@puc.oregon.gov<mailto:Kristi.collins@puc.oregon.gov> From: Alison Topliff <alison.topliff16@gmail.com<mailto:alison.topliff16@gmail.com>> Sent: Thursday, February 29, 2024 5:55 PM To: PUC puc.publicmeetings * PUC <puc.publicmeetings@puc.oregon.gov<mailto:puc.publicmeetings@puc.oregon.gov>> Subject: Public Hearing Written Comment for March 5th Meeting alison.topliff16@gmail.com<mailto:alison.topliff16@gmail.com>. Regarding PGE's proposed rate hike for 2025: I recently read about the Portland General Electric proposed rate hikes for 2024 and 2025, I'm sure announcements for 2026 will be coming soon enough. I understand that utility costs rise and infrastructures need to be improved. However a 42% increase from 2021 to 2025 is going to put a big strain on residents and force people to leave the city or state. Our most recent hike has already caused strain on already struggling families in Oregon. Between inflation, grocery prices rising, other utilities, and income that doesn't rise at the same rate, people are able to put their resources in enough directions. This has caused many families we know to either relocate from the state, or start plans for relocating. I'm thankful that my husband and I make good wages. However, with the ever rising costs from every direction we turn, we are going to have to discuss a Plan B if financials keep continuing in the same direction. I urge you to reconsider another massive hike in 2025. For the sake of residents and for the sake of the state. | |||||
| UE 435-2320 | 6/13/2024 12:32:30 AM | 6/11/2024 6:27:33 PM | General Comment | tbeattie12@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Toni Beattie Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Toni Beattie 36505 NW Uebel Rd North Plains, OR 97133-6165 tbeattie12@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2321 | 6/13/2024 12:32:33 AM | 6/11/2024 6:16:36 PM | General Comment | deaddrop678@yahoo.com | deaddrop678@yahoo.com<mailto:deaddrop678@yahoo.com>. This is in regards to the Portland General Electric rate increase request for 2024 and 2025. I am a disabled senior on a small fixed income. I was struggling to buy groceries in 2023. I am trying to stay out of the food pantries, to leave that for those in greater need. I have to buy groceries on $180 from SNAP, because my below _market rent_ takes 80% of my monthly income. I haven’t bought new clothing in 10 years. My car needs some minor repairs. Yet PGE got an 18% rate increase with little to no notice to the public for 2024, and they want a further 7% for 2025. I wish I got an 18% increase on my Social Security, hell, even 7% would be nice. Why are the executives getting large bonuses, instead of saving money for regular maintenance and upgrades? It is not like the improvements weren’t predicted years ago. Their getting bonuses and high salaries, yet can’t predict they will need expensive maintenance and upgrades. Oh, BTW, I used to work for Vestas Wind Turbines. I have helped in both construction of wind farms, and their service and maintenance. And why has the money to pay for these needed maintenance and improvements, been paid out in dividends, rather than set aside for future improvements. PUC, do your job, look out for the Oregon consumers, not the executives and shareholder’s dividends. Quit rubber stamping their requests. You’re about to put me on the street. Brent | |||||
| UE 435-2322 | 6/13/2024 12:32:36 AM | 6/11/2024 5:00:53 PM | General Comment | tarajaime@gmail.com | Hello, I am a resident of NE Portland writing to voice my opposition to the PGE rate hike. I am a Pacific Power customer, but assume my electricity rates are tied to PGE rate hike because my bill has increased exponentially this year as PGE has raised rates. It is unconscionable that PGE wants to raise rates *again* to keep shareholder profits “competitive”. Energy and utilities are a public service and basic human need, we should not be allowing corporations to exploit this need for profit. People aren’t making more money - these rate hikes are coming out of people’s rent and mortgage and grocery budgets. In 2022 we had a record high heat of over 120 degrees in Portland. I remember that month was the highest electric bill I’d ever had, around $130, because of the A/C. My bill has been over $130 every single month of 2024. Double what it was during the summer last year. With increasing extreme heat events these rates are going to result in people getting sick or dying because they can’t afford to run an a/c when it’s 100 degrees outside. Every business uses power to so these rate hikes drive up costs for essential goods like groceries across the board, or they put small businesses under because they don’t have enough for it. I keep reading about the most recent 7% rate increase, but how does a 7% increase result in a bill 100% higher? How does that math work?? I even track our usage with our smart meter, and we’ve done so many energy efficient changes it seems impossible that our basic electrical needs cost so much now. Across every person in Portland alone, that increase represents a shocking amount of money that would otherwise be spent in our communities, on rent, on food, that’s now going straight to a corporation that puts shareholder profits above public well being. PGE needs to manage its resources and its own budget to do its job, and stop squeezing our communities for more profit. This isn’t Texas, Oregon is better than this! Thank you, Tara Horn Zip: 97211 Sent from my iPhone | |||||
| UE 435-2323 | 6/13/2024 12:32:38 AM | 6/11/2024 4:15:00 PM | General Comment | twofivestars@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms Ann Watters RPE 1940 Breyman St NE Salem, OR 97301-4352 twofivestars@comcast.net | |||||
| UE 435-2324 | 6/13/2024 12:32:40 AM | 6/11/2024 3:20:58 PM | General Comment | kahlo77@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Nakisha Nathan 8008 SE Malden St Portland, OR 97206-7845 kahlo77@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2325 | 6/13/2024 12:32:42 AM | 6/11/2024 3:20:45 PM | General Comment | ckumlin@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms Catherine Gamblin 4100 SW Condor Ave Portland, OR 97239-4107 ckumlin@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2326 | 6/13/2024 12:32:44 AM | 6/11/2024 2:58:20 PM | General Comment | aoregonwilson@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. My bill has went up over 30% recently. Not counting rate hikes year before. How much do you guys need from my retirement? I have less and less money for items that I need just to survive. Luxury items are not an option anymore. My options are running out. Your rebates and saving programs are not able to help us . Being a senior and going in debt to get Solar does not make sense for people in their mid 70’s. Plus roof would have be replaced. Not enough years left in my life to recover my output by cost savings. Could you consider rolling back some of your increases instead of rising them? Why when rates go up they never go down? How about temporary increase until the amount of money you need is reached. How about thinking about selling your company back to the people of Oregon so we could take the greed out of the equation? Anything would help. I feel you only care about profits. When is enough, enough? If you’ve read this thank you very much. Bill Wilson Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Billy Wilson 935 6th St Woodburn, OR 97071-4113 aoregonwilson@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2327 | 6/13/2024 12:32:46 AM | 6/11/2024 2:56:41 PM | General Comment | thomasholley@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Thomas Holley 1711 NE 125th Ave Portland, OR 97230-1802 thomasholley@icloud.com | |||||
| UE 435-2328 | 6/13/2024 12:32:48 AM | 6/11/2024 2:49:16 PM | General Comment | gem2amarra@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Amy Murray 6530 SE Carlton St Portland, OR 97206-6628 gem2amarra@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2329 | 6/13/2024 12:32:50 AM | 6/11/2024 2:45:06 PM | General Comment | roe.laura@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. With a reported income of $2.92 BILLION in 2023, there is absolutely no justification for raising consumer rates. Shareholder profits should come out of my pocket. Please do not allow this to continue. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Laura Roe 2427 SE 66th Ave Portland, OR 97206-1205 roe.laura@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-233 | 3/7/2024 12:32:26 AM | 3/1/2024 10:39:09 AM | General Comment | Kristi.COLLINS@puc.oregon.gov | These comments came to the PUC.publicmeetings email in box. Thank you. Kristi Collins Oregon Public Utility Commission 971-218-1189 Kristi.collins@puc.oregon.gov<mailto:Kristi.collins@puc.oregon.gov> From: Alison Topliff <alison.topliff16@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, February 29, 2024 5:55 PM To: PUC puc.publicmeetings * PUC <puc.publicmeetings@puc.oregon.gov> Subject: Public Hearing Written Comment for March 5th Meeting alison.topliff16@gmail.com<mailto:alison.topliff16@gmail.com>. Regarding PGE's proposed rate hike for 2025: I recently read about the Portland General Electric proposed rate hikes for 2024 and 2025, I'm sure announcements for 2026 will be coming soon enough. I understand that utility costs rise and infrastructures need to be improved. However a 42% increase from 2021 to 2025 is going to put a big strain on residents and force people to leave the city or state. Our most recent hike has already caused strain on already struggling families in Oregon. Between inflation, grocery prices rising, other utilities, and income that doesn't rise at the same rate, people are able to put their resources in enough directions. This has caused many families we know to either relocate from the state, or start plans for relocating. I'm thankful that my husband and I make good wages. However, with the ever rising costs from every direction we turn, we are going to have to discuss a Plan B if financials keep continuing in the same direction. I urge you to reconsider another massive hike in 2025. For the sake of residents and for the sake of the state. | |||||
| UE 435-2330 | 6/13/2024 12:42:59 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Tamara | Peyton | OREGON CITY | Honestly start thinking about the people who can’t afford another increase!! Please stop raising rates if x trying lower them. We cannot afford higher costs. | ||
| UE 435-2331 | 6/13/2024 7:55:07 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Greg | Dirks | SANDY | It’s hard to be supportive or even consider another rate increase after last year’s 18% increase. The executive team at PGE has compensation in excess of a million dollars a year for each position, and its CEO had a compensation package worth $6.8 million last year. Dividend payments to shareholders have also been regular and steady through this period. We’re told that this rate increase is needed due to increased demand needs and resiliency. At what point do these improvements and investments in the system come from the shareholder, and not the ratepayer who has no other options or provider? In fact, with all the tariff and rate tiers, it’s possible (and frequently occurs) for commercial users with solar that generate more power than it uses, to still have a sizable monthly bill. With the increased electrification mandates around the state, it’s time for either the PGE shareholder to pay, or no longer be an investor owned utility. | ||
| UE 435-2332 | 6/13/2024 9:33:28 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Karen | Lange | MILWAUKIE | The rates increase hits hard after years of increasing our rates and right on top of 17% rate increase this year. Our utility bill is quickly becoming unaffordable. No more rates increases unless we see some sort of good faith gesture with PGE executives taking a pay cut. | ||
| UE 435-2333 | 6/14/2024 12:31:46 AM | 6/12/2024 8:47:01 PM | General Comment | rudabussy1@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Matt Richmond 4545 SE Ina Ave Apt 6 Milwaukie, OR 97267-5918 rudabussy1@outlook.com | |||||
| UE 435-2334 | 6/14/2024 12:31:49 AM | 6/12/2024 7:29:05 PM | General Comment | rachele.gonzales@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. rachele gonzales 3535 S Corbett Ave Apt 101 Portland, OR 97239-4337 rachele.gonzales@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2335 | 6/14/2024 11:58:31 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Edward | Murrer | BEND | Constantly dumping rate increases on the public is not acceptable. That is without clear justification and a thorough economic analysis. The utilities need to PROVE to the rate payers exactly why a rate increase is justified. What is the utility doing to optimize their performance? What about executive salaries? What is being done for fire prevention? I am not against a rate increase if it is financially justified. Transparency will reduce push back. We don't have that. | ||
| UE 435-2336 | 6/14/2024 12:13:58 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Aaron | Starr | BEAVERTON | So you want to up rates, again, in the worst inflation in my life. Poor folks will be affected the most. No rate increase, please. | ||
| UE 435-2337 | 6/14/2024 12:16:19 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Jennifer | Fowler | KEIZER | Stop increasing our rates! We can’t afford this! Anyone paying attention knows we are being taxed too much and inflation is way too high. Increasing utilities every year is unsustainable!!!!!! | ||
| UE 435-2338 | 6/14/2024 1:22:21 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Self-Advocates | Taking Action | PORTLAND | We are contacting you today as representatives of Self-Advocates Taking Action, a group composed of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities residing in the tri-county area of Oregon. We are writing to express our opposition to the proposed 7% rate increase set for 2025. We have significant concerns regarding the potential negative impacts this increase may have on our community and all residents of Oregon. Our community members rely on fixed incomes and face strict asset limitations. We are unable to work in the same capacity as others, and any increase in income often leads to penalties and loss of essential support services. The rising costs of living put us at risk of homelessness and threaten our ability to access necessary services to thrive. These constant increases create instability in our lives and exacerbate existing disparities within our community. Rather than another rate hike, we believe that alternative solutions, such as room-to-room technology, safeguards, and accessible resources, are needed. For instance, a 20% discount on our bills does little to offset the impact of these ongoing increases. We require assistance in understanding the reasons behind these hikes and identifying resources to mitigate the additional costs. Electricity is a fundamental necessity for us, not a mere commodity. We rely on electricity for all kinds of things, and it is not a commodity. Durable Medical Equipment, Power Wheelchairs, Adaptive equipment, Lighting, Heating, and Cooling are all human rights and we need access to this to be healthy and safe. We use things that are necessary to live, without these devices we will lose lives. How will I afford the increase when I need electricity to live? While low-income programs offer assistance with AC units and air purifiers, without further support on our bills, many individuals cannot afford to utilize these items. Our housing often lacks proper heating, insulation, and air conditioning, and obtaining approval for necessary modifications is a challenge. As a result, we are left living in inadequate, expensive homes that do not meet our needs. We are troubled by the fact that only a small portion of the proposed budget is allocated for infrastructure upgrades, with a reported 8% directed towards these improvements. This raises questions about the allocation of remaining funds, the expansion of low-income programs, and the lack of collaboration with our community to assess the ramifications of the rate increase. We need expansion of low income programs which includes updating the metrics of who qualifies for these low income programs. We are unable to support a further increase that would impose greater burdens on our community. As environmental concerns grow due to corporate greed, we fear the potential loss of lives resulting from extreme weather conditions. Who will be held accountable for these tragedies, and how will the families affected receive justice? Thank you for considering our perspectives on this matter. | ||
| UE 435-234 | 3/7/2024 12:32:31 AM | 3/1/2024 10:38:53 AM | General Comment | Kristi.COLLINS@puc.oregon.gov | These comments came to the PUC.publicmeetings email in box. Thank you. Kristi Collins Oregon Public Utility Commission 971-218-1189 Kristi.collins@puc.oregon.gov<mailto:Kristi.collins@puc.oregon.gov> From: Corey Cowles <corey.m.cowles@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, March 1, 2024 10:33 AM To: PUC puc.publicmeetings * PUC <puc.publicmeetings@puc.oregon.gov> Subject: Request for Consent Public Comment corey.m.cowles@gmail.com<mailto:corey.m.cowles@gmail.com>. Hello, I am requesting consent to speak at the next PUC public meeting. My comments are in regards to the exorbitant rate increases that you have approved from Portland General Electric for 2025. A rate increase of 17% was in effect starting January, and now in March, a second rate increase has been requested of an ADDITIONAL 7%. I ask how in good faith can you approve these rate increases knowing full well that the customers of PGE are already struggling to pay their bills. Wages are not increasing at the same rate of inflation and we are unable to keep up with the rates of increases with EVERY bill we have to pay each month, not only our electric bills. This will not only increase the homeless population but instills a strong sense of distrust that your regulatory board is regulating anything. I am contacting state legislatures, federal energy regulatory commissions, participating in petitioning, and making my presence here. You say that you have programs for payment assistance but that does not help those that are just on the fringes of making ends meet. What exactly are you doing to regulate and approve these rate increases? What are the justificable means for these rate increases? Thank you and I am intending to be present in the virtual meeting regardless of whether or not you give consent for this public comment. Corey Cowles 248-217-5774 | |||||
| UE 435-2340 | 6/14/2024 1:36:37 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Jonathan | Clark | HILLSBORO | I am concerned that PGE is using the green energy transition as an excuse to raise rates and explain away power outages. The faster that PGE transitions to 100% green energy, the sooner it will no longer be subject to volatile fossil fuel prices. The sooner that PGE upgrades to a robust grid, through reconductoring, the more efficient and reliable it will be. If PGE needs more money for this transition, then it should apply to the state and federal governments for funding. It should not gouge its customers and turn off power to thousands of people when they cannot pay the higher prices. I oppose the docket proposal and expect more from PGE in its service to the public--a faster transition to green & stable technology, and a more compassionate policy for people struggling to pay the already high prices. Sincerely, Jonathan Clark | ||
| UE 435-2341 | 6/14/2024 2:17:50 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | ROBERT | TUCK | TIGARD | We've seen massive cost increases for energy and it's way beyond what's reasonable or appropriate to place on the public, who have no other choice. If compensation is needed for storm response or assistance for green energy initiatives mandated by the state legislature, that needs to be made known and our government needs to assist or roll back those requirements. | ||
| UE 435-2342 | 6/14/2024 2:17:57 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Sanjeev | Tyagi | BANKS | Everyone is literally bleeding money nowadays , we didn't ask for these rate increases after the last recent rate increase, this is absolutely unjust and uncalled for. | ||
| UE 435-2344 | 6/14/2024 8:08:08 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Brad | Battles | HILLSBORO | Members of the PUC, I ask that you deny any further rate increases for PGE. As a homeowner in Oregon, I have watched my utility bills increase while incomes for my family stay flight or barely rise at the rate of inflation. We need a break and with the rising price of groceries, other utilities, insurance, and just general cost of living, another rate increase for PGE on top of the 17% recently approved, is a bridge too far. | ||
| UE 435-2345 | 6/17/2024 12:47:16 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Brian | Buckley | OREGON CITY | The rate hike for 2024 was bad enough. But it cannot happen again. PGE is already forcing people to make health choices regarding heat and coolness by raising rates this year. Doing so again will only mean more sick and isolated people living in homes that are unhealthy. I don't know how insulated the PGE people are from the real world, but the reality is that people are already dealing with inflation on food, higher garbage bills, higher water/sewer bills, and rising property taxes. And now PGE want them to pay higher rates AGAIN? Let's be clear: because it's not higher amounts for higher usage, but higher amounts for *the same* usage, people are paying a higher percentage of their disposable income for the same services as before. That is unacceptable. And unfair. All told, PGE are asking for a 25% rate hike over two years. We might wonder how mismanaged a company must be if they need that. As a public utility commission, your first responsbility is to the wellbeing of the people of Oregon, not to a company that decided they needed to get 25% more for the same services. You have oversight here because of the monopoly given to utilities and because electric usage is inelastic. You shoud exercise that oversight to protect vulnerable customers and tell them no. Then ask them by what date they plan to start lower rates again so that the poor and vulnerable suffer less. | ||
| UE 435-2346 | 6/18/2024 7:15:44 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Thomas | DeLorenzo | BEAVERTON | In their March 2024 quarterly financial statement, PGE revealed that their income increased nearly 50%, with their profit margin increasing by more than 18%. This was soon after PGE came crawling to the commission begging that they needed a massive rate increase to help the "reliability" of their system, the same system that failed so spectacularly in the January cold snap and killed residents that depended on them. Now they come back again demanding even more money. They want us to forget that they have been issuing a 50 cent-per-share dividend to their stockholders when they bleat that they need more money or else the system will fail. Enough is enough. PGE doesn't need this new rate increase when they have clearly demonstrated already have so much income that they're throwing money at their investors and executives. If they want to actually improve their system, they can use some of the gift of hundreds of millions that that commission already handed them without comment last year for that instead of just enriching themselves and Wall Street. We've had it with these increases. | ||
| UE 435-2347 | 6/18/2024 9:47:18 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Sergey | Zalttskiy | PORTLAND | PGE needs to find another way. The cost of power is ridiculous and it’s getting too much. I am on equal pay but it is still a lot of money. People barely have enough money to live off of and PGE needs to reduce pay of CEO or something to save money. | ||
| UE 435-2348 | 6/19/2024 9:14:12 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Edwin | Simons | MILWAUKIE | Like many older/retired senior citizens of Oregon, I too was quite shocked at the rate/cost increase when I opened my February 2024 PGE utility bill! It actually took ALL OF MY COLA adjustment for this year and now PGE wants to make another rate increase for fiscal year 2025?! I already am struggling with medication costs and just living! Yet this rate increase was not enough? What are you people doing here? I thought you where supposed to be on looking out for the citizens! Not helping this HUGE extortion on the backs of the most vulnerable people in/of Oregon! DO NOT ALLOW THIS INCREASE TO HAPPEN! | ||
| UE 435-2349 | 6/18/2024 3:02:19 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Teresa | Zak | GLADSTONE | Rate increases for Utilities are out of control. Combine rate increases for utilities, water, sewer, cable/internet, insurance, groceries, gas, you name it because not just items listed here EVERYTHING has gone up; people can not afford to survive any longer. We are a fixed income and then there are low income families, must say middle income is about low income anymore. How can you justify putting people in the position to pay higher rates when they can’t even afford to put decent food on the table anymore. | ||
| UE 435-235 | 3/7/2024 12:32:33 AM | 3/1/2024 10:06:59 AM | General Comment | g.freiburg@icloud.com | PGE has already raised rates this year. Now they are applying to raise rates again in 2025. I tried to email them but the email address on their site is incorrect. What recourse, if any, do I have to challenge another rate raise? I would appreciate a response as soon as possible. There are many other people waiting for a response. Thank you, Georgine Freiburg 9201 SW 28th Ave. Portland, OR. 97219 Sent from my iPhone | |||||
| UE 435-2350 | 6/19/2024 6:47:48 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Janet | Goinski | HILLSBORO | Please don't allow PGE another raise I'm 76 retired female widow who lives pay check to pay check, like many seniors. I qualified for a discount due to my income, but with rising costs I can't afford another rate increase. I know many people have already had their power shut off because it comes down to priorities. Do I want to feed my family - put gas in my car so I can get to work or sit in the dark This just isn't right , do you have a heart or is it all about money ? | ||
| UE 435-2351 | 6/21/2024 12:31:40 AM | 6/17/2024 5:13:49 PM | General Comment | maniac4travel@gmail.com | I am opposed to the rate hike for PGE. They already make over 26.42% net profit. When 10% profit is considered good this over twice that. PGE does not need a rate hike. Please do not give them one. Also, please stop mandatory shutoff for low income families. They had a hard time living and without power it is even harder to exist. If PGE wants more money reduce the CEO's salary. Sincerely, Linda Ebert | |||||
| UE 435-2352 | 6/21/2024 12:31:42 AM | 6/14/2024 5:42:52 PM | General Comment | kimberlearuffu@gmail.com | Hello - I am writing as a PGE customer to ask that you reject their request to increase utility costs (yet again) by 7%. The cost of electricity is already very expensive, and the increase will not actually result in better service delivery or a lower climate impact. When PGE went for their previous increase, it simply increased higher paid folks salaries and offset costs onto people who have no choice but to pay for electricity because it is a necessity for survival. This will also disproportionately impact low income communities and folks with set incomes. Please stop utility companies from this wild entitlement to greed and more money. At least do an assessment of if their last increase actually resulted in improvements climate resiliency and service for community. At least assess how much their top paid employees increased their pay after the last bump. We are tired of massive agencies charging us more and more with no tangible benefit to us. Support people over profits, Kimberléa they/she | |||||
| UE 435-2353 | 6/21/2024 12:31:44 AM | 6/14/2024 4:40:33 PM | General Comment | glenna.hayes@ucpconnections.org | I am troubled by the lack of neighborhood impact studies conducted prior to the substantial rate increase. Different demographics will be affected in varying ways by these rate hikes, and without comprehensive impact assessments, individuals may face financial hardships. For example, elderly individuals are experiencing increasing rates of homelessness, as rising costs of living, including rent and bills, strain limited incomes. In Multnomah County, over 25% of the homeless population is aged 55 and above, unable to work and struggling to keep up with escalating living expenses. Failing to study these impacts and enhance financial assistance programs could potentially exacerbate homelessness among vulnerable populations. It is imperative to study the multifaceted impacts of this rate increase on communities such as families, generational families, Black, Indigenous, People of Color, disabled individuals, low-income households, and individuals living paycheck to paycheck. Homelessness is a pressing issue, and this rate increase must be thoroughly examined to avoid worsening the plight of those already facing financial hardship. Within this the price increase, PGE is emphasizing “investments in local battery energy storage systems.” KOIN News looked into the filing and found that only about $17 million of the $202 million total increase would go towards battery storage facility projects in 2025, which is only 8% of the total budget. I am concerned about the lack of transparency surrounding the allocation of funds within PGE's proposed rate increase. This lack of clarity raises questions about where the remaining funds will be allocated. PGE is asking to increase their profit margin from 9.5% to 9.75% so that their shareholders and investors can make more money. Otherwise without a rate increase, the profit may go down to a 4% or 5% rate of return and the rate of return for the investors may not be comparable to rates of return for other utility investments across the country. These increases may seem like a small increase for those making this decision; however, many people who are already struggling would be left with yet another burden of cost. The conversation has shifted to ‘what costs do we allow utilities to put into rates’, than the question, ‘what is a just and reasonable rate for the customers’? We should be reflecting on what is within this rate proposal, who is it benefiting, and how can we collaborate rather than tip it into a power struggle. Historically, a utility would file for rates, get a rate increase, then live with that rate increase for 3-5 years, until new investments, etc. started to erode their profit margins and it did affect their competitiveness with others for shareholder dollars. Now, there is no longer an idea that a utility will live with the rate that is set. The rate was set in January (2024), and in February (2024) - the next month - PGE is asking for another rate increase (March 2024). PGE is a monopoly in this area, we have no other option but to deal with their increases even if none of us can afford it. I am concerned about the financial cuts people will have to make to keep their homes a safe place. In 2022 around 100 people died due to extreme heat and lack of cooling options in their home. Many people at a certain point will have to make difficult decisions, do I pay my electric bill, or get my diabetic medication? Utilities are necessary to live, treating it as a commodity is unethical. PGE (and other utilities) want new mechanisms that allows them to raise rates, to shift risk from their shareholders to their customers. PGE is not just asking for the 7.4% rate increase in this proposal. They have also tacked on and embedded policy mechanisms into this proposal that allows them to more easily increase rates every year for the next 10 years. Changing the process on rate increases is disrespectful and feels like it is put in place within this new rate increase without transparency. I urge PGE to halt the proposed 7% rate increase until comprehensive impact studies are conducted and transparent information is provided regarding the rate adjustment process. Utilities are not an optional cost, it is a necessity to live safely in our modern world. Without proper heating, cooling, and lighting people can get ill, hurt, and children may not develop properly. We need to dig deeper into the impacts of another increase and find a way to collaborate on this increase. Glenna Hayes My pronouns: they/them I am currently part-time due to medical leave. It may take me longer to respond. If it is time sensitive please call or text my cell number below Advocacy & Outreach Coordinator UCP Connections & UCP Mentors Cell Phone| 503-522-0409 Fax | (503) 688-5548 Address | 305 NE 102nd Ave, Suite 100, Portland, OR 97220 Web | https://www.ucpaorwa.org/brokerage eSigUCPOregonLogo Top100_2018LogoSm accredited-charity-sealSm | |||||
| UE 435-2354 | 6/21/2024 12:31:46 AM | 6/14/2024 9:37:59 AM | General Comment | gdriscoll222@gmail.com | gdriscoll222@gmail.com<mailto:gdriscoll222@gmail.com>. I would like to register my opposition to PGE's proposed further rate increase. PGE has burdened their subscriber base excessively with multiple rate increases far exceeding the rate of inflation over the past few years and it is time to tell them no and make them work more effectively with the current rate structure. | |||||
| UE 435-2355 | 6/21/2024 12:31:49 AM | 6/14/2024 8:54:44 AM | General Comment | billannk@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. The cost of living (inflation) is driving everyone on limited income to cut back on their spending and use their moneys more wisely. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Thank you Bill Kinkley Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Bill Kinkley 2480 Robinhood Ln NW Albany, OR 97321-1033 billannk@comcast.net | |||||
| UE 435-2356 | 6/21/2024 12:31:51 AM | 6/14/2024 4:25:07 AM | General Comment | bjclark@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Rebecca Clark 5035 N Depauw St Portland, OR 97203-4418 bjclark@siderial.com | |||||
| UE 435-2357 | 6/21/2024 12:31:53 AM | 6/13/2024 11:52:20 PM | General Comment | tomml@tutanota.com | I am opposing UE 435 & asking you to rethink this. It is pure foolishness to raise rates when a vast number of Oregonian are already struggling to pay their current electric bill rates. There is zero wisdom in this decision - that will end up causing more families undo hardship. It is rather like whoever is making this decision is INTENTIONALLY CAUSING more families to struggle & leading to a future failure of this company. We oppose the continual raises on bills ... someone needs to put more thought into this action - including thinking about the future of Oregon, the citizens, and this company ... raise hikes are just going to cause further problems (maybe that is your evil intent?) | |||||
| UE 435-2358 | 6/21/2024 12:31:55 AM | 6/13/2024 10:36:35 PM | General Comment | pittkeyon@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Keyon Pitt 12875 SE Foster Rd Apt 302C Portland, OR 97236-4662 pittkeyon@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-2359 | 6/21/2024 12:31:58 AM | 6/13/2024 4:30:37 PM | General Comment | kbcookies4life@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). To those whom it may concern, As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. A living wage would now need to be over $25 an hour, which is $10 more than our current minimum wage. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Kathryn Barden 8830 SE Flavel St Portland, OR 97266-5763 kbcookies4life@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-236 | 3/7/2024 12:32:35 AM | 3/1/2024 8:45:00 AM | General Comment | PUC CONSUMER PUC * PUC | From: Charlene Wells <charlenew1@q.com<mailto:charlenew1@q.com>> Sent: Thursday, February 29, 2024 4:54 PM To: PUC CONSUMER PUC * PUC <puc.consumer@puc.oregon.gov<mailto:puc.consumer@puc.oregon.gov>> Subject: PGE rate hikes charlenew1@q.com<mailto:charlenew1@q.com>. I am emailing you about something I saw on the news regarding PGE wanting to raise rates again for 2025. We just had a historic rate increase in Portland from this utility, and they are already wanting more. This is just getting to be too much for people to handle, and they need to be finding ways to save consumers paying higher rates and not finding excuses to be wanting more. Going under the guise of paying for green energy is something I am just not buying. You as the governing authority of PGE need to question these constant rate increases and not just giving them blanket approvals. Sincerely, Charlene Wells | |||||
| UE 435-2360 | 6/21/2024 12:32:00 AM | 6/13/2024 3:06:18 PM | General Comment | ajnismo1974@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. AJ Hall 14266 SE Hill Terrace Ct Portland, OR 97267-1633 ajnismo1974@aol.com | |||||
| UE 435-2361 | 6/21/2024 3:41:53 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Keegan | Ferrando | PORTLAND | My PGE effective rate per kilowatt hour has gone up by 33% in the past year (Fall 2023 @ ~$0.1267 kwh vs Spring 2024 @ ~$0.16336). I oppose another rate increase for what should be obvious reasons. I also oppose this rate increase at a time where the entire US population has suffered from wage stagnation and "once in a generation" level of inflation that has eroded the purchasing power of our capital, on the heels of a significant rate increase at the start of 2024. While I appreciate that costs have increased for corporations in some fashion as well, I find it unconscionable that seasonal events such as heavy storms that expose poorly maintained infrastructure all ratepayers expect would be in good working order, are now going to pay extra to fill the gaps for this poor planning and profit extraction purposes. In addition to PGE failing to plan for the future, ratepayers are now also on the hook for the litigation fees from fallout of the same poor decisions. PGE needs to learn how to be more forward thinking and focused on delivering reliable power, on reliable infrastructure instead of reactionary rate increases to bridge the gaps of poor execution and leadership. | ||
| UE 435-2362 | 6/20/2024 1:24:03 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Charles | Johnson | GRESHAM | PGE had an 18% rate increase and now the want a 7% increase for next year. Is this justified, why do they need this increase? There are many people that will struggle with this, some may be over the line for assistance, they may be able to pay the electric bill but struggle with it. | ||
| UE 435-2363 | 6/26/2024 4:02:01 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Rochelle | Dimock | BEAVERTON | I am requesting the PUC does not consider allowing PGE another rate increase right now. If it's for wildfires, someone else needs to pay for it, and not the consumers. This is driving everyone to homelessness – please do not give them another rate increase for a reasonable length of time! | ||
| UE 435-2364 | 6/23/2024 11:21:32 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Patricia | Heil | MOLALLA | PGE has already substantially raised their rates this year. Another hike in PGE bills would finally devastate so many people. I can’t believe what I pay for electricity. I suffer to keep it low, such as freeze in the winter and get overheated in the summer. Please think about the consequences of your rate increase on millions of innocent people, particularly the elderly!! | ||
| UE 435-2365 | 6/24/2024 4:39:00 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Alex | Gonzalez | PORTLAND | I oppose a rate increase for PGE and Northwest natural. These are privately held companies, and they are responsible for their maintenance and any other governmental regulations that require them to invest in their infrastructure and or environmental impact. The customer is not responsible for any liabilities. | ||
| UE 435-2366 | 6/26/2024 5:35:10 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Brittany | Ciasullo | PORTLAND | Please no, we can't afford it! This is absurd | ||
| UE 435-2367 | 6/20/2024 10:44:45 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | richard | holloway jr | DALLAS | @highlight Tina Kotek for Oregon FOX 12 Oregon Oregonian Opinion The Oregonian "Pillaging the Public: Oregon's Utility Catastrophe and Path to Redemption" The Dire Reality: Oregon stands at the precipice of a utility nightmare – a dystopia where corporate greed reigns supreme, elected officials enable exploitation, and residents pay the ultimate price. The landscape is grim, a murky quagmire of cronyism, malfeasance, and utter disregard for the public good. Here, Portland General Electric (PGE) has morphed into an insidious parasite, unchecked in its plundering of captive ratepayers. Megacorporations luxuriate in heavily subsidized electricity designed to maximize their profiteering. All the while, struggling households face Dickensian choices between heating and eating as utility bills skyrocket uncontrollably. This debacle did not arise by chance, but through the cowardly abdication of duty by those sworn to safeguard the people's interests. A harsh reckoning awaits the political class and regulators who enabled and emboldened PGE's pillaging of the public trust. Plundering the Populace: At its core, this shamelessly extractive model functions by heaping financial burdens on society's most vulnerable to subsidize and shield profiteers from cost accountability. It reflects a sordid social disregard further compounded by intergenerational inequity – burdening today's working families to benefit corporations' flitting shareholders while imperiling future environmental sustainability. Oregon's dominos first tumbled when regulators allowed PGE to overhaul its rate design, reallocating costs across customer classes. By shifting a disproportionately greater share onto residential ratepayers while shielding industrial interests, the "reforms" seeded the regulatory soil to appease profiteering motives. Every financial safeguard was stripped from households. Every consideration bent toward maximizing extraction potential for absentee corporate interests. PGE steadily ramped up the rate gouging with tacit regulatory assent. From 2022-2023, the utility unleashed a blitzkrieg barrage of double-digit hikes – 18%, 12% and 10% increases in consecutive years. Residential bills skyrocketed as profits surged. Bending to pressure from its private equity owners, PGE disgorged $239 million in dividends during 2016-2017 alone. Yet it remains insatiable. Despite households bearing the brunt through 30% escalations, PGE still castigated regulators for insufficient rate relief. Their outrage echoed the entitled arrogance of modern robber barons whose rapacious greed remains unsatiated by previous plunderings. Corporate leaders raked in multi-million dollar payouts while the governed were forced to choose between basic necessities or losing critical utility services. Such contrasts of abject squalor amid lavish excess are obscene but increasingly commonplace under predatory utility regimes. Their perverse incentives generate human degradation as corporate elites enriched themselves by impoverishing the masses they ostensibly served. A Legacy of Dereliction: Yet this tale is disturbingly familiar – a malodorous stew of industry malfeasance emboldened by regulatory abdications. Overcharging ratepayers while skimping on infrastructure investments. Political donations buying quiescence from enablers cloaked as "overseers." Public trust in vital services being eroded to the breaking point. None of this is new. Just the latest iteration of privatized avarice commodifying inelastic demands through legalized monopoly power. Regulatory governance replaced by unconstrained profiteering amid democratic systems atrophying under concentrated corporate influence. The historical parallels should chasten all who feigned obliviousness. Concentrated oligopolistic market control breeds incentives antithetical to public interest stewardship. Constraining those perverse incentives requires stringent oversight, clear enforceable rules, and painful sanctioning for violations. Yet Oregon allowed the opposite trajectory – an insidious brew of lax oversight, cozy back-scratching relationships between regulators and utility, and ultimately the complete regulatory capture enabling corporate excess. At every inflection point where forceful rebukes could have reined in PGE's excesses, weak-kneed genuflections paved the path to greater transgressions. This slavish dereliction sowed the seeds for today's captured regime where PGE's financial engineering games masquerade as reasonable ratemaking. Labyrinthine holding companies, embedded leveraged investor funds, accounting shenanigans – all weaponized to endlessly inflate the utility's contrived revenue requirements. Meanwhile, maintenance backlogs grow, infrastructure crumbles, and residential shutoffs spike as the overruns get passed through as "prudent investment" costs. All with the complicity of a somnambulant regulatory apparatus too inebriated on corporate capture to perform its foun | ||
| UE 435-2368 | 7/1/2024 12:26:44 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Noah | Redacted | PORTLAND | If the energy rates are raised yet again, I will struggle. They do not need to be raised, and definetly not raised by the amount that is suggested. PGE will hurt so many struggling lives with this, and it will actively contribute to homelessness and poverty. | ||
| UE 435-2369 | 7/2/2024 3:05:40 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Kyle Colleen | Black | SALEM | Your rate increases are not substantiated or fair when persons do not have another power selection. It is the last remaining monopoly, and it is placing burdens on Oregonians who are already economically challenged, while the Board of Directors receives pay increases. | ||
| UE 435-237 | 3/7/2024 12:32:39 AM | 3/1/2024 8:43:14 AM | General Comment | brianleonard12@gmail.com | Hello, I just heard that PGE is requesting an additional rate hike for the 2025 year. I and other PGE customers would greatly appreciate it if you denied this request, preferably without a hearing. PGE customers just got hit with a 17% hike that is ridiculous, outrageous, and just greedy. Customers are struggling already and the price hike is more of a gut punch than a service. The 2024 decision should be reversed. Either it be reversed or a 10-year ban on PGE from requesting rate hikes. PGE needs to learn how to budget the money they have. Customers do not have a choice of who supplies their power like a phone company or Internet provider/Cable. I hope that your commission sees that PGE is asking way too much out of their customers at one time. In closing, I want to express my deepest disappointment with the committee's decision to approve a 17% price hike for 2024 year. In my opinion, customers would be more willing to accept the rate hike if PGE requested the 17% rate hike to be spread over 5 years, which would have increased rates by 3% each year. My apologies, if I was a bit brash in my letter. Thank you for your time, Brian Copper. PGE Customer - Portland Oregon. | |||||
| UE 435-2370 | 7/11/2024 1:15:49 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Brent | Rocks | PORTLAND | As a person on a fixed income I oppose this and the last rate hike. | ||
| UE 435-2371 | 7/11/2024 9:14:41 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Mary | Benson | BEAVERTON | This increase on top of the earlier increase is too much. I am a senior citizen on a fixed income. Please reconsider. | ||
| UE 435-2372 | 7/13/2024 11:23:37 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | cherry | klassen | SALEM | My Husband and I both are disabled, live on a fixed budget. Our electric bill has skyrocketed in the last few months WE CANNOT AFFORD TO Have it go up anymore!!! For the month of June we paid $275.00 and now the bill is $345.00 Please stop | ||
| UE 435-2373 | 7/13/2024 12:59:43 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Janiece | Gwynn | WOODBURN | It is not fair for seniors to face another outrageous hike from PGE. I don't see social security being raised 30%. I understand inflation level hikes. Fir ex. If consumer index raises 5%, then they get 5%, but this is beyond ridiculous and 2 years in a row! When does the greed of corporations stop? They are so busy earning shareholders money, they don't worry about the common good! | ||
| UE 435-2374 | 7/13/2024 7:45:20 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Keith | Boline | KEIZER | I am opposed to paying more for my electricity from PGE based on the green energy mandates dictated by the Democrats in our Oregon Legislature! With the costs rising on everything we should not have to bear the brunt of higher energy costs when lower cost production of electricity is foolishly being done away with the push for more electric usage on an outdated and stressed electrical grid! | ||
| UE 435-2375 | 7/14/2024 7:53:01 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Jeremy | Colyer | WOODBURN | Dear PUC, Please DO NOT approve any more utility bill increases. | ||
| UE 435-2376 | 7/14/2024 4:38:03 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | WOODBURN | I am a retired woman recently widowed living on Social Security. I am blessed to own my own home but the recent and proposed PGE increases will make it difficult to cover all my expenses. I am very careful with my expenses but there is only so much a person can cut back on. Thank you. | ||||
| UE 435-2377 | 7/14/2024 10:02:09 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Support Docket | Web | Andrew | Fischtensen | SALEM | Keep the rates low and affordable so we can make it. | ||
| UE 435-2378 | 7/15/2024 12:31:53 AM | 7/10/2024 1:02:21 PM | General Comment | pawalker00@gmail.com | Dear Sir/Madam: My name is Paul Walker, and I reside at 14400 Forsythe Rd., Oregon City 97045. I am a PGE customer in good standing. I write to you to express a serious concern - the current rate of inflation of power rates for consumers like me. One of the great things about living here in Oregon is the high percentage of cost-effective renewable power that is available. While there are certainly downsides to hydropower, as relates to fishery management for example, in the great scheme of things our power supply is a terrific advantage for us here in the PNW. Now, I understand that the computer server industry is making significant investments in capacity and that this industry is very specifically targeting contractable power in areas like ours. This industry has a couple segments that really concern me as a rate payer: * First, the crypto-currency “miners”. This segment should not be allowed to gobble up the low cost power that we individual consumers rely upon. The crypto operators should be paying a big premium for power before ordinary rate payers experience one dime of price increase. Crypto-currency is a speculative activity, further complicated by the fact that some fraction of the traffic in crypto-currency is related to crime. I just can’t fathom why a Public Utility Commission would grant favorable status, or frankly any status, to these operators. If there is an excess of power supply, that supply could be sold at a premium so as to avoid raising rates on residential users. And, the crypto-server segment should be on interruptible power - supply to the residential users should come first. * Next, the “AI” server operators. Same issue. Granting advantageous power rates to these large users, who are in many ways a speculative entry into the industrial marketplace, seems wrong to me. If AI is so great, then its operators can afford to pay a premium for power, again assuring that residential consumers are insulated from rate increases to the very best of the Utility Regulator’s ability to provided it. Thank you for the opportunity to express my point of view. Sincerely, Paul Walker Oregon City OR | |||||
| UE 435-2379 | 7/15/2024 12:31:55 AM | 7/1/2024 4:17:43 PM | General Comment | chelsearosealatriste@gmail.com | Dear Oregon Public Utility Commission, I’m Chelsea Alatriste Martinez, and I am writing on behalf of Fair Oregon Utility Rates for Small Business (“FOUR”) to advocate for the fair treatment of small nonresidential customers, also known as small general service or small commercial customers. It is important that small businesses are not unfairly burdened by the financial implications of these decisions. This ratepayer class is basically Rate Schedule 32. First, we’d like to correct a previous statement made in oral comment that Portland General Electric Company (“PGE”) serves 200,000 small nonresidential customers. Per PGE’s request to increase rates in this case, that number is about 96,000. This ratepayer class is by far the second most numerous class of customers of this utility. In its public notice printed in a newspaper, PGE did not inform its small business customers of the 9.4% proposed rate increase which is among the highest proposed increase of any customer group. Although a notice in a newspaper is perhaps not required for these customers, outreach to small business owners should be prioritized to give this very large group of customers insight into proposed rate increases that also will surely impact them. As an Oregonian who grew up helping my family business, I understand the limitations of operating a business. Busy small business owners should not be expected to search for information necessary to engage in the ratemaking process. Our goal is to ensure that the rates for small commercial customers is as important as any other rate class, particularly given the impact of small businesses to the wellbeing of our communities. FOUR respectfully notes that in return for a monopoly of service territory, PGE receives an opportunity to a reasonable rate of return, but not a guarantee of that return. Risk is shared by investors and ratepayers. FOUR suggests that the risk to the utility and its investors decreases when costs are embedded in base rates, and suspects that the request to institute an "investment recovery mechanism" will incorporate more assurance into the utility's rate recovery, unfairly burdening ratepayers. We are concerned that lumping together small commercial customers with large commercial customers in the load forecasting testimony and tables, will yield inaccurate results. Models should be reviewed carefully to calculate the load that small general service (aka small nonresidential) place on the grid in PGE territory. We’re also intrigued by PGE’s use of the DAS Office of Economic Analysis to identify the economic drivers. We know that PGE’s territory serves much of Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington counties. Per the State of Oregon Employment Department and Business Oregon, these counties have by far the highest number of firms with 20 or fewer employees. We encourage OPUC Staff to consider publicly available information and current state statistics to review the PGE analysis and modeling tools. If Staff is bound by a certain test year, then Staff should ensure that any future filings, including future rate proposal, address anew the load and cost of service of the small nonresidential customers. We appreciate clarity as to how the utility calculates its customer count for the small commercial customer. Thank you for your attention to these important matters. Sincerely, Chelsea Alatriste FOUR, Board Secretary Chelsea Alatriste she/her J.D. Candidate - The University of Oregon School of Law, 2025 | |||||
| UE 435-238 | 3/7/2024 12:32:41 AM | 2/29/2024 11:42:33 PM | General Comment | michellesuguitanreed@gmail.com | I live in Gaston Oregon. I here PGE is tring to get a utility increase by 14%.that Would harme. a lot of Rural resident. Please reconciled this. Thank you for your reconcentration on this matter. Michelle suguitan-Reed | |||||
| UE 435-2380 | 7/15/2024 7:25:05 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Suzanne | Fisher | WOODBURN | As a retired couple, we are living on a set monthly budget which we try our best to make it stretch. We strongly oppose a PGE rate hike which would increase the challenge to make ends meet which includes making a choice to buy medicine or food. | ||
| UE 435-2381 | 7/15/2024 1:15:02 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Larry | George | SALEM | Please say NO to the proposed rate increase as a senior on a fixed income it’s become one of our major expenses. Maybe they need to cut Maria Pope’s salary instead of raising rates! | ||
| UE 435-2382 | 7/15/2024 3:21:00 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Eugene | Schroeder | WOODBURN | Speaking as a retired individual, the recent rate increases have been very onerous and has had a financial impact on me. Both PGE (35 - 40%) and Northwest Natural Gas (50%) is too much and needs to fall back to more reasonable rate increases. I say a hard NO to this latest rate Increase request. | ||
| UE 435-2383 | 7/16/2024 7:41:58 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Thomas | Koepke | SALEM | I find it offensive that PGE continues straining captive customers that have no alternatives in choosing their power utility provider. Their quarterly earnings show a 24% increase in revenue, 47% increase in net income, 18% increase in net profit, and nearly a 24% increase in EBITDA. The one sure fire way of moving stable blue Oregon into Republican red is through increases such as this. The cost of living in Oregon needs to come down. | ||
| UE 435-2384 | 7/16/2024 8:47:21 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Marilyn | Blake | SALEM | I oppose another rate increase by PGE. They already had a 17% increase and that should be enough for now. Manage it more wisely. As a retiree, I cannot afford another increase. | ||
| UE 435-2385 | 7/16/2024 11:50:24 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Michael | Chase | WOODBURN | I oppose a utility rate increase. As a senior citizen I see rates increase but income stays the same making me choose between food and life support medical equipment. Not much of a choice! | ||
| UE 435-2386 | 7/16/2024 2:48:15 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Keith | Rosentrater | SALEM | I am strongly opposed to the proposed 7% rate increase. The increase that was approved for this year has already put a strain on our fixed income during our retirement years. With other rising costs due to inflation, the prospect of another increase in electricity rates is discouraging indeed. Please deny this request@ | ||
| UE 435-2387 | 7/17/2024 12:32:28 AM | 6/13/2024 3:14:46 PM | General Comment | jlparr@earthlink.net | -----Forwarded Message----- From: Jim Parr <jlparr@earthlink.net<mailto:jlparr@earthlink.net>> Sent: May 10, 2024 11:31 AM To: YOUNG Kandi * PUC <Kandi.YOUNG@puc.oregon.gov<mailto:Kandi.YOUNG@puc.oregon.gov>> Subject: RE: PGE Proposed Rate Increase - Ways to Comment Hello Kandi, Regarding Pacific Power, they are asking that every customer pay an additional $10.00 per month to help construct increased wild fire resistance. This is in addition to the monthly power use. So a customer pays extra to pay for infrastructure improvements BUT has no ownership in the company. Considerable this: what if you are a loyal local Ford auto customer. You buy your Ford from the local dealer. Then, your Ford dealer wants to charge all of their regular customers an annual $120.00 fee so that they can increase the size of their display room. Customer is paying for the larger display floor but has no ownership in the company. This same argument applys to PGE's request for an increase to pay for infrastructure improvements. Customers pay their monthly electricity bill plus additional fees for projects for which they do not gain any ownership of. Thank you for referring my comments to the investigators for me. Jim Parr. (Keizer). | |||||
| UE 435-2388 | 7/17/2024 12:32:31 AM | 5/23/2024 1:12:32 PM | General Comment | mleahbillings@gmail.com | Please do not continue to raise rates. As a homeowner whose salary has not kept up with inflation over the past five years, it is extremely difficult to make ends meet. Please stop the rate hikes, it’s not sustainable, and it’s making me seriously consider relocating to another state. As an engineer, I'm happy to take my professional experience elsewhere. | |||||
| UE 435-2389 | 7/17/2024 10:39:35 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Lisa | Shanklin | WOODBURN | Rate increases of PGE are ridiculous. Their goals are to increase their profits, make changes in policy to make it easier to continue to raise utility prices, and to shift all risks(fire) to the consumer. As a soon to retire couple, the huge increase in our utility bill is yet another reason to move out of one of the most expensive states to live in when retired. Green energy policies only serve to line the pockets of special interest companies affiliated with democrat politicians and at the same time weaken our power grid. | ||
| UE 435-239 | 3/7/2024 12:32:44 AM | 2/29/2024 10:17:10 PM | General Comment | elampson1960@gmail.com | To Whom itMay Concern I object to a rate increase while PGE pays for advertisemrnts and sponserships of any kind. If they are so desperately in need of money then give up expenses first. These include PGE Park corporate sposnership. All commercial video snd print adds. Sponserhips for non profit groups and sports teams and all other similar marketing campaigns. Why does a company with no competition need these marketing expenses. I can't go out and choose a different electric or natural gas supplier, there is no competitor. The number of times i have seen glossy high production print and video media adds advertising for the services I am forced to use is infuriating and unjustified. Any rate increase must be tied to ceasing all financial donations to causes. And this does not even touch profit sharing. If there is a windfall of profits from power generation. A 17% increase this year and thd a an ask of 5% next year? And then they pay divedends to investors? I am 100% supportive of this capitalism model if and a big IF I had the opportunity to choose who i wanted to purchase my power and natural gas from. In my opionion utilities need to be publicly owned like clark county PUD or at best a non profit without stock holders requiring dividends on the backs of consumers required to purchase their product. This is just not against PGE but all public utilities that provide services where there is no choice of an alternstive. My garbage hauler Waste Management is thd same. The print material I receive from them has extremly high roduction cost. The tv adds i see them run and the corporate sponserships where they give away marketing dollars is abhorrent. There is no reason to have any marketing budget for a service i am forced to use. Thank you for your time. Eldon Lampson 7906 SE141st Ave Portland OR 97236 503-250-4971 | |||||
| UE 435-2390 | 7/17/2024 11:16:08 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Alan | Torga | SALEM | We are in the middle of a recession, with the cost of living skyrocketing and wages not keeping up. Stop taking advantage of everyday Oregonians - NO PRICE HIKE! | ||
| UE 435-2391 | 7/17/2024 2:57:58 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Carol | Farries | SALEM | Please No PGE rate hike. It’s way too high! | ||
| UE 435-2392 | 7/17/2024 4:49:19 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Kristan | Langley | SALEM | No more increases! Food costs are up. Utilities are up. Homeowners insurance went up because of the wildfires. We didn’t use Christmas lights December 2023 because of the last PGE increase, electricity cost us more in 2023 than 2022 when we had lights. Doing my part to reduce electricity consumption and now PGE wants MORE! No! And I don’t want solar panels on my brand new roof. I’m hearing from my neighbors that the solar panels they recently had installed aren’t making much of a difference anyhow. I understand that increases need to happen but enough is enough. | ||
| UE 435-2393 | 7/18/2024 6:21:05 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Melissa | Brownell | GERVAIS | Inflation is hurting Oregon families. Continued cost increases of necessities needs to stop. Stop increasing utility bills! When extreme weather events happen, utility companies provide life saving services. No one should have to chose to risk their life because the bills are so high. It’s time to find cheaper energy not green energy. | ||
| UE 435-2394 | 7/19/2024 7:57:06 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Brian | Hayes | SALEM | Dear PGE, I am writing to express my strong opposition to your proposed rate increases. My concerns are as follows: The primary justification for these rate hikes appears to be covering costs from lawsuit settlements. It is fundamentally unfair to shift this financial burden onto consumers for issues that are not our responsibility. While the transition to electric power is important, your aggressive approach is deeply concerning. The rapid conversion of our infrastructure to all-electric systems cannot happen overnight, regardless of the amount of money thrown at it. By dramatically raising electric rates to fund this transition, you risk making power unaffordable for many consumers. This approach could potentially trigger an economic disaster rivaling or exceeding the Great Depression of the 1930s. Your messaging regarding solar power is contradictory and seems manipulative. You include flyers in our bills encouraging consumers to invest in solar, implying we should provide electricity to the grid at our own expense. Yet simultaneously, you're raising rates to pay for net metering. This appears to be an attempt to make consumers bear the cost of electric upgrades without PGE expanding the grid using its own profits. It's crucial to remember that PGE is a for-profit entity. With a CEO earning approximately $6 million per year, it's difficult to justify pushing these significant cost increases onto consumers who are already struggling with rising living expenses. In conclusion, your proposed rate increases seem to prioritize corporate interests over consumer welfare. I strongly urge you to reconsider these rate hikes and instead develop a more balanced approach to grid modernization and electrification that doesn't disproportionately burden your customers. Sincerely, Brian L Hayes | ||
| UE 435-2395 | 7/20/2024 6:30:49 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | SALEM | Do not allow them to raise rates again. The citizens of Oregon are already strapped for cash as it is, and PGE is a multi billion dollar company. Don't allow PGE to rip more money out of Oregonian's hands to be squandered. | ||||
| UE 435-2396 | 7/22/2024 9:39:21 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Lance | Berkey | WOODBURN | I oppose the current 7% rate increase that PGE is looking to impose on my utility bill. PGE has already increased our bill by 18% this past year and should not be allowed to increase our bill again, especially in a time of high inflation that is having a continuing negative impact on our economy and our disposable income. Rates have already increase 30% since 2022, which is excessive and now you are looking to bump our rates once again - what is causing these excessive rate increases? These rate increases hurt the lower wage earners the most but they also hurt the middle class, so I ask you to decline PGE the current rate increase they are seeking. Thank you | ||
| UE 435-2397 | 7/26/2024 12:33:13 AM | 6/13/2024 3:18:00 PM | General Comment | jlparr@earthlink.net | -----Forwarded Message----- From: Jim Parr <jlparr@earthlink.net<mailto:jlparr@earthlink.net>> Sent: May 10, 2024 3:05 PM To: YOUNG Kandi * PUC <Kandi.YOUNG@puc.oregon.gov<mailto:Kandi.YOUNG@puc.oregon.gov>> Subject: RE: PGE Proposed Rate Increase - Ways to Comment Hello Kandi, Regarding the PGE rate increase request: Among their several items, PGE is asking to be able to increase their profit. These increased profits go to the shareholders and there is no actual service benefit to their customers. Also, PGE customers that use the least amount of electrical power pay the highest per unit cost. This is not fair. Whether a small or large consumer, everyone should pay the same per unit cost. This structure is also contrary to the environmental message that we should be frugal and minimize our consumption of resources. As it is, based upon the current per-unit cost, customers using the least amount of power are subsidizing the large quantity user. Despite the companies message that conservation is the best option, customers that are "frugal" for all of the right reasons are not rewarded. Regarding both PGE and Pacific requests for rate increases for infrastructure improvements, I would like to know.......are shareholders also being charged for improvements? Shareholders have ownership. The typical customer has NO ownership in the companies but is being asked for money to fund improvements! Thank you for forwarding my responses to the examining officer(s). Jim Parr. (Keizer). | |||||
| UE 435-2398 | 7/30/2024 10:21:39 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Claudia | Underwood | SALEM | We are retired and the PGE hikes are lowering the standards of our very simple, frugal lifestyle, which we have maintained for many years. Please consider people like us when making your decisions to approve rate hikes. Thank you for your consideration. | ||
| UE 435-2399 | 8/1/2024 4:08:03 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Renita | McNaughtan | SALEM | ABSOLUTELY NO INCREASE! Customers are not responsible for PGE's error. Let the shareholders and management receive no dividends or raises for 5-10 years. You will find your funds there! There is NO reason that customers should have to pay for the mistakes of PGE. We can barely pay for our power bills now!! I retire next year, how am I going to pay my power bill if they continue to request and receive increases!!! NO MORE INCREASES!!! Please, we can't take anymore. | ||
| UE 435-24 | 2/29/2024 10:23:59 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Dana | Keeler | PORTLAND | I strongly oppose PGE's request for another rate increase. They were already significantly more expensive than Pacific Power even before raising residential rates by 18% this year. PGE needs to focus less on making money for executives and shareholders and more on providing a necessary utility for Portlanders. | ||
| UE 435-240 | 3/7/2024 12:32:47 AM | 2/29/2024 7:14:09 PM | General Comment | brad@texas-topaz.com | Enough with PGE greed, I understood the 17% for this year, but more for next year. Nope no way 8% more, they get sued and we pay up, maybe their board needs a pay cut. We are already fiscally stressed maybe PGE should return less money to their investors and take care of the maintenence out of their profits. Brad Hodges 830-377-7456 | |||||
| UE 435-2400 | 8/1/2024 10:50:03 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Deanna | Failing | PORTLAND | With crushing inflation and these constant rate increases, I find our family scraping by to pay our electric bill. When will it stop? Our electric bill KEEPS increasing despite measures we’ve taken to ensure energy efficiency. Please Help! | ||
| UE 435-2401 | 8/2/2024 7:20:22 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Tommy | Schopp | PORTLAND | Increased rates for residential customers to support industrial infrastructure is wrong and unfair, especially given that residential use has decreased. Industrial customers should bear any increased rate overhead for their businesses. | ||
| UE 435-2402 | 8/2/2024 8:17:19 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Brad | Hodges | BANKS | Please do not support a rate increase, PGE needs to live on a budget. Like their customers have to. Their rate is for power. Not lawsuit pay outs, or infrastructure. A 30% increase = 10.9% on top of 18% this due to poor management obviously. | ||
| UE 435-2403 | 8/2/2024 9:30:04 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | PORTLAND | Please understand that we as citizens impacted by a potential rate increase do not care about stakeholder input when we know the total compensation of the executive leadership staff. Requesting an increase after already being approved one only shows that either there is a lack of understanding of the projected budget and revenue or there is a mismanagement of money. That is something that I am not satisfied with as a PGE customer that has no other options for power. Infrastructure takes a while to get brought up but let us not mistake that while what happened during February this year was not PGE's fault, but it shows the need for upkeep of our systems and infrastructure. Raising rates means that people will be left unable to pay for their bills, including their PGE bills. Without us being able to pay for our bills due to the seemingly fluctuating costs of power while the executive leadership staff is able to enjoy their wages leaves a lot to be desired. A home located in PGE's service without electricity is just a home without electricity. You're not going to be able to make money when folks can't pay their bills. | ||||
| UE 435-2404 | 8/2/2024 9:39:40 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Steven | Kray | TIGARD | Entering this comment feeling incredibly depressed and pretty aware that this will mean nothing because this stuff usually gets your rubber stamp. This rate hike really only addresses the concerns of their shareholders, and truthfully does not do enough to support their customers after a record number of disconnects. Oregonians are being priced out of basic necessities at a time where we have already incurred major rate hikes. Stand up for the citizens and say enough is enough with these incredible prices and do not give them the ability to just raise rates without a review every year. I begging you for our state, have a backbone here! | ||
| UE 435-2405 | 8/2/2024 12:02:31 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Tim | Reilly | KEIZER | It is absurd that PGE could even consider another rate increase. This would put their total increase at over 40% in less than 4 years! Nothing about the service being provided on the consumer end has changed in any meaningful, positive manner. We should really be debating decreases in rates to actually benefit is consumers who are already being squeezed at both ends with wage stagnation and constant inflation fueled by nothing other than corporate greed. This will force many of us to opt for alternatives. Affordability is not at the forefront of any of these increase requests. This is blatant greed. | ||
| UE 435-2406 | 8/2/2024 12:24:16 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Brett | Wilkerson | MULTNOMAH | Do not raise rates on the people of Portland! | ||
| UE 435-2407 | 8/2/2024 12:58:27 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Jordan | BEAVERTON | I would like to state some facts about PGE's business, revenue, and expenses and then question the merit of the proposed rate increase for 2025. I would also like to question the PUC's conflicts of interest in the matter, particularly around Megan Decker's automatic approval of rate increases. Background & facts: PGE is a public company who is given a "natural monopoly" over much of the Portland metro area. The only alternatives if you live in their service area are either going off grid or moving to an area not controlled by PGE. Both alternatives are not an option for a significant portion of the population. The PUC is directly responsible for the rate regulation of PGE, as stated on the PUC website. PGE's net income for 2023 was $228 million per the 2023 annual report. Their dividend paid to investors increased just over 5% from $1.77 per share to $1.86 per share. The dividend expense for 2023 was noted to be $179 million (pg 63 of annual report). PGE's CEO total compensation for 2022 came in at $6.97 million including salary, bonuses, stock and retirement contributions. "PGE is requesting a total revenue increase on base sales to customers of $294.844 million or 10.9 percent." Question #1: Given the facts stated above, with net income exceeding $228 million, how does the PUC justify the rate increase? The quotes below are from page 9 of the docket: Question "Does PGE’s filing show PGE is actively engaged in controlling costs?" Answer: "No. PGE’s Test Year forecast for this rate case is built on its 2024 budget. The 2024 budget is built on the revenue requirement resulting from PGE’s last rate case. In many cases, PGE’s proposed Test Year increase is a modest increase from PGE’s 2024 budget. However, in these same cases, the increase from actual costs in 2023, the most recent full calendar year of costs, is significant. PGE’s use of its 2024 budget rather than an examination of actual costs suggests a lack of discipline to Staff." If in the PUC's opinion, PGE is not responsibility managing their costs. This leads me to question: why are the consumers responsible for poor management at PGE? Should the company be liable for their poor cost analysis? Given the fact PGE profited over $228 million in 2023, their incentives to improve staff discipline seem low. The price of PGE's stock should NOT be a consideration in these rate increase proposals. Poor management of any public company leads to stock depreciation in all sectors of the economy. We should let PGE suffer the consequences of poor management rather than shift the burden to its customers, who again have no alternatives. In my opinion, they have plenty of net income to fall back on, and they should bear responsibility of poor cost forecasting. PGE's rates have increased significantly faster than inflation (~40% since 2019). There should be no justification for expenses to increase at a rate closer to double the inflation rate. Even if expenses are increasing that quickly, how much of that is due to prioritizing profits over upgrades in the past? PUC's conflict of interest. In my opinion, Megan Decker is significantly overpaid, and thus lacks any sense of relatability to the general public and PGE's core customer base. Megan earned $166,840 in total pay between July 2018 and June 2019. From a different source, Megan's annual compensation is now $195,980. I'm going to assume a 10% increase in Megan's power bill will not affect the bottom line, if Megan is a PGE customer. We are paying a person way too much to automatically approve rate increases. Correct me if I'm wrong, but not once in Megan's tenure has Megan not approved a rate increase. I would like to ask "Why?". My sources for information are the Docket No. UE 435, PG&E 2023 annual report, Gov.Oregonlive.com report on Oregon Government Salaries, and Ballotpedia's public profile of Megan Decker. All publicly available sources are linked below. Sources: https://edocs.puc.state.or.us/efdocs/HTB/ue435htb330124025.pdf https://investors.portlandgeneral.com/static-files/2457aa2d-263c-4933-a33b-8fc6b53ca9bb https://gov.oregonlive.com/salaries/person/78095/decker-megan/ https://ballotpedia.org/Megan_Walseth_Decker | |||
| UE 435-2408 | 8/2/2024 1:04:47 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Jennifer | Wase | PORTLAND | PGE is creating an out-of-control utility crisis. And they are not truthful about the real cost increase. After the first increase, I went back and checked all press releases. The energy use charge, the one they have to ask to be allowed to increase did only increase the 7% or so they claimed. They said it would be approximately $25 and that part was. However, my bill increased $175. So after spending hours with spreadsheets and my bills, I determined that they also raised the transmission rate and the distribution charge for a combined total of 70%. With the next increase my bill again went up $100. I re-read the press releases. They said an average family who uses 800 kW per month will see an increase of about $30. I live in an 820 sq foot house and am extremely careful about wasting electricity. And we use on average 1600 kW per month. And again they increased the other 2 rates. 2 years in a row they said my bill would go up $20-30 per year and a total of $250 in that time. If they raise the rate they have to disclose and possibly the others I am looking at another $100. This means I would be pay close to $400 a month in winter for my tiny house. They say there is assistance but if you look at that you have to make For a single person you have to make less than $15.92/hour to qualify. Meaning if you make minimum wage you will not qualify. But making $23/ hour barely allows you to put a roof over your head. Much less afford $400+ electric bills. I am asking for the proposal to be voted down. At a minimum, they must adjust the hardship programs to reflect the rate increase. | ||
| UE 435-2409 | 8/2/2024 1:58:32 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Bart | Johnson | NORTH PLAINS | As a PGE customer I oppose any rate increases. The last rate increase was excessive, and most people's cost of living increase didn't even come close to matching it. After watching Asplundh fool around for months on Pumpkin Ridge Road not accomplishing much, I firmly believe that PGE needs to make wiser decisions with rate payer's money. When PGE replaced the lines and poles on Pumpkin Ridge Road I would have thought they would have placed it underground. I realize the initial cost might be more but, but how long would it take to recoup those costs when you factor in emergency storm repair, and all the money they waste on Asplundh doing what little they get done, and fire safety issues with having overhead lines. | ||
| UE 435-241 | 3/7/2024 12:32:50 AM | 2/29/2024 5:40:50 PM | General Comment | alison.topliff16@gmail.com | To whom it may concern, I recently read about the Portland General Electric proposed rate hikes for 2024 and 2025, I'm sure announcements for 2026 will be coming soon enough. I understand that utility costs rise and infrastructures need to be improved. However a 42% increase from 2021 to 2025 is going to put a big strain on residents and force people to leave the city or state. Our most recent hike has already caused strain on already struggling families in Oregon. Between inflation, grocery prices rising, other utilities, and income that doesn't rise at the same rate, people are able to put their resources in enough directions. This has caused many families we know to either relocate from the state, or start plans for relocating. I'm thankful that my husband and I make good wages. However, with the ever rising costs from every direction we turn, we are going to have to discuss a Plan B if financials keep continuing in the same direction. I urge you to reconsider another massive hike in 2025. For the sake of residents and for the sake of the state. Sincerely, Alison Topliff | |||||
| UE 435-2410 | 8/2/2024 2:31:51 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Stacie | In | KEIZER | Since 2021, PGE rates have increased by 43.8%. We can barely afford the rate hike that went into effect this year (2024) my adult child had to move back home due to cost increases I cant even imagine them being able to move out now and pay ridiculous rent plus the cost of utilities as it is, but to increase again there isn't any way this is going to help them. Its terrible to think that something we NEED is ok to keep increasing past the point that no one can afford it but the rich, and we are lower middle class. PGE needs to not be the only option to us in our area, and if they are they cannot be allowed to keep increasing our prices as we cannot shop around. What will PGE do when people stop paying because they cant afford, they wont be getting the money at that point either?? You cant get to the point where people just are at the end of the rope especially 2 years in a row? | ||
| UE 435-2411 | 8/2/2024 2:42:25 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Corinne | Lever | WOODBURN | The public is still reeling from very large rate increases. We cannot handle another increase next year. PGE needs to cut costs and manage their budget like all businesses, Oregon SCHOOLS, and households are doing. I request that you deny their request for rate increases. | ||
| UE 435-2412 | 8/2/2024 3:29:29 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Wanda | coleman | ODELL | I am on social security and live in a 2 bedroom apartment. I cannot afford yet another rate increase. I am already paying about $600.00 a month for my electric bill and I don't get that much in SSI. When are they going to stop raising the electric bills. We can't keep paying this. They reported that they paid out half a billion in profits to their share holders. the CEO made 7 million last year when the average CEO makes 1.7 million. Yet here we are faced with do we pay electricity or pay our rent. This is why so many people are homeless. Do you people ever say no to them? You need to make this stop. | ||
| UE 435-2413 | 8/2/2024 3:35:18 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Jeremy | Nelson | BEAVERTON | I saw it on the news that PGE is requesting yet another 11% increase on top of the one they got last year. It's every year they get an increase. PGE isn't an investment firm it's an electric company it is a public utility. Warren buffet has gottan ahold of this company and is forceing these rate increases. This shouldn't be happening when we have billions of gallons of water supplying the dams that provide electricity to portland, these rate increases are ridiculous. On the PGE website they're showing that they were able to double the payouts to shareholders, that's ridiculous. They are making a profit off of something which is the customers. PUC isn't doing a damn thing to protect the customers at all. I left a message with all of my state representatives also about this. This is a direct cause of the homeless problem. Also what are you going to do about reversing the previous rate increases? They obviously didn't need them since they gave their CEO and shareholders so much money year after year. They aren't spending it on infrastructure. Pacific Power had to pay out all that money due to the forest fires and they still made way more money than they ever have last year. PGE use to go around and trim trees you would see them all the time and they're not doing that, they aren't maintaining the lines and there's constantly outages. They don't have enough people to do the jobs yet the shareholders and ceos get paid but the customers aren't being served. You just rubber stamp every single rate increase they ask for when the people who are paying this can't even afford to feed themselves. Why are you allowing this you need to stop this and reverse the previous ones. | ||
| UE 435-2414 | 8/2/2024 4:09:13 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Mathew | Horn | PORTLAND | I am outraged. PGE already had big rate increase this year, now another one proposed for 10% from 7%. I didn’t know PGE was for profit and whole reason is to make money for shareholders. I don’t understand how public utility can be for profit. I am upset about rate increase and this is going to impact all customers and small business owners. PGE is on way to being most hated entities in Oregon. | ||
| UE 435-2415 | 8/2/2024 4:15:58 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Ken | staples | AURORA | This is also against the increase on UE 433 Pacific Power. Bothe of these companies have had extreme rate increases in the last two years. PGE got 18 plus percent and PP& L also was granted a large increase. I live in the Willamette valley and am retired. My last increases granted by the government was 3.8%. Now how do you think that my self and other just like me are going to afford these increases. If these increases are actually so these companies can be reimbursed for expenses due to the fires in previous years then it should be indicated as such. If PP&L wants to start a war chest for future payments then they should take the money from there own accounts. I support the power companies but you cannot give them large increases that take from what little money the people have today with all the tax increases that are being lobbied against the people on Oregon. Please feel free to respond to me via email Lunaseacapt@gmail.com. | ||
| UE 435-2416 | 8/2/2024 9:03:08 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | PORTLAND | My power bill has gone up over 200% over the last few years with PGE, yet my service is worse than ever. If this rate increase is allowed to go through you will only be hurting consumers and small businesses and padding the pockets of PGE’s greedy CEO. | ||||
| UE 435-2417 | 8/2/2024 10:58:16 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Ramen | Owens | CORNELIUS | To: the Oregon PUC Please decline the PGE request for an additional rate hike in January. You are supposed to consider the effects on the public of any rate increases. Most people i know are stretched to the limit already. After the last 20% increase just this year, my winter power bill topped $1000 per month, for at least 6 months during heating season. Even in the summer, our bill has not dropped below $350! We do not live extravagantly at all, we dont even have air conditioning. We live in a fairly well insulated older home, with a gas heat pump. There is no way that cost is sustainable for us, and we dont have the means to upgrade our whole house and heating system. An additional increase will guarantee that this will not be an option. I am fortunate that i own my own business, and can somewhat afford this outrageous bill, but there are many people in our community who would end up freezing in the dark if they got that bill. Please, i am begging you to put us, your constituents and taxpayers, before corporate profiteers. Electricity is a necessity in our northern climate, and should be protected as such. Do the right thing! Uphold your mandate to the public, and reject this inhumane dollar grab!! Pge can afford to absorb the cost of their battery storage, and should be mandated to build those anyway, to help address climate change. This increase will increase our already terrible homeless problem, and cause suffering all over our region. | ||
| UE 435-2418 | 8/3/2024 7:57:53 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Sean | Thomas | ALOHA | This would be a total hardship on almost every person in PGE service area I am by no means rich but I can pay my bills allowing this rate increase would cause households like mine to have to reach for help from sources that are already stretched thin and adding more people reaching for help would have a strong impact on lower income residents that are barely getting by now also taking their resources away. | ||
| UE 435-2419 | 8/3/2024 9:56:52 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Marsha | Ventrella | WOOD VILLAGE | I do not think it is fair to make customers pay the penalties PGE incurred for their negligence resulting in vast devastation by wildfires. I realize this is not the justification given, but maybe if they weren't so dang negligent they could afford required improvements. How will a penalty ever mean anything when the penalized just pass on the cost to those that can least afford it. I would like an increase in my pension, because ... costs. Doesn't work that way. Shouldn't work that way. | ||
| UE 435-242 | 3/7/2024 12:32:53 AM | 2/29/2024 4:58:08 PM | General Comment | rachaelspada@gmail.com | Good afternoon, I'm writing today after reading on koin.com that PGE is proposing yet another rate increase. This is upsetting beyond measure. My family doesn't qualify for reduced rates (by less than $500 gross) nor do we earn enough to comfortably pay our electric bill on time each month. I don't know if this organization takes into consideration the working poor, who are barely surviving and don't qualify for any sort of government assistance or if y'all even want community comments. Please, tell PGE to stop thier greedy, predatory pricing and give Oregonians a damn break. Kindly, Rachael Spada Frustrated and cold and in the dark, again, thanks PGE | |||||
| UE 435-2420 | 8/3/2024 11:17:06 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Laszlo | Jakusovszky | BEAVERTON | This request will put a strain on customers already struggling with the effects of inflation. PGE already received a 17% rate _this_ year. They have asked for and received a hike every year for three years! Enough is enough. Electricity is a utility, not a luxury item. Raising the rates by 28% in two years is simply not acceptable! If you approve this our rates will have increased by 50% since 2022!! I know climate change is impacting us all. My family has been trying to conserve energy as much as we can. Using Energystar appliances; changing _all_ bulbs to LED. I run Air conditioning in the heatwaves, but we open windows at night to cool off the house to minimize the need for AC. But our bill _still_ goes up repeatedly, costing more and more even as we try to use less and less. Do not raise their rates again!! | ||
| UE 435-2421 | 8/3/2024 2:23:11 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Kevin | Molskness | HAPPY VALLEY | PGE has risen their rates an obscene amount over the past couple of years, and they are making massive profits off of us. They should not be permitted to raise their rates yet again, in fact, they should be required to lower them. Do not allow them to line their pockets with more of our hard earned money for an essential service. | ||
| UE 435-2422 | 8/4/2024 1:47:41 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | ann | huan | PORTLAND | As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. People can barely make ends meet with grocery inflation. Energy is a neccesity. You are depriving your citizens of a life neccesitity if you approve this request. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. | ||
| UE 435-2423 | 8/4/2024 10:15:44 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Dawn | C. | PORTLAND | If you have enough profits to pay your top 6 Executives 1.4 million - 6.8 million no rate hikes are needed. Our power bills are unfairly high. They need to lower our power bills. | ||
| UE 435-2424 | 8/4/2024 10:27:38 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Cherie | Stuart | PORTLAND | Please do not let them raise our rates again, We will not be able to pay the bill if they do, This company makes a profit they do not need more of our money, I think it needs to be lowered, My last bill was $569, It is just too much. | ||
| UE 435-2425 | 8/4/2024 10:46:46 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Christine | Hofmann Williams | FAIRVIEW | Keep it low | ||
| UE 435-2426 | 8/5/2024 9:49:03 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Robert | Frias | MOLALLA | I am concerned about the rate increase. I am going broke and not sure what to do. I am retired on fix income and can’t get another job to make extra money. I feel this rate increase is too much. I need to be able to survive. | ||
| UE 435-2427 | 8/5/2024 4:08:52 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Ron | Adams | LYONS | Pacific Power and PGE both companies Everytime they have to pay a fine they make the rate payers pay for it. The Commissioners need to take a good look before they approve this for both companies. i don't mind paying my fair share but this isn't it, for either company. They're both monopolies and they don't need this much money to run the company. You need to look at decreasing the rates for the consumers not raising them. | ||
| UE 435-2428 | 8/5/2024 4:11:27 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Kevin | Gregg | EAGLE CREEK | 18% last year 10% this year Do they even care it's obvious they don't care when the only people who benefit from this are the stockholders. It's disgusting what they are doing. The commissioners should all be fired along with all the people at the company who are doing this. My bill last year at this time was an average of $70, now it's $180.00 and nothing has changed. They do nothing to better their service to their customers reliability or anything else. it's a monopoly and they should be seeing what they can do to lower the price to the customers. | ||
| UE 435-2429 | 8/5/2024 4:23:45 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Helen | Bitor | SHERIDAN | What do they even think that they're doing. I don't understand what they're thinking. $345.00 is what I pay a month for my electric bill and I'm on equal pay. I'm 83 retired and I can afford it. But what about the people who can't? I'm doing ok but i'm fortunate many other people absolutely cannot. This is as much as a car payment, or insurance per month and electric shouldn't cost that much. there's 2 people in this house and we use a wood burning stove. It's alarming that they just raised the rate and now they want to raise it again. Why are they doing this? | ||
| UE 435-243 | 3/7/2024 12:32:55 AM | 2/29/2024 4:53:51 PM | General Comment | charlenew1@q.com | I am emailing you about something I saw on the news regarding PGE wanting to raise rates again for 2025. We just had a historic rate increase in Portland from this utility, and they are already wanting more. This is just getting to be too much for people to handle, and they need to be finding ways to save consumers paying higher rates and not finding excuses to be wanting more. Going under the guise of paying for green energy is something I am just not buying. You as the governing authority of PGE need to question these constant rate increases and not just giving them blanket approvals. Sincerely, Charlene Wells | |||||
| UE 435-2430 | 8/5/2024 4:55:16 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Jeff | Mills | PORTLAND | After the rate increases last year and nearly 40% increase over the last 4 years this is too much to handle for customers. The service is not improving - I lost over $200,000 in damage to my home because our winter storms - our power lines are not buried - I get brown outs in the summer. I am out of power for at least 5-7 days per year. Our infrastructure is lacking and they are making 40% more than 4 years ago... Show me something for a few years first then raise rates. you don't get to keep raising rates. | ||
| UE 435-2431 | 8/5/2024 5:01:39 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Megan | Daley | PORTLAND | After the rate increases last year and nearly 40% increase over the last 4 years this is too much to handle for customers. The service is not improving - I lost over $200,000 in damage to my home because our winter storms - our power lines are not buried - I get brown outs in the summer. I am out of power for at least 5-7 days per year. Our infrastructure is lacking and they are making 40% more than 4 years ago... Show me something for a few years first then raise rates. you dont get to keep raising rates. | ||
| UE 435-2432 | 8/6/2024 8:38:11 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Lisa | Hall | GRESHAM | Please don’t it’s too much to to pay you will end up with so many people loosing power. Or many people not eating due to overpaying pge | ||
| UE 435-2433 | 8/6/2024 9:41:48 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Monica | Scheer | OREGON CITY | PGEs rates have gone up more than 30% since 2022. Please do not let them go up further. Wages are not going up. We can't afford these added costs. Please put some restraints on the spending that will require ratepayers to fund PGE's expenditures. | ||
| UE 435-2434 | 8/6/2024 11:37:04 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Jon | Kreig | EAGLE CREEK | Why are they requesting this? they haven't changed anything to improve their level of service. There's power outages all the time and they last longer than they use to and are more frequent. What are they offering to customers that makes this worth it. One thing they could do is when they are working on something, instead of having 4 supervisors standing around watching 2 guys do the work is get rid of some people up top. It makes no sense how they are managing the company. There has to be a reason why they are wanting to raise the rates other than President Biden because that's not it. | ||
| UE 435-2435 | 8/6/2024 12:22:55 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Jazmin | Montes | GRESHAM | I oppose, the proposal of an increase for 2025. I strongly disagree agree with an increase due to the fact that so many Americans are struggling to pay their bills let alone our county has already so many middle class -lower class families struggling to make ends meet and have already met difficulties with this last increase. | ||
| UE 435-2436 | 8/6/2024 12:44:17 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Michael | McClenahen | GRESHAM | While PGE is well within its rights to request this rate increase, per existing laws, they are certainly not acting in the best interest of their customers. Essentially Oregon, through legislation, has taken over the management of Public Electric Utilities to impose a non-carbon future, based on the flawed assumption that carbon-dioxide is a pollution. Carbon-dioxide is a naturally occurring state of carbon necessary for all life on the earth. I realize Oregon is a progressive State, and lawmakers from Portland, Salem and Eugene as well as the Governor have been able to pass legislation to supposedly fight the dreaded "Climate Change" with the assumed monster in the room being CO2. Lawyers and Legislatures have no idea on how to provide reliable electric service to the public. Electricity generally needs to be generated on demand, thus PGE needs to have a generating capacity under their control to meet the variable demand. Deregulation has removed the sources of power from the Utilities control. Now it is a guessing game, PGE must buy power on the open market instead of increasing their own generation. This results in much higher costs for electricity, as stated in the rate increase proposal, when significant heat or cold events occur over a wide region. It is never reasonable to pay $1,000 to $2,000 per Kwh from the open market. PGE's customers deserve better. Instead of unproven battery storage, which may only provide a slight improvement in reliability during peak times, perhaps some additional generating assests that can provide power on demand. Battery storage is just that, storage, once discharged they need to be recharged. Wind turbines and solar panels have dismal availability. What is needed is proven baseload generation, being coal, nuclear, or natural gas generating plants. Hydro is also clean and dependable; however, availability fluctuates significantly depending on river flow. PGE closed the Boardman Coal Fired Station, a significant baseload facility. It is my understanding that they requested to construct a new Combined-Cycle Gas Turbine/Generating plant to replace this lost supply, which was rejected by the PUC in lieu of less available wind and solar projects. This surely resulted in higher annual electrical costs for consumers. My suggestion is that PGE maintain a reasonable generating capacity, under their control to handle expected peaks in demand, at a reasonable cost per Kwh for customers. Suggested projects to improve the environment: 1) Construct a modern trash burning facility in the Portland Metro Area. This will increase the regional generating capacity and eliminate hauling trash to Arlington using diesel fueled trucks. 2) Invest in elimination of electrical resistant heating in housing. Electrical resistant heating is the least efficient use of energy for heating. Natural-gas is by far the most efficient and cost effective source of building heat. Considering that a majority of electric resistant heating was installed, when there was an abundance of Hydropower in the region, in mostly apartment buildings. At todays rates, the cost of electricity makes heating these older apartments impossible and many low income people must endure cold homes. 3) Change Oregon Law or Constitution to allow the use of Nuclear power generation in the State. Modern Nuclear designs are safe and efficient and will provide baseload power with a high availability. | ||
| UE 435-2437 | 8/6/2024 1:45:29 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Carmen | H | PORTLAND | Our electric bills are already unaffordable. Please do not support the increase. | ||
| UE 435-2438 | 8/6/2024 1:51:42 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | PORTLAND | My work place also works with electricity, including employing union electricians, and we only increase our prices 3 - 5% every year. 10% rate increase is cruel and outrageous. Do not do this to Portland families trying to keep the lights on. | ||||
| UE 435-2439 | 8/6/2024 6:50:20 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Andrew | Barker | LAKE OSWEGO | STRONG OPPOSITION We sustained over 17% increase this year already. We can not afford another 7-10% increase. Even with a slight financial assistance we are barely able to pay our bill and keep our family warm in the winter and use our oven year round. Our home is 100% electric. We plead that PGE is NOT allowed to raise rates anymore in 2024/2026 | ||
| UE 435-244 | 3/7/2024 12:32:58 AM | 2/29/2024 4:47:22 PM | General Comment | kenthelm@aol.com | No No No to the proposed new rate hike by PGE for "battery storage". For two reasons: 1) those batteries WILL expire at some point and there is no plan nor way to recycle them. 2) production of those batteries is hugely damaging to the environment. 3) this would make it 42% increase since 2021! NO NO NO. -kent Helm | |||||
| UE 435-2440 | 8/6/2024 6:50:20 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Andrew | Barker | LAKE OSWEGO | STRONG OPPOSITION We sustained over 17% increase this year already. We can not afford another 7-10% increase. Even with a slight financial assistance we are barely able to pay our bill and keep our family warm in the winter and use our oven year round. Our home is 100% electric. We plead that PGE is NOT allowed to raise rates anymore in 2024/2026 | ||
| UE 435-2441 | 8/6/2024 6:51:18 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Ginger | Barker | LAKE OSWEGO | STRONG OPPOSITION We sustained over 17% increase this year already. We can not afford another 7-10% increase. Even with a slight financial assistance we are barely able to pay our bill and keep our family warm in the winter and use our oven year round. Our home is 100% electric. We plead that PGE is NOT allowed to raise rates anymore in 2024/2026 | ||
| UE 435-2442 | 8/6/2024 7:44:49 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Anita | Hynds | PORTLAND | It is insane that the cost of electricity is going up so quickly in such little time. Many people, myself included, will consider leaving Oregon for a state with lower electricity costs if PGE is not reigned in. I understand needing to increase rates, but 10% (or more) each and every year is just absurd. PGE needs to be slowed down on their rate hikes, maybe 4-5% each year, if they really need to hike the price at all. I feel this is a cash grab from the company, as what other options do we have? Either pay it or don't have electricity. It feels like extortion. Perhaps the CEO or stakeholders (seriously, a private utility company?) should feel the sting of having to pay more and get less. | ||
| UE 435-2443 | 8/6/2024 7:51:59 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Support Docket | Web | Tyler | Laufman | PORTLAND | UE 435 - While I haven’t lived in Oregon long, I *have* lived here long enough to be affected by PGE’s annual price hike. It’s unfortunate that we as citizens are essentially held hostage by PGE, at their mercy due to a lack of either competitors or a voice for us to be heard. A cap, or some alternative would be sufficient, especially with these price hikes going towards…? Outages are still common, and I’ve not read any headway being made to prevent another ice storm catastrophe, in spite of the extra revenue that the most recent price increase has generated. | ||
| UE 435-2444 | 8/7/2024 12:34:10 AM | 8/2/2024 6:26:03 PM | General Comment | gwenportland@yahoo.com | We were already notified of the unreasonable request by PGE to increase rates up to an additional 10% above the recent 18% just imposed. Now they want another 7%! I am a single income senior working full time and can still barely pay my rent, auto insurance, required rental insurance, and utilities. I spent last winter bundled in 3 layers and had to keep my small place at 62 degrees just to afford PGE's rate. We are being bled dry. Stop the greed of this corporation. This is ridiculous. As a renter, there are no programs to help us unless we are at the homeless economic level which I am trying very hard to avoid. There so many here just like me. This increase is completely unreasonable. PGE has been given $314 million in grants, with a Net income of $228 million in 2023. That is NET income! Seriously, the proposed increases are completely out of step. If you can convince employers to increase pay that much, and other remaining living costs to NOT increase...fabulous. But while America as a whole is striving to control inflation, corporate greed is not helpful, and in fact is the cause. Thank you. Gwen Ingram Portland, Oregon Yahoo Mail: Search, Organize, Conquer | |||||
| UE 435-2445 | 8/7/2024 12:34:12 AM | 8/2/2024 6:21:29 PM | General Comment | dwitless@comcast.net | Good evening, I am not sure who to contact, so I will start here. We just heard on the local news(KATU) that PGE is yet gain asking for a rate hike of about 11% to take effect on January 1, 2025. If memory serves me, they just got about a 17% rate hike this last yer(?). My husband and I are 77 years old, and rely on Social Security and a small annuity to survive. This is just not OK>>> We are probably better off than a lot of seniors..BUT with everything else going up it is becoming a struggle to just get by with what should be normal living conditions. I would implore the PUC to consider the overall effect on many individuals and families that simply cannot keep dealing with rising costs, and not OK this ask from PGE to once again increase costs. Instead consider a discount for seniors/veterans/low income families. Thank you in advance for listening to my concerns. Roz (Rosalyn Zaccaro-Widney)Widney dwitless@comcast.net | |||||
| UE 435-2446 | 8/7/2024 12:34:17 AM | 8/2/2024 6:05:31 PM | General Comment | monzonmeg9@gmail.com | To whom it may concern, Hello there, my name is Meghan, I have lived in Oregon my whole life, which has been 33 years and of that I have lived on my own for 12 years. Of those 12 years my husband and I bought our own house, got married, had 2 kids and I have never felt as scared about money as I do right now. My husband has a very well paying job that’s barely cutting it right now. This proposed rate hike is unbelievable! I’m just wondering how PGE expects people to live? Or if your CEO has any heart at all? Maybe they should be taking a pay cut? Reading about how many people have had their electricity shut off since this hike is deplorable and just adding to the problems of more people becoming homeless. From an article from Koin 6 news “It’s dangerous that we’re now in the double digit range,” said Bob Jenks, Executive Director of the Oregon Citizens’ Utility Board (CUB). “We’re now more than three times the rate of inflation and customers just can’t afford this after the big rate hike we had last January. Jenks added the newest increase proposal comes as the company implemented a record number of customer disconnections this year. Back in April, PGE cut off service to more than 4,700 homes – the most recorded in a single month according to Oregon CUB – only to shut off an additional 4,300 the next month in May.” I really hope that you see that that is not okay. My family is starting to struggle with all the price increases of literally everything. But we make too much money for any type of help for utilities and don’t even have many other bills other than the rising cost of food, electric, and gas. Does this seem okay to you? To further pull from the article I read it continues: “PGE says says these numbers are fluid and it’s too early to say what how this proposal might impact customers. Nonetheless Oregon CUB said they are asking the Public Utilities Commission to delay or reject it.” I can tell you exactly how it’s going to impact customers. They’re going to have to continue to choose between somewhere to live, electricity and food. This is crazy and just pure greed. For profit utilities are getting out of hand! So please see reason and think of the small businesses and single mothers/fathers trying to survive and even families that used to be considered upper middle class that are now struggling. It’s sad that this is how the world is headed and how this company is worried about paying their already over paid CEO. Signed a scared and angry mother and wife | |||||
| UE 435-2447 | 8/7/2024 12:34:19 AM | 8/2/2024 5:18:51 PM | General Comment | rick.kolinsky@gmail.com | What were the salary increases for the PGE CEO the last few years? Current compensation is $6.4 mil. How is that justified with middle class wage earners are struggling to make ends meet?? Sent from my iPhone | |||||
| UE 435-2448 | 8/7/2024 12:34:21 AM | 8/2/2024 4:29:21 PM | General Comment | michaelmickeyhughes@yahoo.com | To whom it may concern My name is Michael Hughes and my wife's name is Marjorie Hughes. We live at 12821 Marysville Lane Oregon City OR 97045. We are opposed to the recently requested rate hike by PGE. We are both past 75 years old, don't work, and other than Social Security, we don't have a job that gives us raises every year. Oregon's PUC should spend more time examining the books of PGE for expenses, starting with executive salaries, that are excessively out of line and encourage/require excessive salaries and expenses be trimmed rather than a large rate increase. Kind regards Michael (Mickey) Hughes | |||||
| UE 435-2449 | 8/7/2024 12:34:23 AM | 8/2/2024 4:26:28 PM | General Comment | christina.aleckson@comcast.net | Hi- I saw the article on PGE requesting ANOTHER rate hike. Please say no. I make a great income and every electric bill I receive I cringe and wonder what I can cut in my life to ease the burden of paying that one bill. It was $500 in July. I am the only human living in my home. I had 4 days with 2 guests in my home. My friend around the corner from me live(d) (just evicted because he couldn't afford his bills anymore with all these increases) alone in an apartment and never turned on lights in his place to save money. His bill was over $300 every month. He used less than an average person. He requested assistance from PGE and all they did was tell him he could make two payments. Where was the money coming from to pay that over two months and then another bill would be arriving for the same amount. He is now sleeping on someone's couch in southern Oregon and owes PGE almost $900 (and note, I helped him pay the bill several times so he wouldn't be without heat and lights). I can share more stories. Many more. Please tell them to pursue alternative options. They can issue bonds, or even sell more shares, or make more from their trading of energy. Please make this stop being on the backs of the utility customers. Thank you, Christy Aleckson, MBA Beaverton, OR | |||||
| UE 435-245 | 3/7/2024 12:33:00 AM | 2/29/2024 4:05:00 PM | General Comment | mostert@comcast.net | How can this commission justify rate increases of 42% since 2021 if the request for next year is approved? You obviously don’t live in the real world where these increases would be considered insanity! I can afford it, but not so many of my friends. Please do your job and say “NO” for once. Tom Mostert Sent from my iPad | |||||
| UE 435-2450 | 8/7/2024 12:34:25 AM | 8/2/2024 3:53:33 PM | General Comment | jocelynmartinezblanco@gmail.com | To whom it may concern, I would like to write on behalf of my family to disagree with the rate increase proposed by Portland General Electric. The company has already increased several times in recent years to the point that another increase is unacceptable. With the cost of inflation already, many families are struggling to keep a roof over their head and with this increase it feels like you are making us choose between food, shelter and heat. Even with the low income program many do not qualify because we are right in between low income threshold and above. I purpose that PGE goes back and revisit its goals and find another way to slowly meet its goals overtime without another increase to customers. Best, Jocelyn Martinez-Blanco | |||||
| UE 435-2451 | 8/7/2024 12:34:27 AM | 8/2/2024 3:33:45 PM | General Comment | jwhite2299@gmail.com | jwhite2299@gmail.com<mailto:jwhite2299@gmail.com>. The rate increase is going to cause more people to have to do without. I’m barely making payments on everything right now and I have 3 jobs! This increase will wreak havoc on many peoples budgets including mine. I don’t understand why these increases have all of a sudden happen within this short period of time. I feel like we are just getting obliterated with increases. Water, gas, Pge, sewer, when is enough???????????We are all going bankrupt!!! | |||||
| UE 435-2452 | 8/7/2024 12:34:30 AM | 8/2/2024 3:24:38 PM | General Comment | bill.mason.pdx@gmail.com | PGE's continued rate hikes need to stop. Consumers cannot avoid these double digit rate increase especially while PGE continues to pay large dividends to their stockholders. The PUC needs to hold cost increases to minimum from all public utilities. Bill Mason Unincorporated Clackamas County | |||||
| UE 435-2453 | 8/7/2024 12:34:32 AM | 8/2/2024 3:09:51 PM | General Comment | briab.hartman@gmail.com | Dear Members of the Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to express my strong opposition to the proposed 10.9% rate increase for Portland General Electric (PGE) customers. As a concerned resident and PGE customer, I believe that this increase will place an undue burden on households and businesses already facing significant economic challenges. The proposed rate hike comes at a time when many individuals and families are struggling to recover from the financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. For many, any increase in utility costs could mean difficult choices between essential needs such as food, healthcare, and housing. Additionally, small businesses, which are the backbone of our community, may find it even more challenging to stay afloat with increased operational costs. Moreover, this rate increase does not seem to align with the broader goals of promoting energy efficiency and sustainability. Higher rates may discourage customers from adopting energy-saving measures or investing in renewable energy solutions, contrary to the long-term environmental objectives we all share. If the environment is truly at the forefront of PGE's mission, this alone should make you reconsider. Any other reason speaks to the greed of the business. I urge the Oregon Public Utility Commission to reconsider this proposed rate increase and explore alternative solutions that do not disproportionately impact PGE customers. It is crucial that we find a balanced approach that supports both the financial well-being of our residents and the sustainability of our energy systems. Thank you very much for considering my concerns. I trust that the Commission will make a decision that takes into account the best interests of all stakeholders involved. Sincerely, Brian Hartman | |||||
| UE 435-2454 | 8/7/2024 12:34:35 AM | 8/2/2024 2:13:34 PM | General Comment | dnsbutler19@gmail.com | To whom it my concern, I feel it is wrong for PGE to ask for another rate increase. This is a monopoly, they can raise the rates as much as they want and there is nothing we can do about it. That is wrong! Families are already struggling with the cost of everything going up around us. When you have to choose between gas in your car and food on the table or pay your electric bill this is a problem. If you truly need to increase rates the people in the corporate office can take a pay cut to equal the 10%. I guarantee it will not affect them like it will the customers. Sincerely Samantha Butler | |||||
| UE 435-2455 | 8/7/2024 12:34:37 AM | 8/2/2024 2:08:58 PM | General Comment | collins23456@gmail.com | This is ridiculous!! Another 10.9% increase from PGE?? BULLS**T!! The last increase almost DOUBLED my PGE bill!! THIS CANNOT CONTINUE!!! I understand they need to do maintenance and upgrade the system, but why have they not been doing this all along instead of waiting until they have to do it thus, leading to an increase in the cost to do it that totally devastates people trying to pay their bills? Choosing between electricity and food, housing, and medicine on Social Security is NOT AN OPTION!!! Carol Collins Sent from my iPhone | |||||
| UE 435-2456 | 8/7/2024 12:34:38 AM | 8/2/2024 1:54:43 PM | General Comment | paul.leuthold@live.com | Who do I contact with my lawyer about suing PGE for extreme rate hikes? This has gone way to far. Portland residents have a required need for power to survive and some are losing their power over unpaid bills. The time has come to do a class action lawsuit against PGE for unfair rate hikes without competition. Thanks, Paul | |||||
| UE 435-2457 | 8/7/2024 12:34:41 AM | 8/2/2024 1:23:31 PM | General Comment | noelpjones@gmail.com | My PGE bill for August 2022 was $25 dollars and this August is $42 dollars it’s not necessary the amount of money it’s that percentage increase indicates to me that PGE is totally out of control and needs to be held accountable. We need to force the PGE management to be responsible and accountable for this issue. Thanks for listening to me! I appreciate all you do! Sincerely, Noel P Jones noelpjones@gmail.com 406-531-1364 Sent from my iPhone | |||||
| UE 435-2458 | 8/7/2024 12:34:44 AM | 8/2/2024 1:14:47 PM | General Comment | bearsqq@aol.com | Please deny another rate increase. The average salary hike is less than 5% annually. We can't afford another rate increase. PGE should not take such a profit. Sent from AOL on Android | |||||
| UE 435-2459 | 8/7/2024 12:34:47 AM | 8/2/2024 12:51:23 PM | General Comment | meyer.ethan@gmail.com | Hi, I just heard that PGE wants to raise our rates by another 10%. This is outrageous. That would equate to 50% over the last three years if I understand correctly. This is price gouging and I want to ask for all assistance to reject this rate increase. Thank you! Sent from my mobile 503.381.2556 | |||||
| UE 435-246 | 3/7/2024 12:33:03 AM | 2/29/2024 11:22:31 AM | General Comment | garyboyd3362@gmail.com | How was pge allowed to increase there rate at current levels without a public vote | |||||
| UE 435-2460 | 8/7/2024 12:34:50 AM | 8/2/2024 10:38:14 AM | General Comment | kathytoozeaguirre3@icloud.com | Sent from my iPhone to whom it may concern. I moved back home from Hawaii two years ago. I can’t believe all the rate hikes that occurred within two years. This is absolutely ridiculous. I’m a senior on fixed income living in a one bedroom apartment. I’m a widow very little money. I don’t wanna be homeless but if these rate hikes keep increasing I have nowhere to go. My resources are very very limited. I barely buy food for my house now because I’m so concerned about, if they continue on raising the rates, I have nowhere to go. I’m so scared of being homeless. I don’t sleep well at night I don’t know who reads your email. I don’t know if they’re gonna see this email, but I’m trying hard to live my remaining few years without having to worry about if I turn on my heat during the winter and fall, I literally look like an Eskimo in my house because during those times I don’t turn on my heat anyways I do have more to say but it’s very long. Have a great day. I heard there’s gonna be an increase again from PGE how come they keep raising our rates, the CEO makes $6 million isn’t that enough for him? What about all the people that are living like me????? Sincerely, Kathy Toozeaguirre ?? | |||||
| UE 435-2461 | 8/7/2024 12:34:53 AM | 8/2/2024 8:31:42 AM | General Comment | wheelingdesign@gmail.com | Hello - I am writing today to express my concern about PGE once again asking to raise rates. It seems like doing so will put an increased stress on an already struggling community. In winter we shouldn't have to decide between being warm and being able to eat. Please consider not accepting PGE's to hike rates again. Thank you Janelle | |||||
| UE 435-2462 | 8/7/2024 12:34:55 AM | 8/2/2024 8:00:00 AM | General Comment | mark@theroses.me | I just learned that PGE is proposing another rate increase for 2025. I understand the cost of business has been increasing. However a near 40% increase from 2020 for a single utility is ridiculous and not sustainable for the average working family. Please think about how much the cost of living has increased in the past four years and the stress this huge rate increase with put on families and businesses. PGE needs to figure out how to adapt with higher labor and materials costs while expanding the power grid. I don’t know any working families that received a near 40% increase in income to deal with higher cost of living since 2020, we have to make it work. Thank you for your time. Mark Sent from my iPhone | |||||
| UE 435-2463 | 8/7/2024 12:34:58 AM | 8/1/2024 11:24:54 PM | General Comment | charofarrell@icloud.com | How does your commission investigate and approve rate hikes? You recently approved one for PGE and since then word on the street is that PGE employees have been recipients of bonuses/additional pay. My interpretation as to the necessity of this increase was not for that purpose. As a commission, it is your responsibility to govern and protect all parties involved in this process. Before they get another stamp of approval you should dig deeper into their needs and intentions. If word on the street is accurate it would be embarrassing for a government agency to not do their due diligence. Thank you for looking into this matter. Sent from my iPhone | |||||
| UE 435-2464 | 8/7/2024 12:35:00 AM | 8/1/2024 10:39:44 PM | General Comment | mtabbert86@gmail.com | Do you want more people living on the streets? Because that's what you're going to get if you keep letting PGE increase rates. It's killing us. Inflation is already insane. Housing is already insane. Wages aren't even close to keeping up. If you do keep allowing them to screw us, and frankly for allowing the insane increases they've already foisted on us, I hope your socks are always wet and you step on Legos everyday. Sincerely, Every PGE client | |||||
| UE 435-2465 | 8/7/2024 12:35:02 AM | 8/1/2024 8:02:15 PM | General Comment | drlmeddleman@gmail.com | Hello, I am writing to express my opposition to PGE’s latest rate hike request, for 2025. PGE has already received an exceedingly high rate increase for 2024, which has proven to be a substantial burden to many customers, particularly low-income families. In addition, PGE seems to be continually plagued by random power outages and poor customer service. Until PGE can better manage the money it currently collects from customers (although it is arguable whether people who obtain services from a monopoly utility, even a regulated one, can be called “customers”), the PUC should put a hold on further rate increases. The PUC should prioritize the best interests of the public, and further aggressive rate increases are certainly not in the best interest of the public. Respectfully, Dr. Eddleman Dr. L.M. Eddleman | |||||
| UE 435-2466 | 8/7/2024 12:34:27 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Steve | Horowitz | TUALATIN | A cap needs to be implemented immediately. These rate hikes have been too frequent and too high | ||
| UE 435-2467 | 8/7/2024 6:54:00 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Gina | Cavellini | PORTLAND | I completely oppose the next rate hike for electricity!! OPPOSE AND REJECT! | ||
| UE 435-2468 | 8/7/2024 8:03:58 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | John | Wyland | TUALATIN | This is unbelievable. How can Oregon allow a monopoly to continually raise rates. As Oregonians continue to be hit by inflation, this is yet another money grab. I live near a PGE facility, do you know what I see constantly?? BRAND new electric chev trucks. These are not for the lineman who do the work, these are just manager trucks, do they need $90K trucks and brand new to run around in?! I personally drive a 10 year old vehicle. It sure seems they could look within and shed some fat. There is zero competition in this market for them, so why would they care. My vehicle observation is just one small view into their budget spending. I am sure the wasteful spending, making our power more expensive is worse then we know. | ||
| UE 435-2469 | 8/7/2024 9:52:34 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Diane | Johnsen | BEAVERTON | My husband is disabled and even with me working we live paycheck to paycheck. I have come to realization that I won't be able to retire at age 67 due to the rising cost of living. I actually spoke with a PGE agent last week to inquire about financial assistance due to our already rising monthly bills. The annual income to receive said assistance would not be even close to enough for us to even make our mortgage payment let alone pay for any utilities or food. This situation is untenable for seniors living on a fixed income. DO BETTER for your community! | ||
| UE 435-247 | 3/7/2024 3:52:13 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | HOOD RIVER | If you're going to raise utility rates by 25%, then you better raise the minimum wage by 25%!! I'm damn tired of companies and landlords being given the okay to charge citizens more every year, but then no one stands up for us citizens being paid more so we can afford those increases. | ||||
| UE 435-2470 | 8/7/2024 12:11:08 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Patricia | Lopez | PORTLAND | You're killing my budget! Please stop raising rates by so very much. I get that shiny things cost money, but the recent hikes allowed us retirees zero time to adjust. ?? | ||
| UE 435-2471 | 8/7/2024 1:25:50 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Joshua | Patterson | PORTLAND | I will have to move. It is that simple. There is no competition to shop to. PGE is effectively a monopoly which I have no escape from except to move out of the metro and out of customer area. When you combine rent increases, with utility rate increases and stagnant wages it's unreasonable. And unbearable. This has to stop. | ||
| UE 435-2472 | 8/7/2024 1:37:24 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Kimberly | Brown | PORTLAND | I ask that you do not allow PGE to raise customers rates again after already raising it double digits at the beginning of they year. I have had my electricity bill become increasingly difficult to pay. As a renter, I am facing increasing rent prices, increasing utility prices, and the increases to my overall wage are not keeping up. When I heard that PGE was going to increase our rates again by more than 10% after raising it more than 10% already at the beginning of the year, I balked. It cannot be okay that they are passing their poor decisions in how they handle our utilities onto customers. Please reign in their greed. Thank you. | ||
| UE 435-2473 | 8/7/2024 2:28:24 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Dii | Mazuz | PORTLAND | The cost of electricity has gone up dramatically already in the last few years. It is not fair or right for PGE to raise hikes another 10%+ in such a short time. | ||
| UE 435-2474 | 8/7/2024 4:22:02 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | PORTLAND | A second year of double digit rate hikes is not financially stable and will hurt my family and community. This rate hike far outpaces inflation and the growth in rate is unsustainable and will price people out of critical resources. | ||||
| UE 435-2475 | 8/7/2024 6:12:46 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | TROUTDALE | Oregon citizens cannot afford yet another rate increase as requested by PGE. There needs to be transparency about how PGE manages itself and why they have been unable to meet their profit goals and provide good, reliable service via the rate increases that have already gone through in the past few years. | ||||
| UE 435-2476 | 8/7/2024 6:14:50 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | GRESHAM | PGE needs to lower their profit margin and stop milking the people of Oregon for more money. They should do better and planning for the future so as to provide good service while also understanding the strain of increase electric costs to its customers. | ||||
| UE 435-2477 | 8/7/2024 6:34:24 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Doug | Wagner | OAK GROVE | PGE is always cagey when asked why they need to have ANOTHER rate increase. They make very general comments about distribution systems, battery backups and reliablity, but what I would like to know is who is actually benefiting from these upgrades? They don't say. I can say that the reliability of my residential service hasn't improved one bit over the past 5-6 years. I continue to get frequent momentary power outages for 5 - 10 sec, roughly about 3 - 4 times a month. I finally had to spend my own money to install a whole house surge protector so my furnace, AC and appliances don't get damaged from these outages. I believe these upgrades and demand for more energy is coming from the high tech industry and data centers...and this is becoming a problem in other states as well. Make these businesses, who I am sure landed tax BREAKS in Oregon, should foot the bill. Energy costs in general around the US have NOT been going up. | ||
| UE 435-2478 | 8/7/2024 6:41:12 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Micheal | Johnson | GERVAIS | I oppose the PGE rate increase. Having increased almost 50% in the last few years is already enough. If anything I suggest a rate freeze for several years. | ||
| UE 435-2479 | 8/7/2024 7:08:39 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Candice | Wotal | PORTLAND | I'm a PGE customer living in SE Portland, and I make too much money, according to PGE, to qualify for their assistance program, and yet I'm having to take money out of my savings each month just to be able to afford my bills and groceries. I'm trying to live as cheaply as possible, but with the hotter weather I have to have my air conditioner running. I really cannot afford to pay any more for electricity, and I'm doing better than some of my neighbors. If they need to increase the rate for electricity, then they should increase the cap on the amount of money you can make before qualifying for assistance with their electric bills. For example, according to https://livingwage.mit.edu/states/41, a living wage in Portland for a single adult with no children is $24 per hour. That's $49,920 if you're working full time. That wage is a lot less than what I make, but I still have trouble affording my meager bills. PGE only gives their "Income-Qualified Bill Discount" to a single person in Oregon if they make $33,427 per year or less. I can't imagine anyone in Portland being able to afford a place to live at all if they make this wage, let alone have electricity, not when the average cost of a one bedroom apartment per year is more than half that. Are we trying to fix the homeless crisis here or make it worse? | ||
| UE 435-248 | 3/7/2024 7:00:14 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Paul | Rossi | SALEM | When PGE gets a 18 percent rate increase and the next thing they do is increase the amount of money they give away to the supposed poor, this is what is called a wealth transfer. I have worked hard for over 50 years and still do. There have been many times in my life when money was tight, I never asked for or got a free ride. Maybe people should learn how to manage what they have and take some accountability for there own situation. Do not get me wrong I am all for helping people who are truly in need because of things beyond there own control. | ||
| UE 435-2480 | 8/7/2024 7:51:42 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | kathy | peterson | TUALATIN | People cannot afford another rate increase!! 43% since 2021? battery storage?? and 17% at the beginning of this year for battery storage?? please vote no on this!!! and i read that a record number of people last month got disconnected because they couldn't pay their high bills ! PGE does not care about the people who pay them. please stand up for the ratepayers.. thank you | ||
| UE 435-2481 | 8/7/2024 8:30:47 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Robert | Connin | PORTLAND | PGE is requesting a 10% rate hike for 2025. People especially senior and people on fixed incomes like myself simply can't afford this much of an increase in their monthly PGE bills. People are already struggling to make ends meet and PGE is only thinking of their profits. This proposal needs to be rejected by the PUC. I totally oppose this proposal. | ||
| UE 435-2482 | 8/7/2024 8:35:59 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | James | Leal | SALEM | My power bill is high enough. I'm single and live by myself and my power bill is over a $100. I'm gone from home 8-10 hours a day | ||
| UE 435-2483 | 8/7/2024 9:14:36 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Lynsey | Wakeland | HILLSBORO | If approved, this will be the third year in a row of rate increases. After the massive increase in January, my family really began to struggle to pay our electric bill. This double-digit rate increase would be a devastating and unaffordable blow to my family. I believe that PGE can find more cost effective solutions to their spending needs. | ||
| UE 435-2484 | 8/7/2024 11:00:12 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Jeff | Olsen | TUALATIN | I am on a fixed budget and I don't know how I can afford any more increase in my power bill. Maybe P.G.E. could sell some of the new trucks, that just sit in there yard doing nothing. | ||
| UE 435-2485 | 8/7/2024 11:20:10 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Carly | Krotowski | PORTLAND | Within the last four years, PGE as a company has increased their profits. The CEO take home pay has gone from $3.9 million in 2019 to $6.8 million in 2023. Roughly a 174% pay increase. In that time period, PGE has also asked for nearly 40% in rate increases. At their initial request this year, they asked for a 7.3% raise, egregious enough after the most recent 17.4% jump in the last year. Without so much as providing any public justification, that number is now 10%. While it's terrific the CEO has been so fortuitous in their take home pay increase, the reality of the average resident is that everything from utilities to groceries has increased significantly as companies are posting record profits. It is unrealistic and unsustainable to allow a utility company to so substantial increase a basic human necessity. The income of the average Oregon resident from 2019 to 2023 increased 16%. The utility rate is far exceeding the average wallet. If they truly need assistance, they should look towards federal or state funding as the utility rate is completely unsustainable. Pacific Power operates in Portland. While they are also asking for egregious rate increases, they do not match the strain of those from PGE. | ||
| UE 435-2486 | 8/7/2024 11:38:01 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Joshua | Cohen | PORTLAND | I recently responded to a survey sent to me by PGE. I generally gave them high marks: I don’t have a lot of disruptions; those disruptions that do occur - such as those during the big freeze of January 2024 - are taken care of in a reasonable timeframe; and their billing system is fairly straightforward. The last question on the survey asked my overall opinion of PGE. I gave them the lowest mark possible for one simple reason. Their service is unreasonably expensive and has gotten even more so in recent years. I live in an older apartment. PGE says I can save with a smart meter. The landlord isn’t about to install one. How about a new furnace or heat pump? Can’t be done at my home. I imagine the next advice they’ll give me is to just move out of the city. | ||
| UE 435-2487 | 8/8/2024 12:31:52 AM | 8/4/2024 3:18:42 PM | General Comment | 4realwilsons@gmail.com | To the parties in favor of more PGE customer electricity increases: Kindly and respectfully, Hell No! How are your customers going to afford a 2025 increase of nearly 11%? You will encourage customers to seek out the low income programs to help pay the bill. All the other PGE customers foot that bill + annual increases you want pushed through. I’m pretty certain you don’t have to decide between running the dryer, dishwasher or AC because your daily usage is maxed out for the day in order to pay your Monthly bill. You probably don’t look at your daily usage to make sure you haven’t gone over kWh’s and do the math in your personal home. I will be doing everything in my power, in the manner I live daily, to not give anymore money to PGE. YOU ARE GREEDY. I say to you…..Balance your PGE budget, cut PGE costs, find new ways to produce and use PGE electricity (sun & water are free) , seek out Federal money to help you (all the same things you tell your customers to somehow figure it out), and then maybe some PGE folks need a pay cut!!! The CEO of PGE earned $6.8 million in 2023. I suspect there was an increase in 2024. Perhaps a freeze on PGE executives salary for three years is in order to offset and balance PGE ledgers! This would add up very quickly to fill the shortage (so you say) in your pots! Your customers have all received increases, in 2024 alone, in garbage services, water & sewer rates, internet costs, cell phone costs, and now PGE wants another increase for a 3rd year in a row. Oh I forgot, food, fuel, and property taxes too. It is NO WONDER you are disconnecting more customers than ever before. Your website says you have over 2 million customers in Oregon. The amount of time, Money and energy needed to disconnect a huge percentage of the 2 million could definitely be offset if you stopped raising rates. You are a monopoly in the majority of Portland Metro area. You should be a PUD. We have no choice but to get our electricity from you. That is unfortunate for us. A huge majority of your customers would leave if they could. Ironic that you are the only option. Thank your for your time if you read this email all the way through. Sincerely, Not a fan of PGE & a current customer Sent from my iPhone | |||||
| UE 435-2488 | 8/8/2024 12:31:54 AM | 8/4/2024 2:24:06 PM | General Comment | robertblankinship@gmail.com | Don’t blame PGE, blame your state government with all its green energy policies. It will just keep getting more expensive. Sent from my iPhone | |||||
| UE 435-2489 | 8/8/2024 12:31:57 AM | 8/4/2024 2:10:32 PM | General Comment | iriswelch.pdx@gmail.com | We are horrified at the prospect of another 10% rate increase! We are retired. My husband is retired military. We are on a budget. We use LED lightbulbs. We have a heat pump for heating/cooling. We try to limit laundry to 2-3 cold wash loads a week. Laundry is fluffed 5 minutes, then line dried. We shower at the gym several times a week, and we have a timer on our water heater. What more can we do? Last year, our "level pay" bill was $108.00 per month. It adjusted early this year to $133.00 per month. We just received a letter from PGE advising that our new monthly amount, based on usage (yes, it was 103 degrees!) would jump to $154.00. That's almost a 50% increase! We really don't feel another increase is justified. Larry and Iris Welch | |||||
| UE 435-249 | 3/7/2024 7:14:07 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Bruce | Hinshaw | PORTLAND | The recent rates increase from PGE are not sustainable for the consumer. You add water, gas and local taxes and you have a cost of living that is not aligned with the average income of the population. It is time to either move to a Public utility model such as Sacremento or permit net metering for the owners of solar power and batteries system. This would be a more cost effective solution that would return some of the control back into the hands for the consumers. | ||
| UE 435-2490 | 8/8/2024 12:32:00 AM | 8/4/2024 2:05:15 PM | General Comment | ljpotter4@comcast.net | I am opposed to any more rate increases by PGE or Pacific Power. Inflation has taken a hard toll on everyone and asking for more money from the utilities will only hurt us more. Please do not allow an increase at this time. These utilities have already made a lot of money. Linda Potter Salem | |||||
| UE 435-2491 | 8/8/2024 12:32:02 AM | 8/4/2024 1:30:40 PM | General Comment | tchristo86@hotmail.com | This has a very easy answer. Is the power company in the red or in the black? If they are making any form of profit than no, they can not increase rates. It is upon the company "making a profit for the betterment of the citizenry," to improve efficiency and reduce the cost of producing power in order to make a profit. They don't get to just raise prices unless not doing so would cause bankruptcy or power outages. They have a government sanctioned monopoly. They don't get to play the capitalism game. If I was allowed to start my own power company and sell power that would also be a different story, but that is illegal. They have no grounds to even ask for a raise of rates. If this is because of debt they owe from lawsuits when THEY failed to provide preventative maintenance of THEIR infrastructure, again they do not deserve to make a profit. They failed us and people lost their homes. They lost their lives. No, the power company does not get to ask for a rate raise. Tadon Christopher | |||||
| UE 435-2492 | 8/8/2024 12:32:04 AM | 8/4/2024 12:39:27 PM | General Comment | amanda.sledz@gmail.com | To Whom It May Concern, I recently read of PGE’s recent proposal to increase rates yet again, after increasing rates the previous year for the same articulated reason. The real, unspoken reason appears to be that PGE will continue to increase rates until someone tells them to stop. Their “low income” discounts and programs are needlessly complicated, and don’t offer much relief. Their “time of day” savings demands using as little power as possible during “peak hours” which happen to be from the end of the work day until 9pm. I eat dinner at 11pm because of this, which isn’t something the average family (and person) can do. Beyond this, when virtually anything happens, that is tacked on to our monthly bills as well. Fallen trees? Consumers pay for it. Power outages? Consumers pay for it. What exactly are we paying PGE for? The cost of living in Portland is already unsustainable, with each service perpetually hiking their rates, while services remain the same. All the while, no one seems to note that people aren’t being paid more in the midst of all this, with many already stringing together a living wage from multiple sources. How many jobs would you like all of us to have? Are we supposed to cobble together a time-travel schedule for the sake of working two jobs at once? Enough is enough — especially since, at this point, PGE is basically lying, and banking on not being called out. The Biden’s administration’s infrastructure grants provide generous support for exactly what PGE repeatedly asks customers to pay for — conversion to green energy. They recently received a $250M infrastructure grant for green conversion on the Warm Springs reservation. How many other grants have their received? Where does the money go, if it constantly requires increased supplement from everyday users? And why does the commission endlessly approve these requests, despite overwhelming evidence that there is no end to their rate increase demands? Take a stand against PGE and Pacific Power. It’s time to put people over corporate profits. Very few people can afford this, and the bottomless demands are cruel. Thank you for your time, Amanda Sledz | |||||
| UE 435-2493 | 8/8/2024 12:32:06 AM | 8/4/2024 10:27:31 AM | General Comment | patrickglinhart@gmail.com | Good morning, I want my email to comment/vote against this rate hike. I fail to understand why repeated rate hikes have to pile up year after year of this magnitude. I have worked in construction my whole life and these recent rate hikes are above the industry average inflation. With folks wanting to spend millions removing dams that generate power why would we then want to pay more for the electricity that we just eliminated production capacity. Our country continues to reduce consumption with more efficient bulbs and smart technology, we can’t simply replace that saving with additional rate hikes. Thank you for listening, Patrick Linhart 509-655-5823 | |||||
| UE 435-2494 | 8/8/2024 12:32:09 AM | 8/4/2024 8:45:51 AM | General Comment | eblingchiropractic@gmail.com | I am writing today to express my disapproval to the proposed 2025 rate hike that I just read about. If PGE is trying to run even more people out of the Portland Metro area, then this is a great strategy. The cost of living here has far outpaced any increase in wages. This additional double digit increase in utilities for the 3rd year in a row will force low income people to choose from keeping their lights on and buying other essentials like food and medicine. How about PGE upper management take a double digit pay decrease to help balance their budget? Carrie Ebling | |||||
| UE 435-2495 | 8/8/2024 12:32:11 AM | 8/4/2024 5:08:55 AM | General Comment | easonkaren68@icloud.com | Seniors in my mobile park go without food to pay their PGE bill. I live in $50 square feet and pay $250 to PGE. Who is this going on? I can’t buy food or essentials because PGE CEO makes millions customers are paying for and the mistakes PGE made with fire in California. What isn’t our public utility commission stopping this? Karen Eason Sent from my iPhone | |||||
| UE 435-2496 | 8/8/2024 12:32:14 AM | 8/4/2024 4:52:03 AM | General Comment | billcasti@gmail.com | How much are they raising COMMERCIAL electricity rates? They should get the same hikes instead of placing the entire burden on the backs of residences. I oppose the new proposed rate hike unless there are conditions put on it, like: 1. No more TEXIDENTIAL rate hikes for at least 3 calendar years; 2. PGE assists large residential favikities, e.g., co dos, apartments, etc. to get assessed for and convery to solar energy at partially-PGE-funded costs. 3. Enough is enough. Bill Casti 83 Oswego Summit, Lake Oswego, OR 97035 Bill Casti, CIPM | CIPP/US | CISA | CISSP | CITP | Cloud+ | CQA | CRISC | FIP | HCISPP | ISSMP | PCIP | PCI QSA (inactive) | Project+ | |||||
| UE 435-2497 | 8/8/2024 12:32:16 AM | 8/4/2024 12:16:11 AM | General Comment | drakejgoodrich1991@gmail.com | Pge is scamming people my bill has gone up over 200 bucks I the last year and a half I don't have anything else new in my house I chose between ffos and power all the time and go without some of my astmha medication to pay it | |||||
| UE 435-2498 | 8/8/2024 12:32:18 AM | 8/3/2024 11:46:33 PM | General Comment | bryvnesbitt@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mrs. Bryana Nesbitt 4610 SE Ina Ave Milwaukie, OR 97267-5968 bryvnesbitt@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2499 | 8/8/2024 12:32:20 AM | 8/3/2024 7:31:19 PM | General Comment | jamesred71@gmail.com | Pge price hikes should be illegal and should be denied . | |||||
| UE 435-25 | 2/29/2024 10:37:32 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Thomas | Foulks | PORTLAND | PGE has already risen rates by a historic amount, well above even the worse inflation during the recent pandemic. The proposed rate increase is even larger, putting an increased burden on already struggling families. | ||
| UE 435-250 | 3/7/2024 7:43:37 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | B Diane | Eames | BANKS | PGE is asking for another rate increase. In that time they still do not provide proper maintenance of their power lines. We were without power for several days last year as trees came down in the west hills. We lost power for days even though we do not live in the west hills, but west of Banks. This year PGE stated they required to reinforce our power pole by our house, and they damaged our driveway in the process, and have done nothing to repair the damage despite requests to repair the damage left. No maintenance of trees by power lines was done this year, so we lost power for a time during the ice storm this year. How can PGE ask for a second rate increase when they do not spend any of the money on line maintenance? My driveway is dangerous but PGE won't repair their damage they did. | ||
| UE 435-2500 | 8/8/2024 12:32:23 AM | 8/3/2024 7:09:01 PM | General Comment | dwillisb@gmail.com | Good afternoon, As a public utility, it is imperative to consider the broader impact of rate increases on the community, especially during challenging economic times. The proposed rate increase of nearly 11% snowballs on top of other recent increases from PGE. Since 2021, rates have increased more than 43%, placing a substantial financial burden on families and small businesses. This trend is troubling, irresponsible, and corrupt given the current economic climate, where many are struggling to make ends meet and public utilities across the U.S. continue to reap the rewards of monopolistic positions. The customers and communities PGE supports are getting ripped off. Public utilities have a responsibility to provide essential services at a reasonable cost. The continuous rate increases strain household budgets and increase risks for small businesses. PGE clearly does not care about the Portland community, but only in growing their revenue. These hikes continue to occur despite record profits reported by the company. In addition, the increased prices do not equate to better service. Continual outages, slow responses to winter storms, and a bogus solar offering to customers do not demonstrate respect from the public utility company. Again, a public utility company. There should be more transparency to operating costs and the actual investments made to the greater Portland area. I urge PGE to reconsider this proposal and explore alternative measures to manage costs without disproportionately impacting customers. Transparency in how funds are allocated and a commitment to minimizing financial strain on the community is not a request, but a requirement. Thank you for your attention to this matter. I look forward to your response and hope for a resolution that considers the well-being of all customers. V/r, -- David W. Bennett | |||||
| UE 435-2501 | 8/8/2024 12:32:25 AM | 8/3/2024 6:53:57 PM | General Comment | mr.guttmann@gmail.com | Hello My name is Tiberiu Guttman I'm an immigrant and I been struggling with my current power rates . I live in an apartment and my landlord has no reason to care of how much I pay and how inefficient are the dishwasher and AC and fridge they provided me and also the insulation of the apts walls are horrible I have to keep a bedroom closed just so I don't have to die from heat . My AC is also crap and I cannot use my own window unit here there no option . I think that until PGE and the State can work with landlords of large apartments and require them to take steps to ensure energy efficiency. The poor folks that cannot afford a house will be suffering and choosing in between getting medicine or having AC. I don't think this is fair to the folks like me that work hard and get taxed the hell out of because I'm single and I live paycheck to paycheck at this time some days I skip meals but I'm making more money then the group that can get assistance before Tax after tax and medical insurances that I'm required to buy because of another bill that was passed my income is cut by as much as 25%. Please take this into consideration call me if you like me to testify under oath I will be willing to and provide full documentation for everything I just said here Tiberiu Guttman 5033050327 | |||||
| UE 435-2502 | 8/8/2024 12:32:27 AM | 8/3/2024 6:15:47 PM | General Comment | vlad2002usa@msn.com | Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to express my concerns regarding the proposed rate increase, which I believe will have a negative impact on all households in Portland Including my family. It is evident that the quality of service provided has declined over the past year, yet consumers continue to be burdened with increasing payments. Many families are currently struggling with the recent price spike, and the consequences were particularly dire this past January when numerous families were left without power during freezing weather conditions for days. Even now, many households can't pay their monthly bills. With inflation affecting all essential goods and services, including power, many people are being pushed to rely excessively on your discount program. This program burdens the average consumer since a percentage of their monthly bill goes towards it. With the increasing number of people forced to join the program, more individuals will struggle financially. Over the years, the average Portlander has found it increasingly difficult to afford living in Portland, and these actions are exacerbating this issue, potentially forcing residents to either relocate or face homelessness. Additionally, I would like to address the discrepancy between the promised rate increase last year of 18% communicated to consumers last year and the actual 30 + % increase discovered when analyzing the cost per kilowatt. When I contacted PGE last year regarding this matter, the response I received from the representative was dismissive and unhelpful, such as "we don't specialize in math," "Just see your next bill; it won't be that much of a difference," and "you're the only one who cares." It is concerning that such misinformation and lack of transparency exist within the company. Therefore, my main question about this price spike is: what will be the actual rate increase? I urge you to reconsider the proposed rate increase, as it will only further burden Portlanders and contribute to the ongoing affordability crisis. Furthermore, with the mismanagement of funds within PGE, Portlanders are bearing the brunt. The CEO of PGE has a salary of $6.97 million dollars, yet the average household is living paycheck to paycheck in the current economy. PGE has the funding to pursue projects but is choosing to increase the burden on its consumers instead of working with its current budget. I hope that you will prioritize the well-being of Portlanders and help the average worker struggling to get by. Vlad Khoroshenkikh | |||||
| UE 435-2503 | 8/8/2024 12:32:29 AM | 8/3/2024 5:06:43 PM | General Comment | patrickr1997@gmail.com | These rate increases are getting out of control. Many folks are unable to make ends meet as is. Rates have already increased nearly 50% over the last 6 years. PGE needs to have a cost investigation completed by a third party & see just how much money is wasted by their own employees abusing the system. You cannot drive past a PGE crew without seeing multiple people standing around or sitting in their vehicles. This is not to mention the contractors PGE hires, such as Asplundh Tree Expert, who also waste and abuse time and resources regularly. We the People are fed up. Sent from my iPhone | |||||
| UE 435-2504 | 8/8/2024 12:32:32 AM | 8/3/2024 5:00:55 PM | General Comment | saferrier@hotmail.com | NO! To another rate increase! Do you want more of us driven from our homes!?! We are retired! How do you think we can afford such an increase after last year’s 18%! This is outrageous! We are surrounded by solar panels here in Sandy so I know other forms of energy are being produced. Do better! John and Shari Ferrier 20740 SE Firwood Rd Sandy OR 97055 503.970.7394 | |||||
| UE 435-2505 | 8/8/2024 12:32:35 AM | 8/3/2024 4:40:42 PM | General Comment | bdenison147@comcast.net | To whom it may concern, We just had a rate increase from PGE. Please, as a family we can’t afford another one. Not again so soon. Please tell PGE No Sincerely, Brett Denison Keizer, Oregon PGE Customer | |||||
| UE 435-2506 | 8/8/2024 12:32:37 AM | 8/3/2024 4:02:54 PM | General Comment | 2798loftus@gmail.com | Dear Regulators Please don’t authorize yet another increase for PGE. I realize my email may be too late, I only just learned of this issue. As a for-profit entity I understand PGE has fiduciary responsibilities to its shareholders. However, as a public utility company, with the monopoly in the Willamette Valley, it’s also responsible to its customers. PGE received an 18% increase which made our January bill look more than an 18% increase - and we have natural gas heating. Since we’re both disabled, it’s not like we’re taking more warm showers in the winter months! (It’s as difficult in winter as it is in summer.) It shouldn’t be the case that customers pay for damage caused by wildfires and winter storms because the power companies are lax on their maintenance practices. Thank you for reading this. I’m ever so sorry I didn’t hear about it on time. Best regards Karen Loftus | |||||
| UE 435-2507 | 8/8/2024 12:32:40 AM | 8/3/2024 4:00:48 PM | General Comment | blackpoolrocks@gmail.com | I am a senior citizen living on Social Security alone and even though we get a cost-of-living increase it isn’t nearly enough to combat the increase in prices of groceries et cetera which we need to live. PGE got a healthy raise already I don’t believe they need more money. To me it seems like corporate greed. The ones who will suffer are the senior citizens and the poor people. This will probably force a lot of people to go without using the air-conditioning or heat because of the cost. This is not right. J.Roberts NE Salem Sent from my iPad | |||||
| UE 435-2508 | 8/8/2024 12:32:42 AM | 8/3/2024 1:56:25 PM | General Comment | rozaleynda.garcia@gmail.com | This energy increase is on the road to destroying our communities. Nobody can afford these skyrocketing prices. This increase will push families out of portland. Our schools will loose funding, our small or family owned businesses will shut down, crime will rise. This hasn't destroyed our economy yet, because we are still hanging on for dear life trying to sustain through these unimaginable price hikes. But this period of instability won't last long and we we will see the effects very soon as we have no choice but to move somewhere more affordable. Leaving behind broken communities and lost dreams. This is not encouraging the growth and wellbeing of our economy and communities, but quite the opposite. No more price increases! We cannot afford the ones that were already put in place! We cannot live! Let alone thrive or feel peace! | |||||
| UE 435-2509 | 8/8/2024 12:32:43 AM | 8/3/2024 1:51:53 PM | General Comment | Heather.Tourville@wellsource.com | heather.tourville@wellsource.com<mailto:heather.tourville@wellsource.com>. Enough is enough. Oregonians CANNOT continue to absorb PGE’s rate increases, one after another after another. Last winter’s energy bills were ridiculous! Hundreds higher than we’ve ever experienced before. For PGE to be asking for additional rate increases when energy costs are already up 43 PERCENT in 3 YEARS should be met with a resounding NO! Presumably the Oregon Public Utility Commission exists to oversee that energy costs remain affordable for citizens. Presumably you have the power to say NO to additional PE rate increases this year. Will you exercise your power for the benefit of the people you serve? Or will you continue to cave into PGE’s demands for higher rates so that it can sustain its profits while inflicting additional financial hardship on all Oregonians. Enough is enough! Please say NO to PGE’s rate increase requests. A very concerned citizen, H. Tourville Estacada, OR | |||||
| UE 435-251 | 3/7/2024 7:51:28 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Alain | Deschain | PORTLAND | We are having to deal with the damage from the ice storm as well. We have had to put off home repairs and endure lower temperatures in our home because of the rising costs of energy. If our electric bill goes up any further we will have to sacrifice even more just to make ends meet. My wife and I are stressed out and everything keeps getting more expensive. Another rate increase would be catastrophic | ||
| UE 435-2510 | 8/8/2024 12:32:46 AM | 8/3/2024 1:26:38 PM | General Comment | tomorth@cascadeaccess.com | What has PGE done with all of the profits from marijuana grows? Tom Orth | |||||
| UE 435-2511 | 8/8/2024 12:32:48 AM | 8/3/2024 12:02:18 PM | General Comment | robertblankinship@gmail.com | Don’t blame PGE, blame your state legislature that mandates more costly supposed green energy and shut downs of cheap coal and gas generators. You get what you vote for. Now pay the price. Sent from my iPhone | |||||
| UE 435-2512 | 8/8/2024 12:32:50 AM | 8/3/2024 12:01:23 PM | General Comment | robertblankinship@gmail.com | Don’t blame PGE, blame your state legislature that mandates more costly supposed green energy and shut downs of cheap coal and gas generators. You get what you vote for. Now pay the price. Sent from my iPhone | |||||
| UE 435-2513 | 8/8/2024 12:32:53 AM | 8/3/2024 10:49:55 AM | General Comment | amay25@gmail.com | Dear Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to express my strong opposition to Portland General Electric’s (PGE) proposed 11.9% rate increase for 2025. As a resident of Portland, I am deeply concerned about the impact this rate hike will have on my household and our community, particularly on low-income households and small businesses already struggling with rising costs. While I understand the need for investments in infrastructure and modernization, such as the development of local battery energy storage systems and upgrades to transmission and distribution networks, the proposed rate increase places an undue burden on consumers. Many residents are still recovering from the economic effects of the pandemic, and an additional financial strain could lead to increased energy insecurity. Moreover, PGE’s justification for the rate hike, including enhancing reliability and resilience, should not come at the expense of affordability. There must be a balance between necessary improvements and the financial well-being of customers. It is also concerning that PGE has prioritized increasing shareholder wealth, as evidenced by their recent financial performance. This focus on shareholder returns comes at the cost of struggling Oregonians who are already facing economic hardships. I urge the Commission to consider alternative funding mechanisms or phased approaches that do not disproportionately impact ratepayers. I respectfully request that the Oregon Public Utility Commission reject PGE’s proposed rate increase and explore more equitable solutions that protect consumers while ensuring the reliability and modernization of our energy infrastructure. Thank you for your attention to this important matter. Sincerely, Amy May 7245 N Lancaster Ave, Portland, OR 97217 971-998-5071 | |||||
| UE 435-2514 | 8/8/2024 12:32:54 AM | 8/3/2024 10:16:57 AM | General Comment | zoomlizard2015@gmail.com | No rate increase. Their CEO can take a pay cut, just like the teaching staff in our state did. We didn’t start the fires, but we sure are paying for them. Liz Steiner 503-949-8941 Sent from my iPhone | |||||
| UE 435-2515 | 8/8/2024 12:32:57 AM | 8/3/2024 9:20:53 AM | General Comment | meganhokulani@gmail.com | People are already struggling! The CEO of PGE should not be making millions take home while families and people cant afford rent and now more for electricity!! What is wrong with PGE? This is not ok! Please stop raising our bills! Are you trying to get people to give up and be homeless? Stop the rate hikes and let the poor struggling humans have a chance!! | |||||
| UE 435-2516 | 8/8/2024 12:32:58 AM | 8/3/2024 9:18:30 AM | General Comment | kloggins95@gmail.com | PGE can not be allowed to raise rates yet again. To many people are struggling with the cost of living. It is not the customers problem that the utilities companies have not used their budgets properly and are trying to make customers fit their insurance costs because they can not budget and manage properly. As a manager with multi million dollar budgets to oversee, this is completely unacceptable and a gross example of greed from a company to line their pockets with everyone else has to struggle. | |||||
| UE 435-2517 | 8/8/2024 12:33:01 AM | 8/3/2024 9:15:38 AM | General Comment | charlotte_d_williams@yahoo.com | Please don't let pge raise the rates again. I barely get by. Yahoo Mail: Search, Organize, Conquer | |||||
| UE 435-2518 | 8/8/2024 12:33:03 AM | 8/3/2024 8:40:19 AM | General Comment | jeaninemarch@hotmail.com | As a commission, you have a responsibility and a duty to manage the utility providers that we consumers do not get to choose. PGE is not managing spending. I worked with PGE as a vendor and know first hand that PGE is spending money on projects that are not necessary and are not cost effective. As a life-long Oregonian, I am frustrated at the high costs of power here in our State. I have discussed energy rates with several people I know from other states and their bills are a fraction of what we are paying. Trust me, PGE will be able to figure out how to operate when you, the commission, denies their request for these ENORMOUS RATE increases. They will make it happen on their end…just like other businesses do when faced with the same situation. I am a former business owner and you cannot simply raise your costs every time your business expenses go up. PGE is a business and they can figure out how to become more efficient as a company and lower operating and overhead costs. You cannot continue to break the backs and budgets of us Oregonians by continuing to give PGE the ok to continue to operate status-quo by approving these extreme and excessive rate hikes. PLEASE show some leadership and control this by rejecting PGEs request. Make them go back to their drawing board to lower costs on their end. Thank you | |||||
| UE 435-2519 | 8/8/2024 12:33:05 AM | 8/3/2024 8:39:37 AM | General Comment | jeaninemarch@hotmail.com | As a commission, you have a responsibility and a duty to manage the utility providers that we consumers do not get to choose. PGE is not managing spending. I worked with PGE as a vendor and know first hand that PGE is spending money on projects that are not necessary and are not cost effective. As a life-long Oregonian, I am frustrated at the high costs of power here in our State. I have discussed energy rates with several people I know from other states and their bills are a fraction of what we are paying. Trust me, PGE will be able to figure out how to operate when you, the commission, denies their request for these ENORMOUS RATE increases. They will make it happen on their end…just like other businesses do when faced with the same situation. I am a former business owner and you cannot simply raise your costs every time your business expenses go up. PGE is a business and they can figure out how to become more efficient as a company and lower operating and overhead costs. You cannot continue to break the backs and budgets of us Oregonians by continuing to give PGE the ok to continue to operate status-quo by approving these extreme and excessive rate hikes. PLEASE show some leadership and control this by rejecting PGEs request. Make them go back to their drawing board to lower costs on their end. Thank you | |||||
| UE 435-252 | 3/7/2024 1:47:26 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | MICHAEL | CAMBALIK | BEAVERTON | I am 41 fully disabled and rely on the unreliable power company PGE. Since Jan 1st we have lost power about 3 times and one time being out about 3 days in 14 degree weather with no visible work being done until the hour it was back on. Around the areas in various cities I see power lines that was hanging, drooping, and we've all heard of the power line accident during the winter storm. In the past we've seen in my neighborhood a power line melting a tree while the fire depart stood by to watch it until pge showed up. Nothings being maintained, and our outages seem to be more often. I'm very concerned that pge is so unreliable yet there's no other options for electrical power therefore we are stuck with outages as the new norm and higher prices. My bill doubled since January. That's a huge percent increase. It unfathomable. I dont receive enough in social security to pay outrageous unbelievable increases especially when service rendered is poor service provided. Please, we put caps on bank fees, and have made accomplishments in the what's right category in life, there SHOULD be caps on the utilities. Please act swiftly and please help us. | ||
| UE 435-2520 | 8/8/2024 12:33:07 AM | 8/3/2024 8:39:00 AM | General Comment | jeaninemarch@hotmail.com | As a commission, you have a responsibility and a duty to manage the utility providers that we consumers do not get to choose. PGE is not managing spending. I worked with PGE as a vendor and know first hand that PGE is spending money on projects that are not necessary and are not cost effective. As a life-long Oregonian, I am frustrated at the high costs of power here in our State. I have discussed energy rates with several people I know from other states and their bills are a fraction of what we are paying. Trust me, PGE will be able to figure out how to operate when you, the commission, denies their request for these ENORMOUS RATE increases. They will make it happen on their end…just like other businesses do when faced with the same situation. I am a former business owner and you cannot simply raise your costs every time your business expenses go up. PGE is a business and they can figure out how to become more efficient as a company and lower operating and overhead costs. You cannot continue to break the backs and budgets of us Oregonians by continuing to give PGE the ok to continue to operate status-quo by approving these extreme and excessive rate hikes. PLEASE show some leadership and control this by rejecting PGEs request. Make them go back to their drawing board to lower costs on their end. Thank you | |||||
| UE 435-2521 | 8/8/2024 12:33:09 AM | 8/3/2024 8:38:45 AM | General Comment | jeaninemarch@hotmail.com | As a commission, you have a responsibility and a duty to manage the utility providers that we consumers do not get to choose. PGE is not managing spending. I worked with PGE as a vendor and know first hand that PGE is spending money on projects that are not necessary and are not cost effective. As a life-long Oregonian, I am frustrated at the high costs of power here in our State. I have discussed energy rates with several people I know from other states and their bills are a fraction of what we are paying. Trust me, PGE will be able to figure out how to operate when you, the commission, denies their request for these ENORMOUS RATE increases. They will make it happen on their end…just like other businesses do when faced with the same situation. I am a former business owner and you cannot simply raise your costs every time your business expenses go up. PGE is a business and they can figure out how to become more efficient as a company and lower operating and overhead costs. You cannot continue to break the backs and budgets of us Oregonians by continuing to give PGE the ok to continue to operate status-quo by approving these extreme and excessive rate hikes. PLEASE show some leadership and control this by rejecting PGEs request. Make them go back to their drawing board to lower costs on their end. Thank you | |||||
| UE 435-2522 | 8/8/2024 12:33:12 AM | 8/3/2024 8:05:36 AM | General Comment | eeore1025@yahoo.com | Things are seriously out of control. As a single patent who became unemployed back in February, I can barely pay my utilities now. If PGE continues these increases i will no way to pay. Electricity is not a luxury it's a necessity and especially if you have kids trying to get through school it's absolutely imperative to be able to have electricity. At this point, we are all begging for CEO's or whoever way up that ladder to take a step back and evaluate what the rest of us have for an income and realize you are literally going to destroy most of us. Erin Sauer Yahoo Mail: Search, Organize, Conquer | |||||
| UE 435-2523 | 8/8/2024 12:33:14 AM | 8/3/2024 7:48:54 AM | General Comment | gailcrsb200@gmail.com | Just, how dare you do this again??? I volunteered to have a 10 percent increase to fund green energy, and a month later was informed I'd be having a 27 percent increase. I had to withdraw from the green program and now you want to raise it again!!!! Meanwhile, I lose power 3 or 4 times a year. And my neighborhood is very low priority for you, so it's usually off for several days. I get sub par treatment already. I've stopped using a clothes dryer. I no longer use my dishwasher. All to save money. HOW DARE YOU!!!!!! I moved to a place outside Metro Portland to minimize the possibility of having multiple utilities that raise rates all the time. Apparently, electricity is the one I cannot afford. A miserable customer who is very unhappy with PGE. Having no options, apparently I just have to suffer this unending injustice. You should have buried the lines 30 years ago. Gail Crosby | |||||
| UE 435-2524 | 8/8/2024 12:33:17 AM | 8/3/2024 7:39:17 AM | General Comment | jeanschoene@icloud.com | I cant believe this is happening again PGE has to go back and clean up its wasteful spending. Every large corporation has areas that can be cleaned of wasteful spending. This should have an oversight board to check the accounting of PGE. Increasing public rates is not the only option. Clean up your act. | |||||
| UE 435-2525 | 8/8/2024 12:33:19 AM | 8/3/2024 7:29:35 AM | General Comment | SuMcMann@mail.com | sumcmann@mail.com. For your consideration, I am firmly against PGE asking for a further rate increase. They have put an unnecessary burden on those of us on fixed incomes, and approving a further rate increase is unconscionable. PGE needs to learn to control their OWN spending, and not pay out so much money to their already rich board of directors and "investors." I don't care about their investors pocketbooks. They're already rich. I care about making MY ends meet. Raising rates directly impacts my food and medicine budget. It impacts my rising rent costs. It impacts my ability to pay for my own insurance costs. Already this past year I have tried not using my air conditioner or heater on so called average days, unless I was about to sweat and pass out from summer heat or couldn't feel my fingers from the cold over the last winter. This is because of PGE's last exorbitant rate hike. Is this the sort of situation you want Oregonians to resort to? For those of us with bad circulation to suffer from the cold? Enough is enough. I have to learn to live within my means, and PGE needs to learn this too. There are those of us struggling who don't qualify for their supposed "low income aid" because we fall just out of the finance range they set. Our rent is raising every year. What about OUR livability? Why are we paying for them to live high on the hog, when we can't even live comfortably in the heat or cold? Also, it seems PGE is getting too comfortable running this monopoly, where average people have little choice for service providers. We need PGE broken up into at least two smaller parts, to offer more competition, like it was with Bell Communications and phone lines. Because with more competition, there's more pricing options to choose from. Maybe work on that, because in smaller parts and areas serves, citizens might save a little more money. Things like PGE wanting yearly rate hikes price that monopolies are bad for us. They may claim it's for "system upgrades" but I'm curious how much money their investors are getting (we just need one ceo and NO stock market investors on public utility services!). I am concerned that they are using "fire proofing costs" as a too convenient excuse for pure greed. If it's insurance for fires, during wind storm days, cut power to fire prone areas in forests or ask the board of directors to take a pay cut instead. We shouldn't have to pay their insurance costs for their lack of preparedness. That's on them. Please take all this into consideration this year, and cost of living in the future? When you approve their rate hikes, low and middle class people: young people with children, the elderly, the disabled...they are the ones who suffer. Their low income program is not enough if over 50% of population is already struggling to pay bills in PDX. Please don't placate their money grab. Please put limitations on them, the same financial limitations that we have to live with. We live within our means and so should PGE. Thank you, A concerned and cash strapped citizen. | |||||
| UE 435-2526 | 8/8/2024 12:33:21 AM | 8/3/2024 7:17:57 AM | General Comment | charlenew1@q.com | I am emailing you to voice my annoyance with PGE asking for more rate increases, and increasing their present request. This rate increase I do not believe is due to cost of energy, but rather at least partially to increase profits for their company And any "assistance" that they offer as they are recently advertising as some sort of great mercy towards us, will be negated by rate increases as well as causing hardship on those who don't qualify for assistance but are at an income level barely surviving. Please be reasonable in your reviews of these rate increase requests and don't just give them a rubber stamp! Regards, Charlene Wells | |||||
| UE 435-2527 | 8/8/2024 12:33:23 AM | 8/3/2024 3:40:36 AM | General Comment | debby.patten@gmail.com | Please stop. What is the point of electricity if many of us can no longer afford it. I live in Milwaukie, where you just sent a letter telling me my rates will go up 3% because the City is charging you that much. I just saw your quarterly report...must be nice. Debby Patten | |||||
| UE 435-2528 | 8/8/2024 12:33:25 AM | 8/3/2024 2:05:27 AM | General Comment | johngallagher1313@gmail.com | No home rate increase! PGE should be charging data centers a higher rate with no subsides. | |||||
| UE 435-2529 | 8/8/2024 12:33:27 AM | 8/3/2024 12:13:17 AM | General Comment | bluesky4dot@gmail.com | I am against Portland General Electric raising our rates again. | |||||
| UE 435-253 | 3/7/2024 4:25:08 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Debby | Patten | MILWAUKIE | Please do not approve another increase for PGE as electricity will become impossible to afford, if it hasn't for some already. What is the point of utilities that no one can afford to use. | ||
| UE 435-2530 | 8/8/2024 12:33:29 AM | 8/2/2024 10:23:27 PM | General Comment | kristian614@gmail.com | To whom it may concern, Regarding UE 435 and PGE’s requested rate increase for 2024, the answer has got to be no; this is absolutely unacceptable! If approved of 10.9%, this is a nearly 48% increase for utilities over the last three years. This percentage is nowhere in line with other cost of living metrics… I understand the utility is focused on modernizing, however this is also after years of deferring upgrades and now they are trying to play catch-up on the backs of the public. Additionally, PGE is focused more on improving its profit margins and decreasing liability for its shareholders than it is for keeping the public interest at hand. We as residents have zero choice in who provides our utilities, we HAVE to rely on consumer advocacy groups and legislation to protect us from untoward cost. It is furthermore very disappointing and concerning that the PUC brazenly turned down the Citizens’ Utility Board petition in the last year and honestly this probably needs addressed legally and legislatively. Please consider who your true priority is when addressing this case. Thank you for your time, Kristian Tigard, OR | |||||
| UE 435-2531 | 8/8/2024 12:33:32 AM | 8/2/2024 9:29:21 PM | General Comment | ap859526@gmail.com | It is outrageous for price hikes for pge. People are hurting in Oregon, a price hike will increase pain these people will can endure. Please stop this...... ! | |||||
| UE 435-2532 | 8/8/2024 12:33:35 AM | 8/2/2024 9:18:20 PM | General Comment | ryanmael@gmail.com | To whom it may concern: I understand that PGE has costs that they need to cover. However, at what point does their profit margin need to absorb some of those costs? For the past several years consumers have paid more and more without seeing the benefits. Power in the winter has not become more reliable, outages were terrible last year. These modernizations aren't doing anything to address that. They are not moving lines underground where possible. They are actively discouraging consumers from adding power to the grid from home solar by changing the rules so that it's no longer beneficial to the customer. They are maybe moving to some more green power, but only on their terms and not with any transparency. Plus they have a monopoly. I can not choose to go with a different company. The only thing that can check them is you. I would encourage you to reject their request this time, or at the very least most of it. They need to show that they can responsibly handle consumers money before they ask for more. They need to show that their profits are going to take a hit for their decisions before consumers are. Please consider how this company is treating its customers, because right now it feels more like being a hostage. Mitch Ryan | |||||
| UE 435-2533 | 8/8/2024 12:33:42 AM | 8/2/2024 8:48:29 PM | General Comment | emilietraver26@icloud.com | I can’t believe you are trying to do this! We as a family of four who make decent money you can say. Can barely afford our pge bill of 300 plus a month. Plus other utilities. We don’t qualify for low income or any help because of the income but we aren’t poor enough to get any help. Where does the middle of the pack get help? Our water is almost 200, our food is over 1,000 a month, rent 2000, heaven forbid anything happen in between there and we need any extra cause we don’t have it. Stop giving people million dollar bonuses and saying your using it to make the grid better cause your not. My income isn’t going up fast enough to keep up and pretty soon your going to have more homelessness problem because we will soon be there making “decent money “ living on the fucking streets. I am sorry I am cursed. My parents never had to feel like this even when they were poor. Sent from: Emily O. Traver | |||||
| UE 435-2534 | 8/8/2024 12:33:45 AM | 8/2/2024 7:52:26 PM | General Comment | billyinpd@gmail.com | How about cutting the salaries of the top PGE board and share holders 17% instead of raising our rates ? | |||||
| UE 435-2535 | 8/8/2024 12:33:47 AM | 8/2/2024 7:36:28 PM | General Comment | cjdera1@icloud.com | This is insane. We are already paying through the nose for our electric bill. Almost a 43 percent increase since 2021. Enough is enough. Please don’t approve this larceny. Thank you. Sent from my iPad | |||||
| UE 435-2536 | 8/8/2024 12:33:49 AM | 8/2/2024 6:45:49 PM | General Comment | jeffpz@gmail.com | I understand the need to raise rates from time to time, and I fortunate to be retired and able to meet these rising costs. However, we've already seen a 40% increase the past few years and now another 10%? On the surface this looks like extremely poor planning/management. Thanks, Jeff | |||||
| UE 435-2537 | 8/8/2024 12:33:52 AM | 8/2/2024 6:30:13 PM | General Comment | mariaba72@hotmail.com | As an intel employee here in oregon this is so frustrating to see. We’re facing job loss, no raises, no bonuses, pay cuts last year, continually falling stock prices. But PGE can potentially do a THIRD YEAR IN A ROW RATE HIKE? Please stop this. This is not ok. I am a single woman and my salary has not moved anywhere near in proportion to these rate hikes. When will someone step in and help people and stop helping monopolistic corporations? Please make the right decision for every Oregonian who will face another higher bill and no ability to meet the rising costs. Maria Baptiste Sent from my iPhone | |||||
| UE 435-2538 | 8/8/2024 12:33:53 AM | 8/2/2024 8:16:21 AM | General Comment | okkile@hotmail.com | I don’t think that you should authorize the rate increase for PGE let their stockholders invest in their own business not the rate pairs | |||||
| UE 435-2539 | 8/8/2024 12:33:56 AM | 8/2/2024 8:14:12 AM | General Comment | okkile@hotmail.com | I don’t think you should authorize the rate hike. I think their shareholders.shareholders. should invest in their own business not the rate payers. Sent from my iPhone | |||||
| UE 435-254 | 3/7/2024 4:43:11 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Noah | Gonzalez | PORTLAND | Stop further rate increases by PGE. We are being bled dry. | ||
| UE 435-2540 | 8/8/2024 12:37:31 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Patricia | Muller | BEAVERTON | I am appalled that PGE is asking for yet another huge rate hike, in the wake of nearly 50% in hikes since 2021. Despite the corporate double speak about batteries, fuel costs, etc being the reason, it doesn't take a genius to figure out the actual driver of these rates-- losing multiple lawsuits amounting to hundreds of millions of dollars they now have to pay out for their rampant greed and negligence contributing to wildfires throughout the state. So now they're paying those bills out of every customer's pocket; it's outrageous behavior from a public utility with a clear monopoly on vital electrical services we all depend on to live in modern life. I can't just find a different vendor of electricity if I'm unhappy with PGE's rates and service. Nor can I whip up a generator in the backyard to run my house. Oregonians, like residents of all U.S. states, are being systematically robbed of the ability to live a decent life by the untrammeled, despicable and apparently bottomless greed of corporate America. PGE needs to pay their own bill for decades of dereliction and neglect of necessary safety measures, not stick already massively overburdened consumers with it. Especially when we don't have a choice about who sells us our electricity, so we can't vote with our feet. the PUC needs to send a clear message about accountability to PGE and do their job of protecting vulnerable consumers from more rampant abuse and exploitation by soul-less, parasitic companies like PGE. | ||
| UE 435-2541 | 8/8/2024 5:30:24 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Claire | Teasdale | PORTLAND | There have been multiple rate hikes recently and it’s a huge financial burden for those already struggling to make ends meet or those who live with rigid budgets. This burden on the working class or middle class and below populations is unfair and scary. Please find another creative solution than another huge rate hike that will disproportionately affect the households already pinching pennies. | ||
| UE 435-2542 | 8/6/2024 3:53:06 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Stephanie | Solis-Limas | PORTLAND | I would like to say that I speak for households that I know are lower income to middle class when I say that people can barely afford to already now pay their bills , raising this cost will only lead to more people not having funds to pay for their bills . With inflation raising prices on all essentials for families including gas , groceries etc . It is crucial that the rate stays where it is . | ||
| UE 435-2543 | 8/6/2024 4:17:04 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Jennifer | Carranza | HILLSBORO | It is incredulous to propose yet another increase on power pricing when citizens of Portland and the metro area are already struggling to make ends meet let alone pay their power bill. People only have PGE because it is the only choice they have for power companies, and PGE is clearly taking advantage of that. What is the reason for the increase? Greed? It does not make sense that PGE needs the extra money from citizens like myself when they take hours upon hours to fix downed lines, power outages, etc. the fact that they suggest using less power during the hottest and coldest times of year is ridiculous because no one will do that unless they want to die. I am lucky to be able to afford to pay my bill monthly. Not everyone has that luxury. And even less will be able to pay on time or pay at all if pricing goes up and up and up for no reason at all. | ||
| UE 435-2544 | 8/6/2024 4:19:20 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Bernadette | Chien | LAKE GROVE | No rate hike of 10% please. Ridiculous! | ||
| UE 435-2545 | 8/6/2024 5:15:22 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Rachel | Marsters | CORBETT | As a family who has struggled to pay increasing cost of living expenses, an additional increase on top of the already proposed 7+% will not only increase the shut off notices in our community it will personally affect my ability to make decisions on what bills we can afford to pay. Our living situation already looks different due to these agregious increases and I fear we will face further issues with disconnection due to unjust increases. Reduce the pay for higher executives and overall bonuses to those sitting in offices, making these decisions and stop increasing the burden on customers. | ||
| UE 435-2546 | 8/6/2024 5:22:46 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Elissa | Banaka | PORTLAND | I strongly oppose the 2025 rate increase. | ||
| UE 435-2547 | 8/6/2024 6:11:46 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Katherine | Kurfessa | FAIRVIEW | I am a mother of 4 kids with a disabled husband, I work two jobs to already try to pay the bills however with everything going up it’s getting harder and harder. Instead of being able to buy groceries I have to go to the food banks when I’m able since we “make too much” for food stamps. That being said the outrageous PGE bill that we already have is more than I can afford let alone thinking about raising it. Please please please don’t raise the PGE for we need electricity and have no other choice but to pay it and it’s already taking from my kids mouths. Thank you for listening | ||
| UE 435-2548 | 8/6/2024 6:21:12 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Erika | Eischen | BORING | Our electric bill is already high here in the Portland area. As a state we use renewable sources for energy. Increasing prices is insane. Oregon as a whole and Portland is one of the most expensive states to live in. Driving more people to leave this state. | ||
| UE 435-2549 | 8/6/2024 6:35:08 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Nicolas | Founds | SANDY | Another increase after we hust had a large one rates are up so much it's becoming unaffordable to the middle class. Using an increase to buy battery storage in ridiculous as that will not help out the general public. I wish they would truly concentrate on affordable energy instead of this clean energy that is so expensive and will probably be a waste in the end. | ||
| UE 435-255 | 3/7/2024 8:04:34 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Kayla | Hall | SALEM | Rate increases have put all Oregonians in tough situations financially. We are a 2 adult working family and last year was the first time in out lives we have paid bills late due to cost of utility services. With the rate increase over the last 2 years around 25%, people are not able to continue to afford nessicary heating and cooling. I oppose a 2025 rate increase. | ||
| UE 435-2550 | 8/6/2024 7:09:36 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Brandon | Perron | TROUTDALE | PGE has a monopoly and is showing why they are illegal, because we have no other option and they can name thier price. Their increases are well above increases we are seeing in other aspects of our lives. There is no logical reason for these increases except pure and absolute greed. Hundreds of dollars a month is a ridiculous number. | ||
| UE 435-2551 | 8/7/2024 12:27:52 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Rebecca | Waibel | GRESHAM | Absolutely against this proposal, PGE just had a rate increase. Without a cost of living wage increase this proposal should be denied. Any representative that runs under the assumption of supporting ALL Oregonian constituents would very quickly be voted down if they support this proposal. The cost of rent is already far too high and to increase a utility cost would just increase homelessness. | ||
| UE 435-2552 | 8/7/2024 7:43:28 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Heather | Hendricks-Thurber | PORTLAND | PGE keeps asking for money despite having record high earnings. Instead of getting the money for their upgrades from their customers, they should be getting it from their investors. I strongly oppose this outrageous rate hike. | ||
| UE 435-2553 | 8/7/2024 7:51:43 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Judith | Johnson | PORTLAND | I oppose this. It is ridiculous how often you increase your rates. People cannot afford this | ||
| UE 435-2554 | 8/7/2024 8:01:22 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Morgan | Chan | PORTLAND | The additional hike will put my household at serious financial risk when stacked with all other price hikes across essentials. I'd like PGE leadership to addressing funding needs for improvements by refusing any bonus or salary increase or better yet cut earnings for the better of the community they serve. | ||
| UE 435-2555 | 8/7/2024 9:48:25 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Matthew | Sprague | NEWBERG | Herr we go again. How can any company or agency reasonably make sense out of year over year increases in cost exceeding inflation rates by a tremendous margin. If the PUC continues to allow these increases in a monopolistic industry the people are going to be fed up. Cost of fuel when we have hydro power? Come on! The people are not stupid and we see what's happening. | ||
| UE 435-2556 | 8/1/2024 2:54:04 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Leslie | Van Meter | KEIZER | New rate increases for Portland General Electric residential customers represent an imbalance. I would suggest PGE stockholders sacrifice dividends in 2025 rather than increasing rates for customers. The stockholders and corporate heads have been rewarded sufficiently while recent rate increases have challenged customers. Additional rate increases are unreasonable. | ||
| UE 435-2557 | 8/1/2024 4:41:36 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | CLACKAMAS | Nobody can afford more rate increases by PGE mi rate increases for at least the next three years. They spent millions on a new Tualatin office that sells electricity they don't need more from us who can't afford it. | ||||
| UE 435-2558 | 8/1/2024 5:01:06 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | CLACKAMAS | Nobody can afford more rate increases by PGE mi rate increases for at least the next three years. They spent millions on a new Tualatin office that sells electricity they don't need more from us who can't afford it. | ||||
| UE 435-2559 | 8/1/2024 5:14:28 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Greg | Beard | SALEM | DO NOT, REPEAT. DO NOT approve another rate hike. PGE already gouging consumers. This is a publicly traded company that makes millions in profit to satisfy shareholders, they can dig into that money and leave the consumers alone. The PUC was set up to monitor and regulate these rate increases, so how many have occurred over the past 3 years? Huh huh, they do not and should not get another one. | ||
| UE 435-256 | 3/7/2024 4:59:00 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Brandon | Hatt | BEAVERTON | Pge is a joke. The corruption is getting beyond crazy. This is a renewable energy theres no excuses for a rate jump. Corporate greed is helping destroy this once great state | ||
| UE 435-2560 | 8/1/2024 5:44:59 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | BEAVERTON | There needs to be regulation for PGE. 40% rate increase over the past 3 years is asinine, in addition to every other rising cost consumers are facing. There are single mothers barely scraping by as it is, allowing additional rate increases for PGE would be a disservice to everyone and anyone who has the disservice of being customers to a monopoly. For the sake of your constituents, grow a spine and make companies invest in their products and services to serve their consumers and communities, instead of lining their executive suites wallets. | ||||
| UE 435-2561 | 8/1/2024 8:35:30 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | John | W | PORTLAND | Portland General Electric is going to be requesting another 10.9% increase in rates beginning in 2025. They have increased the utility costs 43.8% since 2021 and this has got to stop. They have a Monopoly in the Portland area and these kind of increases are going to do nothing but destroying the average home due to not enough income to keep up with this kind of . On a personal note, I received a 2% raise last year and got another 2% raise this year. Far below the cost of living. I cannot do much more without being homeless. Please DO NOT allow prices to increase any further. Most people in their area of coverage cannot afford this. | ||
| UE 435-2562 | 8/2/2024 7:10:34 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Adam | Fisher | PORTLAND | Hello - I just read that PGE wants to again raise electric rates. I think this should not be allowed. I have seen no cost cutting from PGE. Other companies, when faced with raising costs have cost cutting measures, everything from limiting travel to layoffs to reduced work hours. PGE has made no attempt to reduce administrative staff or other costs. Thank you, Adam | ||
| UE 435-2563 | 8/2/2024 8:20:19 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Byron | Borisoff | ALOHA | Re PGE rate increases, I hope the public is outraged. When has a rate increase been denied? Obviously many Oregonians receive minimal perfomance evaluation raises. In addition there are the retirees on restricted incomes. I wish I could call social security anytime and request massives payment increases. How do we challenge this? | ||
| UE 435-2564 | 8/2/2024 9:01:26 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Brett | Hansen | NEWBERG | Pleas don not allow PGE to do another rate increase. This is out of control. We have no other choice for power to choose from. They have a monopoly and it is out of control. These substations and line upgrades are for data centers and not for residential customers. Please do not approve this rate hike. Thank you | ||
| UE 435-2565 | 8/2/2024 9:58:43 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Jordan | Miller | ESTACADA | Please to not give into PGE for another rate hike! We have paid enough in rate hikes the past two years. Another 10% increase is just too much. PGE has already increased their rates by 43%. I work in a very strong union and I have in no way received anything like a 43% pay increase. Let alone adding another 10%. Many people cannot afford this! | ||
| UE 435-2566 | 8/2/2024 9:59:05 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Will | Chittick | ESTACADA | PGE’s new rate proposal coupled with the previous two years worth of increases would account to nearly a 50% rate hike in 3 years. That is unsustainable for families, individuals, small and large businesses alike. The already imposed 30% increase over the last two years is already causing financial distress and disruptions at record highs. Add that on top of inflation of day to day needs such as grocery costs, transportation costs I.e. fuel & record insurance increases, public roads being in worse and worse shape by the day causing increased maintenance costs to public and private vehicles both. The breaking news of yesterday with one of the largest employers in Oregon; Intel. Announcing 15,000 impending employee layoffs coming in the state. Which will also have a downstream negative effect on other industries, business’, employees, and rate payers. This further increase accounts to massive financial pain and suffering for families, individuals, businesses, and even government (The state, county, and local governments power bills will be increased as well which the tax payers will in turn need to fund. All of this adds up in the end to much undue stress and financial hardship being inflicted on the population of the state, by a for profit publicly traded company. This company which has been given the green light already for further profits, little accountability and some would argue misguided or inefficient upgrades and policies with the rate increases that have already been implemented. The increases further hurting the population as a whole when wages in the state have been very notably flat. Further rate increases by PGE or any public utility for that matter hurts the economy and population of the state as a whole. Simply when many desperately cannot afford the increase and would force many to choose keeping up with massive increases in monthly bills or adding to our state’s overwhelming homelessness crisis. Thank you for your consideration on this issue. -Will | ||
| UE 435-2567 | 8/2/2024 10:25:39 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Vicki | Zeitner | PORTLAND | I strongly oppose additional rate increases by Portland General Electric. PG&E is requesting a 10.9% rate increase for residential customers and businesses starting in 2025 after an 18% hike last January and a 12% increase the previous year. Our incomes surely haven't increased annually at those rates! Meanwhile, Maria Pope makes over $1.144 million a year off our backs. With high food prices and greater need for air conditioning during extreme summer heat, how are low and middle income people supposed to afford this?! There has got to be another way. Find it! | ||
| UE 435-2568 | 8/2/2024 10:43:41 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Jason | Shambaugh | BEAVERTON | I am writing to urge you to reject PGE's latest request for a 10% increase in electricity. I'm an electricity consumer, like everyone else in the area, and rely upon this necessary utility as a cornerstone of modern life. I also manage subsidized housing in the Portland Metro area and have seen first hand the impact of these price hikes on lower income individuals and how devastating they can be to the health and safety of disadvantaged and vulnerable people. Especially during extreme weather events in summer and winter. Oregonians have already endured massive increases in power costs over the past year, allowing this will push the cost of energy up some 40%. The public that you're commissioned to serve will remember the impact of these choices every month when they see their power bill. Have some basic human decency and stand up to profit gougers, for the good of us all. | ||
| UE 435-2569 | 8/2/2024 12:02:24 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Kim | Wallis | SAINT PAUL | ANOTHER rate increase request by PGE?? 40% over 3 years on top of the last 2 recent increases?? PGE is out of control and PUC is nothing more than a rubber stamp for PGEs greed. Disgusting. Every commissioner should resign. | ||
| UE 435-257 | 3/7/2024 5:03:42 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Shannon | Caley | PORTLAND | Please protect the average worker who is struggling with everyday utility bills. | ||
| UE 435-2570 | 8/2/2024 12:22:48 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Brett | Wilkerson | MULTNOMAH | I do not support and disagree that PGE wants to increase a 10.9% rate increase for residential customers and businesses starting in 2025. This approval will drive people out of the state, continue to make Portland unaffordable, and drive business away. | ||
| UE 435-2571 | 8/2/2024 12:59:03 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Jules | Barret | PORTLAND | I just read that there will be an 11.4% increase for PG&E customers on January 1st, 2025. This is after an 18% increase this past January. What is the purpose of the PUC exactly? This has to be approved by you all! How DARE you. People are already struggling to pay their bills and now this? And during the coldest part of the year!? People are going to suffer but you don’t care so long as your pockets are getting lined, isn’t that right? The PUC will be responsible for people having to choose between having power or paying rent/buying groceries. This is unacceptable, sick, and cruel. Do something! Where are your morals and ethics? | ||
| UE 435-2572 | 8/8/2024 8:29:37 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Mary | Keating | BEAVERTON | PGE has increased rates by 43% since 2021. I've lived in my home for 20 years using PGE services and this year I received a $628 bill. This is easily $200+ more than I've ever received in years past regardless of weather conditions. As a widow heading towards retirement soon, I cannot afford this increase, and certainly not another one. PGE is a for-profit company, with board members making 2x+ the annual salary of others - it's time PGE looks inward for cost savings vs. profiting off their customers who can't afford it. They ask us to find ways to conserve - but what are they doing to mitigate spending? I ask that OPUC flatly reject this rate increase fully. | ||
| UE 435-2573 | 8/8/2024 8:48:46 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Donald | Hornsby | SALEM | As a resident of Oregon and a customer of Portland General, I strongly oppose the proposed 11% rate hike. This increase places an undue burden on families and individuals already struggling with rising living costs. We need fair and affordable rates that reflect our economic realities, not hikes that exacerbate financial strain. I urge the Public Utility Commission of Oregon to consider the impact on our community and reject this rate increase. | ||
| UE 435-2574 | 8/2/2024 4:25:03 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Lester | Hunter | SALEM | PGE has been bleeding us dry. Now is not the time for another rate increase. Everyone is still recovering from the pandemic and we need a small break from the constant rate hikes. | ||
| UE 435-2575 | 8/2/2024 5:12:46 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Jane | Mercer | BEAVERTON | STOP IT !!!!!! Stop allowing PGE to raise their rates!! This is ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS!! Why do you continue to approve their requests? And their various programs to help people with payments is not fair to everyone. I have chosen to not install AC; due to environmental concerns. I use fans. I have never used my dish washer and do a load of laundry every 2 weeks. I turn lights on only when necessary. But I don't get a break on my rate or help with my payments as I am not financially in need. Please tell PGE to figure out how to "get by" without taking more of our hard earned dollars. Please!! Please!!! | ||
| UE 435-2576 | 8/2/2024 6:16:45 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Janet | Goinski | HILLSBORO | Please do not raise our rates again. I'm 76 yrs old, widow, on a small pension & social security. I'm just trying to get by. If u raise the rates again I don't know what I'll do. I live from pay check to pay check. I know that there a lot of people just like me. Please consider deferring another rate increase. | ||
| UE 435-2577 | 8/2/2024 6:23:48 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Janice | Green | OREGON CITY | PLEASE!! No more PGE increase. Unless PGE/Public Utilities Comm makes it FEASIBLE for Seniors. A cap? A discount based on income. There must be a way. What used to be a $60-$70 monthly bill is now $150-$170. And those figures are during none high heat days. During the winter with need for continued heat my PGE bills are $240-$260. I am so careful on my usage. No wonder we have so many homeless. Living in Oregon is becoming difficult especially for us seniors. If the reason for the new request of increase is due to beach town cost coverage, let the wealthy who own in that area make up the coverage! PLEASE NO INCREASE!! | ||
| UE 435-2578 | 8/2/2024 8:15:02 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Kristie | Hester | BEAVERTON | The rate increase for pge would not increase it to 48%. It actually amts to much higher. Each increase not only increases what was already the bill, but adds that additional % to the prior increase. So it would increase the last 18% by 10% and each additional increase since 2021 coming out to a lot more than the 48% increase the media claims. It is unfair to the people of Oregon and quite frankly some of it should be reversed. | ||
| UE 435-2579 | 8/3/2024 5:39:47 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Sarah | Joos | PORTLAND | PGE's rate hikes over the past year have been outrageous. I'm on the reduced income plan and my husband and I, who both work full time and have a roommate, are scraping the barrel each month to pay for electricity for our 1200 Sq ft home. I'm afraid of what will happen with the next rate increase. How many oregonians will have their electricity shut off because PGE needs more and more money? It's a monopoly! We don't even have a choice of electrical companies. This is extortion and we need a rate freeze for the next few years. | ||
| UE 435-258 | 3/7/2024 5:06:50 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Mark | Copley | CORNELIUS | Can't afford to pay the high rent.let alone able to pay electric to cook no food we can afford. OMG ??!!! | ||
| UE 435-2580 | 8/3/2024 8:06:58 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Suzanne | Miller | PORTLAND | Why are Oregon officals -who are SUPPOSEDLY in office to HELP the citizens - continously allowing PGE & PACIFIC POWER to place to weight of the MONETARY JUDGEMENT AND PENALTIES AGAINST THEM FOR FIRE DAMAGES on the Oregon residents? Their FAULT! THEIR RESPONCIBILITY!! THEIR PENALITY!! As usual in Oregon, people mean NOTHING compared to the mighty dollar. There is ZERO RESPECT FOR STATE RESIDENTS. ALL residents, homeless included. Its not the peoples responcibilty to PAY the FINES AWARDED BY COURT AGAINST ANY LARGE COMPANY. | ||
| UE 435-2581 | 8/3/2024 12:28:51 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Kay | Simons | LAKE GROVE | I understand that PGE has applied for another rate increase. Please don’t allow this to happen. The rates have risen 43% since 2021. This is excessive for consumers now. Seniors on fixed incomes will surely suffer if another rate increase is allowed. I am in that classification. Even though I am on equal pay it is very difficult to come up with almost $200.00 per month for electricity. Natural gas is used to heat our home so we also pay for that utility. Consider carefully this ridiculous rate increase. Thank you. | ||
| UE 435-2582 | 8/3/2024 5:31:34 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Patricia | Merrill | PORTLAND | As a low income senior I would like to comment on PGE's request for a rate review for 2025. The rates I currently pay are too expensive. I live in a small apartment and I can no longer use my air conditioner because I can't afford the bill! I don't know what this state is thinking! Are out of state millionaires who move here and large businesses the only ones who deserve a break? How can people thrive if a state can't stand behind the less advantaged people in this state! | ||
| UE 435-2583 | 8/8/2024 7:50:40 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Thomas | Bray | PORTLAND | As a senior living on fixed pensions, these multi digit power increases are increasingly unaffordable. Eventually they are going to push me out of my home. As a for-profit company with a monopoly on power in our community, PGE needs to be much more transparent about profits and how much rate hikes benefit shareholders as opposed to consumers. For-profit companies need to invest their own profits into infrastructure, etc, not increase consumer prices to pay for same. It's time that the State steps in instead of rubber stamping these unaffordable rate hikes. They should be capped at the inflation rate. Thank you. | ||
| UE 435-2584 | 8/8/2024 9:15:21 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | James | Hegstrom | BEAVERTON | I am an 81 year old living on a fixed income. In my one bedroom leased condo my average cost for electricity had averaged around $80/month. With the hot weather we have been having and with the latest rate increase, my PGE bill has averaged more than $100/month. I fail to understand why PGE continues to need price increases. Perhaps they should look at ways to reduce costs rather than take the easy route by continually needing rate increases! | ||
| UE 435-2585 | 8/8/2024 10:52:48 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Kelli | Lloyd | HAPPY VALLEY | The recent rate increases have been very painful, and another rate increase will dramatically change the way that I live. I will no longer be able to afford to keep fans or portable air conditioning running. I will be required to limit my electricity usage by not watching television, keeping my lights off and relying on lighting from windows, even cooking. This is an unbearable thought to not be able to afford basic electrical needs. | ||
| UE 435-2586 | 8/8/2024 11:03:31 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Jerry | Booze | COLTON | 41% percent increase since 2021, and now requesting another 10.9% increase for this year, which would be a 51.9% increase since 2021. That is over 12% per year rate increase. No one that I know of on a fixed income could afford this insane rate increase. Very few people in middle class America can afford this. Has anyone checked PGE profit margins and or amount of taxes they paid during these time periods? How about the salaries and political connections of the governing PUC representatives? I am ok with increases based on CPI inflation values. But Inflation has not been 51.9% in this same time period. I see that PGE are trying to justify increase for upgrades to infrastructure and fuel, but more likely to cover massive lawsuits recently lost due to fires. Did the employees and management of PGE and the PUC receive large pay increases and bonuses in this same time frame? Has the Utilitys stock increased a large amount? Obviously, the system is broken and the PUDs and the Utilities they regulate are not operating in the best interest of the citizens. Changes need to happen at every level of these systems to better represent the citizens of the areas controlled by the utilities. Trying to implement new sources of green energy has merit, but not at the cost of making average people cutting their standard of living to support corporate greed and corruption, which obviously a 51.9% increase in rates in 4 years is. I feel at this point like citizens are being lied too, stolen from and in general taken advantage of by greedy corporations and corrupt regulators. Not sure how to fix it as this obviously has been an out-of-control situation for a long time within the PUC and the Power providers. A very frustrating situation that until fixed will continue to impact lives of the citizens in a negative manner. It also tends to be huge impact on lower or fixed income citizens the most. Most seniors on fixed incomes and middle class with children will have a very difficult time in making budgets work with over 10% rate increases on a yearly basis. This is obviously not sustainable situation going forward, changes to the system must be made and soon, or the entire system will collapse on itself. Will my comments mater? I doubt it, but at least I feel better by saying what needs to be said. | ||
| UE 435-2587 | 8/8/2024 11:07:17 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Cherie | Taylor | DONALD | In just this year, my water/sewer rates are now a minimum of $100/mo., my garbage collection rate is very close to $100/mo. and now includes mandatory payment for a newly-introduced recycling feature that I do not participate in, but as I said is now a mandatory payment addition regardless. Now PGE wants yet another rate increase? I think not. Citizens are under siege from inflationary prices for groceries, gasoline, housing, and every other outflow from their hard-earned wages and salaries we are barely keeping up with as it is. Such a rate increase, coupled with effects of global warming, will cause us to not use electricity to cool or heat our homes because of affordability. With the way our summers have been these last few years, people could actually die from this. And what's with putting battery storage that will 'eventually' come online into rates already? I say no rate increase at all for PGE or Pacificorp. They've been to the well enough already. | ||
| UE 435-2588 | 8/8/2024 11:29:36 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Bret | Lytle | SALEM | I am shocked and appalled how disconnected this company is to their customer base. I have no choice in who provides my power. I make six figures but my mortgage, the rising costs of groceries and other everyday living expenses have increased to the point where we are at zero at the end of the month. We moved into this house 3 years ago and it has a daylight basement and a lot of trees which helps control the temperature in the house. During the summer we don't have to use heating or cooling. All of my lights are LED. At our previous house my summer bills were under $20. My last bill that I just got in the mail was $189 and that's without using any AC or heat. My bills in the winter are well over $400. This can't continue. I would go solar if I could but that's also cost prohibitive. How do they expect us to be able to feed our kids and get to work and pay our bloated mortgage costs and then continue to jack up our power bills? If I'm making this much money and the power bills are hurting me then I can't imagine someone with less being able to pay their bills. | ||
| UE 435-2589 | 8/8/2024 11:31:26 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Audrey | Sandwrs | HAPPY VALLEY | This is an absolutely shameless money grab by PGE. PGE raked in $2.2 billion in 2023 per ABC7 San Francisco. Its CEO that same year enjoyed a $17 million salary, including her stock awards. PGE follows up on these record profits by asking for another wholly unreasonable rate hike to line the pockets of its shareholders while regular Oregonians suffer the very real consequences. This request for a rate hike is absurd and, quite frankly, cruel. PGE seeks to exploit its customers by price gouging - raising the rates of electric while our communities' need for this resource becomes more acute given our increasingly unstable climate and the resulting weather. A price hike of 10% AFTER the rates have already gone up 43% since 2021 is shameful, horrific, and one of the most blatant examples of corporate greed we have seen in recent history. If PGE claims it needs revenue over the several billion dollars it makes in profit only each year to make changes to its infrastructure and procedures as it claims, I highly recommend they do what they appear to expect Oregonians to do: stretch that outrageous paycheck and make it work. I humbly suggest they look at cutting salaries for their money-hungry executive suite. There's a lot of unnecessary fat to shave there. | ||
| UE 435-259 | 3/7/2024 5:13:16 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Michael | Montgomery | PORTLAND | 40 percent increase in 4 years. Listen to you're customers. If you think this is sustainable you have already been bought by the utilities. I do not support your inflationary price increases! | ||
| UE 435-2590 | 8/8/2024 11:56:43 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Lindsey | TIGARD | We simply CANNOT afford your continued requests for more of our money, PGE. Be better stewards of taxpayer dollars. Find a way to make the recent 7% increase work. An additional request for more is simply irresponsible and will bring harm to the community- many are moving due to lack of affordable living. Stop this nonsense now. | |||
| UE 435-2591 | 8/8/2024 12:36:48 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | T | Crabtree | SALEM | Rates can't just keep rising. Soon the increased temperatures will cause people with lower or fixed incomes to suffer and possibly die. Profit cannot and should not have priority over people. | ||
| UE 435-2592 | 8/3/2024 6:34:27 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Wanda | Burden | GRESHAM | I want the PUC not to grant another rate increase to PGE. I am a Senior (77) and most seniors are struggling with inflation that is effecting everything we need to live. Please consider what we will do when we have to .turn the temperature in our homes even lower in the winter. I speak for all Seniors and low-income residents. Please don't do this to PGE customers so they can make more money . They have neglected routine maintenance in the past and want us to pay for those mistakes. NO!!! | ||
| UE 435-2593 | 8/4/2024 5:04:49 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Jose and Elena | Galindez | BEAVERTON | With the recent PG &E announcement of yet another almost farcical rate increase request for next year, it becomes almost imperative for the Commision to explain or disclose its methods and processes to review the specific justification for the specific and unique reasons and capital projects behind the increase. Battery farms? Why? We've not needed them before, so why now, and what will be their ROI? New transmission lines, because some towns have provided many incentives to many companies to buils server farms and data centers in their proximity? Why should the rest of us bear the burden of their tax benefits largesse? Every time PGE -or any other utility decides to launch a capital project, it does so with the expectation to make good money from it for their shareholders -and that's okay, provided the projects truly are 'needs' and not 'wants', which begs the question: what tools, processes, people, tools and methods will be brought to bear to ensure the projects behind the increase requests provide an adequate return of investment to PGE's rate-paying customers as they will to PGE's shareholders? | ||
| UE 435-2594 | 8/5/2024 6:57:49 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | WOODBURN | The increase needs to be rejected. We are still trying to catch up with the increasing of last year. Our income barely gets increased 1 percent not even enough to keep up with all the increases. This is making it hard to live. Single income families are having to decide what food to buy etc . It’s putting so much stress on people that causes them to get sick . | ||||
| UE 435-2595 | 8/5/2024 12:58:01 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Harold | W. | TIGARD | re PGE proposed rate hike 8/5/2024 they just had one an it met with vehement rejection! So what is going on in such a short time I REJECT this hike, as some of our friends have no income and with selling a house and money in bank, they have no means for income and SSI doesn't cut it They are living on credit cards, and what has happen to justify this increase I would say no increases fo r a years after the last one, and only less than 5% of the last increase This is getting out hand What needs to be evaluated: how much increases for CEO, boards, and other high end employees .. If the increases match the increases for high end employed pay schedules , then there you have it, no increases for say 6 years H | ||
| UE 435-2596 | 8/5/2024 7:39:02 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Tanya | Maldonado | TIGARD | The proposed PGE rate increase is becoming untenable. I am near retirement and that date gets pushed out year after year so I can continue to pay my bills and live in Tigard Oregon. My employer may give us a cost of living increase every three years at 3%. That does not keep up with one utility let alone housing, food and other bills. It is unconscionable. I pay as part of my bill assistance for others who cannot pay their bill without financial support. When will it be my turn? My spouse is retired and income is not keeping up nearly with expenses. Even working my salary has not gone up 40% in 4 years and never will. A 40% PGE increase in 4 years?? I work at a college where the student refrain is I cannot afford to live in Portland when I graduate. Better yet I cannot afford to pursue an entry level health career such as medical assisting that at best will start with an hourly rate of $24 an hour. How are we going to sustain ourselves as a community? Here is the salary information from Oregon Employment Dept. webpage - Qualityinfo.org Oregon (All Counties) Median Hourly Wage $23.97 This is irresponsible management and unsustainable for many Portland Metro residents. | ||
| UE 435-2597 | 8/6/2024 6:02:40 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Marsha | Hunter | SALEM | I am opposed to PGE getting yet another rate increase. They had one in 2023, a large one this year & now they want another!? I am on a fixed income & don’t get raises anywhere near that amount. I think they should manage their money a little better. It’s unfair to ask for that many raises. | ||
| UE 435-2598 | 8/6/2024 8:14:18 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Bill | Brett | SANDY | I’m sure that PGE is using their increased tree trimming expenses as an example of why they need increased rates. A review of their tree contractors production should be required. Their crews spent a ridiculous amount of time “pruning” the trees along 2 miles of roads in our neighborhood, leaving many hazardous trees that should have been removed. 1 month later a different contractors crew came through and flagged the hazard trees and I imagine now the tree trimmers will come through and spend another ridiculous amount of time. Both crews require flagging crews which are totally unnecessary on our street PGE’s supervision was never present in my daily observation of this waste of time and money we are being asked to pay for through increased rates. This waste can be observed daily, at most location that the contractors crews are working around rural Sandy or along Hwy 26 up toward Mt Hood. Please require PGE increased supervision before you allow any more rate increases | ||
| UE 435-2599 | 8/6/2024 8:25:59 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | GRESHAM | The price increase is going to price me out of my current home. (An apartment) | ||||
| UE 435-26 | 2/29/2024 10:43:22 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Marshall | Nystrom | CORBETT | The proposed rate increase - 16.9%, especially on the heels of last year's rate increase - would cause undue hardship to me, my family, and my friends. I respect that upgrades cost money; however, considering that the rate hike last year was followed by PGE announcing a 25% increase in profits, and this year my power was out for over a week, I believe PGE should put its service first and profits second, using the money they've already secured as the exclusive electricity provider for the Portland area to improve services instead of price-gouging customers who are already struggling. Asking for a rate increase is a smokescreen for corporate greed from the already-wealthy company, who could provide these services without charging more if they were just willing to accept a lower profit margin for their services. Corporations know no shame. It's up to the people, and their representatives, to establish boundaries for acceptable behavior; this proposal does not constitute such behavior. | ||
| UE 435-260 | 3/7/2024 5:13:17 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Michael | Montgomery | PORTLAND | 40 percent increase in 4 years. Listen to you're customers. If you think this is sustainable you have already been bought by the utilities. I do not support your inflationary price increases! | ||
| UE 435-2600 | 8/6/2024 8:30:56 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Michael | McAlpine | CORBETT | Another Rate hike? We pay the CEO over $6 million dollars a year to say "raise rates on customers" instead of wasting that amount of money on 1 person to come up with no ideas, use the money to do something FOR the customers. This is a joke. In the past 3 years I have put over $10,000 into upgrading the electric at my house including moving all above lines underground, installing a tranfser switch and bought a generator and in thanks from PGE you want to stick me and all customers with another rate hike. If this is the best that the leadership of PGE and the PUC can do, then you have all FAILED AND SHOULD RESIGN IMMEDIATELLY. | ||
| UE 435-2601 | 8/6/2024 8:41:44 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Ashley | Lauer | PORTLAND | Hey, we're currently going through a recession whether or not people want to admit it or not and people cannot afford higher electricity, tell PGE that unless Portland wants more homeless people, they can't increase those rates. I just got a bill for over $1,000 this month. 30 hours of overtime gone. I cannot keep up with this. People cannot keep up with this. Having a second job just to keep the lights on. My electricity cost seems to have tripled since 2022, we have the AC set at 78 we've started burning wood in the winter because it's literally cheaper than electricity. And Portland doesn't even want us doing that. People are going to start dying in their homes because they're unable to afford to cool or heat their homes, people are going to riot and I'll be there with them. People should not have to work 110 plus hours to keep the lights on and I can't even afford food and I'm not considered low income!!! I'm going to food banks to even eat at this point, prices have gotten out of control, at some point the government's going to have to start handing out potatoes and rations. | ||
| UE 435-2602 | 8/6/2024 8:49:08 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Todd | Mickalson | CORBETT | My power bill for my single family house averages $450.00 a month and is over a quarter of my monthly budget. I can’t afford another rate hike. I have switched everything over to LED lights and have the most energy efficient appliances. | ||
| UE 435-2603 | 8/6/2024 8:53:54 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Diane | Edmonds | GRESHAM | I am against yet another PGE rate hike in 2025, we just had one recently. Thus is not fair to customers who are struggling to pay their electric bills already with inflation at an all-time high, and we have to decide on feeding our families or keeping the lights on? That's barbaric on the general public. | ||
| UE 435-2604 | 8/6/2024 9:37:12 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Ryan | Ernst | CLACKAMAS | I do think it’s funny how you want people to leave out vulgar language when yall want to rob us year after year. I need to see the CEO removed and their replacement have a cap on their salary. Yall want to hit us up with double digit increases and then muzzle us. Well, I hope the worst for PGE and whoever supports their money grab. They want to come back to the taxpayers after they didn’t do the right thing 4 years ago and turn the power off during a red flag warning. The leadership should be held personally accountable. Please don’t sell this like the last one… and make some silly shizz up about helping low income rate payers with more money from us all. Go away. | ||
| UE 435-2605 | 8/6/2024 9:43:18 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Shawn | Hill | GRESHAM | Pge rate hikes have put a huge financial burden on my business and home. Another rate hike will only further that burden while we still are attempting to recover from the losses of covid. Please reconsider. | ||
| UE 435-2606 | 8/6/2024 11:23:06 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Sharon | Crocker | SALEM | I am currently served by Salem Electric which is a great cooperative having great service at reasonable rates. In my experience and in reading about PGE performance in CA OR, I purpose that PGE increased rate appropriations be refused and the company be broken up into smaller, more responsible units, perhaps in an anti-monopoly regulation of some kind. Sharon Crocker | ||
| UE 435-2607 | 8/6/2024 11:48:11 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Gina | Carr | WOODBURN | I am appealing to the commission to consider the caps proposed by the citizens board. As a senior on social security and a modest pension, I am struggling to make ends meet as is. | ||
| UE 435-2608 | 8/6/2024 12:52:56 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Catherine | Johnson | GRESHAM | The continued increases are getting out of hand. I am on Social Security and my increases are not keeping up with the cost of living. How are seniors supposed to stay in their homes when they can’t afford electricity and other expenses now? Please reconsider the proposed increase. | ||
| UE 435-2609 | 8/6/2024 12:54:19 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Pamela | Hickman | PORTLAND | No no no to radically increasing my energy bill. With climate change we are increasingly dependent on electricity. The current proposal is inhumane. | ||
| UE 435-261 | 3/7/2024 8:33:28 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Robert | Buckley | SALEM | I don't believe the commission should grant the requested increase. I also do not think the company should be fined for issues that are not within their control, because it gets passed onto the consumers. | ||
| UE 435-2610 | 8/6/2024 2:40:37 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Toni | Sanders | GRESHAM | Aren't your record profits enough?! How are your average people expected to live? Between housing , food and now electricity you are going to cause MANY more homeless. When is enough enough???!!! PLEASE STOP THE 10.9% INCREASE in Oregon. Thank you Toni Sanders | ||
| UE 435-2611 | 8/6/2024 3:14:38 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Sara | Maletis-Sharp | LAKE OSWEGO | I oppose another PGE rate increase. | ||
| UE 435-2612 | 8/6/2024 6:33:44 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Joe | Stoe | PORTLAND | This is criminal highway robbery. We are expected to pay there insurance and cover lawsuits caused by there own negligence. | ||
| UE 435-2613 | 8/6/2024 6:44:59 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Ginger | Barker | LAKE OSWEGO | Opposed to PGE rate adjustment We are an all electric household and our rates were just raised over 20% last year. We CAN NOT afford another rate hike Strongly oppose | ||
| UE 435-2614 | 8/6/2024 11:59:56 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Ann | Anderson | PORTLAND | PGE rates have increased 30 percent since 2022 and they want more? I'd they can't manage their business successfully with what they getting in now than they aren't good at what they do, this is too much! We are made of endless money to pay for ELECTRICITY! It's not a luxury, it's a necessity. Please listen to the public and do what's right for us, no rate increases! | ||
| UE 435-2615 | 8/7/2024 8:37:04 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Tyler | Murphy | GRESHAM | This is ridiculous that they continue to ask for increases to line their pockets. They have had ample opportunity to upgrade systems and have neglected to be forward thinking to do so to handle future problems. Their increase all does not match that of your average raise increase every household gets. They state the increase is "only 21.50 per month" but they both work on a tier usage system. When you go over the lowest kw usage that cost increases exponentially. My family is your basic middle class family. We started reaching levels of concern with our electric bills because of the increases. | ||
| UE 435-2616 | 8/7/2024 9:27:28 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Dawna | Deitz | KEIZER | This is so wrong to keep raising your rates. Rent increases are bad enough but pge keeps raising it's rates makes it hard to survive. | ||
| UE 435-2617 | 8/7/2024 10:54:24 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Don | SALEM | Enough is enough when it comes to ripping off the consumer by these corporations. The sad part is they(meaning utility,power companies) know they can get away with it, because there are people who have the power to change how much they can collect from the public and are going along with power company proposals. What ever happened to the cost`s of doing business? Whenever there is a circumstance where they have to spend some of their funds(which they have been collecting over a period of many,many years),they cry to PUC of Oregon for a reimbursement, and they get it. How do these people who run these organizations, promote good will to the consumers ,when the consumers know they are being taken advantage of? | |||
| UE 435-2618 | 8/7/2024 11:29:15 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Sheryl | Williams | SANDY | PGE's proposed rate increase an abomination! Is it really ok to pass on the funding for plant improvement to the general bill paying public when the top executives are being paid millions of dollars outright with additional stock option perks? It's just lip service when the say it's in the customers best interest ,when so many of us are just struggling to make ends meet. Many folks are denying themselves the comfort of being warm or cold depending on the season, what a shame! Who protects the customers, not the PUC! | ||
| UE 435-2619 | 8/7/2024 2:01:34 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Kayla | Schregardus | PORTLAND | Cut the CEOs salary! This company should be ashamed of charging hard working Oregonians when the CEO of PGE Maria Poppe made $1.4 million in 2023 and $11million from stock awards! Fire the CEO and that will get the funds! If all citizens banned together and stopped paying what would happen?! | ||
| UE 435-262 | 3/7/2024 9:22:43 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Valentin | Uzunov | HAPPY VALLEY | While my electricity bills have not gone up as much others, i do see the recent pattern in rate hikes, justified by convenient timing and circumstances. Its seems that the only solutions are more money. I would like PUC to hold public utility companie accountable to a minimum 75% company efficiency in management. When the PG&E CEO has a yearly compensation of about ~$50mill and a cash flow from operating activities amounting to $4.75 billion for 2023. I think that unless PG&E can demonstrate, transparently why they cannot use the cash from operating activies? Or some income stream. Given a total Net revenue of 25Bil. Its time public companys are required to show they are maximally efficient, before charging consumers more. I have also heard about large miss management being a leading cause for rising cost. PUC should also continously keep in mind that a balance should not be tippied in favor to either side. But to do that it needs solid metric, the public can see and digest to have trust in the process. PUC should demonstrate complete transparancy by making documentaion public for review | ||
| UE 435-2620 | 8/7/2024 4:14:09 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Dan | B | PORTLAND | People in Portland, OR are struggling as it is. Please don’t allow another PGE rate hike. It’s forcing us into more and more debt. | ||
| UE 435-2621 | 8/7/2024 6:58:11 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Kate | Bush | SILVERTON | I just received my most recent billing statement from PGE. The cost of my monthly summer bill has now increased to double what is typical for this time of year. I am used to summer generally being my lowest time of year for utility expenses. Our new bill is now the maximum of what is typical for our deep cold winter month and one I can barely afford. Typically our electric bill averages $160-$180, I budget $180 except for the winter months when it is around $250+, again this is only a couple months out of the year and expected. My bill this month is $297! We also have natural gas that offsets the electricity. Allowing PGE to bill us this high is a travesty for consumers. My actual usage is $138, I am billed $107 for distribution, $4.14 for "extreme weather & pandemic costs", $8.92 city tax, $1.88 "bill adjustment recovery ", $20.25 federal regulatory fees, basic charge of $13, $10.66 transmission charge. This is to name a few plus I have almost $6.00 is supposed energy credit! That would have put my bill over $300! FOR ONE MONTH. My husband and I realistically make a decent income but we cannot afford continued rate hikes. DO NOT APPROVE ANY INCREASES! | ||
| UE 435-2622 | 8/7/2024 7:22:47 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Leighta | Lehto | PORTLAND | PGE needs a pause on raising rates. The rates are too high and a burden on working class and poor people. Portland is already so expensive. We need more energy options. Energy should be a public utility for all not a luxury. | ||
| UE 435-2623 | 8/7/2024 7:44:27 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Nathaniel | Phipps | BEAVERTON | It is absolutely insane thay you require over 20k oregon citizen or more to complain to even acknowledge the fact PGE is abusing it's customers. They claim the reason for the rain hike is to update infrastructure, my question ( and the one you should be asking too) is why have then not been using our money to update infrastructure previously. Why the sudden massive rate hikes. It's because the few dozen fat cats at the top of PGE have milked the customer for all we are worth and now there company needs upgrades and instead of cutting wages of the tope 5% of the company they push the cost onto us the consumer. They receive tax brakes and yet we pay more and more each year and have more and more power failurs and outages. It's disgusting that we even have to discuss this! As public servants it is your duty to protect us, do your job for the sake of the people paying taxes which pay your wages. Please please help us, we are literally dying out here and need help. | ||
| UE 435-2624 | 8/7/2024 9:04:42 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Marsha | Lyons | SALEM | As a retired individual on Social Security, any more increases will mean no heat on in the winter and no air conditioning during the summer. Please do not allow any more increases!! | ||
| UE 435-2625 | 8/7/2024 9:04:57 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Jim | Wikel | PORTLAND | Regarding PGE's proposed rate increase, I will be brief. It is nothing short of unmitigated corporate greed. | ||
| UE 435-2626 | 8/7/2024 9:19:03 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | james | hesse | PORTLAND | i believe a pge rate hike would be an enormous burden to people who have worked their entire life, and are now on fixed incomes. | ||
| UE 435-2627 | 8/7/2024 11:32:00 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | beth | mulcahy | PORTLAND | Why are you even considering letting PGE raise rates again?? And by so much?! It's so obvious it's covid era gouging to make the investors wealthy that the poor and working class pay for like so many other monoplies. They have over 2 billion in profits. How much more do they need? If they want to build, then have the investors pay for it or take it out of the 2 billion profit. They never pass any of the infrastructure savings on to the consumer anyways. PGE shut off heat to over 4500 people in the middle of a cold snap this year. The most on record because they already raised their rates so much. Do you care about that? THAT WAS YOUR FAULT. Why do you keep agreeing to this? WHAT are you getting out of this? My bill is usually around $300/month or more. And with you keeping agreeing to these endless rate increases it's going to be hundreds more a month. Do you want to pay my bill? The contempt you have for people just trying to survive is off the rails. Asking the public to "weigh in" on whether they'd want a 4th rate hike in 3 years-how incredibly disingenuous! You're not fooling anybody. | ||
| UE 435-2628 | 8/8/2024 7:31:47 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Kati | Kryzer | PORTLAND | Please do not allow ANOTHER double digit increase for PGE in January. These bills are getting out of control to working families in Oregon. | ||
| UE 435-2629 | 8/8/2024 8:10:00 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Mel | Zillick | PORTLAND | Instead of passing on the increased electric costs that PGE and PPL are proposing, off to average citizens who are already struggling, why not raise taxes on data centers? This podcast looks at the increase in energy use and carbon emissions from the multiple data centers in Washington. Since OR is building multiple data centers because of our increased vacant farm land and water in the PNW it seems a perfect opportunity to get funds from billionaires that, as the podcast points out, hire far fewer employees than originally estimated and reap fast amounts of of money. Don’t get scared about data centers walking away as they’re going to keep building. Instead be bold and help maintain costs for those of us who are struggling. “Do Data Centers Fit With Washington’s Clean Energy Goals” https://www.opb.org/show/thinkoutloud/ | ||
| UE 435-263 | 3/7/2024 9:29:31 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Russell | Shackleford | CLACKAMAS | I am writing to inform you that if you vote to raise electric rates it will backfire. I will pay my rates...for a while. Then, before I move, I will use every bit of electricity I can and never pay the bill. I'm talking about $800-$1000 electric bill that will never be paid. It's the only way you people will ever get the point. You don't listen to common-sense, you don't respect the citizenry, you're obviously in PGE's pocket. The only way to get you people to understand anything is to completely screw you over. So, go ahead with your planned electric-rate scam. You'll get paid for a bit, then you'll get hammered. LOL! And I will enjoy cursing and ridiculing every collection agent that rings my phone trying to collect the money I took from you. And I'm going to do it, guaranteed. In fact, I'm going to do it whether you raise the rates, or not. LOL! | ||
| UE 435-2630 | 8/8/2024 9:32:08 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Annette | Russell | TROUTDALE | Make a rule to not raise rates on residential consumer's. Find a better way. Think about how it affects the consumers bottom line and if they can afford it. Space out what you want to improve. Are you trying to get everyone to use alternate energy? It sounds like if you keep raising rates, it will leave no other alternative. | ||
| UE 435-2631 | 8/8/2024 9:32:09 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Annette | Russell | TROUTDALE | Make a rule to not raise rates on residential consumer's. Find a better way. Think about how it affects the consumers bottom line and if they can afford it. Space out what you want to improve. Are you trying to get everyone to use alternate energy? It sounds like if you keep raising rates, it will leave no other alternative. | ||
| UE 435-2632 | 8/8/2024 9:59:39 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Michael | Grigsby-Lane | PORTLAND | I'm not sure which docket number to comment on, but I'm referencing a recent news story https://www.koin.com/news/oregon/customers-simply-cant-afford-pges-proposed-rate-hike-advocacy-group-says/ This story indicates that PGE is going to be asking for an 10.9% increase for their customers. This is wrong for multiple reasons. First, PGE is essentially a monopoly. I don't have a choice about how to get electricity. They have ratepayers over a barrel and can gouge as much as they want. Second, PGE has had significant rate increases totaling 43% since 2021. What have they done with all that money? Prior to the pandemic, my electric bill was usually 50-80 dollars monthly. Now the bill is routinely over $100. I'm sure the money has gone into the pockets of their executives and lobbyists who are actively working to find new ways to screw over customers. Third, I'm disabled and my only source of income is social security. Do you know how much social security is currently proposing for a cost of living adjustment? 2.6%. I currently receive $1803 per month, and a 2.6% increase means I would receive an additional $54 per month, leaving me at $1857. Now keep in mind that I just received a notice of a 9% rent increase, bringing my rent up $87 per month. If you can do even basic math, you will see that I am already going to have to cut $33 from my monthly budget. How do you expect me to find an additional 11% to pay my electric bill? I guess I'll have to choose between medication, food, rent and utilities since I don't see a way to pay for everything. This rate increase is unnecessary; it is callous and cruel; it unfairly targets the poorest and most vulnerable in our communities; it smacks of unregulated capitalism where the rich get richer and the poor suffer to pay for it. You must reject this rate increase. It will harm many, many Oregonians terribly. At a time when the cost of everything is astronomical, this rate increase is a knife to the gut of working people, disabled people, seniors, and poor Oregonians. Again I say: YOU MUST REJECT THIS UNFAIR RATE INCREASE. | ||
| UE 435-2633 | 8/8/2024 3:34:41 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Andy | Appel | LAKE OSWEGO | The electricity rates have become unaffortable for my family. We are activitely looking for our next home outside of Oregon because of the high cost of utilities and living in Oregon. | ||
| UE 435-2634 | 8/2/2024 8:35:45 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Martin | Hehman | BEAVERTON | ChatGPT 4o mini Log in Write a comment on PGE's request to increase rates in 2025. Focus on how family are struggling to make ends meet and make choices between food and electricity. An increase will force more families to make these difficult decisions. Low SES families are still recovering from the trauma of Covid. Companies such as Intel, Nike, Tesla, and Electrify America should be charged with this increase and not the general household. ChatGPT PGE's request to increase rates in 2025 comes at a time when many families are already struggling to make ends meet. The rising cost of living has forced households to make tough choices between essentials like food and electricity. An increase in utility rates will only exacerbate this problem, placing additional financial strain on low-income families who are still grappling with the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead of burdening ordinary households, it would be more equitable to allocate these costs to major corporations such as Intel, Nike, Tesla, and Electrify America. These companies, with their substantial resources, are better positioned to absorb the additional costs and should be held accountable for contributing to the increased financial demands, rather than further squeezing families already facing economic hardship. | ||
| UE 435-2635 | 8/6/2024 3:13:51 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Sara | Maletis-Sharp | LAKE OSWEGO | I oppose yet ANOTHER rate increase. | ||
| UE 435-2636 | 8/6/2024 3:15:44 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Jeff | Sharp | LAKE OSWEGO | I oppose another rate increase. | ||
| UE 435-2637 | 8/8/2024 5:13:22 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Robert | Scofield | LAKE OSWEGO | Just paid our PGE bill of over $652 for the month of July?! Now they’re looking for another rate increase in 2025 after an already shocking 13% price gouge in 2024?! Their rates are already up 43% since 2021. A criminal enterprise at best. Enough is ENOUGH! Not only should the new hike be denied, please allow other companies to come in and compete for our business. Shame on PGE and Oregon PUC if another rate increase is allowed to go through. | ||
| UE 435-2638 | 8/6/2024 5:24:10 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | FOREST GROVE | Please fight for the citizens of our state and do not approve the requested rate hikes. Enough is enough. | ||||
| UE 435-2639 | 8/8/2024 6:22:42 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | KEIZER | I do not support a rate increase. They already increased the rate drastically last year and I'm struggling to be able to pay my bills, even with being on a payment plan. If they need $202 million more dollars I think they should have an audit to see if they are properly utilizing the funds they already have. | ||||
| UE 435-264 | 3/7/2024 9:48:12 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Heather | Hendricks-Thurber | PORTLAND | PGE’s income last year increased. They cannot say they need more money and it not be clear that they just don’t want to cut into their profits. Unless they are operating at a loss, rate increases should be declined. It is a travesty for utilities to be profit driven especially since consumers cannot choose their utilities. | ||
| UE 435-2640 | 8/8/2024 6:31:25 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Juniper | Dyer | GRESHAM | This is an unconscionable and inhumane proposal. There are thousands of working families, senior citizens on fixed incomes, and low income people struggling to pay their rents and bills as it is. Families are in need of food boxes and donated clothing just to make ends meet. We have disabled senior citizens that cannot find affordable housing. This proposed rate hike is not humane and it will increase the number of unhoused people that can't get off the street since having electricity shut off in rental units is a violation of the lease agreements. I have worked in social services for over a decade and I speak to people everyday that are in desperate need of help. We will lose more and more working people in the next year as they move away and take their tax money with them. This cannot be allowed to pass. | ||
| UE 435-2641 | 8/8/2024 6:35:59 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Jathan | Stitch | TIGARD | PGE just did a price increase this year and I do t see how people can afford yet another increase. I have a small business that heavily relies on PGE and this would be devastating for us at a time where inflation is at an all time high. | ||
| UE 435-2642 | 8/8/2024 6:50:13 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Jessica | Jacobs | OREGON CITY | These rate hikes are not reasonable and unaffordable. how about you get rid of all of your green policies. | ||
| UE 435-2643 | 8/8/2024 6:50:13 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Jessica | Jacobs | OREGON CITY | These rate hikes are not reasonable and unaffordable. how about you get rid of all of your green policies. | ||
| UE 435-2644 | 8/8/2024 6:59:36 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Vinson | Ferrinho | PORTLAND | People before profits - PGE has brought in increasing profits year-over-year while increasing electricity rates for Portland's citizens, including our most vulnerable. Why? The Oregon Public Utility Commission is empowered to regulate this business and put citizens over shareholders. There is no moral or functional reason why a rate increase must be approved, especially while shutoffs are at a record high. Shareholders and PGE do not have Portland's citizens' best interests in mind. The PUC certainly should. | ||
| UE 435-2645 | 8/8/2024 7:24:27 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Darby | Foxx | LAKE OSWEGO | My power was disconnected in April. I had to pay approximately $400 that I needed for my rent to just get my power turned back on. I run a small business out of my home and without electricity - I cannot make any money. This rate increase harms not only those of us on the edge of barely making it day to day - but small businesses and economic growth in our state. PGE must stop the price gouging. PGE lost power for a week to my home during the horrible ice storm. My pipes burst during this time. I received no help. PGE is just trying to ruin small businesses and customers without care. The Utility Commission has a responsibly to customers - not just to give in to whatever the utilities want. | ||
| UE 435-2646 | 8/8/2024 7:27:12 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Ashley | Mogford | SALEM | As a family of six, our electricity bill has more than doubled on the last two years. Another rate increase is insanity. PGE cannot continue to increase their profits at the expense of costumers who have no where else to go. If I could chose another power company, I would in a heartbeat. Please do not let them increase rates yet again. | ||
| UE 435-2647 | 8/8/2024 7:55:53 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Bernie | Gies | PORTLAND | Don't raise rates so much. A few percent, under ten, might be ok. Over time, it appears that PGE has mismanaged their income & paid big dividends when they could have improved infrastructure. | ||
| UE 435-2648 | 8/8/2024 8:06:23 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Sergey | Kiselev | PORTLAND | The recent and the proposed price hikes by PGE are ridiculous and unjustified. Moreover, I am baffled by PGE being a stock company vs. PUC. First and foremost job of an electrical utility company should be supplying it's customers with affordable electricity and not generating profits for stakeholders that have nothing to do with the customers | ||
| UE 435-2649 | 8/8/2024 8:30:56 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Freddie | Elmore | PORTLAND | There is no reason PGE has to raise rates when their profits are up. Electricity is a necessity, it is not something that we can choose to do without. PGE, on the other hand, can choose to manage itself responsibly and budget for massive executive bonuses and forest fire fines without passing the cost of its incompetence to the consumers. | ||
| UE 435-265 | 3/7/2024 9:55:57 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | BEAVERTON | We're also paying for a $1,700,000,000,000.00 Infrastructure Bill, I don't see any of that being used in Oregon! ?? | ||||
| UE 435-2650 | 8/8/2024 8:50:16 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Nicole | Jones | HILLSBORO | Do not increase rates | ||
| UE 435-2651 | 8/8/2024 8:53:38 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Justyn | Searle | OREGON CITY | These rate increases are ridiculous. | ||
| UE 435-2652 | 8/9/2024 12:32:32 AM | 8/8/2024 11:56:05 AM | General Comment | PUC.PUBLICCOMMENTS@puc.oregon.gov | -----Original Message----- From: Stephanie Ritzert <ritzsk8@comcast.net> Sent: Wednesday, August 7, 2024 12:44 PM To: PUC PUC.PublicComments * PUC <PUC.publicComments@puc.oregon.gov> Cc: ritzert Stephanie <ritzsk8@comcast.net> Subject: Pacific Power AND Portland General Electric rate increases ritzsk8@comcast.net. These year-over-year, double-digit rate increases are not affordable for the middle class consumers. As a retiree living on a fixed income, I struggle each year to keep up with these year-over-year double-digit rate increases. While I probably don’t qualify for “low income discounts”, I find that at this point it is becoming increasingly difficult to live within my budget because of these constant rate increases. This is NOT how I envisioned retirement to be—worrying about money. I feel it’s completely unfair for ratepayers to subsidize corporate greed and poor management resulting in continuing lawsuits and legal fees. I want the PUC to deny this exorbitant rate increase for BOTH Pacific Power AND Portland General Electric. Stephanie Ritzert | |||||
| UE 435-2653 | 8/9/2024 12:32:34 AM | 8/8/2024 5:54:10 AM | General Comment | dollipop77@gmail.com | Thank you for clarifying. I am a customer of PGE. If I could at all pick my provider it would not be PGE. Salem Electric would be my choice. The 16 years that SE provided my services they proved they cared more about the community / customers than profits. I do not understand how we can choose our propane, cell and internet providers,, but not this service or natural gas. I think we have laws against monopolies and forcing us to have one option leaves us being at their mercy with no other choice. Dawn Andersson -----Original Message----- From: Dollipop <dollipop77@gmail.com Sent: Sunday, August 4, 2024 1:00 PM To: PUC PUC.PublicComments * PUC <puc.publiccomments@puc.oregon.gov Subject: Rate increases Dear PUC, Please do not approve more rate hikes by the utility companies. It is criminal that they are allowed to increase the rates over 40% in the last few years with yet another request to increase rates. They show profits and pay a CEO over 6 million a year. We should not be paying for their lawsuits, while they continue to profit and pay a ridiculous amount to a CEO. We have people going hungry or at worst losing housing over the massive increases. Please ?? stop this corporate greed! Dawn Andersson Salem 97306 | |||||
| UE 435-2654 | 8/9/2024 12:32:36 AM | 8/8/2024 1:46:16 AM | General Comment | rxonmymind@gmail.com | 2.2 Billion in profit to share holders. NONE of that went back into structural changes to strengthen electrical grid. NO to rate hikes. | |||||
| UE 435-2655 | 8/9/2024 12:32:39 AM | 8/7/2024 7:03:08 PM | General Comment | csmccoy1@yahoo.com | I am writing to let decision makers know, the huge double digit increase last January, coinciding with a ridiculous storm was too much. Now we're back at it AGAIN, tapping renters and homeowners? With another double digit increase when you've increased rates over 40% in a very few, short years (2021). This is outrageous, it is unconscionable and now we're adding: Do we pay rent/mortgage? Do we buy groceries? OR do we pay our bloated electricity bill? To this Jumanji/apocolypse game you seem to only play, with private residents. Ya'll need to go back to the drawing board on this one, and figure a new plan. You state that it's cheaper, somehow, to provide corporations and businesses with electricity and their rates are not getting blown out of the water. To state I simply do not believe you? Is a gross, understatement. Do better. Before you literally force people to live in their homes, with no power. I am disgusted. Christy McCoy | |||||
| UE 435-2656 | 8/9/2024 12:32:42 AM | 8/7/2024 12:44:13 PM | General Comment | ritzsk8@comcast.net | These year-over-year, double-digit rate increases are not affordable for the middle class consumers. As a retiree living on a fixed income, I struggle each year to keep up with these year-over-year double-digit rate increases. While I probably don’t qualify for “low income discounts”, I find that at this point it is becoming increasingly difficult to live within my budget because of these constant rate increases. This is NOT how I envisioned retirement to be—worrying about money. I feel it’s completely unfair for ratepayers to subsidize corporate greed and poor management resulting in continuing lawsuits and legal fees. I want the PUC to deny this exorbitant rate increase for BOTH Pacific Power AND Portland General Electric. Stephanie Ritzert | |||||
| UE 435-2657 | 8/9/2024 12:32:45 AM | 8/7/2024 10:24:09 AM | General Comment | lmm32651@gmail.com | How many more people do you have to kill in the name of green energy before you admit it's not even a real option? Are you REALLY finally hardening the grid after you've waited 30 years to do it? If you think we need to pay this for all the electric cars they're going to force us to buy, don't bother, it's not happening. Not only can no one afford them, no one wants them. So, STOP TRYING TO KILL US WITH RATE INCREASES WE CAN'T POSSIBLY AFFORD!!! I think it's time we all get together to file an anti-trust lawsuit against PGE - you're leaving us no choice. Thanks for nothing from a retired fixed income customer Linda Everson | |||||
| UE 435-2658 | 8/9/2024 12:32:48 AM | 8/6/2024 8:12:48 PM | General Comment | brutalmaddog@gmail.com | The fact that PGE has already been allowed to raise our rates 3 times in the last two years (from what I remember) is not at all right for the citizens of Oregon. We are currently paying nearly $100 more than we did back in 2021. Sadder yet, last year we had to run our A/C nearly non-stop for several days because of extremely high temperatures and even though we consumed a lot more electricity at that time, our bill is nearly $50 more for the same time this year. It's quite frankly ridiculous, because we are struggling to get our bills paid and I know of other people forgoing food just to be able to keep their electricity on. Quite frankly, it is rather pathetic that they were allowed to raise our rates so many times in the last few years, when no other utility company we deal with has raised our rates but maybe once. As far as I'm concerned, they should be forced to rollback their most previous rate hike, because it is killing the people of this state. cid:storage_emulated_0_Android_data_com_samsung_android_email_provider_files__EmailTempImage_1_TempSignature_signature_Drawing_1708877672311_png_1708877672405 | |||||
| UE 435-2659 | 8/9/2024 12:32:50 AM | 8/6/2024 5:46:58 PM | General Comment | evysavage@msn.com | I don't understand why the public utilities commission always approves rate increases for PGE? Are they running their company so badly they need several 30 and 40% increases in a row? Maybe their CEO and Execs should have their salaries lowered for such bad management of their company. It is outrageous that citizens are held hostage to the constant rate increases that we cannot afford anymore, just because we need electricity and PGE is abusing their control over its customers. We should all be able to afford basic utilities to live in the USA. I will do whatever I can to let lawmakers know that rate increases should not be automatically granted and that it is totally unacceptable for them to keep raising rates. Income has not kept up for most people. We simply can't keep paying for basic needs at outrageous prices. Do not approve any more increases without public vote! E Savage | |||||
| UE 435-266 | 3/7/2024 9:59:40 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Maureen | Heaster | TIGARD | Raising the rates for customers again because PGE hasn't been updating its infrastructure should be criminal. Keeping their facilities up to date, making repairs after weather events, this should be part of their normal operating budget. The PGE CEO's yearly compensation has gone from $1.5 million to over $6 million since 2018. How much money is going to shareholder payouts? This money should be going back into the company for their facility improvements, not given out as bonuses and payouts for the company executives. PGE may be a private company, but they are providing a necessary service that consumers have no choice but to use. This shouldn't be a private company, this should be a public utility, but that's an argument for another day. If the Oregon Public Utility Commission is going to regulate Portland General Electric, they need to make sure money isn't just going to the people at the top. If PGE wants to be our only source for power, it is their responsibility to spend their money on keeping their facilities working. CEO bonuses and shareholder payouts do nothing to help the public, nothing to help the power grid and I'm sure it doesn't do anything to help the people actually working on the streets to fix our power lines. If PGE can't keep up with improvements and can't spend their money wisely, maybe it's time to make it a public utility or to find a different company to serve the Portland area. Increasing prices on customers for a basic necessity that is struggling due to PGE's negligence should not be something the Oregon Public Utility Commission allows. If they need more money, PGE can use the $5 million in CEO bonus pay to fix their structural issues. | ||
| UE 435-2660 | 8/9/2024 12:32:53 AM | 8/5/2024 7:15:45 PM | General Comment | astrid6212@gmail.com | Please don’t appove these rate hikes for PGE. It’s hard enough to keep bills low as it is and I live in the dark all year long because turning lights on and leaving them on is too expensive all ready. I heat my house with electricity so I only turn on light when I absolutely have too and my electric bill is over 100$ a month. This is crazy if this new rate increase is approved. So many people won’t be able to afford to heat their homes in the winter or cool them in summer. I only use my a/c when I can stand the heat anymore and then turn it off because I know if I leave it on it will be close to 100$ even in summer. Thank you for reading I hope you all have a great rest of your day and consider not approving this rate increase Sincerely Kimberly Nickerson | |||||
| UE 435-2661 | 8/9/2024 12:32:56 AM | 8/5/2024 7:07:35 PM | General Comment | bmdoran@comcast.net | I am writing about ANOTHER proposed rate increase. This is an outrage. You just increased them 19 percent. Perhaps you should look at cutting some salaries within. Why were the upgrades not done with the increase in revenue you received previously. It seems to me you are not being fiscally responsible on your end. I have had service for 30 years and have never seen rate hikes where people have to freeze in winter and bake in summer because of utility bills. Your spokesperson "acknowledges rate increases are challenging". That is an understatement. Most people that take this hit are not eligible for dicount programs, but with utility, water, heat, rent, food , Rx cost increases we will all be poor, but still not eligible. I am vehemently opposed to this. I find this new proposal extremely vexing. It's not like cable, internet or phone service where you can shop around. Consumers have no choice here and you just raise rates and consumers suffer. I am displeased with your ridiculous charges and cannot even heat my home anymore to a comfortable temperature. You can't cancel your electricity, we are just in shackles and slaves to your whims. Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone | |||||
| UE 435-2662 | 8/9/2024 12:32:58 AM | 8/5/2024 3:05:00 PM | General Comment | PUC CONSUMER PUC * PUC | From: Charlene Wells <charlenew1@q.com<mailto:charlenew1@q.com>> Sent: Saturday, August 3, 2024 7:18 AM To: PUC CONSUMER PUC * PUC <puc.consumer@puc.oregon.gov<mailto:puc.consumer@puc.oregon.gov>> Subject: PGE proposed rate increases I am emailing you to voice my annoyance with PGE asking for more rate increases, and increasing their present request. This rate increase I do not believe is due to cost of energy, but rather at least partially to increase profits for their company And any "assistance" that they offer as they are recently advertising as some sort of great mercy towards us, will be negated by rate increases as well as causing hardship on those who don't qualify for assistance but are at an income level barely surviving. Please be reasonable in your reviews of these rate increase requests and don't just give them a rubber stamp! Regards, Charlene Wells | |||||
| UE 435-2663 | 8/9/2024 12:33:01 AM | 8/5/2024 3:04:00 PM | General Comment | PUC CONSUMER PUC * PUC | -----Original Message----- From: Cammie DeRaeve <cjdera1@icloud.com> Sent: Friday, August 2, 2024 7:36 PM To: PUC CONSUMER PUC * PUC <puc.consumer@puc.oregon.gov> Subject: No more PGE hikes! This is insane. We are already paying through the nose for our electric bill. Almost a 43 percent increase since 2021. Enough is enough. Please don’t approve this larceny. Thank you. | |||||
| UE 435-2664 | 8/9/2024 12:33:04 AM | 8/5/2024 2:51:00 PM | General Comment | PUC CONSUMER PUC * PUC | From: Meghan Bales <monzonmeg9@gmail.com<mailto:monzonmeg9@gmail.com>> Sent: Friday, August 2, 2024 6:05 PM To: PUC CONSUMER PUC * PUC <puc.consumer@puc.oregon.gov<mailto:puc.consumer@puc.oregon.gov>> Subject: PGE rate hike To whom it may concern, Hello there, my name is Meghan, I have lived in Oregon my whole life, which has been 33 years and of that I have lived on my own for 12 years. Of those 12 years my husband and I bought our own house, got married, had 2 kids and I have never felt as scared about money as I do right now. My husband has a very well paying job that’s barely cutting it right now. This proposed rate hike is unbelievable! I’m just wondering how PGE expects people to live? Or if your CEO has any heart at all? Maybe they should be taking a pay cut? Reading about how many people have had their electricity shut off since this hike is deplorable and just adding to the problems of more people becoming homeless. From an article from Koin 6 news “It’s dangerous that we’re now in the double digit range,” said Bob Jenks, Executive Director of the Oregon Citizens’ Utility Board (CUB). “We’re now more than three times the rate of inflation and customers just can’t afford this after the big rate hike we had last January. Jenks added the newest increase proposal comes as the company implemented a record number of customer disconnections this year. Back in April, PGE cut off service to more than 4,700 homes – the most recorded in a single month according to Oregon CUB – only to shut off an additional 4,300 the next month in May.” I really hope that you see that that is not okay. My family is starting to struggle with all the price increases of literally everything. But we make too much money for any type of help for utilities and don’t even have many other bills other than the rising cost of food, electric, and gas. Does this seem okay to you? To further pull from the article I read it continues: “PGE says says these numbers are fluid and it’s too early to say what how this proposal might impact customers. Nonetheless Oregon CUB said they are asking the Public Utilities Commission to delay or reject it.” I can tell you exactly how it’s going to impact customers. They’re going to have to continue to choose between somewhere to live, electricity and food. This is crazy and just pure greed. For profit utilities are getting out of hand! So please see reason and think of the small businesses and single mothers/fathers trying to survive and even families that used to be considered upper middle class that are now struggling. It’s sad that this is how the world is headed and how this company is worried about paying their already over paid CEO. Signed a scared and angry mother and wife | |||||
| UE 435-2665 | 8/9/2024 12:33:06 AM | 8/5/2024 1:47:04 PM | General Comment | debarino07@gmail.com | Dear Official, I am writing to urge the PUC to reject the current rate increase by PGE for 2025. Many of us are struggling to afford the current rates, refraining from using air conditioning and heat in order to keep costs down. I am a senior living on social security and absolutely am unable to afford more rate hikes. I already requested low-income assistance but was only granted 15% which is negligible compared to the current rates. Meanwhile, the CEO of Portland General Electric, Maria Pope, is receiving compensation is $6.97 Million in 2024. This is a PUBLIC UTILITY, and I am shocked to see this kind of bloated compensation while so many in Portland are barely able to make ends meet. I strongly urge you to reject this proposal and protect Portland consumers as you are bound to. Sincerely, Deborah A Brown …………………………………………… DEB BROWN {at home} 503.351.5783 | |||||
| UE 435-2666 | 8/9/2024 12:33:10 AM | 8/5/2024 11:37:02 AM | General Comment | lm20or@yahoo.com | I am 110% against any rate hikes!!!!!!! PGE has already raised rates 17% this year! Absolutely ridiculous! The CEO gave herself a pay raise…… is that with the money is needed for? I’m over it! Inflation is through the roof and everything is hard to pay for right now! If PGE needs money they need to take care of their CEO first. We Oregonians never got the opportunity to say no to this, and I am putting my foot down now! I am against any rate increases in power bills! I’m absolutely furious over these rate hikes!!!!! PGE needs to lower their rates now! Leanne Stoneberg Hillsboro, Oregon Sent from my iPhone | |||||
| UE 435-2667 | 8/9/2024 12:33:13 AM | 8/5/2024 8:47:20 AM | General Comment | rmccallum12@gmail.com | You cannot increase the cost of our bills again. It is becoming unaffordable to live, untenable to save for home, I’m forced to rent. This also while expecting. You are making it unaffordable to live. Consider this when you sign yet another increase for PGE who can not manage their money. This all the while continuing to increase taxes in this city. You are making people leave. Your tax base is leaving— do you not see the writing on the wall??? - Concerned citizen | |||||
| UE 435-2668 | 8/9/2024 12:33:15 AM | 8/5/2024 8:34:34 AM | General Comment | elizabethdalton17@gmail.com | This proposal is absolutely insane - our family decided to move to downtown Portland, against the advice of many, which we found to be a DYING city last December. We saw our electricity rate increase immediately and already are facing another huge increase next year? We do not automatically receive 10%+ additional income annually, and any additional costs PG&E faces are due to its own neglect of maintaining their own systems. Customers cannot afford this, and should not have to cover the company's costs. As a result you are driving people out of the cities you should desperately be trying to keep them in. | |||||
| UE 435-2669 | 8/9/2024 12:33:17 AM | 8/5/2024 8:06:44 AM | General Comment | jendaniello@yahoo.com | jendaniello@yahoo.com<mailto:jendaniello@yahoo.com>. Please no more rate hikes for PGE. We as customers cannot afford a third rate hike. Ask the CEO Maria Pope to take a pay cut from her annual $7M annual salary. This is a joke the c-suites are making millions annually when a large percentage of their consumers are unable to afford things like heat and AC in the coldest and hottest months. The price gouging of consumers has to stop. Please help the people, not the corporations! Thank you, Jennifer Daniello Clackamas County PGE customer | |||||
| UE 435-267 | 3/7/2024 10:17:48 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Christian | PORTLAND | I oppose any more rate increases from P.G.E. at this time. Customers are still feeling from last year's increase, while shareholders for the company are still taking in huge profits. Businesses need to accept that monthly payments for utilities are not a "Kickstarter" or "GoFundMe" for their business. Any improvements or inflation related price increases need to come from the top down so the poorest customers aren't paying for a C.E.O.'s new yacht. Do better PUC!! | |||
| UE 435-2670 | 8/9/2024 12:33:19 AM | 8/5/2024 7:22:49 AM | General Comment | isabelle1192@yahoo.com | To Whom it may Concern: I am writing in regard to the rate increase purposal of the 10.5%. Due to the rate increase last year, it was a struggle to pay my power bill, I was on monthly payments to help.spread the cost out to keep power, and even then I was paying 350 a month for a 1100 Sq ft manufactured home and kept my heat at 67, and had fires going most of the time. This increase will hit people financially so hard and all ready with the highest year of shut offs due to lack of payment. I understand upgrading to maintain better supply for customers, and the cost that is connected with that, but there has to be ways to cut from somewhere to provide that. For example, power up mt. Hood, burying the power lines, yes it would be expensive at first! But in the long run how much are you saving, by always having crews up there to fix downed lines, trees, cutting, overtime. We had our power down a lot, and it would be extremely frustrating at times due to when the power goes out up there, we also have no water since our wells run on power. So please take into consideration other ways to save money, even if it's not right now, but it saves later, and not do an increase to help people keep their power on, I know would benefit everyone in the long run. Thank you. Yahoo Mail: Search, Organize, Conquer | |||||
| UE 435-2671 | 8/9/2024 12:33:22 AM | 8/5/2024 6:29:30 AM | General Comment | kelliemcraig@gmail.com | This is absolutely absurd and unfair to inflate costs that much after you doubled our costs last year. Last week my best friend who runs a memory care unit was informed her employee was stealing food. She investigated and found the cgs husband hurt himself. They were struggling to pay the bills with him out of work for ONE WEEK. The employee was stashing leftover food and bringing it home to her family so they didn't starve because she was too proud to admit that cost of living is high and she is struggling to afford to live. I am a nurse. Both my husband and I work full time and over time. I have no kids but cost of living is hard for US. I have many nurse friends who are letting bills go and picking and choosing what to pay. AS ONE OF THE HIGHER PAID PROFESSIONS When we lived in an apartment last year, for our 1100sqft apartment that we used wood burning fire to keep us warm and had the light off most of the year to try to get our bill down but IN AN APARTMENT we paid 250$ a month many many months in the winter and it was KILLING US. My bill dropped in half when we moved into our private home but you increasing these bills again leaves us unable to pay for electricity. We are one missed paycheck away from not being able to pay our bills. And again. We work well respected careers. Known for paying fairly well. I saw an anonymous post the other day on a page where someone who moved to Oregon was even inquiring about the cost of electric because they have never in their life paid so much for electric. They too were in an apartment getting SCREWED. It is not okay to charge apartments more than individual homes. It's absolutely not okay. People live in apartments because it's the most affordable and even that isn't very reasonable now days. It should not be a punishment to be poor and not be able to afford buy your own home, and hiking up costs for the lower income class feels really grimey. I dotn say this as a pitty party to me. I am asking you to understand what this will do to others who make far less than we do. We are not the caregivers who make 18-22$ an hour. We are not the grocery store worker making the same. The fast food employees. The gas attendants. The medical assistants who make 23$ an hour with a degree that they pay 30k for. the street sweepers. The coffee shop employees. And before you say "they could all get better jobs"..... If EVERYONE has to get better jobs, who will work the lower paying positions?? I am BEGGING you to help us all not have to pay 200$ a month to live with electricity. This is America. Electricity is not a privilege. It is a right. This is not a third world country. | |||||
| UE 435-2672 | 8/9/2024 12:33:24 AM | 8/4/2024 5:41:43 PM | General Comment | laurabirchard@icloud.com | To whom it may concern: I’m trying to raise my family in Portland where, year after year, the quality of life for my family erodes. PGE CEO Maria Pope makes 6.9 million dollars in annual compensation. A large percentage of this is bonuses, if google it to be believed. PGE shut off the power of record number of customers following their last rate hike. Please do not approve another rate hike. If PGE can pay dividends and bonuses like this surely they can reinvest profits instead of increasing rates. This will be a 43 % increase over the past fews. Across the river Clark county has a non profit model which is superior. Why do we tolerate for profit utility? Please do the right thing and do not approve this rate increase. Customers cannot choose another service provider, so it’s basically extortion. Laura Birchard Sent from the field | |||||
| UE 435-2673 | 8/9/2024 12:33:27 AM | 8/4/2024 3:27:00 PM | General Comment | lemechanicc@gmail.com | Dear Members of the Public Utility Commission, I am writing to express my strong opposition to the proposed rate increase by Portland General Electric (PGE) for the year 2025. As a resident of Portland, Oregon, I am deeply concerned about the negative impact this increase will have on our community, particularly on low-income households and small businesses already struggling with the rising cost of living. PGE’s request for a rate increase comes at a time when many Portland residents are facing financial difficulties due to economic uncertainties and inflation. An increase in utility rates would exacerbate these challenges, making it even harder for families to afford basic necessities. Additionally, small businesses, which are vital to our local economy, may find it difficult to absorb the additional costs, potentially leading to closures and job losses. Furthermore, it is crucial to consider the broader context of climate change and the need for sustainable energy practices. While I understand the necessity of investing in infrastructure and renewable energy, I urge PGE and the Public Utility Commission to explore alternative funding mechanisms that do not disproportionately burden consumers. There must be a balanced approach that ensures both the reliability of our energy supply and the affordability for all residents. I respectfully request that the Public Utility Commission carefully review PGE’s proposal and consider the long-term economic impact on Portland’s residents and businesses. It is essential to seek solutions that prioritize fairness and sustainability without imposing undue financial strain on the community. Thank you for your attention to this important matter. I trust that the Commission will act in the best interest of all Portland residents. Sincerely, Anais Marquez | |||||
| UE 435-2674 | 8/9/2024 12:33:29 AM | 8/4/2024 8:34:09 AM | General Comment | mrsmewoods@gmail.com | I heard about the rate hike that is proposed for 2025 and I'm very upset about it. My family simply cannot afford hike after hike on the same utilities in which we need to live, our families need to live. People work hard to come home to a few hours each night of comfort, whether that be a hot meal, air conditioning, hot shower, or even to be able to do homework on a computer or laptop. We all need these things, these aren't things we can just drop or give up like we already have with new clothes, evenings out, and vacations. We are trying to keep up with the Jones's but simply trying to live a peaceful life hoping to one day thrive. Covid has hit us all hard and everywhere I turn costs have gone up, it's only matter of time before this family and most run out of money. Do not increase the rate over 10 percent! My hourly wage cannot afford to take another hit. Sincerely, The Woods family | |||||
| UE 435-2675 | 8/9/2024 12:33:32 AM | 8/3/2024 10:02:30 PM | General Comment | jesse.reade@gmail.com | Come on, we are already over a barrel to this for profit utility and they can’t find the money in dividends to avoid rate hikes? Please deny this rate hike or we can all see where your allegiance lies Sent from my iPhone | |||||
| UE 435-2676 | 8/9/2024 12:33:34 AM | 8/2/2024 9:17:10 AM | General Comment | crazyrunners@icloud.com | STOP THIS MADNESS! No one can afford to have electricity with the constant rate hikes. We see no difference in anything so just what are you improving? I make $90k+ a year and literally live paycheck to paycheck. Your new proposed price hike would have us paying 40% more than we were two years ago. Instead of hiking our rates up, why don’t you try to find a less expensive solution. That’s what we need… Lynda Luce Sent from a small piece of technology held in my hand :-} | |||||
| UE 435-2677 | 8/9/2024 12:33:36 AM | 8/2/2024 8:13:51 AM | General Comment | thehendersonfam.4@gmail.com | We are your classic family of 4 Middle Class oldest child will be attending her first year in college. Second child will be a senior. Husband I am work hard for our money. This last rate Increase was a financial impact in a negative way. If you increase again we will struggle making our payments. We do NOT qualify for assistance. Please reconsider the rate Increase. Sincerely Meredith Henderson | |||||
| UE 435-2678 | 8/9/2024 12:33:38 AM | 8/2/2024 5:40:19 AM | General Comment | queenhayden1497@gmail.com | I believe the lack of a competitive market in energy is allowing rate hikes that Oregonian can't afford . Amidst the rising inflation everywhere from food to gas how can we be expected to afford a 40% increase in under four years? | |||||
| UE 435-2679 | 8/9/2024 6:14:25 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Corinne | Rice | BEAVERTON | As a private citizen I do not support the increase. I can barely pay my bills and get groceries. Let alone a new hike for something we cant live without. If there was another choice I would go for it. But you are the only company and I live in an apartment so i literally have no other choice but to use PGE. Make it affordable. Reduce the upper management wages and pay your employees accordingly. | ||
| UE 435-268 | 3/7/2024 5:16:24 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Scott | Glenn | SHERWOOD | These rate increases are a money grab by public utilities taking money from the average citizen. To suddenly require this kind of increase either shows incompetence by the utility or is a bold theft from the public during a time of inflation when people can least afford it. I suspect you’ll be seeing more people leave Oregon due to this incompetence. Do not let them move forward with this increase. | ||
| UE 435-2680 | 8/9/2024 6:57:49 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Alisha | Rathbone | PORTLAND | I am already struggling to pay our electric bill being on the monthly saving plan, that is only $30 off a month. With this extra increase you propose I WILL NOT be able to adjust well, along with MANY OTHERS IN MY CITY. PGE, YOU HAD A LARGE PROFIT LAST YEAR lining your pockets.... YOU DO NOT NEED TO RAISE OUR RATES A IN ORDER FOR A LARGER PROFIT. Making others SUFFER AT YOUR HANDS!! | ||
| UE 435-2681 | 8/8/2024 6:42:24 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Anatalia | Quesnoy | PORTLAND | It's inhumane to allow more rate hikes when there are masses of seniors and working class people that can't afford to eat or buy clothes. The homeless population will increase because losing electricity is a lease violation and the tax payers will leave and take our tax money with us if they allow it | ||
| UE 435-2682 | 8/8/2024 7:00:24 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Natasha | I | PORTLAND | Everybody deserves to afford to be comfortable in their homes. Before raising the rates for general consumers which negatively effects the most vulnerable community members first, I would like to see the top paying executives take pay cuts to their profit bonuses. | ||
| UE 435-2683 | 8/8/2024 7:51:14 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Rafael | Marquez | GRESHAM | General rate increases to customers .. I have a question whom among us gets an 18 percent salary increase followed by an 8.9 percent increase the very next year ?? .. I would get a 2% or 2.5% if I was lucky , how can anyone continue to absorb this ?? .. that's just a tad under 29% in two years .. How do these people expect working people to afford this let alone retirees or others on fixed incomes .. Those of you on the Commission please consider the extremely difficult position this puts the public in .. More and more people are having to make choices like if they can afford medication , or afford grocery's ?? .. well electricity is a necessity too .. Please stop or at least slow this unsustainable rate increase down .. | ||
| UE 435-2684 | 8/8/2024 9:11:14 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Jais | Stotler | MILWAUKIE | I am a Senior Citizen on a fixed, small income. I don't have a choice in who serves us electricity. This For Profit business is not making it easy for me to live in my modest .1200 sq. ft house. Even on equal pay it has gone up in the last 7 years from 102$ to 175$ and I keep house on the cool side. I hear PUDs are affordable. Wish I could have them service my house. | ||
| UE 435-2685 | 8/8/2024 10:00:17 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Ryan | Manolis | MILWAUKIE | PGE has been experiencing record profits year after year while ignoring the fact the electric grid did and does need improvements and upgrades. Now they propose those upgrades and improvements get paid for by raising rates on hard working oregonians that are allready struggling to pay for life necessity such as electricity. We can not continue at this pace and I hope you make the right decision by denying PGEs request and counter there proposals with one of our own that they pay for the improvements from the BILLIONS of dollars from the profit they make year after year. The people have noticed and the people are unhappy. Please do the right thing or we will find the right people to do the job of the people for the people. Thank you for your consideration. | ||
| UE 435-2686 | 8/9/2024 7:24:42 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Tanya | Raz | PORTLAND | Not only do home owner taxes continuously increase in Portland to pay for city infrastructure, the PGE expenses is increasing substantially creating an even added burden in an economy heading towards recession due to inflation. Per the KOIN article posted yesterday regarding the hikes, Drew Hanson (communications manager for PGE) provided several reasons for the increase, but none indicated building infrastructure towards a more sustainable energy grid. Continuously fixing antiquated above ground electrical lines isn’t fixing the issue where wind or ice bring down power lines, which is only going to get worse with climate change. Putting the lines in ground would be more cost up front but a much more dependable and safer energy source in the future preventing the need for as many crew to drive out to fix the lines, saving money in the long term and keeping heat on in homes during the coldest months. The cost increases makes citizens pay for the poor infrastructure that PGE built, and bandaid fixes isn’t the solution and not a good use of our money. Additionally, solar systems is a great alternative, but currently homeowners are the ones that would incur all costs to purchase the solar system and on top of that, have to pay a monthly fee for PGE for them to manage the energy, and any access energy created at the end of the year, PGE can allocate it to their other programs, but instead should be crediting us for that energy that we have invested in. They don’t have to pay anything towards solar panels, and essentially get funded by individuals investments in a cleaner future. Solar panels only last about 15 years and homeowners would have to repurchase (along with a new roof) making it something that isn’t cost effective. There should be more incentives and partnership with government, energy companies, and homeowners to make solar panels more of a shared expense. Another area PGE can invest in is wind or river energy that is being done around the world, but I’m not seeing any indication that PGE or government planning for a more sustainable and cleaner way to create energy. Until I see PGE move towards sustainable clean energy, we shouldn’t have to pay for increases cause of the need to increasingly fix the current failing energy grid they built in the first place. There needs to be accountability for poor decisions, the citizens shouldn’t be the ones to pay for it! | ||
| UE 435-2687 | 8/8/2024 10:12:29 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Jessamyn | Wesley | PORTLAND | U.S. inflation rates peaked at 7% in 2021, were 6.5% in 2022, and 3.4% in 2023. How is it in any way defensible or plausible that PGE needs to raise rates by 40% since 2021? The only explanation for this astronomical increase is to pad profits for shareholders. A 40% increase in two years is absurd. Who can afford that? I'm part of a middle-income household, with two working adults. We keep our heat at 60-63 degrees max all winter, cap our cooling to 80 degrees in the summer, installed a heat pump, and are judicious about turning off lights and conserving electricity in every way. Still, our electricity bills are growing increasingly unaffordable. We will soon have to make choices between electricity costs and other basic needs. There is no possible way PGE can justify these enormous price increases as simply the result of inflation, when the rate increases drastically and dramatically outpace inflation. This level of greed and disregard for the financial and economic realities of the population are unconscionable. Many people will be forced to endanger themselves due to the unaffordability of this basic resource. Please reject PGE's ridiculous plans to hike rates yet again. | ||
| UE 435-2688 | 8/9/2024 12:05:05 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Kate | Andres | SALEM | It is getting outrageous that they are about raise my rates again. My power bill last month was $534.00. Have they been giving raises to the higher ups? Is this why there is such a huge increase? | ||
| UE 435-2689 | 8/9/2024 2:39:38 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Michael | T | PORTLAND | Maybe don’t pay your CEO 6.8 million a year, ever thought of that? wtf does Maria Pope even do? You sell electricity. What sort of high concept business model is this person coming up with for ELECTRICITY??? And while you’re at it tell John Kochavatr to kick rocks too. You sell ELECTRICITY. Everyone at the top not serving any function needs to be let go. | ||
| UE 435-269 | 3/7/2024 6:02:38 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | A | Hoff | MILWAUKIE | PGE just had a substantial rate increase last year. My family’s average electric bill last winter was approximately $250 per month. We do not have a large household, approximately 1600 sq. feet. We cannot afford another rate increase. Moreover, with all of the electrification policies that are being promoted by local/federal government agencies (switching gas powered tools to electric, electric vehicles/bike incentives, potential bans to gas appliances & wood burning fireplaces, etc.) the average family may not realize what the economic impact of another rate increase will have on their household yet. We need to slow these rate increases down and consider their full impact when coupled with recent policy changes that are encouraging further electric usage. It feels like we are encouraging people to make themselves dependent on electricity, but in a way that is financially unsustainable for the average household. I am concerned about the long term impact this will have on our communities. | ||
| UE 435-2690 | 8/9/2024 5:20:21 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Beverly | Spurgeon | MILWAUKIE | Please do not allow the electric companies to increase by 10%…the general population in PDX and surrounding areas cannot handle such a drastic increase plus all the other food, etc price increases. Major layoffs from Nike and intel will impact slow growth plus add to the unemployment. Maybe the board and stockholders take a decrease in 2025. The PUC should be protecting the citizens of Oregon not burden them ….retirement funds are not increasing. Give the common man a break! Thank you | ||
| UE 435-2691 | 8/9/2024 6:50:09 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | PORTLAND | I am writing to oppose the 2025 PGE rate increase. "The recent request comes on the heels of the utility’s 18% increase in 2024, which was its highest rate increase in 20 years. PGE’s rates have gone up more than 40% since 2021," according to OPB. We are already paying way more than we used to for electricity. I understand they want to have big plans to modernize and make the system more reliable, but they are already getting more money to do that. Maybe they need to scale back their plans to make it better over a longer period of time if they can't do it with the rates they have now. Because I don't see them lowering rates when they finally get the modernization done. They will keep rates high even after the work is done. So, let's tell them "no" to the second rate hike in two years when we're paying 40% more than we did in 2021. Tell them to scale back their plans to get it done but in a longer amount of time with the money they are making now. People are getting disconnected all over the place and that's not cool. There has to be a limit to how much a utility company can raise rates in a certain amount of time. Thank you. | ||||
| UE 435-2692 | 8/9/2024 7:09:07 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Brandon | Fennern | FAIRVIEW | How are we letting PGE get away with this? How are so many people struggling and these rates are still going up by a preposterous 10%? Alot of the people who are paying this PGE bill are using credit cards, putting people behind even further. Can this non sense stop. PGE can figure out another way to get money, this is absolutely not the way. Can we go to go back to PUD? This service shouldn’t be for profit. | ||
| UE 435-2693 | 8/9/2024 7:29:20 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | James | Asplund | GRESHAM | I object to the large rate increase after previous large increases. They must find ways to reduce their costs or other sources of revenue. | ||
| UE 435-2694 | 8/9/2024 5:54:23 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Sarah | Joos | PORTLAND | My household cannot afford the rate increases PGE keep demanding. 40% increase since 2021? My husband and my earnings have decreased since 2021 due to layoffs and finding new, lesser paid work. We need a break from these raises. What will Portland look like if half the cities power is turned off? | ||
| UE 435-2695 | 8/9/2024 6:58:37 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Kate | Dowd | CLACKAMAS | PG&E has contributed to the Oregon homelessness crisis with recent rate increases and should NOT be allowed any further rate on creases for at least 3 years from the last. With records of 4,700 household getting shut off notices since the last increase, it should be clear PG& E is causing harm to Oregon. Strongly oppose ANY rate increase for PG&E for at LEAST 3 years from last increase or we will all be parking in RVs in the PG & E properties. | ||
| UE 435-2696 | 8/9/2024 7:55:57 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | ALOHA | After the latest 18% price increase PGE left us without power for over a week with freezing temperatures. We had to pay to stay at a hotel in the area. Now they seek another 10% increase with no regard to the financial toll they place on their customers. Please take action and stop PGE from taking advantage of their monopolized position. | ||||
| UE 435-2697 | 8/9/2024 8:07:52 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Rachel | Correll | OAK GROVE | Rate-payers cannot afford another increase on the tail of the 18% increase last year. PGE needs to find funding for the clean climate initiatives another way. This has got to stop. Rate-payers have to work with their budget, so should corporations. | ||
| UE 435-2698 | 8/1/2024 4:20:02 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Katherine | West | TIGARD | Dear Board Members, I strongly urge you to deny PGE's proposed 10% rate increase. Many people are currently struggling financially and finding it difficult to pay their bills. This significant rate hike could make it impossible for some to afford electricity, a basic human necessity. Furthermore, public assistance programs for paying bills have not been adjusted to reflect the current cost of living, exacerbating the financial strain on families. While a modest increase of 1-2% might be understandable, a 10% hike is excessive and amounts to price gouging, especially in a market where PGE holds a monopoly. This practice is unfair to consumers. PGE should first look within their company and reassess their budget before seeking additional funds from already burdened customers. Please consider the well-being of the community and deny this rate increase request. Thank you for your attention to this critical matter. | ||
| UE 435-2699 | 8/2/2024 8:14:55 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Robin | LeConche | PORTLAND | Dear OPUC, Greater disconnects than ever in April following 2 recent double digit rate increases, (18% & 12%). Now a Proposed rate increase for next year of 7.4% that is replaced by an adjusted/updated rate increase of 10. 9%? What is going on in the PGE math department. Put aside the unconscionable rubber-stamped increases OPUC allows for a moment, how does PGE ask for a 7.4% increase and then change it not soon after to 10.9%? It is hard to believe that a difference of 47.9% in increase requests slipped on by? More likely extra room to gouge was found! So PGE can’t even get their figures accurate? What does that say for the rest of their management history ? Where else in their budgeting did they mis-calculate to the tune of 47.9%. Bonuses, dividends, cash payments, losses, right-offs, profits? This can not be tolerated. Investigate everything for the last ten years- find the errors, levy fines and give back the unnecessary increases to the customers. This is a no-brainer! Do what’s right! No new increases! This is clearly, at best, massive mismanagement and incompetence! Or, just drop the “Public” from your title. Then at least, we can be honest about who’s is actually being represented . | ||
| UE 435-27 | 2/29/2024 11:05:57 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Timothy | Banas | PORTLAND | If PGE feels that they can't make enough profit, perhaps the utility should simply be brought under full state control. No to raising their rates. | ||
| UE 435-270 | 3/7/2024 6:12:04 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Aubrey | Sidwell | HILLSBORO | PGE is only 1 of 3 area investor owned utility companies that serve Oregon. Pacific Power charges 28 cents per kwh during on peak and 10 cent for off peak. Idaho Power on and off peak cost per kwh is just under 8 cents. Based on the published rate plan PGE sent out as going into effect on March 1st of 2024 the cheapest rate plan cost per kwh during non peak times is 42 cents per kwh and 53 cents during peak times. All the municipal, cooperatives, and public PUDs have rates that typically average less than 12 cents and most average 8 cents per kwh. What OPUC needs to answer for is how, is it that out of nearly 30 electricity utilities in the state, PGEs rates are, on average, six times higher per kwh for 99% of the other options in Oregon and more than twice that of Pacifc Power who is also an investor owned utility that is seeking an increase as well but still be cheaper than PGE. | ||
| UE 435-2700 | 8/2/2024 11:57:33 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Lucas | Humphrey | KEIZER | PGE's quarterly net income, last reported 3/31/24, was $109 million. This is an increase of $41 million from 12/31/23, and their most profitable quarter in over 15 years. Source: https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/POR/portland-general-electric/net-income They don't need to raise their rates for consumers. PGE is doing very very well. If their net income does not already cover what they plan to do, then they can cut executive pay. Please reject this price hike, Oregonians don't need it and it doesn't make financial sense. | ||
| UE 435-2701 | 8/2/2024 12:23:33 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Brett | Wilkerson | MULTNOMAH | Do not raise rates on the people of Portland! | ||
| UE 435-2702 | 8/9/2024 8:25:36 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Justine | Triest | BEAVERTON | I’m commenting on the proposed PGE rate hike. My family and I are mid income and we are shocked at the increases we’ve already been seeing with PGE. We’ve been on PGE for over 10 years and can’t believe the increases in the last couple, especially since we have an efficient home (small and we’ve done all the energy upgrades we can). My understanding is some of this is due to Oregonians like us voting on green power sources which I support but there has to be a more sustainable way to accomplish that where tremendous hikes are t passed along to mid and lower income consumers. PGE needs to be paying for that out of their profits, out of hikes for business and industrial, and on those who are not already struggling with inflation significantly. This isn’t something with an easy solution but the increase after increase on those who are not the wealthiest is totally unsustainable and unreasonable. | ||
| UE 435-2703 | 8/9/2024 9:05:52 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Matthew | GRESHAM | PGE should lower their rate instead of raising it. | |||
| UE 435-2704 | 8/9/2024 9:09:08 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Gregg | Ritter | HILLSBORO | It is absolutely ridiculous, tone-deaf, and symptomatic of the problem of a public utility operating as a for-profit, dividend-paying entity. Rather than hiking rates **AGAIN** perhaps revenue and dividends can be cut to meet the needs of the utility. This is no different than squeezing the consumers of any business for as much profit as possible EXCEPT that this is a public utility and a functional monopoly. Where else will consumers get power? This rate increase MUST be rejected and caps placed on future increases and moratorium placed on disconnects. | ||
| UE 435-2705 | 8/9/2024 9:17:46 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Missy | Sandgren | CLACKAMAS | I am writing in regarding the PGE rate revision. I make a decent wage as an RN and I'm struggling with this economy. Everyday the prices of goods are going up and now to hear about a rate hike on the power bill..it's really just too much for the average citizen. How do they expect a normal person to pay for this? The EV cars are pushed on the public like crazy with mandates, but how would an average person pay to charge it? Do we really even have the infrastructure to support everyone having EV cars. PGE needs to reevaluate it's priorities, as does the state of Oregon. It's all so bizarre to me. Please rethink this rate hike and use some common sense. | ||
| UE 435-2706 | 8/2/2024 6:08:43 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Wendy | K | PORTLAND | We cannot afford continuous increases such as the ones made this year already. PGE needs to lower executive salaries and stop with so many increases. There should be a limit. Isn’t that why we pay for your salaries? Help the people. | ||
| UE 435-2707 | 8/9/2024 10:00:55 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Maxine | Reames | WILSONVILLE | My husband and I are in our 80's, retired from PERS, living on a fixed income. Another increase will put us over the brink. We understand PGE needs to improve their lines and things, but they they already received their 18% increase. They need to take away from the stockholders and CEO. We cannot support another increase. | ||
| UE 435-2708 | 8/9/2024 10:05:29 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Jonathan | Duncan | PORTLAND | Deny this request. PGE management is overstaffed and overpaid. These are indeed tough times, as PGE testimony states, and the public should make PGE cut salaries, jobs, and projects. PGE should not be given an even bigger budget to keep expanding while other critical areas of local infrastructure (e.g., the roads, bridges, and transit system) remain degraded. | ||
| UE 435-2709 | 8/3/2024 7:14:45 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Brian | Moe | TIGARD | I’m writing in opposition of the Portland General electric rate increase proposal of 11%. The company is reporting almost a billions dollars in EBITDA. Earnings per share of $2.91. The stock has steadily grown in value. They are not investing in operational efficiency and expect rate payers to pay for it. While there are rising costs with inflation. The inflation rate has slowed. Any rate increase should be delayed and PGE needs to work to drive its costs down before forcing rate payers to take another double digit rate increase. | ||
| UE 435-271 | 3/7/2024 6:16:53 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Will | Pivirotto | ESTACADA | I’m on a fixed income and have struggled paying my last two(2)bills from pge. The way I understand it is they (pge) want to maintain a certain profit margin for their shareholders well boo who .I have to make choices between staying warm and what I can afford to eat as well as the rest of the monthly expenses they can take their profit margin and stick where the sun don’t shine! | ||
| UE 435-2710 | 8/3/2024 9:19:40 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Patrick | Walsh | BEAVERTON | PLEASE do not approve an additional rate hike for consumers. People are already suffering financially and rates have gone up nearly 40% in the last three years. For once, please put the publics needs above corporate profits. People are suffering because of PGE’s greed already. Enough is enough. | ||
| UE 435-2711 | 8/4/2024 6:27:13 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Colleen | Bolton | SALEM | I oppose the rate increase. | ||
| UE 435-2712 | 8/6/2024 8:23:41 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Koy | Saechin-Tzeo | FAIRVIEW | PGE continues to raise prices when inflation is at an all time high. They have raised their prices multiple time in the past couple years. It’s getting ridiculous and is highway robbery!! No one can afford these multiple price increases. PGE should not be allowed to continually raise prices, it is unethical and unaffordable. | ||
| UE 435-2713 | 8/6/2024 8:24:16 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Luke | T | HAPPY VALLEY | Absolutely no more increases from PGE for the next 3 years. No green power, no service improvements, no anything is worth these historic, record increases. They need to learn to budget like everyone else. This is absolutely out of control and the commission needs to step in and do their jobs. | ||
| UE 435-2714 | 8/6/2024 8:26:27 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Mark | Wright | GRESHAM | This is way to high I can barely afford my mortgage payment please raise it 4% or lower! How can you just raise it this high | ||
| UE 435-2715 | 8/9/2024 11:19:02 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Anonymous | Anonymous | SALEM | I personally couldn’t afford another rate increase. My bill was $450 this month and people will not be able to afford anything. I can’t believe PUC would want that for consumers. | ||
| UE 435-2716 | 8/6/2024 8:46:54 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Tina | Gonzalez | GRESHAM | I oppose this rate increase from PGE. Electric is already very expensive which I can barely afford for my family. The greed needs to stop. We need more power companies to choose from. Please do not pass this increase! | ||
| UE 435-2717 | 8/6/2024 8:52:40 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Michelle | Williams | GRESHAM | Ridiculous, trying to feed myself and working and now that much of a rate hike? I work everyday and yet still can’t afford anything extra so this would make it near impossible for me to live, they can find money somewhere else | ||
| UE 435-2718 | 8/6/2024 9:08:04 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Taylor | Hunt | GRESHAM | We can not afford to raise it that much we are all working so much we can barely afford to live . | ||
| UE 435-2719 | 8/6/2024 9:15:28 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Stephanie | Hoehna | CORBETT | Please do not increase our rates again. The increase the last couple of years has been ridiculous. My husband and I make decent money, but these increases are getting out of hand! I don’t know how people who make less are even paying their bills with these increases. | ||
| UE 435-272 | 3/7/2024 6:25:42 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Wayne | Yarga | FAIRVIEW | I believe the public is bearing the cost for companies like Amazon and Google as they install data centers across the state. These are extremely power intensive facilities that use a lot of power. They should ve bearing the weight of the cost increase, not residential. | ||
| UE 435-2720 | 8/6/2024 9:19:36 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Alisha | Duffield | GRESHAM | We all can barely afford electricity as it is! If more money is needed then the CEO should take a pay cut, not make the lower-middle class sacrifice food to pay for heat and lights. | ||
| UE 435-2721 | 8/6/2024 9:39:42 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Trisha | Williams | PORTLAND | The cost increase of an already expensive must have utility will cause hardships to so many families. The poverty level alone is high in Portland, single family homes, elderly, people on fixed incomes, and those who are already working multiple jobs just to cover their house payment. Families are being forced out of their house due to the expense of living. Electricity is NOT a luxury item, it’s a part of living. You already increased our fees once this year, don’t do it again. People are already struggling enough. | ||
| UE 435-2722 | 8/6/2024 9:56:58 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Ashley | Marquez | SALEM | Oregon families are already struggling with the rising costs of everything. Increasing power bills would be detrimental to each and every household. PGE needs to cut their budget instead of increasing cost for consumers. | ||
| UE 435-2723 | 8/6/2024 10:13:32 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Jessica | Addleman | TROUTDALE | We as customers cannot afford another rate adjustment. We already had a rate adjustment and this will hurt a number of families and our community. | ||
| UE 435-2724 | 8/6/2024 10:15:53 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | TROUTDALE | PGE requesting a further increase in rates, even after double digit rate increases YoY, is a simple attempt to drive rates further without any pushback. PGE understands people need power, but also decide to cut power off whenever they deem it “necessary” or as a “precaution”. Instead of burying lines, they pay astronomical prices to maintain above ground lines. When wind picks up in East County, instead of being secure in lines below ground, they cut power so they don’t start a fire. Money grab after money grab, if you ask me. | ||||
| UE 435-2725 | 8/6/2024 11:24:24 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Terri | Clark | EAGLE CREEK | People cannot keep up as it is! You can't keep playing with all your science experiments and demand that everyone foots the bill. Stop it! | ||
| UE 435-2726 | 8/6/2024 11:53:14 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Austin | Fletcher | GRESHAM | With the raising cost of everything and the fact that PGE has a monopoly on Electric here in the Portland Area, this is unacceptable to raise the cost again. | ||
| UE 435-2727 | 8/9/2024 11:28:20 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Steven | Carney | SALEM | According to PGEs own financial statements for FY2023 they earned $2.923billion in revenue, leading to a net profit of $228 million dollars after increasing rates 17% already. Do they really need to increase their profit further? If PGE wants to earn 10% more they should look into cutting costs somewhere, like millions of Americans are being required to do across the country in the fight against inflation. | ||
| UE 435-2728 | 8/9/2024 11:59:46 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | David | Lewin | PORTLAND | The cost increase to the consumer is unconscionable, especially in this failing economy. I take care of my family, property, and small business and my 82 year old father… my commitments are full. As a life long resident of Oregon that has supported so many initiatives to keep this state running, I can no longer be silent on this incredibly burdensome cost increase. This is a hard NO for us. | ||
| UE 435-2729 | 8/9/2024 12:24:52 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Kathlene | Kelley | PORTLAND | I know, its beginning to sound like a broken record landing on deaf ears I’m afraid. I too am on a very fixed income. My rent is $1600 which is exactly what my SS is, each month. I also receive $500 monthly from a pension. PGE has given me a low income rate, however, the rate increases have more than eaten up any of those savings. Thankfully I’m hardly ever home so my costs are far less than they would be otherwise. I live in the very top of an old Victorian apartment house. Do you have any idea how hot it can be on a 65 degree day? Two years ago i spent $600 on a portable AC. As i realize i cant afford to use this unit, when i am home i use a couple fans & its still too hot to sleep. I worry about the stretches of time when i am home & using the electric. I worry at what point i will no longer be able to pay my rent & utilities on time. I’m 67. Ive been a PGE customer since i was 18. Ive always paid my bills on time. Ive lived in my apartment for two years & so far, fortunately with no rent increase, but for how much longer? Is this how people end up on the street? It scares me. | ||
| UE 435-273 | 3/7/2024 6:25:56 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Cole | Parks | OTIS | Regarding rate increases, it has become a struggle to pay the bill. My other concern is that we are paying all of this money yet in older neighborhoods like ours, we run into the same reoccurring issues each winter with power loss. I pay more but nothing changes. Our pricing needs to come down. | ||
| UE 435-2730 | 8/9/2024 12:53:48 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | HILLSBORO | I don't support the rate increase, especially given the consecutive annual rate increases for the past few years. It's put some significant stress on our bills and I don't understand the rationale when I'm already paying so much. | ||||
| UE 435-2731 | 8/9/2024 1:13:03 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Danielle | Gabriel | PORTLAND | Dear Members of the Public Utility Commission, I am writing to express my strong opposition to the proposed utility rate hike by Portland Gas and Electric (PGE). As a concerned resident of Portland, I find it deeply troubling that PGE is seeking yet another rate increase, particularly in light of the significant over 20% rate hike that was imposed in 2023. The impact of this previous increase has already strained the budgets of many households in our community, including mine. In the winter of 2024, my electric bill increased by over $100 a month. As a renter, I cannot simply "invest in better windows, or heating mechanisms." This forces families to make difficult decisions about their essential needs. Adding another rate hike on top of this would only exacerbate the financial burden on Portland residents, many of whom are still recovering from the economic challenges of the past few years. Additionally, it is important to consider the broader context of utility costs in Portland. The city’s water bills are set to rise by 6.24% in 2024, further compounding the financial pressure on residents. With both gas, electric, and water utilities becoming more expensive, the cumulative impact on Portland households is simply too great to bear. I urge you to carefully consider the voices of the community and the real-world consequences of this proposed rate hike. The residents of Portland should not be asked to shoulder the financial burden of continuous rate increases, especially when many are already struggling to make ends meet. Thank you for your attention to this important matter. | ||
| UE 435-2732 | 8/9/2024 1:21:09 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Marie | Pokorny | GRESHAM | Enough is enough. These rate hikes have got to stopped. Over 9,000 Oregonians had their power disconnected in Feb and Mar. Oregonians are having to decide if they can put food on the table, or pay their mortgage or rent, or pay their light bills. This hits Seniors on a fixed income the hardest. All the while the CEO Pope is making over $6.8 million a year. It's time for PGE to slash her pay and all of the other CEO's making $3 million. Until PGE decides to drastically cut the pay of these elitists I don't believe they are entitled to another rate hike, period. | ||
| UE 435-2733 | 8/9/2024 1:40:07 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Jean | Dalton | PORTLAND | I'm writing in response to the currently proposed rate increase for my electric service. I am retired and living on a fixed income. I, like so many across the country, have had to absorb more and more costs due to inflation that has yet to subside in any meaningful way. Most of my utilities have gone up significantly over the past few years. My property taxes increase every year. Now PGE is proposing yet another large increase in rates after the very recent increase that has increased my monthly bill by about $60. I'm adding my voice to the many, many of your customers who cannot continue to absorb constant large rate increases.Maybe ask your very generously compensated upper tier board members and managers to bear more of the brunt. | ||
| UE 435-2734 | 8/9/2024 1:46:50 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Katherine | Schatzel | PORTLAND | The cost to be alive is getting more expensive than the cost to die. Oregon residents do not have a choice who supplies their electricity, so PGE basically has a monopoly. Oregonians can barely afford rent without having at least one housemate, and then adding on utilities makes it even MORE difficult. Minimum wage in Oregon is $14.70. *If* an Oregonian is able to work forty hours or full time, that is approximately $2,500 per month gross. After taking out taxes and other regular deductions (but not health insurance because minimum wage employers don't usually provide those at a reasonable cost for employees), the Oregonian is left with $1,875 per month to live on. Average rent is $1,500, if said Oregonian does not find house mates, rent an apartment with someone, or rent a room from someone, leaving the Oregonian with $375 per month to buy food, pay for utilities, and attempt to enjoy their life. How is this sustainable at all? Unfortunately, PGE will turn off electricity to those who cannot pay, as is their right I guess. But it isn't fair to those who are barely scraping by. A lot of Oregonians are one emergency from being homeless. Car issue, medical issue, etc. Overall homelessness in Portland increased by 65% from 2015 to 2023 (from 1,887 to 6,297 individuals). https://www.portland.gov/wheeler/homelessness. Allowing PGE to increase the rate AGAIN would not be beneficial to Oregonians, or Oregon. Please do NOT allow the continued rate hike. | ||
| UE 435-2735 | 8/9/2024 2:00:32 PM | PUC | Oppose Docket | Web | Randall | Butts | SILVERTON | The rate hike instuted this year nearly doubled our electric bill. As a result we became in danger of having it shut off, because it was just simply unaffordable. As we care for an elderly relative, this could have fatal consequences. Now faced with the potential of another rate hike, it could potentially put us on the brink of homelessness. If they need to invest more money in infrastructure, maybe they should consider using some of the $2.2 billion in profits they made last year. | ||
| UE 435-2736 | 8/9/2024 2:06:04 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Claudine | Harrington | SILVERTON | I am submitting comment on the proposed PGE rate hike. PGE was just granted a rate hike and now they are asking for more. We live on a very fixed income and between housing, food, water, trash, and insurance we will be underwater if this keeps up. My question would be is the goal to get retired folks to have to sell their homes? Because that’s what it looks and feels like. Continuing to do this in a depressed economy that is probably headed to recession will further punish customers for things they would never have voted for. And since most of the elected officials in this state are not representing their constituents well and basically just voting the party line or what will make them look good politically it is very disheartening. We as consumers feel we have no say or control. My suggestion would be to start cutting the salaries of some of the upper management, especially that millions of dollar salary you’re paying your CEO. The reality is that the public is on to you guys and we are angry! | ||
| UE 435-2737 | 8/9/2024 2:35:12 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Tamara | Ostervoss | PORTLAND | I strongly oppose UE 435 that allows PGE to increase their rates another 10.9%. PGE were just allowed to increase their utility rates by 18% in 2024 and overall, their rates have increased over 40% since 2021. People cannot afford this. Demonstrating this very fact, PGE has had a record number of customer disconnections since those approved rate hikes. Approving these rates are pushing people further and further into poverty. Yes, they do offer low income programs but there are so many people who do not qualify for those services that are just barely making ends meet and increasing rates by 10.9% can push them over the edge. Please hold PGE fiscally responsible for their operations and oppose UE 435. | ||
| UE 435-2738 | 8/9/2024 2:47:45 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Jeanie | Krinsley | PORTLAND | I am strongly against the rate increase. The company should adopt CUB's proposal and put a cap on rate increase requests and the number the company is allowed to have. They should put commodities 1st. The increases are hurting so many people and causing so many people to not able to afford their basic necessities. | ||
| UE 435-2739 | 8/9/2024 2:56:03 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Jackie | Acres | BEAVERTON | My understanding is that energy rates have risen substantially since the pandemic. I feel it would be helpful to see a timeline for when these increases would stop or even decrease. In my experience, most times when rates are increased, they are not decreased at a later date, even if only because of inflation. If these energy rate increases are driven in part because of record summer heat, record wildfires or damage due to winter ice storms, then coupled with the high levels of disconnections, this will mean more consequences to public health. | ||
| UE 435-274 | 3/7/2024 6:37:15 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Rev. Tom | Mann | SALEM | Dear PUC - I am writing about the recent rate-increases the various utility companies are seeking. Simply put, these massive rate increases are outrageous. Any reasonable person can see that an 18 percent increase in any consumer product is untenable, especially when considering the average household has seen little to no increase in earnings during these inflation years. What is really disturbing is these utility companies are asking for these massive increases in order to offset their legal costs for losing the wildfire lawsuits. Yes, I know that businesses don't really pay taxes; they pass those costs off to the customer. But in the case of these utilities which caused wildfires, passing those legal costs on to the consumer is unethical. Should you approve their rate increase schemes you basically are enabling the companies to escape responsibility for their actions at the expense of their customers. You know that this product is a near monopoly - everyone needs energy and you have no choice from where you get it based on where you live - there is no real competition. That is why we customers rely on you to protect our interests. My plea to you is to give significant weight to the concerns of customers. My solution is to give the utilities a rate increase but no more than 10 percent. That is a fair amount for all involved. Even those who are underprivileged may find that amount manageable with the various low-income energy support programs. Thank you for taking the time to read my note. I'd be happy to answer any questions you may have. Tom Mann Salem, OR chilovek@hotmail.com 503-559-2402 | ||
| UE 435-2740 | 8/9/2024 3:20:26 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Janel | Sigley | MILWAUKIE | I oppose the rate hike as the collective “we” have been maxed out on rate increases. PGE has even admitted people are being charged far beyond their means by widening the range at which they’re eligible for rate assistance. The sad part is that many of us are stuck in the middle of the bracket and unable to partake, yet struggle with paying the bills. The powers that be need to go back to the drawing board on how they want to implement the costs associated with the “green” energy transition. | ||
| UE 435-2741 | 8/9/2024 3:56:28 PM | OTHER | Oppose Docket | Web | Jeremy | Menear | HILLSBORO | The continued increases from PGE are absurd. Power disconnects are increasing and people can not afford to live let alone a power company increasing rates at nearly 45% over the last 4 years. The shareholder report the PGE releases shows they have large amounts of profit, free cash flow to pay dividends and cash. This increase is not needed unless the sole goal is to offset 100% of the failure to invest in the grid historically to residential customers. | ||
| UE 435-2742 | 8/9/2024 4:11:59 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Brittany | Lazur | TIGARD | I am writing to express my strong opposition to the proposed increase in electricity rates. While I understand that operational costs and infrastructure improvements may necessitate adjustments, this increase will place an undue burden on consumers, many of whom are already struggling with rising costs of living. This is particularly important in the wake of record high rate increases in January 2024. Higher rates will disproportionately affect low- and middle-income households, potentially forcing them to make difficult choices between essential services and basic needs. Moreover, increasing rates without significant improvements in service reliability or transparency from the utility company is unjustified. I urge you to consider alternative solutions that do not adversely impact consumers. For example, exploring cost-saving measures within the utility's operations or seeking more innovative and equitable ways to manage expenses could provide a more balanced approach. Thank you for your attention to this matter. | ||
| UE 435-2743 | 8/6/2024 11:55:11 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Gabriel | Foley | PORTLAND | I am heavily against Portland General Electric’s proposal to increase prices for 2025. Living in Portland is already expensive with extreme living costs and inflation affecting groceries and basic goods. Having a further increase after this last year’s increase is too much. There has not been any change to their service this last year - in fact, in fact there were some customers who had more power outages this year than last before their initial price increase. Requesting another - bigger - increase is outrageous. | ||
| UE 435-2744 | 8/6/2024 12:10:13 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Heather | Finch | GRESHAM | Our families can not handle all of these intense rate increases | ||
| UE 435-2745 | 8/6/2024 12:21:34 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Liz | Marcione | CORBETT | This is toooo much of an increase and is unreasonable | ||
| UE 435-2746 | 8/6/2024 12:23:54 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Lorena | De Garay | GRESHAM | Our bill has increased about $32.50 per month, PGE requested another hike. It is unacceptable unaffordable and the city needs to do something to lower costs. | ||
| UE 435-2747 | 8/6/2024 12:41:48 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Dave | Smith and | CORBETT | People in Oregon cannot possibly support this outrageous increase in their power bills. No one has had a wage increase even close to what you are increasing our energy bill. You have consistently eliminated alternate viable energy sources and now you want us to pay the price for these new passive power sources. We have even volunteered to use the peak time program with very little benefits. Now you want to increase our bill so that we can pay more to wash our clothes and cook after 9 pm. Shame on you! How the utility commission is authorizing this is beyond belief. We hope the people of Oregon will fight this to the end. | ||
| UE 435-2748 | 8/6/2024 1:11:48 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Charlotte | Clawson | CORBETT | Hello, I am a resident in Multnomah County who has noticed no matter how hard we try - our power bills keep going up. We are doing all the normal citizen sacrifices our parents recommended - keeping our thermostat set above 75 degrees, turning off lights when we aren't in the room, adding automated 'off' lights, swapping out with high efficiency bulbs. And no matter what we do as residents - our bill keeps climbing. It is now the same as almost two full weeks of groceries when the weather is good. When there are weather extremes though, and we do have power which is not always a guarantee, it's impossible to limit costs. Additionally, we have little faith in our actual service being consistent. We were impacted by a full week of outages this winter when temperatures held below zero with high winds, which was a life threatening emergency for many in my area. Even with a full week of being limited to generator power, our bill was still over $300. Power is so inconsistent now in my area that when the power goes out, we have multiple 'back up' options that are routine. We have no faith in our power infrastructure and the increased costs have not come with any service improvement. These 'routine increases' are becoming an extreme burden on normal Oregon families. | ||
| UE 435-2749 | 8/6/2024 1:11:58 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Carrie | Montez | GRESHAM | Enough is enough, your community cannot afford for basic utilities to continue to raise their prices. Look at the total PGE ALREADY increased in the last 18 months. It's appalling! Reject reject reject! | ||
| UE 435-2750 | 8/6/2024 1:12:13 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Samantha | Shinaver | GRESHAM | We can't afford anymore! | ||
| UE 435-2751 | 8/6/2024 1:13:56 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Macalah | Hartung | GRESHAM | Electric is already so high! A lot of families are single income households and struggling. | ||
| UE 435-2752 | 8/6/2024 1:17:58 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Courtney | Fisher | GRESHAM | I do not support another double digit rate increase for PGE. My rate increased nearly 20% this year and yet my power is out more than it ever has been before. We are a one low income household and cannot afford another big increase. | ||
| UE 435-2753 | 8/6/2024 1:39:20 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Kari | Schluntz | FAIRVIEW | I do not agree with the proposed increase for electricity next year. It’s already extremely high as it is. I keep minimal items plugged in and use AC sparingly, turn off lights when not in the room and my bill last month was still $185. I don’t think it should be increased this much. Please consider. | ||
| UE 435-2754 | 8/6/2024 1:59:56 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Rebecca | Simon | GRESHAM | People can't afford this, everything is going up. This increase can mean having gas to get to work for a week. Please do not allow this hike increase. | ||
| UE 435-2755 | 8/6/2024 2:17:08 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Cody | Ladd | GRESHAM | Another hike for what? We had to live without power for 3 days straight this last winter and never got anything for the lack of service.. This company doesn't deserve a single cent more until we get more sustainable power and no power bumps! Once you can properly supply us with power and show that you know how to handle this city, then you can talk about an increase. Which I will never support! | ||
| UE 435-2756 | 8/6/2024 2:29:27 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | GRESHAM | Rates are too high as it is. | ||||
| UE 435-2757 | 8/6/2024 2:40:12 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | A | Fitch | GRESHAM | I'm not sure which docket, but I am oppose to raising PGE rates. Being taxed at hight rates at work then to pay ridiculously high electric bills is forcing me and others I know in to poverty | ||
| UE 435-2758 | 8/6/2024 2:59:34 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Steve | Mallinson | BEAVERTON | We're a family with a disabled person and only one wage earner. Adding 10% in one go will create a hardship. We oppose this action. | ||
| UE 435-2759 | 8/6/2024 6:53:38 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Jenee | Pasi | GRESHAM | Can barely afford it now, how can we afford if it goes up more??? | ||
| UE 435-276 | 3/7/2024 6:47:20 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Kim | Wallis | SAINT PAUL | PGE is out of control and the PUC should deny the proposed 2025 rate increase. PGE needs to stick to providing basic power and stop the pie in the sky projects it always seems to be pushing, especially the wind and solar "green" power scams. | ||
| UE 435-2760 | 8/7/2024 8:42:31 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Tony | B | SANDY | The power costs have gone up yoy and never goes down the costs are getting more expensive along with everything else food insurance rent gas there doesnt seem to be any fairness to these extremely high price hikes. | ||
| UE 435-2761 | 8/7/2024 9:49:19 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | J | S | BEAVERTON | I hope this is the docket for the proposed rate increase next year... As a single mother with no additional support from family I struggle to pay rent for a 2 bedroom apartment for my child and myself. I live paycheck to paycheck, but still make too much gross to qualify for energy bill assistance. My bill during the summer is around $160 to $170 which does not cool my home for my child and myself to be comfortable with the one portable ac unit we are using. Getting a second would be prohibitive. At the low end of the increase, 7.4% on PGE's website is at least a $10 increase, and at the higher end reported in articles it would be closer to $20. I am already nickled and dimed to death as food increase, my rent will increase next year, and we just had a PGE increase. How am I supposed to make ends meet and keep my home running? How do I make too much for help when rent takes 2 paychecks to pay it (from a job that requires me to maintain 2 professional licenses, and used to support a family on a single income, but doesn't anymore)? I struggle already, please don't allow me and those like me to struggle more. | ||
| UE 435-2762 | 8/9/2024 4:51:23 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Elizabeth | Crane | PORTLAND | Regarding UE 435 As a PGE customer, I strongly oppose yet another rate increase for PGE. I am retired and living on a fixed income. Multiple electricity rate increases stresses my ability to cover my utility bills, my health insurance, food, medications, etc. PGE already received a rate hike, and that is more than enough from our household. I urge the PUC to reject this rate increase request. Thank you. | ||
| UE 435-2763 | 8/8/2024 9:33:09 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Stephanie | Byxbe | GRESHAM | Oregon consumers are struggling to pay the last rate increase and simply cannot afford another one in 2025. If this rate increase is allowed, PGE's prices will have increased 53% in four years which is absurd and unacceptable. Please vote no and help middle-class Americans in this period of inflation and price-gouging. | ||
| UE 435-2764 | 8/8/2024 11:19:36 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Sage | Vinson | PORTLAND | I think it's absolutely despicable that you've already raised prices by 43% since 2021. There are too many low income individuals and families that already cannot afford their electric bill. With the heat we get during the summer and the cold during the winter, people die due to lack of climate control and it's going to get worse. And when KOIN asked about why it's necessary, all we got was a fluff answer. Promising we'll be getting upgrades and enhancements to services "eventually" is not good enough. Either find the money elsewhere, without raising our prices, or give us some actual, meaningful answers as to why you are increasing costs way beyond inflation. | ||
| UE 435-2765 | 8/8/2024 1:00:35 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | kevin | white | PORTLAND | I oppose any further rate increase by PGE. Power rates have gone up over 40% in the last few years -a cost that has not been matched by an salary increase the general public may have received. Further, PGE has shown a strong profit over the last few years even after paying for the traditional costs of doing business. I asked the board to deny any rate increase on top of the increases already allowed. | ||
| UE 435-2766 | 8/8/2024 2:39:07 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Brent | Baker | PORTLAND | Why is there such an increase when every paycheck to paycheck earner is struggling the way it is ? The profit margin for the electrical utility providers is high enough. | ||
| UE 435-2767 | 8/8/2024 4:27:10 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Tony | Fernandes | HILLSBORO | I am very opposed to the newest PGE rate increase. PGE is a for-profit investor-owned energy company and it has a regional monopoly. PGE had a net income of $233 million in 2023. Yearly salaries of PGE administration: CEO Maria Pope $6.8 million VP John Kochavatr $1.4 million Senior VP James Ajello $2.1 million Senior VP Angelica Espinosa $1.4 million Senior VP Joe Trpik $3.2 million Executive VP Benjamin Felton $3.1 million Not only should the monthly rate increase be denied, but the rates should go down and the company prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law for denying its customers the right to pursue happiness. I cannot say how angry this makes me. | ||
| UE 435-2768 | 8/8/2024 6:14:46 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Kaitlin | Sword | TIGARD | Portland General Electric is attempting PGE is a for-profit investor-owned energy company and it has a regional monopoly. PGE had a net income of $233 million in 2023. This proposed increase is a horrible burden on households, especially on the heels of the most recent, unprecedented increase. PGE, needs to cut it's administrative overhead before gouging the budgets of populace yet again. Yearly salaries of PGE administration: CEO Maria Pope $6.8 million VP John Kochavatr $1.4 million Senior VP James Ajello $2.1 million Senior VP Angelica Espinosa $1.4 million Senior VP Joe Trpik $3.2 million Executive VP Benjamin Felton $3.1 million | ||
| UE 435-2769 | 8/8/2024 6:58:16 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Leah | Shults | BEAVERTON | That PG&E is asking for another rate increase while it's CEO makes over $1million dollars a year (not including stock and other compensation), is reprehensible. Perhaps the upper admin should take a pay cut to offset their costs rather than pass it on to consumers. | ||
| UE 435-277 | 3/7/2024 6:49:04 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Brandon | Fennern | FAIRVIEW | These rate have go to stop, this is insane. How and why does pge need to hike rates again? They profited 2.2 billion dollars and one of the head people at pge raked in over 50 million, in one year mind you. Why are the customers having to take the hit? Who is really struggling out here? The company? Doesn’t seem like it. I am struggling with the thought that they say this infrastructure but is it? Really think out it. 2.2 billion in profits and all the bonuses to these executives that deserve them? For what? This sucks and how many people does it help when you raise rates? How many people does it hurt? I think it hurts more then it helps. Seems like an easy decision. Thanks for all the approved hikes and for thinking about each and all of us before you do. | ||
| UE 435-2770 | 8/8/2024 7:18:31 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | J | R | SHERWOOD | Without increases this dramatic for how much we are paid, we can not afford an electricity bill that would be that high. We can barely afford it now and a lot of people struggle each month to make ends meet. The cost of living is too high. There needs to be a different solution than to increase customer costs so much. | ||
| UE 435-2771 | 8/8/2024 9:51:00 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Wryann | Vanriper | GRESHAM | The price adjustments are unethical and lack transparency in the reason of the high percentage increase. | ||
| UE 435-2772 | 8/8/2024 10:46:04 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | MILWAUKIE | For the love of god, stop price gouging us. Have the PGE executives take a pay cut on their exorbitant salaries instead of extorting ordinary citizens just trying to get by if the corporation is that desperate for funds. This is ridiculous. | ||||
| UE 435-2773 | 8/8/2024 11:13:42 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Brian | Whitacre | GRESHAM | I oppose raising PGE rates. We just got a rate increase this year. If the governments irresponsible green regulations are causing this the regulations need to be cut. Reliability is going down and price is going up. This is ridiculous! Do not raise rates! | ||
| UE 435-2774 | 8/9/2024 5:23:04 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Amanda | Kamm | PORTLAND | The cost of utilities increase threatens to make utilities a luxury that many can’t afford. The increases over the last 3 years are already too much to bear without an additional 10% being proposed . It feels as though right now every big entity is trying to ensure they get their piece of the pie and those of us in the weakest position and least ability to pay are left with the bill and no recourse. | ||
| UE 435-2775 | 8/9/2024 7:53:15 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Quinn | Felly | CLACKAMAS | This is absolutely insane. 41% increase since 2021. You’re outpacing inflation and people can’t keep up. Oregon needs to stop things like this or people will begin to leave the state due to high costs of living. | ||
| UE 435-2776 | 8/9/2024 7:56:46 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Cynthia | Markum | GRESHAM | Please do not raise our rates yet again. If anyone should take a hit, lower the profits given to the CEO and stockholders, they have less to lose. To use a basic necessity to increase your profits for a business who doesn't operate intelligently is a terrible thing to do. This is outrageous to think those of us who must use your energy can take the hit for your problems. It is just plain wrong. Please reconsider this. | ||
| UE 435-2777 | 8/9/2024 7:58:05 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Pia | Allabastro | PORTLAND | I am writing after hearing about another proposed rate hike by Portland General Electric. After an 18% rate hike that went into effect this year, I am outraged that PGE is proposing another nearly 11% hike in cost to the public. To begin with, rate hikes of these percentages are hugely disproportionate to the cost of living increases that some (but not nearly all) of us receive each year. Most people are lucky to see a 3% COLA from their employer. To increase PGE rates a total of nearly 30% over two years vastly outstrips any pay increases that an individual might be fortunate enough to receive. Is it little wonder that this past year has seen record numbers of households unable to pay their utilities month after month and then end up with this essential service shut off? To increase rates by another 11% will put so many more households in the dark, with fridges full of spoiled food (or no food as parents have to choose between groceries or electricity), and with people suffering through intolerable heatwaves without being able to cool their homes. I have to wonder why PGE is requesting these consecutive significant rate increases. Is it that the investors and upper executives need higher salaries and bonuses? Do the investors want bigger profits? Did PGE not manage it's resources appropriately or keep up with maintenance of facilities over the years? As a public utility with a monopoly on providing an essential resource, PGE should be beholden to the general public and not investors/shareholders looking to make a profit. Because PGE is the only utility company that I can choose from, I can't choose the one that provides the best service or is most cost effective or follows ethical practices that I value. I don't get to vote with my dollars on which utility to use. It's not a company that earns my loyalty nor a true public utility that is in place to serve the public. It is a private company that profits off of being given an monopoly over an essential public service. I don't have a choice of electric utility providers. I am at the mercy of PGE to insure that my home is light when it's dark out, that my oven works to bake meals for my children, and that my heatpump works to keep us both warm in the winter and cool during the summer heatwaves. I have no choice but to pay them or have my house go dark, among other things. As the Oregon Public Utility Commission, it is your responsibility that Portland General Electric functions as a public utility, serving the public and not the profiteers. I urge you to fulfill your role in keeping PGE in check, insuring that the citizens in Portland have reasonable access to this essential public resource, and that this one part of our governmental regulatory system continues to deserve the faith of Oregonians. | ||
| UE 435-2778 | 8/9/2024 7:58:06 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Cynthia | Enlow | ALBANY | Since PGE's rates have gone up 40% since 2021, with record disconnections---wouldn't it be logical to assume another 10% increase in charges would add MORE disconnections? Besides the point that other utilities (natural gas) AND the food costs have dramatically risen, making costs of living skyrocket. This is painful for people on fixed incomes and families with low income jobs. Figure out another way and don't just rubber stamp an approval request. | ||
| UE 435-2779 | 8/9/2024 7:59:55 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Leah | Thorp | SALEM | The proposed PGE rate increase is outlandish and will significantly affect many Oregonians. We do not have a choice in provider and therefore PGE is able to force us into paying ridiculous rates for a basic necessity. Please do not allow the 10.9 Iincrease to go forward. | ||
| UE 435-278 | 3/7/2024 6:51:21 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Maria | Graham | HILLSBORO | My electric bill has been at least 450 dollars a month since December and I literally cannot afford groceries for my 2 children | ||
| UE 435-2780 | 8/9/2024 8:00:59 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Kylee | Nelson | PORTLAND | The last 2 years PGE has raised electricity costs to a level that has been detrimental to my health as a long covid and pots patient. I need more controlled temperatures in my home or I risk an ER visit. I can't work a traditional 9-5 due to long covid complications and the financial burden of our home falls solely on my partner. Our PGE bill is triple our other bills if not more already! We've had to put off paying rent because of our power bill, we've put off buying groceries, etc. I strongly believe that if this level of hike was proposed in other states, three years in a row, people would be rioting. I don't understand why this is okay to do to Oregonians facing a homelessness crisis, and I really don't understand the lack of understanding or shame with how this specific power company milked its customers during a global mass-disabling event. The PGE response to public outrage basically being "well its not set in stone yet, what are people so worried about" is not only condescending, it's misleading. They wrote up this proposal because they know the people have no control over their monopoly in the area and we legally have to pay whatever they want. Long story short if PGE keeps this obvious greed up people will leave Oregon because they have to. I guarantee it. | ||
| UE 435-2781 | 8/9/2024 8:10:04 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Emilie | Junge | PORTLAND | I am disturbed and upset by PGE's request for a rate increase when they proved completely unresponsive during the ice storm. Our family suffered huge health problems after losing heat, water and electricity for almost a week, and PGE never responded nor had a coherent repair program. Despite desperate calls for help from our family and other with elderly people and infants, they never bothered, and despite claiming they had enough employees, were contracting with workers outside the state. We need an independent, competent investigation of their operating procedures and response to the ice storm before considering any rate hikes. | ||
| UE 435-2782 | 8/9/2024 8:21:43 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | THE DALLES | Renewable energy is not working. Wind towers are expensive to maintain, and once they are not maintained well like Biglow Canyon in eastern Oregon, They are expensive to repair. Solar is even worse with the huge land leases that are required. Paying $600 an acre per year is not sustainable, especially when solar takes 20 times the land that it wind tower uses. Battery storage is an expensive proposition and lithium mining is proving to be finite and inhumane. | ||||
| UE 435-2783 | 8/9/2024 8:31:50 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Colleen | Williams | PORTLAND | These rate hikes are ridiculous. Hiw about your shareholders take the hit and nit the rest of us??? | ||
| UE 435-2784 | 8/9/2024 8:39:45 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Dane | Mills | PORTLAND | The proposed rate increase is highly inappropriate. In a time where the public is still recovering from record inflation, PGE wants to continue to try and squeeze as much blood from the stone to feed the interest of their shareholders. This would irreparably harm the public that relies on this service. A public utility company should not be able to harm it's customers for the benefit of it's shareholders, and the continued increase of profit. | ||
| UE 435-2785 | 8/9/2024 8:50:44 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Steven | Frazier | PORTLAND | Dear Commissioners Please consider retired folks on fixed income when asking for substantial rate increases. TWICE in a year is a bit excessive, wouldn't you say? I would, and so would my wallet. Let's stick with the one you've already been granted, and nix the new, DOUBLE digit request. Thanks for your thoughtful consideration of my request. | ||
| UE 435-2786 | 8/9/2024 8:56:47 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Rebecca | Ruppert | SALEM | People are making difficult choices between getting their medications, food and keeping utilities on. PGE'S actions are greedy. You can bet rate increases will not get power back on in the event of outrageous. Stop gouging people! | ||
| UE 435-2787 | 8/9/2024 8:58:42 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Elena | Bensheimer | PORTLAND | Please do not allow PGE to increase the electrical rate for 2025. I don't know which docker number the proposal is, but I read an article on OPB that talked about PGE proposing a rate increase of 10.9% in 2025. It is outrageous they have increased their rate 40% since 2021 (the article states) and that they still are trying to increase it more. My household is still able to pay our utility bills, but it is getting harder and at what point will we no longer be able to? I think a rate increase like this will put some people over their ability to pay their bill and contribute to more people losing a roof over their heads. Thank you for your consideration. | ||
| UE 435-2788 | 8/9/2024 9:01:37 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | ernie | nazario | MILWAUKIE | It is wrong to ask consumers to pay higher rates to increase corporate profits for utilities. | ||
| UE 435-2789 | 8/9/2024 9:23:20 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Allison | Bail | PORTLAND | PGE requesting to make another rate hike at a time when inflation has hit the public hard, disconnection rates are sky high, and they had a huge amount of power outages this year is out of touch with reality and frankly immoral. They have raised their rates by large amounts over the past several years and yet they still have not made significant improvements to the grid to prevent outages. Yet their profits were $228 million last year with their CEO making an unreasonable compensation of nearly $7 million per year, of course only $1 million of that being salary because we definitely wouldn't want to see much of that going back to the community in the form of taxes. People are waking up to this and are tired of working their lives away to support such nonsense. Read the room. | ||
| UE 435-279 | 3/7/2024 7:00:37 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Fawn | Luft | TURNER | The amount of rate increases made by PGE over the last 4 years is simply far too much. Customers cannot pay even more on top of what is already happening. We don't have any other utility providers to choose from to try and find an affordable rate. It's a monopoly. And just because a family doesn't qualify for an assistance program doesn't mean they can afford over $400 per month just for their electricity. PGE and other power companies need to find extra money a different way. There just aren't words to express how wrong this is. People are freezing in their homes just trying to keep their bills low enough to keep the power on. Please protect consumers, not the utility companies profits. | ||
| UE 435-2790 | 8/9/2024 9:44:37 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Rita | Lance | SALEM | I am writing to oppose PGE's latest proposed rate hike. PGE's previous large rate hike has already put a strain on my budget. I'm retired, with only Social Security and a small pension as income. As you know, my annual Social Security increase doesn't even cover the increased cost of living, never mind the huge increases that PGE has already imposed and their current proposal. Please don't let another PGE rate hike occur. I'm sure I'm not alone in experiencing the hardship that their increases have caused. | ||
| UE 435-2791 | 8/9/2024 9:47:44 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Stefanie | Harmon | MULTNOMAH | I oppose any further rate hikes on behalf of PGE. Utilities should be public entities and not for profit companies. PGE’s rates have gone up more than 40% since 2021. Charge the companies using the highest electricity higher rates of there is a need for infrastructure improvement. Increases cannot continue to affect average tax paying citizens. | ||
| UE 435-2792 | 8/9/2024 9:52:44 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Lark | Ryan | PORTLAND | Please don't raise electricity rates! We just switched to a heat pump from gas. Rate hikes will slow homeowners' ability to fight climate change this way, and of course hurt renters. | ||
| UE 435-2793 | 8/9/2024 10:10:45 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Micheline | Ronningen | HAPPY VALLEY | It seems fair to say much of the higher energy costs are due to the company's liability issues. Do juries not recognize all these monetary awards are passed on to the customers? And still, the utility company needs to accept responsibility when due. Maybe do more to help people avoid furthering disastrous situations. | ||
| UE 435-2794 | 8/9/2024 10:27:18 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Nicole | Hironaka | SALEM | Please do not approve any more rate hikes from PGE. It feels like every entity is squeezing every dime we have from us to line their golden pockets. This has to stop and you have the power to say no. Please think of the public you serve. | ||
| UE 435-2795 | 8/9/2024 10:27:50 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Austin | F | PORTLAND | I support a cap on rate increases that would limit utilities to raising energy rates by no more than 10%, or 7% plus inflation, whichever is the lowest. | ||
| UE 435-2796 | 8/9/2024 11:03:34 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | SALEM | Enough is enough. Consumers should not be made to foot the bill because a private company wishes to upgrade their infrastructure. It should come out of their profit margins. It is time to set concrete limits on the amount that necessary utilities can be increased on an annual basis. To the outside observer, it appears that PUC cares little for Oregonians and is in the pocket of these utility companies. The commission that reviews these rate increases also needs to be expanded, with at least one vote representing the interests of low- to moderate-income Oregonians. | ||||
| UE 435-2797 | 8/9/2024 11:06:11 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Isobel | Charle | PORTLAND | Please don't increase the electricity rates so much!!! Why would you allow these historic increases? I understand everything is more expensive now, and these increases are not proportional. | ||
| UE 435-2798 | 8/9/2024 11:35:03 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | DJ | SALEM | 18% in 2024 and another 10.9% in 2025 is outrageous. If this keeps up will go back to burning firewood and using electricity for only necessary needs. You people should be put out of business. Figure something else out before hitting the homeowners/renters with all of the inflation that is hitting in all areas as of the last 4 yrs. People are going to be protesting on this one. And hopefully it won't get out of hand | |||
| UE 435-2799 | 8/9/2024 11:43:39 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Denise | Moore | PORTLAND | I feel that PGE is just plain being greedy. They are a monopoly. They are a for profit company and there are no other choices to turn to. We are at their mercy. That is not right. To ask for a more than 10% increase in rates on top of the 18% that was raised back in January when just admitting they had record high disconnections, it just plain greed. Something needs to done. Why not take back some of the money paid to CEO. Let her pay for all the disconnections. The people of this city/state need help. If you think the homeless situation is bad now, it only will only get worse if this rate hike is allowed to happen. | ||
| UE 435-28 | 2/29/2024 11:33:22 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Brad | Wasbrough | BEAVERTON | I thought they already raised rates in the last few years. Is PGE not budgeting their money properly? Even with recently increased rates, they still weren't able to handle outages from a recent ice storm in a timely manner. What guarantees do we have as Oregon residents that giving PGE more money will translate to better service and safety for their customers? | ||
| UE 435-280 | 3/7/2024 7:09:44 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Eric | Wallace | PORTLAND | The cost should be covered by a wage/salary cuts of the very top of the corporate leaders. Normal wage earners are effected by wage cuts and company cut backs all the time. Why can't the most comfortable with the largest pockets feel the brunt of these sort of things? These are services and costs that should be covered. regardless of weather or whatever their excuse is. Stop gouging the most vulnerable and average workers. We are already dealing with inflation, flat wages that don't cover the cost of living, toxic environments that lead to health problems, global pandemics and health insurance costs that are the highest in the world. Just shave a few million from the corporate leaders and we are good to go. | ||
| UE 435-2800 | 8/9/2024 11:51:30 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Alain | Millar | PORTLAND | I am writing to request the PUC moderate/limit PGE’s request for a 10.9% increase request. They received an 18% increase last year and more than 40% since 2021. “PGE is focused on keeping the cost of electricity as affordable as possible,” they say. How does that align with “the highest customer disconnections since it began reporting figures in 2018” according to OPB? PGE is asking their customers to pay for years of neglect to infrastructure and years of profit. In a world turning more and more to electrical power in order to mitigate the impact of fossil fuels, in a world dependent on the internet for more and more fundamental access to information, education, and business, in a world of increased income disparity these requests are obscene. | ||
| UE 435-2801 | 8/9/2024 11:51:31 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Alain | Millar | PORTLAND | I am writing to request the PUC moderate/limit PGE’s request for a 10.9% increase request. They received an 18% increase last year and more than 40% since 2021. “PGE is focused on keeping the cost of electricity as affordable as possible,” they say. How does that align with “the highest customer disconnections since it began reporting figures in 2018” according to OPB? PGE is asking their customers to pay for years of neglect to infrastructure and years of profit. In a world turning more and more to electrical power in order to mitigate the impact of fossil fuels, in a world dependent on the internet for more and more fundamental access to information, education, and business, in a world of increased income disparity these requests are obscene. | ||
| UE 435-2802 | 8/9/2024 5:34:55 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Ariana | Head | OREGON CITY | Our electric bill is already sky high. Sometime after January 2024 it became unaffordable. I am not able to pay a penny more per month. I oppose the rate increase fir 2025. I don't even trust the usage graph. We have exclusively wood heat for our home. We do not use electric heaters. However the winter bill isn't dramatically different from the summer bill! And we have 2-3 window air-conditioners running during the hottest weeks/months. I am requesting that PGE... finds ways to cut their own budget rather than putting more strain on mine. Thank you for your consideration. | ||
| UE 435-2803 | 8/9/2024 6:58:07 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Marianne | Swafford | SHERWOOD | I am not sure if I have the right docket number. I do not think PGE should raise their rates another 10%. The focus is on increasing profits for rich people who own shares not on serving the public. These rates make it too costly for people to operate necessary electric items such as heaters or air conditioners. Also, the state and federal governments say we should use electricity rather than gasoline (for cars) or natural gas (for heating) however they do not help people who cannot afford it. The forms to apply for financial assistance are not advertised to all or easily understood by people who need them | ||
| UE 435-2804 | 8/9/2024 7:00:37 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Natalia | Makarova | PORTLAND | Power should be affordable! Is it becoming gold suddenly? NO increase! Think about CEO salary first and how all the power outages were handled this winter before even increasing a cent. | ||
| UE 435-2805 | 8/9/2024 7:17:51 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | MAGDALENA | MUCHLINSKI | PORTLAND | No amount of .58 peak time rebates makes up for 11% on top of already 40% inflated rates since 2021!!! | ||
| UE 435-2806 | 8/9/2024 7:22:17 PM | OTHER | Oppose Docket | Web | Lisa | Ha | MILWAUKIE | As a citizen and social services advocate in the great State of Oregon, I am very concerned about another electric utility rate increase. We are already seeing the impact of the last increase negatively affecting our community. People should not have to choose between paying their utilities or food, housing and medical care. Furthermore, essential services should not be dependent on profits and considering PGE is and investor-owned utility company I am concerned about those investor interests being considered over the customer base. This is yet another example of big money interests being considered over the needs of our citizens and I hope that our leaders in Salem will have enough compassion and bravery to stand against the further spread of corporatocracy tactics in our state. | ||
| UE 435-2807 | 8/9/2024 7:41:49 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Brandon | Zipser | AMITY | I am an Oregon resident and PGE is my provider. My family and I are completely opposed to any additional rate increases. PGE just received a massive rate increase. Oregon families and myself got hit with $50 to %150 plus increases to their bill after the last increase less than a year ago. Oregon families have been wiped out financially from massive inflation that far exceeds wage increases. Electricity is not a luxury for the rich, it's a basic necessity for families to survive. Approving this will only add to Oregons homeless crisis! | ||
| UE 435-2808 | 8/9/2024 10:59:35 PM | PUC | Oppose Docket | Web | Wendy | Sahyoun | PORTLAND | What with food and housing increasing so much, another higher rate increase is too much. This winter I had to shut the electric heat off at the fuse box. Someone should really look into what kinds of profits these for-profit utility companies are getting. This has to be some kind of monopoly as there is no choice or competition in the utility company we have. | ||
| UE 435-2809 | 8/10/2024 12:09:17 AM | OTHER | Oppose Docket | Web | Neil | Williams | CORVALLIS | I strongly oppose the proposed PGE rate increase. PGE rates have soared in recent years, massively outpacing public income growth. How can further rate increases possibly be justified when so many in Oregon are facing homelessness because of the inability to afford housing? High utility bills strain consumers’ ability to keep making rent payments as well as life’s other necessities. Portland, in particular, is struggling to get to grips with its homelessness crisis and legislators are constantly talking about the need file more housing provision. Well, how about preventing people from being forced out onto the streets in the first place. I’m staggered at the corporate greed behind PGE’s proposed rate hike. Large companies like PGE have the reserves and financial means to raise cash that private customers do not. Please do not side with PGE again over the citizens that Oregon’s regulators should be looking out for. | ||
| UE 435-281 | 3/7/2024 7:23:47 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Elizabeth | Yeary | PORTLAND | The recent rate increase and request for further increase by PGE puts a terrible strain on customers, particularly those on limited income and social security. For major infrastructure work, is there no way the utility can invest for further needs? | ||
| UE 435-2810 | 8/10/2024 8:31:15 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Laurie | Thurston | HAPPY VALLEY | These out of control rate hikes proposed by PGE need to be stopped. PGE has raised its rates more than 40% since 2021 and their proposed rate hike of an additional 7.4% has now jumped to 10.9% for 2025. In the meantime, this past May, more than 4,300 homes were disconnected from power due to the inability to cover costs. This is happening in the midst of a wave of inflation that has yet to fully subside in addition to changes in climate that are heating up our PNW summers and plummeting temperatures in the winter. Continuing to raise rates unchecked are going to put undue stress on many households in our community. While the need to update infrastructure is understandable and necessary, there must be a way to slow these rate hikes. More than 75,000 eligible customers have not enrolled in discount programs. Either find a way to communicate that benefit through local community agencies or take that fund and apply it toward the proposed hike to lower prices overall. The cost of housing in this community is beyond the reach of many and these continued rate hikes for access to electricity is only leading to further financial stress on some of the most vulnerable people in our community. Is that the sort of community we want? One in which thousands are unable to be safe and stay healthy in their homes? I'm a veteran teacher. I've learned to do more with less my entire career. You're smart. You can figure this out. Make the right decision and slow these hikes, help the people who need it and don't perpetuate the cycles of poverty for our most vulnerable. Thank you for doing what's right. | ||
| UE 435-2812 | 8/10/2024 12:42:31 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Connie | Hasan | HILLSBORO | PGE rates have increased already and this is why so many people are experiencing disconnections. We do not have the income to support the high cost of living plus high utility rates. I appose another increase. | ||
| UE 435-2813 | 8/10/2024 4:05:27 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Phil | Boyle | CANBY | Electric rates have gotten out of control. What ever happened to the limitation on rate increases related to the move to renewable energy sources? If I recall, there was a bill passed by a previous legislature that promised rates would not got up more than 3% (not sure of this number) due to renewables, and that the PUC had the authority to stop rate increases beyond this limit. The fact is that the cost of the switch to renewables has far exceeded this limitation, but PGE is simply identifying the cost as “sustainability” or “resilience” or other popular terms. For a change, let’s reduce rates this time! | ||
| UE 435-2814 | 8/10/2024 5:14:14 PM | OTHER | Oppose Docket | Web | Joe | Pierce | GRESHAM | I'm part of the management team at a seniors-with-disabilities apartment complex in Gresham. During the ice storm in January 2024, the entire complex went without power for nearly a week. Will this rate increase keep that from happening again next year, or is it just to line PGEs pockets? I oppose this stupid plan. | ||
| UE 435-2815 | 8/11/2024 8:05:49 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Kimberly | Schneider | HAPPY VALLEY | Hello, I appose another power rate increase as PGE is proposing. We already are paying more than ever. We live in the Pacific NW with wonderful abundant resources for power creation, example of hydropower, etc. we have had almost a 33% power rate increase nationwide in the last few years. We are on a fixed income. We have been charged a a privileged tax! What is that? We’ve lived in our home for over 40 years paying our fair share of taxes, etc. what is a privilege tax for energy and why are we getting this tax??? That is insulting. We have worked hard to stay where we are living. Please stop another rate increase. Thank you | ||
| UE 435-2816 | 8/11/2024 11:11:53 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Nicole | Mercier | PORTLAND | NO NEW RATE INCREASES!!! We're all struggling to pay bills. PGE should be a public utility and I intend to pursue that idea which will be very popular given all the rate hikes. PGE has shut off power to thousands who cannot afford electricity. No rate increases, no CEO bonuses, we are going to make this a public utility because yall got greedy. | ||
| UE 435-2817 | 8/11/2024 3:10:09 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Danny | Myer | PORTLAND | Rates should already be high enough with recent increase. CEO of PGE earns millions of dollars a year. Rent and food costs are already too high, this is another nail in the coffin for poor people | ||
| UE 435-2818 | 8/11/2024 5:54:16 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Paul | Fishman | PORTLAND | It is difficult to understand how the PUC can allow a utility company, PGE, to continue to raise rates by huge percentages. My understanding is that PGE rates have risen by 40% in the past few years. PGE profit for fiscal year 2023 was 9.21% (https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/POR/key-statistics/), a more than reasonable profit, which causes one to ask if the rate increases are meant to support and maybe increase this profit margin for shareholders. We purchased an older home in 2022 and spent considerable money removing an oil furnace and leaking underground oil tank, adding storm windows, and decommissioning fireplaces to install electric fire logs. We now have an all electric home that we consider more sustainable and less contributory to greenhouse gas emissions. Our reward has been high electric bills that the PUC apparently agrees to allow PGE to push even higher. We are a fixed-income retired couple fortunate to be able to pay our utility bill. We know that many people in our community have increasing difficulty paying these increasing bills. I owned a small consulting company for two decades, and there is no way my clients would have tolerated double-digit rate increases and a 40% increase in three years! It is beyond belief that a regulated utility company is allowed to do this. I appreciate the efforts by PGE to decarbonize and harden the electrical system; this is the right thing to do. The obvious contradiction, however, is that the process of addressing the climate crisis is made on the backs of utility customers in order to maintain corporate profits. There is something inherently wrong, and illogical, about this. I truly hope the Public Utilities Commission acts in the interest of the Public by reigning in corporate profits and instead, protecting ratepayers. | ||
| UE 435-2819 | 8/11/2024 6:05:05 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | PORTLAND | Shame on PGE, I went almost a week without power with a 2 and 5 year old in my house. It got down to 40 degrees in my home and I could not get an accurate date when my power would return and yet I’ve had the highest bills in the 10years I’ve owned my home. And you think you are entitled to raise praises again?! | ||||
| UE 435-282 | 3/7/2024 7:21:37 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Spencer | White | BEAVERCREEK | To increase electricity cost 40% over 4 years on existing customers is offensive. If you don’t want to see offensive language, than don’t rob your customers. It’s not the customers responsibility to pay for PGE’s lawsuits. Most costumers can’t afford this, so you’ll pass it on to other customers to pick up the bill. If you were a private business you would cease to exist. | ||
| UE 435-2820 | 8/12/2024 12:33:07 AM | 8/9/2024 2:50:36 PM | General Comment | nataliepstoffle@outlook.com | Hello, I am writing to express my anger and frustration with the proposed PGE rate hikes. After their recent hikes in January of this year, it has placed an additional cost burden on me, and I have been having more difficulty paying my electric bill. If the rate hikes go through again, it will have risen 30% since 2022. I'm sure there are many other people like me, and we are frustrated that we are having our wallets cleaned out for a utility that is essential for life. Additionally, the rate hikes don't seem to be going to anything other than padding the CEO of PGE's wallet, as the CEO made $17,000,000 in 2023. It seems like the rate hikes go directly to her, instead of improving infrastructure, like the battery networks like they say it's meant for. Please think of the people who live around you, as excessive price increases hurt everyone. Thank you. | |||||
| UE 435-2821 | 8/12/2024 12:33:09 AM | 8/9/2024 2:47:03 PM | General Comment | jordan.rae.cox@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Like many, I understand the need for increases, but we’ve already seen rates jump again and again. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections. People cannot afford these increases. My family cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mrs. Jordan Rae Cox 608 SW Orchid St Portland, OR 97219-4745 jordan.rae.cox@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2822 | 8/12/2024 12:33:12 AM | 8/9/2024 2:16:36 PM | General Comment | meagan.mccue21@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Miss Meagan McCue 2185 SW Yamhill St Portland, OR 97205-1459 meagan.mccue21@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2823 | 8/12/2024 12:33:14 AM | 8/9/2024 2:16:03 PM | General Comment | millaprince@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mx. Milla Prince 9204 N Geneva Ave Portland, OR 97203-2647 millaprince@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2824 | 8/12/2024 12:33:16 AM | 8/9/2024 2:07:58 PM | General Comment | sarahblock.1998@yahoo.com | Since December 2022 PGE has greedily raised their prices by ~30% according to statistics. An additional 10% is absolutely mind blowing. They don't care about the people, they care about making money. This is unacceptable. There is no one here to protect customers. Regular Oregonians are SUFFERING under these prices! The way this corrupt company is allowed to gouge people is disgusting and insane and board members and our government should be ASHAMED of themselves. | |||||
| UE 435-2825 | 8/12/2024 12:33:19 AM | 8/9/2024 1:32:19 PM | General Comment | nmr273@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Nina Radford 3423 NE 22nd Ave Portland, OR 97212-2432 nmr273@nau.edu | |||||
| UE 435-2826 | 8/12/2024 12:33:22 AM | 8/9/2024 1:13:45 PM | General Comment | bprattrussum@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mx. Elizabeth Pratt-Russum 15205 SE Millmain Dr Portland, OR 97233-3349 bprattrussum@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2827 | 8/12/2024 12:33:25 AM | 8/9/2024 9:15:00 AM | General Comment | PUC CONSUMER PUC * PUC | From: Jose Delacruz <jdelacruz0806@gmail.com<mailto:jdelacruz0806@gmail.com>> Sent: Friday, August 9, 2024 8:51 AM To: PUC CONSUMER PUC * PUC <puc.consumer@puc.oregon.gov<mailto:puc.consumer@puc.oregon.gov>> Subject: Increase in rates To Whom It May Concern, Did the share/stake holders make a profit in 2023? Will they make a profit in 2024? I'm confuse why rates keep going up. In 2024 over 17% increase. In 2025 PGE/PUC talking about a 10.9% increase. With all the increase how are we suppose to make it ends meat. Increase in electricity, food prices, health and car insurance it is ridiculous. Add 35-40% in taxes it's outrageous. How about government official/agencies start helping the people and not what can benefit them. We elect officials to hear our complaints and yet they go no where. The only time I hear what government agency or official can due is during election years. What happens after election years promises are not kept. Please look at the rates and reconsider the 10.9% increase in 2025. See if there is and way to decrease electricity a few percent so people can live with out so much stress. Thank you for your time. Regards, Jose Delacruz | |||||
| UE 435-2828 | 8/12/2024 12:33:28 AM | 8/9/2024 9:14:00 AM | General Comment | PUC CONSUMER PUC * PUC | From: Raylin Brennan <raylinbrennan@gmail.com<mailto:raylinbrennan@gmail.com>> Sent: Thursday, August 8, 2024 4:31 PM To: PUC CONSUMER PUC * PUC <puc.consumer@puc.oregon.gov<mailto:puc.consumer@puc.oregon.gov>> Subject: PGE Rates raylinbrennan@gmail.com<mailto:raylinbrennan@gmail.com>. Hi, PUC board members I am writing to you to covey my distress over PGE's proposed increase to their rates. As we know in this economy it's relatively unheard of for someone to make it on their own after graduation. This means many of our recent graduates are still living with their parents well after graduation because living on you're own is not very economically feasible. My personal testimony is that I a 2023 graduate and 19 year old was able to move out on my own. Which is relatively unheard of during these inflated times. In order to make ends meet, I work more than 40 hours a week at four dollars above minimum wage, for a company that doesn't treat their employees good. Despite the ammount I make above minimum wage and my hours, I don't make three times my rent. That rule is put in place by rental companies. Half of my monthly income goes into my rent. My electricity bill in addition is more expensive than my partner who pays less than $100.00 a month. What do I pay? I paid 132.10 for the month of July, the first month of my being moved in. I work swing shit so I am usually alseep up until I have to go to work and, when I get home from work I make myself dinner and watch a little TV. With the heatwaves I had been running an air conditioner most of the days, but on days where it was cool I kept it off. If that's the extent of power I use while I am awake and home, why am I paying 132.10? If PGE is allowed to raise their rates to potentially double what it is now I will not be able to afford to live. Why is it that big companies think it's ok to raise costs of living when minimum wage is not sustainable? Am I not allowed to be able to thrive? By letting big companies drive up their rates for no reason allows them to further bully those of us getting by further into poverty. I hope that my testimony sheds light into how the younger population are affected by increasing rates. Sincerely, Raylin Brennan Previous student advisor of SKPS School Board & Advisor on SB1552 | |||||
| UE 435-2829 | 8/12/2024 12:33:32 AM | 8/9/2024 9:14:00 AM | General Comment | PUC CONSUMER PUC * PUC | -----Original Message----- From: Joan Gaither <rogers12rocks@yahoo.com> Sent: Thursday, August 8, 2024 8:32 PM To: PUC CONSUMER PUC * PUC <puc.consumer@puc.oregon.gov> Subject: We Must stop PGE Hi there, I want to express that people cannot afford much of anything these days. If you allow them to raise the PGE bill again there's going to be more people without power, homeless or just not eating. I feel like I can either pay my PGE bill or eat but not both!! Please help the people like me that can't afford it!! Thank you so much! Joan Gaither Sent from my iPhone | |||||
| UE 435-283 | 3/7/2024 11:03:30 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Leslie | Yoder | MULTNOMAH | My full monthly income is $1228.00 per month. I cannot pay my electric bill because of the 18% rate increase. I am 76 yrs old and I don't think you want me to be without electricity. Please help me. Leslie Yoder, 503-419-7170. | ||
| UE 435-2830 | 8/12/2024 12:33:35 AM | 8/9/2024 8:51:22 AM | General Comment | jdelacruz0806@gmail.com | To Whom It May Concern, Did the share/stake holders make a profit in 2023? Will they make a profit in 2024? I'm confuse why rates keep going up. In 2024 over 17% increase. In 2025 PGE/PUC talking about a 10.9% increase. With all the increase how are we suppose to make it ends meat. Increase in electricity, food prices, health and car insurance it is ridiculous. Add 35-40% in taxes it's outrageous. How about government official/agencies start helping the people and not what can benefit them. We elect officials to hear our complaints and yet they go no where. The only time I hear what government agency or official can due is during election years. What happens after election years promises are not kept. Please look at the rates and reconsider the 10.9% increase in 2025. See if there is and way to decrease electricity a few percent so people can live with out so much stress. Thank you for your time. Regards, Jose Delacruz | |||||
| UE 435-2831 | 8/12/2024 12:33:38 AM | 8/9/2024 8:22:34 AM | General Comment | andyveitch101@gmail.com | The PGE price increases are not only unprecidented, they come after several years of double diget price increases. It's simply an unsustainable increase to a public that has had a declining economy for several years. GAS, FOOD, INSURANCE, HEALTHCARE, TAXES, INTEREST, MORE. People on fixed incomes simply can't afford these rates, especially when there are alternative energy sources that are cheaper. PGEs profits are up, while OUR spendibile incomes are significantly down. All while Salaries of PGE executives have never been higher! Our government has promoted eliminating every other source of power to save our environment. How about focusing on saving the PEOPLE! We can't afford your extravagance. If you don't voluntarily act, the people will raise their voices so loud you will have no choice. They will leave this state at a faster pace than they already are. PGE is reporting the average price increase is lower than what i am actually experiencing. They are so out of touch with reality, they think they can just bully the public into concession. A new day is comming & this issue hits every Oregonian in their wallets so hard that they will have to listen. And Their IMAGE, BRAND, IDENTITY, will be tarnished for a generation as PRICE GOUGERS NOT TO BE TRUSTED WITH THE POWER OF A MONOPOLY! Andrew Veitch Aurora Oregon 97002 Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device | |||||
| UE 435-2832 | 8/12/2024 12:33:41 AM | 8/9/2024 3:48:15 AM | General Comment | bryvnesbitt@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Miss Bryana Nesbitt 4610 SE Ina Ave Milwaukie, OR 97267-5968 bryvnesbitt@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2833 | 8/12/2024 12:33:44 AM | 8/8/2024 8:32:09 PM | General Comment | rogers12rocks@yahoo.com | Hi there, I want to express that people cannot afford much of anything these days. If you allow them to raise the PGE bill again there's going to be more people without power, homeless or just not eating. I feel like I can either pay my PGE bill or eat but not both!! Please help the people like me that can't afford it!! Thank you so much! Joan Gaither Sent from my iPhone | |||||
| UE 435-2834 | 8/12/2024 12:33:46 AM | 8/8/2024 7:24:57 PM | General Comment | quilter4126@live.com | The rate increase that PGE is requesting will be a hardship to the majority of people affected. Since we have no choice but to use PGE for our power, it's difficult to believe that a 43% increase has been approved in the last two years. The PNW used to be known for affordable energy. No more!! Get Outlook for Android | |||||
| UE 435-2835 | 8/12/2024 12:33:47 AM | 8/8/2024 7:06:46 PM | General Comment | darcynutter@gmail.com | Absolutely opposed to any and all rate hikes. This is out of control. My monthly bill is more than $30 more expensive than this same time last year, even though I am using less power. And this is the "cheap" season for me! Northwest Natural bill went up, Portland water bill went up a ton, garbage went up, property taxes went up. WAGES ARE NOT GOING UP. I cannot afford any more bills. I am not considered "in poverty" (debatable) so I don’t qualify for any assistance or rate adjustments. Yet I don’t make enough money to pay for anything. THERE IS NO HELP AND NO RELIEF for the average middle class - I'm not lower middle class even - person in Portland metro. I can't afford to move. I work 40-50 hours a week and it's not enough. These giant corporations can take pay cuts. Start at the top. No rate increases until there are both pay cuts for anyone making more than $100k and NO BONUSES FOR ANYONE. This is basic needs living. This should not be a for profit situation. Do we need to invest in new infrastructure? Sure. Rate payers are capped out. 40% INCREASE IN LAST THREE YEARS ALREADY. WAGES ATE STAGNANT. Make huge organizational changes before tapping rate payers again. Signed: Furious 18 year Portland resident struggling to survive in a city/county/metro/state that has completely stopped caring about affordability and quality of life. Sent from my iPhone | |||||
| UE 435-2836 | 8/12/2024 12:33:50 AM | 8/8/2024 4:31:12 PM | General Comment | raylinbrennan@gmail.com | Hi, PUC board members I am writing to you to covey my distress over PGE's proposed increase to their rates. As we know in this economy it's relatively unheard of for someone to make it on their own after graduation. This means many of our recent graduates are still living with their parents well after graduation because living on you're own is not very economically feasible. My personal testimony is that I a 2023 graduate and 19 year old was able to move out on my own. Which is relatively unheard of during these inflated times. In order to make ends meet, I work more than 40 hours a week at four dollars above minimum wage, for a company that doesn't treat their employees good. Despite the ammount I make above minimum wage and my hours, I don't make three times my rent. That rule is put in place by rental companies. Half of my monthly income goes into my rent. My electricity bill in addition is more expensive than my partner who pays less than $100.00 a month. What do I pay? I paid 132.10 for the month of July, the first month of my being moved in. I work swing shit so I am usually alseep up until I have to go to work and, when I get home from work I make myself dinner and watch a little TV. With the heatwaves I had been running an air conditioner most of the days, but on days where it was cool I kept it off. If that's the extent of power I use while I am awake and home, why am I paying 132.10? If PGE is allowed to raise their rates to potentially double what it is now I will not be able to afford to live. Why is it that big companies think it's ok to raise costs of living when minimum wage is not sustainable? Am I not allowed to be able to thrive? By letting big companies drive up their rates for no reason allows them to further bully those of us getting by further into poverty. I hope that my testimony sheds light into how the younger population are affected by increasing rates. Sincerely, Raylin Brennan Previous student advisor of SKPS School Board & Advisor on SB1552 | |||||
| UE 435-2837 | 8/12/2024 12:33:53 AM | 8/7/2024 2:49:57 PM | General Comment | psnook1968@gmail.com | You are literally crippling families and destroying small businesses already suffering from inflation. As a business owner for over 23 years who provides jobs in my small community, another price increase will potentially be the final nail in my coffin. Which also means my employees will lose their jobs and not be able to pay your already outrageous price increases. Learn to manage our money better PLEASE. PATRICE SNOOK owner of Snook's Pet Products and a Estacada resident | |||||
| UE 435-2838 | 8/12/2024 12:33:55 AM | 8/7/2024 10:57:29 AM | General Comment | jfa60134@hotmail.com | Why does the commission keep giving so high of rate increases to Pacific Power? I worked in business all of my life and if my company couldn’t hold our prices down more we would have gone out of business. They need to be more financially responsible. The company makes billions of dollars in profits every year. The commission needs to slow the increase down. My electric bill has over doubled in the last few years. Very concerned citizen John A. Sent from my iPhone | |||||
| UE 435-2839 | 8/12/2024 12:33:58 AM | 8/6/2024 8:45:41 AM | General Comment | matthew.hawks1024@gmail.com | Hello, I would like to comment on the PGE proposal. I feel that they should not be able to keep increasing our rates. It's been a huge impact the last few years with their increases. They offer help to low income, but what about single income middle class. The last few years prices on everything have increased more than any other time in my life. It's difficult to keep up with the price increases on everything. Groceries are outrageous, housing is unaffordable, fuel fluctuates to much and the last 3 years the price increases on everything has been ridiculous and unacceptable. It's getting impossible to live with these prices on a middle class income. PGE is a monopoly along with NW natural and I have been watching my bill almost double over the last 3 years. Being a monopoly with a resource that everyone NEEDS is a guaranteed cash flow for them while the rest of us struggle. The population is growing drastically which means even more cash for them. Their executives are all probably raking in high 6 figure incomes because they are stripping the rest of us off our low incomes. There needs to be more control over inflation and it needs to start with utilities because they are monopolies with no competition. If I could go to a different power company I would because I can't afford their prices. Oregon is one of the most expensive states and it makes me not even want to be a resident here anymore because I literally can't afford to live here. | |||||
| UE 435-284 | 3/7/2024 11:22:34 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Diane | Edmonds | GRESHAM | PGE raising their rates is hurting its customers in their pocketbook, people will have to decide whether they keep the lights on or put food on the table, they can't do both with rate hikes again. There's very limited resources available to help with customers bills, sometimes no assistance at all, what are we supposed to do? | ||
| UE 435-2840 | 8/12/2024 12:34:00 AM | 8/5/2024 3:26:10 PM | General Comment | billyinpd@gmail.com | billyinpd@gmail.com<mailto:billyinpd@gmail.com>. Ok. Great. So now most of us have to live in the dark more as well as not using our A/C or heaters as much as we need to. You ask us to use less power so we do then you punish us because your profits aren't high enough. Why dont you lower the salaries of your top 11.9 CEOs and upper echelon board members by 11.9 percent instead ? Talk about unsustainable. Your greed and pandering to your selves cant last forever | |||||
| UE 435-2841 | 8/12/2024 12:34:03 AM | 8/1/2024 1:35:46 PM | General Comment | twofivestars@comcast.net | twofivestars@comcast.net<mailto:twofivestars@comcast.net>. Do Not Raise Rates Ann Watters RPE 1940 Breyman NE Salem, Oregon 97301-4352 1-503-581-6512 home 1- 971-345-7961 mobile "Faith is the bird that sings when the dawn is still dark." — Rabindranath Tagore — | |||||
| UE 435-2842 | 8/12/2024 8:29:59 AM | PUC | Oppose Docket | Web | Kendal | Wagner | ESTACADA | To Whom It May Concern, I am writing to express my strong opposition to the recent proposal to increase power rates. This steep and continuous rise in energy costs is both unnecessary and unsustainable for our community, particularly given the availability of hydroelectric power and the current state of our economy. Hydropower remains a significant and reliable energy source in our region, known for its cost-effectiveness and minimal environmental impact. The continued reliance on this resource should, in theory, help stabilize energy costs rather than contribute to sharp increases. The justification for these rate hikes appears to be increasingly disconnected from the actual costs of providing electricity, especially when considering the presence of such an abundant and affordable energy source. Moreover, our local economy is still recovering, and many families, including mine, are struggling to make ends meet. The proposed rate increase would place an additional and undue burden on households already facing rising costs of living. It is not only economically unjustifiable but also socially irresponsible to push for such substantial rate hikes in the current economic climate. I would also like to address a particularly troubling suggestion I received from PG&E when I questioned my recent bill. I was advised to lower my thermostat to 55 degrees Fahrenheit at night to reduce energy consumption. This recommendation is not only impractical but potentially harmful, especially for families with young children. As the parent of a newborn, I know firsthand that such low temperatures are not safe or suitable for infants, who are particularly vulnerable to cold. This advice shows a lack of understanding of the basic needs of your customers and underscores the disconnect between the company’s policies and the realities of everyday life. In conclusion, I urge you to reconsider the proposed rate increase. It is imperative that you take into account the availability of cost-effective energy sources and the current economic challenges faced by your customers. I also recommend that you review and revise your energy-saving advice to ensure it is both practical and safe for all households. I look forward to your response and hope that you will take these concerns seriously. Sincerely, Kendal Wagner 503-593-0341 | ||
| UE 435-2843 | 8/12/2024 9:06:43 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Joshua | Jones | BEAVERTON | Another rate increase is unwarranted for PGE customers. The customers are holding all the risk, meanwhile PGE’s shareholders are profiting. ROE was 7.5% in 2023 and averaged 7.9% over the past 5 years. For any for-profit company that’s pretty good, but it comes at the cost of captive ratepayers. PGE’s dividend growth has gone from $1.50 to $1.86 at the same time. This is a 24% increase while inflation has gone up ~20% and PGE rates have gone up ~30% already. I understand that increases are inevitable but the magnitude of them these past few years, and the disproportionate rise in profits signals that PGE puts profits before customers. As a regulated utility they cannot be allowed to continue to abuse their monopoly power. | ||
| UE 435-2844 | 8/12/2024 5:48:38 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Emma | Bouchet | ALOHA | I live with my 75 year old mother who with SSI and a pension makes about 20k per year. She would absolutely qualify for income assistance on her own. However due to being disabled and in a wheelchair requiring extensive care and daily help with ADL's I need to live with her. Unfortunately because most services include my income with hers (despite the fact she has no legal right to it) she's disqualified for PGE's income assistance program. We struggled paying all the bills before the last rate increase (which will cost us $408 a year) and now PGE wants to raise it MORE?!? PGE has not expanded access to their low income program, has not included any exceptions for people who are elderly or disabled, has not offered lower rates for people who have medical needs. Worse I can't even sign up with a different company like a cell carrier or cable. This is wrong and should not be approved without serious revisions including for elderly, disabled, and adjustments to what qualifies as "low income". | ||
| UE 435-2845 | 8/12/2024 7:46:14 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Dominik | Fogt | ESTACADA | PGE has raised rates excessively these past 4 years. My bill has more than doubled with the rate for electric kilowatt with a reduction of total monthly kilowatts used. If rates continue to rise, regulations should change to allow customers to disconnect from the grid and run on their own solar/wind power with battery backup. Alternatives to electricity should become a legal requirement should rates continue to rise. | ||
| UE 435-2846 | 8/13/2024 7:00:47 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Emily | Ray | TIGARD | Considering we have just paid an 18 percent increase, I find it wholley un-American to raise the rates of a necessary utility. Do not raise the rates. You are a utility service, not a private luxury and proposals like this not only show your greed but your absolute disdain for the American people. Your current profits can and will pay for infrastructure, not my hard earned low wages. | ||
| UE 435-2847 | 8/13/2024 7:35:14 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Madison | Brunkhart | GRESHAM | Please do not approve PGE's request for a rate increase. They raised rates 6 months ago, and right after that, the ice storm took people's power out for days. We shouldn't have to pay more for worse service. A public utility isn't meant to be profitable or a money maker - PGE's goal should be to provide good service to those who have to pay for it. If I could switch to another power company I would, PGE is getting ridiculous. | ||
| UE 435-2848 | 8/13/2024 9:38:12 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Gina | Langley | PORTLAND | We can not afford this. A rate increase was already approved. You are forcing people to have their services turned off. This is an outrage! Do not approve! | ||
| UE 435-2849 | 8/13/2024 3:12:06 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | MOLALLA | This is getting out of hand with the rare increases. They are a monopoly in many areas and the constant rare increases have lead to anything better. They say they offer help but that's to people already getting help from the system to that don't may much anyways. What about the people who make between $70k-$150k who just barely scrap by to begin with and now have cut back on what little extras they had to begin with. Unless you offer a 40% discount to people in that range. You say you need more because increases in cost of things like batteries for power. What good is batteries when lines are down and you can't get power to homes. Where we had power out for 3 weeks during the ice storm a few years ago and that was after there was no ice and you restored it to everyone else around us. Cutting pay and bonuses is a good way to start increasing your profits. | ||||
| UE 435-285 | 3/7/2024 12:01:41 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | PORTLAND | STOP RATE HIKES. The average person can NOT afford to live in Portland anymore. CORPORATE GREED | ||||
| UE 435-2850 | 8/13/2024 5:33:43 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Sylvia | Machado | SALEM | Mail received 8-12-24; added to comments by Consumer Services staff 8-13-24 - dr Sylvia Machado 4514 Fir Dell Dr. SE, Salem, Oregon 97302 Phone: 971-301-0108 Email: Ladymachado@gmail.com August 8, 2024 Oregon Public Utility Commission Attn: Commissioners 20I High St SE, Suite I00 Salem, OR 97301 Dear Commissioners, I am writing to express my strong opposition to the proposed rate hike by Portland General Electric (PGE). As a resident of Oregon and a customer of PGE, I am deeply concerned about the potential impact of this increase on individuals and families across our community. The proposed rate hike comes at a particularly challenging time. Many Oregonians are still recovering from the economic repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic. Unemployment rates remain higher than pre-pandemic levels, and the cost of living continues to rise. For many households, including those on fixed incomes such as retirees, any increase in utility rates can lead to significant financial strain. This rate hike could force some to choose between essential needs, such as food and medicine, and paying their energy bills. Furthermore, PGE's justification for the rate increase lacks transparency. It is crucial for the Oregon Public Utility Commission to demand a detailed and comprehensive explanation from PGE regarding the necessity of this hike. If the increase is intended to fund infrastructure improvements, renewable energy projects, or other long-term benefits for customers, these plans should be clearly communicated to the public. Transparency is essential to build trust and ensure that the rate hike is truly in the best interest of consumers. In addition, I urge the Commission to consider alternative solutions that do not place the financial burden solely on customers. PGE should explore other funding mechanisms, such as government grants or subsidies, and strive to optimize operational efficiencies to reduce costs. It is imperative that the Commission protect the most vulnerable members of our community by preventing an undue financial burden from being placed on them. The role of the Oregon Public Utility Commission is to regulate utility rates in a manner that balances the needs of both the utility companies and the consumers. I respectfully request that the Commission deny PGE's proposed rate hike and require the company to provide a more equitable and transparent plan that does not disproportionately impact Oregon's residents. Thank you for your consideration of my concerns. I trust that the Commission will act in the best interest of the public and ensure that utility rates remain fair and just. Sincerely, Sylvia Machado /s/ Sylvia | ||
| UE 435-2851 | 8/13/2024 5:50:55 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Tanya | Raz | PORTLAND | Not only do homeowner taxes continuously increase in Portland to pay for city infrastructure, the PGE expenses is increasing substantially creating an even added burden in an economy heading towards recession due to inflation. Per the KOIN article posted a few days ago regarding the hikes, Drew Hanson (communications manager for PGE) provided several reasons for the increase, but none indicated building infrastructure toward a more sustainable energy grid. Continuously fixing antiquated above-ground electrical lines isn’t fixing the issue where wind or ice brings down power lines, which is only going to get worse with climate change. Putting the lines in ground would be more costly up front but a much more dependable and safer energy source in the future preventing the need for as many crew to drive out to fix the lines, saving money in the long term and keeping homes heated during the winter. The cost increases make citizens pay for the poor infrastructure that PGE built, and bandaid fixes aren’t the solution and not a good use of our money. Additionally, solar systems are a great alternative, but currently, homeowners are the ones who would incur all costs to purchase the solar system and on top of that, have to pay a monthly fee to PGE for them to manage the energy, and any access energy created at the end of the year, PGE can allocate it to their other programs, but instead should be crediting us for that energy that we have invested in. They don’t have to pay anything towards solar panels, and essentially get funded by individual investments in a cleaner future. Solar panels only last about 15 years and homeowners would have to repurchase (along with a new roof) making it something that isn’t cost-effective. There should be more incentives and partnerships with the government, energy companies, and homeowners to make solar panels more of a shared expense. Another area PGE can invest in is wind or river energy that is being done around the world, but I’m not seeing any indication that PGE or the government planning for a more sustainable and cleaner way to create energy. Until I see PGE move towards sustainable clean energy, we shouldn’t have to pay for increases because of the need to increasingly fix the current failing energy grid they built in the first place. There needs to be accountability for poor decisions, the citizens shouldn’t be the ones to pay for it! | ||
| UE 435-2852 | 8/13/2024 8:24:44 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Chris | Claeys | PORTLAND | I am writing to formally express my strong opposition to the recent utility rate hike of nearly 40% over the past three years. As a long-standing customer, I am deeply concerned about the substantial increase in my electricity bills and the broader implications for our community. The cumulative effect of this rate increase has been severe for many households, including mine. We are facing a significant financial burden that strains our budgets and impacts our ability to manage other essential expenses. While I understand the need for utility companies to cover operational costs and invest in infrastructure, the scale of this increase appears disproportionate and unsustainable for many customers. Additionally, I am troubled by the lack of clear, detailed communication regarding the justifications for these hikes. Transparency is crucial, and I would appreciate a thorough explanation of the factors driving these increases, including any investments in infrastructure or improvements that are directly benefiting customers. I urge you to reconsider the suggested recent rate hike of an additional 10%, which would increase rates of almost 50% over a 4 year period, and explore alternative approaches to managing costs. Implementing measures to enhance operational efficiency, seeking more gradual increases, and providing more detailed explanations would demonstrate a commitment to balancing your financial needs with the economic realities faced by your customers. Thank you for your attention to this matter. I hope for a prompt and equitable resolution that considers the interests of both the utility company and its customers. | ||
| UE 435-2853 | 8/13/2024 8:39:41 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Yolanda | Sanchez | FAIRVIEW | Lots of people are already living from paycheck to paycheck raising the rates would absolutely be detrimental to many families who are already struggling to keep up with bills. | ||
| UE 435-2854 | 8/14/2024 12:32:11 AM | 8/13/2024 9:20:24 AM | General Comment | scappy1950@gmail.com | I would like to comment on PGE's wish for more rate increases in 2025. In 2024, my PGE equal pay bill went from $249.00 per month to $283.00 per month - a difference of $34.00 per month. If it goes up another 7.3%, my monthly PGE bill will be $303.66. Please bear in mind that my income is not increasing by near that much. Neither is anyone else's that I know of. I have read that PGE wants a Return On Equity of 9.7%. Well, I have a fixed Teamster pension which doesn't change at all from year to year, and Social Security doesn't give out cost of living raises even close to what PGE is asking for in 2025 let alone what they already got in 2024. Please bear this in mind when you are considering PGE's wants and wishes for rate increases. PGE, as a corporation, can learn to live within a budget the same as their individual real life customers have to. Thank You, Dan Ragland 503-407-7982 | |||||
| UE 435-2855 | 8/14/2024 12:32:14 AM | 8/13/2024 9:04:35 AM | General Comment | carol@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. STOP BEING SO DAMN GREEDY!! Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Carol Wagner 350 Timber Ridge St NE Albany, OR 97322-7436 carol@craftedbycarol.com | |||||
| UE 435-2856 | 8/14/2024 12:32:16 AM | 8/13/2024 8:39:21 AM | General Comment | rosalie.mcdougall@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers, especially lower income people and families who may not have the same time and energy to understand what is coming, and to protest. This raise is ridiculous and harmful. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Rosalie McDougall 6321 SE Reed College Pl Apt STEBLDGOPTIONAL Portland, OR 97202-8261 rosalie.mcdougall@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2857 | 8/14/2024 12:32:18 AM | 8/13/2024 6:46:41 AM | General Comment | joosgalefamily@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Dr. Sandra Joos 4259 SW Patrick Pl Portland, OR 97239-7202 joosgalefamily@comcast.net | |||||
| UE 435-2858 | 8/14/2024 12:32:20 AM | 8/12/2024 7:57:24 PM | General Comment | kathy_grant@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). I am very much opposed to this rate hike. As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Myself and thousands other of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. How much more do you need to provide this basic service? The seems like gouging! People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Dr. Kathy Grant 1533 SE Division St Portland, OR 97202-1141 kathy_grant@me.com | |||||
| UE 435-2859 | 8/14/2024 12:32:23 AM | 8/12/2024 7:17:01 PM | General Comment | debrafriese69@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Debra Friese 9630 SE Foster Rd Portland, OR 97266-4539 debrafriese69@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-286 | 3/7/2024 12:47:14 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Tilden | Chin | BEAVERTON | The PGE rate hikes have been completely outrageous. The low-income families in my area cannot afford these rate hikes. Please reject any more rate hike approvals, the 18% increase is already far too high. We would like a complete comprehensive re-examination on why the rates have been increasing so much, and what the city can do to make more economically conscious decisions. | ||
| UE 435-2860 | 8/14/2024 12:32:26 AM | 8/12/2024 6:50:12 PM | General Comment | mcarlson5@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms Margaret Carlson 1915 NW 14th St Corvallis, OR 97330-2033 mcarlson5@hotmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2861 | 8/14/2024 12:32:28 AM | 8/12/2024 6:39:36 PM | General Comment | burge.sherry@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Sharon Burge 707 Madrona Ave SE Salem, OR 97302-2672 burge.sherry@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-2862 | 8/14/2024 12:32:31 AM | 8/12/2024 6:12:34 PM | General Comment | bibleeogirl@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Debra Rehn 5130 SE 30th Ave Apt 9 Portland, OR 97202-4557 bibleeogirl@aol.com | |||||
| UE 435-2863 | 8/14/2024 12:32:34 AM | 8/12/2024 6:07:41 PM | General Comment | sber6415@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr Samuel Berg 29601 NE David Ln Newberg, OR 97132-6457 sber6415@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2864 | 8/14/2024 12:32:35 AM | 8/12/2024 5:29:24 PM | General Comment | ekdight@gmail.com | Dear Public Utility Commission, I am writing to express concern regarding the proposed energy rate increases in Oregon, particularly considering the current financial challenges faced by many of the state's residents. The economic landscape is characterized by persistent inflation, shrinkflation, and market volatility, all of which are placing significant financial pressures on Oregonians. Approving an energy rate increase at this time could further exacerbate these challenges. Portland General Electric (PGE), Oregon's largest utility provider, has reported steady revenue growth over the past 15 years. As of 2023, PGE generated $2.92 billion in revenue, continuing a trend of increasing profits year after year. Specifically, PGE's revenue has grown substantially over the past decade, reflecting a strong financial position. Despite this growth, PGE was granted an 18% rate increase in 2024, and since 2021, rates have increased by 40%, a substantial rise within a relatively short period. These increases raise questions about whether additional rate hikes are necessary, especially when the company is already financially robust. Given PGE's consistent revenue growth, it appears that the company could potentially absorb some infrastructure costs without passing them on to consumers, particularly during a time of economic strain for many households. Additionally, the broader political context is worth considering. The upcoming presidential election could lead to changes in federal policy that may impact the economic outlook and energy sector. Furthermore, Multnomah County is expanding its local government by adding eight new council positions, a significant structural change. These political developments could introduce uncertainties that might affect the economic environment in the near future. Therefore, it may be prudent to delay any decision on rate increases until there is more clarity on these fronts. Moreover, large-scale energy-consuming projects, such as Google's planned $600 million data center in Wasco County, will place additional demands on the state's energy infrastructure. These projects, which require substantial electricity and water resources, could contribute more toward infrastructure improvements rather than placing the burden on individual consumers. It would be equitable to require such developments to bear a larger share of the costs associated with enhancing the existing infrastructure. Many Oregonians are already experiencing financial difficulties as prices for essential goods and services continue to rise. According to recent data, inflation has significantly reduced purchasing power, and shrinkflation—where products decrease in size or quantity while prices remain stable or increase—has further strained household budgets. A rate increase for electricity would disproportionately impact low- and middle-income households, who are least able to absorb additional financial burdens. Given these considerations, I urge the Public Utility Commission to reject the proposed rate increase. It is crucial to consider the broader economic context and the well-being of Oregon's residents, who are already contending with numerous financial challenges. Approving higher energy rates at this time could deepen the economic hardship for many families across the state. Maintaining current energy rates would help ensure that essential utilities remain affordable for all residents. Thank you for considering these concerns, and I hope the Commission will act in the best interest of protecting Oregon's citizens from further financial strain. Sincerely, Eugene Dight | |||||
| UE 435-2865 | 8/14/2024 12:32:38 AM | 8/12/2024 4:57:18 PM | General Comment | mdixon7722@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Melissa Dixon 8503 SE Liebe St Portland, OR 97266-3145 mdixon7722@icloud.com | |||||
| UE 435-2866 | 8/14/2024 12:32:41 AM | 8/12/2024 4:45:24 PM | General Comment | wp8691@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). I have done about as much as I can to reduce my electrical load. From energy saving appliances to new insulation, new double pane windows and signing up for PGE engery from solar farms. Yet each month my statement shows my monthly usage has gone down and my usage compared to last year is down but my bill is one of the highest I ever had! As a retiree pinching pennies I have spent a lot and done my share to help but cant continue to keep paying higher rates. It has to stop. So, as a PGE customer, I too strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Bill Parks Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Bill Parks 525 Welcome Way SE Salem, OR 97302-3931 wp8691@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2867 | 8/14/2024 12:32:43 AM | 8/12/2024 3:28:35 PM | General Comment | jholmboe@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections. In a time when cities and counties are searching for ways to decrease homelessness how can such a large increase in electric bills be considered? People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect all customers in the Tri county area. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Judith Holmboe 17565 Mesnard St Unit 112 Lake Oswego, OR 97034-5209 jholmboe@msn.com | |||||
| UE 435-2868 | 8/14/2024 12:32:45 AM | 8/12/2024 3:17:33 PM | General Comment | mrdanaweintraub@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Dana Weintraub 17124 SW Marty Ln Beaverton, OR 97003-4249 mrdanaweintraub@tutanota.com | |||||
| UE 435-2869 | 8/14/2024 12:32:48 AM | 8/12/2024 3:07:09 PM | General Comment | lpjake@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. We live on a fixed income & these increases are going to price us out of critical things we may need to live. The more these increases & the more devastating for all of us. We are counting on you to disapprove this next request for another rate increases. Thank you & please help us. Sincerely, Patricia Jacobson Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms Patricia Jacobson 32250 SW Armitage Pl Wilsonville, OR 97070-8411 lpjake@comcast.net | |||||
| UE 435-287 | 3/7/2024 1:19:41 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Matthew | Sprague | NEWBERG | As a concerned consumer of utilities, my observation along with many people I know is that the Public Utilities Commission is simply a rubber stamp for providers to get what they want every time. Yes on occasion we see where someone wants 12% and you knock it down to 10% however our view of that is the utility company has your number and is providing something higher in case you actually approve it but knows they may get less and can live with that. Its also not lost on the general public that these utility providers generate the appearance of an inefficient operation that would bankrupt them if they were operating in a true private field without a captive audience. We have one company offering the provision of electrical service. This is a monopoly no matter how you slice it. The PUC is there to protect the consumer but the consumers don't believe this is what the PUC is doing or at least not doing it very well. One of the biggest excuses for rate increases for example is wildfire potential. Wildfires are not getting worse because of climate change. They are getting worse because government agencies are not managing their forest lands the way private land holders do. The consumer now has to pay for failed government policies which create increase fire risk. The consumer really needs the PUC to task providers with being more efficient before asking for more increases. As you can probably see because it's all over social media and the press....we are getting awfully tired of the increases. Especially in a state where our state taxes are the 2nd highest in the nation behind only Massachusetts. And this isn't just for power. It applies for all providers seeking substantially increased rates. | ||
| UE 435-2870 | 8/14/2024 12:32:50 AM | 8/12/2024 2:59:11 PM | General Comment | civiletti@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Tom Civiletti 14614 SE Fairoaks Ave Oak Grove, OR 97267-1012 civiletti@comcast.net | |||||
| UE 435-2871 | 8/14/2024 12:32:53 AM | 8/12/2024 2:09:16 PM | General Comment | medlehlj@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Elizabeth Medley 50100 SE Wildcat Mountain Dr Sandy, OR 97055-8665 medlehlj@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2872 | 8/14/2024 12:32:56 AM | 8/12/2024 2:05:53 PM | General Comment | medleylj@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Elizabeth Medley 50100 SE Wildcat Mountain Dr Sandy, OR 97055-8665 medleylj@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2873 | 8/14/2024 12:32:58 AM | 8/12/2024 1:59:38 PM | General Comment | phil@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Phil Goldsmith 3110 NW 112th Pl Portland, OR 97229-4051 phil@lopglaw.com | |||||
| UE 435-2874 | 8/14/2024 12:33:01 AM | 8/12/2024 1:58:51 PM | General Comment | jonnie.shobaki@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Jonnie Shobaki 2004 NW Irving St Unit 4 Portland, OR 97209-1232 jonnie.shobaki@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2875 | 8/14/2024 12:33:03 AM | 8/12/2024 1:47:48 PM | General Comment | yowsa_99@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms Jeanine Yows 1265 Albert Dr SE Salem, OR 97302-1809 yowsa_99@hotmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2876 | 8/14/2024 12:33:05 AM | 8/12/2024 1:43:10 PM | General Comment | brent_rocks@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections A lot of us feel that the price hike is to enrich shareholders and for stock buybacks with our money People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Brent Rocks 1518 SW Upper Hall St Portland, OR 97201-6132 brent_rocks@comcast.net | |||||
| UE 435-2877 | 8/14/2024 12:33:07 AM | 8/12/2024 1:30:01 PM | General Comment | twofivestars@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, ms Ann Watters RPE 1940 Breyman St NE Salem, OR 97301-4352 twofivestars@comcast.net | |||||
| UE 435-2878 | 8/14/2024 12:33:10 AM | 8/12/2024 1:29:47 PM | General Comment | mwdoyle35@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Michael Doyle 2018 NW Irving St Unit 6 Portland, OR 97209-1233 mwdoyle35@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2879 | 8/14/2024 12:33:13 AM | 8/12/2024 12:58:39 PM | General Comment | sophiewiatr@gmail.com | Please see my comment below: Please do not allow another rate increase for PGE following their recent rate increase in January 2024, which is already creating a challenge for low-income customers. We all have to use electricity, and PGE should be managing their funds responsibly as opposed to PGE punishing customers for their increased expenses in order to prioritize the profits to their shareholders. With increasing temperatures, running AC units can be life or death for some people; these rent increases will force low-income customers to stop using life-saving electricity. This is abominable and should not be allowed. Is there a way we can switch to a public utility that would not make dangerous, selfish, and irresponsible decisions? Thank you for your time, Sophie | |||||
| UE 435-288 | 3/7/2024 2:10:09 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Tyler | Forst | PORTLAND | It is outrageous, that a company with this level of increasing net income, and the ability to provide a dividend to shareholders while holding a monopoly over its customers is allowed to increase rates at the speed and magnitude PGE is asking. 40% over four years is criminal. Furthermore, the price signaling happening in the market, driving other utility companies in the Oregon markets to increase their rates to match those of PGE is also unacceptable. Choosing two different increase values that magically equal the same total increase over two years across these two companies is more than a coincidence. This is classic market manipulation and price signaling among monopoly holders. With the revenues and administrative cost PGE has there is no excuse for not having the strategic foresight and budgetary acumen to see, and plan for infrastructure cost which are being used as a crutch, and excuse for further, gouging the consumer, and lining the pockets of shareholders and executives of PGE, rather than serving the community which has no alternative other than to utilize the service. if the leadership collecting these massive salaries does not have the ability or foresight to plan appropriately for changes in the marketplace and protect the consumer while still delivering a quality product. They have no business collecting massive paychecks they do. Choosing to reestablish a dividend payment to shareholders while consumers the bill is insulting to all of our intelligence, and should be reviewed by the justice department for monopolistic practices, and abuse of that position in the market. | ||
| UE 435-2880 | 8/14/2024 12:33:16 AM | 8/12/2024 12:52:13 PM | General Comment | jpn5710@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). This increase, along with a scheduled max rent increase next year will put me on the brink of homelessness. My rent plus electric at this time is about 50% of my Social Security and it is doubtful if I will receive a comparable increase in my income. As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. John Nettleton 4311 SE 37th Ave Apt 21 Portland, OR 97202-3265 jpn5710@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-2881 | 8/14/2024 12:33:18 AM | 8/12/2024 12:49:54 PM | General Comment | infomavn@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. It seems like PGE has raised rates just to sue for the right to raise rates more. Enough is enough! Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Melissa Hathaway 601 NE 162nd Ave Portland, OR 97230-5751 infomavn@teleport.com | |||||
| UE 435-2882 | 8/14/2024 12:33:21 AM | 8/12/2024 12:43:01 PM | General Comment | judaystar@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Judy Piercy 5228 Davidson St SE Albany, OR 97322-7195 judaystar@hotmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2883 | 8/14/2024 12:33:23 AM | 8/12/2024 12:38:06 PM | General Comment | gschenck@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). Let me begin by saying i am a senior and as most seniors we are not getting pay raises or bonuses each year. As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections PGE's continued increases are unconscionable. They are only making profits for shareholders while giving nothing but misery to ratepayers. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, M Gaynell Schenck 1975 NW Everett St Portland, OR 97209-1966 gschenck@hotmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2884 | 8/14/2024 12:33:25 AM | 8/12/2024 12:36:13 PM | General Comment | pswooley@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections. The proposed increases are considerably more than the inflation rate, and the cost of food has risen sharply constraining my ability to take further rate increases at this time. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Paul Wooley. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr Paul Wooley 17785 SW Jersey Ct Beaverton, OR 97078-1718 pswooley@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2885 | 8/14/2024 12:33:28 AM | 8/12/2024 12:31:31 PM | General Comment | aoregonwilso@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Occasionally, there is monopolistic behavior by companies, but this is relatively rare and usually only possible if those companies have gained control of their industry regulator. Again, a government, not private sector, problem. Is that what’s going on here? PGE is reporting record breaking profits month after month. Still the rate increases continue. Are legislators involved in this? Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Billy Wilson 935 6th St Woodburn, OR 97071-4113 aoregonwilso@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2886 | 8/14/2024 12:33:30 AM | 8/12/2024 12:31:10 PM | General Comment | poster@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer on a fixed income, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve this increase. Phyllis Oster PGE Customer Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, MS Phyllis Oster 2211 SW Park Pl Portland, OR 97205-1103 poster@easystreet.net | |||||
| UE 435-2887 | 8/14/2024 12:33:33 AM | 8/12/2024 12:21:05 PM | General Comment | marylouemerson1947@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Sincerely, Mary Lou Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Mary Lou Emerson 922 SE Lambert St Portland, OR 97202-6328 marylouemerson1947@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2888 | 8/14/2024 12:33:35 AM | 8/12/2024 12:18:13 PM | General Comment | nkosina@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms Nicole Kosina 13717 SW Leah Ter Portland, OR 97224-1593 nkosina@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2889 | 8/14/2024 12:33:37 AM | 8/12/2024 12:12:08 PM | General Comment | jfillmore66@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mrs. Jamie Shields 523 E 2nd St Rainier, OR 97048-2812 jfillmore66@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-289 | 3/7/2024 2:10:24 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | MOLALLA | 40%. That's how much the rates have increased in four years?! Everything else has also gone up 40%. We can't afford our bill already, we can't get help with our bill because we make 40k for a 4 person household, with kids, and Oregon has steadily pushed for electricity consuming products and appliances. Those that can't afford to pay these insane prices won't have a choice but to disconnect from pge. The fact that there is only one company to purchase from where we live, our hands are tied. Make this make sense! | ||||
| UE 435-2890 | 8/14/2024 12:33:40 AM | 8/12/2024 12:10:07 PM | General Comment | k86444@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr Jeff Kuehl 1268 SW Blaine Ct Gresham, OR 97080-9395 k86444@juno.com | |||||
| UE 435-2891 | 8/14/2024 12:33:42 AM | 8/12/2024 12:05:54 PM | General Comment | kristygiles@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Kristy Giles 14381 SE Charjan St Clackamas, OR 97015-9347 kristygiles@aol.com | |||||
| UE 435-2892 | 8/14/2024 12:33:45 AM | 8/12/2024 12:03:43 PM | General Comment | tlew4002@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Personally, I'm afraid that the continued increases in electricity costs will mean more people will be forced into homelessness due to not being able to pay their utility bills. Or, people will have to forgo adequate heat in the winter or adequate cooling in the summer heat domes. These things will adversely affect people's health. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Carolyn Eckel 18542 NE Wasco St Portland, OR 97230-7152 tlew4002@earthlink.net | |||||
| UE 435-2893 | 8/14/2024 12:33:49 AM | 8/12/2024 12:03:05 PM | General Comment | daveatu@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. My bill has gone up by about 30% my Fixed income by about 3%, you and water and gas plus taxes are going to have us homeless. PGE is a for profit entity, you made billions in the last few years it's high time you absorb the cost of doing business in Oregon. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr David Kay 14930 SE Center St Portland, OR 97236-2436 daveatu@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-2894 | 8/14/2024 12:33:51 AM | 8/12/2024 12:03:00 PM | General Comment | janstandlea@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Jan Standlea 2954 Wembley Park Rd Lake Oswego, OR 97034-2634 janstandlea@icloud.com | |||||
| UE 435-2895 | 8/14/2024 12:33:53 AM | 8/12/2024 12:02:16 PM | General Comment | joho@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Joe Hovey 3586 SE 26th Ave Portland, OR 97202-2901 joho@joehovey.com | |||||
| UE 435-2896 | 8/14/2024 12:33:56 AM | 8/12/2024 11:57:06 AM | General Comment | tomattsiphone@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Matthew Gray 1915 NW 14th St Corvallis, OR 97330-2033 tomattsiphone@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2897 | 8/14/2024 12:33:59 AM | 8/12/2024 11:51:05 AM | General Comment | susan@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Susan Hebert 2018 NW Irving St Portland, OR 97209-1233 susan@ecobre.com | |||||
| UE 435-2898 | 8/14/2024 12:34:05 AM | 8/12/2024 11:50:54 AM | General Comment | lauren.e.burnett@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer and believer that we must protect consumers, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Lauren Burnett 4141 N Williams Ave Portland, OR 97217-2988 lauren.e.burnett@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2899 | 8/14/2024 12:34:08 AM | 8/12/2024 11:27:42 AM | General Comment | sunshinehitme@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Evan Goldenrod 610 SE 17th Ave Apt 9 Portland, OR 97214-2661 sunshinehitme@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-29 | 3/1/2024 1:53:09 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | emme | Nye | PORTLAND | we should not raise rates for electricity. it is already so much and as a disabled person i am on quite a budget and the cost to keep my place at a liveable temperature is quite burdenson. increasing rates would only further restrict my limited funds. | ||
| UE 435-290 | 3/7/2024 2:19:06 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Aaron | Hensley | PORTLAND | I read OPUC's official comment on PGE's proposed rate increase, you should be embarrassed that there is public outcry over the cost of a necessity and OPUC is repeating the same talking points as PGE. The fact that PGE feels so entitled to ask for another increase after just getting a 17% increase shows how little of respect, they have for OPUC and the consumer. PGE knows OPUC will cave on the matter and have made clear PGE's only interest is that of the PGE shareholder not consumers who are forced to have PGE as the sole electric provider. OPUC is made of individuals given the position by elected public officials, and yet OPUC is acting like an extension of PGE's PR department. PGE is laughing that OPUC, because they are seasoned negotiators, that 17% increase that ended up being much higher to the individual consumer is exactly what PGE wanted. To educate you on how large companies negotiate: they go into it asking for everything under the sun knowing full well they won't get it, then OPUC counters that proposal with an unheard of 17% increase (which ended up being larger) and OPUC acts like they won, when in reality the consumer lost. It is clear that OPUC has been outmatched and outwitted at every turn since 2021. In the best interest of Oregonians, we need change to the OPUC. Electricity is not a luxury; it is a necessity. OPUC has allowed and created a status queue that when PGE wants to raise rates they can. OPUC is an embarrassment and CUB should get the funding that is currently used by OPUC. CUB is the only entity that is actually looking out for Oregonians utility costs. | ||
| UE 435-2900 | 8/14/2024 12:34:10 AM | 8/12/2024 11:09:53 AM | General Comment | jonagee@gmail.com | Me and my family cannot afford another rate hike. What had been a consistent $70/month PGE bill is now $99/month average, except for summer months where despite using power saving strategies and participating in peak energy rebate and a thermostat set to 78F on days 100F+, we pay $175/month. That’s the impact of 18% hike, now another 7-10% based on inflation. These increases outpace the growth of my wages, capped at 2% for inflation, which is t adequate. I don’t have more to pay. I will explore the discount program for low income but am offended at that prospect while working two jobs. I am begging you to reconsider. PGE neglected infrastructure maint for DECADES and have not been strategic with power sourcing/purchasing. Their repeated, record setting requests and returning to what they view as a bottomless well of ratepayer funds is offensive to me. Jon Agee wilsonville, or In reply to proposed PGE rate hike | |||||
| UE 435-2901 | 8/14/2024 12:34:12 AM | 8/12/2024 11:00:59 AM | General Comment | kylien.hyde27@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January-myself included. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE continues to prioritize shareholders over individuals who count on these services and they need to know they cannot continue to put the financial burden on consumers. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms Kylie Hyde 7740 SE 62nd Ave Portland, OR 97206-8144 kylien.hyde27@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2902 | 8/14/2024 12:34:14 AM | 8/12/2024 8:40:49 AM | General Comment | lbpalmer42@gmail.com | I am writing to oppose yet another PGE rate increase after last year's 18% and this year's 7.4% increases. Let's demand their CEO take a 20% pay cut first. Better yet, I want our utilities to be public utilities.. Enough. Leanne Palmer Portland, 97221 | |||||
| UE 435-2903 | 8/14/2024 12:34:17 AM | 8/11/2024 10:38:52 AM | General Comment | ncjp88@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mx. Nic Petersen 16124 SE Alder St Portland, OR 97233-3267 ncjp88@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2904 | 8/14/2024 12:34:19 AM | 8/11/2024 8:15:29 AM | General Comment | shpambb@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). My family is on a fixed income, PLEASE DON'T RAISE RATES!!!!!!!! It will take food off our dinner table. As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Miss Alena Wilson 2855 SW 194th Ave Aloha, OR 97003-2842 shpambb@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2905 | 8/14/2024 12:34:22 AM | 8/10/2024 8:27:51 PM | General Comment | jamieltrue@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Jamie True 5711 SE Francis St Portland, OR 97206-3869 jamieltrue@ail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2906 | 8/14/2024 12:34:25 AM | 8/10/2024 8:02:31 PM | General Comment | prescott.thompson@gmail.com | Hello: I am against the rate hike if the POR dividend continues to grow without increased reliability... As a consumer of the electricity of PGE I have to say their recent outage in Hillsboro almost killed me because my fan was out during a very hot spell of weather... As a holder of POR, I do not want any liabilities arising from the aforementioned or any such other irresponsibilities. As a stakeholder and stockholder - I have to hard pass on the rate increase unless it increases reliability of the service solely... Best, Prescott -- CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, save, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. This notice is legally binding and by opening this email you have agreed to these terms and conditions. | |||||
| UE 435-2907 | 8/14/2024 12:34:28 AM | 8/10/2024 6:44:50 PM | General Comment | erinwalking@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Erin Walker 5595 NE Sandycrest Ter Portland, OR 97213-2648 erinwalking@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2908 | 8/14/2024 12:34:31 AM | 8/10/2024 5:58:15 PM | General Comment | pammysue51@hotmail.com | Please do NOT allow PGE to raise rates again. We can’t afford it! | |||||
| UE 435-2909 | 8/14/2024 12:34:33 AM | 8/10/2024 5:36:34 PM | General Comment | anal_gape@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mx. Stephanie Soquet 320 SW Lane St Apt 23 Portland, OR 97239-7516 anal_gape@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-291 | 3/7/2024 2:47:49 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Margaret | L | SALEM | I've been thinking about this a lot and I would like to add on to my previous comment: I've been watching PGE's response to the outrage about this proposed increase, and they keep trying to point people toward "power-saving options" and weatherization and solar panels, and they don't seem to understand just how out-of-reach a lot of that is. Poor people can't just drop hundreds of dollars on new, more energy-efficient appliances. Home maintenance is expensive, and a lot of us have been struggling long enough now that we haven't been able to keep up with it. Solar panels aren't an option for everyone. I'm in a manufactured home, and I CAN'T have solar panels, because my roof would not support them. I also lived in an apartment for a long time that had no central air and terrible air circulation, and I had no choice but to run two expensive AC units and a TON of fans all day and night in different parts of the apartment, or it would literally be unlivable. And I don't just mean uncomfortable, I mean I'd have been at risk for heat sickness indoors. During the hottest part of the summer, the un-air-conditioned parts of that apartment would regularly hit or exceed 90F. The kitchen would hit 100. Even with fans in every window, it was impossible to cool the place down to a comfortable temperature, even at night. These were decent, pretty well-maintained apartments, but they were constructed before we started seeing such regular extreme temperatures in the Willamette Valley. We were also not allowed to have window units in that complex, so I had to use more expensive, less efficient floor units that sealed poorly and used more electricity. I had NO choice but to pay huge electric bills if I wanted to be able to sleep and work. I shudder to think how high our bills would have gotten after this latest rate increase, and what my old neighbors there will end up paying. Some apartment complexes also require you to run heat to a certain temp if it's freezing at night, to prevent your pipes from freezing, and if they're old, inefficient baseboard heaters, that's going to raise your bill. PGE needs to stop pretending that this comes down to individual choices. PGE and the PUC don't understand the challenges faced by the working class. Renters and low-income homeowners have a lot fewer choices. The choices we have barely make a dent in our bills, and mostly just contribute to us living in even worse conditions: doing less laundry, showering less, trying to find ways to tolerate uncomfortable indoor temperatures to save money, turning off air purifiers, cooking as little as possible, living in the dark all summer because the temperature will go up another two degrees indoors if we open our blinds (fun fact: if you have seasonal affective disorder, this can cause you to get depressed in the summer too. I know because I lived it). Again, I'm calling on you to deny this increase. Tell PGE they need to spend a few years learning how to be more efficient with their money instead of asking the poorest to lower their standard of living even further. | ||
| UE 435-2910 | 8/14/2024 12:34:36 AM | 8/10/2024 3:48:44 PM | General Comment | danielgarduno99@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Daniel Garduno-Rosas 4616 SE Milwaukie Ave Portland, OR 97202-4768 danielgarduno99@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2911 | 8/14/2024 12:34:38 AM | 8/10/2024 12:21:18 PM | General Comment | frances.rally@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Frances Rally 7430 SE Henry St Portland, OR 97206-6414 frances.rally@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2912 | 8/14/2024 12:34:40 AM | 8/10/2024 12:20:41 PM | General Comment | rubyisabelle@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Ruby Tidd 1415 SE 50th Ave Portland, OR 97215-2611 rubyisabelle@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2913 | 8/14/2024 12:34:42 AM | 8/10/2024 12:15:52 PM | General Comment | theluvq@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Dr. eric conner 6107 SE Gladstone St Portland, OR 97206-3754 theluvq@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2914 | 8/14/2024 12:34:45 AM | 8/10/2024 12:12:57 PM | General Comment | ink.by.isi@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Miss Isabelle Langley 5 SE M L King Blvd Portland, OR 97214-1161 ink.by.isi@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2915 | 8/14/2024 12:34:48 AM | 8/10/2024 11:39:35 AM | General Comment | decoteauwilkerson@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Decoteau Wilkerson 3322 SE 53rd Ave Portland, OR 97206-2924 decoteauwilkerson@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2916 | 8/14/2024 12:34:50 AM | 8/10/2024 11:33:26 AM | General Comment | chasesvg@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Chase Savage N KILPATRICK STREET 2525 Portland, OR 97217 chasesvg@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2917 | 8/14/2024 12:34:53 AM | 8/10/2024 11:31:06 AM | General Comment | kimberlyward87@gmail.com | The cost of every single thing required to survive has risen significantly in only a couple of years. It is absurd. Salaries have stagnated or fallen. What little money we are able to get working our assess off has less and less purchasing power every single day. More and more people are being pushed down into poverty and homelessness. People who live in Portland have no choice but to rely on PGE for electricity. PGE household bills have already increased by 30% since December 2022. They want to raise prices even more!? I am already (and have always been) using as little electricity as possible. What are my options t0 lower my bill, which has skyrocketed? Suffer heat stroke in the summer by turning off my pathetic a/c window unit that keeps my small apartment barely cooled down below 80 degrees? While battery storage is the talking point PGE uses, the case is much more of a wish list by management: * Higher profit margins * Making it easier to raise prices every winter * Shifting financial risk to customers Stop making everyday people carry even more of the burden of cost than they already are struggling under. | |||||
| UE 435-2918 | 8/14/2024 12:34:56 AM | 8/10/2024 10:44:31 AM | General Comment | meghanebell@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mx Meghan Bell 4925 SW Jamieson Rd Beaverton, OR 97005-3558 meghanebell@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2919 | 8/14/2024 12:34:58 AM | 8/10/2024 10:43:20 AM | General Comment | carly.ripkethorne@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Carly Ripke-Thorne 14635 SW JAMIESON Rd Apt 31 Beaverton, OR 97007 carly.ripkethorne@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-292 | 3/7/2024 2:48:38 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Kevin | S | WILSONVILLE | I have had more power outages in the last 5 years ( one of which lasting 9 days) than the rest of the last 20 years. I have zero trust in PGE using any rate increase to actually fix any infrastructure, as we just approved an 18% increase and have seen no improvement in reliability. | ||
| UE 435-2920 | 8/14/2024 12:35:01 AM | 8/10/2024 10:23:07 AM | General Comment | makari.sophia@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mx. Makari andreotti 2525 N Kilpatrick St Portland, OR 97217-6363 makari.sophia@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2921 | 8/14/2024 12:35:03 AM | 8/10/2024 10:22:55 AM | General Comment | andreizamudio@outlook.com | Criminal in all definitions of the word. These price hikes are outrageous and unnecessary. While you line your pocket books, we'll be lining our walls with ice and fire in order to protest it. PGE is the only option until they're not. Reclassify as a public utility and do something right for the oregon people. Greed is an addiction and if you can't cure it, then matters can be taken into the publics hands. - A Furious Customer | |||||
| UE 435-2922 | 8/14/2024 12:35:06 AM | 8/10/2024 9:58:46 AM | General Comment | sean.welter@gmail.com | Dear PUC, We have had enough with the skyrocketing rates from PGE. If this additional increase is sent through, we will be suffering with an over 30% inflation on our power bills since 2022. This has caused I, a lifelong Oregonian, along with many other Oregonians I know around me to have an increased anxiety about being able to pay their bills. Before this jump, I had never paid a power bill over $100 with PGE. That changed incredibly quickly both with the rate hike and the very cold snowstorm that had come in. Please, by all means, do not accept this rate change. PGE has enough money to produce the battery project on their own, and this would only lead to their CEO receiving even higher profit margins. It will only lead to further alienation of the Oregonians they serve in a world where many of us cannot afford to live every day. Best, Sean W. | |||||
| UE 435-2923 | 8/14/2024 12:35:09 AM | 8/10/2024 8:45:44 AM | General Comment | dreadful47@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mx. Nancy Guidry 5728 N Bowdoin St Portland, OR 97203-4102 dreadful47@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2924 | 8/14/2024 12:35:11 AM | 8/10/2024 8:41:14 AM | General Comment | noisyspoon@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please, I am working three jobs to make up for some rough years and to keep up with rising costs of living. Enough is enough. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mrs Colleen Nielsen 4228 SE Gladstone St Portland, OR 97206-3266 noisyspoon@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2925 | 8/14/2024 12:35:14 AM | 8/10/2024 7:27:59 AM | General Comment | Shestoasty@everyactioncustom.com | shestoasty@everyactioncustom.com. Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mrs. Amber Beaugrand 6301 SW Palatine St # A19 Portland, OR 97219-6741 Shestoasty@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2926 | 8/14/2024 12:35:16 AM | 8/10/2024 5:54:29 AM | General Comment | io.boerke@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mx. Io Boerke 203 NE Bryant St Portland, OR 97211-2901 io.boerke@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2927 | 8/14/2024 12:35:19 AM | 8/9/2024 11:26:45 PM | General Comment | taurodondi@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Miss Tau Rodondi 22865 SW 93rd Ter Tualatin, OR 97062-7302 taurodondi@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2928 | 8/14/2024 12:35:21 AM | 8/9/2024 9:40:31 PM | General Comment | rileymvk@gmail.com | I am emailing to note my vehement disapproval of PGE’s attempt to further raise prices. The electric bill in the Portland greater metro area is already incredibly high. I moved here 6 months ago and am very disappointed to find that PGE takes advantage of their monopoly over power to line their pockets. This money is being taken straight from the working class, and with bills in all facets of living being raised, its getting increasingly harder to live. PGE must not get approval to raise their rates, else many people will sink further into poverty and have to leave the Portland greater metro area. Thank you, Riley Vankirk | |||||
| UE 435-2929 | 8/14/2024 12:35:24 AM | 8/9/2024 8:45:59 PM | General Comment | arghlene@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Arlene Flynn 9616 N Portsmouth Ave Portland, OR 97203-1966 arghlene@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-293 | 3/7/2024 3:18:28 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Cara | Walker | PORTLAND | PGE rates have increased 40% in the last 4 years. Add in the fact that Multnomah county is threatening to regulate gas out of existence (increasing the dependence on electric) and you have a very scary situation for tax paying home owners who are already stretched thin. Enough is enough, stop the rate increases! | ||
| UE 435-2930 | 8/14/2024 12:35:26 AM | 8/9/2024 7:18:47 PM | General Comment | dianafahl105@gmail.com | If the CEO hadn't made $2 billion last year maybe they could have paid the Camp Fire Suviors ALL THE MONEY THAT IS OWED NOT 6% that the last checks where for with a note saying we don't know if or when they'll send another check will be and the rates wouldn't happened either. We are ALL going without but not PG&E | |||||
| UE 435-2931 | 8/14/2024 12:35:29 AM | 8/9/2024 6:07:33 PM | General Comment | gracie.gregory@gmail.com | To whom it may concern: Despite an 18% rate increase in January, skyrocketing bills, and heavy outcry from customers, PGE is asking for an additional rate increase of 10.6%. PGE bills have increased by 30% since December 2022. PGE is making this request under the guise of needing more funds for battery storage when only $17 million is spent on this use. I believe that this is just a talking point and their true aim is higher profit margins and shifting risks to hardworking Oregonians like me. PGE is operating as a monopoly and creating a system that is in no way meant to serve or protect customers. I urge the Public Utility Commission to deny their request for another rate increase. Sincerely, Sarah Grace Gregory | |||||
| UE 435-2932 | 8/14/2024 12:35:31 AM | 8/9/2024 5:49:39 PM | General Comment | dpungercar@woodburnsd.org | People already pay a lot for electricity the only reason p.g.e wants to keep increasing rates is profit, nothing else. People are already struggling to pay rent, groceries, gas and other necessary things the last thing they need is to not to be able to cool or heat their house or use electricity period. The rate is for profit only and im sure the owners of PGE already have more money than most people. Its about all these large companies not caring about their customers but only care about the mighty dollar. | |||||
| UE 435-2933 | 8/14/2024 12:35:34 AM | 8/9/2024 5:46:35 PM | General Comment | brentagillett@icloud.com | The new proposed increase to energy usage is unacceptable. An additional 10% when we’re already up 40% in just a couple of years is untenable. I already have trouble paying my bills and this is just too much. I strongly hope this will be reconsidered as most working families cannot afford price gouging like this. | |||||
| UE 435-2934 | 8/14/2024 12:35:36 AM | 8/9/2024 5:43:24 PM | General Comment | emily7dalsfoist@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mrs Emily Dalsfoist 543 NE 79th Ave Portland, OR 97213-6910 emily7dalsfoist@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-2935 | 8/14/2024 12:35:38 AM | 8/9/2024 4:59:53 PM | General Comment | colin98mcc@gmail.com | PGE (Portland General Electric) in Oregon, they SOUND like they're inflating prices, oil stock just dropped, we're in a mode of recession, they keep changing their answer as to why they're charging people increased bills and they keep changing the amount they are charging. From: Colin McCarthy <colin98mcc@gmail.com<mailto:colin98mcc@gmail.com>> Sent: Saturday, August 3, 2024 10:25 AM To: PUC PUC.PublicComments * PUC <PUC.PublicComments@puc.oregon.gov<mailto:PUC.PublicComments@puc.oregon.gov>> Subject: Rate hikes. You cant upgrade team and management by increasing utility costs, you are super red flag. Even considering insurance and extreme weather. | |||||
| UE 435-2936 | 8/9/2024 9:03:38 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Tim | ODell | HILLSBORO | It is not Oregonian's responsibility to make a power company more profitable. Grid increases should be handled as they always have, by the BUILDER paying for extensions into a new community. PGE is fleecing the public as a normal business tactic, and the rate increases only show fiscal IRRESPONSIBLITY. | ||
| UE 435-2937 | 8/9/2024 9:12:59 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Matthew | Gochenour | GRESHAM | Do not let them raise our rates again. If they are struggling, they should not be looking at the poorest Oregonians to help pay their bills. Either tax the rich or force them to address any inflated salaries in their executive positions. Stop taxing the poor. | ||
| UE 435-2938 | 8/9/2024 9:28:01 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Cathie | Cates | GRESHAM | I can't pay it for a new money. I can barely pay mine. I helped my neigher pay for her. She is 84 and doen't have any money to go a new rate. What with grocery goiny up we can barely eat. where will be go??????????? | ||
| UE 435-2939 | 8/9/2024 9:31:44 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | HAPPY VALLEY | Please consider if PGE is making internal cost saving measures before they ask for a rate increase. Our power has gone out several times in the last 4 years and we live in am area with underground conduit. Nearby property owners have trees growing into transmission lines and these only get maintained when there is an outage. Please consider directing PGE to increase rates to customers who do not choose to maintain required vegetation clearances and then drive up costs for everyone when there are failures. PGE should also look at ways to reduce energy rates for all users (not just time-of-day-users) in the late evening and overnight when there is likely excess capacity. Currently, the time of day program is not very conducive to users who don't have large power uses overnight (EVs, pool heaters etc). | ||||
| UE 435-294 | 3/7/2024 4:00:03 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Dave | Harmon | SALEM | Rates are already too high...we are not making ends meet | ||
| UE 435-2940 | 8/9/2024 9:33:08 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Beau | Svendsen | NEWBERG | Your proposed rate increase is just to pay for extremist policies. Electric car charging support, and inefficient alternative energy meathods. Get a nuclear reactor so we can keep our poor and families with electricity. Your actions are despicable, and you are using your monopoly as a weapon against the people of this state. I for example, decreased my energy use to be a good citizen, and get punished. Disgusting. | ||
| UE 435-2941 | 8/9/2024 9:36:48 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | PORTLAND | Just last year, PGE increased rates by 18%, the highest increase in 20 years. Industrial consumers had a lower rate increase than commercial consumers, even though their consumption rate is generally higher than private and commercial use. PGE has also had a record number of disconnections due to lack of payment. How is it just and fair to the local economy to have an 18% increase last year and then increase rates again at the highest percentage the following year? Let us not forget that the largest increase is it to private and commercial use (14.4%) while industrial use is at a lower rate (12.5%). I smell corruption brewing and a lawsuit on the horizon. I am a single parent, and what's ironic is working a full time job exceeds the income-based discount. I would need to quit my job or have 4-6 children in order to qualify for the discount. Let's get real PGE, its 2024, we are in a climate crisis and at the expense of the local economy, we pay for your facilities and improvements and industrial energy use. Do better. | ||||
| UE 435-2942 | 8/9/2024 9:38:47 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Antreo | Pukay | PORTLAND | It is outrageous that PG&E has just recently increased their charges but now they say they want to increase it again by another 10%, within the same year. They have previously said it is to improve the grid to prevent power outages however over the last few months I have had more power outages than I have over periods of a few years even. We are paying more for a worse product and it appears they are gas lighting us into believing that they are improving their service. If the number of outages are increasing, they should certainly be prohibited from increasing rates when they are promising less outages and better service as their reasoning for these increases. They should also be banned from increasing rates multiple times within the same year. We have no other power company to choose from so this is a monopoly and as such our government should be putting guard rails on them and holding them accountable so they cannot just raise our costs willy nilly without following through on their promises they are making. They are also doing this in the middle of a time when our economy is rebounding and many people are still struggling. Please help stop these ridiculous rate hikes. I feel gas lit and ripped off. | ||
| UE 435-2943 | 8/9/2024 10:14:37 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Jesus | Gonzalez | HILLSBORO | The price increase on utilities is hurting the community, with cost of living up %14 paired with this increase it would make it impossible to afford to live for low income households. We wonder why the homeless issue increases in Portland and surrounding areas and this is one major reason. PGE has not even upgraded their infrastructure which causes power outages during critical times in the summer heat or winter cold. I ask the commission to deny this cost increase. | ||
| UE 435-2944 | 8/9/2024 10:37:08 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Debra | Lazzaretti | LAKE OSWEGO | The next increase requested by PGE should be held off for at least a year. This is too much increase to ask of citizens in such a short time and in the present inflation heavy economy. | ||
| UE 435-2945 | 8/9/2024 11:57:22 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Jon | Parker | MILWAUKIE | Is this being seriously considered? Thought inflation was around "8%" at its highest? Shameful that we have a for-profit company that controls this utility. We can do better for our citizens in OR. Please do not allow for another increase, instead can we review the real books of this organization to ensure proper accounting and funds available for this vital infrastructure? | ||
| UE 435-2946 | 8/9/2024 12:05:28 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Eric | Hanson | SALEM | Portland general electric has a monopoly on power in my area and they have had too many rate increases in the last couple years. My bill has more than doubled since my first connection nearly 5 years ago. This is unsustainable rate increases. I really hope the commission can institute reasonable rate increases for these public utilities, or allow competition with more than one power provider. | ||
| UE 435-2947 | 8/9/2024 12:06:40 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Brandon | Buell | PORTLAND | PGE is robbing this state blind. If given the rate hike they are requesting PGE will have hiked prices by 50% in just a few years. They claim this is needed to repair thier grid and make upgrades. I have a simple question; why are they only doing this now? I, and the rest of their customers, have been paying this utility for decades. They have been profitable for decades. So where did those profits go? What was I paying for all those years? It seems to me.thst PGE has gotten used to a certain budget surplus and that when this is threatened they would rather hurt those they are supposed to serve instead of take a cut in thier own profits. You have a responsibility to reign in this offensive spending and obsession with profit over people. | ||
| UE 435-2948 | 8/9/2024 12:07:55 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Patrick | Rice | PORTLAND | I’m am begging the review board to not allow PGE to raise their rates any further. It’s already an astronomic struggle to afford to live in Portland and this but be yet another nail in the coffin. We as customers of PGE should not have to pay for their past mistakes. | ||
| UE 435-2949 | 8/9/2024 12:27:17 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Kle | Po | PORTLAND | I opposed the 10.9% increase!! It’s not looking good for the middle and low income families!!! | ||
| UE 435-295 | 3/7/2024 4:33:32 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Dave | Standy | SHERIDAN | 40% increase in four years. you have to be kidding me. we can not afford this kind of runaway increases. | ||
| UE 435-2950 | 8/9/2024 1:07:10 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | B | B | SHERWOOD | Before approving another massive price increase that will affect millions of Oregonians, I think PUC and PGE need to look to cut costs dramatically, specifically in the area of compensation for PGE employees and the cutting of superfluous positions. I have reviewed numerous job postings for PGE positions, and the compensation seems incredibly high, and there appears to be a lot of positions that don't directly contribute to what should be PGE's main mission; supplying affordable, reliable energy. | ||
| UE 435-2951 | 8/9/2024 1:16:40 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Ali | W | SALEM | I oppose the PGE rate increase of 10.9%. This is absolutely ridiculous. PGE has raised rates 40% since 2021. Inflation is high enough and people can’t afford to live AS IS. There is no way we can keep affording these utility costs when they go up and we have no other choice. Call it what you want but there is no justifiable reason to keep raising rates. Infrastructure and wildfires are not a good reason for the people to have to pay these astronomical prices. | ||
| UE 435-2952 | 8/9/2024 1:22:49 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | HILLSBORO | Pge does not spend enough money on tree services and the way they bill is a scam almost 50 percent of my bill is regulatory charges the other is usage i think pge has plenty of money to get the job done | ||||
| UE 435-2953 | 8/9/2024 1:37:52 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Graeme | Byrd | PORTLAND | Two crazy high rate cutes two years in a row? I think PGE needs to improve service during extreme weather conditions and show they can be successful before asking for more money from customers. Also, there should be a law about increasing rates every year more than inflation. | ||
| UE 435-2954 | 8/9/2024 1:37:52 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Graeme | Byrd | PORTLAND | Two crazy high rate cutes two years in a row? I think PGE needs to improve service during extreme weather conditions and show they can be successful before asking for more money from customers. Also, there should be a law about increasing rates every year more than inflation. | ||
| UE 435-2955 | 8/9/2024 1:56:23 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Leona | Burnett | SALEM | These rate increases are causing lower income people an incredible financial hardship! Wages are never increased by this amount. PGE is not willing to work with people to set up a payment plan, so not only are they paying more for utilities, now they have to pay a ridiculous amount in reconnection fees. For a company that pays "C" class officers a wage that is staggering to most of us, these rate increases are not sustainable for the average consumer. They have a monopoly on the market, no competition. PGE needs to do what the majority of Americans do....budget better! Stop pushing low income families into the street because they can't afford simple, basic necessities. | ||
| UE 435-2956 | 8/9/2024 2:00:17 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Miriam | Smith | GRESHAM | I don’t understand how PGE is allowed to continue to increase rates so much every year. Even middle income homes are no longer going to be able to afford their bills and they won’t get assistance. I almost can’t afford our energy bill anymore. What can we do to stop them from raising the bill even more. There has to be a breaking point and I feel like we are past that point. Enough is enough. | ||
| UE 435-2957 | 8/9/2024 8:05:33 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Mark | Copley | PORTLAND | Do not raise the rates.we cannot afford more households on the streets or in shelters. We cannot afford to eat healthy now, let alone then!!!! | ||
| UE 435-2958 | 8/9/2024 2:00:49 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Colleen | McClain | PORTLAND | We understand PGE is requesting a 10.9% rate increase. While increasing PGE profits is not in the best interest of the public, we are willing to support a rate increase to upgrade our grid infrastructure and transition to green energy. To avoid those improvements will cost far more than a 10% increase in the future as our climate continues to warm. It will be money well spent. We hope that more publicity can be given to alert those whose income levels would qualify, that PGE offers bill discount programs. | ||
| UE 435-296 | 3/7/2024 5:07:52 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Leslie | Beaty | SALEM | After the most recent increase, my bill went from an average of 400 to over 600 . No more usage than normal it’s to the point the bills coming in are so excessive we taking from other areas of our budget. In our case that happens to be food, it is getting to the point I can’t have heaters on in more than 1 room and that is just our toddlers room, the rest of us are piling blankets and sweaters when the temps are dropping into the mid to high 30’s. Anticipation those rate increases we used less energy yet our bill is over 200 dollars more than when we were using heat a few months ago. This is becoming egregious, and the expectations for consumers to pay the debt of a company that chose inaction during wildfires is completely ridiculous. I understand They lost a lot of money due to their choices during fire season, but that shouldn’t fall on the consumers back to help their bottom line. | ||
| UE 435-2960 | 8/9/2024 2:18:54 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | PORTLAND | PGE has increased their rates by 40% since 2021. In 2024, PGE has seen record numbers for the quantity of residential households that could not afford to pay their electric bills, resulting in power shutoffs. More rate increases will increase the amount of people who cannot afford electricity during a time where Portland is seeing annual record high temperatures in the summer, and record low temperatures in the winter. The inability to access habitable temperatures during extreme weather events is going to result in increased medical emergencies related to exposure, as well as loss of life - among vulnerable people who are already struggling to make ends meet. The approval of another rate increase at this time would be morally reprehensible. | ||||
| UE 435-2961 | 8/9/2024 2:19:38 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Debbi | Craven | BANKS | Please do not allow another increase for PGE. The last time they had an increase my bill was almost $600 for the months of January 2023. That is ridiculous for a two person 1800 sq ft home. I’m tired of corporate greed. Electricity is a basic need and should not be generating millions in profit for the electric companies while the customers can’t pay their bills. Thank you. | ||
| UE 435-2962 | 8/9/2024 3:33:53 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Garrick | Lyng | TUALATIN | Maybe instead of rate hikes, you pay these people less for their poor management of necessary services to families that make a fraction of what one of them makes annually. Fiscal Year 2023: Maria Pope, President and CEO, $6,810,654 John Kochavatr, Vice President, Chief Information Officer, $1,401,886 James Ajello, Senior Vice President, Finance, CFO, Treasurer & Corporate Compliance Officer, $2,161,202 Angelica Espinosa, Senior Vice President, Chief Legal and Compliance Officer, $1,458,075 Joe Trpik, Senior Vice President, CFO, $3,190,250 Benjamin Felton, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, $3,133,215 | ||
| UE 435-2963 | 8/9/2024 3:51:36 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Autumn | Stone | PORTLAND | A rate increase would only put Oregon residents who already face a substantial increase in Cost of Living in a worse position. A more then 30% rate increase since 2022 is already ridiculous, and should never have happened in the first place. Especially when PGE is facing substantial profits. As Oregonians, we need to hold them responsible. | ||
| UE 435-2964 | 8/10/2024 7:45:57 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Elisa | Kozma | CORBETT | Hello I opppose the PGE rate hikes. It's way too much of a financial burden. The economy is very rough and we will begin to run out of money then food. | ||
| UE 435-2965 | 8/10/2024 9:09:43 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Clayton | Breese | PORTLAND | Another rate increase is harmful. After the last one I received a $366 bill. I live in a 1000 sq ft townhouse . I was shocked. Each of the last few months 4k house hold had power shut off bc they could not afford their bills that number will just grow. | ||
| UE 435-2966 | 8/10/2024 9:57:14 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | SANDY | I strongly disagree with the price increase. The rates have already gone up close to 40% since since 2021. With the cost of living already being crazy since the pandemic most can barely survive as is. Every day I hear from multiple people how they are unsure how they are going to pay there bills as a whole. This raise is just going to add to an already falling economy. Please take this and truly think about the families that struggle everyday and are unsure how they are going to pay the bills. | ||||
| UE 435-2967 | 8/10/2024 10:20:03 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Lindsey | Record | EAGLE CREEK | I strongly oppose this docket! Many families are struggling to pay their bills and eat already with the way the economy is right now. Cost of living has skyrocketed but minimum wage hasn’t increased to reflect inflation. This increase would put more families either further in debt and even worse, without a home and on the streets. We have already seen an almost 40% increase since 2021. | ||
| UE 435-2968 | 8/10/2024 12:43:28 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Connie | Hasan | HILLSBORO | PGE rates have increased already and this is why so many people are experiencing disconnections. We do not have the income to support the high cost of living plus high utility rates. I appose another increase. | ||
| UE 435-2969 | 8/10/2024 4:55:42 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Fred | Greatorex | SALEM | I notice that last year my solar panels reduced my summer eletrical bills to zero, and July's bill was $140, and I haven't seen the compensation for the electricity I put into the grid go up at all, let alone the same percentage that PGE is asking for their rate hike. Sounds like PGE isn't paying more for the electricty I produce for them, so why should I pay more for the electrcity they provide me. Sounds like they're greedy liars. | ||
| UE 435-297 | 3/7/2024 5:24:57 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Chris | Jones | GRESHAM | I live in Gresham. My electric bill went up over 30% with the recent hike and now you want another hike next year. This is crazy. My winter electric bill went from $200 / month to nearly $300 / month this year. I didn’t get an accompanying 30% pay raise. I got laid off due to lack of work. Just stop it. | ||
| UE 435-2970 | 8/11/2024 9:19:38 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Heather | Miller-Webb | MILWAUKIE | Please deny this request. After close to a 20% increase this year, we can't afford to keep seeing our bill increase. This is on top of inflation and layoffs at some of Portland's largest employers. | ||
| UE 435-2971 | 8/11/2024 11:16:08 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Hannah | Umphress | ESTACADA | This would be the third year in a row. When I moved into my home 5 years ago my power bill on equal pay was $275 a month. In the last five years we have not added any major items that require electricity and we have switched out our lighting for energy efficient lights as well as put in a whole new furnace and heat pump for efficiency to replace the one from 1980 and we never saw our bill go down instead it continues to go up. Without this price increase they have our bill at $559.00 that is more than most car payments. In addition to that they charge us extra fees when our area has power outages even though nothing on my property caused the outage. Etc. what PGE is doing is a crime and at this point we are looking into solar as well as most of Estacadians living on the outskirts who seem to be paying higher rates than those in town. | ||
| UE 435-2972 | 8/12/2024 8:35:16 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Robin | Will | SILVERTON | I'm a single woman living alone. My electric bill this month was $324. I don't even watch TV. I understand that I use more electricity for air conditioning in the summer. But how much air conditioning is gonna cost $324, I make too much money to get any financial assistance, but not enough to pay my electricity bill. | ||
| UE 435-2973 | 8/12/2024 12:26:10 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Steven | Liddane | SALEM | As a PGE customer I oppose the exorbitant rate hikes of this utility. These hikes contribute to driving citizens into homelessness which further degrades our general way of life. Having lived in other districts not served by PGE, I can honestly say, PGE has the highest rates of any Oregon public utility and I personally do not see PGE doing anything to reduce their costs of generating power, most notably selling their power to other out of state districts at lower per/KW hours and expecting Oregon customers to foot the bill. | ||
| UE 435-2974 | 8/12/2024 1:36:15 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Nunnya | Bihsnes | GRESHAM | Honest to god you guys are trying to increase electricity then give everyone a fucking $6 raise too if you expect to be payed on time. Would love for any one of you to make average of 55k a year in a three person home. Please I beg you. My rent also went up. How is this right? I know my comment won’t matter but y’all’s heads got screwed in backwards. You guys probably think you make positive changes in peoples life’s but it’s only for the people who choose drugs and sleep on the streets you wanna help. Not people laying your salary with there taxes. If I could hope to have you American citizenship taken away I would in a heart beat. | ||
| UE 435-2975 | 8/13/2024 3:39:53 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Ray | Scons | PORTLAND | I simply won't be able to pay. This change will send me over the edge | ||
| UE 435-2976 | 8/14/2024 11:47:21 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Bob | Sweet | PORTLAND | We are trying to do the right thing by electrifying our household. In 2023, we replaced our methane-burning furnace with a heat pump. Just in time for PGE's 18% rate increase. We are a well off family. We may struggle with increased costs. Others are not as fortunate. Shelter is a right. Utilities are a right. Stop making these rights inaccessible to people. | ||
| UE 435-2977 | 8/9/2024 4:36:15 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Laurel | Bennett | PORTLAND | PGE executive & board of directors pay is excessive & the fact that they are a monopoly asking for rate increases that far exceed the rate of the high inflation we are experiencing & rate payers ability to absorb these increases is obscene. Please consider the ratepayers very real inability to absorb yet more rate increases. Enough is enough! | ||
| UE 435-2978 | 8/9/2024 5:12:19 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Mitch | Griffin | HILLSBORO | Instead of the government giving drivers incentives to buy electric. Maybe they should give the money to electric grid upgrades or utilities. Tax the electric vehicles a wheel tax to help electric utilities and road work . Affordable utilities aren’t affordable anymore. | ||
| UE 435-2979 | 8/9/2024 6:24:40 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Shanon | Saunders | PORTLAND | Please PLEASE don’t raise the cost. We are all suffering out here | ||
| UE 435-298 | 3/7/2024 6:17:56 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Aaleron | Fehon | PORTLAND | People are already suffering in great numbers. Corporations are ruthlessly raising prices without any reason other than greed, rent is through the roof, and no one can afford a house. Raising the price of electricity at this time is just going to add insult to injury. There is only so much you can squeeze people before you run out of blood, and the American people are already down to the last drop. | ||
| UE 435-2980 | 8/9/2024 7:17:33 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | PORTLAND | PGE's proposed 10% rate hike for 2025 after increasing rates 18% in 2024 is egregious. A snapshot of their financial picture: Revenue: US$758.0m (up 17% from 2Q 2023). Net income: US$72.0m (up 85% from 2Q 2023). Profit margin: 9.5% (up from 6.0% in 2Q 2023). The increase in margin was driven by higher revenue. Give Oregon's families a break. Preferably not by cutting their power. | ||||
| UE 435-2981 | 8/9/2024 7:36:48 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Michael | Atkins | PORTLAND | Higher profits for shareholders at the expense of the public to get needed utilities is not good policy. PGE profits are consistent already without these rate hikes. If they need to invest, let them do it by reducing their dividends like a responsible organization. | ||
| UE 435-2982 | 8/9/2024 7:59:12 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Anthony | Anderson | SALEM | I am against any price increases from PGE. I live in a small two bedroom apartment and my energy bill has exceeded $300 for two consecutive months dispite reducing A/C usage. This is ridiculous. My bills are on average a minimum of $200. This is too much. | ||
| UE 435-2983 | 8/9/2024 9:39:46 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | GRESHAM | If people couldn't afford there bill.then and had over 8,000 this happened too how many more 8 t0 10 percent will this happen to .and I don't believe for one minute believe them. There has never been an up grade of anything. The system is out dated .Iam nor for any new charges period.Also I was lied to said 17peecent raise not 18. Not cool | ||||
| UE 435-2984 | 8/9/2024 10:34:09 PM | PUC | General Comment | Web | Joel | Hatmaker | HILLSBORO | These rate hikes are onerous and are happening too frequently | ||
| UE 435-2985 | 8/9/2024 11:56:40 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Ami | Bell | TIGARD | Please stop the rate hike propose by PGE. I am an elementary school teacher and am being buried by price increases, particularly by PGE. I am currently still paying off my bill from last winter, and am now looking at an upcoming winter in which I will not be able to use my heat as I cannot afford it. Please help..We cannot afford another large increase from PGE. | ||
| UE 435-2986 | 8/10/2024 12:43:27 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Tony | B | SANDY | Pge has raised 40%in 3 years now another 10%just another price gouging when is the government going to step in and stop this radical unfair highway robbery | ||
| UE 435-2987 | 8/10/2024 1:48:06 AM | OTHER | General Comment | Web | Mathew | smelser | COLTON | power company need to be more fair in time of need power price have been Stable till now?l 1985 it was about 8.1 cents and now 15.98 cents for every kWh. it looks like more then (2.36% energy price jump every year from Energy Information Administration (EIA) | ||
| UE 435-2988 | 8/10/2024 6:45:00 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Jonathan | Jasinski | SALEM | To attempt to raise rates, yet again by double digits, is asinine and an unsustainable burden to place on the general public. If you can’t make a balanced budget with an 18% rate increase and are calling for yet another 10% increase the next year, something is totally broken with PGE’s budgeting and infrastructure process. Stop the madness. Don’t ask for rate hikes significantly higher than the yearly inflation rate. If this gets approved, why even have the public comment on it? | ||
| UE 435-2989 | 8/10/2024 6:46:22 AM | OTHER | General Comment | Web | Marcos | Barnatan | PORTLAND | Please do not raise PGE rates. This will be a cause for more disconnections, as people are struggling as it is. | ||
| UE 435-299 | 3/7/2024 6:52:36 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Bernie | Nickels | PORTLAND | My comment is: the last four years rates have gone up 40%, my retirement has not. Specifically, Social Security has not. Yes, I have other income because Social Security, at the time of its implementation, an since, has never been intended to be anything but a supplement. These other incomes have not gone up by 40% either. We are speaking of just one utility here. I hear what might and could happen but not a bonafide solution other than the solution is in someone elses hands. Understanding this is a for for profit corporation? Might I suggest another solution? Take 39% of the profits this year, if thats what it takes, and put it towards whatever problem has been presented above. Im sure anything needed, to supply the service you offer, would immediately, if not shortly rectify itself. As people change, so must buisness. Just sayin profit is claimed after, the expense of doing buisness. Not matter what, I would still argue, at times a Corporation giving up some profit may be what's needed to continue doing buisness. Maybe 39%is a stretch, but not if the service is unaffordable. Isnt this what I was taught a monopoly is in school? I think I was taught its wrong, and Illegal. Not, monopoly is what i hear because? I hate do not appreciate being put in a position where I feel I have to argue. This is alot like comparing apples to oranges. My story and Ill stick to it! Cheers | ||
| UE 435-2990 | 8/10/2024 6:48:37 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Debby | Patten | MILWAUKIE | Please do not allow PGE to increase rates more. I live in Milwaukie and they have already passed an additional 3% rate hike due to charges from the city to them! Our salaries have not kept up with all the increases in costs of everything. PGE has raised their prices too much already! | ||
| UE 435-2991 | 8/10/2024 7:10:32 AM | PACIFIC POWER | General Comment | Web | Dimitra | Snow | CENTRAL POINT | Consumers cannot afford another increase in rates. Our utility bills are already unaffordable. Attempting to raise rates again would put even further strain on consumers. We are paying astronomical prices for subpar service. In the last month, our power went out at least a dozen times. Was I compensated for this loss and strain on the systems in my home? No, my rate was actually much higher than it ever has been in the summer. | ||
| UE 435-2992 | 8/10/2024 8:11:04 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Kathryn | SALEM | I oppose ANY proposed rate hike by PGE and other for profit utilities in Oregon. As I have stated before, this directly contributes to homelessness. Meanwhile the head of the PUC is being compensated $200 K per year but doing nothing to serve the citizens of Oregon. I have asked our State Representative, Congress women and Governor Kotek to review the PUC practices and the continued approval of PGE’s rate incresses. | |||
| UE 435-2993 | 8/10/2024 8:12:23 AM | PUC | General Comment | Web | Leslie | Oglesby | FOREST GROVE | This increase is not a good solution to seniors living on fixed incomes. They are having to make decisions on heat or cooling. PGE can not keep asking for rates increase to help pay for millions payed out for wildfires. Please think of what this does to everyone. Stop giving discounts to business. Stop the building of these massive data centers. Times are hard for all. God bless | ||
| UE 435-2994 | 8/10/2024 8:37:06 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Valerie | Aguero | SALEM | As retired seniors we simply cannot afford to live if rates continue to hike. What will happen is we can't pay and we can't lose power so we'll be in payments we can afford forever. We were in equal pay for years but found our we were being scammed by this program. There are only two of us so I dunt know what families will do. That work rent hikes is making living impossible. It's shameful | ||
| UE 435-2995 | 8/10/2024 8:49:43 AM | PACIFIC POWER | General Comment | Web | Don | Hodges | BAKER CITY | If PGE wasn't such a tyrant people would not be leaving them in record numbers it is obvious for the public to see that PGE has the govener in there pockets!! They are indeed a Monopoly Tyrant and a good example of this is once they seen that through technology they were losing profits to the innovation of solar they implemented plans to rob those who provided excess solar generated electricity a fair compensation for their extra electricity imported to the PGE grid paying pennies on the dollar for the provided extra energy!! But keep on being the Tyrant that you are PGE and you will inevitably lose a great deal on more customers! Government leadership won't always swing your way, no matter how much you pay them!!!!!!! | ||
| UE 435-2996 | 8/10/2024 9:11:35 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Dana | Fox | PORTLAND | These rate increases must be limited to inflation. Electricity in modern society is an essential part of health and well being. It is not subject to competition and profits must be limited to avoid an abusive monopoly. | ||
| UE 435-2997 | 8/10/2024 9:47:39 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Nicole | Rufner | SANDY | PGE rates going up by 40% in three years is unethical. This is clearly the company passing along expenses to the consumer to be added on top of the rate the consumer is already paying to have access to their product. A consumer shouldn't have to pay for a companies improvements to their infrastructure. While we are on the topic, aren't the customers who are paying extra to support their green energy program also being asked to do just that? Tell you what, if I'm going to be asked to give my money to support the infrastructure and operation of PGE, then I expect a portion of their profits to be sent to me in dividends at the end of the year. Because, doesn't that technically make me an investor? | ||
| UE 435-2998 | 8/10/2024 10:55:40 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Andrea | T | CORBETT | It is shocking and disappointing that PGE is considering another price hike. With as many customers they have and after the recent rate hike of 18%, why would an additional 10% hike be needed? This feels more aligned with profits versus services. Many people have been shut off of service for their already high bills. Many people, like myself, have had to navigate multiple power outages throughout the year. Charging is more for questionable service feels wrong on many levels. | ||
| UE 435-2999 | 8/10/2024 11:24:16 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Travis | Johnson | TURNER | These rate hikes are ridiculous, electricity is necessary for several peoples health, livelihood, safety, and so much more. It's like price gouging for water when it's hot. Just because you can charge 35$ for something that costs 20 cents and people will die if they don't get it.... Doesn't mean it's right. I understand the grid needs upgrades and repairs. The government and our taxes should be going to this. Not taking money, from working Americans and those on fixed income, to the point of starving, freezing, and killing Americans. And definitely not "for profit"! People are going to die.... This is wrong... I've seen months of $4-500 electricity bills. You want to know why we have a homeless problem. It's this.... As an American I find this absolutely ATROCIOUS. Thank you for taking the time to read my submission. | ||
| UE 435-30 | 3/1/2024 6:12:06 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Jackson | Crippen | ALOHA | I am vehemently against PGE raising rates. Raising rates yet again at a time when general cost of living in Oregon is already ludicrously expensive is downright predatory and will negatively impact tens of thousands of Oregon citizens. | ||
| UE 435-300 | 3/7/2024 8:04:32 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Trevor | Beaty | SALEM | Stop raising my electric bill! ?? | ||
| UE 435-3000 | 8/10/2024 11:33:05 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | David | Beasley | NEWBERG | I hope the CEO of PGE is able to sleep at night as his company cuts off households for non payment while he cashes his monthly check for 1.5 MiILLION. And now they want more...It's unconscionable ... | ||
| UE 435-3001 | 8/10/2024 12:46:34 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Will | Burge | OREGON CITY | PGE needs to keep their rates flat atleast for the next year. A 40% increase from 2021 rates is unreasonable. They need to slow down their transition to renewable fuels and focus on cheaper prices. The consumer wants cheaper bills not renewable energies | ||
| UE 435-3002 | 8/10/2024 2:40:29 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Simone | Gowan | KEIZER | I just read an article stating a request for a utility rate increase. How do you not make a connection that the reason you lost/lose so many customers is because of your utilities being increased. No one can afford utilities because they are so outrageously high. | ||
| UE 435-3003 | 8/10/2024 4:52:14 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | BEAVERTON | I am opposing the requested rate hike of an additional 11% for the residence of Portland and surrounding areas. My condo rate was $300 this last month and we didn't use near as much electricity as we did in August of last year, which was $100 cheaper. The mere fact that so many thousands of residents had their power disconnected due to non payment proves that these are unsustainable prices. If the power company can afford to give their CEO a $6.9M salary, and the CFO and COO $3M, then they can afford to keep their prices down so that the people of Portland can keep their desperately needed power. Either that or Portland needs to come up with a not for profit electric company in order to compete. | ||||
| UE 435-3004 | 8/10/2024 5:49:08 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Anthony | Forsyth | SILVERTON | I can not afford any more!!!!!!!!!! You people should have thought about upgrades on the grid 20 years ago instead of million dollar bonuses for administrative scamers.... | ||
| UE 435-3005 | 8/10/2024 5:50:25 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Kelly | Forsyth | SILVERTON | No more rate hikes!! | ||
| UE 435-3006 | 8/10/2024 10:50:37 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Aaron | Holmes | HAPPY VALLEY | I would very much like PUC to halt PGEs rampant rate increases. The people of Oregon do not deserve to be continued to pay increased power cost because PGE is incapable of managing themselves. No person in oregon can go to their employer and ask "my cost have gone up I need a 10% raise thanks...and an 18% next year". The argument is made that they need the money for infrastructure which can be seen as them having a lack of planning that they wish to make up for by throwing money at it...Oregonian's money they work hard for. As an engineer for over 20 years I can tell you a lack of planning on their part should demand changes internally to resolve the issue in the future. However why should PGE care to change as long as the PUC continues to allow rate hikes hurting the people that live here. | ||
| UE 435-3007 | 8/11/2024 12:39:22 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Courtney | Sanchez | LAKE OSWEGO | Please, no more PGE rate increases. Salaries and expenses should be thoroughly reviewed from the top down and waist eliminated. Refunds back to customers should be issued for excessive costs. | ||
| UE 435-3008 | 8/11/2024 5:37:55 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Mary | Hewitt | HILLSBORO | The rate increases and subsequent disconnections may force more people from their homes. Suggest to do these things. Contact those eligible for the lower income discounts and help them enroll in that current program. For those exceeding a certain level of power use, increase the rates above a limit at a 30 to 40% rate, including business and industry. | ||
| UE 435-3009 | 8/11/2024 6:13:00 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Deborah | Elliott | WEST LINN | While we understand PGE’s need to maintain and upgrade its equipment and infrastructure, all of that cost should not be passed on to the customer. Their rates have increased 40% in the past three years. That increase is already unsustainable for many families, including the significant number of retirees in PGE’s service area. We wholeheartedly support a 10% annual cap on increases. | ||
| UE 435-301 | 3/7/2024 8:06:43 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Ahren | Richards | PORTLAND | PGE should stop their bonus structure and defund the team coming up with their narratives. We can’t sustain as a society paying for these rates. They should have been more prepared when the coal plants were turned off by Brown. | ||
| UE 435-3010 | 8/11/2024 11:17:07 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | kelley | Stober | PORTLAND | NO! ABSOLUTELY NO MORE! ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! PGE SHOULD HSVE BEEN UPGRADING THE GRUD A BUT ST A TIME LONG AGO! IF YOU DIDNT SEE THE FUTURE OR PLAN YOUR INFRASTRUCTURE BETTER THSTS NOT ON US CUSTOMERS! FIGURE IT OUT! TOO MSNY PEOPLE CANT AFORD TO EVEN STAY WARM OR COOL! JUST NO!! | ||
| UE 435-3011 | 8/11/2024 1:45:56 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Joy | Rheaume | WEST LINN | Please have mercy on us peasants! Do not allow PGE to raise their rates again! Last winter our heating bill went from $300(highest bill to keep warm) to $500 after the rate increase. My husband and I are on a fixed income so it is becoming difficult to keep warm in the winter, or cool in summer. I hear that the head CEO of PGE makes $35,000000 a year!!! She certainly has no idea how we the peasants struggle! | ||
| UE 435-3012 | 8/11/2024 2:52:25 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Megan | Mattson | PORTLAND | Stop allowing Portland General Electric to raise rates in customers! These rates are too much for your average middle class family! I’m not voting for a single member of government or donating one penny to a single campaign until this is fixed. Shame on all of you for allowing a utility company to rob customers blind! | ||
| UE 435-3013 | 8/11/2024 2:59:28 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Richard | Garza | PORTLAND | I oppose the rate hike PGE has requested to take effect next year, or over 10%! I would oppose one at 7.4% given the high increase of 2024 (17%+/-) 17% and then 10% is nearly 30% over the course of a year or so. That is not affordable! These private utilities don't share with consumers when they make profits - and historically not done so! Why should consumers pay the price when they struggle or want to build more infrastructure? (That's what impact fees are for!) And why aren't they putting new infrastructure under ground in a way that will improve services GIVEN climate change (fires, floods, etc.)? | ||
| UE 435-3014 | 8/11/2024 3:12:50 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Phil | Dimotsis | PORTLAND | I oppose PGE's 2025 proposed rate hike for utility customers. It's high time we take back the utility and make it public again. Having Oregon customers serve the out of state interests and interference of private, investor-owned entities like PGE is having the effect of putting too much money in the pockets of those who are not touched by the rate increases. Too many ordinary customers will be burdened by the cost of electricity. Please consider a smaller increase or none at all and consider reconfiguring the relationship of regulatory bodies to PGE. We clearly need better citizen oversight that does not bend to the will of every utility argument that bleeds ratepayers dry while paying out huge dividends to investors. | ||
| UE 435-3015 | 8/11/2024 4:52:08 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Rob | Dukalskis | WILSONVILLE | Iam not sure what which docket proposal it is. But PLEASE stop raising the PGE rates at such an astronomical pace. Our wages barely go up but our power bills go up tenfold compared to said wages. We can’t keep up. | ||
| UE 435-3016 | 8/11/2024 4:59:51 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Tracy | Simpson | PORTLAND | PGE's latest rate hike request is simply not sustainable by the rate payers. The fact that fire costs are being passed on to rate payers instead of stock holders is rediculous. Shame on you and our governor for letting this happen. | ||
| UE 435-3017 | 8/11/2024 7:26:29 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | John | Hardy | LAKE OSWEGO | I am strongly opposed to PGE's current request to further increase their rates only one year after raising their rates to historic levels. This is putting a heavy financial burden on lower and middle class residents. I request the the Oregon PUC take this into consideration and mandate that PGE increase their rates gradually over time rather than over a two year period. I consider this action by PGE to be a total disregard for its customers. Hopefully the Oregon PUC will protect the interest of the Public when reviewing PGE's request . | ||
| UE 435-3018 | 8/11/2024 8:02:57 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Brenda | Moorman | KING CITY | I am commenting on the proposed PGE rate increase which I strongly oppose! I am still struggling with the increase in January and now they want another one? I don’t understand why but if it’s for shareholder profit it is wrong. They can make it sound like it’s for improvements but to me it sounds deceptive. It’s really sad & upsetting when that many people had to have their utilities discontinued because they couldn’t afford the rates. I don’t mind paying for small increases every so often but not every year & not for such large ones. Thank you for the opportunity to allow my input. Please consider the ramifications on those who are struggling! | ||
| UE 435-3019 | 8/12/2024 7:24:49 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Brad | Hammons | EAGLE CREEK | As a citizen my family cannot withstand these out of control rate hikes by PGE. We already struggle and soon may have to go without electricity. I read that April and May were the highest recorded electricity shut offs due to non payment. This is bad for Oregon. Especially the rural communities | ||
| UE 435-302 | 3/8/2024 6:44:49 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Goid | Citizens | ESTACADA | They are already over charging us. A 40% increase over a few years is ridiculous and theft. They have already had 2 massive increases over the past few years. Force them to decrease their executives salary and bonus packages. Stop this madness and make them lower their rates. They are charging us into poverty. | ||
| UE 435-3020 | 8/12/2024 7:32:37 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | amanda | rojas | SALEM | I oppose this new requested rate hike. I cannot afford to pay more for my electric bill. We already had to make adjustments for the current bill: no lights on during the day, no tv, radio etc on during the day. Everything unplugged unless actvely using. No ac this year. I have already looked on the pge website to see if we qualify for assistance and we don't. We also have had to adjust our weekly food bill to accommodate our electric bill. So with this added rate hike, I honestly don't know how we can keep paying the bill. It would be one thing if: first we had electric vehicles or solar batteries but we don't and second, if PGE had competition but it doesn't. | ||
| UE 435-3021 | 8/12/2024 7:42:18 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Tiffany | Leatherwood | OREGON CITY | This is in regard to the double digit increase for 2024 for PGE. How are us Oregonians supposed to get by? How are we supposed to afford outrageous housing prices, groceries, medical bills, daycare, and now even higher energy bills? We are not getting dramatic increases in our income. You know who does? The CEO and higher ups of PGE. Not everyone can be them. Not everyone can become a CEO of a company. We are out here just trying to survive as is and take care of our families. When does working class America get relief? We don’t, we get more and more piled onto us. Making it tougher and tougher to take care of ourselves and the next generation. I strongly oppose this increase. | ||
| UE 435-3022 | 8/12/2024 7:53:21 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Jim | Rabidue | ESTACADA | It’s time that PGE invested their profits back into their company and quit passing off all costs of doing business to the consumers. The system does need to be updated and repaired, but the shareholders of PGE should be responsible for this like any other investment. Over 40% rate increase in less than 5 years is ludicrous and the state of Oregon is complicit in this scam by forcing the green energy initiatives. If the PUC approves this increase, which I’m sure they will rubber stamp this right on through, then you are complicit as well. My guess is there’s more than enough lobbying and money exchanging behind the scenes to get this done. | ||
| UE 435-3023 | 8/12/2024 9:39:35 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Linda | Guthrie | EAGLE CREEK | I ask that when considering PGE’s current rate hike request that you think about the end user. This request is outrageous considering the increase they put into place last year. The average consumer has not seen their paychecks increased much in the last three years. This increase along with all the increase in consumer goods will make our lives very difficult. It may make us have to sell our current house in order to survive. I can’t just ask for a raise, I have to live within my budget. I’d ask PGE to do the same with what they have gotten. Thank you for considering my concerns. | ||
| UE 435-3024 | 8/12/2024 9:41:14 AM | PUC | General Comment | Web | elise | strasser | ESTACADA | Please, please do not let the electric rates keep climbing at such a staggering quick increase. We're having a hard enough time keeping up with bills as it is. We don't want to feel so stressed, overwhelmed and we want our littles to be warm this winter and all winters. Please, please, please help look out for US! And all others struggling. With sincere thankfulness, EliSe S. | ||
| UE 435-3025 | 8/12/2024 9:54:54 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | PORTLAND | For the love of all things wonderful in Oregon, please do not allow PGE to raise rates another 10.9% for 2025. They have been allowed to raise rates 40% since 2021. I doubt literally any other Oregonian has received a compensation increase of 40% in that same timeline. I understand PGE is a public company and, in theory, should make a profit. However, every other company that is not a utility has to compete for business with quality service, products, and prices. PGE has to do none of that. My power went out for several days during this year's ice storm, and I still had to pay my highest electricity bill to that point. I participate in the Peak Times Rebate program as recently as last week. I purposefully took my dogs and spent time outside of my home for the full 5pm - 8pm time. I did not cook, run my dishwasher, shower, run my AC, or run my computer at all during that time (which I normally would). I earned $0.14 for my effort. It is incredibly defeating and unfair that PGE is allowed to continuous make millions in essentially protected profits while Oregonians sacrifice their comfort and still struggle to pay afford their most basic utilities. It's time to put our foot down with PGE and set the expectation that not every one of their rate increases will be approved. Force them to take a cut from their profits - just like Oregonians are taking a cut to their monthly budgets! | ||||
| UE 435-3026 | 8/12/2024 10:02:03 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | ESTACADA | The rate increases for PGE are making it difficult for families to afford electricity. PGE sells power to other states and those families pay was less than we do for electricity. We can’t afford raise the rates anymore. | ||||
| UE 435-3027 | 8/12/2024 12:27:29 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Steven | Liddane | SALEM | As a PGE customer I oppose the exorbitant rate hikes of this utility. These hikes contribute to driving citizens into homelessness which further degrades our general way of life. Having lived in other districts not served by PGE, I can honestly say, PGE has the highest rates of any Oregon public utility and I personally do not see PGE doing anything to reduce their costs of generating power, most notably selling their power to other out of state districts at lower per/KW hours and expecting Oregon customers to foot the bill. | ||
| UE 435-3028 | 8/12/2024 4:06:55 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Justina | Lynch | PORTLAND | Hello, I oppose the PGE electric utilities rate hikes that have been proposed! It has already been a 40% rate hike since 2021!! The utility needs to accept responsibility for the wildfires and legal judgments and not try to pass it off to already struggling consumers. Shareholders and the company should pay those legal fees, not the public. I strongly oppose further rate hikes and urge you to deny them. Thank you, Justina Lynch | ||
| UE 435-3029 | 8/12/2024 9:45:43 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | BEAVERTON | Asking the public to pay more when we are already having a hard enough time paying for basic necessities. This is just crazy. | ||||
| UE 435-303 | 3/8/2024 7:34:07 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Roy | Herrera | SANDY | Your financially bankrupting rate payer with extremely EXCESSIVE RATE INCREASES THAT IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS IS MORE THAN DOUBLE THE RATE OF INFLATION. YOUR SUPPOSE TO AN ADVOCATE FOR OREGON CITIZENS NOT A shill for PGE. QUIT BEING THEIR STOOGES. THIS IS A HOT TOPIC WITH ALL MY NEIGHBORS! | ||
| UE 435-3030 | 8/13/2024 6:57:46 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Mary Ann | Swanson | ESTACADA | As a retired, single homeowner, I do not support any rate increases for utilities from PGE. Last year's increase was difficult for me to pay. Any further increases would cause me to use my savings accounts. I am on fixed income. PGE needs to carefully use their money to make improvements when they have enough money to do so. DO NOT LET PGE HAVE ANY RATE INCREASES! | ||
| UE 435-3031 | 8/13/2024 7:33:14 AM | PUC | General Comment | Web | markas | oneth | BEAVERTON | hey guys, thanks for giving pge stock holders our money. every rate increase because pge cant run its business properly, i guess the customers will pay for. im sure none of that money slips into your pockets. 40% increase...... jesus, i hope god takes pity on your greedy souls. | ||
| UE 435-3032 | 8/13/2024 8:18:55 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Christina | Smith | SAINT PAUL | To Whom It May Concern, Recent news reports have suggested that yet ANOTHER increase has been approved for PGE. While I believe Portland General Electric provides excellent service, the commission needs to be cognizant of what price increases are doing to the average consumer. While we are people that are very middle income, and able to absorb this, the recent cost increase has cost us $60 more per month with another one coming. I do not know how those already struggling can handle many more of these substantial increases. I personally am working in a school district where a recent administrative mess has caused us to take 8 furlough days! This leaves us with a 1% COLA increase after these cuts. This does not even come close to keeping up with the rising costs of EVERYTHING. I cannot imagine if these rate increases continue when we retire and are on a very fixed income. Please consider the people who are barely making ends meet, many of the families I serve in the schools, when approving these rate increases. Sincerely, Chris Smith | ||
| UE 435-3033 | 8/13/2024 5:04:48 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Jessica | Murdoch | BEAVERTON | I can’t switch power companies. PGE is the only option. And they are making electricity too expensive. What are my other options?? Not have electricity? This isn’t fair. They shouldn’t keep raising prices | ||
| UE 435-3034 | 8/13/2024 5:57:23 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Karen | Long | CLACKAMAS | In regards to PGE requesting a 10.9 percent increase in the coming year, this is reaching a point of no return. Average people are taking an unfair hit and this is not sustainable. Rates have gone up 40 percent since 2021 and show no sign of stopping. The cost of living in Oregon is becoming outrageous and it's sad to wonder how much longer it's doable. | ||
| UE 435-3035 | 8/14/2024 6:55:40 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Amanda | Goodwin | PORTLAND | The 10% increase from PGE would create a financial burden and impact how comfortably I’m able to live in my house. I was always under the impression that public utilities were kept at affordable rates as they are essential to the health and well being of the community. But what concerns me even is how this will impact my entire community, from families who are barely making ends meet to businesses that make Portland a wonderful and unique place. Many simply cannot afford this increase. We need a rate freeze to help the community. And an investment into renewal and more affordable energy sources. This will have a dangerous and damaging impact on Portland and Oregon. | ||
| UE 435-3036 | 8/14/2024 11:08:09 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Leah | Tuor | OREGON CITY | The rate increases for PGE are insurmountable and it is almost criminal that people who can’t pay are being cut-off. These rate increases are far exceeding inflation and I myself may wind up powering my house with my gas generator given how ridiculously expensive utilities have become. My water rate also just increased by about 20%, garbage by 15%. I forget what the NW Natural percentage is, and now PGE is doing the most egregious hike ever….and wants to do another on top of that?!?!? No!!!! Someone needs to audit PGE. I imagine they will not be able to pass an audit as money is lining someone’s pocket. | ||
| UE 435-3037 | 8/9/2024 4:22:26 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Brent | Echols | PORTLAND | I strongly urge the request for an additional rate increase to be denied. PGE recently received a substantial rate increase the cost of living in Portland and the state of Oregon is becoming untenable driving folks to leave. PGE may need to make internal personal adjustments or streamline their business plan rather than asking folks to increase rates yet again. | ||
| UE 435-3038 | 8/10/2024 12:44:44 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Connie | Hasan | HILLSBORO | PGE rates have increased already and this is why so many people are experiencing disconnections. We do not have the income to support the high cost of living plus high utility rates. I appose another increase. | ||
| UE 435-3039 | 8/11/2024 10:50:22 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Nicola | Corl | PORTLAND | I request that the gross overpayment of executives and massive profits for investors be stopped rather than give a rate hike to consumers that have no choice but to get their electricity from PGE. Record numbers of folks have had their electricity cut off when the CEO made $6.97 million last year and investors made a 200% profit increase. Or if you really want to charge for electricity consumption, take a look at those who consume the most before hurting the people with the least? Issue a surcharge to those who consume excessively. Why can’t someone who makes over $6 million take a pay cut rather than cutting people off who can’t afford their basic utilities? This is outrageous and inhumane. | ||
| UE 435-304 | 3/8/2024 9:13:06 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Stuart | Malkin | LAKE OSWEGO | PGE is hiking rates at a rate too quickly for Oregonians to afford. My own power bill is pressuring our financial situation even in taking measures to reduce our heating and electical usage including adding insulation and only heating or using appliances during non-peak hours. And now they are proposing another rate hike for 2025, using the justification of January 2024 storms! My understanding from news reports is that they justify a rate hike such as in 2024 for battery storage infrastructure, but much of the revenue from the hike doesn't go to the project. They need to be held more accountable in their justifications. | ||
| UE 435-3040 | 8/14/2024 1:42:16 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | David | Goodwin | SALEM | UE 435 - I am upset about the electrical rates increasing, it’s too much! I am on equal pay with company and last month sent notice balance $38 – so expect to balance out over next few months. Then today I got letter about equal pay amounts being adjusted based on rates and usage, so my equal pay rates are going to go up $37. I was looking forward to having my rates reduced. I think there are too many rate increases and they are too high. I am retired and on a fixed income. There are people out there drowning and can't afford these high utility bills. | ||
| UE 435-3041 | 8/14/2024 4:59:38 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | M | M | PORTLAND | 864 square feet. Baseboard heating, single pane windows with storm windows to help keep heat in during the winter. These are the stats for my home. My electric bill is now on an equal pay of $329 per month. This is up from $287 just a few months ago which was an increase from $234 a few months prior. These monthly invoices are getting very hard to meet month and yet another increase could create an even larger hardship for meeting the expenses. When is PGE going to held accountable for the way the funds are used? What is the justification multiple increases in such a short period of time? I would like to see a stop to the ask of multiple increase within a two year period of time. Please do not allow this requested increase to be approved. We are struggling to make ends meet already. | ||
| UE 435-3042 | 8/14/2024 6:54:30 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Nan | Curtis | PORTLAND | The rate increases are simply unmanageable! I have been paying $351 (already high!) on Equal Pay. The rates went up 36% (PGE's info from my bill) over the past year and then 8% (PGE's info from my bill) in the last month - A TOTAL OF 44% IN A YEAR!!!! What the heck!?! And now they are asking for another rate hike - absolutely not!!! Us everyday folks cannot bear this financial burden, someone - the city/state needs to step in. This is simply too much for citizens to bear! My September bill is $1472.13 because of the 'annual review balance' and the increase. OMG! | ||
| UE 435-3043 | 8/14/2024 8:40:36 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Michele | Vanderyacht | SALEM | I understand what PGE is trying to prepare for with their newest rate hike, but WE CAN'T ABSORB IT into our budget, AGAIN! Couple that with high groceries, gas, mortgages, our insurances and the normal family is already having to live paycheck to paycheck, especially after the 18% PGE hike last January, on top of the year before. I can't even begin to imagine what another rate hike would do to seniors and single parent families. Let the economy come out of its slump first!!! | ||
| UE 435-3044 | 8/14/2024 8:40:36 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Michele | Vanderyacht | SALEM | I understand what PGE is trying to prepare for with their newest rate hike, but WE CAN'T ABSORB IT into our budget, AGAIN! Couple that with high groceries, gas, mortgages, our insurances and the normal family is already having to live paycheck to paycheck, especially after the 18% PGE hike last January, on top of the year before. I can't even begin to imagine what another rate hike would do to seniors and single parent families. Let the economy come out of its slump first!!! | ||
| UE 435-3045 | 8/15/2024 11:39:17 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Debbie | GRESHAM | I do not agree with the proposal to raise PGE rates again. Why is it necessary to continue gouging your customers by continually raising rates? All consumers have to live on a budget and prioritize -- PGE should learn to do the same. At this rate soon people and companies will be moving out of the region to avoid the high electric bills (and reducing your customer base). Or is this just a case of PGE filling stockholders pockets while harming your customers? | |||
| UE 435-3046 | 8/16/2024 12:31:48 AM | 8/15/2024 12:31:05 PM | General Comment | dmsprecher@msn.com | I am writing to you to express my anger toward PGE and another proposed rate hike. PGE Board Members and Stake holders are making millions of dollars in profits off the backs of the working people of Oregon. Please vote no for another rate hike. These so-called programs to help people that can't pay their bills are my tax dollars, so not only do I have to pay taxes that support programs for those that can't afford to pay their utility bills, I have to pay my own utility bills, it is like I am paying twice. Thank you for your time and consideration. Darlene Sprecher | |||||
| UE 435-3047 | 8/16/2024 12:31:51 AM | 8/14/2024 12:18:59 PM | General Comment | wcfrehley@yahoo.com | To whom this may concern: I am a lifelong, 60 year old resident of Oregon. I was born and raised in the Northern Willamette Valley, grew up on a small farm a few miles outside of Oregon City, and have been proud to call myself an Oregonian all these years. However, there seems to be an ever increasing and rather troubling propensity in this great state for certain sectors of the government and the corporations that they help to create to make sweeping decisions that greatly impact the residents herein in a most negative manner, be it the scam that was Covid and all that then Governor Brown did to stifle and even destroy the lives and livelihoods of countless thousands in Oregon alone to the resulting supply chain disruptions and unmitigated spending and currency issuance carried out by the federal government that has only helped to make matters worse with what is becoming near runaway inflation of the US dollar. Add to all of that the current state of affairs concerning energy costs that are near if not at the top of the list of offences. It surely seems to me that the Oregon PUC has become a rubber stamp for the utility companies and that there is no electricity rate increase too high for their approval. A myriad of reasons, or better yet, excuses, are given to the public, indeed if any reason is given at all, as to why our energy costs, specifically electricity costs, continue to rise annually by double-digit percentages. We are told that "renewable" and "green energy" is the end-all to save all and that we just need to tighten our belts a bit more, stave off that urge to have anything more than what we can scrounge up for homes, food or clothing, and otherwise to simply expect the current electricity generating monopoly in the NW portion of the state, namely Portland General Electric, to have our best interests in mind while they see to it that the only alternative for access to electricity are the useless wind and solar grifts that they routinely hound their customers about, having the audacity to call them up every so often to solicit them for extra money next to their monthly bills to fund these utopian con-jobs. Here in the western part of Oregon there is no energy more "renewable" than hydroelectric. However, after the greenie left and their all-too-willing accomplices in the "alternative energy" circles finished up beating people over the head about how bad coal-fired electric generating plants were, allowing the likes of Kate Brown to put the final nail in that coffin for Oregon, their sights are firmly set on hydroelectric dams and the relative convenience that they provide for millions of people reliant on electricity for the betterment of their everyday lives. PGE's customers pay dearly for the electricity that is generated and distributed to them, as well as for CEO Patricia Poppe's purported 17 million dollars in salary and stipends just for fiscal year 2023, alone, but apparently that is not enough. PGE wants to pay for "better" and "more sustainable" electricity options, but they want to do it at the expense of the livelihoods of their customers. To top it all off, when the PUC simply signs off on whatever demands said monopoly expects, the public is left holding the bag of ever increasing living costs; costs that will very likely send people packing or squarely into destitution. This latest "request" for a 10.9% rate increase for 2025 is simply ludicrous on its face, and if the Oregon PUC signs off on this request it will be more than obvious that they are part of the problem and not the solution that would see Oregonians getting the much-needed financial relief that many of them so desperately need. You can only squeeze turnips for blood for so long. Eventually, the turnips might fight back. Do not grant PGE another rate hike, and, it's high time that the PUC holds them accountable for their extremely unethical business practices. If the Oregon PUC can't get this simple job done, then it's time for a changing of the guard. | |||||
| UE 435-3048 | 8/16/2024 12:31:54 AM | 8/14/2024 9:15:15 AM | General Comment | p.hosey@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Paul Hosey 1354 Troon Dr West Linn, OR 97068-1877 p.hosey@comcast.net | |||||
| UE 435-3049 | 8/16/2024 12:31:57 AM | 8/14/2024 9:04:59 AM | General Comment | franksfo@icloud.com | I moved to Portland in 2023. My rates have increased triple and my usage has not change. I was mortified to learn the CEO of PGE makes over 17million dollars. I can only imagine what kickbacks and other ethical issues stem from the PUC. Outrageous! | |||||
| UE 435-305 | 3/8/2024 1:14:28 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | PORTLAND | Electric docket 7.4% for homeowners, 44% increase in last 3 years. Please most homeowners can not afford to take on all the price increases in this State. 1. we pay tax on our bills already for those that can not afford it. 2. All the electric cars, people that can afford a car like this are not charging at home, they are charging at all the FREE charge stations all over. We pay gas price to fill up why do they not have to pay electric rate like you charge homeowner? Make you money up here at charge stations. 3. Why should we continue to pay for people this government allows into the country illegal, they are being paid to live here and taking from the homeowner and taxpayer who already paying for all this stuff. People that worked hard all their lives are losing everything to paid for all this thru. Gas, electric, gas at the pump, groceries, property taxes, state and federal taxes, we go without and work hard and the system needs to charge. I worked since I was 12 and I do not expect a FREE ride, but I EXPECT all to pay their share. PLEASE STOP taking from us. 4. This State spent 300 million of the marijuana profits plus property taxes, and federal funding for what? Where is the money from federal for Covid that was given, where is the marijuana profits efforts to other areas like low income funding for water, gas and electric. You took federal and other funds for are Veterans to help others that you are paying for coming here and bad behavior. Are Vets are on the street those that protected US. This is a crime in itself. Where is the money going to help people that are USA citizens that are trying to keep up above water. Where is the lottery money really going??? STOP ASKING FOR US TO PAY MORE AND MORE we are working and paying you for what, when do we get a break, if you can fix all this have a meeting and re-due programs. Something has to give WE THE HOMEOWNERS AND BUSINESS'S OWNERS we really funding it all and we can't do it. Police, safety, all of it you take from us. | ||||
| UE 435-3050 | 8/16/2024 12:31:59 AM | 8/14/2024 8:45:37 AM | General Comment | genehunter21@msn.com | As a PGE customer I would like to say that the PUC allowing PGE another rate hike is absolutely ridiculous. They had one in 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. And now they want yet another one next year?! Who else gets that kind of a raise all of the time? Companies will pass on the increase to their customers but what will the general public do and retired people? We don’t get any where near that kind of a cost of living increase, ever!! Please tell PGE they are going to have to come up with the money some other way. Maybe they don’t need to pay the higher ups as much of a salary or they can cut a few employees? Whatever it takes, but not from the general public. Thank you for listening. Marsha Hunter 1057 Palace Dr. NE Salem, OR 503-508-8305 Sent from Mail for Windows | |||||
| UE 435-3051 | 8/16/2024 12:32:02 AM | 8/13/2024 7:08:01 PM | General Comment | bsuprena@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Brice Suprenant 5404 SE 68th Ave Portland, OR 97206-5338 bsuprena@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-3052 | 8/16/2024 12:32:05 AM | 8/13/2024 4:25:00 PM | General Comment | PUC CONSUMER PUC * PUC | From: staggs7865@comcast.net<mailto:staggs7865@comcast.net> <staggs7865@comcast.net<mailto:staggs7865@comcast.net>> Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2024 4:15 PM To: PUC CONSUMER PUC * PUC <puc.consumer@puc.oregon.gov<mailto:puc.consumer@puc.oregon.gov>> Subject: PGE rate increases Importance: High Hello, I'm writing to complain about the rate increases by PGE, since 2020. In 2020, the increase was 2%, 2022- 11%, 2023- 7%, 2024 - 18% =38% increase. Earlier this year they requested a 7.4% increase effective 2025. Then they have the audacity to change that to 10.9%! That would make the total increase since 2020, either 45.40% (7.4%) or 48.90 (10.9%). Please, as the utility commissioner, deny any rate increases from PGE for 2025. If rate increases from PGE continue people will be moving out of Oregon in droves. The cost of living in Oregon is becoming unsustainable. In the meantime, the top 5 executives at PGE collectively made 14.9 million in 2023 in compensation with salary, bonuses and stock awards. Maria Pope CEO $6,8 million, Benjamin Felton, COO $3.1 million, James Ajelio, CFO $2.1 million, Angelica Espinosa, Senior VP - 1.5 million, John Kochavatr, VP CIO - 1.4 million. Maybe PGE should trim the compensation for their executives instead of raising rates if they can't stay within their budget. I hold the CEO & the other 4 top executives responsible for this arrogance & the belief that they are entitled to ask for these high rate increases year after year. We need to send a message to PGE - ENOUGH! Sincerely, Linda Staggs | |||||
| UE 435-3053 | 8/16/2024 12:32:08 AM | 8/12/2024 5:32:07 PM | General Comment | ridedude2000@gmail.com | To whom it may concern, Can you explain why the CEO needs to make 7 million dollars a year while our rates go up almost yearly? I am trying to be very frugal with our utilities but the last time there was an incentive to avoid using appliances like from 5 pm to 9 pm we saved about 50 cents. Does that seem fair to you? PUC should look out for citizens and vote NO on a rate increase. -- Vince Gonsalves C 503-522-1741 W 503-595-8806 | |||||
| UE 435-3054 | 8/16/2024 12:32:11 AM | 8/12/2024 7:23:56 AM | General Comment | shrylandseth@gmail.com | The PGE CEO made $17,000,000.00 in 2023. 1000s of disconnections. Record numbers? How would you grade yourselves? Be critical. This council has no public trust. Does that matter to you folks? Hopefully for the good of the citizens you say you are looking out for there will be no rate hike. You are the people's voice and the people can't afford more hikes, the people need a break. $17,000,000.00 in CEO pay for what? Power outages and rate hikes... For $17mm you would think the CEO would be a better problem solver but they aren't looking to solve the problem. The money is in the problem... Thank you for your time. | |||||
| UE 435-3055 | 8/15/2024 2:56:37 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Ann | Vandehey | OREGON CITY | People cannot afford these kinds of increases ! This is Killing the middle low and income . | ||
| UE 435-3056 | 8/15/2024 2:56:37 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Ann | Vandehey | OREGON CITY | People cannot afford these kinds of increases ! This is Killing the middle low and income . | ||
| UE 435-3057 | 8/9/2024 5:54:03 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Justin | Phillips | TROUTDALE | PGE needs to get better at spending the money they have instead of passing on every cost increase and bad decision that they make into its customers. This is a Public utility, they need to make money but they can operate closer towards a nonprofit than they currently do right now. | ||
| UE 435-3058 | 8/9/2024 9:17:18 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Carrie | Ebling | PORTLAND | I've lived in Portland for over 20 years and thought it was my forever home. Until the cost of living and quality of living changed. Another double digit increase in power might be the break point that causes my middle class family to move. While we are not at risk of having our power shut off, this seems like another mismanagement issue and executive leadership of PGE should take a double digit cut in pay and benefits before asking customers to pay more | ||
| UE 435-3059 | 8/9/2024 4:36:12 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Dave | Shankar | BEAVERTON | Opposing PGE 10.9 % increase in consumer bill. | ||
| UE 435-306 | 3/8/2024 1:18:15 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | PORTLAND | Make your money on the free electric car charging stations. Don't charge at home charge at work or the grocery store. | ||||
| UE 435-3060 | 8/9/2024 3:11:36 PM | OTHER | Oppose Docket | Web | COURTNEY | DIPPEL | BEAVERTON | Hi there, I've been a loyal PGE customer since I first moved to Oregon in 2002. The rate increase that was approved last year was significant and very much felt by this household, particularly during the winter months. For PGE to request another significant rate increase so soon is unconscionable. It seems that PGE sought to do so during a time of inflation to go along with all other raising their rates. Electricity is a basic human need - approving a 40% increase in two short years is morally wrong and will mean that many Oregonians will have to go without this winter. | ||
| UE 435-3061 | 8/9/2024 2:14:59 PM | OTHER | Oppose Docket | Web | Shannon | Wells-Moran | PORTLAND | I work in connecting vulnerable populations to resources related to housing and utility assistance. We take hundreds of calls a day from people across Oregon struggling with their cost of living. One consistent issue is that people in our state cannot afford their utility costs, when they are also dealing with rising costs of food, rent and transportation. In the wake of the last round of rate hikes from PGE, many of the community resources meant to help with electric bills got completely overwhelmed and have closed their appointment lines, which is already causing members of our community to spend months without power, or to face eviction because having connected electricity is a requirement of their lease. Make no mistake- a 10% increase to PGE bills WILL cause hundreds of our friends and neighbors to lose their housing, putting even further stress on our already overwhelmed shelter system, especially in the wake of the rate hikes put in place earlier this year. | ||
| UE 435-3062 | 8/14/2024 1:09:45 PM | OTHER | General Comment | Web | Jacob | Pletcher | WOODBURN | This is just wrong of them to do. They have pushed the power cost so high. The last 2 increases from this year and last hurts enough as is. Our farm needs to water crops and they are making that harder and harder. I'm very scared for the power bill this year during harvest which we run 22 hours a day and 25 days straight. | ||
| UE 435-3063 | 8/11/2024 6:23:20 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Jordan | Benner | PORTLAND | I opposed the suggested PGE rate hike. Their rates have gone up by 40% in the last three years, and their outages are more numerous than ever. Inflation rates were 3.4 in 2023 and tracking at 3% this year. And yet these same years have seen rate hikes at 3-5 times that. PGE seems to be opportunisitcally raising rates, despite the struggles of their customer base, and a track record that shows their service is getting progressively worse. Please do what you can to deny this rate increase, and limit future rate increases | ||
| UE 435-3064 | 8/10/2024 3:52:33 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Thad | Conwell | SALEM | I oppose PGE's proposed 10.9% rate increase for 2025. | ||
| UE 435-3065 | 8/9/2024 2:00:18 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Miriam | Smith | GRESHAM | I don’t understand how PGE is allowed to continue to increase rates so much every year. Even middle income homes are no longer going to be able to afford their bills and they won’t get assistance. I almost can’t afford our energy bill anymore. What can we do to stop them from raising the bill even more. There has to be a breaking point and I feel like we are past that point. Enough is enough. | ||
| UE 435-3066 | 8/16/2024 8:51:49 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Alexander | Everhart | PORTLAND | I am writing to oppose PGE's renewed proposed rate hike for 2025, which last time I heard is now a massive 10.9% increase, unless it's even higher than the last time I heard. A very generous and burdensome rate increase went into effect January 2024 and in the few months since then there are a record number of electricity disconnections due to the suffocating cost of electricity on defenseless citizens of Oregon, especially those in the Portland Metro area. I myself have been having to cut back on food and other spending in order to pay some of the most expensive electricity rates per KwH in the entire Country. The ones who are hurt the most are the poor, like myself, who live in homes that do not have modern insulation, or energy efficient heating or cooling. Even my Primary Physician has been hurt by the massive increases since January 2024 and now PGE wants even more burdensome and draconian rate increases. I have noticed that the stock holders have been getting very healthy dividends while the rest of us are absolutely struggling. If this rate increase is approved than that will be a massive 40% + increase in electric prices in the last four years, all in favor of PGE and stock holder profits. Reject this proposed burdensome and draconian rate increase and put a stop to PGE's reckless spending and their wanton disregard to the poor quality of life their horrendous rate increases are causing on the citizens of Oregon. When a Government fails to listen to its people it stops being a Government and becomes a dictatorship. Don't be a dictatorship, reject this rate increase before it forces more people into severe poverty, or at the very least lead to a very poor quality of life in favor of profits for elitists. | ||
| UE 435-3067 | 8/17/2024 10:12:47 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | TERRY | BOUIE | SALEM | Oregon Public Utility Commission PO Box 1088 Salem, OR 97308-1088 Subject: Opposition to Portland General Electric's Proposed 10.9% Rate Increase for 2025 Dear Members of the Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to express my strong opposition to Portland General Electric's (PGE) proposed 10.9% rate increase for all customers in 2025. As a concerned resident and customer of PGE, this rate hike is both unreasonable and detrimental to the well-being of many residential households in our community. The proposed increase comes at a time when many families are already struggling to make ends meet due to rising living costs and economic uncertainties. An additional 10.9% increase in electricity rates would place an undue burden on low- and middle-income households, forcing them to make difficult choices between essential needs such as food, medicine, and utilities. There is a cause and effect to such rate increases. For example, in 2024 PGE shutoff power to resident’s who could not pay their bill; February 2,424, March, 2,681, and April 4,712. That is 9,817 residents. This is particularly concerning given that PGE has already implemented significant rate increases totaling 30% in recent years. Moreover, the justification for this rate hike, which includes investments in grid modernization and resilience, while important, should not come at the expense of customers who are already facing financial hardships. PGE must explore alternative funding mechanisms for their executives. For example, The CEO of PGE salary in 2020 was $3,342,937, in 2021 it rose to $5,358,971, in 2022 it rose to $6,256,599, and in 2023 it rose to 6,810,654. What I find so interesting is the CEO bonuses starting in 2021 received a 20.8% bonus equalling $1,114,840 and every year since has received bonuses totaling $2,198,563 MILLION dollars. I urge the Oregon Public Utility Commission to carefully consider the impact of this proposed rate increase on the community and to reject PGE's request. It is crucial that we prioritize the financial stability and well-being of Oregon residents over corporate profits. Thank you for your attention to this matter. I hope that the Commission will act in the best interest of the public and deny this rate increase. | ||
| UE 435-3068 | 8/16/2024 11:07:52 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Sherrie | Williamson | WEST LINN | Please... no more taxes !! | ||
| UE 435-3069 | 8/16/2024 11:08:40 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Sherrie | Williamson | WEST LINN | Please... no more taxes ! | ||
| UE 435-307 | 3/8/2024 1:41:40 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Douglas | Hansen | GRESHAM | With the cost of utilities going up and food costs going up. There is nothing left. The increase in utilities at 16% is going to eat my check up. How are people supposed to save for retirement when everything increases | ||
| UE 435-3070 | 8/19/2024 4:14:26 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Dave | Budeau | TURNER | Oregon PUC: RE: Docket 435 I offer a few reasons to oppose PGE’s proposed rate-payer fee increase of 10.9%. First, electric utilities are monopolies. Rate-payers simply don’t have a choice from whom they buy power. This lack of choice is a very strong argument for having only not-for-profit electric cooperatives. I’m particularly troubled by investor-owned utilities that attempt to provide a high rate of return to their shareholders. In March of this year, I heard PGE’s Kristen Sheeran on OPB’s Think Out Loud attempt to defend rate of returns of nearly 10% for PGE investors. Wouldn’t we all like to see returns of 9.75%? If such returns are required to entice investors as Ms. Sheeran argued, why do people ever buy T-bills, which are currently hovering around 4%? PGE’s public facing summary document ( e.g., https://portlandgeneral.com/2025-rate-case ) regarding the 2025 rate review doesn’t say anything about increasing ROI for investors from what I read, instead, they talk of increasing power “resiliency”, modernizing transmission infrastructure, and creating battery storage. Second, from my personal experience, PGE tries to pass along infrastructure upgrades to individual customers. In November 2019, we were attempting to have an average sized (7.9 kW) residential solar system installed on our garage. The interconnection agreement cost estimate from PGE was $693,600! No, that is not a typo, and it wasn’t a joke. In follow up conversations with PGE, they said the cost estimate was justified because our proposed solar system would require them to make substation upgrades. Why does PGE need additional funds for infrastructure upgrades when they try to saddle individual customers for the cost of improvements? Third, during the summer of 2023, PGE was replacing power poles on about a mile of Cloverdale, Parrish Gap, and Hennies Rds in S. Marion Co. (We live on Hennies Rd). The project went on for several weeks and it seemed like most of the “work” occurred between 10 am and 2 pm, except during the time for lunch. In fairness, we don’t know what was required of the project or what the crews were doing for remainder of the day, but I can say what we observed did not instill much confidence that rate-payer funds were being spent efficiently by PGE. (Contrarily we were impressed with PGE’s response the one time our transformer failed.) Fourth, PGE just received a rate increase of 18% (and 12% the year before) and PGE is now requesting a 10.9% increase. More than a 40% increase over 3 years far exceeds inflation or other reasonable explanation. I personally believe PGE has failed to justify another rate increase and such an increase is not warranted. I respectfully encourage Oregon PUC to deny PGE’s rate increase for 2025. And as a hail mary, I would encourage the Oregon PUC to consider if current PGE customers would be better served by a non-profit electric cooperative. | ||
| UE 435-3071 | 8/16/2024 11:55:45 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Carole | Crowley | DAMASCUS | With my PGE bills continuing to increase I am very concerned that I will not be able to pay these bills! We are retired and on a fixed income. Our bill is already $380.00 per month and even this is a stretch for us. Please do not allow PGE another increase. This would be the final straw for many people. Thank you | ||
| UE 435-3072 | 8/16/2024 1:48:28 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | David | Heffner | OREGON CITY | Since this is a privately owned company all lawsuits involving economic damages should be the responsibility of the shareholders. Just because it is a regulated utility does not mean that return on investment is guaranteed despite errors and judgement decisions made by the corporate leaders. If this was a public utility then the general public can be responsible since we can have some say by election of leaders. We have no input on decisions made by private companies since we have no checks in their corporate governance. | ||
| UE 435-3073 | 8/16/2024 5:31:50 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Alicia | Schubert | BEAVERTON | I am deeply concerned about PGE seeking a 10.9% rate hike starting in 2025. Rate payers are weary of increase after increase. Utilities are taking up too large a portion of people's income after rising 40% since 2021. I volunteer at an organization that provides rent and utility assistance and see how many people are struggling both with increasing rent and utility prices. As is mentioned in a recent OPB article, there have been a record number of disconnections in the past year. People need electricity. It is dangerous for families to live without it. Summer has record heat, winter cold is too much for older people to bare. Not having electricity is a public health issue. Please, do not allow another large increase in rates at this stage. It sinks too many families into poverty. Thank you. | ||
| UE 435-3074 | 8/17/2024 2:39:53 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Jerry | Myrick | EAGLE CREEK | Please … no more PGE rate hikes!!! | ||
| UE 435-3075 | 8/17/2024 2:42:04 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Linda | Myrick | EAGLE CREEK | Can’t afford more rate increases. Discounts would be great!!! | ||
| UE 435-3076 | 8/18/2024 6:12:39 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Andrea | Bean | PORTLAND | The continual increases of PGE should be regulated. Their costs to make their power with renewable resources should not be put on their customers. It feels like they’re bleeding us dry with no way out of it all. It’s very disconcerting and infuriating. | ||
| UE 435-3077 | 8/18/2024 6:12:39 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Andrea | Bean | PORTLAND | The continual increases of PGE should be regulated. Their costs to make their power with renewable resources should not be put on their customers. It feels like they’re bleeding us dry with no way out of it all. It’s very disconcerting and infuriating. | ||
| UE 435-3078 | 8/20/2024 7:24:29 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Pedro | Meza | SALEM | Prices are already at an all time high. People are already struggling to make payments.. raising prices again is not ideal right now. | ||
| UE 435-3079 | 8/17/2024 9:19:14 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Sarah | Eastman-Flores | PORTLAND | Dear Commissioners, Portland General Electric is requesting another enormous rate increase and I implore you to reject their request. In my home, we try to be very mindful about our electricity usage, but we have seen our power bill go sky high since 2020. Even if I can convince my family to eat by candle light, it wouldn't make a big dent. Unfortunately, we are dependent on electricity. We are fortunate enough to be able to pay our bill, but I know that many customers have had their power shut off in recent years due to lack of payment. Money that we have to spend on our higher utility bills (it's not just PGE, we have Northwest Natural and live within the Portland Water Bureau service area as well), means that we save less, and we don't spend as much money in the local economy. PGE is greedy. It's that simple. Customers should not be responsible for funding PGE's overdue maintenance. | ||
| UE 435-308 | 3/8/2024 2:21:59 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Chris | F. | HAPPY VALLEY | This past years the rates for our electric bills have skyrocketed in a time when inflation and costs are at an all time high. This morning I read an article on a response made by the Oregon Public Utilities Commission. Before reading this article I was under the assumption that rate hikes were only a result of the company itself. I was not aware that these hikes must be approved by the Oregon PUC. These rate hikes are unacceptable and must be reversed and capped. It is unfortunate that the utilitity companies were sued and are still being sued due to the wildfires, however what is unacceptable is that our rates are drastically increased to supplement the payouts and costs for repairs. It is the sole responsibility of the utility companies to properly maintain the electric grid. Pacific Gas & Electric annual revenue for 2023 was $24.428B, a 12.68% increase from 2022. Pacific Gas & Electric annual revenue for 2022 was $21.68B, a 5.03% increase from 2021. Pacific Gas & Electric annual revenue for 2021 was $20.642B, a 11.77% increase from 2020. In 2021 the CEO for PG&E received a total compensation of $51.2 million. Instead of giving it's CEO excessive compensation packages the company should spend it's funds properly and put it's profits into the infrastructure making sure they are safe. Instead they neglected maintenance and paid enormous wages to it's CEO and now they are passing on it's new expenses to the customers. This is not ok! Many people were struggling just to keep the power before these rate hikes especially the elderly who are on fixed income not to mention the rest of us who are paying to try to keep up with inflation. PG&E should of carried an extensive insurance policy to cover any damages they might be responsible for. Although hard to predict what happend with the fires, an adequate policy should of had them covered. I know with companies this large they often self insure, nonetheless the consumer should not bare the brunt of the outcomes of the lawsuits. The Oregon PUC should not of approved these excessive rate hikes and needs to reverse their approval to a % that is fair to the consumers. Here is the quote from the Oregon PUC: “I recognize that people are struggling with rate increases from the utilities, compounding the rising costs that they’re seeing across the economy,” said Megan Decker, chair of Oregon Public Utility Commission. "We only approve rate increases when we are persuaded based on the evidence that is put before us by groups representing residential consumers, business consumers, environmental justice advocates, that the utility is managing reasonably, but costs have nonetheless gone up." Rate hikes should not be approved on a persuaded argument from Environmental justice advocates. It should be solely based on the cost of electricity based on the number of customers and use. Things are getting out of control for the average individual trying to make it thru life, with the excessive rate increases on everything, Oregonians are going to be forced to live somewhere else. This case is a direct result of the electric infrastructure not being properly maintained over the years and it was only a matter of time for this to occur. While I appreciate everything all of the work the hard working individuals at PG&E do to keep power on at our house, no CEO should be taking home $51.2 million while the grid goes neglected. And the people who are dependent on electricity which is pretty much most of us should not have to eat the cost of their improper money management. I urge Oregon PUC to seriously reevaluate the rate increases they have approved and to reverse them to a point which is fair to the consumer. | ||
| UE 435-3080 | 8/17/2024 9:48:38 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Jorge | Flores | PORTLAND | I disagree with an electricity rate hike for average households in Portland. As residents we don't get increases of salaries of over 10% year over year. And even as much as we want to save energy this means that basic modern activities are going to be unaffordable for people in the city. If PGE needs to upgrade their infrastructure, that should be treated as an investment, and they could call people to invest in and of course own and get dividends from those investments. PGE's plan of renewable energy is causing to limit electricity supply, in a growing demand environment, they should focus on increasing the supply by using coal or any other resource available to produce electricity. A lot of this growing demand are due to EV owners that are sucking up energy for luxury cars, so PGE should discriminate EV owners and make them pay for the infrastructure and the supply they need for their EVs, it is completely unfair for the rest of the residents to have to bear the costs for something we don't use. This is going to drive more people out of housing in an already stretched budget for families. Enough is enough, PGE already increased rates for over 40% since 2021, coincidently after Oregon closed a coal power plant in 2020. This was a terrible decision, solar and wind is not going to supply the energy for the growing demand in Oregon, and they are also not good for the environment as in order to produce them it requires a lot of metals mining, which is not exactly environmentally friendly. | ||
| UE 435-3081 | 8/17/2024 4:03:56 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | NIKKIE | ADAMS | CLACKAMAS | Please stop increasing our power rates! I am hard pressed to pay at the current rates. They have been raised close to 40‰ over past few years. Enough is enough. | ||
| UE 435-3082 | 8/16/2024 3:39:26 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Jerian | Abel | PORTLAND | Dear Commission Members, I oppose PGE's current rate increase proposal. The proposal specifies an "increase of an average 7.4% for customers" but does not explain how the average was obtained. I encourage the commission and PGE to clearly define the rate triers and how equity will be addressed. For example, under-resourced communities and families on limited incomes afforded lower rates than families makes $100,000 annually? I would like to see the rate increase tied to income levels. While PGE provide an "Income-Qualified Bill Discount Program", my recommendation would augment this approach to all levels of income and ability to pay. | ||
| UE 435-3083 | 8/16/2024 9:16:28 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Mary Ann | Rogers | SALEM | They just raised their rates less than a year ago and made unaffordable on top of rent increases. Now they (PGE) are asking for another major increase? How are people supposed to pay electric, rent that is astronomical while wages are not increasing? This is being out right greedy. There are so many homeless because of this and so many lives lost because of this? How long must this go on for? I dont make horrible wages but when I rent a 2 bedroom house and my electric is almost $500 a month, I cant imagine a 3-4 bedroom. Again how how do average the average people working for minimum wage live in Oregon when rent and utilities keep going up like this? | ||
| UE 435-3084 | 8/17/2024 2:40:52 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Hunter | Koskondy | SALEM | Stop rising the price. | ||
| UE 435-3085 | 8/18/2024 8:03:31 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Karla | Anderson | PORTLAND | Highly oppose this rate increase. | ||
| UE 435-3086 | 8/20/2024 1:33:05 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Mert | Edgar | SILVERTON | 8-20-24 Letter typed verbatim by Consumer Services staff - dr RECEIVED AUG 12 2024 P.U.C Dear P.U.C. Folks Please don't tell me you are considering to give PGE another rate increase to please thier sharholders. Us common people just can't afford any more rate hikes. /s/ Mert Edgar 4365 Edison Rd Silverton, OR | ||
| UE 435-3087 | 8/20/2024 1:51:58 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | David | Corkran | PORTLAND | 8-20-24 Letter typed verbatim by Consumer Services staff - dr RECEIVED AUG 20 2024 P.U.C 130 N.W 114TH Portland OR 97229-6126 Oregon P.U.C. 2001 High St. St#100 Salem, OR 97301-3390 Dear P.U.C. I hope you will limit rate hikes for Oregon utilities. I realize rate increases are necessary but investors as well as customers should pay for needed grid improvements. Please limit future utility rate increases to 7% for customers and make sure electric utilities pay their share of rate increases. Thank you, /s/ David & Charlotte Corkran Portland PGE Customer | ||
| UE 435-3088 | 8/21/2024 12:31:47 AM | 8/18/2024 3:26:04 PM | General Comment | emaurina@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Edward Maurina 2798 NE Charlois Dr Hillsboro, OR 97124-1344 emaurina@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-3089 | 8/21/2024 12:31:50 AM | 8/17/2024 9:40:43 PM | General Comment | noreenlesage@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I am staunchly opposed to PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers have not yet recovered from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. We have seen record disconnections from customers unable to pay these exorbitant rates and yet PGE continues to ask your permission to gouge us for more. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. That is just unconscionable! It's not like we have a choice to go to another provider for our electric needs. In PGE's 2023 Annual Report they touted the following under their VALUES: We serve We put our customers at the center of everything we do. We listen, empathize, and respond with creativity and urgency They have not listened to their customers as we plead with them to not raise rates again, they seem to have no empathy as they are unwilling to acknowledge the hardship they have placed on their customers monthly budgets, and their response has been anything but creative or urgent as they ignore their customers requests for no more rate hikes. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s highly unreasonable request to raise bills again. Please put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Noreen Lesage 523 9th St Lake Oswego, OR 97034-2914 noreenlesage@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-309 | 3/8/2024 3:57:23 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Travis | Wagner | GRESHAM | No to increases of any kind. | ||
| UE 435-3090 | 8/21/2024 7:28:19 AM | PACIFIC POWER | General Comment | Web | Kelly | Bowen | TALENT | I live in Talent Oregon. I completely understand fire prevention. Yet our part of town has had 9 outages in the first half of August. 8 in July. Meanwhile, the neighboring town of Ashland only 4 miles away has had no outages. It’s becoming a daily occurrence. Our electronics and appliances are beginning to fail with the repeated losses of power and there’s no answer from pacific power. My work is impacted as I work from home. This is isn’t just “higher senstitiviy settings for fire season.” This is beyond egregious. Something needs to be done. | ||
| UE 435-3091 | 8/22/2024 12:31:55 AM | 8/20/2024 3:03:49 PM | General Comment | takosina@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Tracy Kosina 1531 Cedar St Lake Oswego, OR 97034-4713 takosina@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-3092 | 8/21/2024 5:42:09 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Josiah | Hernandez | HAPPY VALLEY | We Oregonians have reached our breaking point. I unequivocally oppose any further severe rate increases moving forward. This situation is outrageous and should not be tolerated. Pacific Gas and Electric (PGE) has had ample time to upgrade our grid without exploiting people who are already struggling to manage with the exorbitant price hikes imposed by these profit-driven companies. Not even two years ago, in 2022, PGE reported a record $478 million in revenue—an amount far exceeding what is necessary for both maintaining and generating electricity. We possess the technology to produce electric energy nearly indefinitely, yet we are being told by the same company running it that is raking in record profits that they need even more money. Where have those multi-million-dollar government grants gone? This situation is unjust, driven solely by greed and the relentless pursuit of extracting every possible penny from working families. These price increases are debilitating. We are struggling to afford basic necessities like food, we hesitate to seek medical care due to the fear of crushing debt, and now we are expected to pay even more for electricity—the most fundamental of utilities? Price caps must be implemented, or we will soon reach a point where PGE loses more revenue from unpaid bills than it gains from those who can pay. No one should have to choose between keeping the lights on and feeding their children, but that is precisely where these rate hikes are leading us. PGE is responsible for system upgrades and has been provided ample funds to make significant improvements; instead, they have chosen to shift these costs onto customers. We fulfill our obligation by paying our bills; what PGE does with that money is not our responsibility. Let it be clear that I am vehemently opposed to this situation. I have endured every price increase up to this point, but this latest hike is unacceptable. Just this month, my bill showed that my family used 2 percent less electricity than the previous month, yet our bill increased by $50. This is absurd, and the justifications and excuses provided for such hikes are no longer acceptable and should not be tolerated in the state of Oregon. | ||
| UE 435-3093 | 8/21/2024 5:47:38 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Kelli | Hernandez | HAPPY VALLEY | These rate hikes are insanity. Example, this last month we used 1% less electricity and yet our bill is HIGHER than last month. I am very low income as are my roommates and these increases are creating massive hardship for all of us. This last months bill means each of us are paying close too 100 EACH. Another rate hikes and we will be deciding whether to pay this monstrosity or eat! No more rate hikes! | ||
| UE 435-3094 | 8/21/2024 6:14:23 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Levi | Cook | CLACKAMAS | I am deeply disturbed by the asinine price hikes PGE has been implementing. I have 5 roomates and have for years barely been able to afford the cost of electricity even after splitting it 5 ways. I have frequently had to cover their shares because after other expenses they are left overdrafted. Rent is bad enough, food costs, internet, and transportation are bad enough but these egregious electric price hikes are going to further the homeless crisis. Once people are down its really hard for them to get back up, especially since the recent ban on "urban camping" effectively made it illegal for people to be homeless. These price hikes are going to devastate our economy which is already in dire straits for the average person. If you care about business this is going to make any kind of consumption unaffordable. I cannot cut my personal expenses any further to accommodate the exponential cost of living increase across the board. Our electricity usage was down 2% from the last billing cycle and yet our bill itself was $50 higher. I am not convinced by the explanations PGE has given for their rate increases. PGE has had all the money they could possibly need to improve infrastructure and create green energy generation and much like the telecoms industry it appears they are squandering or pocketing it. The costs should be trending down, not up. We can literally get free power from the sun and wind, which should have very cheap maintenance costs relative to fossil fuels. I cannot understate how dangerous these price hikes are for the stability of our society. We need to not only stop increasing the rates but start DECREASING them. It boggles the mind that legislators, governors and supervisory boards would let it get this bad. Electric bill rates have gone up 40% since 2021. Who has had a wage increase that has gone up that much? Certainly not the working class. PGE's greed has been unchecked and unmitigated for too long. If these price hikes are not curbed politically, I worry for the stability and well being of our state and its people. People are dying from exposure because they cannot afford to live. PGE needs to do its part and act like the responsible utility they are supposed to be instead of the parasitic entity they are currently behaving as. | ||
| UE 435-3095 | 8/21/2024 5:41:53 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Josiah | Hernandez | HAPPY VALLEY | We Oregonians have reached our breaking point. I unequivocally oppose any further severe rate increases moving forward. This situation is outrageous and should not be tolerated. Pacific Gas and Electric (PGE) has had ample time to upgrade our grid without exploiting people who are already struggling to manage with the exorbitant price hikes imposed by these profit-driven companies. Not even two years ago, in 2022, PGE reported a record $478 million in revenue—an amount far exceeding what is necessary for both maintaining and generating electricity. We possess the technology to produce electric energy nearly indefinitely, yet we are being told by the same company running it that is raking in record profits that they need even more money. Where have those multi-million-dollar government grants gone? This situation is unjust, driven solely by greed and the relentless pursuit of extracting every possible penny from working families. These price increases are debilitating. We are struggling to afford basic necessities like food, we hesitate to seek medical care due to the fear of crushing debt, and now we are expected to pay even more for electricity—the most fundamental of utilities? Price caps must be implemented, or we will soon reach a point where PGE loses more revenue from unpaid bills than it gains from those who can pay. No one should have to choose between keeping the lights on and feeding their children, but that is precisely where these rate hikes are leading us. PGE is responsible for system upgrades and has been provided ample funds to make significant improvements; instead, they have chosen to shift these costs onto customers. We fulfill our obligation by paying our bills; what PGE does with that money is not our responsibility. Let it be clear that I am vehemently opposed to this situation. I have endured every price increase up to this point, but this latest hike is unacceptable. Just this month, my bill showed that my family used 2 percent less electricity than the previous month, yet our bill increased by $50. This is absurd, and the justifications and excuses provided for such hikes are no longer acceptable and should not be tolerated in the state of Oregon. | ||
| UE 435-3096 | 8/22/2024 12:53:57 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Dawn | Shipley | PORTLAND | Hello, I am one of the many residents living in Portland, serviced by Portland General Electric, that is at or very below poverty line. I currently get $943 a month and that has to go to many more bills then power. I tell you this because people lije me can not afford another rate hike like we had in January. I live on in a third floor apartment in a five story building, before January I had never had a bill above maybe $60/65. My bill for January was above $80 and if my church has not paid my power bill that month I would not have been able to pay it. I have since applied for and gotten PGE's payment assistance, but I was surprised to see that that did not cover very much. I already struggle to pay my bills and buy food on top of everything, $152 in SNAP benefis does not go very far, and if we have another increase like we did in January of this year I will not longer be able to afford to pay for my power. The only reason I ran my heat this past January was so that my cats did not freeze, and if my church had not have learned if my struggle January's bill probably would not have gotten paid. For the sake of those at, below, and very far below poverty line, please do not let PGE once again raise rates at this high of a percentage for a forth year in a row. | ||
| UE 435-3097 | 8/23/2024 12:31:58 AM | 8/3/2024 7:20:40 PM | General Comment | jesswiltse@gmail.com | Please do NOT approve the rate increase!! Jessica Wiltse 503.269.6258 Sent from my iPhone | |||||
| UE 435-3098 | 8/23/2024 9:58:57 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | David | Lehman | WOOD VILLAGE | PGE needs to learn how to budget their money better. Someone needs to take a pay cut in the upper management to save some money because it looks like they don't know how to manage the company. With rate increases like these I make cut back on what I spend or use, like front porch lights, heat, spending at local businesses. I look at cheaper prices online for products that I purchase which means less money spent locally. That means less for the city, county and state. Senior citizens can only afford so much. | ||
| UE 435-3099 | 8/23/2024 1:45:22 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | April | Dobson | HAPPY VALLEY | Dear Commissioners: I am writing in opposition to the pending rate hike requested by Portland General Electric (file UE 435). It is unreasonable to grant an increase that is nearly 4.2 times the current rate of inflation at a time when Oregonians and small businesses are having a tough time making ends meet. This new double-digit rate increase is unconscionable in the wake of the 30% rate hike PGE has imposed on its customers over the last two years. The most recent rate hike was the largest in 20 years. Given where our state is economically, I feel strongly that the proposed increase in the profit margin (Return on Equity) is extremely unwarranted. Only a tiny fraction of the proposed increase is for the purposes of increasing battery storage. If the Commission does decide to raise rates, I urge that the effective date (of this or any other future rate increase) fall at a time of relatively lower electrical usage (outside of the dead of winter or the peak cooling season). The combination of increased rates AND increased usage creates an overly harmful impact on stretched household budgets and small businesses’ bottom lines. Finally, I urge that any large increase that significantly outpaces the Consumer Price Index be phased in over time. Oregon families in general and PGE customers in particular are already facing a record number of power shutoffs. Our community needs PGE to be doing more to avoid making the problem worse and pushing people towards homelessness. Sincerely, April Dobson Happy Valley OR | ||
| UE 435-31 | 3/1/2024 6:27:53 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Isabel | PORTLAND | The cost of living is already too high. PGE makes millions every year they don’t need more from average people struggling to pay their bills. | |||
| UE 435-310 | 3/8/2024 5:15:40 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | CORNELIUS | I strongly oppose this rate increase. Please block this and do not let PGE increase rates yet again year over year. If they are going to try to increase rates 42% over a few years time, perhaps it’s time to bust their monopoly and reintroduce some competition or stricter oversight into the mix. Better yet, let’s reverse their last rate increase. Customer currently have no choice of electricity provider, no say on rates, no real buffer or reimbursement for over paying on this basic utility. Reading over their financials, it appears PGE is upset that customers used less electricity then normal in the winter, as well as their renewables producing less. It seems to me, those two factors balance themselves out nicely. Why should we pay more because we used less electricity last winter? Steps should also be taken to decrease their monopoly over electricity in the area or give consumers greater ways to hold them accountable. If PGE needs to pay for more batteries and infrastructure I suggest they use some of their profits from previous years, decrease some of their top earners salaries (Maria pope made 4 million last year I believe.) wait until they can afford it, or perhaps request more grants from the government, but under no circumstances should PGE strangle their consumers with another rate increase. | ||||
| UE 435-3100 | 8/22/2024 6:04:06 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | David | OREGON CITY | I oppose another rate increase for PGE customers. Instead of paying high salaries and sharing the profits, they should have upgrading their infrastructure all along. Now it has come time to pay the piper. They want to pass costs through to the customers. The increase in number of shutoffs shows that more and more members of our community cannot afford these rate hikes. And what about the people that we don’t hear about? The ones that are paying their bills but having to cut out other necessary items in their home budgets. | |||
| UE 435-3101 | 8/23/2024 10:27:12 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Carrie | Overton | OREGON CITY | Hello PUC, I appreciate your service in this industry. I am sure like many I am frustrated at our constant utility rate hikes. Our PGE bill is outrageous. I've had them at my home for three separate energy audits, which of course was listed as my misuse and my inability to control our usage. They told me our furnace was fine (well it wasn't, it was somehow wired to our electric panel directly) they failed to mention that. My bill is so high per month (600+) for a family of four, where most of us are gone during the weekdays. Should I mention that we lose our power for weeks at a time? We live in Oregon City less than two miles from 205? You call and they don't help and honestly they aren't even empathetic. PGE posted a record setting profit in 2023 of 2.2 billion. 2.2 billion! Do they honestly need another rate hike? For what? More profit? It's not like they are cutting costs, hiring less, making our electricity more efficient, or dare I say rebates for consumers? Please, please stop these rate hikes. I can not see any improvements being made in our area to help alleviate outages and over usage. Sincerely, Carrie Overton Oregon City, OR | ||
| UE 435-3102 | 8/23/2024 8:12:22 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Summit | Lee | PORTLAND | It’s summer and the temperatures have been moderate this summer so we haven’t been using the AC as much, and still I just paid a $205 for 1 month electric bill through PGE. I can’t believe that they want to, again, drastically increase our bills. Our water bill has also gone up 6%. So my utility bills including trash and garbage this month have been $573. How does the average income worker get beyond this? I’m not low income so I don’t get the break and I’m positive that the reduction in low income homes has been passed on to those of us who can’t claim that deduction. Instead of again raising our rates why shouldn’t PGE pass that cost on to it’s shareholders, executive team, who didn’t stop their raises this year, and stop giving it’s employees a 15% discount? The federal government is also providing IRA funds for upgrades on the grid. It’s not our fault that utilities were reckless in maintaining their systems and wildfires started as a result. All of this to say stop making us further victims while this company reps the benefits of us falling farther and farther behind! Their approach seems lazy and not inventive. OPUC please see the light here and stop this greed. | ||
| UE 435-3103 | 8/23/2024 11:54:19 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Dottie | Reynolds | KEIZER | Please do not allow a price increase in electric bills. No one can afford it right now! Thank you. | ||
| UE 435-3104 | 8/24/2024 6:20:18 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Eric | Trauman | TIGARD | No more rate hikes. | ||
| UE 435-3106 | 8/24/2024 9:29:58 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | GRESHAM | Ridiculous. This rate increase completely ignores the financial burden this puts on customers. This will only create more bills going unpaid and will result in more disconnections. PGE appears to be out of touch with the reality of it's customers current financial conditions. | ||||
| UE 435-3107 | 8/24/2024 9:47:34 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Dan | Molyneux | LAKE OSWEGO | We, the consumers, cannot tolerate or accept these huge rate hikes without justification. Simply put, we have access to some of the cheapest forms of energy and renewable on the planet - namely hydro and natural gas. Wind and solar are not truly functional and require incredible infrastructure upgrades for minimal benefit along with decreased reliability and performance. Both natural gas and hydro are plentiful and environmentally friendly. Batteries and wind may not emit, but there are huge supply chain environmental concerns. I know many of these changes are due to legislative and regulatory requirements, but we cannot continue to have exponential rate hikes year after year. It’s getting to the point where I’m considering leaving Oregon because the cost of living here is too high. Idaho has similar production means as Oregon and their rates are much less than Oregon’s. You need to stay competitive in the market. Figure it out without gouging your customers. | ||
| UE 435-3108 | 8/24/2024 9:56:28 AM | OTHER | General Comment | Web | London | Lunoux | PORTLAND | No more price increases! It’s already unaffordable and unsustainable for working class people. | ||
| UE 435-3109 | 8/24/2024 12:13:57 PM | PUC | General Comment | Web | Matthew | Bradford | ESTACADA | Absolutely no rate increase with current economic turmoil especially when premise for increase is political propaganda. According to official economic data inflation is 3-4%. A rate of increase of 7 is unjustified. | ||
| UE 435-311 | 3/8/2024 5:31:03 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Richard | Crimi | BEAVERTON | Let them eat cake. That's what I hear the PUC Chair telling the public about this rate increase request. The Commission has repeatedly granted PGE rate increases, including the highest in history just last year. Now they want even more money for total increases of 40% in just the last few years. Included in this round is to raise their profit margin. Enough. We are told to seek ways to lower our bills. I have done that, installing new, more efficient HVAC equipment in my home. I have paid attention to "peak periods", and made adjustments to lower my energy consumption. Yet my bills have done nothing but escalate. I am paying almost 100% more in energy bills than I was just a few years ago. While we need to prepare and build for tomorrow, we need to live within our means today. That is what households do. And they are struggling with the inflation of the last few years, increased housing costs, and getting back on our feet from the pandemic. How will the Commission factor in these realities in their decision? Sincerely, Richard Crimi Beaverton | ||
| UE 435-3110 | 8/24/2024 4:47:33 PM | PUC | Oppose Docket | Web | James | Flynn | PORTLAND | We now know that green energy is expensive and unreliable. We need hydro, gas-fired and nuclear power plants. Do not shove the green new deal garbage down our throats. It does nothing to keep our energy costs reasonable. | ||
| UE 435-3111 | 8/25/2024 3:34:16 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Lori | Martino | SALEM | No more rate increases! Do what the rest of us have been forced to due the last few years and cut out all the unnecessary. Make the budget public and we the citizens will tell you what to cut. | ||
| UE 435-3112 | 8/26/2024 12:32:13 AM | 8/22/2024 4:23:37 PM | General Comment | chihuahuadesert.mark@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). Please decrease your rate increase petition because your proposed increase is too large. Thank you, Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Mark Cach 4659 SE 108th Pl Portland, OR 97266-3417 chihuahuadesert.mark@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-3113 | 8/26/2024 12:32:15 AM | 8/21/2024 3:31:34 PM | General Comment | roger.rodecap@gmail.com | I took some PUC representives around before on more the ounce. But I don't see the same approach any more when it comes to holding the utilities responsible. I know how it all works. It has to change. | |||||
| UE 435-3114 | 8/26/2024 12:32:17 AM | 8/20/2024 6:57:06 PM | General Comment | roger.rodecap@gmail.com | The PUC has to get PGE back to the basics. What happened the the wrong doing regarding loosing like 270million in the stock trading? That money should has slowed rate increase but no PGE got a pass and rates now have went up like 28%. Also part the rate increase was because of the fires But PGE got federal funding for that already. So why was it allowed to be part of the rate increase. | |||||
| UE 435-3115 | 8/25/2024 9:38:43 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Clark | Moss | PORTLAND | I'm not sure the docket number, but this is a comment on PGE's interest in raising their rates another 10.9%. I'm not sure how they were allowed to increase 40% since 2021. Normal COLA raises do not account for such adjustments. It's impossible to get anywhere when your yearly raise is dwarfed by utility rate increases. The Oregon Public Utilities Commission and the Oregon Citizens’ Utility Board should be doing more to protect the public from such outrageous and careless rate increases. How can PGE be allowed these increases when the problem is obviously gross mismanagement? A business, especially a public utility, should be monitoring and planning for their maintenance needs. It should not be a surprise and put on the backs of the public. Also mismanagement is apparent in their need to raise rates due to disconnects - are they so poor at managing their utility they can't see that the disconnects are due to the rate increases? Higher rates will just lead to more disconnects. Instead of offering "bill discount programs to improve energy affordability" why not keep the rates affordable and having the city, country, state give PGE the funding needed to fix their maintenance issues. | ||
| UE 435-3116 | 8/25/2024 7:25:07 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Jackie | Beyer | MOLALLA | No more raises for this corrupted company! Enough is enough! Tell the people the truth! Stop allowing the corrupted environmentalist groups to control you! It is disgusting what you are willing to do for corrupt government agencies, instead of being honest! When SHTF, none of what you are doing will save a single citizen! You should all be ashamed for supporting the corrupt politicians instead of preparing citizens for life without electricity! | ||
| UE 435-3117 | 8/26/2024 4:16:24 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | William | Sherbaugh | PORTLAND | I am concerned about another rate increase. The request for the rate increase is ridiculous as PGE just had one last year and the year before. People are already struggling with the economy and 35% in the last three years is too much! | ||
| UE 435-3118 | 8/27/2024 7:47:23 AM | OTHER | Oppose Docket | Web | Greg | Dirks | WOOD VILLAGE | I wish to express my deep concerns regarding PGE's proposed rate increases, which I believe are both unsustainable and unwarranted. 1. Executive Compensation vs. Ratepayer Burden: It is alarming that PGE's CEO earned over $7 million last year, while the executive team collectively earned nearly $1 million each. This stark contrast highlights a troubling imbalance. While executives are richly compensated, ratepayers—who have no alternative options—are left bearing the brunt of increasing utility bills. 2. Shareholder Responsibility: The request for rate increases is to fund necessary improvements and enhance the resilience of the system. However, these improvements should primarily be funded by shareholders rather than ratepayers. Shareholders benefit from annual dividends and consistent returns on their investments. Given their financial gains, it is only fair that they should absorb a greater portion of the costs associated with system upgrades and maintenance. 3. Ratepayer Impact: Ratepayers are increasingly burdened with rising bills, despite efforts to mitigate costs through alternatives such as solar power. For instance, even though my organization produced more power than it consumed, we still faced a $350 bill due to demand charges and monthly connection fees. This scenario underscores a critical issue: ratepayers are essentially trapped with escalating costs, irrespective of their efforts to reduce consumption. 4. Historical Context and Fairness: Over the past four years, ratepayers have shouldered significant financial strain. It is imperative that PGE reassesses its approach to funding system improvements and considers a more equitable distribution of costs. In summary, the financial responsibilities for system improvements should be more equitably shared, with a greater emphasis on shareholder contributions. Ratepayers, who have been significantly impacted by rising costs, should not continue to bear the disproportionate burden. I urge a reconsideration of the proposed rate increases and a fairer allocation of financial responsibilities. | ||
| UE 435-3119 | 8/27/2024 11:41:57 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Bandana | Shrestha, State Director, AARP Oregon | PORTLAND | PGE Rate Case (PUC Docket UE 435) COMMENTS OF AARP OREGON August 27, 2024 AARP Oregon on behalf of its 500, 000 members (many of whom are PGE customers) hereby submits comments on the 2024 PGE rate case. Many of our members live on low or fixed incomes. Others live on Social Security alone. The rapid rise in PGE electricity rates is alarming. Indeed, PGE just increased rates earlier this year by a record 18% only to now ask for another 7% increase this year. This trajectory of continuous rate increases must be slowed or stopped. AARP Oregon has the following comments on the rate case: -The investment recovery mechanism should be rejected. Such flow through spending mechanisms bypass traditional regulatory scrutiny and fast track rate increases, making a bad situation worse. They also bypass offsetting costs reductions. We agree with CUB that the battery costs should not be included in the renewable energy recovery clause for these reasons. A new Seaside battery tracker mechanism should be similarly rejected. -The residential basic charge of $13 a month should not be increased further. High fixed charges make controlling your electric bill difficult which is why AARP opposes such increases in proceedings across the country. -The 9.75 percent return requested is too high and should be reduced. High returns inflate the rate increase. -The PUC should carefully review proposed generation, transmission, and distribution capital spending to ensure such spending is justified. AARP recommends rejection of uneconomic projects or use of Federal infrastructure dollars if available as an alternative to ratepayer dollars. We appreciate this opportunity to comment. Submitted on behalf of Bandana Shrestha, State Director, AARP Oregon, bshrestha@aarp.org | ||
| UE 435-312 | 3/8/2024 5:51:58 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Richard | Crimi | BEAVERTON | I have a proposal for PGE's requested rate hike. For every percent increase in rate, lower the profit margin by that much. In fact, go back the last two years. That would result in a 40% decrease in profits. How would that go over? Not at all, I'm sure. But let's try something new to get rates in control, because they are getting way out of whack. Richard Crimi Beaverton | ||
| UE 435-3120 | 8/27/2024 2:25:26 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Ross | Chase | PORTLAND | The Bonniville Dam is paid for, the water is free, lines paid for and some upkeep, but since shareholders own the company, why aren’t they investing in the company? Why do the rate payers have power shut off if can’t pay a bill but City of Portland doesn’t get a billed? Since only one power company in the area it's a monopoly. Seems to be if the company wants to invest in new technology shouldn’t the share holders pay for it and not the rate payers? | ||
| UE 435-3121 | 8/27/2024 3:14:39 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Kate | Delany | SILVERTON | This additional rate hike is too much for residential customers to afford. PGE touts a price reduction for low-income customers as the solution for those struggling to pay their electric bills, but if this was an effective solution then why did they disconnect a record number of customers last year? (https://www.kgw.com/article/money/business/pge-rate-hike-2025/283-b259b944-d6b0-45cc-ba6c-42e879a5e71d) All these prices increases seem like a result of mismanagement that we are expected to suffer the brunt of without complaint. The tech data centers with exorbitant profits and exorbitant energy usage should be footing the bill for these upgrades. Especially since they were already given a billion dollar tax break to start with (https://www.governing.com/resilience/oregons-rural-power-utility-has-become-a-big-polluter). I really liked House Bill 2816 proposed in 2023; it's a shame officials let Amazon kill it (https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2023/03/amazon-fights-oregon-data-center-clean-energy-bill.html). And here is another great article to prove my point: https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2024/08/26/energy-demand-from-data-centers-growing-faster-than-west-can-supply-experts-say/. Make the data centers pay for the upgrades!!!! | ||
| UE 435-3122 | 8/27/2024 4:47:24 PM | OTHER | Oppose Docket | Web | Ricki | Ruiz | GRESHAM | Dear Commissioners: We are writing in opposition to the pending rate hike requested by Portland General Electric (file UE 435). It is unreasonable to grant an increase that is nearly 4.2 times the current rate of inflation at a time when Oregonians and small businesses are having a tough time making ends meet. This new double-digit rate increase is unconscionable in the wake of the 30% rate hike PGE has imposed on its customers over the last two years. The most recent rate hike was the largest in 20 years. Given where our state is economically, we strongly feel that the proposed increase in the profit margin (Return on Equity) is extremely unwarranted. Only a tiny fraction of the proposed increase is for the purposes of increasing battery storage. If the Commission does decide to raise rates, we urge that the effective date (of this or any other future rate increase) fall at a time of relatively lower electrical usage (outside of the dead of winter or the peak cooling season). The combination of increased rates AND increased usage creates an overly harmful impact on stretched household budgets and small businesses’ bottom lines. Finally, we urge that any large increase that significantly outpaces the Consumer Price Index be phased in over time. Oregon families in general and PGE customers, in particular, are already facing a record number of power shutoffs. We need PGE to be doing more to avoid making the problem worse and pushing people towards homelessness. Sincerely, The Honorable Annessa Hartman Oregon House of Representatives, District 40 Gladstone, OR The Honorable Ricki Ruiz Oregon House of Representatives, District 50 Gresham, OR The Honorable Zach Hudson Oregon House of Representatives, District 49 Troutdale, OR | ||
| UE 435-3123 | 8/27/2024 11:30:24 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Alan | Chew | ALOHA | PGE had net incomes this first quarter of $109 MILLION dollars this year per their earnings call. Portlanders are struggling to pay bills, especially with increased extreme heat and cold weather events, this puts citizens life at risk. If PGE was struggling to survive and turn a profit, then maybe this could be justified. They simply want to increase the return for their shareholders. Pure greed at the cost of the average citizen. PGE is a PUBLIC UTILITY, not a money printing machine, it should provide a service, and have some earnings to keep it competitive and improving. It should not be maximizing profit. I strongly urge the commission to vote against this rate increase and side with Oregonians instead of shareholders. | ||
| UE 435-3124 | 8/27/2024 11:33:07 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Alan | ALOHA | I oppose this docket proposal. Per PGE's earning call they have made a profit of $109 million dollars in the first quarter of this year. They should provide a public good not maximize profit. I have a lengthier message that I accidentally submitted as a general comment. Overall is message below. I urge the commission to support the everyday Oregonian and not shareholders looking for profit. Do not approve of this rate hike please. | |||
| UE 435-3125 | 8/27/2024 11:07:58 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Christine | Novotny | PORTLAND | We just received our latest PGE bill, and are taken aback with the significant increase in our bill. Over the past year, our equal pay amount has increased 27%, while our consumption has remained consistent. As we are living on a fixed income, the recent monthly increase of $36 hits our budget. While we appreciate the escalation in costs for the utility, we ask that PGE tighten its own belts and look for internal cost cutting opportunities before the ask for continued rate increases. The continued ask for rate increases is not sustainable. Sincerely, Chris Novotny | ||
| UE 435-3126 | 8/28/2024 9:13:51 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Michael | Factor | LAFAYETTE | Email forwarded by Hilary Malcomson, Mayor, Lafayette Oregon: added by Consumer Services staff - dr From: michael.factor@us.tel.com <michael.factor@us.tel.com> Sent: Thursday, March 7, 2024 4:12:08 PM To: Hilary Malcomson <hmalcomson@ci.lafayette.or.us> Cc: michael.factor@us.tel.com <michael.factor@us.tel.com> Subject: Impact from PGE rate increase Hilary We live at 120 W 19th Street Lafayette OR 97127. We feel like PGE needs to tone down rate increases, as hey just increased rates by 17-20%. What was their reasoning behind a drastic increase like this and maybe they would share exactly why that kind of a jump with the economic crisis and inflation , it is hard enough to keep up with food costs skyrocketing, and utllities in general. We understand increases are needed, however 3-5% a year over a set number of years maybe 5 years instead of all at one time would have been much simpler to balance a typical family with usual bills and the extra out of nowhere things that happen in life. We personally feel that PGE is just going to increase homelessness and putting people in a position no one wants to be in " do I pay my rent/house payment / buy food or my electricity'? Also PGE's " income policy for who qualifies does not align with YCAPs food program specifically in Yamhill County... People in Yamhill for instance a family of 4- making less than 74K can get food assistance, but according to PGE if you are a family of 4 you can only make 63K .. where did they get their #'s from? They claim to have boosted the avail,3bility from 30-65% of families but when you look deeper, they are actually less families now able to qualify because cost of living is so high and in order to afford anything the average family of 4 makes just above their thresh hold. We personally my wife and I are disgusted at the entire way PGE has handled themselves and set their "qualified income " at and see no explanation of how they chose those numbers .. Thank you and hopefully this is one of many others that agree another increase is not feasible to most and they need to explain and show the public where the 17-20% increase is going to or being used for Michael Factor Facility Maintenance Mechanic/ Warehouse Operations Mobile: (971) 330-0915 Email: michael.factor@us.tel.com | ||
| UE 435-3127 | 8/28/2024 9:18:58 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Valerie | Parsons | LAFAYETTE | Email forwarded by Hilary Malcomson, Mayor, Lafayette Oregon Added by Consumer Services staff - dr From: vpallen@hevanet.com <vpallen@hevanet.com> Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2024 2:56:16 PM To: Hilary Malcomson <hmalcomson@ci.lafayette.or.us> Subject: PGE Rate Increase Madam Mayor, Thank you for the opportunity to make a statement to PGE CEO Maria Pope. I am sure that PGE and the Oregon PUC have gotten lots of feedback, but this is great to have the chance to personally address the potential rate increase. I live in a manufactured home that I moved to in 2020. I have taken advantage of the Oregon Energy Trust Incentives for my home and encouraged my neighbors to participate. The first year in the house I did not have a heat pump and my electric bills were sky high. The following year I purchased a heat pump with the rebate and the bills dropped significantly. This year I will get more insulation through the program in an attempt to keep my bill somewhat manageable. Obviously the 18% increase in addition to the yearly increases since 2020 have had a huge impact on my electric bill. Sadly, every single bill has gone up. Water, property tax, land fee (10% yearly) for the house, Comcast, Recology, home/car/medical insurance. And then there is gas, food and basic necessities. I am 69 years old. I work 2 jobs. When I purchased the house, I had a plan for retirement. That plan isn't happening. I am losing my main job (bookkeeper) in June. I will increase hours at my part time job at Target. My neighbors who are in their BO's do not have that option. You At Target I work with a lot of people in their 20's. We joke that we are in the same sinking boat. Most of them are working over 30 hours a week, in school full time, live in a 2-bedroom apt with numerous roommates, and carrying a lot of student debt. They know they will never be able to buy a home, because that has become impossible. Heck, they can't even afford an apt. without having a roommate(s). This is sad. And it isn't right. The apt. complexes they live in have horrible insulation and heating bills are super high. In 2019 my average PGE bill was over $220 in the winter because of the old building with no insulation and baseboard heater (thermostat was set at 67). I can't imagine what people are paying now after 4 years of increases. I understand infrastructure issues, I get that the fires and storms have caused havoc for PGE. But I can't comprehend another increase on top of 18% this year. And yes, I do realize you have low-income discounts, but the threshold is way too low. A single person with a home or apt. cannot live on $33,427.00 per year. It's like the Social Security 3.2% increase, which did not make a dent in the cost-of-living reality. I hope that Ms. Pope will visit various counties in the state and give residents the opportunity to respond to the proposed increase. These are scary times; you can only stretch a dollar so far. I hope she can see how these increases are impacting lives in the big cities and rural communities - seniors, families and kids just starting out need a break. It's tough out there for all of us. Best, Valerie Parsons Lafayette, Oregon | ||
| UE 435-3128 | 8/28/2024 9:23:45 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Donna & Peter | Bloch | LAFAYETTE | Email forwarded by Hilary Malcomson, Mayor, Lafayette Oregon Added by Consumer Services staff - dr Donna & Peter Bloch 263 W9th St. Lafayette, OR 97127 March 31, 2024 To: CEO of Portland General Electric: Maria Pope Hello Ms. Pope, First, I would like to thank you for agreeing to meet with our Mayor, the City Council members and the City Administrator of Lafayette. It is nice to know that we can reach out to Portland General Electric and be heard. My husband and I retired to Lafayette in the spring of 2020 to escape the traffic and high taxes of the Portland Metro area. We have loved living in this much smaller comm unity, surrounded byvineyards, but survival keeps getting much more difficult everywhere, with the ongoing economic crisis. We live on our Social Security and a small cottage business, since retiring in 2020. Recently, I we realized that the small increase that we received from Social Security in 2024 disappeared quickly to cover just some of the increases for insurance and utilities, which didn't help with the rising cost of food and gas and other expenses at all. So, imagine the sticker shock, when we found out that there will be a planned consecutive double digit increase on our electric bill. I don't think we have ever been late to pay an electric or other utility bill in the 44years of our marriage, but I can't imagine how we will be able to pay a higher bill in the near future. There is nothing left in our budget that we can cut. Like a lot of other residents in Lafayette we have home maintenance needs that we are unable to take care of without going into debt. We are not alone. A significant demographic in Lafayette are retired seniors, who are really struggling every single day, to make ends meet in this economy. Thank you for your time, Donna & Peter Bloch | ||
| UE 435-3129 | 8/28/2024 9:28:02 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Sarah | Chapman | LAFAYETTE | Email forwarded by Hilary Malcomson, Mayor, Lafayette Oregon Added by Consumer Services staff - dr From: Sarah Chapman <blueeyedgirl10@gmail.com> Sent: Sunday, April 7, 2024 10:53:26 AM To: Hilary Malcomson <hmalcomson@ci.lafayette.or.us> Subject: PGE increase Hi! My husband and i regularly joke that while we make ok money it feels like we get poorer and poorer each year due to increased of everything. Our electric bill is over $350 a month for a 1200 sq foot house. That's insane. And another increase soon? Maybe I'll just feed my kids twice a day instead of three times to come up with the extra money. The Chapmans | ||
| UE 435-313 | 3/8/2024 5:55:13 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Gwen | Ingram | PORTLAND | I oppose another rate increase by PGE. Customers are not receiving wage increases due to increased cost of weather repairs, increased rent, increased groceries, and we are just trying to survive. So many of us are on the brink of becoming homeless as it is, with the housing cost increases. We are working hard, just to continue to be beat down. I emphatically oppose yet another increase, which equates to a 40% increase in four years! | ||
| UE 435-3130 | 8/28/2024 9:30:24 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Vicki | Hammond | LAFAYETTE | Email forwarded by Hilary Malcomson, Mayor, Lafayette Oregon Added by Consumer Services Staff - dr From: Vicki Hammond <vickilhammond@gmail.com> Sent: Sunday, April 7, 2024 2:22:40 PM To: Hilary Malcomson <hmalcomson@ci.lafayette.or.us> Subject: PGE rate increase To whom it may concern. I'm a retired individual that has worked since my teens. I recently had to return to work part time because the cost of living is quickly out pacing my social security. This ADDITIONAL increase proposed by PGE will dramatically affect my ability to continue paying my bills. This will dramatically affect our lifestyle, we don't take trips so that's not an option to cut out, so we will be forced to start cutting food and playing Russian roulette with which bill gets paid this month. Thanks for listening. Vicki Marshall | ||
| UE 435-3131 | 8/28/2024 9:31:56 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Jacqueline | Quiroz | LAFAYETTE | Email forwarded by Hilary Malcomson, Mayor, Lafayette Oregon Added by Consumer Services staff - dr From: Jackie <jackieq515@gmail.com> Sent: Sunday, April 7, 2024 8:50:13 PM To: Hilary Malcomson <hmalcomson@ci.lafayette.or.us> Subject: PGE rate increase testimonial CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Hello, My name is Jacqueline Quiroz and I am a citizen of Lafayette. Inflation has really taken a toll on my family this year and the continual rate increases from PGE are no exception. My family is living paycheck to paycheck like many Americans and continued increase in cost of services are affecting our mental health and well being. I implore you to reconsider the rate increases and find other avenues of revenue. Sincerely, Jacqueline Quiroz | ||
| UE 435-3132 | 8/28/2024 9:38:14 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Marie | LAFAYETTE | Email forwarded by Hilary Malcomson, Mayor, Lafayette Oregon Added by Consumer Services staff - dr To Whom it Concerns, My name is Marie, I live in Lafayette. My husband and I moved here with dreams of starting and raising our family right before the beginning of the pandemic. Throughout the pandemic, there have been a number of struggles due to shortages and inflation, but we were finally able to start our family and bring our first little one into the world in 2022. As the world continues to grow crazier, I dream of the day I can become a stay at home mom and welcome another child into our family. My husband and I work hard everyday to make these dreams a reality, my husband has even gone back to school to finish his degree in order to take his career to the next level; however, it seems despite all our efforts inflation continues to raise and simple necessities such as water and power keep setting us back even further. I decided to share my story because these rate increases will continue to ultimately play apart of our story. I know increases are inevitable; however, these houses that use your services aren't just numbered houses on a power grid, they're homes to families of all kinds, each with a unique story. We're all feeling it. Please consider us, the people, your customers as you continue to make decisions. Thank you for your time, Marie | |||
| UE 435-3133 | 8/28/2024 9:36:02 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Linda | Watkins | LAFAYETTE | Email forwarded by Hilary Malcomson, Mayor, Lafayette Oregon Added by Consumer Services staff - dr From: Linda Watkins <lindacwatkins@live.com> Sent: Thursday, April 4, 202411:10 AM To: Linda Watkins <lwatkins@ci.carlton.or.us> Subject: PGE Dear Chair Torgerson and PGE Board Members, This letter comes to you on behalf of the citizens and business owners of the City of Carlton. We understand, and appreciate that PGE has gone a number of years without a rate increase, and with. climate change and the devastation wreaked by recent wild-fire seasons the company is looking at ways to recoup and cover fire suppression and prevention costs. However, burdening your customers with not one, but two double-digit rate increases in consecutive years is more likely to stymie that goal. Like many small, rural communities in Oregon, our residents' median income is barely at levels considered a living wage for families. Living in a small community also means the shared costs of city services and infrastructure repair and maintenance are higher for our neighbors, with fewer customers to divide the burden. Add to this PGE's intention to impose another double-digit increase a year after the last one and we may well see our city's population become even smaller as more families are forced to leave because they can't afford to stay -which increases burden on those who will try to stay... until the next increases drive out more neighbors. This is how communities die, instead of growing and prospering, which is what we all want to encourage. In light of the financial hardships our residents are facing, we add our voice to those of other Oregon small cities who are encouraging PGE to explore alternative approaches to alleviate the effect these rate increases will impose on already stretched budgets while still enabling your own service goals. PGE has been a valued partner to the City of Carlton for many years, and we want to see that partnership continue for more years to come. | ||
| UE 435-3134 | 5/3/2024 3:12:25 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Chase | ALBANY | I am in opposition of this proposed rate increase. This increase far outstrips inflation or even what other power utilities are proposing. PGE’s proposal is less than 10 percent. | |||
| UE 435-3135 | 8/29/2024 12:31:48 AM | 8/28/2024 6:20:59 AM | General Comment | dalloway13@gmail.com | To whom it may concern, I am a single income home owner and taxpayer. PGEs continued increase in rates has put a hurt in my budget. If their are aloud to increase their rates once again that will mean that over the last 3 years they will have increased their rates by 50%. My COAL is 3% or less. We do not pay for this increase just once when we pay our power bill but every time we go to the store, gas station, movies, out to dinner because these businesses have to cover that increase as well so they increase their prices. I, like all PGE customers cannot go out and shop around for a cheaper power company. No more PGE power rate increases!!!! Erin Baker Salem, Oregon | |||||
| UE 435-3136 | 8/29/2024 12:31:52 AM | 8/27/2024 8:49:55 PM | General Comment | jdianarojas@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms Jessica Rojas 7979 SE Flavel St Portland, OR 97206-7818 jdianarojas@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-3137 | 8/29/2024 12:31:54 AM | 8/27/2024 6:19:24 PM | General Comment | sage33@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases, particularly retirees on fixed incomes of which I am one. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise rates. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mrs. Ramona Crocker 9720 SW Robbins Dr Beaverton, OR 97008-7943 sage33@comcast.net | |||||
| UE 435-3138 | 8/29/2024 12:31:56 AM | 8/27/2024 3:01:55 PM | General Comment | mzlatnik@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Matthew Zlatnik 19464 View Dr West Linn, OR 97068-1336 mzlatnik@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-3139 | 8/29/2024 12:31:58 AM | 8/27/2024 8:13:14 AM | General Comment | bigmo99@live.com | Please make a careful decision on the rate increase the Portland General Electric is trying to get passed. Please look at the CEO and other officers wages and bonus that they get. It was reported that the CEO made 6 million for one year. I did not look this up so don't know, but asking you to please consider all of the facts before deciding. I am a 78 year old woman and a widow. I try to save electricity whenever I can. Thank You, Linda Estes 3967 Witter Ln ne Salem, Or. 97305 509-431-5307 | |||||
| UE 435-314 | 3/8/2024 10:13:33 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Jasmine | Burns | RHODODENDRON | This proposal will harm so many Americans who are already struggling right now. It is my hope that we can find alternatives to aid in relief of mother natures wrath. | ||
| UE 435-3140 | 8/29/2024 12:32:01 AM | 8/26/2024 10:35:53 PM | General Comment | marcysetniker@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. I am counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. This is simply not sustainable. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Marcy Setniker 7829 SE Duke St Portland, OR 97206-6369 marcysetniker@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-3141 | 8/29/2024 12:32:05 AM | 8/26/2024 8:40:09 PM | General Comment | rennor@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Norah Renken 5603 N Syracuse St Portland, OR 97203-5241 rennor@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-3142 | 8/29/2024 12:32:07 AM | 8/26/2024 3:09:06 PM | General Comment | ariela@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). This is an enormous rate increase for people on fixed incomes. We can’t absorb such increases year after year on fixed incomes. Not even Social Security increases at 10.9%. Your company isn’t the only company asking for such increased rates. What happened to 1% - 3% increases? Please, read on. As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Sylvia Zingeser 8833 SW 30th Ave Apt 418 Portland, OR 97219-4069 ariela@hevanet.com | |||||
| UE 435-3143 | 8/29/2024 12:32:10 AM | 8/26/2024 2:53:58 PM | General Comment | kristygiles@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Kristy Giles 14381 SE Charjan St Clackamas, OR 97015-9347 kristygiles@aol.com | |||||
| UE 435-3144 | 8/29/2024 12:32:12 AM | 8/26/2024 2:29:58 PM | General Comment | yowsa_99@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Jeanine Yows 1265 Albert Dr SE Salem, OR 97302-1809 yowsa_99@hotmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-3145 | 8/29/2024 12:32:15 AM | 8/26/2024 2:03:30 PM | General Comment | mad3lyn3@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections. My household has upgraded as many large electrical appliances, including our HVAC system, to be more energy efficient. We are very well aware of the environmental impact of electricity consumption. And we are living on a fixed income. Yet our PGE bills are higher than ever with very little to show for our lowered consumption. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms Madelyn Elder 1500 SW Park Ave Unit 411 Portland, OR 97201-3474 mad3lyn3@msn.com | |||||
| UE 435-3146 | 8/29/2024 12:32:17 AM | 8/26/2024 1:51:53 PM | General Comment | thomasholley@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Thomas Holley 1711 NE 125th Ave Portland, OR 97230-1802 thomasholley@icloud.com | |||||
| UE 435-3147 | 8/29/2024 12:32:20 AM | 8/26/2024 1:48:26 PM | General Comment | 2427se66@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). I implore you to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. There have been record disconnections because people simply cannot afford these increases. From PGE's website: "After adjusting for the impact of the January 2024 storm, first quarter 2024 income was $123 million. This compares with net income of $74 million for the first quarter of 2023." As an IOU, they should be looking to investors to invest! We are counting on you to put a stop to this bald-faced greed and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Christian Dolan 2427 SE 66th Ave Portland, OR 97206-1205 2427se66@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-3148 | 8/29/2024 12:32:22 AM | 8/26/2024 1:46:49 PM | General Comment | roe.laura@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). I implore you to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. There have been record disconnections because people simply cannot afford these increases. From PGE's website: "After adjusting for the impact of the January 2024 storm, first quarter 2024 income was $123 million. This compares with net income of $74 million for the first quarter of 2023." As an IOU, they should be looking to investors to invest! We are counting on you to put a stop to this bald-faced greed and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Laura Roe 2427 SE 66th Ave Portland, OR 97206-1205 roe.laura@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-3149 | 8/29/2024 12:32:24 AM | 8/26/2024 12:45:12 PM | General Comment | mlee@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Missy Lee 11420 SE Pardee St Portland, OR 97266-3357 mlee@strategen.com | |||||
| UE 435-315 | 3/9/2024 11:09:41 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Victoria | Campbell | BEAVERTON | No! My bill just went up $70 and I wasn’t even living there most of the month due to storm Damage. | ||
| UE 435-3150 | 8/29/2024 12:32:26 AM | 8/26/2024 12:14:53 PM | General Comment | barbtroxel@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. I am a member of the Baby Boomers generation, 72 years old, a cancer survivor for the past 3 years. The cancer was diagnosed in January, 2021, early in the pandemic, and treatment began the following month with chemo and radiation therapy. The treatment was difficult to tolerate, and I had to stop working due to it, so therefore I retired at the age of 69. I had wanted to continue working until my mid-seventies to save for retirement. After working for nearly 50 years, my income is now fixed. With everything becoming excessively expensive, it is hard to make ends meet. I feel Portland General Electric is taking advantage of its customers. It is not for the customers' benefit that this is happening. It is to fill the pockets of shareholders of the utility exchange, and the board has approved this under the guise of climate change in an attempt to fool the general public it is necessary. I disagree. Greed feeds upon itself, is insatiable. Workers want higher wages, better benefits, great retirement, and investors want a terrific return on their shares. CEO's want enormous bonuses. There must be a better way to accommodate a good working environment along with meeting anticipated climate change that honors the company's customers who have supported that company throughout their lifetime. This request for an unrealistic rate increase feels punitive to loyal customers such as myself. Like a slap in the face. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Barbara Troxel 1285 NW Riverview Ave Gresham, OR 97030-4956 barbtroxel@comcast.net | |||||
| UE 435-3151 | 8/29/2024 12:32:29 AM | 8/26/2024 11:11:44 AM | General Comment | phil@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Phil Goldsmith 3110 NW 112th Pl Portland, OR 97229-4051 phil@lopglaw.com | |||||
| UE 435-3152 | 8/29/2024 12:32:31 AM | 8/26/2024 11:06:43 AM | General Comment | pokman2@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Dennis Poklikuha 7063 N Wellesley Ave Portland, OR 97203-4700 pokman2@earthlink.net | |||||
| UE 435-3153 | 8/29/2024 12:32:33 AM | 8/26/2024 10:33:37 AM | General Comment | brent_rocks@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections Enough is enough we are overwhelmed by all our bills going up month after month. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Brent Rocks 1518 SW Upper Hall St Portland, OR 97201-6132 brent_rocks@comcast.net | |||||
| UE 435-3154 | 8/29/2024 12:32:36 AM | 8/26/2024 10:20:41 AM | General Comment | toms365@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. PGE was purcahseed -- the buyers paid too much. Rate payers should not guarantee return on such an investment,. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Tom Staylon PO Box 1499 Lake Oswego, OR 97035-0499 toms365@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-3155 | 8/29/2024 12:32:39 AM | 8/26/2024 10:16:16 AM | General Comment | eakpdx@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). Please oppose another giant rate hike by PGE! People like us cannot afford these increases. Why doesn't PGE have to reduce it's costs like any other business who is falling short? These serial rate hikes just allow them to pass everything off to us and never require them to shave back their expenses. Why do we have a PUC if the rate increases are simply rubber-stamped? Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Make PGE cut back, not all the rate-payers. Thank you for your attention. Elizabeth Kaufman Hillsboro, Oregon Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Elizabeth Kaufman 17730 NE Sunrise Peaks Ln Hillsboro, OR 97123-9052 eakpdx@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-3156 | 8/29/2024 12:32:41 AM | 8/26/2024 10:00:55 AM | General Comment | sol88@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I say NO NO NO. PGE took tons of profits in the past while failing to make reasonable wildfire and storm outage efforts. I personally have requested they do something with trees that later caused significant outages and they wouldn't even send someone out to look. WE SHOULD NOT have to pay for PGE's now trying to make up PAST FAILURES. I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Dr. Bryan Olson 18018 NW Collins Rd North Plains, OR 97133-8200 sol88@msn.com | |||||
| UE 435-3157 | 8/29/2024 12:32:56 AM | 8/26/2024 9:55:24 AM | General Comment | judaystar@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms Judy Piercy 5228 Davidson St SE Albany, OR 97322-7195 judaystar@hotmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-3158 | 8/29/2024 12:32:58 AM | 8/26/2024 9:06:09 AM | General Comment | elizabethdarby137@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Elizabeth Darby 1020 NW 9th Ave Portland, OR 97209-3473 elizabethdarby137@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-3159 | 8/29/2024 12:33:01 AM | 8/26/2024 8:23:02 AM | General Comment | hectorhhg@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Hector Hernandez 4047 SE Brooklyn St Portland, OR 97202-1628 hectorhhg@comcast.net | |||||
| UE 435-316 | 3/9/2024 11:11:30 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Lindsay | Kane | BEAVERTON | PGE has failed to consistently provide power at our residence in the Portland metro area since their last rate increase. We have been without power once a month (1/13, 1/14, 2/17, & 3/9) since 1/1/24. They often are unable to respond to outages stating, they don't have crews working this weekend or they can't provide any plan for restoration. Their online system consistently provides incorrect information and waiting on hold for an hour to speak with an agent is fruitless because they seem to be using the same system. PGE needs to recognize their management and prioritize customer service. The last thing they need is more money to waste. | ||
| UE 435-3160 | 8/29/2024 12:33:03 AM | 8/26/2024 8:20:02 AM | General Comment | larryn128@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr Larry Novakowski 546 SE 20th Ave Hillsboro, OR 97123-4826 larryn128@hotmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-3161 | 8/29/2024 12:33:05 AM | 8/26/2024 8:20:02 AM | General Comment | vicklm@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Vicki Monthei 7030 SW 163rd Pl Beaverton, OR 97007-6358 vicklm@frontier.com | |||||
| UE 435-3162 | 8/29/2024 12:33:07 AM | 8/26/2024 7:59:36 AM | General Comment | Livingstonjohn@everyactioncustom.com | livingstonjohn@everyactioncustom.com. Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer and a fixed income retired person it is becoming impossible to budget for electricity. , I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. John Livingston 6473 Doral Dr SE Salem, OR 97306-1432 Livingstonjohn@att.net | |||||
| UE 435-3163 | 8/29/2024 12:33:09 AM | 8/26/2024 7:39:45 AM | General Comment | kevin.keismith@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections I am a senior retirees who prepared well for retirement but facing increasing medical expenses cannot keep absorbing these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mrs. Kei Quitevis-Smith 5890 SW 176th Ave Beaverton, OR 97007-3961 kevin.keismith@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-3164 | 8/29/2024 12:33:12 AM | 8/26/2024 7:26:59 AM | General Comment | k86444@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Jeff Kuehl 1268 SW Blaine Ct Gresham, OR 97080-9395 k86444@juno.com | |||||
| UE 435-3165 | 8/29/2024 12:33:14 AM | 8/26/2024 7:23:36 AM | General Comment | jpn5710@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. John Nettleton 4311 SE 37th Ave Apt 21 Portland, OR 97202-3265 jpn5710@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-3166 | 8/29/2024 12:33:18 AM | 8/26/2024 7:12:47 AM | General Comment | maschauer1@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. I am already on PGE's low income program. I minimize electricity usage as I can; for instance, I didn't run my a/c as much in the hot weather. We simply cannot keep absorbing ever increasing utility costs. It's not as if we can comparison shop! Please, help us! Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms. Marsha A Schauer 12280 SW Horizon Blvd Apt 202 Beaverton, OR 97007-9343 maschauer1@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-3167 | 8/29/2024 12:33:20 AM | 8/26/2024 7:06:28 AM | General Comment | garrypsmith01@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. As a retiree this increase will come off the top of my limited income, what am I expected to cut in my personal budget to give PGE a really huge increase? Electricity is the most essential energy product for households. But, also important is natural gas, water, garbage pickup and all of these also have gone up for several years. And then there is property taxes, rents, groceries. Retirees are especially hard hit since we no longer get the pay raises we used to so year after year we have less to live on. So, I am asking you to deny PGE request. Garry Smith Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, cdr garr smith 1630 Mountain Dr Stayton, OR 97383-1489 garrypsmith01@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-3168 | 8/29/2024 12:33:23 AM | 8/26/2024 7:06:19 AM | General Comment | toni.beattie@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Ms Toni Beattie 36505 NW Uebel Rd North Plains, OR 97133-6165 toni.beattie@hpprint.com | |||||
| UE 435-3169 | 8/29/2024 12:33:26 AM | 8/26/2024 7:05:25 AM | General Comment | boomerhollow@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). I am a PGE customer. I believe it is imperative that the PUC Commission rejects PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. We are all suffering from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. In this period of time we have heard of record disconnections. Citizens cannot afford these increases. Please DO NOT approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We need the Commission to protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Mitch J Williams PO Box 291 Brightwood, OR 97011-0291 boomerhollow@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-317 | 3/9/2024 11:44:25 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Ashley | Paulman-Garrison | PORTLAND | Here I go again, wasting my time, asking that you not push more Oregonians into indigence. I am convinced upper PGE management and leaders of this state, including those on the OR PUC, are so out of touch that outcries from us ratepayers fall on deaf ears & numb consciences. You SAY you're here to weigh our burden with the "requirements" of those asking for constant rate hikes, but your actions say otherwise. Why even invite our input when it makes no difference to you? Do you enjoy hearing how the working & middle class of Oregon are struggling to keep a roof over our heads, pay for groceries, and keep the utilities on? You all basically make 200K each to be the yes-men for companies headed by millionaires, demanding over 40% of rate increases on the rest of us in just 3 years. About 2 weeks ago, several neighbors lost power for "unknown" reasons for hours. They cancelled schools last minute, so parents had to call into work (again) last minute. No snow was falling, no ice, not a single breeze could be felt in the air, and yet half of us were in the dark & the other half had another missed day of school and work. For WHAT? The rate increases continue, year after year, without a single improvement in service. In fact, the service is worse. Maria Pope made 8 million in 2023-- she hasn't shown her face or made a single comment about how her company has failed its most burdened rate-payers. She responded to utility advocates complaining that another one of her slimy plans was "nothing but a money grab" & she (shockingly) momentarily backed off of that one. People DIED in their homes during our January ice storm & PGE blamed their "lack of planning". Perhaps we could have planned had PGE's phones & website worked & customers were given ONE factual piece of information to figure out next steps. PGE knew a storm was coming, then waited days into it, with ice everywhere, trees down and hundreds of thousands without power, to get out-of-state crews to come help while people risked hypothermia in their homes. Did THEY plan? You can see why some of us stuck with PGE are concerned about giving them record amounts of more money. I'd also like to add that those of us stuck in the middle were not punished with an 18% rate increase-- it was far more & you all know that. We're also the ones on the hook to provide others who qualify for discounts with relief, but will receive 0 such consideration ourselves. Ever. You are killing us. Portland is already one of the most expensive places to live, in a state most taxed (second to Massachusetts) in the nation. What makes you think, in 2024 with record gas prices, food prices, inflation, and raising costs of EVERYTHING, us Oregonians can take on ANY MORE? Last time, we told you we couldn't; you passed the rate hike anyway. And you'll do it again. I just wanted to make sure you knew how high the stakes are for most of us. I was raised here. I've been raising my family here-- my kids are bonded to their community & friends here, and yet all we can think about is how you are forcing us to leave. Think about how devastating this is for lifelong Oregonians. Think about our senior citizens, disabled citizens...think about literally anyone less fortunate than Maria Pope, her C-suite, and the three of you. | ||
| UE 435-3170 | 8/29/2024 12:33:28 AM | 8/26/2024 6:57:49 AM | General Comment | david.j.rosenfeld@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, mr. Dave Rosenfeld 5439 SE Raymond St Portland, OR 97206-4853 david.j.rosenfeld@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-3171 | 8/29/2024 12:33:31 AM | 8/26/2024 6:56:11 AM | General Comment | mshalloran2605@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Michael Halloran 2062 Scotsman Ln NE Salem, OR 97305-2161 mshalloran2605@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-3172 | 8/29/2024 12:33:33 AM | 8/26/2024 2:01:04 AM | General Comment | rudabussy1@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mr. Matt Richmond 4545 SE Ina Ave Apt 6 Milwaukie, OR 97267-5918 rudabussy1@outlook.com | |||||
| UE 435-3173 | 8/29/2024 12:33:36 AM | 8/15/2024 2:22:40 PM | General Comment | chasemanaro@hotmail.com | From: chase manaro <chasemanaro@hotmail.com<mailto:chasemanaro@hotmail.com>> Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2024 1:29 PM To: PUC CONSUMER PUC * PUC <puc.consumer@puc.oregon.gov<mailto:puc.consumer@puc.oregon.gov>> Subject: 2025 PGE rate increase. Hello, I’m curious when of not already. PGE latest rate increase is/will be approved? And whether it was approved for the requested amount. Or if your office graciously double it like the 2024 increase? Thank you Chase | |||||
| UE 435-3174 | 8/29/2024 12:33:39 AM | 8/10/2024 1:23:11 PM | General Comment | charofarrell@icloud.com | At a recent gathering there was a comment made how PGE following the recent rate hike felt it was | |||||
| UE 435-3175 | 8/29/2024 10:01:44 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | jeff | price | PORTLAND | Choosing a period of some of the highest inflation rates the area has seen in a good while to 'enhance' services is disingenuous. Companies and organizations often utilize 'deferred maintenance' and similar approaches to address appropriate budget constraints in lieu of ad hoc rate increases - this should be a priority where a free market for power does not exist. We are all captive audiences to PGE. We do not see rate decreases when inflation rates go down or power company salary reductions occurs. Corporations all function within operating budgets - sometimes they operate in the red; other times in the black. Not every year is profitable and not every 'upgrade' or 'tech improvement' can be made at will and charged directly to ratepayers.customers. Without accountability, this would appear that another attempt is being made to cover liability concerns post Oregon legislature approval for suing power companies over property losses during fires seasons; all of a sudden, PGE has deemed increased clearances to lines and 'resiliency infrastructure' a necessity to reduce their liabilities. | ||
| UE 435-3176 | 8/29/2024 1:05:09 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Kelly | Trione | PORTLAND | PGE has continued to increase rates while making no noticeable improvements to infrastructure. Why do we lose power every time there’s a slight breeze? They can make improvements with the excess funds from their 2024 increase and then try again once that’s done. 40%+ increase in less than 5 years is absurd and shouldn’t even be considered. | ||
| UE 435-3177 | 8/29/2024 1:54:13 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | C | Pratt | SALEM | In regards to the PGE proposal to hike our energy costs again. My wife and I own a small home, 1040 square feet of living space. We heat with both electric and wood and our electric bill has nearing $700 a month during winter, it's ridiculous. I'm not sure if we will make it through another winter with power at these rates. | ||
| UE 435-3178 | 8/29/2024 4:47:06 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Glen | Garets | MILWAUKIE | I am writing to express my strong opposition to the rate increase proposed by Portland General Electric (PGE) under Docket UE 435. As a publicly traded company, PGE’s decision to pass on the costs of its operational shortcomings to ratepayers is both unjust and concerning. PGE has cited the need for increased investment in infrastructure and grid resilience as key reasons for this rate hike. However, I believe that these costs are being unfairly shifted onto consumers rather than being absorbed by the company itself. PGE’s role as a public utility should prioritize the well-being and financial stability of its customers, not its shareholders. The substantial rate increases—17.2% for residential customers, 15.9% for commercial customers, and 11% for industrial customers—are a clear indication that PGE is failing to manage its business continuity effectively. Rather than burdening Oregon residents with the financial consequences of these failures, PGE should explore alternative funding mechanisms that do not disproportionately impact those who rely on their services. It is particularly troubling that PGE’s request comes at a time when many Oregonians are already struggling with rising living costs. Passing these costs onto consumers is not only inequitable but also places undue strain on households and small businesses during an economically challenging period. As a ratepayer, I urge the Commission to reject this rate increase and demand that PGE find more responsible and sustainable ways to finance its necessary investments. Oregon’s energy future should not be built on the backs of its most vulnerable citizens. | ||
| UE 435-3179 | 8/29/2024 4:52:25 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Holly | Garets | MILWAUKIE | Hello, I am writing to express my opposition to PGE's proposed rate increase under Docket UE 435. As a publicly traded company, PGE should not pass the costs of its operational shortcomings onto customers. The substantial rate hikes—17.2% for residential customers and similar increases for others—place an unfair burden on Oregon residents, especially during a time of rising living expenses. I urge the Commission to reject this rate increase and hold PGE accountable for finding alternative ways to finance its necessary investments without disproportionately impacting its customers. Thanks, Holly | ||
| UE 435-318 | 3/10/2024 5:17:45 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Gary | VanDyke | SHERWOOD | I would propose that when PGE wants to increase rates that you would ask to see their performance details. Each time I see the line crews performing general line work there are 4 more crews to do what 2 crews did in the past. Please help save our fixed income. Stop these ridiculous increases each year. Poor management should not be rewarded with rubber stamping rate increases. Just dig under the glossed over requests and see what's really going on. | ||
| UE 435-3180 | 8/29/2024 4:57:53 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Lee | Rock | PORTLAND | I vehemently oppose additional rate increases, especially so soon after previous substantial increases in 2023. I work in affordable housing. Many of my residents are elders on fixed incomes, and while some are fortunate enough to have their rent and utility bills supplemented by state and federal programs or by generous family, not everyone has those same benefits. In the last year, since the 2023 increase, we have had SEVERAL residents have their power shut off due to non-payment. These are people from all walks of life - some are single individuals who work multiple jobs to make ends meet, some are elderly or disabled and rely on Social Security to pay their costs, and others are struggling families. How, in good conscious, can PGE raise rates yet again for a total of 43% in 3 years, when there are people who live in studio apartments paying $90 a month for electricity? An individual working full time at $16 an hour brings home about $900 every 2 weeks for about $1800 a month. The average cost of a market-rate 1 bedroom apartment is $1600, and grocery costs alone range towards $300-$400 a month considering the admitted Kroger price gouging. This already is more than the monthly net income of someone at $16 an hour! Where, exactly, are we meant to get the money to pay an extra $20-50 extra for power each month - or, in the example given, at all? Especially taking into consideration that each summer is hotter and hotter, requiring more energy usage to cool our homes and businesses. And the argument that "energy costs are rising" doesn't sit right - who sets those energy prices? Energy costs are not rising. Equipment costs for crumbling infrastructure, maybe, but be honest about it. The expectation of shareholder returns are rising. They expect exponential growth ad infinitum, but such a thing is both irresponsible and impossible. You can't bleed a turnip, and everyone is struggling under "rising costs," many of which are meant to line shareholder and CEO pockets across the board. Maria Pope, the Portland General Electric CEO, was paid $1,144,080 as her salary in 2023, with additional stock award and bonus/incentive compensation totaling $5,666,574 for total compensation for 2023 of $6,810,654. The median employee pay for PGE is $125,515. Are our rate hikes actually going to "rising energy costs" or are they going to Maria Pope's next stock award and bonus? | ||
| UE 435-3181 | 8/29/2024 7:03:40 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Michael | Derrick | PORTLAND | Absolutely disgusted by the greed from pge. My bill has increased 50 percent from last year! If the ceo cant budget money correctly they should step down and let someone that can handle their business without scamming their customers! | ||
| UE 435-3182 | 8/29/2024 8:08:16 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Molly | Fergus | PORTLAND | PGE continues to raise rates and pay dividends to investors and it is families who are being crippled by this. It is unacceptable for a critical utility to be engaging in what is effectively price gouging when families must decide between food and heat or cooling. PGE needs to work harder to better manage its costs and budgets just like the families do. None of us can simply demand a 43% wage increase from our employers simply because we decide we want it. It is unconscionable for PGE to propose ANOTHER rate hike that outpaces the cost of living by a magnitude of 10 or more. Protect families and individuals by holding PGE accountable to managing the considerable funds they already have. | ||
| UE 435-3183 | 8/29/2024 8:22:59 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Ashley | P. | PORTLAND | PGE’s proposed rate increases far exceed the cost of inflation and present financial hardship for an essential utility that customers have no alternative for. Their request fails to capture the real-world pressures that our area residents are facing. This isn’t the first rate increase; customers are being repeatedly saddled with rate hikes at alarming speed. Please do not approve yet another increase. | ||
| UE 435-3184 | 8/29/2024 8:27:14 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Emily | Guzman | PORTLAND | I live in an older rental in SE Portland. Just the last two winters the electric bill reached $350+ November through February in our 800 sqft apartment. The building doesn't hold heat. We used cardboard, Styrofoam and tape to seal all the windows and even the door. We slept in the living room so we could close all the doors to extra spaces and only heat one room. Our jobs aren't keeping pace with any of this. I'm 26 and I don't even know how to save for any future cost because to be honest any money I saved in the summer I know I am going to have to spend on electric in the winter. We don't eat out, have one car, we make too much to get financial aid in any way. We have what critical people would call "real jobs" with wages that we thought were going to give us a decent life just back in 2019. Now we are stretching time between meals not driving the hour home to visit family because there's nothing extra in the budget. If PGE can't explain why they need a price hike they shouldn't get it. Infrastructure is crumbling? That needs to be paid for out of profits. We are paying for the service of electricity, they should be able to budget themselves correctly to maintain that service. Make that dollar stretch. I have to do it. it's also a necessity to pay for power because if it gets shut off we will get evicted. It's insane that two full-time working people making 75k a year are worrying about eviction. | ||
| UE 435-3185 | 8/29/2024 8:28:20 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Andrew | Robson | MILWAUKIE | PGE and all of our utility companies should not be allowed to raise rates that exceed inflation. The 43% increase I've had on my bill since 2021 is outrageous and criminal. This is crushing Oregonians and our elected officials are not doing anything about it. How can Oregon be so stupid to allow this? | ||
| UE 435-3186 | 8/29/2024 9:01:11 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Christopher | Williams | TIGARD | People are already struggling with the current situation. Why do you have to make it harder? To fill your greedy shareholders pockets is a poor excuse for reaming people. Absolutely disgusting... | ||
| UE 435-3187 | 8/29/2024 9:08:57 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Naomi | Morrill | TIGARD | Why does our power bill have to increase more...? | ||
| UE 435-3188 | 8/29/2024 9:52:06 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Darla | Zimmer | CLACKAMAS | I find it very difficult to handle these increases so close together and why they should look into options elsewhere. I have family that is on limited income and need life saving devices to live and they need power to run them but with the cost increase it’s not going to be possible for my family to be able to get the necessary medical support needed if they are unable to pay for the cost even higher than what their paying is. | ||
| UE 435-3189 | 8/29/2024 10:51:32 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Riley | Nelson | BEAVERTON | Please do not raise costs even more. It is difficult to make ends meet as it is. Cost of goods and services continue to increase while performance suffers, and employers are not matching these raising costs with raises in wage or salary. Please, PGE. Do right by the people of Portland. | ||
| UE 435-319 | 3/11/2024 12:32:10 AM | 3/8/2024 8:29:41 AM | General Comment | arniefrieda@msn.com | What are you people trying to do!? put everyone into poverty by way of these ridiculous rate increases!? as if the cost of food, fuel, insurance (of any ilk) property tax, art tax, transit tax -I could go on and on- isnt enough, an 18% increase plus more in the future is more than most working people can withstand. As far as renewables (solar, etc) those systems are ultimately not free either, despite the statement of "No money out of pocket", not to mention poking holes in a newly installed roof that would intimately leak, how many home owning wage earners can absorb that extra cost? and I am not just speaking on my own behalf. At any rate, I believe I have conveyed my displeasure with these increase adequately, hope you all can sleep at night. Terry Gray, home owner, Happy Valley, Oregon. Get Outlook for Android | |||||
| UE 435-3190 | 8/29/2024 11:29:42 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Isabel | Ramirez | GRESHAM | It has been difficult for families to provide the basic needs for their children due the rising costs of rent, food,gas, etc. Many more families will be displaced because it is impossible to pay increased electricity rates as well as the rising costs to provide food, and shelter.. | ||
| UE 435-3191 | 8/29/2024 11:48:01 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | HAPPY VALLEY | There has been a 43% increase in rates within the last 3 years. Now PGE wants to make that 53% in 4 years? The requested rates are higher than inflation each year. Not to mention, costs for everything else skyrocketing at the same time. The CEO makes upwards of $7 million in compensation and I'm sure others near that level are also making a fair amount of money. Why should they get to live comfortably while and place the burden on those of us that can barely afford the current rates? I believe PGE should be providing detailed numbers as to why another major rate hike is required so that the public can really see if this is helping or hurting. Overall, I strongly opposed another rate hike as high as what is being proposed. | ||||
| UE 435-3192 | 8/30/2024 12:32:05 AM | 8/29/2024 12:45:02 PM | General Comment | Patrick.N.SMITH@doc.oregon.gov | patrick.n.smith@doc.oregon.gov. I am hoping that the PUC holds PGE accountable for their consistent price gouging and raises, including the use of laughable “peak usage” rebates that save dollars annually and are patronizing attempts at convincing utility consumers that cutting power to devices like AC units or other items during the times of the day when needed most is a valuable way to save money. Electricity costs should not be this high- in the modern age, with cellphones, medical equipment, cold food storage devices, etc needing electricity to provide basic needs for most of our population, we shouldn’t have to choose between these necessities and other bills and costs. PGE is wanting to modernize their grid and their systems, but they’re putting the burden of these upgrades on consumers who are already struggling to provide groceries and basic needs in a time when inflation has hit households across a multitude of different incomes. I haven’t even seen transparent communication from PGE regarding the burden this is placing on families. Instead, after being rewarded for their blatant disregard for the needs and struggles of households, they are again asking for another increase. Perhaps PGE, at the behest of the PUC, should do more to manage their own costs as a multibillion dollar company instead of relying on its customers. In best regards, Patrick Smith | |||||
| UE 435-3193 | 8/30/2024 1:41:53 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Tony | Cochran | PORTLAND | Incredibly high - above inflation - increases are making living in Portland unaffordable for many, including myself. I humbly ask that we be spared from further rate increases as we’re already paying for the previous ones. | ||
| UE 435-3194 | 8/30/2024 5:40:18 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | James | Garrett | PORTLAND | It seems like the need for these steep increases is a result of mismanagement of resources over many years. Was there no forward thinking with past rates to include upkeep of infrastructure? The public is tapped financially, massive rate hikes year after year are unacceptable. They disproportionately affect those who are least able to shoulder the burden, whether individuals or businesses. Turn inwards, PGE, and cut the fat from the top of your ranks who led you into this position. | ||
| UE 435-3195 | 8/30/2024 6:23:22 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | PORTLAND | DO NOT LET THIS RATE INCREASE HAPPEN! Families cannot, will not survive if we continue to be taken advantage of by these increases! We are not to blame for the storms knocking down power lines yet we have to make up for it?! The increases over the past few years have hit hard and have hit in every aspect of life - school supplies, clothing, healthcare, gas, insurance, food ,water etc etc. My family is not excessive, we shop at thrift stores and we pinch and make things last as long as possible. I know most people are the same! We pay our bills and take care of our community yet we get punished for being good citizens with rate hike after rate hike after rate hike. It is madness and if it's allowed to continue you are telling your citizens that you do not care about us, and that you prefer an empty city with no families, no workers, nothing. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! | ||||
| UE 435-3196 | 8/30/2024 6:49:01 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Greene | Lawson | PORTLAND | PGE's repeated price increases are overly burdonsome and far greater than inflation. | ||
| UE 435-3197 | 8/30/2024 7:18:48 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | William | Croft | ALOHA | PGE is just looking to gouge the public and give their executives even more lavish bonuses. This rate increase is absurd and would be an unmitigated disaster for those of us trying to scrape by. | ||
| UE 435-3198 | 8/30/2024 7:43:59 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Lowell | Sochia | MILWAUKIE | This is absolutely insane. I would think what the general public is paying them already is more than enough. I was thinking of a rate cut. They pay their CEO and president a ridiculous wage and if anything that should be investigated. We as citizens have had enough of rate increases and would like to see this be rejected. | ||
| UE 435-3199 | 8/30/2024 9:39:07 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Sylvia | Fias | MOLALLA | I feel the PGE rate increase is unfair and is making Oregon unlivable. My bill was $569 bill this month and during the winter it’s over $800 for a small home with only two retired people living in it. | ||
| UE 435-32 | 3/1/2024 6:51:47 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Jean | Jennings | CORNELIUS | PGE needs to learn how to manage a budget instead of raising rates AGAIN! No one is receiving a 25% raise in income right now. It’s bad enough that we are trying to cut other areas of our budgets for the 18% increase but another 7.4% is ridiculous. It seems like PGE leadership needs to take a pay cut! | ||
| UE 435-320 | 3/11/2024 12:32:12 AM | 3/7/2024 4:53:35 PM | General Comment | kimberlypoole1@aol.com | Hello, I'm writing to ask why you would consider another rate increase for PGE when they just increased our rate by 18%. The next increase is to help to offset fire equipment costs and President Biden just gave them several million dollars for this exact reason. They shouldn't need more. I think the increase is excessive and they need to work with that they have in their budget and tighten their belts like the rest of us are all having to do. It's possible that when they requested this rate increase they hadn't gotten the monies from the Government, but now that was announced by the news last week. Thank you, Kimberly | |||||
| UE 435-3200 | 8/29/2024 5:31:48 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Darlene | Crawford | PORTLAND | I had high hopes that Portland was the city for me to retire in, but those hopes are fading with the high cost of living becoming higher each of my 3 years I have so far lived here ! Even in Seattle I never experienced gouging rate hikes like I see happening here! So much for hopes . I think I made a huge mistake and it scares me! | ||
| UE 435-3201 | 8/29/2024 10:27:25 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Renee | Larson | PORTLAND | I want to know what how much the ownership is contributing to the infrastructure cost. Are they lowering their earnings to lower the impact of the cost toconsumers? Or ate they making the same or more revenue? Yes the news needs to offer transparency to the community on this aspect. If they are asking g us for more...they need to show they are giving more too. | ||
| UE 435-3202 | 8/30/2024 10:22:47 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Lin | Brock | PORTLAND | Please do not increase the rates of electricity, I'm for the 1st time on my life unable to afford pge bills. We use sweaters and turn off lights, no ac, basically camping and yet they want to raise rates again? How will we afford to live? Groceries prices are insane, rents are indescribable, inflation is so bad and what they need even more money at PGE? People can't live barely now. | ||
| UE 435-3203 | 8/29/2024 6:41:33 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Steven | Cramer | PORTLAND | All of the Portland General Electric price hikes in recent memory are absolutely dispicable. Another 10% price hike this year after previous price hikes adding up to roughly 43% price hike since 2021 is a sign of greed and poor cost management. Passing that kind of cost onto the consumer is one of many reasons I am thinking about movint out of the state | ||
| UE 435-3204 | 8/29/2024 7:33:04 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | John | English | HILLSBORO | The proposed PGE rate increase is too much and too fast. We should be assessing how they are using funds from the most recent increase. The proposed increase will have long lasting effects on the community such as people moving out of the area, increased shutoffs and a decrease in economic activity. I support the proposed projects, but these ought to be done over a longer period as well as with support from grants. | ||
| UE 435-3205 | 8/29/2024 9:54:09 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Daz | Dazy | BEAVERTON | I cannot afford the cost of energy from PG&E There is not enough, utility assistance out there to help me pay my power bill and eat food and pay rent I don’t go out. I don’t do anything. I barely get to eat And I can’t use my heat during the winter. because it’s too expensive and I stay too hot during the summertime because I can’t afford did you see air conditioning? So there is no way to survive with all the cost going up or is that the point | ||
| UE 435-3206 | 8/30/2024 3:28:57 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Patricia | Kipers | GRESHAM | I have a duplex that is currently used as Airbnb’s. If we have another increase I will likely have to shut this down and sell my property that I have owned since 2006. I cannot increase my nightly fees, because I would not get reservations. It’s already a struggle with most recent increase and all the fees and taxes I get charged. This property was supposed to be my retirement, but that’s not looking good right now | ||
| UE 435-3207 | 8/30/2024 11:43:47 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Janice | Nikkari | TIGARD | As a consumer, I contest further rate increases. It is out lacing inflation. I am a senior on a fixed budget. IMPROVEMENTs should come out of the utilities profits, not my pocket. 14855 SW 106TH AVE TIGARD, OR 97224 Email: mama_nik@yahoo.com Home Phone: (503) 620-0971 | ||
| UE 435-3208 | 8/30/2024 12:30:56 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Julie | Davis | WOODBURN | Do NOT approve this! Do you all want to see more people on the streets? People can NOT afford all of these rate increases! This is criminal and shame on anyone who approves this increase. They say it’s for “infrastructure” but let’s be honest, it’s to pay the lawsuits that they lost by passing it onto the consumers. This is insanity and people cannot afford to live as it is, much less witha 10.9% increase. Unbelievable. | ||
| UE 435-3209 | 8/30/2024 1:03:07 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | John | Allison | SALEM | I am upset about this rate increase. I have ridiculously high bills even without using the AC much. I don’t see how they can justify it being high and then asking for another rate increase. I am living on SS, and you only have so much money for things. | ||
| UE 435-321 | 3/11/2024 12:32:16 AM | 3/7/2024 2:38:22 PM | General Comment | Kristi.COLLINS@puc.oregon.gov | Kristi Collins Oregon Public Utility Commission 971-218-1189 Kristi.collins@puc.oregon.gov<mailto:Kristi.collins@puc.oregon.gov> From: Jessi Presley-Grusin <jessipresleygrusin@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, March 7, 2024 1:17 PM To: PUC puc.publicmeetings * PUC <puc.publicmeetings@puc.oregon.gov> Subject: Cascade 2023 IRP jessipresleygrusin@gmail.com<mailto:jessipresleygrusin@gmail.com>. Please reject Cascade's 2023 IRP. It is not a wise investment. We do not want fracking or more investments in it or in the natural gas it produces. Natural gas is already being phased out and so investing in its infrastructure doesn't make sense and will only pass on higher rates to rate payers to make up for the loss. For these reasons as well as the negative ramifications natural gas poses for global climate change, I urge you to reject Cascade's 2023 IRP. Thank you for your time, Jessi Presley-Grusin Oregon resident | |||||
| UE 435-3210 | 8/30/2024 2:16:29 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Harold | Astor | DALLAS | I urge the PUC to please reject yet ANOTHER rate increase request from PGE. Utility rates have increase 43% in 3.5 years along with staggering inflation costs this is unacceptable! I am on a fixed income amd will not be able to afford another increase in my electric bill. I had to go back to work part time just to cover my living expenses. I urge you to please deny the proposed increase. Thank you. | ||
| UE 435-3211 | 8/30/2024 3:44:19 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Jose I | Galindez Mesa | BEAVERTON | Paragraph #4 on the PDF accompanying PGE's request for a 7.3% rate increase says: "PGE identifies several reasons driving the general rate case filing, including investments in local battery energy storage projects for enhanced reliability and resilience during peak demand, transmission, and distribution to allow dependable energy flow as demand grows, and upgrades to technology and generation facilities for increased resilience and long-term, dependable power" yet provides no data or metrics whatsoever to suggest these operational areas require improvement, nor detail the cost, reliability or resiliency improvement from these investments. I am looking for PGE to provide specific data and metrics on Current versus Future (i.e. after the investment) grid and network performance and stability as measured by: - Total Average Daily Outages (current and after the investment) - Average Number of Customers per Outage (ditto) - Average Length of Time/Time to Recovery of each Outage (ditto) - A proposal on other metrics that could be adopted to define and measure 'network Resiliency' - Data on historical (last 5 to 10 years) power consumption and a projection of same for the next 5 years - Power Consumption Data on its Top 10 Consumption Customers by year going back 10 years and their projections for the next five years, if available - List of new, high-power-draw customers the Utility knows to be coming into its service area in the next two to three years and their location(s) I will be attending the PUC Hearing scheduled in November on this Docket and will be looking forward to Portland General Electric's data on these questions and thanks | ||
| UE 435-3212 | 8/30/2024 5:16:43 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Alex | Dunn | SALEM | UE 435 PGE- the climate action plan which will raise rates on customers by at least 35% is inappropriate at this time. We know many people are struggling with the massive inflation over the past 3 years. This will be the difference for many families between being housed and homeless or facing food insecurity. We are always told how these sorts of financial impacts disproportionately affect BIPOCs. But the main problem with this is that carbon emissions is a world issue, not a local issue. I understand raising rates to clean up local air and water. But the sad fact is that this proposal will have absolutely no effect on climate change models due to the increasing amounts of world wide carbon emissions. Oregon already does a fantastic job with lowered emissions. There is simply no good reason why we need to saddle less fortunate families with these additional fixed costs. | ||
| UE 435-3213 | 8/30/2024 5:39:04 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Richard | McNamara | CAMAS VALLEY | This proposal is untimely. And, far higher than official inflation rates. As a monopoly they fail to cut expenses and instead force households to suffer. | ||
| UE 435-3214 | 8/30/2024 5:45:06 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | emme | Nye | PORTLAND | Electricity is already very expensive. As a disabled person I am only able to afford so much each month, and the raises of electricity rates have already made winters hard enough. A further increase will only put more burden on me that is in my opinion not necessary. | ||
| UE 435-3215 | 8/30/2024 6:52:42 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Cameron | Henlin | ROSEBURG | At a time when housing, grocery, insurance, and other costs have spiked to historic highs and we are dealing with affordability crisis across the board, it is simply unacceptable that any rate increase should be allowed or even considered. These rate increases will hit many who are already struggling to make ends meet and pay their rising bills the hardest. I urge the commission to reject this fee increase outright and reprimand those who suggested them in the first place. Thank you for your consideration. | ||
| UE 435-3216 | 8/30/2024 7:09:56 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Carol | Pier | GRESHAM | I don’t know how much more the older population can take with all the increases. I’m a senior citizen and I know many more seniors. We are maxed out with the cost of inflation. It is very difficult to pay for increases across all necessary costs like food,insurance,taxes, and healthcare. Please don’t make us homeless. Credit cards are maxed out. | ||
| UE 435-3217 | 8/30/2024 7:12:34 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Erik | Hittle | OREGON CITY | The climate is not changing due to CO2. The entire climate change religion is a total scam. Do not raise our rates anymore, it is criminal! | ||
| UE 435-3218 | 8/30/2024 8:24:24 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Susan | Smith | BEAVERTON | Do not raise our utilities. We cannot afford it | ||
| UE 435-3219 | 8/30/2024 8:38:01 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Jeff | Hander | SALEM | PGE should look to its own budgeting rather than passing it onto customers who experience inflation in every area. | ||
| UE 435-322 | 3/11/2024 12:32:19 AM | 3/7/2024 7:05:34 AM | General Comment | smith8130@comcast.net | Commissioners, As a small business owner I understand having to increase rates as costs have increased, however, a very large increase was just approved last year and over the last few years a 40% increase has already been established and has increased hardships for a large number of Oregon families. If we increased our rates at that rate we’d already be out of business, but our business isn’t a daily requirement in peoples lives as electricity is. Please don’t approve another rate increase this soon. PGE should look into cost cutting measures if they’re unable to make ends meets with an already 40% increase. Thank you for considering my comments. Sent from my iPhone | |||||
| UE 435-3220 | 8/30/2024 11:00:30 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Nicholas | Huff | OAK GROVE | This is absolutely horrifying. So many of us can barely afford groceries how can they be getting away with raising prices nearly 50% over the course of a few years. This is corruption that stems from monopolyizing at its finest. Pge is exploiting it's customers. Please don't allow this. When there was a snow storm we went 12 days without power they don't even provide good or secure service to be charging people like this. It is inexcusable and unforgivable. How do these people sleep at night? Apparently on pillow cases used with the money they're hoarding from people who can barely afford to eat. | ||
| UE 435-3221 | 8/31/2024 7:31:34 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Angelina | ROSEBURG | My electric bill has increased by 32% from last year. I don’t live a luxurious life and I work hard but this price gouging is too much. I submit a big NO to any more increase in cost. Take a break from this green new deal and allow some relief if saving humanity is your goal. Mother Earth will correct herself without the utility companies thumb on the scale. | |||
| UE 435-3222 | 8/31/2024 8:29:59 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Michele | Sherer | OREGON CITY | Every one of us are struggling in some way to meet all the tax hikes in this state. Already we are living paycheck to paycheck with nothing or very little left over. Many have to combine households in offer to keep a roof over their heads. This hike is not only outrageous but could cripple so many people financially. Are you asking that we turn off our air or heat in order to stay in our homes? You have already increased our payments. It’s time to stop gouging people. Just because you monopolize this area should not make it ok that you can do this! | ||
| UE 435-3223 | 8/31/2024 11:27:17 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | SWEET HOME | The rates continue to raise until the man has priced everyone out. The old, the low income, the parents trying to make it the young couple starting out in life. Why would the utility be so greedy? I have lost faith all together in our leaders in Oregon. | ||||
| UE 435-3224 | 8/31/2024 11:29:29 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Alexandra | Tarpo | HAPPY VALLEY | Our state already is one of the highest in prices regarding so many categories. With cost of electricity having already gone up a further increase will be detrimental to many families. This has to stop somewhere. | ||
| UE 435-3225 | 8/31/2024 11:38:58 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Haley | Hallowell | PORTLAND | Power rates are astronomical currently. We are not seeing any return as consumers on this increase. Wildfire prevention has proven unhelpful as there are more fires in 2024 than in previous years. Confused on the relevance as well as this should be an odf issue but regardless the supposed investment/recooperation of costs seems to have had no affect. Further, PGE employees are not being paid more. The money is going directly into the pocket of the investors. I feel like it would be fruitful to consider alternatives to price hikes such as limiting investor returns. | ||
| UE 435-3226 | 8/31/2024 12:02:30 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Connie | Trough | GRESHAM | My husband and I moved to Oregon in 2013 to be close to our Grandchildren, with the intention of retiring within 5 years. We both retired in 2018. Over the past 4 years it has been extremely difficult to keep up with the high cost of living. Our PGE bill last month was $287+ dollars. Everything is increasing but our income. We are at the crossroads of having to make the decision to sell our home and move to a State that is economically more affordable / survivable for Seniors. Our dream of living out our golden years being close to our grandchildren is no longer sustainable. With each increase in utility rates or higher property taxes imposed we are forced to make a decision. | ||
| UE 435-3227 | 8/31/2024 12:19:11 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | andrew | R | PORTLAND | I vehemently oppose rates to increase. Your share holders are making enough money as-is. AND you've already raised rates. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. Thank you. | ||
| UE 435-3228 | 8/31/2024 4:25:24 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Stephanie | Carino | SALEM | I am commenting today to beg you not to increase our already exorbitant electricity prices. This economy has us all struggling to survive and most Oregonians are living paycheck to paycheck. We simply cannot afford another rate increase. This purposed rate increase could force us to choose between food and electricity and that is not a decision anyone should have to make. This will mostly impact the middle class as I know a lot of lower income households already get subsidized grants and the option of having their electric bill “written off” annually. There has to be another way forward without raising our rates, maybe we could cut back on some of the green energy deals until the economy has improved a bit and Oregonians are in a better position financially. We’ve suffered enough with the current rate increase and cannot handle another one such a short time later. Please consider how your decisions affect the people of Oregon and please listen to our pleas and do not move forward with this rate increase. Thank you for your time. | ||
| UE 435-3229 | 8/31/2024 4:55:11 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Eric | Trauman | TIGARD | No more rate increases. | ||
| UE 435-323 | 3/11/2024 12:32:21 AM | 3/7/2024 1:44:10 AM | General Comment | dfreedma@gmail.com | Begging you to deny the latest request. I'm retired, disabled, on a fixed income. I make enough to just not qualify for assistance. There are so many people being pushed over the edge by this. I'm going to have to be cold and hot to barely break even. Bet PGE makes a profit, though. Bet their execs & shareholders dont have that experience! How about PGE investing some of their profit instead of victimizing customers? People are dying because they can't keep cool. Some of this is due to unaffordability of electricity. PUC can stop this!Don’t let their greed win over your empathy & compassion!! | |||||
| UE 435-3230 | 8/31/2024 6:50:09 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Rebecca | Wyland | TUALATIN | This is an overreach and will costs Oregonians too much money. | ||
| UE 435-3231 | 8/31/2024 7:05:51 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Judy | Ediger | HAPPY VALLEY | Wages are not keeping up with rate hikes. We are being squeezed in every way possible with no relief in sight. I do not support a rate hike. This will hurt my family, neighbors and community. No more rate hikes until wages catch up in a few years. | ||
| UE 435-3232 | 8/31/2024 7:52:42 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Taylor | Gray | MILL CITY | I think the fact that wherever you live, utility companies increase rates and monopolize yet we the public literally have no control for the most part on which utility companies we want to use. | ||
| UE 435-3233 | 8/31/2024 9:11:36 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Robert | Kelly | HILLSBORO | Please stop all the hikes. I believe it's being used to support a policy that is unachievable and does not list any practical ways of achieving its goals. | ||
| UE 435-3234 | 9/1/2024 4:08:23 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Keith | Huffstutter | WEST LINN | No on any increases. Raising costs hurt Oregonians | ||
| UE 435-3235 | 9/1/2024 9:15:56 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Aleasha | W | GLADSTONE | Citizens are already struggling with the cost of living. PGE is profiting hundreds of millions of dollars per year. The shareholders can afford to invest in the company, not us | ||
| UE 435-3236 | 9/1/2024 9:55:28 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Kyle | Arnhart | OREGON CITY | Do not increase the rates for PGE. Since the fires, PGE has jumped on any possible opportunity to increase rates. They could have proactively done this before the fires however they did not. Large increases are hard for single family, large family's, etc. You as the board, do not need to approve everything and you shouldn't approve this. | ||
| UE 435-3237 | 9/1/2024 11:50:15 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Kalab | Honey | HAPPY VALLEY | PG&E is not properly utilizing the funds they already extract from us as rate payers. PG&E should focus on efficiency rather than seeking to feed off largess by continually asking for rate hikes rather than cleaning up their operations. | ||
| UE 435-3238 | 9/1/2024 1:01:48 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Tammy | Baurer | MOLALLA | Cannot afford any more increases. Inflation is about to break myself and so many others I know. | ||
| UE 435-3239 | 9/2/2024 12:31:51 AM | 8/29/2024 10:10:51 PM | General Comment | kathleen.lundyc@gmail.com | Why don’t we lower c-suite and executive folks’ pay first? My paycheck isn’t rising and I’m still stuck with an exorbitant bill, meanwhile, their pocketbooks keep getting bigger. | |||||
| UE 435-324 | 3/11/2024 12:32:23 AM | 3/6/2024 6:05:09 PM | General Comment | sueb@onlinenw.com | Maybe you can discuss PGE CEO salary before telling everyone to pay such an increase. When companies ask for money they don't expect to get that amount but they did - they probably had a party. And then the gall to ask for more. I don't think so. Tell them to look at their outrageous salaries for money!! Sent from my T-Mobile 5G Device | |||||
| UE 435-3240 | 9/2/2024 12:31:54 AM | 8/29/2024 9:47:17 PM | General Comment | deji.deosh@gmail.com | I think this proposal should be outrightly rejected. If the company wants to upgrade their infrastructure, that is a business decision. It should not be a burden on the people of Portland. People are already stressed financially, with their 3 to 4x rate hike every year. Every business earmark finances for whatever upgrade is needed to meet customer's expectation in getting good service for their hard earned money. We need to stop this unwarranted and untold hardship that PGE is inflicting on us every year in year out. Adewale A. ••••• ••••• ••••••••••• •••• ••••• ••••••••• •••••• ••••• •••••••••• •••• ••• •••• •••• dream... The dream is whatever you vividly desire, clearly imagine, sincerely believe and enthusiastically act upon. | |||||
| UE 435-3241 | 9/2/2024 12:31:57 AM | 8/29/2024 5:54:29 PM | General Comment | acclack@msn.com | Dear Oregon PUC, I am highly opposed to the proposed PGE rate hike. Since January 2022, their rates have been hiked 30%. With the proposed increase, that makes the rate hike over 40% since January 2022. As a retired person on fixed income, this places a terrible burden on our finances. Even the 30% extra we are paying now has made it necessary to adjust other things in my budget like gas and food to cover heat. We have participated in their special days where you try to save energy to save a few pennies but the savings has been so little (less than $3 per event), it is hardly worth the effort. It is time for PGE to tighten their belt and be held to more reasonable rate hikes. 10% - 20% is NOT reasonable. Please decline their rate hike and work for the people. Ann Clack www.essentialoils-family.com Trinity Lutheran Praise Team Lead and Keyboard | |||||
| UE 435-3242 | 9/2/2024 12:32:00 AM | 8/29/2024 4:41:40 PM | General Comment | henriqueslorraine@gmail.com | Please don’t raise rates again. I cannot afford another rate hike. I’m 68 years old and this makes it near impossible to continue living here. Thank-you, Lorraine Henriques | |||||
| UE 435-3243 | 9/2/2024 12:32:02 AM | 8/29/2024 4:22:49 PM | General Comment | bryvnesbitt@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Mrs. Bryana Nesbitt 4610 SE Ina Ave Milwaukie, OR 97267-5968 bryvnesbitt@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-3244 | 9/2/2024 6:38:10 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Tammy | Heimbigner | BEAVERCREEK | This is not in the best interest of consumers and we are always the ones paying for businesses poor decisions and outrageous salaries. When do tax paying single mothers and families get a break? Why is this even allowed to continue? I am really disappointed that this monopoly of Pge is not more regulated. Please help the people who are just trying to make a livable wage and not go bankrupt from all the rising costs. | ||
| UE 435-3245 | 9/3/2024 7:51:33 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Claudia | Bray | PORTLAND | The relentless increase in the cost of power is yet another factor making our state unlivable for the middle class. Many of these fee increases are precipitated by state mandated investments in so-called green energy, which are of uncertain benefit and which in the short term destabilize the power grid. While we must deal with climate change, the long-term effects of things like wind and solar power, in terms of loss of agricultural land, and effects on the marine environment,are unknown. It is i appropriate that our hard earned money is purloined to fund these things. We are customers and we agree to pay for stable power, not for a political ideology. I beg you to oppose this docket. It is morally reprehensible to take out money without our consent, and it is politically unwise to further destabilize the shrinking middle-class in Oregon. Without those of us who pay our taxes and rates, Oregon cannot succeed or prosper. I strongly urge you to deny this rate increase, but also to stop mandating that these companies prematurely invest in these unproven technologies. | ||
| UE 435-3246 | 8/30/2024 3:51:19 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Jeanette | Zeh | TIGARD | The proposed pge rate increase will make living here when more unaffordable than it already is. When rate increased in January it was already a burden. Rates have done nothing but go up in the past few years and there's not a significant difference in the actual quality of the product we are getting. Why are our rates needing to go through the roof at a higher rate than inflation? | ||
| UE 435-3247 | 8/31/2024 7:29:34 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Kevin | Barmettler | TIGARD | Our utility rates are increasing at an unsustainable rate, far exceeding any increase in wages. Please work on reducing utility rates during these difficult economic times. There are many less expensive and clean energy options. | ||
| UE 435-3248 | 8/31/2024 8:59:00 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Ryan | Reynolds | SALEM | Are you insane?! Another rate increase?! You’re not upgrading anything you’re lining your pockets. If this exoy is “so amazing and great” why you raising it again?! After your 20% increase not even a year ago?! Why don’t I send you a signed n all check PGE? | ||
| UE 435-3249 | 9/1/2024 6:32:43 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Sean | Iverson | TUALATIN | I believe I barely missed the deadline for the public comment period about PGE raising rates by 10% for 2025. In 2024 the rate increased by 18%. There is no good reason to do this. PGE reported a record number of disconnections in 2024. Citizens who rely on PGE to receive power cannot afford another increase this large. Please reject this proposal. I was not aware of the public comment period but I hope someone reads this and takes this into account. | ||
| UE 435-325 | 3/11/2024 12:32:26 AM | 3/6/2024 8:44:42 AM | General Comment | patricia@patricianewmanfamilylaw.com | It appears that OPUC is rubber-stamping PGE's request for a rate increase. Shame on both of you. You have become nothing but corporate shills. You seem to have NO regard for the public welfare, allowing a 40% increase in rates in less than two years. How do you propose low-income and your elderly customers pay for that? Would you like it if your elderly parents had to choose between heat and food? Get Outlook for Android | |||||
| UE 435-3250 | 9/1/2024 9:27:01 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Cheryl | Eby | SALEM | Once again, PGE is trying to bilk consumers out of money increasingly hard to come by to prop up their entity. This in addition to recent excessive increases in our bills. This must stop, and only you have the power to do so. I sure you, this time, to do what is right by the consumers and tell PGE NO to this money grab and to make do with what they have already taken from us. | ||
| UE 435-3251 | 8/30/2024 8:20:46 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | David | Richey | BEAVERTON | Do NOT raise prices. Cut your expenses. Please! Raising utility costs combined with inflation are destroying our families budget. | ||
| UE 435-3252 | 8/31/2024 7:29:02 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Kevin | Barmettler | TIGARD | Our utility rates are increasing at an unsustainable rate, far exceeding any increase in wages. Please work on reducing utility rates during these difficult economic times. There are many less expensive and clean energy options. | ||
| UE 435-3253 | 8/31/2024 7:29:02 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Kevin | Barmettler | TIGARD | Our utility rates are increasing at an unsustainable rate, far exceeding any increase in wages. Please work on reducing utility rates during these difficult economic times. There are many less expensive and clean energy options. | ||
| UE 435-3254 | 8/31/2024 9:21:37 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Robert | Kelly | HILLSBORO | Please stop all the hikes. I believe it's being used to support a policy that is unachievable and does not list any practical ways of achieving its goals. | ||
| UE 435-3255 | 8/30/2024 8:53:42 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | CORVALLIS | please do not raise the rates. oregon life is getting too expensive, my family and I will have to move. | ||||
| UE 435-3256 | 8/30/2024 8:52:56 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | CORVALLIS | please do not raise the rates. oregon life is getting too expensive, my family and I will have to move. | ||||
| UE 435-3257 | 9/3/2024 9:04:26 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Peggy | Oneal sacks | ALOHA | I am greatly concerned over the proposed increase in rates for the Portland Oregon area. Especially when in 2024 our rates increase 18%. So in two years our rates will Increase almost 30%? I am in favor of updating the grid and addressing the effects of climate change, however, the common working class people are being squeezed by all companies these days who have not wisely kept up with maintenance and updating their systems. Lack of planning on their end should be the customers crisis. Let’s both take action to be more responsible! The water company announced last year that over the next two years our water rates will increase by 50%, yes 50%!! I and many others are on fixed income. Social security gave us a cost of living raise last year of 3% and the Medicare primes went up so my monthly income rose by $10.00 a month, that doesn’t even cover the rise in food prices which aren’t coming down like the govt. says they are. My car insurance in six months went up 40%! I can’t work full time due to a back injury and yet I don’t qualify for disability. What am I suppose to do not use power ? I wonder out of the 4000 disconnects how many of those are people moving out of state? Could you maybe stager the increase over 3 or 4 years? Let’s think outside the box and come up with a solution that doesn’t already handicap the people who are already burdened the most. Thanks for listening although past experience tells me my voice won’t be heard or acknowledged and big companies like PGE only care about their bottom line not the people they serve. Sadly, Peggy | ||
| UE 435-3258 | 8/31/2024 6:27:45 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Geoffrey | Laurin | BANDON | Please do not because me PGE and ruin Oregon. | ||
| UE 435-3259 | 8/10/2024 1:50:05 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Mathew | smelser | COLTON | power company need to be more fair in time of need power price have been Stable till now?l 1985 it was about 8.1 cents and now 15.98 cents for every kWh. it looks like more then (2.36% energy price jump every year from Energy Information Administration (EIA) | ||
| UE 435-326 | 3/11/2024 12:32:29 AM | 3/5/2024 3:12:12 PM | General Comment | Kristi.COLLINS@puc.oregon.gov | This is from the PUC.publicmeetings inbox Kristi Collins Oregon Public Utility Commission 971-218-1189 Kristi.collins@puc.oregon.gov<mailto:Kristi.collins@puc.oregon.gov> From: Leanne Marshall <lm20or@yahoo.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 5, 2024 3:02 PM To: PUC puc.publicmeetings * PUC <puc.publicmeetings@puc.oregon.gov> Subject: PGE RATE HIKE lm20or@yahoo.com<mailto:lm20or@yahoo.com>. I called PGE on February 28 to express my extreme concerns and frustrations with the rate hike. I find it even more appalling the CEO would take such a large pay raise. During my conversation with the manager I spoke with at PGE I was informed I could express my concerns with PUC and the Oregon legislatures who are all responsible for this rate hike so that is what I'm doing. Ironic the people of Oregon wouldn't have any say in such a thing as a rate hike, especially one so substantial. I also understand that the raising of our rates isn't done yet and there is more to come. Is that correct? Will we, the citizens of Oregon, be seeing another rate hike in April? How much this time? Are you SERIOUSLY expecting to have bills paid in full? My familys home bill went from $275 to $500 in less than a month with little change in usage. Thats a substantial jump. How would you honestly expect a family to pay such a large sum, especially with the rising costs of food?!?! Is the CEO of PGE planning on paying what family's can't come up with? Better yet, are those that voted for this and went along with this rate hike going to pitch in and help all of us family's pay these ridiculous bills? I'm pretty disgusted with this all together to be honest. As my family and I are trying to keep up with the inflation of food prices that this wonderful (not so much) administration has instituted, the raising prices of a power bill makes it EXTREMELY difficult to meet or even pay the bill in full. To have our home bill experience such a jump is ridiculous. As we have worked hard to remodel the home, replace windows to help and put in quality insulation, I'm extremely frustrated as our bill continues to climb. Our home is heated with a wood stove and not so much power usage. As I told the manager on the phone call with PGE, this is a two way street. The Oregon legislators voted for this...( NOT ME) But it takes someone on the other side to agree to go along with this. Anyone who thinks this is a good idea can pay any and all my future bills along with the families of all the Oregon citizens. This is utterly ridiculous! Its time for all of you who voted for this to be voted out! Its time for the PUC to hear from the people. Don't think I won't be at any and all meetings, rallys, and gatherings making my voice heard. What do any of you have to say about this rate hike which is utterly ridiculous??????? Who is going to pay my family's future bills? And who is going to work to remove this ridiculous and ludacris rate hike???? I'm guarenteeing I won't hear from many if any of you. Many of my emails in the past have gone unanswered anyways. Might I remind most of you that you work for the citizens, we the people. Want to remain there? Time to listen to us! Leanne Stoneberg | |||||
| UE 435-3260 | 9/4/2024 12:31:44 AM | 8/31/2024 6:31:58 PM | General Comment | saraduncanrn@gmail.com | To whom it concerns, Families are currently struggling with the huge rate increase from PGE this year. We are reeling with inflation and trying to feed our families food clear from chemicals. Water bills are astronomical, not to mention sewer costs. I am a nurse. I pay my taxes. I care for people for a living. I make what used to be a healthy wage. My husband is disabled and it is up to me to make ends meet. We are struggling. I’m above the poverty line. Far above. And we are still struggling. Please do not allow PGE or the Portland Water Bureau to further hike up rates unnecessarily. I promise their CEOs do not need a raise, their employees and the citizens of Portland need a break. Thank you | |||||
| UE 435-3261 | 9/4/2024 12:31:47 AM | 8/31/2024 12:12:25 PM | General Comment | pmikeworth@gmail.com | Rate of inflation impacts us all including utilities yet more transparency to the public showing where the needed money for PGE is being spent. Example; for up grades. So show us what is upgraded and are those costs competitive? Maybe a Public Utity system would be more beneficial for Portland. | |||||
| UE 435-3262 | 9/4/2024 12:31:49 AM | 8/30/2024 9:14:34 PM | General Comment | tlfravel@hotmail.com | Regarding PGE AGAIN asking for ANOTHER rate hike. Like many, I am a senior (69) retired person who lives on Social Security. I had to come up with $165 in July, to bring my Equal Pay in balance. And now my electricity bill is $98. That is a $24 increase. Last year PGE hiked up my bill from $69 to $74. The year before that $49 to $6 I do not run a lot of electricity. I turn lights off, I run a fan in my bedroom during the Summer because my bedroom is the hottest room in the house in summer. It us the coldest in the Winter and even then, just pile on blankets, no electric blanket for me. PGE can cut some of their Corporate greed & look out for their customers! I CAN NOT afford another hike & still afford my medications and food. PKEASE, Do Not let PGE raise rates again!! They have for 3 years in a row! Tracy Fravel tlfravel@hotmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-3263 | 9/4/2024 12:31:52 AM | 8/30/2024 4:26:53 PM | General Comment | missheidipea@yahoo.com | My electricity bill has already almost doubled. I am truly afraid for the winter months. I may not be able to afford turning on more than one light, not watch TV very often or be able to even TURN ON my heat. I have been retired with a physical disability for 12 years so am unable to get a job to help sustain my quality of life. I already buy the cheapest food and gas. I rarely can afford to go places that cost money for some socializing or enjoyment. Please please not another rate increase!!! I do not want to spend the winter in the semi darkness, cold and depressed. Why not sell Bonds to get the money they say they need, not on the backs of the powerless customers. Please no more rate hikes Heidi m Pearce Yahoo Mail: Search, Organize, Conquer | |||||
| UE 435-3264 | 9/5/2024 9:04:22 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Rick | Larson | MOUNT ANGEL | I just received my bill for August, it is the highest bill I have ever received at this house. The rate increases are killing me and the added fees and charges are ridiculous. I noticed that just the fees are $25 more on my bill. These are all donation fee that I should have the choice if I want to do so not just added on. Most people I talk to are unaware they have been paying these fees. This needs to stop I do not approve of paying for low income people all the other fees. | ||
| UE 435-3266 | 9/6/2024 7:36:48 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Jeremy | Eichner | HAPPY VALLEY | We don’t need another price hike. When does this end. All of our costs are going up and this hits hard on Oregon’s working families. | ||
| UE 435-3267 | 9/6/2024 7:36:58 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | BEAVERTON | My PGE bill has already increased a whopping $50/month since 2023. With today’s economy, I am barely able to make it through the month and my home is a dual income home family of 4. | ||||
| UE 435-3268 | 9/6/2024 7:39:39 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Rosa | Rowe | MILWAUKIE | This is INSANE, Oregonians are already struggling to put food on the table with multi income households! PGE just increased a ridiculous amount and have even stopped giving any kind of assistance to get through. We are constantly getting threats of shut off notices while still paying a MINIMUM of over $250 every single month! I greatly OPPOSE this proposal for the sake of the people. | ||
| UE 435-3269 | 9/6/2024 7:41:30 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Christine | Maierhofer | AMITY | We already can’t afford the recent rate hikes. Don’t do this to us again. | ||
| UE 435-327 | 3/11/2024 12:32:31 AM | 3/5/2024 2:45:04 PM | General Comment | megan.decker@puc.oregon.gov | This came to us directly – just passing it along for UE 435 public comments From: Margaret <doodlemancy@gmail.com<mailto:doodlemancy@gmail.com>> Sent: Tuesday, March 5, 2024 2:42 PM To: DECKER Megan * PUC <megan.decker@puc.oregon.gov<mailto:megan.decker@puc.oregon.gov>>; TAWNEY Letha * PUC <letha.tawney@puc.oregon.gov<mailto:letha.tawney@puc.oregon.gov>> Subject: DO NOT APPROVE ANOTHER PGE RATE HIKE. Some people who received this message don't often get email from doodlemancy@gmail.com<mailto:doodlemancy@gmail.com>. In 2023, you not only approved PGE's request for an enormous rate hike, you gave them MORE than they asked for! Your job is to regulate, not to hand out candy to any utility company who asks. You clearly are not in touch with what it's like for the average person right now if you thought an 18% increase was in ANY way a reasonable request. I think you should spend some time reading opinions from the real people who your decisions have affected: https://www.reddit.com/r/Portland/comments/1b3ej98/portland_general_electric_wants_to_raise_rates/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Portland/comments/1anm920/pge_insane_prices/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Portland/comments/191fzee/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Portland/comments/191fzee/how_is_not_every_post_about_pge_laying_waste_to/ https://www.reddit.com/r/PortlandOR/comments/19dwhrh/pge_bill_300_more_than_a_year_ago_this_time/ EVERY PERSON commiserating in these threads is suffering because of YOU. YOUR DECISIONS. You did this. Do you understand that? You could have said no. People begged you to say no, but you gave PGE everything they wanted and more. Do you feel good about it? Do you feel happy knowing that people have been bundling up inside their own homes to save on heating? Do you feel satisfied with yourselves, knowing that people who can't afford to run the AC might suffer heatstroke during the next heat wave? Shame on you, for your negligence and ignorance. You didn't do your research. You didn't think. You didn't care. Do better this time. Tell PGE NO. | |||||
| UE 435-3270 | 9/6/2024 8:05:17 PM | PUC | Oppose Docket | Web | BEAVERTON | These dramatic increases are making utilities unaffordable and making people more wary of using the services. The inflated costs of products needed for everyday life are making it very difficult to live in many states including Oregon. What is the bottom line? Will this price hike benefit the people of the state or is the money going to some proposed bufooned idea that is not needed and a waste? It is already difficult to live in this area with the high cost of living and inflated prices. If the prices keep going up so quick, I do not have the desire to stay in the state when I am paying more for the same level of service. How does this benefit the people? | ||||
| UE 435-3271 | 9/6/2024 8:05:35 PM | PUC | General Comment | Web | Owen | Bacon | PORTLAND | Please do not allow another rate increase. The big increase made recently by PGE, was a big enough hit to our wallets. Please do the right thing and do not allow another rate increase, we are all struggling. | ||
| UE 435-3272 | 9/6/2024 8:07:38 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Janel | Sigley | MILWAUKIE | We can NOT afford any more rate increases! Find your money elsewhere. | ||
| UE 435-3273 | 9/6/2024 9:37:01 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Natalie | Nonamaker | YAMHILL | Raising the already astronomical PGE rates would negatively impact my family as well as every other in my community. I cannot believe this is even being proposed after the previous rate hike. Working families cannot afford these rates and it makes those in charge of making these decisions look insensitive to those around the state who will be severely impacted by these decisions. | ||
| UE 435-3274 | 9/6/2024 9:43:08 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Tabitha | Patterson | CORBETT | I oppose the request to increase electricity rates. My bill has nearly doubled already. The CEO and other higher ups should not be “earning” millions of dollars a year if increases are so needed. | ||
| UE 435-3275 | 9/6/2024 9:48:35 PM | PACIFIC POWER | General Comment | Web | BEND | This is pure evil!! Electricity should be a right as a citizen. How dare you take more away from the livelihood of our citizens?!! Another reason to go solar and live off the grid. Pure. Evil. | ||||
| UE 435-3276 | 9/6/2024 9:50:19 PM | NORTHWEST NATURAL | Oppose Docket | Web | Erin | Miller | FOREST GROVE | For the love of what is holy!!! Please stop taxing, fee-ing, increasing, adding, multiplying, proposing, and asking for more money! Oregonians are tired of footing the bill for politicians and large corporations to line their pockets! NO MORE INCREASES! Cut out all the middle management, use the billions you take from us to begin with more wisely, and provide better service! Oregonians are feeling raped by these companies and by the politicians! Change has to happen now. | ||
| UE 435-3277 | 9/6/2024 10:10:46 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Jennifer | Gill | BEAVERTON | Please stop charging us more for every need! We can barely make ends meet and everyone is out to make another buck off our backs. It’s enough!! | ||
| UE 435-3278 | 9/6/2024 10:16:42 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Amy | Marie | PORTLAND | Are you not wanting people to be able save for retirement? Is the goal to bankrupt the public? Everything is too expensive in Oregon already. This isn’t California, we don’t have enough sun to cope with every single monopoly utility company raising rates here. Maybe take these increases out of Mrs. Poppe’s bonuses to start with and then go from there. | ||
| UE 435-3279 | 9/7/2024 1:28:07 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Ron | Hyde | OREGON CITY | As I understand it the rate increases are being driven by a voter approved bill for "clean energy", in short power companies have to purchase more expensive sources. To be blunt, your average Oregon voter is an economic idiot. I bet if the situation was explained to the public that bill could be repealed. | ||
| UE 435-328 | 3/11/2024 12:32:34 AM | 3/5/2024 8:41:20 AM | General Comment | Kristi.COLLINS@puc.oregon.gov | These comments came into the PUC.PUCPublicmeeitngs inbox. Kristi Collins Oregon Public Utility Commission 971-218-1189 Kristi.collins@puc.oregon.gov<mailto:Kristi.collins@puc.oregon.gov> From: Teresa McCoskey <tessmc_57@yahoo.com> Sent: Monday, March 4, 2024 5:07 PM To: PUC puc.publicmeetings * PUC <puc.publicmeetings@puc.oregon.gov> Subject: EU 435 - PGE REQUEST FOR GENERAL RATE REVISION tessmc_57@yahoo.com<mailto:tessmc_57@yahoo.com>. March 4, 2024 Re: Portland General Electric – Rate Hike Increase for 2025 Dear Oregon Public Utilities Commission: As a senior citizen and Portland General Electric customer, I want to record my strong opposition to the proposed rate increase by Portland General Electric for 2025 for any amount. As you are aware, the following increases have already been approved for this utility: 8% in 2022 (34.4% + 8% = 42.4%) 9% in 2023 (25.4% + 9% = 34.4%) 18% in 2024 (7.4% + 18% = 25.4%) With the proposed increase of 7.4% in 2025, that will bring the total increase in our rate pricing to a whopping 42.4% at a time when there are exorbitant increases on everything from food, services, other goods, healthcare, utilities, etc. This unconscionable rate increase request tantamount to extortion and exorbitant give the last increase of 18% along with the most recent multiple rate increases. . The recent rate increases are devastating and doing immense damage to the current living standard and quality of life for all Oregonians not to mention seniors in general. I, along with my neighbors and friends here in Newberg and locally cannot comprehend the justification for the raising of the rates just shortly out of the crushing pandemic and while our inflation rates on everything are so very high. To top it off, Maria Pope, the CEO of Portland General Electric is recorded as receiving $6,256,599 in total compensation in 2022, which I am certain is has vastly increased since that date. Instead of requesting more money, the company should be cutting back on their expenditures like their own pay increase, Green/Renewable Energy, and EV programs. I ask that you please reject Portland General Electric’s request for the rate increase. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Sincerely, Tess McCoskey Newberg, OR | |||||
| UE 435-3280 | 9/7/2024 6:55:58 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Gregory | Higgs | ALBANY | How can PGE ask for a rate increase when they cycle our power anyways. Are they not already making enough today to make those changes? Instead of asking for more money from us residents how about they manage their expense books a little more closely. I don’t get to go to my boss because of my poor money management issues and ask for a raise do i? No, i have to do what every other adult does in this world which is tight up my belt. That way i can make it through next month’s bills, or get a second job. PGE it might be time for you to get that second job now because it sounds like you are coming up short. | ||
| UE 435-3281 | 9/7/2024 7:03:05 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Laura | Hertner | GRESHAM | I'm a born, raised, current Oregon resident, and at a time when prices have skyrocketed from every direction for the cost of living we the people are struggling to make ends meet. Our taxes, bonds, groceries, fuel, everything is so expensive then to add another price hike is going to cripple us. Please reconsider the PGE rate increase, find another way, reorganize, do more with less like the Oregon residents have been required to do these last 4 years. Let's keep people in their homes and able to pay utilities as they are. Employers are not giving us raises to make up for all these price increases. The cost is living is becoming unbearable. I want to stay in Oregon and not get pushed out due to rate increases. | ||
| UE 435-3282 | 9/7/2024 7:27:36 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Jameson | Sanders | PORTLAND | Us citizens cannot afford these rates increases. I oppose this docket because it's just going to cause more hardship on citizens like myself who struggle every month with rising costs here. We just had an increase with pge and now they want another one. It's absurd to put this on us. | ||
| UE 435-3283 | 9/7/2024 8:35:52 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Lourdes | Centurion | PORTLAND | Please do not make another increase in PGE bill! We got a recent increase in the service this year, and with others expenses going up at the same time life cost in Portland-Oregon is becoming more and more expensive. | ||
| UE 435-3284 | 9/7/2024 9:01:16 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | WEST LINN | Why does PGE need such a large rate increase just a year after a very large rate increase? Meanwhile the company is earning record profits. | ||||
| UE 435-3285 | 9/7/2024 9:14:55 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | KATHY | PETERSON | TUALATIN | please do not raise our rates again!!i cant afford anymore...this climate crap is nonsense! please do not approve this.... | ||
| UE 435-3286 | 9/7/2024 10:54:45 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Thomas | Tucker | WEST LINN | Given the recent rate hike for PGE, the proposed 2025 rate hike for PGE is unfair and unconscionable to Oregon citizens. | ||
| UE 435-3287 | 9/7/2024 11:47:15 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | MOUNT ANGEL | I am here to adamantly request that there be a STOP to all of these ridiculous price hikes in our energy bills. The average family is being burdened by not only insane inflation of mundane things like groceries but now they want ANOTHER huge price hike? The average Oregonian will struggle while many will end up with their power tuned off. Let’s for once look at the average Oregon family and do what’s best for the greater good, not the lining of a companies pockets… | ||||
| UE 435-3288 | 9/7/2024 11:51:59 AM | OTHER ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Jeff | Mako | BEAVERTON | The state of Oregon is crushing Oregonians with increased taxes across the board. Because of inflation, everything is more expensive, from groceries to gasoline. Increasing PGE rates will make it even harder for Oregonians to make ends meet in this economy and I urge you not to take this step. | ||
| UE 435-3289 | 9/7/2024 2:47:58 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Sarah | Jendritza | GRESHAM | We cannot afford these increases!! People are barley scraping by and paying bills, buying food. This is ridiculous, and completely an inappropriate time with everything thatbis going on in the markets! Let alone all our tax dollars going supporting illegal housing, snap, etc. Where is the help for our vets? And homless crisis, drug crisis, where is the transparency on all the money? We don't need raises In electricity, gas or water!! | ||
| UE 435-329 | 3/11/2024 12:32:37 AM | 3/4/2024 2:04:01 PM | General Comment | sassynetta3@gmail.com | This is ridiculous! Why do I pay for the shareholders to be rich? 42% hike in recent years and they want more? I will be homeless, many others too! When will this stop?!!! Please deny more increases for at least two or three years. | |||||
| UE 435-3290 | 9/7/2024 4:38:44 PM | PACIFIC POWER | Oppose Docket | Web | Ted | Schoenlein | MEDFORD | I oversee two 55 and over manufactured home parks where the average age of the residents are about 75 years old. Nearly all of these residents in two parks who both use Pacific Power are on fixed incomes and have difficulty meeting their basic living needs and food. This increase will be extremely burdensome of many of these residents. The elderly fixed income people who have lived in Oregon for decades or all of their lives simply cannot pay more money for their electric bill. There will be people who are not able to put enough food on the table if this rate increase is approved and goes into affect. Please, on behalf of longterm elderly citizens of the state of Oregon, do not approve and do not allow this increase to take affect. | ||
| UE 435-3291 | 9/8/2024 12:08:33 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | PORTLAND | A smaller increase would probably have less push back and would be easier to afford. | ||||
| UE 435-3292 | 9/8/2024 7:17:32 AM | OTHER ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Mylissa | Hoffman | SALEM | We are STRUGGLING right now, we do NOT support electric or gas rate increases. | ||
| UE 435-3293 | 9/8/2024 7:18:47 AM | OTHER | Oppose Docket | Web | Melissa | Hoffman | PORTLAND | WE ARE STRUGGLING. We do NOT support UE435. | ||
| UE 435-3294 | 9/8/2024 7:39:56 AM | PUC | General Comment | Web | Kylie | Horning | ASTORIA | I do not want an increase in PUC AND NW natural rates. Our energy bill is beyond our means already! | ||
| UE 435-3295 | 9/8/2024 7:46:46 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Karly | Wright | SHERWOOD | Our communities cannot afford this. To see the extreme misuse of funds by PGE this last year while adding on to our house, it’s been incredibly frustrating and very obvious that this rate hike could be avoided if their own people talked to each other. So much miscommunication, sending people out to our home multiple times when someone had already done it, sending tree trimming crews out multiple times (they get paid whether they’re cutting trees or chit chatting with the residents) and never setting up a time to do so, so many water hours worked and paid by PGE just on our project alone when NOTHING actually got accomplished. Let alone the ridiculous push for electric cars all while making electrical unaffordable. We have no choice in who we receive our power from, it feels like extortion to keep hiking up the rates and making life unaffordable in Oregon to hard working citizens. Please make budget cuts, cut green energy initiatives, cut their own CEO’s salary and actually work for the customers and fellow citizens. Thank you for your time and consideration. | ||
| UE 435-3296 | 9/8/2024 9:50:25 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Barbara | Runk | POWELL BUTTE | Oregon rates are already higher than the majority of the nation. This is an angering proposal! | ||
| UE 435-3297 | 9/8/2024 10:34:44 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Kari | Knotts | GRESHAM | I am absolutely opposed to another rate increase. Perhaps PGE can work on being more fiscally responsible and find the money needed that you already receive. There are too many families that are truly struggling and this could be detrimental. | ||
| UE 435-3298 | 9/8/2024 11:42:33 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Stacie | S | HILLSBORO | NO MORE RATE INCREASES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | ||
| UE 435-3299 | 9/8/2024 11:43:46 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Stacie | S | HILLSBORO | NO MORE RATE INCREASES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | ||
| UE 435-33 | 3/1/2024 6:59:27 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Miles | Reid-Anderson | PORTLAND | A 7% rate increase the year after a 18% hike is unacceptable and unsustainable. Do not approve this request. It is absurd in an environment where most workers are only receiving 2% raises. | ||
| UE 435-330 | 3/11/2024 12:32:40 AM | 3/4/2024 7:28:09 AM | General Comment | glfenstermacher@gmail.com | Please, after this years whopping rate hike, I can hardly afford my energy bill as it is. Raising my rates to redistribute a portion of my bill to others who cannot afford their bill is not an answer. In order for me to qualify for assistance I have to be negligent in my own bill. I'll take another job before that happens. Just because I'm responsible does not mean I can afford another hike. Last years was too steep. Add to that another portion of that going to affect this April. Please do not raise my rates in 2025. Laura Fenstermacher | |||||
| UE 435-3300 | 9/8/2024 1:56:23 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Sara | Beyer | MOUNT ANGEL | The economy is hitting Oregon families hard the last few years. We were not able to pay our taxes we owed last year because we have had to drain our savings to pay monthly expenses for our family. I am a teacher and my job was cut in a large layoff in our district in the Willamette Valley due to a reduction in federal and state funding. Please do something to help hard working middle class Oregonian families and do not let this rate hike go into effect. Families like ours are struggling with no relief in sight. Two incomes isn’t even enough to pay expenses anymore. PGE did a rate hike not long ago, and and it’s not like we have better electricity. We pay more for the same product. Please protect us from another hike until the economy settles down and we can recover. | ||
| UE 435-3301 | 9/9/2024 8:40:44 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Makai | Brusa | SILVERTON | Raising rates more is going to hurt the low income, it is not equitable or inclusive. Higher energy cost make more businesses leave and more residents leave. We need affordable energy, not more rate hikes. | ||
| UE 435-3302 | 9/9/2024 8:57:35 AM | PUC | General Comment | Web | Gail | Tabor | WILSONVILLE | Please no additional natural gas or electricity rate increases. Oregonians are already strapped trying to buy food and gas to get to work let alone keeping the lights on. What’s more important than the citizens of this state? !! | ||
| UE 435-3303 | 9/9/2024 1:15:15 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Susan | M | PORTLAND | As a native Oregonian and someone who has lived (and would like to continue) Portland for over 30 years, I would like to voice my concern for the proposed price increase. The cost of living is barely doable now on two incomes and if the bills keep going up we will be forced to move out of our home (of 23 years) Our PGE bill is currently anywhere from 150-190 depending on the time of year. Any increase will make it difficult to make ends meet. Please think about the people who are worse off, how will they afford this and food? I am middle class and will be cutting back on food purchases to make our bill payments between PGE and NW Natural and Water increasing all the prices at once. Thank you for your time… Susan M | ||
| UE 435-3304 | 9/9/2024 5:33:28 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Ausa | Hylton | SALEM | My family of 3 live in Salem, Oregon. We live on a fixed income. My husband is a 100% disabled veteran. We cannot afford anymore rate increases from PGE or NW Natural because of environmental programs or anything else! I care about the environment but find a way to do it that doesn’t leave the burden on families that are just getting by! It’s ridiculous. It has to stop. Housing is sky high, groceries are sky high, and Oregonians need to be thinking about how all these increases will affect REAL people before advocating for any climate or environment program that will increase the burden everyday people already carry. We all want a better environment BUT that also includes the quality of life that human beings have. No more PGE or NW natural rate increases!!!! | ||
| UE 435-3305 | 9/10/2024 9:00:26 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Heather | Pepperdine | TIGARD | Regarding UE 435 - PGE Request for a General Rate Revision I am opposed to the rate hike. Our economy is suffering. Rates are already high. Many can barely afford to pay their current electric bills. | ||
| UE 435-3306 | 9/10/2024 12:21:46 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Ashley | Pearson | BEAVERTON | Please do not increase the rates. People can barley afford to live as it is right now. | ||
| UE 435-3307 | 9/10/2024 2:53:26 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Lauri | Anderson | OREGON CITY | PGE has already implemented 2 rate hikes this year, 2024, making everyone's electric bill nearly unaffordable. Oregonians are already dipping into their pension plans and savings accounts! DO NOT RAISE ELECTRICITY RATES ANY HIGHER or Oregonians may let you know how they feel by moving out of the state. I have talked with many people who have become disenchanted with Oregon and are already searching for housing in other states. Hiking up the cost of electricity AGAIN will probably nudge them along in their decision to leave. | ||
| UE 435-3308 | 9/10/2024 3:37:20 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Jenny | Kamprath | BEAVERTON | Oregonians are amongst the most over taxed in the Nation. The climate scam is just that a way to wring more money out of Oregonians. How many millions is the salary of PGE and NW Natural CEO’s? Millions and millions of dollars. You are driving low income and seniors out of the market for heating and cooling their home. Your GREED is disgusting Give Oregonians a break! Stop this rape of our bank accounts making people choose food or heat | ||
| UE 435-3309 | 9/7/2024 1:13:38 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | David | Bolton | TIGARD | Consumers need a pud for Lower electrical rates. The regulators have been ignoring this request for decades, instead allowing a take over by Enron. Why would the pic and the governors allow our page to be the example of corporate greed and price gouging. Low income and seniors are not helped by this continuous approved rate increases, even with a few $1:42 rebates for energy savings. | ||
| UE 435-331 | 3/11/2024 12:32:43 AM | 3/4/2024 12:04:06 AM | General Comment | moorbj4@comcast.net | I understand PGE is asking for another rate increase! I sincerely hope you will not allow this to happen! Living on social security makes it very difficult to continue to make ends meet. I know they are coming up with reasons why but I really feel they are trying to recoup losses from the devastating fires. Please think about all Oregonians & think about the financial burden it will place on us! Sincerely, Brenda Moorman Sent from my iPad | |||||
| UE 435-3310 | 9/7/2024 1:13:39 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | David | Bolton | TIGARD | Consumers need a pud for Lower electrical rates. The regulators have been ignoring this request for decades, instead allowing a take over by Enron. Why would the pic and the governors allow our page to be the example of corporate greed and price gouging. Low income and seniors are not helped by this continuous approved rate increases, even with a few $1:42 rebates for energy savings. | ||
| UE 435-3311 | 9/8/2024 8:59:05 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | HEATH | KORNBLUM | BORING | It is clear that PGE is covering for some gambling losses. News broke last week about PGE taking significant substantial heavy losses because of speculation in investment several years ago. It is quite clear that we are experiencing rate hikes as a result of failed PGE gambling and policy. | ||
| UE 435-3312 | 9/10/2024 5:40:21 PM | PACIFIC POWER | Oppose Docket | Web | Amy | R | ALBANY | I don't want our rates raised. Oregon is already an expensive state. Don't make it worse! | ||
| UE 435-3313 | 9/10/2024 10:52:19 PM | PUC | General Comment | Web | Melissa | Sandgren | PORTLAND | I am in OPPOSITION to this rate hike. Please reconsider and think about the large amount of Oregonians it will be affecting...in a NEGATIVE way. This is bad all around. | ||
| UE 435-3314 | 9/11/2024 12:31:49 AM | 9/10/2024 10:09:47 AM | General Comment | mikek7424@gmail.com | I own and live in a single-family house in SE Portland. I wish to register my concerns about the recent increases in PGE’s residential rates. I’m not sure about what the exact total increases over the past year will end up being, but it appears that the total will be more than 20%. This is well above the general rate of inflation over this time period. If PGE is including it’s bad investment gambles and high shareholder returns in its calculations justifying the increases, I don’t believe that should be passed on to us residents who have no choice in our electricity utility. Similarly, their monopoly in the areas they serve shouldn’t justify their receiving whatever rates they’re seeking. I ask that the PUC be transparent to the public in whatever action it takes on these proposed increases. Thank you, Mike Kaplan SE Stephens St., Portland 97215 Sent from Mail for Windows | |||||
| UE 435-3315 | 9/11/2024 8:10:11 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Shivani | Patel | PORTLAND | Why is it that the company with the least ability to support its customers feels they need more money? The people of Oregon have no money. We already pay the highest income tax here along with the many taxes we have to pay as Multnomah county residents. Also, in a time when many Oregonians are struggling to keep a roof over their head, get food on the table, it’s unconscionable to increase rates on utilities like electricity. This is literal robbery. It’s unethical. Stop with all the increases! Get your money from somewhere else, I’m so tired of having to pay out my nose for electricity that goes out when the wind blows too hard! | ||
| UE 435-3316 | 9/12/2024 12:32:38 AM | 9/11/2024 10:54:24 AM | General Comment | jachbo03@hotmail.com | Salem OR. My bills are double last year. And I now unplug everything not in use. I didn’t use heat until November, stopped in Feb, no AC. How are people supposed to afford this? My bill is almost 1/10th of my rent. I am on the budget plan and still have this. PGE is out of control. Candace Booker | |||||
| UE 435-3317 | 9/12/2024 12:32:42 AM | 9/11/2024 9:10:38 AM | General Comment | msconniemarie@hotmail.com | Good Morning, Please accept my comments regarding PGE's request for another significant rate hike for services in 2025. The proposed rate hike combined with last years increase represents a twenty-five percent increase for a necessity, whether renting, owning, or a business. It isn't an option. This type of increase will cause costs to increase for ALL consumers, as business will have to to pass the increase the costs of operating their business along to the consumers. Homeowners and renters can decide to forgo TV, forgo certain groceries, even certain medications. But you have now put many households at jeopardy. Last year's decision to allow an increase of near 18% combined with extreme weather caused record shut-offs for families that could not absorb the increase to their budget. I fear we will see even greater consequences this year, and another increase that exceeds the COLAwill NOT help. I am not sure where you think the public will find the extra funds to pay these increased electric bills when grocery and other utility costs are also rising, and wages may be rising, but typically only at a rate consistent with COLA if at all. Many business are closing their doors. But I guess that isn't your problem. When is the time for "executive management" of PGE to consider the impact to the public they serve instead of their "wish list". I am certain they were shocked when they were found responsible for their negligence in not taking earlier action regarding the damages incurred from the wildfires of a few years ago, and are now trying to put the burden of retrofitting the system onto the public. Maybe it is time for them to begin trimming back those annual bonuses they have been giving to their executive team and using those funds for those projects. Sincerely, Connie Brodehl | |||||
| UE 435-3318 | 9/12/2024 3:30:45 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | PORTLAND | When there is an outage, they do not update the website. She feels they are price gouging and there is no competition and that means they get to do whatever they want. | ||||
| UE 435-3319 | 9/12/2024 4:00:25 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Bethany | Williams | EUGENE | Oregonians cannot afford basic necessities already. Increasing the price of electricity that everyone needs in order to cook, work, keep a home at a livable temperature, turn lights on etc., the very basic of human needs, would not only deplete more Oregon family’s of the very little resources they have left, but would in many instances force families to pick between paying for heat and paying for food or rent. It is unconscionable. No rate hike | ||
| UE 435-332 | 3/11/2024 12:32:45 AM | 3/3/2024 2:27:32 PM | General Comment | mbalenpe@gmail.com | As per the subject, I need to know what PGE plans to do in the future regarding rate hikes. My power cost is nearly 90% higher per kwh than is was in 2021 (I paid $0.13/kwh then; in January 2024, I paid $0.20/kwh), and I can’t stand the rate hikes since I’m retired and live on social security. In order for me to understand what the most economical thing is for me to do, I need to first know what PGE is going to do for as far out as possible regarding rate hikes. How high do you intend to go? Another 10% per year for 10 more years is what I’m hearing. I can’t trust the solar power salesmen to give me the straight scoop on rate hikes – they always paint a dire picture. So, what’s it gonna be? Please advise. Michael Balen, P.E. 208-901-5181 | |||||
| UE 435-3320 | 9/14/2024 2:50:32 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Kerry | McLaren | SUBLIMITY | Rates have already almost tripled in the last 5 years. Any higher and we won’t be able to afraid to live in our home. What used to cost $75-$100 is now closer to $300 every month. Add that on top of mortgage, other utilities, insurance and food, this is outrageous! | ||
| UE 435-3321 | 9/15/2024 11:05:21 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Lellaniah | Adams | KEIZER | No, no thank you! We can't afford to fund your cci group we are sick and tired of raising prices for what, to fund more ngos so they can profit off of human suffering enough is enough | ||
| UE 435-3322 | 9/16/2024 9:28:12 AM | OTHER ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Jennifer | Bergen | OREGON CITY | Please understand that while most of us are all for improving the environment, it cannot continue to be done on the backs of families who are already struggling financially. We are drowning in the already skyrocketing cost of living. We do not have the luxury of changing providers, which is unfortunate because we are being forced at this point to fund changes that are not realistic at this price. Literally. There has to be some sort of regulation put in place on how much and how quickly pricing can increase for basic necessities. | ||
| UE 435-3323 | 9/5/2024 3:01:02 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Richard | Baerlocher | PORTLAND | I read that PGE is again requesting permission to increase the rstes by double digits. This years rate increase of 17 percent hit the public extrememly hard. Now another 10 perent will totally decimate the finances of the majority of families. Please refuse this increase, and analyze the profits of PGE, as I am sure they are exceeding the amouint that is set by law. | ||
| UE 435-3324 | 9/6/2024 9:39:43 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Rebecca | Wyland | TUALATIN | I find this hilarious that a for profit company like this needs a rate hike like this . You have raised your rates more than 40% since 2018. That’s not doable !!! | ||
| UE 435-3325 | 9/10/2024 9:28:53 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Jake | Bailey | PORTLAND | Please do not allow another rate increase. We can't take any more increases. Please. It's hurting us all. | ||
| UE 435-3326 | 9/12/2024 6:38:37 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Kim | Oliver | PORTLAND | Hello, This is wrong on the highest level to increase the PGE power bill. Are you trying to disable us citizens that make 40,000 a yr? To approve such high increase on the electric bill is a disgrace. How about you pay your fair share for the millions of citizens that will be at risk for default. You do realize that millions of working-class citizen that make less than 50,000 pays your wages right. Do you understand that water, sewer, garbage, rent, internet and food has increased 4 times since 2021. Our wages have not!!!! I am very certain there is massive corruption in our system, and I want to know what you are doing to avoid all of us from becoming disabled by this massive increase. | ||
| UE 435-3327 | 9/16/2024 4:37:51 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | cee | bee | SILVERTON | I have not figured out where PGE thinks their customers will get the money to continually pay these double digit increases on an annual basis. It is if they think Oregon consumers are their piggy banks and have no regard for the consumers. I do not get double digit pay increases so this is a financial burden to me and my family. Also, we seem to have very little voice in this and the people who are suppose to be regulating these greedy utilities do nothing for us. Do not allow this increase it is not sustainable way to do business. What will they do when no one can pay their bills???? Stand up to these people and just say no. I hope someone can come up with a way to let the people decide on these increases. That would make it a fair playing field. | ||
| UE 435-3328 | 9/17/2024 12:31:50 AM | 9/12/2024 7:01:31 PM | General Comment | oliverkim70@yahoo.com | Hello, This is wrong on the highest level to increase the PGE power bill. Are you trying to disable us citizens that make 40,000 a yr? To approve such high increase on the electric bill is a disgrace. How about you pay your fair share for the millions of citizens that will be at risk for default. You do realize that millions of working-class citizen that make less than 50,000 pays your wages right. Do you understand that water, sewer, garbage, rent, internet and food has increased 4 times since 2021. Our wages have not!!!! I am very certain there is massive corruption in our system, and I want to know what you are doing to avoid all of us from becoming disabled by this massive increase. https://s-install.avcdn.net/ipm/preview/icons/icon-envelope-tick-round-orange-animated-no-repeat-v1.gif Virus-free.www.avast.com | |||||
| UE 435-3329 | 9/17/2024 9:05:57 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Oksanna | Benedict | HUBBARD | I cannot afford to have PGE increase, I can hardly afford to pay for groceries and gas…we’re hardly living here. My family is struggling, please don’t allow this revision to pass. | ||
| UE 435-333 | 3/11/2024 12:32:47 AM | 3/2/2024 8:13:42 PM | General Comment | cliffordspencer@ymail.com | Clifford Spencer P.O.Bx.8871 Portland, OR 97207 503-824-6193 PUC, I wrote to strongly urge you to vote AGAINST A N O T H E R PGE rate increase, and, instead demand they LOWER the rates by AT LEAST 5%. This year you voted to, AGAIN, approve rate increases by PGE, this time 18%.This, after rate increases the past several years TWICE. Their justification for THIS latest one, effective Jan.1, 2024, was to increase their investors’ annual yield from 5+ % last year to their PROJECTED expenses so they can increase their investors’ yields to almost 10%. Again these were PGE’s “PROJECTED” costs, ***which I am wondering if you truly scrutinized***. I’d be willing to bet PGE’s “projected expenses” are quite “generous” in PGE’s favor to justify the dramatic increase you approved. Now PGE wants you to approve ANOTHER increase! This, in my opinion, adds “insult to injury”! IF I cannot afford something, I budget, something, quite apparently PGE thinks they do not need to do. Their administrators’ pay rate is OBSENE in the light of their requested increases! IF I cannot afford to buy batteries, I either budget from my budget or do not buy them. The increase this year in PGE’s rate is 18%, which you approved. After last years increase pf about 8%, which you also approved. My Social Security increase this year was 3.2%. Should I petition the Oregon PUC for an increase?? Again, I write to let you know the hardship your latest approval of PGE’s rates are on ratepayers, especially those on Social Security, and, emphatically, ask you to deny PGE’s latest greed driven request for ANOTHER increase. Suggest they try budgeting, for a change, beginning with PGE’s “overly generous” administrators’ pay. Sincerely, Clifford Spencer Sent from Mail for Windows | |||||
| UE 435-3330 | 9/17/2024 11:13:33 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Sarita | Vasquez | MILWAUKIE | There is absolutely no way in h*ck that we deserve ANOTHER rate increase in 2025 for the climate protection plan - DEQ and PGE I say no rate increase! | ||
| UE 435-3331 | 9/17/2024 11:13:33 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Sarita | Vasquez | MILWAUKIE | There is absolutely no way in h*ck that we deserve ANOTHER rate increase in 2025 for the climate protection plan - DEQ and PGE I say no rate increase! | ||
| UE 435-3332 | 9/17/2024 9:52:41 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Vanessa | Smith | BEAVERTON | Over the past few months I have noticed my electric bills have increased with Portland General Electric (PGE). However, in previous years, my electric bill typically decreased in the summer months. As an example, I used to always pay an average monthly bill of $60-90 per month in summers 2021-2023. It was always less than $100 in the summer months previously. Now my bills have been reaching as high as $157 per month during summer 2024. I’m terrified to see how expensive my electric bill will be this coming winter as we have electric heat at my apartment complex. My apartment complex installed brand new windows last year and have enhanced our weather stripping on outdoor facing doorways. We always lay a towel down in front of our doorways to prevent drafts as well. Additionally, we unplug items when not in use. I’m at a loss for what else consumers can do to mitigate these rising costs themselves. I recognize that we are living in a constant world of “inflation” where every company wants to raise prices. Though I would like to better understand PGE’s justification on that matter. As my political representative, I would appreciate if you could advocate on behalf of myself and my community. | ||
| UE 435-3333 | 9/18/2024 6:12:59 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Heather | Sutton | SILVERTON | Continuing to raise rates on Oregon residents is one of the reasons people are moving out of the state. Wether they can afford the increases or not they are fed up. I literally can not express how angry I am with the greed as my comment would not be accepted. | ||
| UE 435-3334 | 9/18/2024 10:36:49 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Chris | Figura | HAPPY VALLEY | Good morning, I am here today in oppositon of any additional rate increase for PGE or Northwest Natural Gas. Over the past several years, inflation is at an all time high and we are all struggling to put food on the table. Last year PGE was hit with a big lawsuit and after we the consumer were faced with a huge rate increase. The cost of this lawsuit was just passed on to the consumer and the CEO's at the top are still receiving huge bonuses. This is not ok!! You have many Otegonians who are elderly and on fixed incomes and they cannot afford to heat and cool their homes due to these rate increase. There can be no further rate increase and frankly the last rate increase that you authorized needs to be reversed. You are elected to be a voice of the people and I guarantee not one Oregonian homeowner would of voted yes on a rate increase at a time when the cost of food has doubled. You are elected to help people and all you are doing is hurting us by over taxation and increasing costs for everything. Soon people will be faced with a choice to continue to barely be able to afford to live here or to pack up and move to a State which supports is citizens over non profits and agendas. You have a responsibility to the people, not your ideology. Oregon was once one of the greatest States in the Country and over the past 10 years you have destroyed what we once stood for. It is time to do what the majority of people want, not what the ffew want. It's time to run Oregon like a business which is governed by the Constitution not thru ideology. If you continue to over tax us, Otegonians will leave and then there will be no tax base and Oregon will fail. Please do what is right for the people. We need you to be OUR voice to stand up for us. We cannot afford any more rate hikes nor any kind of carbon tax (which in no way will reduce carbon, only hurt us even more). Oregon has always been an advocate for the environment but a few of the people in power are pushing an extreme agenda that will bankrupt us and in no way help preserve the environment. There are ways to actually help reduce pollution and carbon that work without uprooting our way of life and pushing this all electric agenda but those conversations don't want to be had. It is troubling that those of us who have lived here our entire lives have to take time out of our busy day to write in to beg you to do what's right and in the Otegonians best interest, not the best interest of non profits and politicians. | ||
| UE 435-3335 | 9/19/2024 11:45:11 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Juliane | Butterfield | WEST LINN | Enough with the rate increases, families are already struggling to put food on the table and now you’re going to make them struggle to keep the lights on and have heat. Time to stop being so greedy and Lining the pockets of the already rich. Show that you care about the residence of Oregon and instead of a rate increase how about a rate decrease. | ||
| UE 435-3336 | 9/19/2024 1:26:23 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Meredith | Peyton | SALEM | I am curious as to how taxes and rate increases even work in this state anymore. I have to pay $25 each month to opt out of smart meters, which are harmful to health- and now PGE desires more money on top of their already questionable fees (i.e. 'public purpose charge??) My children don't even receive warm, cooked food at school anymore because of funding issues from the state & tax issues... Literally we cannot afford any increases in utilities on top of it all. Our officials can do better than increasing taxes (again). Find another solution and quit imposing climate change ideologies on citizens. We don't all buy into that narrative. Fix the actual problem. | ||
| UE 435-3337 | 9/19/2024 8:16:05 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Heather | Lagaso | GERVAIS | Dear Members of the Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing as a concerned citizen and the parent of a non-verbal autistic 12-year-old child, to express my strong opposition to the proposed electricity rate increase by Portland General Electric (PGE). The financial burden that a rate hike would impose on families like mine would be devastating and I urge you to reconsider approving this request. Caring for a child with special needs is already an immense financial strain. My son requires specialized care and attention, making it impossible for me to work a second job. As it stands, my average monthly electric bill exceeds $300, which is unsustainable when combined with other living expenses, including gas bills, transportation costs, and the day-to-day needs of our household. Unfortunately, I do not qualify for government assistance programs like food stamps, even though I am struggling to make ends meet. These rising costs are eroding my ability to save for a home, which would provide my son with the stability he needs. With every rate hike, I find it harder to afford basic necessities, let alone extracurricular activities for my child, holidays, or birthdays. Approving another increase would only worsen the situation for families like mine who are already pushed to the limit. There seems to be a growing sense of disillusionment among many Americans, as the cost of living continues to rise without relief. It feels as though there is not a war on poverty, but a war on the poor, with escalating inflation, housing market challenges, and now, utility rate hikes making it nearly impossible to get ahead. The American Dream, for many of us, feels increasingly out of reach. I respectfully urge the Public Utility Commission to reject PGE’s rate hike request. It is critical that you consider the severe impact these increases have on working families, especially those of us caring for children with special needs, who already face significant financial challenges. Thank you for your time and consideration. Sincerely, Heather Lagaso | ||
| UE 435-3338 | 9/22/2024 10:30:54 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Judy | Kennedy | OREGON CITY | I strongly oppose any further rate hikes by PGE. I am on a small, fixed budget and cannot afford to pay any more for my electricity. I know that I represent thousands of PGE customers. Sincerely, | ||
| UE 435-3339 | 9/24/2024 11:11:09 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Jo | Meyertons | PORTLAND | I would like to express my opposition to any further rate increases. I'm a retired person living on a fixed income. Social Security increases are expected to be about 2.5% or less than $50, which won't even begin to cover these rate increases just for utilities alone. Why punish me like this when I don't have the power to adjust to accommodate this change? | ||
| UE 435-334 | 3/11/2024 12:32:50 AM | 3/2/2024 3:49:50 PM | General Comment | margospr1@gmail.com | Hello. Thank you for the opportunity to address the rate increase proposal by PGE for 2025 As you know we all just had our rates increase by 17%. My neighbors and myself were shocked by the first bill with this increase. Well over 17% of my previous bill and no real explanation from PGE When I read about yet another increase I looked at what PGE had stated was the reason for this last increase. I discovered that they are basically asking for another 7% for the same reasons they asked for the 17% Before another increase is permitted, I think it’s a deep dive into their operating costs and internal cuts need to be made before another rate hike is foisted upon Oregonians Over $6 million for the CEO alone leaves me wondering what other outrageous salaries are being paid? We all see the 10 people on the side of the road for tree trimming - when 4 would be sufficient. Because it’s PGE and we pay their bills it feels they spend money Willy Nilly and just keep asking for more I hope their a deep dive and true die diligence into their books Thank you Margo Sprietsma | |||||
| UE 435-3340 | 9/26/2024 12:32:03 AM | 9/25/2024 10:47:05 AM | General Comment | franmazzara@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 10.9% for Oregon customers. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. We have seen record disconnections People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to approve PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. They are a public utility....PUBLIC UTILITY, our needs, the customer must be considered in the equation. This is not a for-profit corporation. The investors knew it when they bought the stock. The main responsibility is to provide the service at a REASONABLE price and the stock, while not paying enormous gains is consistent with little risk. I have public utilities in my portfolio for just that reason. Please do not approve PGE’s rate increase request. Sincerely, Dr. Joseph Mazzara 25901 E Highview Dr Welches, OR 97067-9745 franmazzara@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-3341 | 9/26/2024 4:15:55 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Deborah | Watkins | GLADSTONE | As a senior citizen living on a fixed income another rate increase by PGE would make us have to possibly chose between eating or heating/cooling our home. | ||
| UE 435-3342 | 9/27/2024 1:44:23 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | DUNDEE | PGE has already had a rate increase on our electric bill, I personally cannot afford my electric bill as it is, increasing this is going to make it difficult to pay. My grandmother is 91 years old on a fixed income and this is really a huge stressor on her as well. PLEASE do not increase our rates. I cannot financially afford this, I go without buying groceries in order to pay my bills. | ||||
| UE 435-3343 | 9/27/2024 3:47:18 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Thomas | Bat3s | BEAVERTON | PGE shareholders are the beneficiaries of a rate hike; the consumers just get to pay more. This leads to poorer consumers, not a benefit for the average household. Likely outcome of a rate hike is less money for food. This 2024/25 winter colder dwellings; perhaps someone freezing to death due to not able to pay exorbitant costs of electricity. The summer of 2025 may see people overheat and die due to not able to pay for cooling of dwelling. The only winners are the shareholders, the very ones that should not be further enriched on the backs of the poor. | ||
| UE 435-3344 | 9/28/2024 8:58:52 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Jane | McKenzie | SALEM | Consumers need to be protected — costs of electricity and gas are already too expensive for majority of Oregonian families and the utility companies have the audacity to raise their rates even higher? The Oregon Legislature needs to end the insanity now — your job is to represent The People of this state. Please do. | ||
| UE 435-3345 | 9/29/2024 1:28:28 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Jessica | Allred | WILLAMINA | PGE has more than enough money already. People are struggling to be able to afford their electric bills without a rate increase. How many people have to go without power to satisfy their greed? | ||
| UE 435-3346 | 10/1/2024 8:28:02 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Mellany | Lee | TIGARD | I just paid our utilities for the month, not including our phone and internet. The combined total was $473 and this is for September. The majority of this was our electric and water bills which totaled $393. This is at the end of the summer, where we didn’t use much water due to early rainfall and our electricity was minimized due to a not so hot summer. Portland Water bureau just raised our rates by 6% and this was after PGE raised rates at the first of the year and plans on doing so again early next year. Our electric bill will be more that 2 times what we paid this summer due to these increases. This is not something our family can sustain. Our highest PGE bill last winter was $469. It will be higher this winter for sure. PGE needs to find its funding through its stakeholders, a reduction in executive pay, stop giving its employees such generous discounts, and by not raising average customers rates by so much. The inflation that we’ve experienced has lost us much leeway in our spending and this year we can’t afford to let our kids play all the sports they want to as a result. Please stop this madness and hold PGE accountable! | ||
| UE 435-3347 | 10/2/2024 6:27:06 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Judith | Anderson | HUBBARD | We cannot afford the increases that are proposed for Oregon. I am a disabled widow on Social Security and 2 years ago when I became widowed, I thought I would have enough money to survive on. But that is far from the case with all these utilities increasing year after year along with all other costs ballooning out of site! Please stop these increases from taking place. Oregon is already one of the most expensive places to live and we can't absorb ever increasing rate hikes. | ||
| UE 435-3348 | 10/7/2024 10:19:06 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Juniper | Lund | PORTLAND | If PGE wants to raise rates, force their CEO to take a pay cut or buy them out. This should be a public utility, not another corporation making millions off a necessity. | ||
| UE 435-3349 | 10/9/2024 9:18:42 PM | PACIFIC POWER | General Comment | Web | BEND | do they not have enough money already? why would we pay a increase to our already absurdity inflated cost of living? why don't you increase employee wages 10% first and then maybe quality food would almost be affordable for the non trust fund folks | ||||
| UE 435-335 | 3/11/2024 12:32:53 AM | 3/2/2024 11:49:50 AM | General Comment | theodgers@yahoo.com | Dear Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to express my profound concern and dissatisfaction regarding the recent announcement of rate increases by Portland General Electric (PGE). As a resident of Portland, living at 3324 SW Fairmount Blvd, Portland, I have been a loyal customer of PGE, relying on their services for my daily needs. It has come to my attention that PGE plans to increase their pricing rates. This decision is particularly disheartening because it seems to disregard the current economic challenges faced by many Oregonians, myself included. The lack of significant infrastructure improvements or movements to justify such an increase adds to my frustration. Moreover, despite these proposed rate hikes, I, along with other residents, continue to experience frequent power outages, which further questions the rationale behind increasing the financial burden on consumers. The absence of tangible enhancements in service delivery and infrastructure, coupled with the continuous inconvenience of power disruptions, raises concerns about the justification for this rate adjustment. It is crucial for utility providers like PGE to ensure that any increase in rates is matched with proportional improvements in service quality, reliability, and customer satisfaction. Therefore, I urge the Oregon Public Utility Commission to thoroughly review PGE's proposal for rate increases. It is essential to ensure that any adjustments are reasonable, justified by concrete improvements, and considerate of the economic impact on Oregon residents. I look forward to your response and hope for a favorable review of this matter. Please consider the implications of these rate increases on consumers like myself, who depend on PGE for essential services but are left questioning the value and reliability of these services in light of recent developments. Thank you for your attention to this matter and for advocating on behalf of Oregon's utility consumers. Sincerely, Tom Odgers 907-250-7457 | |||||
| UE 435-3350 | 10/17/2024 9:26:50 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Judith | Anderson | HUBBARD | Please do not allow any more increases in rates that PGE can levy or charge for electricity. I am a widowed, disabled senior citizen, living on a fixed income and I'm not making it now. If these costs continue to rise, I don't know what I will do. Please protect the citizens instead of business and vote NO. | ||
| UE 435-3351 | 10/17/2024 4:41:13 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Teresa | Toren | DAMASCUS | First of all your public comment guidelines listed prior to commenting pretty much says it all - how angry people are about the increases in their electric bills!!!! 25% within a year!!!(18% then 7%??) You are either gouging us due to the loss of revenue from all the people leaving your jurisdiction and you have to make it up somehow, or we are all financing your freaking green energy pipe dreams! Or are you a bunch of sick people who think it's funny that we wander around in our dark houses trying to save on our PGE bill?? Thank God I still have my gas stove so I can cook during your many outtages. Pure evil to raise rates like this during this economy. You are a giant scam!! | ||
| UE 435-3352 | 10/18/2024 11:28:18 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | PORTLAND | Our family is struggling to pay our bills. We cannot afford another bill hike on our electricity. We would greatly appreciate it if there was some mercy given to we the people who are drowning in the significant cost of living raises. Thank you! | ||||
| UE 435-3353 | 10/18/2024 9:34:22 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | PORTLAND | Please help us. Our family cannot continue to pay the much, much higher prices. Unfortunately our households wages have not gone up, but the price on almost everything has. We may need to move out and split our family in half to afford smaller options. I pray we don't. We please ask you lower the costs significantly, very, very soon. Thank you for hearing us. | ||||
| UE 435-3354 | 10/19/2024 9:27:08 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Ji9m | Williams | SALEM | Enough is enough! | ||
| UE 435-3355 | 10/25/2024 11:41:05 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Ralph | Adam | SALEM | PGE recently announced 3rd quarter profits and made $100 million dollars profit after 44% rate increase over last four years. The customers are getting ripped off and we are getting sick and tired of it! The PUC is going to probably approve this current rate increase – who are you working for??? | ||
| UE 435-3356 | 10/29/2024 2:23:13 PM | PACIFIC POWER | General Comment | Web | Sue | June | DALLAS | If this rate increase is approved, I will have to turn off my circuit breaker. I simply cannot afford these rate Increases along with every other increase that is going on now. Oregon is becoming unlivable. I am asking that you do not grant such a high percentage of this rate increase. Than you for your consideration , | ||
| UE 435-3357 | 10/30/2024 4:04:50 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Gary | Kohling | GRESHAM | Another PGE increase is paralyzing to those of us Seniors on fixed incomes. With 2024 and 2025 increases it almost going to double what we pay. Are we paying for PGE’s repair to the grid that they should have been making through the years to keep up with modern demands. We in Gresham are a short distance from Bonneville where the power is produced. Southern CA and dessert rates per kilowatt hour are cheaper!! | ||
| UE 435-3358 | 10/31/2024 12:31:48 AM | 10/25/2024 9:21:40 AM | General Comment | boscalisa967@gmail.com | I have lived in Portland all of my 58 years and can not believe I am paying $350 for my electric bill. This additional request from PGE to increase rates yet again!!! NO WAY!! I am earning a good income combined with my husband but this is big burden on our budget. I truly hope you will stop this latest request to increase again!! I don’t understand how others can keep work and the lights on at this rate. We can barely afford our bill on a decent income. “Power to the people”but not at this rate of increase or cost or comfort. Lisa Bosca | |||||
| UE 435-3359 | 10/30/2024 10:35:34 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Patricia | Lopez | PORTLAND | RE: Electric rate hikes I am a senior on a fixed income that falls just above the maximum income level to qualify for assistance. I rent my home, so I can't make any of the upgrades offered by PGE. In short, I only have the choice to freeze now, or freeze later once my electricity gets shut off. I already practice all of the suggested ways to reduce my usage. I know that there are others in this same situation. Were we taken into consideration when you allowed such large rate increases? Are we simply collateral damage? And we are to expect another increase next year. Maybe you can raise the maximum income level to a percentage equal to the rate hikes? What can be done to help those of us who are hurting because of these hikes? | ||
| UE 435-336 | 3/11/2024 12:32:56 AM | 3/1/2024 8:14:52 PM | General Comment | larryn128@hotmail.com | Without a plan for bringing costs down through efficiency there is seemingly no end to amount that can be requested. Allowing for handouts and reductions for lower income is just transferring wealth. Families that exist at the cutoff threshold for assistance are left teetering on the edge of public assistance. Public assistance is something we all cannot afford. Go back to drawing board with the charter to reduce costs and makes it work. Get creative, innovate, and drive efficient solutions. Lawrence Novakowski | |||||
| UE 435-3360 | 11/2/2024 11:20:46 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Lisa | McGillicuddy | PORTLAND | We cannot afford any more price increases in MultCo. In the last 3-4 years, we have had to switch to using our wood-burning stove a majority of the time in the winter because energy has become too expensive and everything is rising in cost due to that. It's why I voted for Trump a third time. We've had to begin living at bare minimum so we don't dip into savings and so we can keep contributing the most we can to our 401Ks. We are struggling every day to make ends meet and pay our bills. Our energy and utility bills are incredibly expensive and now we will be turning of cable because it's $250/mo that we need to use elsewhere. Democrat rule has destroyed our state, cities and the country. If things continue on this trajectory, we will be leaving Oregon for good. It's the worst decision we ever made by moving here. Everyone is a lefty weirdo out here. I hate it. Democrats are destroying America at warp speed. And the utilities companies are partnering with them by bowing down to the radical lies. You should all be ashamed of yourselves for what you are doing to the middle class and good, everyday Americans who love our country. God Bless the USA. Down with the radical lefty Democrat weirdos. | ||
| UE 435-3361 | 11/5/2024 7:06:26 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | HILLSBORO | PGE has increased rates 40% since 2021, and 18% last year alone. These increases are not sustainable and make the cost of living in our state unattainable for many. According to PGE, it shut off power to 4,712 households in April. In May, it shut off power to 4,303 households. Those are the highest customer disconnections since it began reporting figures in 2018. Please vote against further rate increases on our residents, prices are high enough. | ||||
| UE 435-3362 | 11/14/2024 11:27:05 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Linda | OREGON CITY | I do not want PGE to have another rate increase after the large increases the last 3 years. | |||
| UE 435-3363 | 11/19/2024 7:31:57 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Patrick | Gibson | PORTLAND | Portland General’s mission is well-articulated and I support their mission of sustainability and proactively managing the load on our grid. Obviously, our energy consumption is growing at an unprecedented rate. I have contributed to this growth in consumption with the migration to Electric Vehicles, promoted by Portland General. I have made large financial investments to add battery storage at our home and shift our consumption to off-peak hours to lessen our impact on the grid. At this point, more than 90% of our household consumption is between the hours of 10pm and 6am (off-peak). The elimination of the Legacy Time of Use rate plan (approved with UE 415) will go into effect at the end of 2024. If the TOD rate plan remains at 2024 levels (UE 415), I will see a 35% increase in my Electric Bill on January 1, 2025. If the TOD rate plan increases as proposed herein, I will see a 69% increase in my Electric Bill on January 1, 2025. I strongly oppose the Schedule 7 Rate plan changes. It continues to unfairly penalize customers that have made the largest investments to support the mission that Portland General promotes. | ||
| UE 435-337 | 3/11/2024 12:32:59 AM | 3/1/2024 5:34:56 PM | General Comment | talbosm@icloud.com | Hi there, I just heard about the proposed rate hike for 2025 and I think you should not consider it at all. PGE has been making ridiculous profits on consumers in the past few years, and when we need them to do something like manage power outages in a storm they outright fail. A family died in the last storm because PGE told them it was safe to exit a car when it was not. They cannot communicate what lines are under power and which are not to other utilities and government agencies and generally waste money like no other organization in our region. There is no way we should be paying them any more. Sincerely, Seth Talbot and Rachel Brunner Portland Residents Sent from my iPhone | |||||
| UE 435-338 | 3/11/2024 12:33:02 AM | 3/1/2024 5:16:40 PM | General Comment | daewortman@gmail.com | They’ve raised rates significantly two years in a row. No to any increase in 2025. Sent from my iPad | |||||
| UE 435-339 | 3/11/2024 12:33:05 AM | 3/1/2024 4:57:45 PM | General Comment | brendahowe3@gmail.com | No! Absolutely not! The fact that PGE has the nerve to request an additional 7.4% rate for 2025, a year after the 18% increase is incomprehensible. Here is the reality, it is the middle income families that are burdened with these constant increases, ie. the poor can’t afford to pay so PGE offers more discounts to lower income families and, for those with high incomes, these increases are less burdensome. BUT families who don’t fall into either category are left to carry the ultimate burden. Shame on you if you pass this request. It is time for PGE to get off the backs of the middle income families. Sent from my iPad | |||||
| UE 435-34 | 3/1/2024 7:01:58 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Katherine | Lewis | BEAVERTON | This is ridiculous and is outpacing inflation. Given the rate hike last year and how they responded to the storm a month ago this is unacceptable, and the justification of this rate hike is not there. | ||
| UE 435-340 | 3/11/2024 12:33:08 AM | 3/1/2024 1:25:01 PM | General Comment | plaid.chick@gmail.com | Hello, I am a PGE account holder, I live in low-income housing. I have struggled to pay my electric bill for the past 3 years. The current rate increased is already taking an effect on my income. Normally my bill for winter is $60, but now it running at $220. Although I am signed up for low-income rates it only brings my cost down to $180. If I am already struggling during winter time, summer won't be any better as my bill is double to triple the cost of my winter bill You see during the winter I don't use much heat, but since my home stays decently warm during winter that means it becomes overwhelmingly hot during the summer and requires A/C to run non stop. With the increase in food, gas and household items we cannot afford rate increases. It a blatant disregard toward those struggling in today's economy, and unfortunately Oregon has a high population of struggling families. Kristina Ernstrom | |||||
| UE 435-341 | 3/11/2024 12:33:11 AM | 3/1/2024 12:29:09 PM | General Comment | joho@joehovey.com | Writing again, as I just read the PGE is looking to increase rates again for 2025. MTC3DDWO4JFCLCTSACTJ6RK7VQ.jpg Portland General Electric proposes 2025 rate hike as many still reel from January bump opb.org I don’t buy into their reasoning as do many of my neighbors. While they may say they are doing it for “green” goals, I find that difficult to believe. If anything, they want to pass onto the Consumer their costs for their liabilities in the various wildfires within the last two years. As a Commission, you need to be looking at these requests more from a consumer point of view as it relates to “affordability”. Of their own device, PGE will “spend money” as it is a Public Utility beholden to its investors. I am asking and urging you as a Commission to make PGE “budget” their existing dollars to meet their needs. A number of families in OR are already strapped for Income due to various increases, the most being the most recent 18% increase by PGE. Enough is Enough!!! As you are an appointed Commission, your role is still to insure that Consumers are protected from Price Gouging from the likes of PGE. Thank you for your time. Joe Hovey Portland OR On Jan 30, 2024, at 12:51?PM, Joe Hovey <joho@joehovey.com> wrote: The recent increase of 18% by PGE is outrageous. And after a rough two weeks of below ZERO temps and snow & ice, people are now getting their electric bills. For the majority of these people, their sole source of heat is also electric! Their bills are astronomical!! How could you … in good conscience … approve such a drastic increase especially considering that the State is trying to push Electric over Natural Gas? It is appalling that a governor appointed Commission could put its citizens in such dire straits. One can only assume you are getting some kickback from the Utility for allowing such a steep increase. And I am even more concerned about the upcoming PGE increases that the Utility wants to tack onto their invoices. There is even talk about using some type of increase to offset their liabilities for the wildfires in the State. It’s obvious these are moves to keep their investors happy and “in cash” with no concern about the citizens of Oregon. My first response to PGE would be - figure it out!!! They should be held accountable for how they spend their money and be more efficient in its use; not subject citizens to their own shortcomings. Concerned Citizens will be watching you and how you handle such an audacious move by PGE. Let us hope you can see through PGE’s motives and not approve any further increases. Thank you for your time. Joe Hovey Portland OR | |||||
| UE 435-342 | 3/11/2024 2:41:42 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Dave | Potts | CORNELIUS | I heard about rate increase by PGE and wanted to voice my concern. The OPB story stated PGE is asking way too much and it's being driven by investors so the public is paying for all challenges they are having. PGE they just had a 20% rate increase and are now asking for another increase. I also hear PGE put in the rate request the right to ask for rate increase anytime they want to. I feel this is outrageous and I can’t believe the PUC would even consider this request! Please turn it down these absorbent rate increases and modify their request to increase whenever they want! | ||
| UE 435-343 | 3/11/2024 4:50:17 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Kelley | Chaney | GLADSTONE | Hello: I have lived in Oregon for 53 years. I understand the importance of PGE service and infrastructure. I was not happy with the most recent rate increase because it was so large. As a single working mother, the 2024 rates are not sustainable. I know many people in my community who just cannot make the payment. When I see a request for an additional increase next year, I am furious. PGE's Executive Summary saying that a return on invested capital is a factor driving an additional rate increase, it is upsetting. The summary says the purpose is for PGE to maintain its credit and attract capital to ultimately benefit customers. That sounds like a plan that rich people consider, but it is just too much for average people to handle right now. Oregonians are still recovering from the pandemic, crippled at the grocery store and gas station. Rent is unmanageable and corporate greed is eating us alive. All utilities have increased. These are basic needs that people cannot meet right now. The PUC needs to protect people and ask PGE to come up with another plan. Let citizens try to adjust to this current massive rate increase for a few years. PGE can make a new proposal in a couple of years when they can show the progress of their infrastructure plan. They cannot justify hitting customers so hard with back-to-back increases. This goes for their peak pricing proposal as well. Electricity is not a luxury item; it is a basic need. The OPUC's mission must insure that Oregonians have access to "fairly priced" utility services and "promote public interest" to "arrive at a balance." Please do not support any additional increase. Your previous approval is already crippling Oregonians. | ||
| UE 435-344 | 3/11/2024 8:19:12 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Yvonne | Phipps | SHERWOOD | Please do not approve the rate increase. PGE and it's shareholders should not be passing on a rate increase to it's customers. Like other companies doing business they need to plan for these types of situations. They know because they must have hired knowledgeable people to do risk assessments and instead of budgeting and setting funds aside they've added it to their profit. We the customer are not their rainy day fund! | ||
| UE 435-345 | 3/12/2024 10:16:11 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | PORTLAND | It is getting ridiculous they have already increased residential rates over 40% in three years and basically priced people out of their homes, for that matter they are pricing residents out of the city of Portland. All while commercial businesses that use much more electricity get smaller rate hikes, really calls into question the ethics of our utility commission and whether or not they are being bribed by businesses to keep their rates down. At the rate they are hiking residential prices, I am half tempted to go medieval and turn the power off to my home all together, put in a manual well pump, do all my cooking on the fireplace, wash the clothes in the bath water once a week. Which is exactly what it looks like the utility companies want us to do. | ||||
| UE 435-346 | 3/7/2024 7:29:01 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | MT | HILLSBORO | 18% is a lie, our bill is 100% higher and has been each month as opposed to 2023. We have 2 less people in the household, removed a large fish tank & no more electric vehicle and it’s still over $300/month…no “ice” storm in February either. | |||
| UE 435-347 | 3/7/2024 7:43:26 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Jordan | Jansson | PORTLAND | Allowing price setters to increase prices on basic necessities only makes life harder for those who have to pay them. With price increases, such as what PGE and Portland Power want and you've granted, families and individuals have fewer opportunities, in the land of supposed opportunity, to better themselves, maintain savings accounts, or buy things in a retail economy. And such price increases make it much more difficult to be able to meet the 40% max of income that is the golden standard for living anywhere, especially as renters suffer from capricious price increases from landowners and property managers. Allowing price increases also fails to do anything to help alleviate Oregon's homelessness crisis; in fact, such increases only serve to compel people to leave the state, if not lose their home. And, greed is recognized as a sin by every established religion. And the term "inflation" is just a word to distract from what's really occuring in utilities, groceries, housing, and power: man-made intentional greed and price-gouging | ||
| UE 435-348 | 3/7/2024 7:46:54 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Jenny | Watters | PORTLAND | I’m writing to state that an 18% increase from PGE was shocking and poses a hardship. Many households fall above the financial guidelines to receive relief from the rate increase, but also are not so well-off that this extreme rate increase doesn’t adversely impact them. I can’t think of an industry where this kind of rate increase would be acceptable and tolerated. My salary (and no one I know) receives anything close to an 18% raise— ever. | ||
| UE 435-349 | 3/7/2024 7:46:55 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Jenny | Watters | PORTLAND | I’m writing to state that an 18% increase from PGE was shocking and poses a hardship. Many households fall above the financial guidelines to receive relief from the rate increase, but also are not so well-off that this extreme rate increase doesn’t adversely impact them. I can’t think of an industry where this kind of rate increase would be acceptable and tolerated. My salary (and no one I know) receives anything close to an 18% raise— ever. | ||
| UE 435-35 | 3/1/2024 7:49:26 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Melody | Crippen | PORTLAND | Rising energy costs for consumers are not reflective of actual new challenges on the part of energy providers; this is an example of "greedflation" plain and simple. Oregonians have enough hands diving into their pockets as it is; allowing this avaricious rate hike to occur would be another major drain on the already strained purse of the average citizen. Please do not allow PGE to recklessly and pointlessly increase their rates yet again. | ||
| UE 435-350 | 3/7/2024 7:49:47 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Greg | Sargent | SALEM | Dear Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to express my profound concern and dissatisfaction regarding the recent announcement of rate increases by Portland General Electric (PGE). As a resident of Salem I have been a loyal customer of PGE, relying on their services for my daily needs. It has come to my attention that PGE plans to increase their pricing rates. This decision is particularly disheartening because it seems to disregard the current economic challenges faced by many Oregonians, myself included. The lack of significant infrastructure improvements or movements to justify such an increase adds to my frustration. Moreover, despite these proposed rate hikes, I, along with other residents, continue to experience frequent power outages, which further questions the rationale behind increasing the financial burden on consumers. The absence of tangible enhancements in service delivery and infrastructure, coupled with the continuous inconvenience of power disruptions, raises concerns about the justification for this rate adjustment. It is crucial for utility providers like PGE to ensure that any increase in rates is matched with proportional improvements in service quality, reliability, and customer satisfaction. Therefore, I urge the Oregon Public Utility Commission to thoroughly review PGE's proposal for rate increases. It is essential to ensure that any adjustments are reasonable, justified by concrete improvements, and considerate of the economic impact on Oregon residents. I look forward to your response and hope for a favorable review of this matter. Please consider the implications of these rate increases on consumers like myself, who depend on PGE for essential services but are left questioning the value and reliability of these services in light of recent developments. Thank you for your attention to this matter and for advocating on behalf of Oregon's utility consumers. | ||
| UE 435-351 | 3/7/2024 7:49:53 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Almitra | Stayer | ESTACADA | What is the margin of earning for PGE? What was the income percentage increase for the CEO and other leadership or administration within the company? What percent of this cost increase is going to toward their income and what percent is going toward the infrastructure ect? My thought and belief is that this is a monopoly and the rich are getting richer at the expense and well-being of the customers they serve. | ||
| UE 435-352 | 3/7/2024 7:51:41 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Grant | Crook | TIGARD | We are trying to get away from fossil fuel, I get it. Then we take out the dams to save the salmon, makes sense. Now we are forced into higher cost electricity, who or what is going to save us? People can not afford this, so what do we do? The government subsidies farmers, electric cars, etc., maybe they should subsidies power company's so people can afford electricity. | ||
| UE 435-353 | 3/12/2024 11:34:33 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | PORTLAND | An additional rate hike to an already predator increase in 2024 would be a gross example of companies extracting money from captive peoples struggling to pay existing rates. As a Portland resident who makes 55k a year, I already have to struggle to pay to keep my home heated in our relatively mild winter climates. The high cost of living will continue to push people to die in our cold spikes even when not suffering from being houseless. | ||||
| UE 435-354 | 3/13/2024 12:31:55 AM | 3/12/2024 10:36:23 AM | General Comment | thejoyofsound@gmail.com | Hi. My name is Amber Pfaff. I'm a resident of Multnomah County, and live in downtown Portland. I'm writing to speak out against allowing PGE to raise their rates, yet again. Another 7.4% so shortly after the 18% raise is unconscionable! The 18% is already horrific! I'm a resident on a very small fixed income of $11,000 a year. I am disabled and have been for nearly 20 years. I already was struggling to make ends meet and pay my electric bill. I'm supposedly getting a percentage off, due to my low income status, yet my bill still went up so much that I'm terrified of losing my home! If my electricity gets shut off, I get evicted! It's not making a dent, and PGE claims I'm using way more electricity, when that's not even possible! I'm watching what I use more than ever before! I try to get help through energy assistance programs, but it's nearly impossible! I can never find one with availability when I need it. The phone lines and waiting lists are open randomly. I don't hear back from them. I haven't been able to get help in this way for several years. I had to spend this winter with my thermostat set at 55°F. I have all of my lights on timers. I go to the bathroom & shower in the dark. I don't know what I'll do when it gets hot and I can't afford to use my air conditioner. My medication makes me very heat sensitive and I have a companion pet that I'm afraid will suffer! My rent was increased, grocery prices are sky high, we are losing the Affordable Connectivity Program. I can't afford to have a coffee with friends anymore, even. I'm so isolated! I'm getting priced out of life! Please stop this! Please do not allow this increase! Please help people like me! I did nothing to deserve this suffering! I do not have control over my disability! Please help! Please!! I shouldn't be in a position to pay shareholders and fill a millionaire CEO's pockets! This is cruelty! Help us! Please! I'm desperate! I cannot afford this! I can't live on the street! I'm a good person. I don't break the law. I keep to myself. I don't drink or use drugs. I volunteer when I'm healthy enough. PGE is inhumane! They are price gouging is! Please stop making us pay for their greed and negligence! It's going to kill people! It already is! Thank you for your time. -Amber Pfaff | |||||
| UE 435-355 | 3/13/2024 12:31:57 AM | 3/11/2024 7:57:25 AM | General Comment | wcfrehley@yahoo.com | Dear Senators, enough is enough. The unchecked gouging of the people of Oregon by monopolistic entities such as PGE needs to stop, NOW! The people of this state cannot afford these excessive rate hikes, especially at a time when soaring taxes and food, gasoline and housing prices are rising faster than many can hope to keep up with. If there was ever a time for government regulators to take action against scheming organizations such as this, it is now. Monopolies such as this must be by law closely regulated or broken up in the best interests of the public. The continuation of complacency on the part of the Oregon legislature concerning this untenable situation is completely unacceptable and even criminal on its face. As a result, I and many other people of the state of Oregon are increasingly suspecting a condition of blatant collusion between our legislature, our elected representatives in general and the power companies. We demand immediate, legislative action be taken to mitigate this destructive behavior or a sure and effective purging of the dead wood in the halls of power will be the only choice left to the people, whatever form that may take. Mark my words; some of us are not so easily swayed by promises of free lunches. Hoping that you will use your heads for something more than a hatrack. William McKinney Sign the Petition https://s.yimg.com/nq/storm/assets/enhancrV2/23/logos/change.png Sign the Petition State Regulation of Portland General Electric's Unfair Rate Hikes | |||||
| UE 435-356 | 3/13/2024 12:32:00 AM | 3/6/2024 2:19:01 PM | General Comment | peeditor@comcast.net | My electric bill is now $128 per month! I am a senior citizen on a fixed income. The bill went from $108 previously & I thought that was outrageous. BTW, I have gas heat in my master bedroom, electric in rest of house, but only use heat in living room area.. Bonnie Carter Waterston, Editor Positively Entertainment & Dining positivelyentertainment.com peeditor@comcast.net Phone: 503-253-0513 | |||||
| UE 435-357 | 3/13/2024 8:15:23 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Jessica | Capps | BEAVERTON | Families, myself included are struggling beyond our means. I work 2 jobs and have 2 children and a disabled mother who live with me. I can’t tell her to just put another sweatshirt on or cover up with a blanket. I cannot afford these rate increases, heck I can’t even afford the rate before that. I have the thermostats set at 65 and I’m still getting outrageous bills and we’re living in sweats and blankets not wanting to get anything done cause it would require us to get out of said blankets. We’re freezing and yet you want to do another rate increase. Have compassion for your customers instead of greed for your pockets. | ||
| UE 435-358 | 3/7/2024 8:11:06 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Pete | Renfrow | DUNDEE | The PUC will "synthitize" our comments is all you need to know. It's time for utility companies to be owned by the rate payers and not a private concern. On another note I constantly hear the PGE gives grants for e-bikes and other projects. If they have money to give away then they have too much of the rate payers cash. | ||
| UE 435-359 | 3/7/2024 8:20:44 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Kathleen | Branham | NEWBERG | I oppose the recent rate increases.I live on Social Security with my husband.We budget for every dollar spent and cannot afford this!! I have had to ask my son for financial help to pay my power bill.All because rate increases!! Thanks alot!! I know we are not the only seniors struggling with this.You should be ashamed of yourselves.I bet you have no problem paying your power bill,even? Most of us don't believe this about wildfire or new equipment or whatever excuses you folks come up with.Because we know its all about the green initiative,the climate change crap,the tearing out of our dams and power plants.You are doing your best to cripple us common people. You should all rethink the rate increases as they are not fair nor warranted. | ||
| UE 435-36 | 3/1/2024 7:51:59 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Alex | Cassidy | PORTLAND | I aw writing to oppose any increase in rates for PGE. I believe the service they currently provide is NOT proportional to the costs of service. Poor maintenance and blackouts should be addressed before considering a change in rates. | ||
| UE 435-360 | 3/7/2024 8:32:27 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Richard | Recanzone | PORTLAND | My salary has not gone up as much as utilities, or groceries .utilities should have same control as rent. | ||
| UE 435-361 | 3/7/2024 8:33:46 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Holly | Coddington | MILWAUKIE | I would like to see these power companies have Apps that would provide people a way to view how much power they are using, just like the cell phone companies use for data use. I feel like power companies are intentionally not using current technology to make it easier for their customers. I am trying to figure out whether I pay my medical bills this month or get caught up with my outrageous PGE bill. Please help us, customers find a way to not have to sacrifice other necessities in life so that we can have power in our homes!!!!! | ||
| UE 435-363 | 3/7/2024 8:37:39 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Louy | Wolf | EAGLE CREEK | My husband and I are seniors living on social security. We just cannot afford more rate increases to PGE. So far we only qualify for a 15 percent discount which still makes are bill unaffordable. Please do not approve another rate increase. This is killing us. | ||
| UE 435-364 | 3/13/2024 1:53:12 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Edward | Murphy | DAMASCUS | After the ridiculous 18% increase they are asking for another 13% increase. The 18% bothered me so much I'm sure the 13% might kill me. | ||
| UE 435-365 | 3/7/2024 8:42:40 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | John | Rowan | RHODODENDRON | Thank you for the opportunity to speak. PGE saved our entire community up here on Mt.Hood by powering down their lines during the September wind event , an event that was forecast nearly a week out. PGE informed communities that there is a good chance that the power would be cut off. Their Board understood the REAL danger at hand. The other electronic companies to our south were asleep at the wheel and entire communities burned and people died. Now ,electric rates have soared with more increases to come along with lawsuits . Are these increases to cover the costs incurred from horrible leadership at Board level ? I'm a 60 y.o. man with 30 years as an ER RN , as a young man, I was the lead the Polaski on a Hotshot crew with the Tahoe National Forest later a fire fighter/ medic. | ||
| UE 435-366 | 3/7/2024 8:50:56 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Laura | Jones | TUALATIN | PGE needs to stop raising its rates. If rent is going to continue to increase so much, the cost of utilities should not. I can barely afford the rent (and I make good money), let alone the PGE prices. If equipment needs to be upgraded - One, this should have been done years ago and Two, this needs to be done gradually and not all at once. We can't afford to correct PGE's mistakes, and we shouldn't have to. Even people I know who are employed with PGE are barely making it with the rate increases, and they also don't agree with the increases. It's just ridiculous. What happens when we can no longer afford it? What then? | ||
| UE 435-367 | 3/7/2024 8:52:57 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Dagoverto | Benavidez | SALEM | As a consumer of PGE electricity i find the increase outrages, the increase i saw today when i received my bill where it averages $115, today it is $185. How can a person buy food and keep warm? This is contributing to the homelessness issue which society then needs to address with more money! | ||
| UE 435-368 | 3/7/2024 8:59:28 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Dagoverto | Benavidez | SALEM | Rate increases like the one PGE is putting out is a major factor on why we have so much homelessness, people just cant afford this price gauging!! | ||
| UE 435-369 | 3/7/2024 9:09:29 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | SALEM | I honestly do not care anymore that costs have gone up. Stop passing it along to customers in order to maintain desired profit! PGE better eat this cost. I don’t care if it put them in the red. If they can’t invest at current rates then they just have to wait | ||||
| UE 435-37 | 3/1/2024 7:55:25 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | chris | boatwright | HILLSBORO | Please do not approve this rate increase! | ||
| UE 435-370 | 3/7/2024 9:44:22 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Josef | Nelson | HILLSBORO | A 40% increase in costs over 2 years would ruin any privately held company that has competition. A 40% cost from a monopoly is a cartoonish scenario of people with low incomes having to decide between groceries or power bills. | ||
| UE 435-371 | 3/7/2024 9:48:23 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Becky | Zimmerman | PORTLAND | For many families, it will be "eat or heat". Utilities should continually upgrade rather than waiting for catastrophies that are more costly. Be proactive rather than reactive. | ||
| UE 435-372 | 3/7/2024 9:49:07 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Debbie | Hildreth | MOLALLA | I am older & on social security . I can not afford another rate increase . I am barely surviving now . I don't drive an electric car & it seems unfair that I have to support infrastructure for that . How am I supposed to survive ? | ||
| UE 435-373 | 3/7/2024 10:07:40 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Debbie | E | GRESHAM | I would like to see an independent body do a line-by-line overall audit of the PGE budget. Where there is waste, eliminate it and use the money more wisely planning for long term solutions. Struggling consumers cannot keep paying higher and higher rates -- they do not have the luxury of limitless household budgets. The PUC should push back and stop approving annual increase requests from PGE: Consumers must prioritize and live within their budgets, PGE can do so as well. | ||
| UE 435-374 | 3/7/2024 8:38:48 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Alesha | Munkelwitz | WOODBURN | I think its unfair that PGE is asking to increase rates yet again. Have they cut costs at all? Their CEO is making millions of dollars while I sit here barely making ends meet with all my bills especially this last rate increase. Before they gouge us anymore they should trim their costs and reduce the salaries of their top workers. Why should we be the only ones to sacrifice | ||
| UE 435-375 | 3/7/2024 10:01:56 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Lilith | Knoblock | PORTLAND | Please do not increase PGE prices. We struggled greatly to pay for our heating during this very cold and icy winter and will likely struggle more to keep cool this summer. People will die if they cannot pay their electric bills. | ||
| UE 435-376 | 3/14/2024 11:01:52 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Matthew | Ward | PORTLAND | Please do not approve yet another major increase of cost to the customers of PGE. We already had a huge increase of cost this year, it is putting unfair stress on peoples cost of living when facing rising costs of just about everything else locally. The fact that PGE keeps finding reasons to raise costs should be a warning sign to a poorly run budgetary department within the company, or perhaps greed in the CEO department? Whatever it is causing these huge repeated increases it is unfair to the rate payers. Thank you. | ||
| UE 435-377 | 3/14/2024 3:21:41 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Patricia | Reese | HILLSBORO | I would think that before an additional 7% increase requested in 2025 for PGE would be granted, the Oregon Public Utility Commission should review the profit earned in 2024 after the 18% rate increase. I can appreciate the need to improve infrastructure to handle the push to go all electric, but maybe the increase could wait another year or two if PGE has additional unanticipated profits after the most recent increase. | ||
| UE 435-378 | 3/14/2024 3:48:14 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Wade | Fauth | PORTLAND | We as citizens can't absorb another giant rate hike. If anything you should LOWER it that much! | ||
| UE 435-379 | 3/14/2024 6:31:55 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Scott | Kirkwood | HILLSBORO | My electric bill was already outrageous before the current rate hike. To propose another especially so soon after is absolutely ludicrous. Regular people cannot afford this, and in this economy in particular. | ||
| UE 435-38 | 3/1/2024 8:09:36 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Paulane | Collison | EAGLE CREEK | I don't agree with the rate increase. They already got 17% and now asking another 7%. This is hurting the elderly who don't get much for income. She is all electric and can’t afford it anymore. This is hard on those who have medical issues like chemo who crank up the heat and this is really going to affect them. Not all customers have the option of using gas especially in older homes or trailer homes. | ||
| UE 435-380 | 3/14/2024 8:07:22 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Timothy | Ulrey | PORTLAND | I’m writing oppose yet another rate hike. Many people, myself included are already struggling with the recent rate hike and it seems cynical and egregious to pass one again so soon. | ||
| UE 435-381 | 3/14/2024 9:25:55 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | PORTLAND | We have *just* been through a rate hike. PGE is profitable enough. We do not need to subsidize any further raises Maria Pope gives herself. | ||||
| UE 435-382 | 3/15/2024 8:03:29 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Kameron | Monk | SALEM | Times are extremely tough, this rate hike is greed over service. This is going to hurt so many people and contribute to Oregon's homelessness. | ||
| UE 435-385 | 3/7/2024 10:27:15 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Barbara | Roach | WEST LINN | Look at the salaries of executive's at PPG and it’s obvious they are overpaid and gouging us consumers to line their pockets and the pockets of their shareholders. They could all contribute some of their salary to make improvements if that was really their goal. My bill in the last 4 years has gone from an average of $138.00 to 410.00 as of the last increase. All housing costs have skyrocketed and if someone can afford their rent, utilities can price them out. The citizens cannot keep absorbing these prices. https://www1.salary.com/PGandE-CORP-Executive-Salaries.html | ||
| UE 435-386 | 3/7/2024 10:31:40 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Jay | Marcy | PORTLAND | Continuous significant rate increases are going to cause catastrophy for those relying on PGE. I understand that infrastructure changes and post-storm repairs are costly, but trimming trees prior to storms would help prevent some of that damage in the first place, minimizing the need for emergency power restoration efforts and associated costs. PGE notified residents of SE Portland of anticipated tree trimming just days before this 2024 ice storm - this tree trimming did not occur and tree damage to power lines left many without power for several days. Use your budget to work on disaster prevention, don't just milk us dry for money we don't have. People rely on PGE to provide power so we don't die of exposure during weather events like this, and we were failed miserably during this storm. Absolutely horrible to raise rates at this time. | ||
| UE 435-387 | 3/7/2024 10:34:24 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Dawn | Schmidt | SALEM | Cut your salaries FIRST! No excuse for increase, just because others have done it! I might add the other’s increases are a lot lower than what you have/are doing! Why should we be paying for your lack of integrity and negligence, loss of homes, property and lives from the 2020 wildfires? STOP the MADNESS and GREED! What does PUC mean? PUBLIC utility commission, that means the PUBLIC needs to be heard and accepted by OUR decisions. NOT to pay your outlandish salaries and living style. | ||
| UE 435-388 | 3/7/2024 10:57:45 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | V | Demary | PENDLETON | For elders on limited income bit expensive thru winter | ||
| UE 435-389 | 3/7/2024 11:33:16 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Stephen | Ewald | PORTLAND | Companies like PGE using the public infrastructure, shouldn't be able to jack up my rates by 40% over 4 years. That either shows bad planning and foresight or greed. Let's be honest though it is pure greed to appease the stock holders. | ||
| UE 435-39 | 3/1/2024 9:27:04 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Sam | SALEM | UE435 is ridiculous. My power bill is already untenable and further increases will force me to choose between power bills and food. Start focusing on improving the infrastructure we have instead of squeezing blood from your captive customer base to build superfluous new projects. Get bent | |||
| UE 435-390 | 3/7/2024 11:53:00 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Rachel | Lucas | SHERWOOD | Most people are having a hard time just buying groceries. With the increase in utility bills takes away from that. Not only food but prescriptions too. I have cut back on electricity and heat but am still struggling to pay bills. I have cancer and need certain meds. These increases would hurt peoples lives!! It should not be allowed. We all need to work with in our means. | ||
| UE 435-391 | 3/7/2024 11:53:39 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | John | Reichert | MILWAUKIE | It's sad to think that because of the negligence of PGE and all the lawsuits that customers have to bail them out when times are already hard. Let them suffer. We shouldn't have to pay off their fines. Which is exactly what's happening. | ||
| UE 435-392 | 3/7/2024 12:09:06 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Erin | Sauer | BEAVERTON | I understand rising costs for companies but when you raise it to where we cannot afford to pay the utilities and you deem it acceptable to leave families in the cold and the dark I cannot support you or any form of reason that you have. | ||
| UE 435-393 | 3/7/2024 12:36:33 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | KRISTIN | G | MILWAUKIE | The recent rate hikes, proposed future rate hikes, and the reporting that was done on KATU news channel are extremely disheartening. The average rate hike of %18 is unreal. People in this community are struggling to survive and in the midst of that struggle large utility companies are complaining about the cost associated to them instead of valuing and helping the customers in the communities that they serve. The message is "give us more of what you don't have because we need it more." A sentiment that breeds distrust and dissatisfaction among constituents. It is basic economics that the price gets passed to the consumer. However, conglomerates such as utility companies have an obligation to the people they serve. Power is a basic necessity of average living just like water. If you keep increasing rates you will also increase the amount of people who die or become seriously ill in extreme heat or cold situations that were used to justify these rate hikes. That will be a direct effect of people being unable to afford to heat or cool their homes due to these rate hikes. It is no longer just about our most vulnerable members of society but about everyone because we are ALL struggling. If you need funding to update the power grid apply for other resources. Do not pass these massive rate hikes onto consumers expecting that they can take this hit. Imminently, there will come a day when people will choose not to run their power because they simply cannot afford it. It is already happening that people wear extra sweaters or use extra blankets to stay warm rather than turn on the heat. Sadly, for some, that is a choice to live or die. And then what will utility companies do? Pass another rate hike to collect the money lost when others could not afford to keep the lights on? That is the absolute failure of civic duty. | ||
| UE 435-394 | 3/7/2024 12:41:59 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Gordon | Fultz | MCMINNVILLE | I find no defendable justification for an additional rate increase other than corporate greed! We have seen no definable improvements in our area and we lose power several times a year. I hope the PUC will look this PGE proposal over very carefully and see where the money is really going. It would be wrong for all of these rate increases to be paying stockholders, executives and not being used for the upgrades. These rate increase are driving people out of their homes and prohibiting renting and buying of homes-and homelessness! Please say “NO”. | ||
| UE 435-395 | 3/7/2024 12:42:20 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Dav | Smit | HILLSBORO | I really, really, really have zero faith in your organization and what it has become. | ||
| UE 435-396 | 3/7/2024 12:44:14 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Timothy | Bryson | OREGON CITY | The current rates for electricity are already staggaring. How are lower income residents expected to pay even more than they already are without making sacrifices in other areas of their lives? People have enough to worry about already, and now the thought of their light bulbs going out is potentially a very real fear | ||
| UE 435-397 | 3/7/2024 1:01:26 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Russell | Nault | CARLTON | Your killing us with these rate hikes.I cannot afford to heat my home. | ||
| UE 435-398 | 3/7/2024 1:08:18 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Elisa | Kozma | CORBETT | Cost is way too much and too fast with limited public input and too many mandatory monthly fees. No longer affordable. Wish there was more competition for electric and heat where we live. | ||
| UE 435-399 | 3/7/2024 1:21:58 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Julie | Hamilton | SALEM | I’m on a very fixed income. These rate increases are taking food out of the mouths of people existing just on Social security. Sleeplessness nights as it is. I can’t even imagine next year and the rates for utilities are unfair. How about the top 10% of pay for utilities employees be deductible from your personal income. No more bonuses or raises freeze for the upcoming future. You still wouldn’t feel our pain, worry, stress, hunger or sleeplessness nights. | ||
| UE 435-40 | 3/1/2024 9:32:23 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | E | F | PORTLAND | Please protect consumers from monopolies charging exorbitant prices. Electricity bills should not push people into poverty. | ||
| UE 435-400 | 3/7/2024 1:31:24 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Liz | Browr | WELCHES | It’s been debilitating as a single income mother to have my 1600 square foot home electricity bill be $300. I do not have the money to buy solar panels. Paying this high bill each month is my only choice to stay warm. The system is broken. | ||
| UE 435-401 | 3/7/2024 2:09:34 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Wendy | Walker | SALEM | I would like to propose higher subsidies covering energy prices for individuals making under $50,000 per household, to better afford the energy increases. Thank you! | ||
| UE 435-402 | 3/7/2024 2:10:36 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Jeff | Olsen | GRESHAM | We are already being over charged way too much, not all customers caused the law suit, I already knew the utility company would do this when they lost in court,it's not fair and not right | ||
| UE 435-403 | 3/7/2024 2:10:42 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | PORTLAND | I will become homeless if they don't fix the PGE prices and increases. Bills are already super high and I barely use heat as is. So many people won't be able to afford electricity. It's also not the people problem businesses havnt kept up with infrastructure. You don't increase rates to fix cosmetic damage you should be able to fix without increases. I guess Portland just wants more and more homeless!'n | ||||
| UE 435-404 | 3/7/2024 2:19:49 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Nathan | Bissonette | PORTLAND | Pge is going up way to much. I understand the weather and everything can effect it but when the profits are rising for the company and the ceo is on such a high salary it doesn't far well with the majority of people. I make 17 an hour right now and the pge bill is about 4 days of work for me alone and is one of my biggest expenses. As someone who has lived in Portland for 28 years I love this place but the high taxes and cost of living has made it near impossible to live alone and for me turning 30 this year it sucks to still not be able to grow and be able to afford anything without being paycheck to paycheck | ||
| UE 435-405 | 3/7/2024 2:33:25 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Denver | Hendrix | GRESHAM | PGE made a 2BILLION$ profit last year but they need more of my money..Please stop the greed | ||
| UE 435-406 | 3/7/2024 2:34:57 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | James | ONeill | GRESHAM | Tell the stock holders yo take a reduction in profit shares. Even single one of them is far more wealthy than the struggling customers. If there was an other utility provider I would drop PGE in a heartbeat. | ||
| UE 435-407 | 3/7/2024 2:47:19 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Michael | Jewett | KING CITY | The utilities should stop investing in expensive "renewable" power infrastructure and focus on providing reliable, inexpensive power for the majority of users. How many people will freeze to death because they can't afford to heat their homes this winter? Stop outlawing natural gas appliances. Stop investing in the construction of outrageously expensive offshore wind projects. Don't require solar panels on new construction. | ||
| UE 435-408 | 3/7/2024 2:58:46 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Brandon | SALEM | Utility companies are not new. They have been around for may years. Just like the state oregon has been around for many years. Pge should have planned ahead and saved its money to offset costs. Cant let a company that doesnt know its envorment continue to raise rates because of stupidity, ignorance, or greed. Oregon has had trees and wildfire danger since before america was created. Whats changed? Nothing. So if they cant plan for extra costs the same way all citizens do they should close up and let someone else take over. | |||
| UE 435-409 | 3/7/2024 3:02:27 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Wanda | Scott | AMITY | As senior citizens on a fixed income we are finding ourselves hurting financially due to increases in utilities, in good costs, and gas/ fuel prices. While we do not qualify for discounts it's becoming impossible to keep up. Please consider us when allowing price hikes... | ||
| UE 435-41 | 3/1/2024 9:57:38 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Corey | Cowels | SALEM | I feel it's unaffordable for customers with raising rates again in 2024 to go into effect next year. Customers can not afford to pay their bills. This is only going to make housing worse and the fact the PUC is approving all these rate increases, it does not feel PGE is being regulated. I am frustrated and the fact you are using the statement of inflation for the justification of these rate increases, while wages are not increase, it's going to make it difficult for people to afford their bills. I would expect the commission board to do their due diligence and feel this has not been done. | ||
| UE 435-410 | 3/7/2024 3:07:44 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Ken | Clampitt | MILWAUKIE | My electric bill in January and all the months before never whent over a hundred and fifty dollars , when they said 18% my bill when “t to 240.00 and the like a lmost a 50% rise and now they want more they lied , it not likly that all of the sudden my electric bill went up because I was using more which is not true , | ||
| UE 435-411 | 3/7/2024 3:12:31 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Julie | Davis | TROUTDALE | Pge is a for profit company. Consumers are being unfairly overpriced with the increase. For those who are on a limited income i dont know how we can continue to pay for what should be a basic necessity. Please consider peoples basic needs before you hit us with another huge increase. I am paying almost double what I did last year. I love in a mfg homes. They ice storms were bad this year but we cannot survive without heat. | ||
| UE 435-412 | 3/7/2024 3:22:33 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Jaime | Harmon | SALEM | We used to be able to live within our monthly budget and break even but with all the power increases we can no longer do that. We need to be warm and have power but the bill is so high now. There must be other cuts they could make instead of passing all of it on to consumers. Many people can no longer afford to keep warm. | ||
| UE 435-413 | 3/7/2024 3:31:12 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Judy | Bailey | TIGARD | PGE must be accountable to consumers. Why the massive increase this year? Why another one next year? What exactly have they done to make our power reliable during snow/ice storms and wildfires? This information needs to be sent out to users once a year before another rate increase is approved. We can not let a monopoly exist without accountability. | ||
| UE 435-414 | 3/7/2024 3:34:14 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Robert | Prahl | BEAVERTON | Each city and county in the tricounty have us pay a 5 % privilege tax. This tax in beaverton was raised from 3 % to 5 % for no reason other that at tax payers expense a retreat. Here they learned that other countries were getting. Roll theses back | ||
| UE 435-415 | 3/7/2024 3:35:24 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Bill | Mason | MILWAUKIE | PGE rate increases are not acceptable. You say that the public has a 'perception' that the PUC always approves rate increases; Perception is reality. You basically do approve all rate increases. PGE can fund their initiatives out of their stock profit plan. Quit forcing environmental costs to be part of the rate structure. Make it a part of PGE's stockholders plan. | ||
| UE 435-416 | 3/7/2024 3:49:07 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Sonceerahray | Miller | PORTLAND | I’m sorry but with all we been through in the last 4-5 years, inflation creating havoc to peoples money especially the ones on a fixed income. It’s not a good idea to increasing electric bills. People aren’t doing well as far as money goes. We are living paycheck to paycheck. It’s not an easy way to live. I guess you have to decide if you want to freeze from the cold weather vs. buying food and starving. It’s just insane that people especially retired people on SSA and very low payout of a retirement annuity are trying to make ends meet every month. | ||
| UE 435-417 | 3/7/2024 3:52:59 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Nash | Drake | BEAVERTON | PGE made $1.9 BILLION dollars last year. The CEO makes over $6 MILLION a year. If they want extra money for anything at all, I suggest they start looking for savings in those two areas. We are already struggling to pay our electric bills. They can’t get blood from turnips, and someone should remind them and all the money grabbers of that fact. WE NEED A BREAK FROM THIS AND WE NEED YOU TO DO YOUR JOBS AND TELL THEM ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. | ||
| UE 435-418 | 3/7/2024 3:57:49 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Jocelyn | Chiu | SALEM | I'm appalled that our concerns over rising utility costs are being met by indifference. We are telling you something has to be done because we can't survive with prices going up. Why are we letting public utilities be run by for profit interests? How can this be excused? Is your allegiance to Oregonians or to shareholders of private corporations? We are telling you to stand up for us. Do your job and stop greed from destroying your own communities. If a private entity can't be reigned in, then join us to fight for it to be publicized. If you can't reign it in, you will see how desperate and unsafe our society can get without heat and light. Without electricity we will turn to fire. Fire is hard to contain. Please do something before it's too late. | ||
| UE 435-419 | 3/7/2024 4:10:19 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | KC | Knight | GRESHAM | Why are residents serviced by PGE taking the brunt off the price increases? Businesses consume more power on average by leaving their office lights on over night. Businesses are using more of the power and should therefore be paying more. By saying that the businesses of Oregon are allowed to pay less, the PUC is siding with the rich, and telling Oregon residents that their suffering under this economy doesn't matter. It is the residents that keep the economy moving. Stop raising residential prices and start raising business prices. | ||
| UE 435-42 | 3/1/2024 10:02:17 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Julie | CORVALLIS | Our power bills are becoming completely untenable because of corporate greed. Further increases will force more Oregonians to choose between the increasingly expensive facets of their survival, being able to afford only one or the other when it comes to food, housing, and electricity. As for me, and many others like me, we also rely on having electricity at home to be able to complete our work in our day jobs and/or additional side gigs that allow us to survive, so a rate increase will have broader impacts on our state's unemployment rates and economy when people who work remote or self-employed jobs will not be able to afford the power bills that allow them to earn a wage and survive. | |||
| UE 435-420 | 3/7/2024 4:11:45 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Tim | Moran | HAPPY VALLEY | What is your plan when you price out all but the richest people? Let them eat cake? Your increases are not sustainable for most people. | ||
| UE 435-421 | 3/7/2024 4:12:50 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Shannan | Smith | PORTLAND | I'm on social security supplemental income. We keep losing food stamps because we get a small raise in our income that year. At the same time the rent goes up ( I live in public housing) because we got a small raise. Now the energy assistance is running very lean and the light bill goes up. It's a LUXURY to take a bath or shower because the hot water is crazy expensive. I live like they did in the time before electricity. I use a gas cook stove I see and get heat from candles. This is no way to live at 55. PgE the Portland one said I only get a 25% discount, yet they give up to a 60% discount. How in the world do I not qualify for the 60%? Electric is not the only bill people have to pay. Please stop the increases. Yes we have storms. Ok. There used to be a thing called the cost of doing business. It would be great if PGE could absorb some of this 'extra' work and not pass every single penny of cost down to the consumer who has NO CHOICE but to use it. Unless you wanna live like cave people again. Thank you for listening ?? ?? | ||
| UE 435-422 | 3/7/2024 4:21:21 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Dee | T. | HILLSBORO | There is absolutely no reason to approve PGEs rate increase proposal when their CEO takes home over 6 MILLION dollars PER YEAR. Sure, that includes bonuses but even if we factor out bonuses and stock, she still takes home 16.9% of $6.3 million, or roughly $1,064,700 a year. She makes over a million dollars a year in salary alone. I make less than $40k and the average Oregon citizen makes $32,071 per year. The citizens of the Portland Metro Area are struggling to survive and in the 6+ years Maria Pope has been the CEO of PGE, the citizens of Oregon have paid her enough money to comfortably retire on forever. This proposal for an increase is greedy and unnecessary. In 2023, PGE received 8 grants, totaling $314,000,000. PGE reports a net income based on GAAP of $228,000,000. Their non-GAAP net income was $233,000,000. What are they doing with all that money? Why does a company with a natural monopoly, a CEO who "earns" over $6,000,000, and a net income of over $200,000,000 need to increase our rates yet again? Please make it make sense, because all I see is a greedy corporation trying to make more money off the backs of hard working Oregonians. PGE should be a non-profit with a $1,000,000 gross cap on employee salary and every dime that isn't spent should be invested into infrastructure and supporting our lowest income residents who need the help, instead of employee bonuses. It's a "natural monopoly" which means that they shouldn't be able to make such a huge profit off of residents of Oregon. If I could choose a different power company, I would, but my home isn't set up for natural gas (nevermind the attempts to outlaw natural gas). If the grocery store or gas station prices are higher than I want to pay, I can go to a different store. But with the natural monopoly PGE has, they're able to run free with no natural consequences of rate increases. Oregon citizens are held hostage by the whims of PGE. Please do not approve this rate increase proposal. | ||
| UE 435-423 | 3/7/2024 5:00:33 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Barbara | Russell | SALEM | So what happens to people who are barely able to pay their electric bill now? Raise the rate again??? No more raises for at least 2 years. People are hurting now. This only makes things worse. | ||
| UE 435-424 | 3/7/2024 6:15:16 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Aaron | Fehon | PORTLAND | How do we, as consumers, know that these rate hikes requested by the utilities are actually justified and not just more greedflation? | ||
| UE 435-425 | 3/7/2024 6:17:43 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Jordan | Davidson | HILLSBORO | Hello, I feel like we need to address the financial disparity when we are talking about increasing prices. There is a large population in Oregon who has the money to pay for this increase. And some. And then you have people who are going without power due to the increases. We should implement a sliding scale based off of household income, so that way the needs of the utility companies get met as well as the needs of the citizens. It would essentially just be a tax on utilities. That's the only way that this is going to work and not completely decimate low-income households. If you put it out for the people to vote for, it might be close but I am sure the people would vote for a sliding scale. | ||
| UE 435-426 | 3/7/2024 4:33:19 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Paula | Sanders | PORTLAND | If the PUC doesn’t want to give the impression that they give public utilities whatever they want, they need to start telling these companies to find ways to offset costs without asking for a rate increase. The working class customer is struggling and they know it. | ||
| UE 435-427 | 3/7/2024 6:20:09 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | T | Roberts | LAKE OSWEGO | Let start getting the power lines underground. Solves fires and repeated power outages every year. Seems bizarre to me using 100 year old technology. It seems the pay outs out after catastrophic fires could have been better spent placing the lines below ground. Cutting trees back? Seems like backward thinking in a climate crisis. Could also upgrade for electric vehicles and such at the same time. Let's clean up Lake O. | ||
| UE 435-428 | 3/7/2024 7:02:01 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Alasa | Hughes | SALEM | I just saw PGE filed to raise costs again in 2025. I am pleading for this to be denied. The 18% increase this year put a lot of families in a bind. Making families having to chose between groceries or heat. I am no longer in the super low income bracket, but we are barely getting by as it was. Now we have to magically find more $ for almost 20% increase. Where is the line? Enough is enough. Thank you. | ||
| UE 435-429 | 3/7/2024 7:16:50 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Josiah | Hughes | SALEM | I saw PGE requested to increase rates again next year. I am beyond frustrated. How much can all the corporations squeeze out of oregonions before most of us are homeless? What happened to PGE's part of the $450 million dollars from the federal government not even 5 months ago! It was for the same reason they are claiming to need the increase again. This is your chance to stop corporate greed. None of us regular citizens can get our head above the water. | ||
| UE 435-43 | 3/1/2024 10:03:17 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Greg | Cyrus | MILWAUKIE | It is unfair for yet another substantial rate increase that will burden families and households even further. This last recent rate hike has caused untold and unknown burdens on many people and businesses. We have to be able to buy groceries, pay rent or mortgage, care for loved ones. Our money is stretched thin as it is. We cannot be expected to pay for another increase. | ||
| UE 435-430 | 3/7/2024 7:36:35 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | GARY | THOMPSON | TROUTDALE | PGE submitting another rate increase request right after getting a 24% increase in January is unconscionable. Using the inclement weather as an excuse to jack up rates so they can apply the money to infrastructure does not guarantee that's where it will be applied. It's their responsibility to maintain their infrastructure with the revenue they currently receive, not to enrich shareholders on the backs of the ratepayers! | ||
| UE 435-431 | 3/7/2024 9:02:34 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Kara | Githens | WELCHES | The multiple increases in PGE’s rates is making it hard for our family to adequately heat our house in the winter. The cost has become prohibitively expensive. Please do not allow further rate increases. | ||
| UE 435-432 | 3/7/2024 9:30:25 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Amanda | Pentecost | PORTLAND | OPUC should challenge utilities to explore other solutions besides raising rates a total of 40% over what consumers were paying four years ago. Please serve true to the mission of why OPUC exists in the first place. | ||
| UE 435-433 | 3/7/2024 9:53:57 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | TIGARD | The electric companies basically have a monopoly. PGE made a$18 billion dollar profit in 2023. Improvements & repairs, should be absorbed as much as possible by the service provider who is in a (Can’t lose position). Raising the rates should be a public decision; we should vote on such matters. We make them money, we don’t serve them. | ||||
| UE 435-434 | 3/7/2024 10:01:32 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Julie | Wisner | MILWAUKIE | Your increases are crushing us. I’m a retired single female on Social Security. I own my home and would like to keep living in it. With house taxes going up, and electricity going sky high, inflation at the grocery store and gas prices soaring to name a few, how can PGE raise rates again? Please don’t raise rates again! | ||
| UE 435-435 | 3/7/2024 10:24:30 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Cindy | Norberg | NEWBERG | I'm on a fixed income I have terminal cancer. I just turned 65. You wouldn't think I would have to choose to stay warm or freeze. Please stop food is so expensive now this. | ||
| UE 435-436 | 3/15/2024 6:22:50 PM | OTHER | Oppose Docket | Web | R | K | CANBY | someone should investigating forming a 3 county PUD. the last time PGE used scare tactics to persuade the voters to vote against it. the 3 county would set the rates the same for everyone. the employees would still have their jobs. The repair people would be the same,there just wouldn`t be the expensive overhead for corporate. I worked for the same company for 35 years but we had 3 owners & nothing changed. I had the same job. I live in a PUD & my bill is a lot less. I live in a 1700+ sq.ft house. | ||
| UE 435-437 | 3/15/2024 6:47:27 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Dona | Shook | BORING | This is diffently not wise. This is making customers rob peter to pay Paul. People are already at there max of all bills and taxes and food going up. We unplug most everything in our house and now we enrolled in an on and off peak program to see if makes a difference as well. This is just NOT for the interest of customers. When does it stop? | ||
| UE 435-438 | 3/15/2024 7:33:12 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Clyde T. | Keeland | PORTLAND | I am against any and all rate increases for PGE! They just received a rate increase of 17% in Jan of 2024. That left me and my family paying at least $60-75 more per month for electricity! This has to stop! Everyone in the PNW has to bite the bullet so must PGE! This is an outrageous request. Their CEO, CFO, and all other top officials have receive substantial increases in wages and benefits and not this additional request is uncalled for! No! Absolutely not is this warranted in any way shape or form! They say it is because of the recent winter cold but yet they still have given the executives large raises and benefit increases. Unbelievable.The people in the PGE area cannot and should not be made to pay for this when the company has made a profit and the upper executives still take pay raises and bonuses. Please do not allow this rate hike to proceed. | ||
| UE 435-439 | 3/15/2024 8:03:51 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | PORTLAND | PGE residential costs have risen exponentially in the past several years and the proposed rate increase for 2025 is just too much. Residential customers, especially those with lower incomes, need a break from significant cost increases each year. There should be no rate increase for any PGE residential customers in 2025. | ||||
| UE 435-44 | 3/1/2024 10:07:09 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Aaron | Matney | PORTLAND | It is unreasonable to accept a 42% increase in electricity rates since COVID began. A proposed 25% increase in the last two years is unbelievable. I can stop buying a product at a store if it goes up 42%; I can't do that with electricity no matter how much I conserve my energy. No one is out there with their lights on 24/7; there is very little people can do to save money on their PGE rates. PGE is literally encouraging people to leave this city/county- that is not hyperbole. It's time to revisit why PGE is a for-profit company and why it is not a PUD. Look at Clark County Kwh rates and ask why is PGE more than double and rising? It's Un-Oregonian to allow this to continue. Full stop. | ||
| UE 435-440 | 3/15/2024 8:15:47 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Erin | Shepherd | PORTLAND | PGE customers are already hurting from recent rate increases and the storm was a horribly impactful for so many people in the area. I am someone with a decent job, steady income and I am struggling to pay my utilities. I can only imagine what it’s like for those with greater financial hardship. Please do not increase rates, give people time to recover and adjust to this last round of increases. | ||
| UE 435-441 | 3/15/2024 9:10:27 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Cristy | Sellers | MILWAUKIE | Recent rate increases in the midst of unreliable service during times of extreme heat and cold over the past few years are unacceptable.y family is solid middle class and the increase since January has been hard to stomach (and pay!); the request for new rate hikes one year later should be denied. My elderly neighbor just told me today he disconnect service from an axillary building and can no longer afford to heat his home. Please stop this madness. | ||
| UE 435-442 | 3/15/2024 11:38:32 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Benjamin | Murphy | HILLSBORO | Please do not approve another electricity rate increase. Ratepayers are still reeling after the recent seventeen percent increase. Personally, our family's electric bill went from $199 to $260 in one winter month. What would that mean with seven percent additional? Many people are also struggling with basic costs such as groceries and rent. Utilities should not have the same inflation increase, as the cost is slower to realize. We understand there are infrastructure improvements, but these steep increases are not rational nor reasonable. Please do not approve this increase. | ||
| UE 435-443 | 3/16/2024 12:10:41 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | John | Bates | PORTLAND | No more rate hikes for PGE! PGE is strangling consumers with its greedy money grab. Do your job and protect the people from predatory utilities like PGE. We the people are fed up! | ||
| UE 435-444 | 3/16/2024 12:29:02 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Anonymous | Anonymous | BEAVERTON | Please reject PGE's proposal of an additional 7% as the prior 17% increase fully materializes on the company's financial statements. Based on the company's 2023 annual filing with the SEC, the company generates 52% of its revenue from residential customers but only consumes 37% of the power. This disproportion is due to the industrial customers only paying 15% of PGE's revenue but consuming 29% of the power generated. Additionally, PGE generated 228 million in annual profit. Based on this information PGE should only raise prices on industrial customers in order to close this gap. Stop having the residential subsidize industry, and make them pay their fair share. Again please reject this general price increase. PGE should consider raising rates on industrial customers from ~6 cents/ KWH if they wish to maintain the same profits. For comparison residential is ~15 cents/KWH, 2.5x more. Again please reject this unnecessary general rate increase. | ||
| UE 435-445 | 3/16/2024 7:35:50 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Jerian | Abel | PORTLAND | Please consider rejecting this latest rate increase. I and many of my friends & neighbors do not have the room in our already tight budgets to afford this increase. Please consider the impact on fixed income residents and communities where poverty is high. Why can't PGE spread the improvements over multiple years so that the annual hikes are more doable for its customers? | ||
| UE 435-446 | 3/16/2024 8:38:51 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Cori-Ann | Woodard | PORTLAND | Due to the fact that many senior citizens such as my self are already suffering due to inflation and rent increases, the forthcoming rate increase of another 7 percent in January 2025 in unwarranted. It seems motivated by profits and is badly timed. This rate increase is further evidence of why utilities should go public. And we don't have the option to switch, so we're sitting ducks at the hands of a big monopoly. Thank you. | ||
| UE 435-447 | 3/16/2024 9:06:15 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Kelly | McCormick | PORTLAND | Enough is enough. This rate increase for a wish list of items is unacceptable. We are already reeling from the dizzying rate increase in January! | ||
| UE 435-448 | 3/16/2024 9:13:02 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Jessamyn | Wesley | PORTLAND | PGE raised rates by 17% this year, and is proposing another 7% increase in 2025, totaling a 23% increase over two years. While PGE has a low income assistance program, this involves a process that may be cumbersome for people, and additionally is unavailable to middle income people, who may also struggle with the cost of utilities. Many are struggling with astronomically rising costs of living in rent, food, transportation - and utilities. In 2023 PGE reported a net income of $228 million dollars. Where does this money go? Shareholder profits, exorbitant executive salaries, bonuses, and buybacks. Every year PGE spends upwards of $300,000-400,000 on lobbying, and $10,000 on campaign contributions. If this money were redirected towards the very necessary infrastructure upgrades and repairs, climate adaptations and improvements, and employee pay and benefit raises, they would not need to raise rates for residential customers. It's unethical to continue to hoard profits, while telling the public that customers need to pay even more for improvements, as if PGE doesn't have plenty of income as it is. People across income brackets are challenged to afford the cost of living and raising electricity costs another 7% will only cause more economic hardship for everyday people. This negatively affects quality of life, community and public health, economic circulation, and causes people to forgo other necessities in order to attempt to meet basic needs. Please deny PGE's request for another rate increase. | ||
| UE 435-449 | 3/16/2024 10:38:13 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Robert | Whitfield | TIGARD | The prices of everything have gone up to where making $70,000 a year can still be challenging which is sad to say in it self. For PGE to want to raise the rates again in 2025 is clearly not being made with the consumer cost in mind. What good are we doing by continuing to raise prices so high to where people cannot afford to live here anymore, or worse yet end up on the street like so many already. If these Companies continue to operate with only their bottom dollar in mind they will knowingly be contributing to the hardships we are seeing across our country. At some point these companies need to have some understanding and empathy to what they are doing to the consumers by raising rates so high they are not sustainable for us consumers to stay ahead on. Most people’s rent and mortgages are already taking a 1/3 to 1/2 of people’s income. Throw these kinds of hikes on there and people will be stuck making decisions on if the power or food is more important. PGE please reconsider raising your rates again. If anything at least wait until the economy is in a bit of a better state. | ||
| UE 435-450 | 3/16/2024 10:46:19 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Melissa | Gagliano | PORTLAND | I agree wholeheartedly with Oregon CUB's appeal to OPUC to immediately throw out PGE's latest filing before review. The majority of Oregon's citizens are already at the breaking point financially, with increased costs of most essential living expenses: housing, food, utilities (including PGE's last 2 approved rate increases), healthcare, transportation, and childcare costs. Oregon CUB's description of this new rate increase request as "tone-deaf" is spot on. It's clear that PGE has no understanding and empathy for its customers and their financially-burdened lives, and, I for one, am glad that Oregon CUB has done the right thing by calling them out. | ||
| UE 435-451 | 3/16/2024 2:16:06 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Shandra | Battern | PORTLAND | Just say no to more rate increases for PGE! Especially after a sizable increase just this year, Andrew one that tries to build in yearly increases thereafter!! | ||
| UE 435-452 | 3/16/2024 2:16:06 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Shandra | Battern | PORTLAND | Just say no to more rate increases for PGE! Especially after a sizable increase just this year, Andrew one that tries to build in yearly increases thereafter!! | ||
| UE 435-453 | 3/16/2024 5:46:47 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Victoria | Nied | PORTLAND | PGE raised their rates this January, and now they want to make another rate hike. People on Social Security and other fixed incomes can barely afford the January 2024 rate hike as it is way more than inflation. I request that PGE be denied another rate hike. | ||
| UE 435-454 | 3/17/2024 12:19:49 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Danielle | Holmes | PORTLAND | The price increases over the last couple of years are becoming unsustainable for consumers. Electricity isn't the only think going up. Several services for consumers have had horrendous price hikes to where its becoming more and more difficult to live. The average consumer doesn't get cost of living raises anywhere close to the increases that are happening all over. How are we supposed to live? We're all going to end up on the streets if something doesn't change...and soon! | ||
| UE 435-455 | 3/17/2024 11:32:21 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Elizabeth | Brown | PORTLAND | No more rate increases. No new projects. No new upgrades. | ||
| UE 435-456 | 3/18/2024 10:55:25 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | none | BEAVERTON | I am finding it more and more difficult to stay in Oregon. I am 5th generation and the rates are so high they are pushing people out of their homes. Needs to be revisited as this is the responsible thing to do. | |||
| UE 435-457 | 3/18/2024 4:57:43 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Christian | Rodriguez | GRESHAM | The new proposals are ridiculous considering the enormous rate hike just a few months ago. PGE should be ashamed of themselves. I and my entire household of 4 people WHOLEHEARTEDLY OPPOSE THIS PROPOSAL | ||
| UE 435-458 | 3/18/2024 6:54:07 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Steve | Stein | SALEM | It's ridiculous to ask for yet another increase so soon after the last one. Electricity is a need, not a luxury, and the rate increase will push the cost of electricity out of many people's budgets. | ||
| UE 435-459 | 3/18/2024 7:51:29 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Meg | Cole | PORTLAND | As a single mother in Portland, I struggle to pay my bill as it is...a 12.8% increase this year has made it very difficult for me. Now I hear PGE is proposing another 7.4% increase? This is absurd. I truly hope the company considers the residents of its state and does not increase rates anymore. Give us a break. We are all trying to get back on our feet. Thank you. | ||
| UE 435-46 | 3/1/2024 10:52:23 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Padilla | Liana | GRANTS PASS | Do NOT allow PGE to raise their rates again. Oregon citizens can't afford more price hikes! I will not support Docket UE-435! | ||
| UE 435-460 | 3/19/2024 12:33:31 AM | 3/15/2024 12:07:26 PM | General Comment | Uhl.lindsey15@everyactioncustom.com | uhl.lindsey15@everyactioncustom.com. Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Lindsey Uhl 5234 SE Franklin St Portland, OR 97206-2967 Uhl.lindsey15@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-461 | 3/19/2024 12:33:34 AM | 3/15/2024 12:02:24 PM | General Comment | emdouglas77@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs Elisabeth Hollenbeak 9228 N Charleston Ave Portland, OR 97203-2202 emdouglas77@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-462 | 3/19/2024 12:33:37 AM | 3/15/2024 12:01:17 PM | General Comment | kayndavid@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. David Hawley 1191 NW Jordan Dr Albany, OR 97321-9223 kayndavid@comcast.net | |||||
| UE 435-463 | 3/19/2024 12:33:39 AM | 3/15/2024 12:00:20 PM | General Comment | camgbooth@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to further raise rates by 7.2% for their customers. We simply cannot afford these increases again and again, year over year. While I understand that infrastructure must be improved and maintained, PGE needs to take on these costs as a part of doing business rather that trying to increase their profits for shareholders and management. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Cameron Booth 3281 N Arlington Pl Portland, OR 97217-7201 camgbooth@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-464 | 3/19/2024 12:33:42 AM | 3/15/2024 11:58:33 AM | General Comment | anubissama001@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. On a personal note we should not as consumers be footing the bills for PGE and they're legal bills due to greed and NEGLINCE! Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Michael Lockwood 4655 SW 142nd Ave Beaverton, OR 97005-2565 anubissama001@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-465 | 3/19/2024 12:33:45 AM | 3/15/2024 11:58:10 AM | General Comment | johnmaddalena@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. JOHN MADDALENA 2509 NE Flanders St Apt 202 Portland, OR 97232-3191 johnmaddalena@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-466 | 3/19/2024 12:33:48 AM | 3/15/2024 11:55:49 AM | General Comment | dlevcovitz29@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. David Levcovitz 7605 SE 103rd Ave Portland, OR 97266-6052 dlevcovitz29@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-467 | 3/19/2024 12:33:51 AM | 3/15/2024 11:53:51 AM | General Comment | roughskinnednewt@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Dianne Ensign 11600 SW Lancaster Rd Portland, OR 97219-7655 roughskinnednewt@hotmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-468 | 3/19/2024 12:33:54 AM | 3/15/2024 11:51:55 AM | General Comment | niner2niner@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr MICHAEL MANFRE 1234 SW 18th Ave Apt 402 Portland, OR 97205-1754 niner2niner@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-469 | 3/19/2024 12:33:56 AM | 3/15/2024 11:51:11 AM | General Comment | reillyzlab@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs Reilly Martin 1234 SW 18th Ave Apt 309 Portland, OR 97205-1754 reillyzlab@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-47 | 3/1/2024 11:43:04 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | John | Doe | PORTLAND | I was hugely disappointed to read about PGE's request for an additional rate increase. PGE customers have experienced a net increase of 49% since 2021, and while infrastructure investment is certainly a priority, PGE is a for-profit company whose interests lie with shareholders rather than customers. I would like to see Portland embrace a PUD model. | ||
| UE 435-470 | 3/19/2024 12:33:59 AM | 3/15/2024 11:48:08 AM | General Comment | mchlwlf@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Michael Wolf 3126 NE 7th Ave Portland, OR 97212-3141 mchlwlf@lycos.com | |||||
| UE 435-471 | 3/19/2024 12:34:02 AM | 3/15/2024 11:47:03 AM | General Comment | millersphone@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. This is horrible for oregons residents Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr Ryan Miller 16211 NW Dairy Creek Rd North Plains, OR 97133-6109 millersphone@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-472 | 3/19/2024 12:34:05 AM | 3/15/2024 11:45:56 AM | General Comment | jhollenbeak@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Jon Hollenbeak 9228 N Charleston Ave Portland, OR 97203-2202 jhollenbeak@hotmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-473 | 3/19/2024 12:34:07 AM | 3/15/2024 11:45:38 AM | General Comment | ezra.s.spencer@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Ezra Spencer 16012 NW Cornelius Pass Rd Portland, OR 97231-2001 ezra.s.spencer@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-474 | 3/19/2024 12:34:10 AM | 3/15/2024 11:42:08 AM | General Comment | stevyn.llewellyn@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr Stevyn Llewellyn 9241 NW Germantown Rd Portland, OR 97231-2725 stevyn.llewellyn@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-475 | 3/19/2024 12:34:13 AM | 3/15/2024 11:35:54 AM | General Comment | savannahburdi@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Savannah Burdick 1115 SW Market St Portland, OR 97201-3283 savannahburdi@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-476 | 3/19/2024 12:34:15 AM | 3/15/2024 11:35:26 AM | General Comment | gergantuan@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Greg Martin 681 SE 60th Ave # 681 Portland, OR 97215-1903 gergantuan@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-477 | 3/19/2024 12:34:18 AM | 3/15/2024 11:22:11 AM | General Comment | ally@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Ally Harris 4312 SE 24th Ave Portland, OR 97202-3903 ally@ojta.org | |||||
| UE 435-478 | 3/19/2024 12:34:21 AM | 3/15/2024 11:00:36 AM | General Comment | rfthrasher@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. My Personal bill which is on equal-pay went from $188.00 to $291.72 in January of 2024. I am a Senior on fixed income. This is a crippling increase to my budget. Something must be done. We rely on the PUC to keep these utilities under control, please do your job. Sincerely, Robert Thrasher Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Robert Thrasher 15911 SE Rickshire Ln Milwaukie, OR 97267-4363 rfthrasher@comcast.net | |||||
| UE 435-479 | 3/19/2024 12:34:24 AM | 3/15/2024 10:29:56 AM | General Comment | sherry.monie@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Sherry Monie 23665 SE Borges Rd Damascus, OR 97089-6521 sherry.monie@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-48 | 3/1/2024 12:07:53 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Jayne | Scheckla | COLTON | I strongly object to another PGE rate increase. I live on a fixed income and these increases are killing me. My electric bill in December was almost $600 thanks to last year's 17% increase. If you continue to increase every single year, people will be forced to choose to be warm or eat. It's that simple. Do you really expect people to be able to absorb almost 40% of increases in three ? PGE is making a good profit. That should be enough without gauging the people. | ||
| UE 435-480 | 3/19/2024 12:34:26 AM | 3/15/2024 10:29:06 AM | General Comment | pneva@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Peter Neva 1697 Murphy Ave NE Keizer, OR 97303-1735 pneva@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-481 | 3/19/2024 12:34:29 AM | 3/15/2024 10:21:33 AM | General Comment | gentiana.loeffler@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Gentiana Loeffler 4311 SE 37th Ave Portland, OR 97202-3276 gentiana.loeffler@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-482 | 3/19/2024 12:34:32 AM | 3/15/2024 9:37:22 AM | General Comment | bether97219@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Elizabeth Shaffer 3227 SW Dolph Ct Portland, OR 97219-3811 bether97219@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-483 | 3/19/2024 12:34:35 AM | 3/15/2024 8:24:28 AM | General Comment | boomerhollow@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). I encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Mitchell Williams PO Box 291 Brightwood, OR 97011-0291 boomerhollow@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-484 | 3/19/2024 12:34:37 AM | 3/15/2024 8:05:45 AM | General Comment | darfd@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss D. Deloff 4430 SW 202nd Ave Beaverton, OR 97078-2254 darfd@aol.com | |||||
| UE 435-485 | 3/19/2024 12:34:40 AM | 3/15/2024 6:57:53 AM | General Comment | p.harris.pdx@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Phil Harris 2642 SE 48th Ave Portland, OR 97206-1517 p.harris.pdx@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-486 | 3/19/2024 12:34:44 AM | 3/15/2024 5:48:56 AM | General Comment | justrey@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Justin Reynolds 1630 NE Irving St Apt 77 Portland, OR 97232-2245 justrey@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-487 | 3/19/2024 12:34:46 AM | 3/15/2024 2:02:42 AM | General Comment | mzlatnik@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. MATTHEW ZLATNIK 19464 View Dr West Linn, OR 97068-1336 mzlatnik@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-488 | 3/19/2024 12:34:49 AM | 3/15/2024 1:51:43 AM | General Comment | yowsa_99@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Jeanine Yows 1265 Albert Dr SE Salem, OR 97302-1809 yowsa_99@hotmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-489 | 3/19/2024 12:34:52 AM | 3/15/2024 1:00:41 AM | General Comment | tcherryphd@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. I am still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. I cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. I am counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Dr. Thomas Cherry 6685 W Burnside Rd Unit 310 Portland, OR 97210-6686 tcherryphd@comcast.net | |||||
| UE 435-49 | 3/1/2024 1:31:43 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Greg | Pearson | PORTLAND | The 17% was just done and now PGE is asking for another 7.5%? Over last few years they've increased rates around 40%. I feel this is getting out of hand. Everyone has to make due with what we earn. I feel these increases are too frequent and too much. | ||
| UE 435-490 | 3/19/2024 12:34:54 AM | 3/14/2024 11:39:13 PM | General Comment | ssiegner3@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Sandra Siegner 9640 SW Lancaster Rd Portland, OR 97219-6349 ssiegner3@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-491 | 3/19/2024 12:34:57 AM | 3/14/2024 11:15:22 PM | General Comment | gurnarip48@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers . PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, M Pamela Gurnari 2615 SE Salmon St Portland, OR 97214-2953 gurnarip48@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-492 | 3/19/2024 12:35:00 AM | 3/14/2024 10:07:57 PM | General Comment | lanekappes@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Priscilla Lane 5529 SE Morrison St Portland, OR 97215-1850 lanekappes@comcast.net | |||||
| UE 435-493 | 3/19/2024 12:35:02 AM | 3/14/2024 10:01:08 PM | General Comment | wobobr123@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. William Obrien 13717 NW 2nd Ave Vancouver, WA 98685-2979 wobobr123@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-494 | 3/19/2024 12:35:06 AM | 3/14/2024 9:57:17 PM | General Comment | Rich@everyactioncustom.com | rich@everyactioncustom.com. Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As PGE customers, we ask you to please reject PGE’s request to raise rates on Oregon households by 7.2%. Here's why. Thousands of PGE customers cannot afford any more increases. We are still catching up from the last rate increase and ice storm bills from January. As the Commission knows, PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. Very few people have had their incomes increase. We are counting on this Commission to please protect us. PGE desires $202 million (7.2%) to fund battery storage projects that will increase PGE's profits. Seventeen million dollars, a fraction of this latest increase is earmarked for battery storage. Additionally, this case includes many issues this Commission rejected just a few months ago. Allowing utilities to continuously raise rates has tragic consequences for families across the State. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr and Mrs Richard and Susan Reid 3242 Bluff Ave SE Salem, OR 97302-3207 Rich@RichSueBluffhouse.com | |||||
| UE 435-495 | 3/19/2024 12:35:08 AM | 3/14/2024 9:33:38 PM | General Comment | ckumlin@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. C Gamblin 4100 SW Condor Ave Portland, OR 97239-4107 ckumlin@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-496 | 3/19/2024 12:35:11 AM | 3/14/2024 9:14:40 PM | General Comment | heydonm84@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Margaret Heydon 2352 NE 150th Ave Portland, OR 97230-4552 heydonm84@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-497 | 3/19/2024 12:35:13 AM | 3/14/2024 9:10:27 PM | General Comment | joosgalefamily@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Dr. Sandra Joos 4259 SW Patrick Pl Portland, OR 97239-7202 joosgalefamily@comcast.net | |||||
| UE 435-498 | 3/19/2024 12:35:15 AM | 3/14/2024 9:01:56 PM | General Comment | sage33@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I urgently encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People absolutely cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Ramona Crocker 9720 SW Robbins Dr Beaverton, OR 97008-7943 sage33@comcast.net | |||||
| UE 435-499 | 3/19/2024 12:35:17 AM | 3/14/2024 9:01:39 PM | General Comment | sheridanhorning@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, mx Sheridan Horning 4311 SE 37th Ave Portland, OR 97202-3276 sheridanhorning@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-5 | 2/19/2024 7:47:33 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Kenneth | Harrison | PORTLAND | You guys on this board are to wok and selfish. You now are allowing pge costumers to choose from food or having electricity. You on the board are rich and can not care if rates go up. More people homless because of you. How many more children without food or heat? Pge big wigs still giving themselves pay increases. Hello want us to be third world country? Stop the rate increases pge are lying. Thank God I'm not part of pge but I know people who are and when the last time you told pge to jump in the lake? | ||
| UE 435-50 | 3/1/2024 2:45:55 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Eli | PORTLAND | I am writing to state my strong disagreement with this rate increase. An increase in 2025 would be the fifth increase in five consecutive years, and this proposed rate would leave us nearing a 50% increase in price since 2021 on residential customers. PGE was already granted a massive increase of 18% in 2024. This is an absolutely untenable cost-of-living increase, and I'm astounded the OPUC granted the 18% this year. There is no way PGE should be permitted to keep their monopoly price on this sharp of an incline. I worry OPUC and other regulators act as rubber stamps, while a monopoly worries more about dividends and year-over-year returns, leaving captive customers footing the bill. PGE's various public filings show they have increased profit margin on specifically residential customers. Someone needs to put a stop to this. I oppose this rate hike and will be reaching out to as many representatives as I can to voice this opinion, and hope to see harsher scrutiny of PGE's blatant profiteering in future. | |||
| UE 435-500 | 3/19/2024 12:35:20 AM | 3/14/2024 8:54:35 PM | General Comment | sal97206@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Sally Thomas 5125 SE Gladstone St Portland, OR 97206-3073 sal97206@duck.com | |||||
| UE 435-501 | 3/19/2024 12:35:22 AM | 3/14/2024 8:31:06 PM | General Comment | mlwp1@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Mary Lynn Willis Parodi 12045 SW Springwood Dr Tigard, OR 97223-3329 mlwp1@comcast.net | |||||
| UE 435-502 | 3/19/2024 12:35:25 AM | 3/14/2024 8:24:27 PM | General Comment | dab1219@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. PGE must do its part to keep inflation down...especially when so many people are having a hard time making ends meet. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Donna Steadman 9440 SW Lakeside Dr Tigard, OR 97224-5691 dab1219@comcast.net | |||||
| UE 435-503 | 3/19/2024 12:35:27 AM | 3/14/2024 8:10:07 PM | General Comment | gschenck@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. I am a senior citizen watching increase in many items necessary for everyday living. I cannot afford another utility rate increase. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Gaynell Schenck 1975 NW Everett St Portland, OR 97209-1966 gschenck@hotmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-504 | 3/19/2024 12:35:30 AM | 3/14/2024 8:06:35 PM | General Comment | tomattsiphone@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Matthew Gray 1915 NW 14th St Corvallis, OR 97330-2033 tomattsiphone@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-505 | 3/19/2024 12:35:33 AM | 3/14/2024 7:29:30 PM | General Comment | retiredff4@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Edward May 6541 SW 177th Pl Aloha, OR 97007-4739 retiredff4@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-506 | 3/19/2024 12:35:35 AM | 3/14/2024 7:19:29 PM | General Comment | ksnider@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Kenneth Snider 18741 SE Caruthers St Portland, OR 97233-5513 ksnider@frontier.com | |||||
| UE 435-507 | 3/19/2024 12:35:57 AM | 3/14/2024 7:19:08 PM | General Comment | momoneal77@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Maureen O'Neal 9100 SW 80th Ave Portland, OR 97223-8981 momoneal77@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-508 | 3/19/2024 12:35:59 AM | 3/14/2024 7:13:46 PM | General Comment | abritelight@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, ms lisa anne ross 6535 NE Mallory Ave Portland, OR 97211-2421 abritelight@riseup.net | |||||
| UE 435-509 | 3/19/2024 12:36:01 AM | 3/14/2024 6:39:20 PM | General Comment | edmotteler@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr Ed Motteler 6530 SW Chelsea Pl Portland, OR 97223-7512 edmotteler@aol.com | |||||
| UE 435-51 | 3/1/2024 3:47:04 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Nebella | Freilinger | PORTLAND | I am a citizen of Portland, OR and I and squeezing by with the job I have already. A further increase to PG&E's rates after their historic increase this year would make my ability to live in Portland with my full time, above minimum wage job even harder, and serve as a contributing factor to my exodus from a city I love. I view this attempt to increase rates as a means to exploit the consequences of their gross energy production which produces pollution which forces the people of the world to endure harsher weather conditions, which leads to more energy usage to maintain comfortable temperatures during blazing summers and frigid winters. They are attempting to profit off of their pollution which is killing our planet. Their contribution to the gross negligence on our planet's atmosphere should not be supported. | ||
| UE 435-510 | 3/19/2024 12:36:03 AM | 3/14/2024 6:34:48 PM | General Comment | nieba4@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Nieba Paige 1322 SE 60th Ave Portland, OR 97215-2807 nieba4@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-511 | 3/19/2024 12:36:06 AM | 3/14/2024 6:29:03 PM | General Comment | cemerick5@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Craig Emerick 221 NW 9th St Corvallis, OR 97330-6128 cemerick5@comcast.net | |||||
| UE 435-512 | 3/19/2024 12:36:09 AM | 3/14/2024 6:28:43 PM | General Comment | forbux@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Susan Heath 2552 Mount Vernon St SE Albany, OR 97322-8898 forbux@hotmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-513 | 3/19/2024 12:36:12 AM | 3/14/2024 6:27:47 PM | General Comment | comerkeyes@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, ms Kathy Keyes 4004 SE Ankeny St Portland, OR 97214-2014 comerkeyes@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-514 | 3/19/2024 12:36:16 AM | 3/14/2024 6:27:46 PM | General Comment | rpneff@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr Ray Neff 524 E 32nd Ave Eugene, OR 97405-3761 rpneff@efn.org | |||||
| UE 435-515 | 3/19/2024 12:36:18 AM | 3/14/2024 6:22:41 PM | General Comment | karinwriggle@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. KARIN WRIGGLE 10303 SW Eastridge St Portland, OR 97225-5055 karinwriggle@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-516 | 3/19/2024 12:36:21 AM | 3/14/2024 6:18:46 PM | General Comment | jrwygant@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). I'm a PGE customer. I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise their rates in Oregon by 7.2%. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects, as though anything associated with new car batteries justifies a rate increase. I understand that only about $17 million of the $202 million requested is actually for battery storage. Instead, this request appears to include many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. Is this a disguised wishlist for management? Please reject PGE's request. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. James Wygant 7505 SE Reed College Pl Portland, OR 97202-8362 jrwygant@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-517 | 3/19/2024 12:36:23 AM | 3/14/2024 6:03:02 PM | General Comment | asaludhyde@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Alina Hyde 1935 SW Binford Lake Pkwy Gresham, OR 97080-9796 asaludhyde@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-518 | 3/19/2024 12:36:26 AM | 3/14/2024 5:57:34 PM | General Comment | cnclm1@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Natalie Marburger 5606 S Riverside Ln Apt 5 Portland, OR 97239-5959 cnclm1@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-519 | 3/19/2024 12:36:28 AM | 3/14/2024 5:55:19 PM | General Comment | RAN6711@everyactioncustom.com | ran6711@everyactioncustom.com. Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Randy Harrison 4051 Wagner St Eugene, OR 97402-8725 RAN6711@COMCAST.NET | |||||
| UE 435-52 | 3/1/2024 4:31:46 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Donna | Rash | SILVERTON | I believe an increase would be excessive for a single year, and would not approve an increase. | ||
| UE 435-520 | 3/19/2024 12:36:31 AM | 3/14/2024 5:54:35 PM | General Comment | lcardiff@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Lynn Cardiff 457 State St Salem, OR 97301-3649 lcardiff@comcast.net | |||||
| UE 435-521 | 3/19/2024 12:36:34 AM | 3/14/2024 5:45:12 PM | General Comment | marytfree@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Mary Freeman 1412 N Deborah Rd Apt 38 Newberg, OR 97132-2073 marytfree@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-522 | 3/19/2024 12:36:36 AM | 3/14/2024 5:41:32 PM | General Comment | caryransome@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. CARY RANSOME 7021 SE 122nd Dr Portland, OR 97236-5004 caryransome@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-523 | 3/19/2024 12:36:39 AM | 3/14/2024 5:40:36 PM | General Comment | mckeown.shawna@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. SHAWNA MCKEOWN 2824 SE Oak St Portland, OR 97214-1834 mckeown.shawna@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-524 | 3/19/2024 12:36:42 AM | 3/14/2024 5:38:42 PM | General Comment | davemult@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Dr. David Nichols 5107 NE Couch St Portland, OR 97213-3021 davemult@aol.com | |||||
| UE 435-525 | 3/19/2024 12:36:45 AM | 3/14/2024 5:28:33 PM | General Comment | jimwelsh69@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. Grant PGE a 0% rate increase, the shareholders will just have to feel some of the pain that the rate payers are feeling now. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. James Welsh 12510 SW Prince Edward Ct King City, OR 97224-2448 jimwelsh69@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-526 | 3/19/2024 12:36:47 AM | 3/14/2024 5:21:54 PM | General Comment | de5franco5@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. MY SISTER AND NIECE LIVE IN PORTLAND. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. L D 183 E Ashland Ln Ashland, OR 97520-9601 de5franco5@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-527 | 3/19/2024 12:36:50 AM | 3/14/2024 5:16:32 PM | General Comment | annereeser@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Anne Reeser 1216 NE Beech St Portland, OR 97212-2261 annereeser@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-528 | 3/19/2024 12:36:53 AM | 3/14/2024 5:05:33 PM | General Comment | phyllis.jaszkowiak44@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Phyllis Jaszkowiak 17600 Pacific Hwy Unit 94 Marylhurst, OR 97036-0803 phyllis.jaszkowiak44@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-529 | 3/19/2024 12:36:55 AM | 3/14/2024 5:05:29 PM | General Comment | richrower@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Richard Edwards 1934 Wembley Pl Lake Oswego, OR 97034-2610 richrower@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-53 | 2/29/2024 5:55:34 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | PORTLAND | Please do not allow PGE to raise rates again. It's unconscionable to have hundreds of millions of dollars in profits while people can't afford their electric bills. Unplugging a phone charger is not going to make a substantial difference to people who have to choose between heat and food. You are supposed to protect consumers from this monopoly charging whatever they'd like. 49% since 2022 is not protection. | ||||
| UE 435-530 | 3/19/2024 12:36:58 AM | 3/14/2024 5:03:23 PM | General Comment | christopherbraun@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Christopher Braun 3586 SE 26th Ave Portland, OR 97202-2901 christopherbraun@hushmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-531 | 3/19/2024 12:37:01 AM | 3/14/2024 5:00:03 PM | General Comment | 2427SE66@everyactioncustom.com | 2427se66@everyactioncustom.com. Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing FOR PROFIT utilities to continuously ask for more money from their customers. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Laura Roe 2427 SE 66th Ave Portland, OR 97206-1205 2427SE66@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-532 | 3/19/2024 12:37:03 AM | 3/14/2024 4:56:04 PM | General Comment | tlew4002@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Carolyn Eckel 18542 NE Wasco St Portland, OR 97230-7152 tlew4002@earthlink.net | |||||
| UE 435-533 | 3/19/2024 12:37:05 AM | 3/14/2024 4:54:18 PM | General Comment | terryr@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr Rod Terry 1010 NW 32nd St Corvallis, OR 97330-4412 terryr@peak.org | |||||
| UE 435-534 | 3/19/2024 12:37:08 AM | 3/14/2024 4:49:50 PM | General Comment | frangreenlee@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). For goodness sake, as you make considerably more money for CEOs & stockholders, the general public is reeling from the increases. As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. You can STOP this unreasonableness. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Frances Greenlee 63215 Ob Riley Rd Bend, OR 97703-8103 frangreenlee@bendbroadband.com | |||||
| UE 435-535 | 3/19/2024 12:37:11 AM | 3/14/2024 4:46:02 PM | General Comment | joho@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Thank you! Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Joe Hovey 3586 SE 26th Ave Portland, OR 97202-2901 joho@joehovey.com | |||||
| UE 435-536 | 3/19/2024 12:37:12 AM | 3/14/2024 4:41:04 PM | General Comment | leelees@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Linda Lee Showerman 7498 Upper Applegate Rd Jacksonville, OR 97530-8979 leelees@charter.net | |||||
| UE 435-537 | 3/19/2024 12:37:15 AM | 3/14/2024 4:27:10 PM | General Comment | psansone2@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Paul Sansone 9922 NW Gales Creek Rd Gales Creek, OR 97117-9419 psansone2@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-538 | 3/19/2024 12:37:18 AM | 3/14/2024 4:25:42 PM | General Comment | mariane@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, captain Mariane Zenker 3105 SE 59th Ave Portland, OR 97206-2035 mariane@zenkerdesign.com | |||||
| UE 435-539 | 3/19/2024 12:37:20 AM | 3/14/2024 4:19:11 PM | General Comment | brucewatt@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr Bruce Watt 10401 SW Lancaster Rd Portland, OR 97219-6308 brucewatt@comcast.net | |||||
| UE 435-54 | 2/29/2024 6:24:49 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Valyrie | Ingram | FOREST GROVE | Please stop allowing PGE to raise rates. There has to be a limit. | ||
| UE 435-540 | 3/19/2024 12:37:22 AM | 3/14/2024 4:15:27 PM | General Comment | amanningpdx@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs Andrea Manning 2231 SE Stark St Portland, OR 97214-1643 amanningpdx@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-541 | 3/19/2024 12:37:25 AM | 3/14/2024 4:14:19 PM | General Comment | pswooley@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Paul Wooley 17785 SW Jersey Ct Beaverton, OR 97078-1718 pswooley@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-542 | 3/19/2024 12:37:28 AM | 3/14/2024 4:12:54 PM | General Comment | mlee@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Missy Lee 11420 SE Pardee St Portland, OR 97266-3357 mlee@strategen.com | |||||
| UE 435-543 | 3/19/2024 12:37:31 AM | 3/14/2024 4:10:15 PM | General Comment | rabeltram@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Alfred Beltram 6195 Rosemarie St NE Albany, OR 97321-7405 rabeltram@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-544 | 3/19/2024 12:37:33 AM | 3/14/2024 4:09:01 PM | General Comment | da_crusher@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. ROBERT PLATA 3124 Perkins St NE Salem, OR 97303-9610 da_crusher@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-545 | 3/19/2024 12:37:36 AM | 3/14/2024 4:04:57 PM | General Comment | woodtales@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. David Cameron 5880 NE Silo Dr Hillsboro, OR 97124-6170 woodtales@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-546 | 3/19/2024 12:37:38 AM | 3/14/2024 4:04:39 PM | General Comment | lpjake@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Patricia Jacobson 32250 SW Armitage Pl Wilsonville, OR 97070-8411 lpjake@comcast.net | |||||
| UE 435-547 | 3/19/2024 12:37:41 AM | 3/14/2024 4:00:39 PM | General Comment | wakefieldm_2000@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Marie Wakefield 3054 Highway 20 Newport, OR 97365-9519 wakefieldm_2000@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-548 | 3/19/2024 12:37:44 AM | 3/14/2024 3:54:38 PM | General Comment | maj7900@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Mary Anne Joyce 1724 SE 48th Ave Portland, OR 97215-3216 maj7900@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-549 | 3/19/2024 12:37:47 AM | 3/14/2024 3:51:58 PM | General Comment | bird_house1965@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Janice Bird 115 Highway 82 Lostine, OR 97857 bird_house1965@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-55 | 2/29/2024 7:43:45 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Jacob | Rose | TROUTDALE | Please stop raising rates. You're harming us all, every group that isn't part of the elite are suffering. If you're not part of the evil in this world than prove it by not raising rates on everyone. | ||
| UE 435-550 | 3/19/2024 12:37:49 AM | 3/14/2024 3:50:14 PM | General Comment | jpn5710@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. John Nettleton 4311 SE 37th Ave Apt 21 Portland, OR 97202-3265 jpn5710@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-551 | 3/19/2024 12:37:52 AM | 3/14/2024 3:47:30 PM | General Comment | amycarlson@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers like me are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Amy Carlson 2006 N Emerson St Portland, OR 97217-3807 amycarlson@comcast.net | |||||
| UE 435-552 | 3/19/2024 12:37:55 AM | 3/14/2024 3:44:03 PM | General Comment | boiester@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Deborah Carey 1975 SE Crystal Lake Dr Unit 111 Corvallis, OR 97333-0003 boiester@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-553 | 3/19/2024 12:37:58 AM | 3/14/2024 3:43:28 PM | General Comment | bev.terrace@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). I am a fourth generation Oregonian, born in Portland in 1946. I’ve been a PGE customer my entire adult life. I have been retired and living on social security for eleven years. I have downsized to a small apartment in the cheapest senior community in the Portland Metro area. My electric bill has doubled in the last few years, while my (fixed!) income has not. On behalf of myself and so many other elderly, single women struggling to get by I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Beverly White 12635 SW Prince Edward Ct Apt D Portland, OR 97224-2143 bev.terrace@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-554 | 3/19/2024 12:38:01 AM | 3/14/2024 3:40:21 PM | General Comment | gem2amarra@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Amy Murray 6530 SE Carlton St Portland, OR 97206-6628 gem2amarra@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-555 | 3/19/2024 12:38:03 AM | 3/14/2024 3:36:50 PM | General Comment | josh@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr Josh Weissert 1733 SW Turner Rd West Linn, OR 97068-9652 josh@energy350.com | |||||
| UE 435-556 | 3/19/2024 12:38:06 AM | 3/14/2024 3:35:08 PM | General Comment | noah.brockman@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. WHEN WILL PGE GET ENOUGH? ITS UP TO THE COMMISSION TO PUSH BACK ON BEHALF OF CUSTOMERS! People cannot afford these ANNUAL increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. We have no other options in this market for power as they are a sole source utility provider. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. THEY MUST LIVE WITHIN THIER BUDGET JUST LIKE THE REST OF US! We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. TELL PGE NO MORE RATE HIKES! Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Noah Brockman 4706 SW Vesta St Portland, OR 97219-7343 noah.brockman@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-557 | 3/19/2024 12:38:09 AM | 3/14/2024 3:34:35 PM | General Comment | gglenc@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Glen Comuntzis 12220 SW Quail Creek Ln Tigard, OR 97223-2876 gglenc@aol.com | |||||
| UE 435-558 | 3/19/2024 12:38:12 AM | 3/14/2024 3:34:09 PM | General Comment | daveatu@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Fixed incomes will allow these people to force us out of our homes. NO!.!.!. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr David Kay 14930 SE Center St Portland, OR 97236-2436 daveatu@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-559 | 3/19/2024 12:38:14 AM | 3/14/2024 3:31:43 PM | General Comment | jherrmann@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. John Herrmann 2200 SE 45th Ave Portland, OR 97215-3728 jherrmann@lclark.edu | |||||
| UE 435-56 | 2/29/2024 8:07:05 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | PORTLAND | These drastic raises by PGE will negatively impact citizens who are already struggling through the housing crisis. They should not be permitted to raise their prices yet again at such a steep rate. | ||||
| UE 435-560 | 3/19/2024 10:32:21 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Carol | Alery | FOREST GROVE | There have been multiple public meetings over the past year and people have showed up as well as left public comment stating that they (Oregon Citizens) do NOT want wind farms off our coast OPB Article If I hear of another opportunity to submit public comment I will share it with you. The "green energy" policy is also threatening farmland. A South Korean Solar company wants to put 1600 acres of solar panels on farmland in the Harrisburg area. You can read more about it here 1600 Acre Solar Park Friends of Gap Rd The last thing I want to share is abut the HCP The Habitat Conservation Plan was voted on by the Oregon Department of Forestry. It was passed on 03/07 by a vote of 4 -3 Two of the members that voted for the HCP have ties to environmental driven organizations. The chair Jim Kelly and Chandra Ferrari both have environmentalist backgrounds. The HCP will lock up state forests for 70 years. Here is a video about the HCP as well as 4 testimonies including one from Betsy Johnson. HCP Video There is an explanation of what the HCP is and links in the description if you would like to learn more. The failings of this board vote is that they do not have any plan to replace the funding that will be lost by closing the forests down. There are currently 15 counties that rely on funding. ONRI (Oregon Natural Resource Industries) as well as a school district are working on plans of how to fight this. This decision will effect ALL Oregonians. Why? Because there is no replacement funding, so they will be expecting us to replace the lost funds. Please respect the voice of the people. Thank you | ||
| UE 435-561 | 3/20/2024 12:32:07 AM | 3/19/2024 4:02:23 PM | General Comment | evoeller@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a friend of PGE customers, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Estelle Voeller 3784 Coleman Creek Rd # 0 Medford, OR 97501-9615 evoeller@charter.net | |||||
| UE 435-562 | 3/20/2024 12:32:09 AM | 3/19/2024 4:01:22 PM | General Comment | rsanch728@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Robert Sanchez 8007 N Denver Ave Apt 4 Portland, OR 97217-6666 rsanch728@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-563 | 3/20/2024 12:32:12 AM | 3/19/2024 3:00:34 PM | General Comment | samantha@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. After enduring the freezing winter storm in January, my February utility bill came out to a skyrocketing $285. My roommates and I are already feeling the financial repercussions of the rate increase that went into effect this January 2024. Due to this high utility bill, my roommates and I have had to cut back on other necessary monthly expenses including food and medical. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Samantha Hernandez 1340 NE Killingsworth St Apt A2 Portland, OR 97211-4387 samantha@oregonpsr.org | |||||
| UE 435-564 | 3/20/2024 12:32:15 AM | 3/19/2024 2:55:05 PM | General Comment | britney992@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Britney VanCitters 6115 SE 87th Ave Portland, OR 97266-5325 britney992@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-565 | 3/20/2024 12:32:17 AM | 3/19/2024 1:46:07 PM | General Comment | msjmcmillan@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Jennifer McMillan 2828 NE Juniper Ave Gresham, OR 97030-2933 msjmcmillan@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-566 | 3/20/2024 12:32:19 AM | 3/18/2024 9:35:22 PM | General Comment | jgraff89@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Jeremiah Graff 4311 SE 37th Ave Apt 15 Portland, OR 97202-3266 jgraff89@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-567 | 3/20/2024 12:32:22 AM | 3/18/2024 4:49:32 PM | General Comment | lltodd@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Laurie Todd 3756 SE Stephens St Portland, OR 97214-5152 lltodd@mindspring.com | |||||
| UE 435-568 | 3/20/2024 12:32:24 AM | 3/18/2024 2:41:33 PM | General Comment | jnblackman@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I urge the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. Furthermore, PGE's ratepayers pay far more per kilowatt hour than our neighbors across the river in Vancouver who are supplied by a PUC. Increases have been substantially higher for residential users than for corporate and industrial users. Such increases are not sustainable and now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise rates yet again. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wish list for management and, quite significantly, includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Julie Blackman 4489 SW Fairview Circus Portland, OR 97221-2717 jnblackman@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-569 | 3/20/2024 12:32:27 AM | 3/18/2024 12:59:16 PM | General Comment | mdp@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. As we try to move to using a cleaner energy for everything we use in our lives such as electric cars, raising the rates is the very last thing we need to happen. As a result of the 18% rate increase I am not looking at using a electric car now and will stay to using a Gasoline car for a long time. With this 7.2% rate increase coming up I can only imagine that this will greatly discourage others from considering or moving to cleaner energy alternatives so as long as these rates increases keep happening. Rates should be going down and not up. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr Michael Phipps 23720 SW Mountain Home Rd Sherwood, OR 97140-9495 mdp@fpsnw.com | |||||
| UE 435-57 | 2/29/2024 9:00:36 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Benjamin | Serreau-Raskin | PORTLAND | Absolutely do not allow PGE to raise prices again this year, or even the next. Everyone is already getting squeezed, the last thing we need is AC and heat getting more expensive. | ||
| UE 435-570 | 3/20/2024 12:32:30 AM | 3/18/2024 11:18:38 AM | General Comment | david.bodhi@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Dr. David C Parker 1953 SE 20th Ave Portland, OR 97214-4805 david.bodhi@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-571 | 3/20/2024 12:32:32 AM | 3/17/2024 3:58:40 PM | General Comment | r_jinx@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Phil Miotto 4015 SW Pasadena St Portland, OR 97219-9524 r_jinx@hotmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-572 | 3/20/2024 12:32:34 AM | 3/17/2024 8:55:19 AM | General Comment | julieentrekin@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Julie Entrekin 1620 SE CESAR CHAVEZ Blvd Portland, OR 97214 julieentrekin@netzero.net | |||||
| UE 435-573 | 3/20/2024 12:32:37 AM | 3/17/2024 2:21:41 AM | General Comment | gizmot@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. At a personal level, we were without power for eight days during the storm, due to poor maintenance of trees in our area. They have never properly maintained the trees near the power lines in our neighborhood and we and several of our neighbors sent them a letter stating that Aspaltum(?), their contractor does a terrible job. Our house got down to below 40 F, we used our gas stove to heat water on the stove, otherwise it would have been colder. The gas heat doesn't work without a spark from electricity. PGE increased rates last year by a huge amount. Their problems should not be ours and they want more money for profits not just the maintenance they have failed to maintain. They have forgotten they are a public corporation with responsibilities to their customers, not to gouge us for corporate profits. PGE can claim anything they want but the reality is their problems should not be resolved with more profits and that is what this rate case is about, $17 million for batteries, I get that, but after 30% increase in the past two years and yet they want another $107 million, that is $90 million to profits. Really, is that something that should be our responsibility? They are already allowed a large profit margin as a public company to provide continuous power. My pension doesn't go up at anything close to their request, who is going to bail me out? I hope it is you! You are supposed to be the -Public- utility commission not their cosigner on their profits. Please dismiss this case and let them sort their stock price concerns by becoming a dependable corporation. Rick Silverman Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx Rick Silverman 2416 SW Mitchell St Portland, OR 97239-2129 gizmot@teleport.com | |||||
| UE 435-574 | 3/20/2024 12:32:40 AM | 3/16/2024 8:38:59 PM | General Comment | hbeckman0613@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. The average household income has not increased anywhere near that much. What exactly justifies PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to protect PGE customers from unwarranted increases. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wish list for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. Has their request been thoroughly reviewed? I respectfully request that you reject PGE's proposed increase. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Helen Beckman 1143 Rafael St N Keizer, OR 97303-6236 hbeckman0613@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-575 | 3/20/2024 12:32:42 AM | 3/16/2024 8:36:58 PM | General Comment | Brookscronkrite@everyactioncustom.com | brookscronkrite@everyactioncustom.com. Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. It is utterly beyond the pale for the PUC to approve $185 million for higher profit margins, making it easier to force annual rate increases through and holding ratepayers responsible for risks that should be born by the shareholders. This is a textbook case of privatizing profits and publicly subsidizing costs for a monopoly where customers have no choice. It is flat out wrong. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Laurie Brooks 12278 SW Millview Ct Tigard, OR 97223-3510 Brookscronkrite@comcast.net | |||||
| UE 435-576 | 3/20/2024 12:32:50 AM | 3/16/2024 12:58:13 PM | General Comment | threepines@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Hal Anthony 3995 Russell Rd Grants Pass, OR 97526-9781 threepines@centurylink.net | |||||
| UE 435-577 | 3/20/2024 12:32:53 AM | 3/16/2024 5:05:15 AM | General Comment | dulleyg@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Gwen Dulley 1130 NW 12th Ave Apt 204 Portland, OR 97209-2854 dulleyg@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-578 | 3/20/2024 12:32:57 AM | 3/15/2024 10:49:56 PM | General Comment | amzokeli@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Alex Kozma 36027 E Historic Columbia River Hwy Corbett, OR 97019-9627 amzokeli@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-579 | 3/20/2024 12:33:00 AM | 3/15/2024 10:49:12 PM | General Comment | amzokeli@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Elisa Kozma 36027 E Historic Columbia River Hwy Corbett, OR 97019-9627 amzokeli@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-58 | 2/29/2024 9:34:36 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | CORVALLIS | Please do not allow pge to raise rates for the second year in a row at levels far higher than inflation in the middle of a cost of living crisis | ||||
| UE 435-580 | 3/20/2024 12:33:03 AM | 3/15/2024 10:10:09 PM | General Comment | rljron@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, MR Ronald Jungwirth 7807 SW 50th Ave Portland, OR 97219-1419 rljron@aol.com | |||||
| UE 435-581 | 3/20/2024 12:33:07 AM | 3/15/2024 8:47:34 PM | General Comment | deannamulder@msn.com | I oppose the new 7.4% rate increase request by PGE. The last 3 increases have had a huge impact on citizens. As someone on a fixed income, my income does not increase consistent with the rate hike. It seems with the previous approved rate increases there should have been some forethought to set aside some funds to cover the current need. While I appreciate the thought that PGE has for the future, there needs to be some realistic thought about what the users can afford. An unlimited rate increase is unrealistic. | |||||
| UE 435-582 | 3/20/2024 12:33:09 AM | 3/15/2024 7:50:44 PM | General Comment | mikeclaporte@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Mike LaPorte 6488 SW Midmar Pl Portland, OR 97223-7589 mikeclaporte@comcast.net | |||||
| UE 435-583 | 3/20/2024 12:33:13 AM | 3/15/2024 6:48:11 PM | General Comment | rjrossi55@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Bob Rossi 1830 23rd St NE Salem, OR 97301-8142 rjrossi55@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-584 | 3/20/2024 12:33:16 AM | 3/15/2024 6:30:02 PM | General Comment | dawn.k.parker@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Dawn Parker 1928 SE 45th Ave Portland, OR 97215-3139 dawn.k.parker@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-585 | 3/20/2024 12:33:18 AM | 3/15/2024 5:38:55 PM | General Comment | lindag@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Linda Gamberg 18446 SE Willamette Dr Milwaukie, OR 97267-6011 lindag@selfenhancement.org | |||||
| UE 435-586 | 3/20/2024 12:33:21 AM | 3/15/2024 4:26:41 PM | General Comment | dawnmdancey@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. DM Dancey 3911 SE Milwaukie Ave Portland, OR 97202-3881 dawnmdancey@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-587 | 3/20/2024 12:33:24 AM | 3/15/2024 3:58:38 PM | General Comment | weallneedbees@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). Heck no!! Don't allow another rate increase!!! As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Jennifer Davis 2332 SE Brooklyn St Portland, OR 97202-2136 weallneedbees@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-588 | 3/20/2024 12:33:27 AM | 3/15/2024 3:41:52 PM | General Comment | dstillwa@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr Daniel Stillwaggon 68 SE 57th Ave Portland, OR 97215-1221 dstillwa@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-589 | 3/20/2024 12:33:29 AM | 3/15/2024 2:56:47 PM | General Comment | aheid@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Andrea Heid 21344 Liberty St NE Aurora, OR 97002-9238 aheid@uoregon.edu | |||||
| UE 435-59 | 3/1/2024 12:12:19 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Nathan | Cook | OREGON CITY | PGE has raised their rates 20% in 2024 alone. Their CEO, Maria Pope, got a 25% salary increase this year (2024) too. Now they want to raise rates a further 7.4% in 2025 to pay for "upgrades". That's what the raise this year was supposed to be for. I'm going to be living by candle light this time next year if they keep up the way they're going. Nobody can afford these raises and we do not have a need for Energy Storage capacity in Oregon. Which is what the proposed "upgrades" are meant for. Maria Pope needs to lose her job and PGE needs to quit being so Greedy. | ||
| UE 435-590 | 3/20/2024 12:33:33 AM | 3/15/2024 1:04:01 PM | General Comment | mandismithml1@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. -Mandi Smith Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Mandi Smith 2711 W Powell Blvd Gresham, OR 97030-6542 mandismithml1@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-591 | 3/20/2024 12:33:35 AM | 3/14/2024 3:31:39 PM | General Comment | ed.miska@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). PGE raised rates 21.9% for the first 1000 kWh already. It is time to be more rational about the very high cost of battery backup and other mandates on PGE that force them to have more expensive power. That is, stop allowing them to do things that are very high cost. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. You should however be helping to make customers that allow tall trees, that are a wind and fire hazard to be responsible for their own choices. We have had absurd levels of fire damage awarded to people that in part caused the problem themselves. I should not be paying $ to these people thru my PGE rates! PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. The idea that I should be paying for PGE to translate their info into 100+ languages is also absurd! Anyone in the US is probably capable of finding their own contacts to do any necessary translation. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Ed Miska 29255 SW Mountain Rd West Linn, OR 97068-9687 ed.miska@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-592 | 3/20/2024 12:33:38 AM | 3/14/2024 3:24:57 PM | General Comment | papaskip55@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Clarence Cullop 911 Narregan St Medford, OR 97501-2330 papaskip55@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-593 | 3/20/2024 12:33:41 AM | 3/14/2024 3:23:27 PM | General Comment | papaskip44@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Susan Cullop 911 Narregan St Medford, OR 97501-2330 papaskip44@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-594 | 3/20/2024 12:33:44 AM | 3/14/2024 3:22:50 PM | General Comment | asa.decouteau@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Asa DeCouteau 7616 N Portsmouth Ave Portland, OR 97203-5954 asa.decouteau@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-595 | 3/20/2024 12:33:47 AM | 3/14/2024 3:19:50 PM | General Comment | pedruin_1@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr Marcus Tobey 7445 SW 184th Pl Beaverton, OR 97007-5740 pedruin_1@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-596 | 3/20/2024 12:33:50 AM | 3/14/2024 3:17:58 PM | General Comment | judaystar@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Judy Piercy 5228 Davidson St SE Albany, OR 97322-7195 judaystar@hotmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-597 | 3/20/2024 12:33:52 AM | 3/14/2024 3:17:09 PM | General Comment | x5850@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). Please take into consideration the timing of this request and how it affects people. We're still trying to recover from increases in health insurance, other utility increases, and the cost is living. As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Yvonne Phipps 23720 SW Mountain Home Rd Sherwood, OR 97140-9495 x5850@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-598 | 3/20/2024 12:33:55 AM | 3/14/2024 3:15:37 PM | General Comment | noreenlesage@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a long time PGE customer, I adamantly oppose PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. They just raised their rates three months ago and this request is unconscionable. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these uncalled for increases. Do not entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. Consumers are suffering through an unstable economy and high inflation as it is. You must put a stop to this excessive request and protect PGE's customers. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Noreen Lesage 523 9th St Lake Oswego, OR 97034-2914 noreenlesage@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-599 | 3/20/2024 12:33:58 AM | 3/14/2024 3:13:23 PM | General Comment | mshalloran2605@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Michael Halloran 2062 Scotsman Ln NE Salem, OR 97305-2161 mshalloran2605@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-6 | 2/19/2024 7:48:23 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Kenneth | Harrison | PORTLAND | You guys on this board are to wok and selfish. You now are allowing pge costumers to choose from food or having electricity. You on the board are rich and can not care if rates go up. More people homless because of you. How many more children without food or heat? Pge big wigs still giving themselves pay increases. Hello want us to be third world country? Stop the rate increases pge are lying. Thank God I'm not part of pge but I know people who are and when the last time you told pge to jump in the lake? | ||
| UE 435-60 | 3/1/2024 7:31:44 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | PORTLAND | PGE raising the rates AGAIN is unbelievably greedy. We need a public electricity utility. PGE's CEO makes millions and they keep reporting record profits. They're bleeding Portlanders dry. People are watching their bills double and triple. Mine certainly have. PGE is a scam organization that is actively harming the people of Portland when they are supposed to be providing us with vital services. | ||||
| UE 435-600 | 3/20/2024 12:34:01 AM | 3/14/2024 3:12:24 PM | General Comment | dav1189pot2@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr David Potts 2159 S Alpine St Cornelius, OR 97113-7329 dav1189pot2@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-601 | 3/20/2024 12:34:04 AM | 3/14/2024 3:11:56 PM | General Comment | cpartipi@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Chris Partipilo 12550 SW Moorhen Way Beaverton, OR 97007-8704 cpartipi@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-602 | 3/20/2024 12:34:07 AM | 3/14/2024 3:10:03 PM | General Comment | jaftergut@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). I am a senior (80 years old) and am planning to stay in my home for as long as possible. That means saving money in every way I can. Last year's PGE rate increase has added a significant challenge --as rates go up, I must consider what's left that I can do without. I love living in Oregon and especially appreciate this state's basic practicality and realistic approach. As regulators, I would very much appreciate your continuing that tradition. Please considering prioritizing ratepayers rather than corporate profits. As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Judith Aftergut 4430 SW Kanan Dr Portland, OR 97221-3443 jaftergut@aol.com | |||||
| UE 435-603 | 3/20/2024 12:34:10 AM | 3/14/2024 3:06:55 PM | General Comment | thomasholley@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Thomas Holley 1711 NE 125th Ave Portland, OR 97230-1802 thomasholley@icloud.com | |||||
| UE 435-604 | 3/20/2024 12:34:13 AM | 3/14/2024 3:06:34 PM | General Comment | vjcameron@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. John and Vicki Cameron 2734 NE 47th Ave Portland, OR 97213-1810 vjcameron@hotmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-605 | 3/20/2024 12:34:15 AM | 3/14/2024 3:05:54 PM | General Comment | jtwagn@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Josiah Wagner 14892 SW Conor Cir Beaverton, OR 97006-5893 jtwagn@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-606 | 3/20/2024 12:34:18 AM | 3/14/2024 3:05:51 PM | General Comment | sillahee@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Sasha Pollack 4321 SW Washouga Ave Portland, OR 97239-1376 sillahee@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-607 | 3/20/2024 12:34:20 AM | 3/14/2024 3:04:49 PM | General Comment | kate@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Kate Szrom 6115 SE Lambert St Portland, OR 97206-8159 kate@oregonclho.org | |||||
| UE 435-608 | 3/20/2024 12:34:22 AM | 3/14/2024 10:11:11 AM | General Comment | iamcanvas.art@gmail.com | Hi, I am a consumer that is upset with the recent approval 18% increase in 2024 and the proposed increase of 8% in 2025. PGE has demonstrated their negligence in ensuring equipment safety with the recent wildland fires that resulted in damage to consumers’ properties. How are we holding them accountable for their negligence? The potential monopoly is becoming quite evident. The economy is suffering and I hope you reconsider the huge impact this will have on all consumers. Awarding them $202 million in 2024 does not protect consumers. Thank you. | |||||
| UE 435-609 | 3/20/2024 5:37:38 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Cassandra | Crandall | SILVERTON | The people of Oregon especially PGE customers have been hit hard enough with inflation, let alone the electric rates that have become unbearable with the last round increases. My family has good paying jobs and I do not think we could survive another increase. The proposed increase would be detrimental to most households regardless of socioeconomic status. If this increase is allowed I predict that you will see more accidents when people are forced to find alternative ways to heat their homes ie bbqs (I know how wrong this is but we all know it happens) and fireplaces that have not been maintained. The customers should not shoulder the greed of shareholders, the lack of system maintenance that has now made the grid inferior, and the push for Electric vehicles. PGE and other large utility companies see great profits each year, why should they profit even more when so much is at stake for the people of Oregon. Please deny their request on behalf of the millions of already struggling citizens of Oregon. | ||
| UE 435-61 | 3/1/2024 7:36:15 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Cheryl | Eby | SALEM | In regards to another rate increase by PGE, the answer is NO. They have just had an increase, and I don't believe for one minute that the claims on what they plan to do with this latest money grab is legit. We, the consumer, are sick and tired of being increased to death in these difficult times, especially those of us who are seniors. I urge you this time to give them a resounding NO and tell them to live within their means as we are all trying to do. | ||
| UE 435-610 | 3/20/2024 5:52:38 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | William | Stewart | SILVERTON | I oppose any additional rate increases, this would be a breaking point for many people in Oregon. My household has two working adults and we would Have to find an alternative way to heat our home if this increase is allowed. I cannot imaging being retired or having an income that has become unlivable due to inflation and being hit with another outlandish increase. Please put the people of Oregon before the profits of this corporation and their shareholders. | ||
| UE 435-611 | 3/20/2024 5:53:39 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Cassandra | Crandall | SILVERTON | The people of Oregon especially PGE customers have been hit hard enough with inflation, let alone the electric rates that have become unbearable with the last round increases. My family has good paying jobs and I do not think we could survive another increase. The proposed increase would be detrimental to most households regardless of socioeconomic status. If this increase is allowed I predict that you will see more accidents when people are forced to find alternative ways to heat their homes ie bbqs (I know how wrong this is but we all know it happens) and fireplaces that have not been maintained. The customers should not shoulder the greed of shareholders, the lack of system maintenance that has now made the grid inferior, and the push for Electric vehicles. PGE and other large utility companies see great profits each year, why should they profit even more when so much is at stake for the people of Oregon. Please deny their request on behalf of the millions of already struggling citizens of Oregon. | ||
| UE 435-612 | 3/20/2024 1:21:17 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Sandy | Richards | ESTACADA | PGE Rate Hike: The previous rate hike of 17%: WE are not sure from what past billing amount the % was calculated from. We have an1800 square foot manufactured home in very good condition. There are three of us. Our bill after the hike was $494. Wood is our main source of heat because we could barely afford the current billing. I don't have access to all past billings but cannot recall any amount that would justify $494. We have an upgraded thermostat and heat pump suggested by PGE for usage savings. Additionally, we live in the Riverside Fire area. Because our homeowner insurance has rated us in a high-risk area, our insurance has gone from just over $1000 to $3500. Clackamas County has reassessed our area this year. Property taxes will most likely go up. A new school Bond will be on the November ballot. I fully support it, but that is another added cost. My husband retires at the end of this year. Our income will be cut in half because we will then need to pay our own health insurance. PGE workers, especially lineman, are amazing and are very appreciated of them, but something needs to give. Please review upper-level PGE staff salary, bonuses, perks as a consideration before any further hikes. Possibly have an independent agency audit PGE contracts with contractors. We do not support further rate hikes. | ||
| UE 435-613 | 3/7/2024 8:10:56 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Deborah | Day | GRESHAM | Having lived in the eastern part of the metro area since 1975, I am curious as to why small underground utility upgrades are not made yearly? No one can afford full upgrades all at once, but I would think a known trouble area not just repaired but fitted to avoid future ice storms, wind and fire would be doable. It seems very similar to the roads and schools. Somehow waste money doing the minimum as it occurs then cry for more money later. | ||
| UE 435-614 | 3/8/2024 12:03:15 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Bonnie | Waterston | PORTLAND | I'm a senior concerned about the electricity rate hike; My bill already went up from $104 last year to $128 per month this year (equal pay)! I have gas heat in my master bedroom. | ||
| UE 435-615 | 3/20/2024 5:39:49 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Cassandra | Crandall | SILVERTON | The people of Oregon especially PGE customers have been hit hard enough with inflation, let alone the electric rates that have become unbearable with the last round increases. My family has good paying jobs and I do not think we could survive another increase. The proposed increase would be detrimental to most households regardless of socioeconomic status. If this increase is allowed I predict that you will see more accidents when people are forced to find alternative ways to heat their homes ie bbqs (I know how wrong this is but we all know it happens) and fireplaces that have not been maintained. The customers should not shoulder the greed of shareholders, the lack of system maintenance that has now made the grid inferior, and the push for Electric vehicles. PGE and other large utility companies see great profits each year, why should they profit even more when so much is at stake for the people of Oregon. Please deny their request on behalf of the millions of already struggling citizens of Oregon. | ||
| UE 435-616 | 3/7/2024 12:49:39 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Rebecca | Ruppert | SALEM | I don't qualify for an accommodation on my utility bill. The accommodations do help those in dire need, but, more rate hikes wil put more people in the qualifying bracket. This means that everyone who struggles but doesn't qualify pays more for people who can't pay. The rates hike but without improved service. Stop wasting everyone's money. Audit! Where is all the money going? An irrate taxpayer!!! | ||
| UE 435-617 | 3/20/2024 4:28:43 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Ange | Javens | PORTLAND | Pge has already increased thier rates by nearly 40% the last few years. There has not been any updates to equipment or security of power during natural disaster/storms. It does not make sense to have billion dollar profits, yet request an increase. Pge should utilize thier resources they already have and profits they already earn to do what they propose. We are all barely making it with how expensive everything is, none of us have rainy day funds like pge.. so instead of digging into our pockets deeper, let them dig into thier own. People on a fixed income or poor, low, moderate middle class cannot take anymore increased for our basic needs. Think they should take a few years off from increases and let the rest of us catch our breath. | ||
| UE 435-619 | 3/21/2024 12:31:45 AM | 3/20/2024 3:55:30 PM | General Comment | nickolas.grill@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Nickolas Grill 1428 SE 46th Ave Portland, OR 97215-2505 nickolas.grill@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-62 | 3/1/2024 8:05:41 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Chris | LaDu | ALOHA | Regarding PGE rate increases, how many times will the Public Utility Commission (PUC) side with greedy for profit companies and leave citizens out in the cold. I think it is time for new legislation governing the PUC that will actually support Oregon's citizens. | ||
| UE 435-620 | 3/21/2024 12:31:48 AM | 3/20/2024 3:45:12 PM | General Comment | tvickers0906@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Taylor Vickers 1551 SW Taylor St Portland, OR 97205-1848 tvickers0906@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-621 | 3/21/2024 12:31:51 AM | 3/20/2024 3:44:04 PM | General Comment | sunkissed536@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Whitney Peterson 3926 SE Lambert St Portland, OR 97202-7919 sunkissed536@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-622 | 3/21/2024 12:31:54 AM | 3/20/2024 3:38:46 PM | General Comment | eiselejen@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Dr. Jennifer Eisele 5426 SE 70th Ave Portland, OR 97206-5354 eiselejen@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-623 | 3/21/2024 12:31:57 AM | 3/20/2024 3:36:53 PM | General Comment | iamjakerider@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Jacob Hendrix 3081 SE 20th Ave Portland, OR 97202-2356 iamjakerider@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-624 | 3/21/2024 12:32:00 AM | 3/20/2024 3:33:35 PM | General Comment | rhys12hallett@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Rhys Hallett 4132 SE Boise St Portland, OR 97202-3585 rhys12hallett@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-625 | 3/21/2024 12:32:02 AM | 3/20/2024 3:30:00 PM | General Comment | arghlene@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Arlene Flynn 9616 N Portsmouth Ave Portland, OR 97203-1966 arghlene@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-626 | 3/21/2024 12:32:05 AM | 3/20/2024 3:29:56 PM | General Comment | ruthie@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Ruthie Crawford 2511 NE 61st Ave Portland, OR 97213-4027 ruthie@jewelrybyharlow.com | |||||
| UE 435-627 | 3/21/2024 12:32:08 AM | 3/20/2024 3:29:55 PM | General Comment | murray.sofie@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Sofia Murray 1571 SE Stark St Portland, OR 97214-1487 murray.sofie@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-628 | 3/21/2024 12:32:10 AM | 3/20/2024 3:28:26 PM | General Comment | resist421@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Jenna Goldin 10950 NE Oregon St Portland, OR 97220-3149 resist421@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-629 | 3/21/2024 12:32:13 AM | 3/20/2024 3:28:03 PM | General Comment | banchatea@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Joanna Cowan 822 NE Liberty St Portland, OR 97211-3650 banchatea@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-63 | 3/1/2024 8:23:24 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Steven | MARKER | FAIRVIEW | Good morning, i am Steve Marker, City Councillor for the City of Fairview, first i would like to say that during the winter weather we had, our utility companies in my view did the best they could do under the circumstances. My concerns are centered around rate increases for PGE and NW Natural. Being retired and on a limited income makes it difficult. I dont get compensated for being a city councillor and had to apply for income qualification for both NW Natural and PGE and this makes me undestand as an elected official how hard it is for our elderly and income challenged residence. One of my concerns is we live in an area because of our dams and electrical facilities that we should not be paying a huge amount for electricity. I understand PGE'S issues, but if we allow another 7 pct rate increase that will really break the backs of our folks who are income challenged. I would welcome a representative from the PUC to help us understand why we pay so much when we live in the NW where hydro electric power is plentiful. I Chose PGE but would welcome a rep from NW Natural as well. | ||
| UE 435-630 | 3/21/2024 12:32:18 AM | 3/20/2024 3:20:11 PM | General Comment | sambecht10@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Sam Becht 1210 SE 20th Ave Apt 204 Portland, OR 97214-3849 sambecht10@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-631 | 3/21/2024 12:32:21 AM | 3/20/2024 3:15:46 PM | General Comment | annamparks@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Anna Parks 111 SW Harrison St Portland, OR 97201-5336 annamparks@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-632 | 3/21/2024 12:32:24 AM | 3/20/2024 2:29:38 PM | General Comment | kenger29@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Karly Enger 136 SW Orchid Ct Portland, OR 97219-4840 kenger29@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-633 | 3/8/2024 6:37:50 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Keith | Leete | PORTLAND | As a retired senior citizen I feel it is totally unfair to raise rates as much as you have when we only got a 3.2% raise in our pay! How can you honestly feel good about robbing customers. I understand costs have went up, but what you pay your workers is way out of bounds and just shows how greedy your company is, you make more than enough with the money you collect through our bills, be reasonable about what you ask for and don't be a price gouging company. Just remember there are many of us out here that are on a fixed income and can't continue to afford outlandish pay hikes! | ||
| UE 435-634 | 3/8/2024 6:50:42 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Venita | Alford | SALEM | I feel like utility costs are going up because we are supplying power to the state of California. I suspect it does take more money to do that but that should cost the Californians; not Oregonians. | ||
| UE 435-635 | 3/8/2024 7:59:24 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | An | Omos | CANBY | Power should never increase. It only increases because the state sells off are power to other states. This must stop. We are already the 2nd highest taxed income state. Inflation is up over 100%-200%+ on many items. Now you want to increase utility. It is blatant theft on all levels. I would encourage you to be a moral and ethical human being. Demand no more rate increases. Help your fellow man. Stop harming the population. | ||
| UE 435-636 | 3/8/2024 8:13:27 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Robert | Viores | ROSEBURG | Why are the customers being charged for the cost to upgrade and repair of the Electric Companies infrastructure, when they have collected millions over the years and kept the profits. And only did the necessary repairs instead of putting money aside for the upgrades they knew they were going had to do anyways. Now the general public is expected to cover the costs while the Electric Company still gets to keep its millions in profit still. That is not fair. If your answer is capitalism, then the people need to move away from that idea. | ||
| UE 435-637 | 3/8/2024 9:53:08 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Nic | CLACKAMAS | Oregon generates tons of electricity through solar, water, and wind technologies that we sell our surplus power to California. Why is it that the consumer has to pay an increased rate when you're already profiting from the sale, and from the rate hike. You can blame fires, and cold weather but none of this is new for oregon. Also if you're going to say the rate increase is for new technologies then show us what exactly its going for as PROOF. Otherwise you're saying you need a rate increase just for your own pockets since your stock is losing money | |||
| UE 435-638 | 3/21/2024 2:34:58 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Tegan | Glenn | OAK GROVE | Increasing utility costs further will only continue to make this city unaffordable and will directly contribute to our houseless population. We are paying almost $300/monthly with the new increase (for a 1000sq ft apartment, electric heating, 2 adults). I cannot imagine how anyone would be able to afford a whole house. This will cause undue stress to the working class. | ||
| UE 435-639 | 3/8/2024 11:25:16 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | FAIRVIEW | We can hardly afford rent and food. We cannot afford to pay an increase to PGE for electricity. This is outrageous. Don’t make us choose between food and heat. | ||||
| UE 435-64 | 3/1/2024 8:42:25 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Mark | Rose | GLADSTONE | I just heard the PGE proposed another rate increase for next year. I understand operational cost are increasing but the average PGE customer can not afford another rate increase after we just experienced a 17% increase this year. I make too much for any assistance but not enough to qualify for assistance. The recent rate increase is very noticeably and been difficult for my family. Please do not support another rate increase!!! | ||
| UE 435-640 | 3/8/2024 11:48:10 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | OREGON CITY | In today's society, electricity and other utilities should be considered a necessity, not a luxury. Which would only make sense that they be tax funded rather than extorted for profit. Even so, rate increases in the last couple of years could be covered by a small fraction of a singular shareholder's annual income. Furthermore how is it justified that rates for residents using utilities for survival are increased more than commercial rates using them for capital gains? I don't understand how our choices have come to be either continuing to support the racket, or to live in the dark. | ||||
| UE 435-641 | 3/8/2024 12:03:24 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | michael | Humphreys | PORTLAND | I think that approving a 40% rate increase for PGE rates over the last four years is absurd. This is a business which is basically a monopoly. I think this increase only benefits the grossly overpaid executives of the company and stockholders. This is greed, pure and simple! | ||
| UE 435-642 | 3/8/2024 12:38:52 PM | PACIFIC POWER | General Comment | Web | Rachel | Jonesmith | MEDFORD | I strongly oppose the pacific power proposed rate increase. Last year’s rate increase that hit us in January has had a large effect on my family’s ability to balance our monthly budget. We are as energy efficient as can be in our home and see no more corners we can cut to keep our bill down. I understand that utilities need to balance their own rising costs, but Pacific Power is using our rate increases to pay off the $299 million dollar settlement they owe after ignoring issues for a prolonged period of time leading to wildfires. The people of Oregon should not have to cover the costs of a company’a blatant mishandling of risks. | ||
| UE 435-643 | 3/8/2024 1:12:26 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Julie | PORTLAND | Electric docket 7.4% for homeowners, 44% increase in last 3 years. Please most homeowners can not afford to take on all the price increases in this State. 1. we pay tax on our bills already for those that can not afford it. 2. All the electric cars, people that can afford a car like this are not charging at home, they are charging at all the FREE charge stations all over. We pay gas price to fill up why do they not have to pay electric rate like you charge homeowner? Make you money up here at charge stations. 3. Why should we continue to pay for people this government allows into the country illegal, they are being paid to live here and taking from the homeowner and taxpayer who already paying for all this stuff. People that worked hard all their lives are losing everything to paid for all this thru. Gas, electric, gas at the pump, groceries, property taxes, state and federal taxes, we go without and work hard and the system needs to charge. I worked since I was 12 and I do not expect a FREE ride, but I EXPECT all to pay their share. PLEASE STOP taking from us. 4. This State spent 300 million of the marijuana profits plus property taxes, and federal funding for what? Where is the money from federal for Covid that was given, where is the marijuana profits efforts to other areas like low income funding for water, gas and electric. You took federal and other funds for are Veterans to help others that you are paying for coming here and bad behavior. Are Vets are on the street those that protected US. This is a crime in itself. Where is the money going to help people that are USA citizens that are trying to keep up above water. Where is the lottery money really going??? STOP ASKING FOR US TO PAY MORE AND MORE we are working and paying you for what, when do we get a break, if you can fix all this have a meeting and re-due programs. Something has to give WE THE HOMEOWNERS AND BUSINESS'S OWNERS we really funding it all and we can't do it. Police, safety, all of it you take from us. | |||
| UE 435-644 | 3/8/2024 1:28:49 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Dartagnan | Georgiades | MILWAUKIE | I have in interesting idea. Why not limit utility increases to the same amount that social security recipient's get increased. I think that would be fair for everyone. | ||
| UE 435-645 | 3/8/2024 3:01:37 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Ann | Warner | FAIRVIEW | This rate hike is ridiculous, I'm a retired disabled hospital worker and my husband is a retired disabled heavy equipment operator. Between the two of us we barely make rent and food not including our electric bill. This month with the rate hikes our bill was over 500 dollars. That is roughly half of my monthly income. Pretty soon if it I might just be a homeless person! What did working tirelessly all those years get me but a home on the streets because of my rate hike. It's not worth working anymore if those high paid individuals can retire on more Thani probably make in my lifetime. Maybe the should look at rate decreases in their own income before they take more of mine. | ||
| UE 435-646 | 3/8/2024 3:56:08 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Travis | Wagner | GRESHAM | I think PGE should be owned by the state. They are raking in huge profits and instead of those profits being used on repairs and other costs they want the costumers to pay for it so they can still continue to get max profits and exec getting huge bonuses. Let the company pay their share. They already increased our bills by 30%. No more. | ||
| UE 435-647 | 3/8/2024 4:30:55 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Kenneth | Tam | PORTLAND | Here is a template; Dear Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to express my profound concern and dissatisfaction regarding the recent announcement of rate increases by Portland General Electric (PGE). As a resident of Portland, living at 911 SW 21st Ave. I have been a loyal customer of PGE, relying on their services for my daily needs. It has come to my attention that PGE plans to increase their pricing rates. This decision is particularly disheartening because it seems to disregard the current economic challenges faced by many Oregonians, myself included. The lack of significant infrastructure improvements or movements to justify such an increase adds to my frustration. Moreover, despite these proposed rate hikes, I, along with other residents, continue to experience frequent power outages, which further questions the rationale behind increasing the financial burden on consumers. The absence of tangible enhancements in service delivery and infrastructure, coupled with the continuous inconvenience of power disruptions, raises concerns about the justification for this rate adjustment. It is crucial for utility providers like PGE to ensure that any increase in rates is matched with proportional improvements in service quality, reliability, and customer satisfaction. Therefore, I urge the Oregon Public Utility Commission to thoroughly review PGE's proposal for rate increases. It is essential to ensure that any adjustments are reasonable, justified by concrete improvements, and considerate of the economic impact on Oregon residents. I look forward to your response and hope for a favorable review of this matter. Please consider the implications of these rate increases on consumers like myself, who depend on PGE for essential services but are left questioning the value and reliability of these services in light of recent developments. Thank you for your attention to this matter and for advocating on behalf of Oregon's utility consumers. | ||
| UE 435-648 | 3/8/2024 4:57:36 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Steve | Albert | FOREST GROVE | Utilities need to make a return on its investment. Over the years PGE et al have paid out dividends and made huge payments to executives. Now, they find themselves in need of money to improve the infrastructure. They had an obligation to improve that infrastructure prior to paying the dividends and executive pay. We the rate payers now have provide those needed funds. Enough! Any rate increase should only increase at the rate of inflation. Do not approve any more rate hikes until the utilities become more responsible. | ||
| UE 435-649 | 3/8/2024 5:03:14 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Kevin | Scott | TIGARD | Your selling Orgonians down the river & we know it. Wait till we come looking for you! Everything being said about fire danger is Absolutely a lie to take folks over the coals. There's no accountability on this new revenue, windfall profits for them. There's no accountability on behalf of Orgonians. | ||
| UE 435-65 | 3/1/2024 8:57:06 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Kathryn | Furr-Danner | OREGON CITY | I ready on KPTV that PGE wants to raise rates again in 2025: https://www.kptv.com/2024/02/29/portland-general-electric-wants-raise-rates-again/ "PGE’s rate increase in 2022 was 8%, and in 2023 it was nearly 9%. The 18% increase in 2024 plus the proposed 7.4% increase in 2025 means a more than 42% increase in total since 2021." This is untenable. Of course cost of living increases over time. Everyone understands this. Salaries do increase somewhat to go along with this. I do not know any whose salary has increased by anything close to FORTY-TWO PERCENT over the course of four years. How is the average person supposed to meet this kind of increase? It is particularly galling considering Maria Pope's compensation of well over $6M. it is shameful that she would be willing to accept accept a six-figure salary, blithely asking for yet another increase, while knowing that so many people are struggling to make ends meet year after year, increase after increase. I urge you to deny the 2025 rate increase for PGE. Thank you. | ||
| UE 435-650 | 3/8/2024 5:15:40 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Victor | Filmer | ALOHA | Raising rates at this time is simply unfeasible with the way the entire economy is facing an entire breakdown . The average person cannot make these payments and survive with a family to take care of. The country will be making changes thru out the year until Election Day and I feel raising rates at this time is just wrong for the middle class family to have to afford before food. | ||
| UE 435-651 | 3/8/2024 6:29:10 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Khilee | Miller | GRESHAM | I just want to say that I don't think it's a secret that there's a lot of people that are financially strapped. I'm a single mother and I'm low income and I already get a discount of 15% off but my electric bill is $200 a month and I live in a two bedroom apartment. I've chosen to use my fireplace to heat up my apartment a few times and the electricity doesn't really change. Something's got to give I'd rather be a part of a solution than part of a problem. I'm just sharing that I'm really struggling and trying to get help with electric bills is really hard cuz there's so many people that need help. I don't know what I'm really asking for if I'm even asking for anything I'm just trying to stay positive, respectful and share where I'm at. | ||
| UE 435-652 | 3/8/2024 6:46:52 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | M | S | PORTLAND | PGE Rate increases. So now within 2025 we are looking at paying way more due to their rate increases. That means less food on our tables and ess medications that we so desperately need. Going solar sure does sound great. Food increases, gas increases and all the company cares about is their stocks and what they pay out. It is their responsibility to manage the money right and do the necessary power grids upgrades instead of customers paying an extra $75.00 a month. | ||
| UE 435-653 | 3/8/2024 8:07:24 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | SELMA | So while the power companies post record profits, customers are to foot the bill for "infrastructure " upgrades that should be ongoing improvement paid from profits. Or are the increases necessary to pay for class action law suits? | ||||
| UE 435-654 | 3/8/2024 9:05:52 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Anna | Neet | SALEM | There has been a huge increase in rent, groceries, and other essentials. Combined that with utilities, I am close to losing my apartment. I understand that there needs to besome increase, however please do not make it so extreme. | ||
| UE 435-656 | 3/9/2024 2:41:20 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Clarissa | Wallace | BEAVERTON | I understand about rate increases. However there a a bunch of us that are one paycheck away from being homeless. Consumers should NOT be forced to choose between food on the table or keeping the power on. The cost of gas, food, rent,etc. It's ridiculous! Everything is going up but our wages stay the same. There needs to be more help to assist with those who can't afford these ridiculous increases | ||
| UE 435-657 | 3/9/2024 3:03:00 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Jeff | Jones | OREGON CITY | We understand utility companies need to raise rates. But can't these rate increases be done in smaller increments, so the impact is not so difficult for those of us on fixed incomes to absorb? The latest rate increase of 18% was just too much all at once. We are retired living in a 1200 sq ft home with vinyl windows and partial insulation (we lived through the years of turning your lights off when you left the room and we continue to practice this). We are now going to insulate the balance of the home to, hopefully, help with future heating and cooling costs. But we will also have to work our budget to include this added upgrade, all the while budgeting for the current rate increase. We went back through the last five years of PGE billings and our billings have increased by approximately 47%! In five years! We have the documentation to show this. Now, we understand that PGE is asking for another rate increase for 2025 of 7.5%! Please, reconsider this. With food, gas, insurance, medical, drug costs skyrocketing, there are so many people in our State that are hurting financially. PGE's increases are going to literally put people out of their homes. We simply won't be able to afford to pay all of our utility bills. Again, please reconsider the 2025 rate hike request by PGE. Thank you. Jeff and Jill Jones | ||
| UE 435-658 | 3/9/2024 6:58:33 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Dustin | Moon | MULINO | I read the rate increase was largely due to investment into renewable energy. Why not continue to allow those In position to afford 'green energy' pay for that luxury? Also, why not gradually increase the rate? Many of us can't just suddenly get an extra 18% from our employers, or paychecks. It just doesn't make sense to suddenly charge an additional 18% and get nothing additional in return. Slowly add add it in for the working class, have a heart ?? | ||
| UE 435-659 | 3/10/2024 9:18:08 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Raul | Trevizo | KEIZER | All the dams were paid for by the people for the people if you’re going to raise your rates 26% because it was 18% last year for PGE and they won another 7% this year. We need to raise the rates for them buying it so they can give it back to the people the dams are paid for by the people and the taxes that it took to built those dams but yet you’re taking the peoples money. You gotta remember you work for the people public means public owned. Make the right decisions for the public, not for PGE and their profits. Wow they’re asking this year for 7 1/2%. KATU your voice, your vote the chairman come on blowingsmoke. Why don’t you raise the rates of which PGE buys power from our dams 26% and give it back to the public, holding us hostage with electricity. | ||
| UE 435-66 | 3/1/2024 9:51:18 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | ADam | Kimbrough | PORTLAND | NO MORE PGE RATE INCREASES. As long as they are profiting and their CEO is taking $6 million + a year, it's on them to be fiscally responsible. Infrastructure maintenance and improvements is not a cost that should be passed onto the consumer via a rate hike. Work for the people. | ||
| UE 435-660 | 3/10/2024 2:05:56 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Robert | Carnagey | BEAVERTON | I watched the program "your voice, your vote" today with your group being interviewed. Just one comment, rates for water (in our area are up over 10% per year for the last 6+ years) and now PGE's electricity rate increases are making it impossible to live in a home - unless you want to go without power and water! Yes, these group deserve to make a decent return on investment but NOT if they are not managing their respective portfolio properly! For water, these bozos decided it was better to build out a brand new delivery system but had no money to do so. What to do... hell, just rake the rate payers and force them to pay for the buildout (I was never sure it was really necessary or just something they wanted to do?). And, now our electric grid suppliers have mismanaged their care of their utility infrastructure and we get to pay for their mismanagement! In your reviews of their rate increases and the need to maintain an adequate ROI, if they aren't doing their job, just whey should we, the rate payers, have to pay for their incompetence? And, ROI is based on costs and income. Just how has PGE managed its executive cost? Are they raking in gigantic bonus's for convincing you to approve huge rate hikes? If we rate payers need to take hit, after hit.... then the exec's there should be sharing our pain.... right! | ||
| UE 435-661 | 3/11/2024 10:15:32 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Joseph | Edmonds | PORTLAND | Electric cost increase proposal by PGE should not be approved. I READ OF NO PGE MANAGEMENT CHANGES, this is indicative of doing business the same and passing inflationary costs to public. | ||
| UE 435-662 | 3/22/2024 12:31:53 AM | 3/20/2024 2:29:38 PM | General Comment | kenger29@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Karly Enger 136 SW Orchid Ct Portland, OR 97219-4840 kenger29@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-663 | 3/22/2024 12:31:57 AM | 3/20/2024 2:15:49 PM | General Comment | palmer.matthew@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr Matthew Palmer 4061 SE 36th Ave Portland, OR 97202-3216 palmer.matthew@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-664 | 3/22/2024 12:32:00 AM | 3/20/2024 1:56:03 PM | General Comment | elizabethcjames@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Elio James 1610 SE Cesar E Chavez Blvd Portland, OR 97214-5277 elizabethcjames@aol.com | |||||
| UE 435-665 | 3/22/2024 12:32:02 AM | 3/20/2024 1:55:52 PM | General Comment | slpierce518@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). It's time to stop price-gouging Oregon residents for basic utilities. We can't take our cost of living being driven up any higher just to support corporate greed. As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Shelby Pierce 5919 SE Holgate Blvd Portland, OR 97206-3831 slpierce518@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-666 | 3/22/2024 12:32:05 AM | 3/20/2024 1:53:26 PM | General Comment | mothernaturesfault@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. NATHANIAL MIDNIGHT 5407 SE 77th Ave Portland, OR 97206-5114 mothernaturesfault@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-667 | 3/22/2024 12:32:08 AM | 3/20/2024 1:41:25 PM | General Comment | anna.west1317@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Anna West 5807 NE 10th Ave Portland, OR 97211-3719 anna.west1317@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-668 | 3/22/2024 12:32:10 AM | 3/20/2024 1:19:19 PM | General Comment | mary.elizabeth.moreno@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Mary Moreno 2644 NE 37th Ave Portland, OR 97212-2917 mary.elizabeth.moreno@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-669 | 3/22/2024 12:32:13 AM | 3/20/2024 11:47:24 AM | General Comment | rachelbusygrl@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Rachel Philips 3656 SE 77th Ave Portland, OR 97206-2308 rachelbusygrl@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-67 | 3/1/2024 10:00:19 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Jon | Miranda | PORTLAND | PGE is a terrible company!! They’re raising utility prices by 42% in three years…. This is ridiculous as other utility companies nearby charge less than half of what PGE charges | ||
| UE 435-670 | 3/22/2024 12:32:15 AM | 3/20/2024 11:34:57 AM | General Comment | caroline.koenig@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Thanks for caring about the people, Caroline Koenig Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Caroline Koenig 2625 E Burnside St Portland, OR 97214-1786 caroline.koenig@me.com | |||||
| UE 435-671 | 3/22/2024 12:32:18 AM | 3/20/2024 11:26:49 AM | General Comment | shepardinos@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Ryan Shepard 3601 S River Pkwy Unit 707 Portland, OR 97239-4555 shepardinos@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-672 | 3/22/2024 12:32:21 AM | 3/20/2024 10:41:50 AM | General Comment | j_l_belcher@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, mr James Belcher 1040 NW 10th Ave Portland, OR 97209-3452 j_l_belcher@hotmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-673 | 3/22/2024 12:32:23 AM | 3/20/2024 10:10:29 AM | General Comment | kenjabean@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Brittany Bettis 13590 SW Electric St Beaverton, OR 97005-2424 kenjabean@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-674 | 3/22/2024 12:32:27 AM | 3/20/2024 9:01:08 AM | General Comment | jetbut@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Carolyn Hahn 480 23rd St NE Salem, OR 97301-4441 jetbut@hotmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-675 | 3/22/2024 12:32:29 AM | 3/20/2024 9:00:04 AM | General Comment | nikki.c.hahn@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Nikki Hahn 490 23rd St NE Salem, OR 97301-4441 nikki.c.hahn@outlook.com | |||||
| UE 435-676 | 3/22/2024 12:32:32 AM | 3/20/2024 7:39:00 AM | General Comment | fay.pooler@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Felisha Pooler 27503 SE Nelson Rd Sandy, OR 97055-9645 fay.pooler@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-677 | 3/22/2024 12:32:34 AM | 3/20/2024 6:52:25 AM | General Comment | odonnellroe13@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Rachael ODonnell 4808 NE 60th Ave Portland, OR 97218-2613 odonnellroe13@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-678 | 3/22/2024 12:32:37 AM | 3/20/2024 5:36:08 AM | General Comment | jessica.l.naylor@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Jessica Allegri 2290 SW Balsam Ave Beaverton, OR 97005-1234 jessica.l.naylor@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-679 | 3/22/2024 12:32:40 AM | 3/19/2024 9:17:01 PM | General Comment | suzibiehl@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Suzanne Biehl 35 NE 22nd Ave Portland, OR 97232-3175 suzibiehl@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-68 | 3/1/2024 10:15:51 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Brenda | Cyrus | COLTON | I just read an article in the Statesman Journal that PGE has filed papers asking for yet another rate increase next year. PGE increased electric rates by 14.8% in 2023 and 18% in January of this year. That is already a 32.8% increase in 2 years. If allowed to raise rates again next year the total rate increase would be 40.2% in 3 years. This is an unacceptable increase for most working families. My electric bill is already the most expensive monthly expense I have. As a widow raising an autistic grandchild I have limited income and another increase in electric rates will be untenable. We have already stopped using electric heating as I can not afford. PGE posted a net income of $228 million for 2023 while I make less than $50,000 a year. Please deny PGE's latest request to increase our electric rates. Many of us are already barely able to make ends meet as it is, increasing electric rates again will make it impossible. Sincerely, Brenda Cyrus | ||
| UE 435-680 | 3/22/2024 12:32:43 AM | 3/19/2024 8:40:19 PM | General Comment | travislinthicum85@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Travis Linthicum 6641 SE 67th Ave Portland, OR 97206-7303 travislinthicum85@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-681 | 3/22/2024 12:32:45 AM | 3/19/2024 8:37:27 PM | General Comment | melissatrillo@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Melissa Trillo 6641 SE 67th Ave Portland, OR 97206-7303 melissatrillo@icloud.com | |||||
| UE 435-682 | 3/22/2024 12:32:48 AM | 3/19/2024 8:14:58 PM | General Comment | eelampman@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Elizabeth Lampman 4645 NE 35th Pl Portland, OR 97211-7661 eelampman@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-683 | 3/22/2024 12:32:50 AM | 3/19/2024 7:02:36 PM | General Comment | infomavn@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Melissa Hathaway 601 NE 162nd Ave Portland, OR 97230-5751 infomavn@teleport.com | |||||
| UE 435-684 | 3/22/2024 12:32:53 AM | 3/19/2024 6:15:43 PM | General Comment | wendycluse@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Wendy Cluse 7041 SW Garden Home Rd Portland, OR 97223-9536 wendycluse@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-685 | 3/22/2024 12:32:56 AM | 3/19/2024 5:51:57 PM | General Comment | floopjoos@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr Ben Golder 3606 SW NEVADA Portland, OR 97219 floopjoos@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-687 | 3/11/2024 4:25:19 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Linda | Monahan | TIGARD | I am writing to express concerns about the recent and future PGE rate increases. We invested in solar panels to mitigate the rising cost of energy. Even so, our bill went up 11%, not based on utilization. PGE supplies electricity, a basic need for Oregonian consumers. PGE is a business to make a profit and pass dividends on to shareholders. PGE provides electricity to their former employees at a reduced rate. Consumers should not have to bear the full cost of building out infrastructure and insuring against wild fires. Consumers don't have provider choice for electricity. PGE's efforts to provide subsidies to low income consumers is a joke. I implore you to NOT grant PGE's proposed rate increase for 2025. | ||
| UE 435-688 | 3/11/2024 4:42:50 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Cindy | Hanson | GLADSTONE | You have got to rein in these utilities with these insane rate hikes. Got us in Gladstone, the water department is pricing us out of our houses and we have reached out to the state with no answers!! | ||
| UE 435-689 | 3/12/2024 11:48:39 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Kimberly | Teal | STAYTON | Well I think you should give a discount to all that are 62 and older because there on a fixed income and they might not be able to pay | ||
| UE 435-690 | 3/12/2024 1:43:40 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Judy | Parrrish | MILWAUKIE | Hello, Due to the recent 18-19% price increase PGE has put in place & another 8% purposed increase next year is putting an enormous burden on low, middle & elders on fixed incomes. There is no reasonable reason for this than greed that many of us can’t understand. Please consider ‘No More’ increases in the near future. Many people are suffering because of PGE’s price hike. Thank you, Judy Parrish | ||
| UE 435-691 | 3/13/2024 12:41:30 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Cara | Johnson | PORTLAND | UTILITIES ARE UNAFFORDABLE FOR THE AVERAGE AND ESPECIALLY FOR THE LOW INCOME AMERICAN PEOPLE! IT IS OUTRAGEOUS! ALONG WITH EVERYTHING ELSE WE HAVE TO PAY TO DRIVE AND EAT, SURVIVE, HAVE WARM WATER!!... ELECTRICITY AND STAYING WARM IS JUST LIKE BREATHING AIR! WE NEED ELECTRICITY TO SURVIVE IN THIS DAY AND AGE AND YOU GUYS ARE MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEP OUR HEADS ABOVE WATER!!! THERE ISNT ENOUGH RESOURCES OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE FOR ALL WHO NEED! PLEASE STOP BEING SO GREEDY AND LOWER COST OF ELECTRICITY!! | ||
| UE 435-692 | 3/13/2024 2:11:51 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Bernd | Brandle | PORTLAND | I want to know at what point will the electric and telecommunications utilities be forced to underground local distribution of these utilties as a requirement as part of these requests to increase rates? Particularly in the dense urban environment of metro Portland in particular, I observe major road infrastructure projects CONSTATNLY undertaken without any provision made to underground the overhead wiring which would have ample opporunity to place infrastructure with trenching open. Why are we spending endless amounts of ratepayer funding on constantly replacing overhead wiring that WILL fail and further cause the kinds of fire danger seen over the last several years? Its time to move to the 21st century and underground these facilities. I know its "more expensive" but the phrase 'buy once, cry once' springs to mind. | ||
| UE 435-693 | 3/13/2024 3:28:27 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Anthony | A | BORING | Hello, Hope everyone is doing well. I just wanted to encourage and I'm sure that you are, but I want folks to really think about this fast rollout of net zero initiatives related to utilities and where we get our power from. The rates are becoming unaffordable for power, water, and natural gas that you are trying to get rid of. Can we really put this much cost on the customer? I know you will be seeking grant and other revenue sources to help set up infrastructure and ease the burden, but the fact is that rates for Portland Water will go up 50% in the next few years, PGE just raised 40% in the past two years, NW Natural is up, trash and recycling are up, inflation for fuel and groceries, it's a lot for most folks to manage. I'm feeling the pressure making 130K a year with no real debt other than my home. I just really think we need to think long term about how we roll these "requirements" out so we are spreading out these costs more thoughtfully, especially for anyone making 100k or less, 100k is the new middle class. Also, what is the anticipated demand and are we actually going to meet it with renewable energy sources? What is the real cost of all of this? Is this being communicated in a real way to customers? Why are we not looking at nuclear when it's renewable and a better solution that wind and solar which have clear limits for consistent output? Do we have back up plans, why are we not utilizing everything we can to offset these costs? Everyone is so focused on going green that we're not looking at how it impacts peoples lives financially and if it is actually a viable option. Can our grid handle it especially with phasing out gas and coal, and then will have infrastructure in place to meet this demand by the time you require it? | ||
| UE 435-694 | 3/13/2024 6:51:34 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Ron | Smith | SALEM | I'm a retired person with a wife on social security. This years increases was devastating to us and an another increase in rates could possibly require us to sell our home and look for alternatives. This is outrageous and the green movement is costing native Oregonians unjustly. Please think about this objectively. | ||
| UE 435-695 | 3/14/2024 5:30:45 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Desiree | Dean | PORTLAND | At this time, given the sharp rise in inflation, an increase in the cost of a basic need of energy(PGE) is inappropriate and detrimental to the community. Also coupled with one of the highest costs of living and housing crises utilities are flat out already unaffordable. Wages have not kept pace with the increase in energy costs and will add to the human costs of homelessness. | ||
| UE 435-696 | 3/15/2024 11:42:04 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Allen | Michaels | TIGARD | It is all just too much! Inflation, interest rates, food, housing, rent, & gas prices have all been on the continual rise, & now, PGE wants to raise prices every single year, enough is enough! We all need better solutions, maybe make PGE a true non-profit, or maybe have the state purchase the majority of PGE stock so PGE does not feel like investors always need a >9% return on their investment in order to be financially competitive, maybe pass price caps through the oregon state legislature, maybe raise energy rates only on Businesses, government agencies, & the rich who are able to absorb the increases much easier then Private Residential Households, the elderly, disabled, low income, & the pore. When an electric customer has done everything possible to lower their electrical usage/bill, (turned off all their heaters, uses a single heating pad in bed to stay warm), then they are at their breaking point! There has to be better solutions out there, somewhere, then to keep raising prices on people who can NOT afford it anymore, even with PGEs discount programs. And lastly, change the electric shutoff temperature requirement from 32F to 39.5F, why? Because its just as easy to freeze to death from hypothermia, below 40F, as it is at 32F or below. | ||
| UE 435-697 | 3/15/2024 8:16:50 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Margaret A | Doherty | PORTLAND | The rate increase up for review by PGE is an Afront to consumers. Actually, it’s a slap in the face. Do not approve! | ||
| UE 435-698 | 3/15/2024 8:37:53 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Michael | Rice | GRESHAM | PGE believes that it is “entitled” to a 10% profit margin. They seem to forget that they are a public utility. Their profit margin should b around 3%! Oregon PUC should never have given them the 17% increase and certainly should not consider any further increase for three or more years! The PUC needs to protect Oregon rate payers. | ||
| UE 435-699 | 3/15/2024 11:21:56 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | PORTLAND | We can not afford to let PGE keep raizing the rate because we will not be able to afford to pay for the service and then we will not no power in our house and people will get sick and die from the cold! PGE has been increasing the rate of service for the past several years and enough is enough stop this now!!!!! | ||||
| UE 435-7 | 2/16/2024 10:31:29 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Daniel | Jensen | ESTACADA | Good morning, With the impact of inflation the Oregon middle class in the Portland Metro area is feeling the burden of cost increases. Please do not allow PGE to again increase rates after they have already significantly increased rates only one month ago. As a middle class worker I already work very hard to support my family and feel the effects of a tight budget. Please do not allow a higher burden to be placed on me and other in the same place. | ||
| UE 435-70 | 3/1/2024 12:16:07 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Linda | Cyrus | BEAVERCREEK | I am totally opposed to yet another increase for electricity service. We are retired on a fixed income and are finding our electric bill beyond our ability to pay. These increases are exorbitant and simply cannot continue. | ||
| UE 435-700 | 3/16/2024 9:57:38 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Lynn | Taylor | HILLSBORO | As a retired person on a single fixed income, I was shocked by my recent PGE bill that is rising faster than the rate of inflation. Then reading about PGE’’s additional proposed rate increases! Electricity needs to be affordable; it is a necessity, not a luxury and should be reasonably priced. | ||
| UE 435-701 | 3/16/2024 10:11:50 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Christian | Lycan | AURORA | Please do not raise our electric bill again next year. We are seniors and still trying to cope with the Last increase. | ||
| UE 435-702 | 3/17/2024 8:44:17 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Garrett | Yoshimoto | PORTLAND | Responding to the request of PGE to raise rates another 7.4%. If approved, this amounts to a 25% increase in rates over the last 2 years. It is a obnoxious request to place on the general public. How about taking the salaries of the top 20% earners in PGE starting with the CEO to fund the request. Why burden the citizenry for the greediness of this company? why aren't they funding any improvements using their profits gained over the last 30 years? take take take seems to be their philosophy. then lie lie lie to this commission to get approvals. Someone has to say 'stop, this is enough'. Show the public your care by deny this request and any further increases for 5 years. | ||
| UE 435-703 | 3/17/2024 9:06:14 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Trina | Bridsky | PORTLAND | I would like to protest against the proposed rate hike plan by PGE. This is an excessive raise and should not be approved. | ||
| UE 435-704 | 3/17/2024 11:08:52 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Lindy | Rutherford | OREGON CITY | Regarding the proposed PGE Rate hike. Please Just Say NO to another rate hike. A rate hike of 12% in January 2023 and another big rate hike of 18% in January of 2024 is just too much already. Let them find the money for their shareholders and investors elsewhere in their CEO salaries and bonuses. Enough already. Are you for the people or against the people? | ||
| UE 435-705 | 3/17/2024 11:23:14 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | SALEM | Yeah, That rate increase is airacant, and bullying, I oppose | ||||
| UE 435-706 | 3/17/2024 6:48:08 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Dotty | Hoesly | GLADSTONE | This has to stop, people can’t afford these hikes & feed their family. When will it stop? Everywhere you go things are getting out of hand. Price gouging should stop now. The poor people are going into dept cause they can’t pay bills. | ||
| UE 435-707 | 3/18/2024 9:50:02 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Jim | Schroeder | HAPPY VALLEY | I firmly oppose PGE's latest rate increase request and support CUB's recommendation to outright reject. Rate increases in three consecutive years is unacceptable. PGE needs to be held accountable to a budget and learn to manage their costs like all of us need to. Make PGE outright justify their new battery costs once expended. | ||
| UE 435-708 | 3/18/2024 11:40:33 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Callie | Sacarelos | PORTLAND | Portland General Electric’s customers have already seen a 30% increase in power bills since 2022. And now the official consumer advocacy group Oregon Citizens’ Utility Board is asking the state’s utility regulator to reject a new 7.4% rate hike, which would take effect in January 2025. An analysis by the consumer group found that upwards of ******90% of the rate increase would go toward greater profits for PGE shareholders and other uses forbidden by regulators.***** Another rate increase proposed by Portland General Electric last week has many customers up in arms, wondering how they’re going to afford paying their bills. If approved by the Oregon Public Utility Commission, it would add up to about a 40% increase in PGE’s power rates since January 2022. Pacific Power customers are also feeling the pain. If the utility’s latest rate proposal is approved, they’re looking at a 50% increase since January 2023. Wildfire mitigation is the biggest driver of Pacific Power’s proposed rate increase – it includes a proposed “Catastrophic Fire Fund” to cover the utility’s liability for wildfires. A jury in Oregon has found the company was grossly negligent and reckless, awarding millions in damages. Pacific Power residential customers have already seen two double digit increases and likely will see a third one next year. In January 2023, their bills went up by 21%; this January, they rose by 12.9%; and last month Pacific Power proposed a 17.9% rate hike that would go into effect next January. One of the big questions is whether customers should pay the wildfire litigation bill. There’s a fundamental question whether it’s legal to charge customers for those damages. If a court puts punitive damages on a company and that company is just allowed by regulators to pass those punitive damages on to customers, who’s being punished? | ||
| UE 435-709 | 3/18/2024 11:47:22 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Callie | Sacarelos | PORTLAND | Consumer group asks Oregon regulators to dismiss new PGE rate hike request: https://www.oregonlive.com/environment/2024/03/consumer-group-asks-oregon-regulators-to-dismiss-new-pge-rate-hike-request.html 5 takeaways: Why are Oregon power rates going up so fast?: https://www.oregonlive.com/environment/2024/03/5-takeaways-why-are-oregon-power-rates-going-up-so-fast.html Why are Oregon electric, gas rates going up so fast?: https://www.oregonlive.com/environment/2024/03/why-are-oregon-electric-gas-rates-going-up-so-fast-beat-check-podcast.html Oregon’s second-largest utility seeks big rate hike, again. Here’s why https://www.oregonlive.com/environment/2024/02/oregons-second-largest-utility-seeks-big-rate-hike-again-heres-why.html PGE wins approval for largest rate increase in two decades: https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2023/11/pge-customers-will-pay-more-for-electricity-in-2024.html Here’s how much PGE, Pacific Power electric bills will increase starting January: https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2023/12/heres-how-much-pge-pacific-power-electric-bills-will-increase-starting-january.html PacifiCorp wants state to protect it from future wildfire lawsuits. Past victims are disgusted: https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2023/11/pacificorp-wants-state-to-protect-it-from-future-wildfire-lawsuits-past-victims-are-disgusted.html Pacific Power seeking 12.2% rate increase in 2023: https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2022/03/pacific-power-seeking-122-rate-increase-in-2023.html Here’s how much your electric bill is going up in January: https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2023/01/brace-yourself-heres-how-much-your-electric-bill-is-going-up-in-january.html Portland leaders inch up water rates they just cut, citing desire to aid low-income renters: https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2023/05/portland-leaders-inch-up-water-rates-they-just-cut-citing-desire-to-save-program-to-aid-low-income-renters.html NW Natural’s proposed rate hike unfairly saddles customers with costs of bonuses, profits: https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2022/03/opinion-nw-naturals-proposed-rate-hike-unfairly-saddles-customers-with-costs-of-bonuses-profits.html Oregon natural gas utility can’t ask customers to pay for political spending, new pipelines: https://www.oregonlive.com/environment/2023/10/oregon-natural-gas-utility-cant-ask-customers-to-pay-for-political-spending-new-pipelines.html Oregon gas company using ratepayer money to fight state climate program: https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2023/07/oregon-gas-company-using-ratepayer-money-to-fight-state-climate-program.html Get ready, your NW Natural gas bill’s going up: https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2019/11/get-ready-your-nw-natural-gas-bills-going-up.html PacifiCorp may ask utility regulators to let it pass wildfire litigation costs to customers: https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2023/06/pacificorp-may-ask-utility-regulators-to-pass-its-wildfire-litigation-costs-to-customers.html Amid ongoing pandemic, Portlanders will pay more for water and sewage: https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2021/02/amid-ongoing-pandemic-portlanders-will-pay-more-for-water-and-sewage.html PGE says ‘ill conceived’ trades cost the utility at least $104m; stock slides 8.3%: https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2020/08/pge-says-ill-conceived-trades-cost-the-utility-at-least-104-million-stock-slides-83.html | ||
| UE 435-71 | 3/1/2024 12:22:19 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | David | Wyatt | CARLTON | This is in reference to the proposed 7 percent rate hike that PGE is wanting to tack on to the 17 percent . I cannot afford being on a fixed income to these increases. I am sure that most of the customers are in I the same predicament. | ||
| UE 435-710 | 3/18/2024 10:03:51 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Megan | Fowler | OAK GROVE | The PGE rate increases are too significant. I would like to see an accounting of the spend and clarification as to what the recent fee hike is funding. I am not supportive of further increases in fees or rates at this time. | ||
| UE 435-711 | 3/19/2024 7:38:39 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | longtime customer | HILLSBORO | PGE can not be allowed to raise the rates AGAIN!!! I now pay over $600+ for one month, its crazy. especially hard on seniors & folks with limited income. corporate greed, they expect us, the consumers to pay for their fines & penalties they've received from wildfire/storm incidents. electricity is a necessity not a luxary item!! Vote No | |||
| UE 435-712 | 3/20/2024 2:35:27 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Clarence | Cannon | GALES CREEK | We on fixed income can't pay double what we were paying. Pud,s pay quarter of qhat we pay. We need help here and its by pay as much for pge as my mortgage is. | ||
| UE 435-713 | 3/20/2024 9:32:44 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Edwin | Simons | MILWAUKIE | As a retired veteran of the Vietnam campaign/era and have paid taxes well over 50 year. My last COLA adjustment was a meager $54 a month. This was quickly negated by the rate increase from PGE for 2024. Everything else has increased to the point where I'm lucky I can still afford most of my medications! Yet I understand that PGE wants even more money for me in the near future? This is straight up extortion and know just how the digital meters on everyones homes can and are overclocked! You think that not happening? Who's the real fool here! Yet you are going to allow this? Ya better think again! This "increase" effects the senior citizens the most simply because they are mostly @ home everyday! This simply amounts to extortion against we senior citizens is tantamount to age discrimination! I will not let this go. | ||
| UE 435-714 | 3/21/2024 9:12:40 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Ann | Tubbs | PORTLAND | Please take in consideration of the growing challenge to make ends meet at inflation keeps rising. I ask that the price hike for PGE not be more than 2-3% for 2025. Have concern for the residents that have a tight budget and cannot live without heat! | ||
| UE 435-715 | 3/14/2024 5:52:18 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | MICHAEL | WHERITY | WELCHES | WITH OREGON HOME AND SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS ALREADY STRUGGLING TO PAY RIDICULOUSLY HIGH ELECTRICAL BILLS, HOW CAN PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC, A MONOPOLY WITH NO NEED TO ADVERTISE, JUSTIFY THE SPONSORSHIP OF A TELEVISION PROGRAM ON PORTLAND'S CHANNEL KPTV. IT IS AN UNNECESSARY AND RIDUICULOUS EXPENDITURE! IF ANYTHING, THE OREGON PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION SHOULD DEMAND THAT PGE LOWER ITS OPERATIONAL COSTS AS THEIR RATES ARE BECOMING TOO UNAFFORDAGBLE AND VERY SSTRESSFUL FOR THE MAJORITY OF OREGONIANS. ELECTRICITY IS A NECESSITY AND SHOULD BE EASILY AFFORDABLE AS ARE WATER AND SEWER. THANK YOU SINCERELY. A DEFENSELESS PGE VICTIM, MIKE WHERITY. WELCHES, OREGON... | ||
| UE 435-716 | 3/7/2024 4:08:38 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Angela | Tittle | GRESHAM | You should be ashamed of yourselves. Your wink, nod and approve approach to PGE's money grab is going to literally kill people. How many little old ladies will have to freeze to death in the winter, or suffer heat stroke in the summer because they can't AFFORD to heat or cool their homes before you care? SHAME ON YOU. | ||
| UE 435-717 | 3/7/2024 1:43:04 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Kevin | Sprague | CORBETT | As a Corbett resident that was impacted by the recent severe weather, I strongly oppose PGEs requests for rate increases. PGE has proven to be a poor steward of public utilities and consumer funds to ensure safe, efficient access to power. Their choices have proven to be careless and irresponsible causing distress and life threatening circumstances to our community. The price hikes are another example of wanting to bolster profits without taking the appropriate actions to prevent future system failures. The weather that caused the outages is not new and reasonable steps should’ve been taken all year to prepare for the season. Before price increases are granted, a formalized plan needs to be reviewed and enacted by PGE to ensure that their system is prepared for the weather in the areas they operate and to reduce fire risk with minimal disruption to its customers. The reason they don’t take these steps is because they are more expensive and will cut into profits and this is unacceptable. I’ve come from areas with more severe weather including wind and ice and they do not have issues since the utilities are run through the city rather than a private company. We need to hold this company accountable for their actions and the very real risk they put our community in each year. No power for days in subzero temperatures is dangerous for many individuals. We look to the PUC to ensure they are responsible stewards of our utilities. Thank you for the time and consideration while reviewing this request. | ||
| UE 435-718 | 3/7/2024 2:27:08 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Craig | Roberts | WILSONVILLE | We are fixed income senior citizens who cannot tolerate these gigantic rate increases. | ||
| UE 435-719 | 3/7/2024 4:25:32 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Sarah | Bollar | PORTLAND | The oregonians are unable to afford these extreme rate increases and will not be able to afford electric in a place that absolutely requires electricity to live. 40% increase in 4 years is what this docket is supposing, 25% increase in just 2024-2025 alone. This is outrageous and to blame weather and "needing upgrades" is an utter fallacy. Not every weather related event affects Electric companies and the ones that do should have a contingency plan setup. The oregonians would like to see exactly what upgrades are being supposed and if they are necessary. We would also like to see how the weather has directly affected PGE over a period of 2 decades and see if there are some years that are worse than others and if it balances out over time. Increasing costs to the average household is extreme and unaffordable, if we must provide extra funding, lets have the wealthy provide the extra supplements via taxing those who make over $100,000 individually each year. | ||
| UE 435-72 | 3/1/2024 1:10:15 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Craig | Smith | HILLSBORO | Please don’t let Portland General Electric raise their electric rates again We can’t afford it | ||
| UE 435-720 | 3/7/2024 5:41:20 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | J | Slack | PORTLAND | Considering PGEs gross profit for 2023 was 2.2 billion and over the last 13 years they have had a gross profit of 20.231 billion I don’t think they need any more of my money to make any necessary infrastructure changes when I struggle to even pay all of my bills every month AND the public/state is funding energy assistance programs…….. How much does CEO Maria Pope of PGE make? $5,480,355.00 in 2021 according to the ERI economic research institute. And what has her annual increase been each year? But you need to take even MORE money from the public who are not even making a living wage and work multiple jobs to fund a cost of doing business??? Absolutely NO increase should even be considered. You need to be decreasing the amount they are able to charge. I also think it is odd that when I’ve called to ask about high electric bill amounts I’m told to do a test to see what is using the energy in my house at what times, yet the following month after I call my bill decreases… I find it odd when this has happened twice… | ||
| UE 435-721 | 3/7/2024 6:43:06 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | David | Johnston | HILLSBORO | After switching to the time-of-use plan with Portland General Electric, I spent some time trying to decode the now much more complicated bill. It is clear that PGE are lying about their rates on their web page at https://portlandgeneral.com/about/info/pricing-plans/time-of-use/time-of-use-pricing-home . The web page states the low, mid and peak rates per KWh are 5.16c, 21.031c and 27.693c respectively. In my bills, the per KWh prices are actually 8.651c, 16.029c and 41.431c. This includes the additional non-time-of-day charges that are still per KWh along with the transmission and distribution charges that they have broken out, separately listed and not included in the web page. Accordingly my electric rates are significantly higher than I anticipated based on the misleading information that PGE are psting. In addition, for each of the 24 line items they include, covering at least 6 different methods of charging (9 time of day charges, per-KWh charges, capped per-KWh, flat rate, percentage of the bill and percentage of something else not described in the bill), the bill is computed by computing the line item, rounding to two the nearest cent for each line item, then adding the line items after rounding, rather than computing to sufficient decimal places, adding, then rounding. By doing this, the rounded errors are compounded. I would appreciate action from the PUC to require PGE to be honest in their pricing, transparent in their billing and accurate in their billiong. With best regards, | ||
| UE 435-722 | 3/7/2024 10:58:34 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | James | Winkler | BEAVERTON | Public Utility Commission I understand our rates have increased 17-18% this year and PGE is requesting another 8% increase by 2025. Although I do understand that PGE is ramping up their climate chaos resilience for the region, I do not think they are doing enough to keep up with the realities that human induced climate change is causing and how the damage will exponentially increase over the years to come. According to the plans presented, Portland General Electric anticipates it will spend around $50.6 million this year in wildfire mitigation and capital expenditures. That sounds like a lot of money, but being born raised and now raising a family of my own in Oregon, I do not believe PGE is spending enough to prepare our region for what’s to come. Though anecdotal, the 2023 winter storm that put thousands out of power due to down trees and power lines is a most recent example of our lack of resilience, and that happened in the most populated area of PGE’s jurisdiction. As a teacher in SW Portland, we are still impacted by this outage, as the lack of heat destroyed two large schools (Markham and Robert Gray). I believe it would be worth while for the PUC to find ways for rate payers to access emergency power to keep homes and public buildings heated so that we are not dealing with more bursted pipes, or medical device failures, etc. we should all have access to Generators, solar panels, power walls etc. for these emergencies; however the up front costs are unaffordable for many if not most rate payers. I know you all are doing the best you can for rate payers, and I understand that the utilities have to make money for their share holders and CEO exuberant pay, but there is a general sense that the ratepayers are getting screwed again. | ||
| UE 435-723 | 3/8/2024 12:48:31 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | PORTLAND | Before PGE gets approved another cost hike. Maybe take a look at their executives bank accounts? I have to choose between rent and food already. I have to pay power every other month when I bonus. I have a very well paying job and live in a tiny apartment. If you raise the power AGAIN you are going to see unprecedented deaths. Stop punishing the poor because these ceos know how to deliver a pretty pitch. | ||||
| UE 435-724 | 3/8/2024 2:03:42 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | EVELYN | FULLER | GRESHAM | Every corporation is raising rates and claiming bankruptcy since the Covid-19 Pandemic. Also climate change too. The cost of living in Oregon is too high. You have increased your rates since the Pandemic 4 times. I had to pay $570 dollars for February that is armed robbery for a one level 1600 square feet home. We keep our heat on 68 degrees and we wear sweaters at all time and long John's under our clothes. Me and my husband are on SSI. You all need to make due with what you have now. Stop killing your customers by nickeling and dime us. We are broke. | ||
| UE 435-725 | 3/8/2024 3:57:05 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Travis | Wagner | GRESHAM | No to increases of any kind. | ||
| UE 435-726 | 3/8/2024 10:12:35 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Jasmine | Burns | RHODODENDRON | This proposal will harm so many Americans who are already struggling right now. It is my hope that we can find alternatives to aid in relief of mother natures wrath. | ||
| UE 435-727 | 3/9/2024 12:06:34 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Whitney | V | CORNELIUS | It is wrong to increase the rates, you are forcing people that are already living paycheck to paycheck to choose between feeding their family or having power. There are people that are close to being homeless because of all the price hikes. The problem is companies say it's for the greater good and for improvements, when really they sit in their high paying positions living comfortably making 6+ digits a year while the middle class is becoming the low class and the low class is becoming the poor and almost homeless. Instead of padding the paychecks of those in charge, maybe skip the rate increases and actually care about people. I am sick and tired of companies that have CEOs making hundreds of thousands of dollars to millions of dollars a year and not care about paying their employees better or increasing prices to keep their money coming. CEOs need to have an adjustment and give living like us a try for a year and see how it feels. They wouldn't last the full year being able to live. We have health and family we need to worry about, we can't worry about being able to make it to the next paycheck. DO BETTER! | ||
| UE 435-728 | 3/14/2024 12:11:25 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Jack | Newman | SALEM | Please reconsider as this is a huge impact on consumers who are already struggling to keep our homes warm during the winter and cool in the summer. The income guidelines would need revision for every time and just as quickly as PGE to increase their rates! Why would we force victims to pay back the money that they won from a lawsuit against PGE back to PGE? Where is the accountability for their negligence? Why would we reward the company millions of dollars to disregard the safety of human lives, land, and properties? | ||
| UE 435-729 | 3/14/2024 12:12:38 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Jack | Newman | SALEM | Please reconsider as this is a huge impact on consumers who are already struggling to keep our homes warm during the winter and cool in the summer. The income guidelines would need revision for every time and just as quickly as PGE to increase their rates! Why would we force victims to pay back the money that they won from a lawsuit against PGE back to PGE? Where is the accountability for their negligence? Why would we reward the company millions of dollars to disregard the safety of human lives, land, and properties? | ||
| UE 435-73 | 3/1/2024 2:20:59 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Jettison | Tenacity | SALEM | The prices of PGE are too high. This last price increase is too much for so much of our community to afford. The price of infrastructure maintenance and upgrades should come from the company’s profit, not the pockets of the customers. If they receive allowance for another pay increase next year then even more of their profits will be funded directly by tax funded initiatives essentially giving this private company our tax dollars directly. As is, their prices and fees need to be lowered and their costs of business falling on the shareholders instead of the general public unable to choose who their electricity, a necessary amenity, comes from. | ||
| UE 435-730 | 3/23/2024 3:03:40 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | david | Harris | BEAVERTON | Nay I oppose the rate increase | ||
| UE 435-731 | 3/25/2024 12:32:09 AM | 3/22/2024 9:40:00 AM | General Comment | lizziecornelius56@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Elizabeth Cornelius 13387 SW Barnum Dr Portland, OR 97223-5094 lizziecornelius56@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-732 | 3/25/2024 12:32:13 AM | 3/22/2024 9:33:45 AM | General Comment | haileyycox@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. hailey cox 5815 SE Taylor St Portland, OR 97215-2743 haileyycox@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-733 | 3/25/2024 12:32:16 AM | 3/22/2024 9:24:59 AM | General Comment | monicamariesilvestri@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Monica Silvestri 1313 SE 86th Ave Portland, OR 97216-1333 monicamariesilvestri@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-734 | 3/25/2024 12:32:19 AM | 3/22/2024 9:21:18 AM | General Comment | email@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Aaron Rosander 3105 SW Barbur Blvd Portland, OR 97201-4664 email@email.com | |||||
| UE 435-735 | 3/25/2024 12:32:22 AM | 3/22/2024 9:19:49 AM | General Comment | jessamynklatt90@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss jessamyn klatt 4611 SE 64th Ave Portland, OR 97206-4635 jessamynklatt90@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-736 | 3/25/2024 12:32:25 AM | 3/22/2024 9:10:47 AM | General Comment | secav801@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Sarah Cavanaugh 5010 SE 41st Ave Portland, OR 97202-4200 secav801@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-737 | 3/25/2024 12:32:27 AM | 3/22/2024 9:09:07 AM | General Comment | juel.osborn@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Juel Goodland 5457 SE Colony Cir Portland, OR 97267-6212 juel.osborn@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-738 | 3/25/2024 12:33:23 AM | 3/22/2024 9:02:28 AM | General Comment | supernovadeboer@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. nora lubben 1817 NE Weidler St Portland, OR 97232-1491 supernovadeboer@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-739 | 3/25/2024 12:33:26 AM | 3/22/2024 9:01:19 AM | General Comment | lisaannweathers@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Lisa Weathers 5501 SE Flavel Dr Portland, OR 97206-9015 lisaannweathers@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-74 | 3/1/2024 2:57:18 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Adam | Fisher | PORTLAND | I heard you are going to approve another rate increase for PGE for Portland electricity. I am against this. Rates have just gone up and I am trying to convert away from fossil fuels, but how can I do that if electricity keeps getting more expensive. And, especially if PGE wants to spend the money on large scale batteries. That is a waste of money and a technology that is not mature yet. I voice my desire that you reject any future rate increases. | ||
| UE 435-740 | 3/25/2024 12:33:29 AM | 3/22/2024 8:57:50 AM | General Comment | dejaruelas@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Dejadira Ruelas 8433 SE Lambert St Portland, OR 97266-6291 dejaruelas@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-741 | 3/25/2024 12:33:32 AM | 3/22/2024 8:54:38 AM | General Comment | kuramadrone@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Mary Hill 2650 NE 6th Pl Portland, OR 97212-3880 kuramadrone@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-742 | 3/25/2024 12:33:35 AM | 3/22/2024 8:47:18 AM | General Comment | navyajanapati@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Navya Janapati 1200 NW Marshall St Portland, OR 97209-3165 navyajanapati@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-743 | 3/25/2024 12:33:39 AM | 3/22/2024 8:45:04 AM | General Comment | mstmiller78@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Misti Miller 3955 NE Cleveland Ave Portland, OR 97212-1006 mstmiller78@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-744 | 3/25/2024 12:33:42 AM | 3/22/2024 8:38:14 AM | General Comment | whblackmore@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. William Blackmore 8433 SE Schiller St Portland, OR 97266-3159 whblackmore@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-745 | 3/25/2024 12:33:44 AM | 3/22/2024 8:31:36 AM | General Comment | wendyryan78@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Wendy Newsome 3119 SE 56th Ave Portland, OR 97206-2005 wendyryan78@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-746 | 3/25/2024 12:33:47 AM | 3/22/2024 8:30:37 AM | General Comment | ewh1960@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a Board Member of Sullivan's Gulch Neighborhood Association, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Increasing utility rates are not affordable or fair. Please as our PUC, be responsive to the data showing that the battery storage proposed would cost only a fraction of what PGE is requesting. I am a member of the Citizens Utility Board and strongly support their proposal for a just rate. We cannot keep allowing utilities to force customers to pay for their bad policies. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Dr. Emily Herbert 2120 NE Halsey St Apt 29 Portland, OR 97232-1549 ewh1960@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-747 | 3/25/2024 12:33:49 AM | 3/22/2024 8:29:44 AM | General Comment | oliviazellweger@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Olivia Zellweger 1103 NE Prescott St Portland, OR 97211-4659 oliviazellweger@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-748 | 3/25/2024 12:33:52 AM | 3/22/2024 8:22:20 AM | General Comment | brenna.bechtold@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, MisS Brenna Bechtold 6401 SE 86th Ave Portland, OR 97266-6558 brenna.bechtold@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-749 | 3/25/2024 12:33:55 AM | 3/22/2024 8:15:23 AM | General Comment | mercurieofficial@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Victoria Baker 3928 N Juneau St Portland, OR 97217-7429 mercurieofficial@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-75 | 3/1/2024 3:21:03 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Gaynell | Thornbrough | WELCHES | I am a customer of PGE. We have just had an increase of 18% and now I see that they have filed for another increase. I really feel that this needs to be denied! If they are already willing to assist people with the current increase then this shows that another will only add more of a financial burden on all. My husband and I like a lot of other people are retired and living on a tight budget and our income doesn't cover everything. If we need to live with in our current income, then so should our utility companies. Please, do not approve this increase!!! | ||
| UE 435-750 | 3/25/2024 12:33:57 AM | 3/22/2024 8:12:36 AM | General Comment | cima.y.gravedad@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr Keri Mcnicholas 4550 NE 31st Ave Portland, OR 97211-7146 cima.y.gravedad@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-751 | 3/25/2024 12:34:00 AM | 3/22/2024 8:09:48 AM | General Comment | monica_ghali@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Monica Ghali 4120 SE Salmon St Portland, OR 97214-4436 monica_ghali@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-752 | 3/25/2024 12:34:03 AM | 3/22/2024 7:53:36 AM | General Comment | tai.faux@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Tai Faux 12525 SE Salmon Ct Portland, OR 97233-1142 tai.faux@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-753 | 3/25/2024 12:34:06 AM | 3/22/2024 7:34:32 AM | General Comment | sami.lee.ebner@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. As a local physician my patients are already struggling with the increase food prices, housing, and now electric again. More people will become unhoused because of increased like this. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Dr. Sami Ebner 5710 SE Gladstone St Portland, OR 97206-3872 sami.lee.ebner@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-754 | 3/25/2024 12:34:09 AM | 3/22/2024 7:07:58 AM | General Comment | emillygprado@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Emilly Prado 8134 SE 64th Ave Portland, OR 97206-9604 emillygprado@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-755 | 3/25/2024 12:34:12 AM | 3/22/2024 6:34:23 AM | General Comment | phillippe.p.gonzalez@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Dr. Phillippe Gonzalez 5436 SE Malden St Portland, OR 97206-9063 phillippe.p.gonzalez@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-756 | 3/25/2024 12:34:15 AM | 3/22/2024 6:17:41 AM | General Comment | cherylren@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Cheryl Austin 3544 SW Iowa St Portland, OR 97221-3413 cherylren@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-757 | 3/25/2024 12:34:18 AM | 3/22/2024 3:22:14 AM | General Comment | heavenligolightly@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Heavenli Rudd 3231 SE Belmont St Portland, OR 97214-4242 heavenligolightly@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-758 | 3/25/2024 12:34:21 AM | 3/22/2024 1:54:18 AM | General Comment | allisonmariechang@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Allison Chang 2390 SE Hawthorne Blvd Portland, OR 97214-4598 allisonmariechang@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-759 | 3/25/2024 12:34:25 AM | 3/22/2024 1:39:10 AM | General Comment | rio.chanel.m@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Rio Moncrief 2330 NE Everett St Portland, OR 97232-3131 rio.chanel.m@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-76 | 3/1/2024 3:30:16 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Kyle | Fontaine | PORTLAND | This price hike will put disabled and geriatric citizens at significant health risk if they become unable to afford heating and cooling during extreme seasonal shifts. | ||
| UE 435-760 | 3/25/2024 12:34:27 AM | 3/22/2024 1:04:14 AM | General Comment | nearlovesl12@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Doraly Perez 2026 SE 54th Ave Portland, OR 97215-3338 nearlovesl12@icloud.com | |||||
| UE 435-761 | 3/25/2024 12:34:29 AM | 3/21/2024 11:31:14 PM | General Comment | armaansingh137@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Armaan Singh 2220 N W Portland, OR 97209 armaansingh137@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-762 | 3/25/2024 12:34:32 AM | 3/21/2024 11:27:56 PM | General Comment | magenakelly@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Magena Kelly 719 N Baldwin St Portland, OR 97217-1311 magenakelly@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-763 | 3/25/2024 12:34:35 AM | 3/21/2024 10:49:34 PM | General Comment | laurapottorf13@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Laura Pottorf 3805 SE Cesar E Chavez Blvd Portland, OR 97202-1757 laurapottorf13@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-764 | 3/25/2024 12:34:38 AM | 3/21/2024 10:45:01 PM | General Comment | Xpayne73@everyactioncustom.com | xpayne73@everyactioncustom.com. Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills in order to increase profit margins for wealthy shareholders. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx Zave Payne 3805 SE Cesar E Chavez Blvd Portland, OR 97202-1757 Xpayne73@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-765 | 3/25/2024 12:34:41 AM | 3/21/2024 10:28:02 PM | General Comment | omega3gg@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Levi Campbell 15080 SW Millikan Way Apt 1223 Beaverton, OR 97003-2345 omega3gg@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-766 | 3/25/2024 12:34:44 AM | 3/21/2024 10:15:24 PM | General Comment | mary.deanna.m@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Deanna Mann 1916 SW Roxbury Ave Portland, OR 97225-5168 mary.deanna.m@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-767 | 3/25/2024 12:34:47 AM | 3/21/2024 8:50:17 PM | General Comment | sara.smith.817@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Sara Smith 1500 NE 15th Ave Portland, OR 97232-1453 sara.smith.817@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-768 | 3/25/2024 12:34:50 AM | 3/21/2024 8:37:51 PM | General Comment | xochihuat@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Taylor Xóchihua 3237 NE Bryce St Portland, OR 97212-1722 xochihuat@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-769 | 3/25/2024 12:34:53 AM | 3/21/2024 8:37:45 PM | General Comment | yadiracorona38@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs Yadira canseco 2421 SE 7th St Gresham, OR 97080-1319 yadiracorona38@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-77 | 3/1/2024 4:25:40 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Pia | Allabastto | PORTLAND | I want to express my opposition to any further rate increases for Portland General Electric customers at this time. The recent hike was quite substantial and has placed a a great hardship for many people. If a rate hike is considered, I believe the public deserves to hear about salary and compensation packages gor PGE executives along with a clear overview over how current funds are being allocated within PGE. I strongly disagree with citizens financing high salaries for officials providing a public utility service and question whether current resources are being effectively managed. | ||
| UE 435-770 | 3/25/2024 12:34:56 AM | 3/21/2024 8:35:29 PM | General Comment | skipthatbeat@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, mx coyote little warrior 1635 SE Madison St Portland, OR 97214-3749 skipthatbeat@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-771 | 3/25/2024 12:34:59 AM | 3/21/2024 8:17:33 PM | General Comment | lysaghtmia@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Mia Lysaght 1806 SE 55th Ave Portland, OR 97215-3346 lysaghtmia@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-772 | 3/25/2024 12:35:01 AM | 3/21/2024 8:02:37 PM | General Comment | howardandrew25@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Andrew Howard 4941 NE Rodney Ave Portland, OR 97211-2741 howardandrew25@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-773 | 3/25/2024 12:35:03 AM | 3/21/2024 7:53:18 PM | General Comment | haemolymph666@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Madeline Doss 7443 SE Division St Portland, OR 97206-1100 haemolymph666@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-774 | 3/25/2024 12:35:07 AM | 3/21/2024 7:37:02 PM | General Comment | misfits@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. myrrh larsen 3515 SE Belmont St Portland, OR 97214-4323 misfits@myrrhmusic.com | |||||
| UE 435-775 | 3/25/2024 12:35:10 AM | 3/21/2024 7:35:55 PM | General Comment | skyesidhe@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Megan Hale 5434 SE Boise St Portland, OR 97206-3941 skyesidhe@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-776 | 3/25/2024 12:35:13 AM | 3/21/2024 7:31:20 PM | General Comment | bascule_loams.0d@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I exhort the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Kathryn Moody 749 SE 60th Ave Portland, OR 97215-1905 bascule_loams.0d@icloud.com | |||||
| UE 435-777 | 3/25/2024 12:35:16 AM | 3/21/2024 7:12:15 PM | General Comment | pacialinde@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Pacia Linde 1811 SE 49th Ave Portland, OR 97215-3226 pacialinde@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-778 | 3/25/2024 12:35:18 AM | 3/21/2024 6:26:46 PM | General Comment | tekiahelzey@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Tekiah Elzey 2704 SE 138th Ave Portland, OR 97236-2874 tekiahelzey@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-779 | 3/25/2024 12:35:21 AM | 3/21/2024 6:25:21 PM | General Comment | rauerkrauer@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). This rate increase is atrocious, along with the last one, and completely unnecessary! We are already struggling to make ends meet, rent costs are skyrocketing and unlivable, food and goods prices are inflated merely for corporate greed and more or utilities are following suit! This is outrageous! As a PGE customer, I demand the Commission rejects PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Kelly Rauer 4629 SE 64th Ave Portland, OR 97206-4682 rauerkrauer@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-78 | 2/29/2024 7:29:55 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Hailey | Jole | TIGARD | Do not allow them to raise the rates, it is already complete and absolute robbery | ||
| UE 435-780 | 3/25/2024 12:35:24 AM | 3/21/2024 6:23:06 PM | General Comment | karendax@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs Karen Miles 7415 N Boston Ave Portland, OR 97217-5719 karendax@msn.com | |||||
| UE 435-781 | 3/25/2024 12:35:27 AM | 3/21/2024 6:15:07 PM | General Comment | awilsonpdx@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. A Wilson 13810 SE Knight St Unit B Portland, OR 97236-4426 awilsonpdx@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-782 | 3/25/2024 12:35:29 AM | 3/21/2024 6:08:08 PM | General Comment | corcoran.logan@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. James Corcoran 324 SE 32nd Ave Portland, OR 97214-1936 corcoran.logan@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-783 | 3/25/2024 12:35:32 AM | 3/21/2024 5:51:38 PM | General Comment | kvolness@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Dr. KIRSTEN VOLNESS 2303 SE 38th Ave Portland, OR 97214-5969 kvolness@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-784 | 3/25/2024 12:35:35 AM | 3/21/2024 5:45:10 PM | General Comment | lilla.fortunoff@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Lilla Fortunoff 442 SW Valeria View Dr Portland, OR 97225-7074 lilla.fortunoff@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-785 | 3/25/2024 12:35:39 AM | 3/21/2024 5:29:27 PM | General Comment | elexis.mendez@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Elexis Mendez 5005 NE Flanders St Portland, OR 97213-3036 elexis.mendez@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-786 | 3/25/2024 12:35:42 AM | 3/21/2024 5:25:51 PM | General Comment | stephenmayes48@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Stephen Mayes 19877 Duck Call Ln Bend, OR 97702-2991 stephenmayes48@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-787 | 3/25/2024 12:35:45 AM | 3/21/2024 5:12:04 PM | General Comment | summermbird@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Summer Bird 819 N Stafford St Portland, OR 97217-1365 summermbird@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-788 | 3/25/2024 12:35:48 AM | 3/21/2024 5:11:16 PM | General Comment | ciao.alisia@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Alisia B 1161 NW Overton St Portland, OR 97209-2679 ciao.alisia@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-789 | 3/25/2024 12:35:51 AM | 3/21/2024 4:56:54 PM | General Comment | miaperini@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Mia Perini 2959 E Burnside St Apt 401 Portland, OR 97214-1869 miaperini@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-79 | 2/29/2024 4:46:29 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Gary | Feierfeil | NEWBERG | Why is PGE asking for for increase rate if they already gotten 18 percent. It's not the customer fault that they can't maintain the system or wild fires were caused because of PGE miss management.. Most of us have done all that required to lower usage but every time we do, PGE ask for rate increases and OPUC grants it. | ||
| UE 435-790 | 3/25/2024 12:35:54 AM | 3/21/2024 4:47:07 PM | General Comment | gabbystewart@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Gabrielle Stewart 4055 SE Stark St Portland, OR 97214-3242 gabbystewart@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-791 | 3/25/2024 12:35:58 AM | 3/21/2024 4:41:52 PM | General Comment | michellek.fraczek@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Michelle Fraczek 1455 N Killingsworth St Portland, OR 97217-4581 michellek.fraczek@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-792 | 3/25/2024 12:36:01 AM | 3/21/2024 4:39:25 PM | General Comment | wolfecub1988@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Tabbitha Wolfe 12130 SW Tiedeman Ave Portland, OR 97223-4024 wolfecub1988@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-793 | 3/25/2024 12:36:04 AM | 3/21/2024 4:30:59 PM | General Comment | gpiper222@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Grace Piper 2802 SE 145th Ave Portland, OR 97236-2647 gpiper222@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-794 | 3/25/2024 12:36:07 AM | 3/21/2024 4:14:30 PM | General Comment | jenkasoderberg@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). The cost of electricity is way too much!! We can't afford it anymore! Stop allowing corporate greed to ruin our daily lives. As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. jenka soderberg 228 SE 127th Ave Portland, OR 97233-1032 jenkasoderberg@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-795 | 3/25/2024 12:36:10 AM | 3/21/2024 4:09:46 PM | General Comment | jordan.wmoody@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Jordan Moody 12200 SE Mcloughlin Blvd Portland, OR 97222-7281 jordan.wmoody@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-796 | 3/25/2024 12:36:12 AM | 3/21/2024 3:35:28 PM | General Comment | sam.j.tobey@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. Affordability of a basic utility keeps people housed and able to support their families. It keeps people alive. Dont hike the rates PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Samuel Tobey 2746 SE 84th Ave Portland, OR 97266-1589 sam.j.tobey@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-797 | 3/25/2024 12:36:15 AM | 3/21/2024 3:23:31 PM | General Comment | monicageigle@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Monica Geigle 14000 SE Parmenter Dr Portland, OR 97267-1853 monicageigle@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-798 | 3/25/2024 12:36:18 AM | 3/21/2024 3:16:00 PM | General Comment | ferchoheather@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Rev. Heather Fercho 4816 NE Campaign St Portland, OR 97218-1733 ferchoheather@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-799 | 3/25/2024 12:36:21 AM | 3/21/2024 3:01:40 PM | General Comment | jacksonguettler@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Jackson Guettler 3807 N Commercial Ave Portland, OR 97227-1313 jacksonguettler@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-8 | 2/18/2024 6:55:54 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Robert | Carnagey | BEAVERTON | I am not sure just how utility rate hikes are reviewed and decisions made on any approved ones, but I have to say that the huge rate hikes for utilities, especially for electricity seem over the top! And, the news is reporting these same utilities are back at the money trough looking for ever more money. What the heck is going on here? They are making the cost of energy unaffordable to many of us, especially those like me who have retired! Please do you job and hold back on approving these types of rate increases..... let them take the cost out of their existing funding and rates! Maybe their execs don't really deserve million dollar compensation packages,,,,ya think! | ||
| UE 435-80 | 2/29/2024 7:37:43 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Shirley | R | GRESHAM | I can't hardly afford electricity anymore, people will lose their houses because they either keep warm and can't pay their mortgage or they pay their mortgage and have to be cold | ||
| UE 435-800 | 3/25/2024 12:36:24 AM | 3/21/2024 2:55:26 PM | General Comment | jae.siqueiros@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Jae Siqueiros 9006 N Gilbert Ave Portland, OR 97203-6220 jae.siqueiros@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-801 | 3/25/2024 12:36:28 AM | 3/21/2024 2:49:42 PM | General Comment | oliviakatb@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Olivia Bormann Doran 3714 SE 75th Ave Portland, OR 97206-3475 oliviakatb@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-802 | 3/25/2024 12:36:31 AM | 3/21/2024 2:43:50 PM | General Comment | frijolita01@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Maureen OBrien NE JUNIOR St Portland, OR 97211 frijolita01@hotmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-803 | 3/25/2024 12:36:34 AM | 3/21/2024 2:36:59 PM | General Comment | m.molinacooper@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Madeleine Molina Cooper 2813 SE Colt Dr Portland, OR 97202-4494 m.molinacooper@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-804 | 3/25/2024 12:36:36 AM | 3/21/2024 2:21:04 PM | General Comment | riveraaamy53@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Ames Rivera 3150 SE Division St Portland, OR 97202-1172 riveraaamy53@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-805 | 3/25/2024 12:36:39 AM | 3/21/2024 2:13:22 PM | General Comment | elliannichols@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Ellian Nichols 5311 SE 17th Ave Portland, OR 97202-4811 elliannichols@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-806 | 3/25/2024 12:36:42 AM | 3/21/2024 2:10:31 PM | General Comment | apmoralesjr@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Jr Aaron Morales 6206 SE 52nd Ave Portland, OR 97206-6838 apmoralesjr@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-807 | 3/25/2024 12:36:45 AM | 3/21/2024 2:10:18 PM | General Comment | abellelevydowellroe@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Abelle Roe No NO Portland, OR 97206 abellelevydowellroe@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-808 | 3/25/2024 12:36:48 AM | 3/21/2024 2:05:11 PM | General Comment | lovescentheaven@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Heaven Núñez 17102 SW Pacific Hwy Portland, OR 97224-3480 lovescentheaven@hotmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-809 | 3/25/2024 12:36:51 AM | 3/21/2024 1:55:48 PM | General Comment | silvercorvidae503@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Jesse Duarte 2356 NW Overton St Apt 5 Portland, OR 97210-2967 silvercorvidae503@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-81 | 3/1/2024 10:18:26 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Matt | Wujcik | SALEM | Do not allow PGE to raise the price of electricity once again! They need to be held accountable for the money they are stealing from local citizens. I say this because out of nowhere i had a 500.00+ electric bill. When every year since, at the same time it was never more then 300. Never ever! They tell you one thing, and when your not looking they lie. We need transparency! How much money in profits are they gonna report now!? Do not let them tell you they need more money its all lies!!!!!! | ||
| UE 435-810 | 3/25/2024 12:36:53 AM | 3/21/2024 1:41:25 PM | General Comment | ochrestar@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx Maggie Rose 8642 SE Rhone St Portland, OR 97266-2857 ochrestar@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-811 | 3/25/2024 12:36:55 AM | 3/21/2024 1:40:01 PM | General Comment | faithburlingame@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Faith Burlingame 4724 SE Thiessen Rd Milwaukie, OR 97267-4005 faithburlingame@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-812 | 3/25/2024 12:37:01 AM | 3/21/2024 1:35:07 PM | General Comment | tk04130@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Kenny Taylor 4920 SE Franklin St Portland, OR 97206-3009 tk04130@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-813 | 3/25/2024 12:37:03 AM | 3/21/2024 1:28:06 PM | General Comment | amica.hunter@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx Amica Hunter PO Box 14458 Portland, OR 97293-0458 amica.hunter@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-814 | 3/25/2024 12:37:06 AM | 3/21/2024 1:26:03 PM | General Comment | mmcmillan9177@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx Michelle Mcmillan 3330 SE Gladstone St Apt 3 Portland, OR 97202-3465 mmcmillan9177@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-815 | 3/25/2024 12:37:09 AM | 3/21/2024 1:19:10 PM | General Comment | swintersteen@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Summer Wintersteen 22641 W Bluff Dr West Linn, OR 97068-8242 swintersteen@hotmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-816 | 3/25/2024 12:37:12 AM | 3/21/2024 1:16:26 PM | General Comment | amorganj@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Ashlee Jacobson Dunbar 5607 SE Lambert St Portland, OR 97206-9056 amorganj@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-817 | 3/25/2024 12:37:15 AM | 3/21/2024 1:08:47 PM | General Comment | katie.morrissett@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Katie Morrissett 4929 SE Bush St Portland, OR 97206-3032 katie.morrissett@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-818 | 3/25/2024 12:37:18 AM | 3/21/2024 1:05:21 PM | General Comment | reedrandij@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Randi Ulrich 2305 SE Stark St Portland, OR 97214-1644 reedrandij@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-819 | 3/25/2024 12:37:21 AM | 3/21/2024 12:33:05 PM | General Comment | christinajackson10987@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Christina Jackson 13359 SW 72nd Ave Apt 9H Portland, OR 97223-2316 christinajackson10987@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-82 | 3/1/2024 4:57:52 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Allison | Sandstrom | BANKS | Please do not let PGE raise their rates again. We have no other option for electricity where I live and we can not afford to keep the lights on and feed our families. | ||
| UE 435-820 | 3/25/2024 12:37:25 AM | 3/21/2024 12:15:00 PM | General Comment | kohanley@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Dr. Kelly OHanley 6134 NE Alameda St Portland, OR 97213-4056 kohanley@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-821 | 3/25/2024 12:37:27 AM | 3/21/2024 12:14:13 PM | General Comment | camillercarson@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Camille Carson 1680 N Davis St Cornelius, OR 97113-8701 camillercarson@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-822 | 3/25/2024 12:37:30 AM | 3/21/2024 11:54:41 AM | General Comment | smashthedisco88@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Sydney Walden 1421 SE 49th Ave Portland, OR 97215-2530 smashthedisco88@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-823 | 3/25/2024 12:37:32 AM | 3/21/2024 11:46:38 AM | General Comment | tracy.hill.hair@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Tracy Hill 2342 SE 124th Ave Portland, OR 97233-1474 tracy.hill.hair@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-824 | 3/25/2024 12:37:35 AM | 3/21/2024 11:44:39 AM | General Comment | coyandco@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Lynsea Coy 119 SE 78th Ave Portland, OR 97215-1588 coyandco@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-825 | 3/25/2024 12:37:37 AM | 3/21/2024 11:38:20 AM | General Comment | ejmiller88@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Emily Miller 2856 SE Cora St Portland, OR 97202-3563 ejmiller88@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-826 | 3/25/2024 12:37:40 AM | 3/21/2024 11:31:56 AM | General Comment | kjenkinsaveda@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Kiera Jenkins 6703 SE Woodstock Blvd # 1 Portland, OR 97206-6519 kjenkinsaveda@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-827 | 3/25/2024 12:37:43 AM | 3/21/2024 11:10:52 AM | General Comment | lousecea@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers, INCLUDING ME, are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. And when I called to complain they wanted to tell me oh its winter it just goes up in winter let me give you your usage details when I know FULL WELL how much it should be in winter. I didn't start paying bills yesterday. You can't fool us. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. DO NOT BE GREEDY. We are asking you nicely. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Chelsea Hetelson 3721 SE 13th Ave Portland, OR 97202-3855 lousecea@protonmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-828 | 3/25/2024 12:37:46 AM | 3/21/2024 11:08:29 AM | General Comment | spletcha@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Samantha Pletcher 3912 SE Madison St Portland, OR 97214-4422 spletcha@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-829 | 3/25/2024 12:37:49 AM | 3/21/2024 11:08:01 AM | General Comment | ecchaltraw@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx Karra Chaltraw 7934 SE 65th Ave Portland, OR 97206-9608 ecchaltraw@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-83 | 3/1/2024 6:25:27 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Haley | GLADSTONE | We can’t afford this. Where is the accountability? My bill is 400 a month just to keep my home at 60 degrees | |||
| UE 435-830 | 3/25/2024 12:37:52 AM | 3/21/2024 11:02:23 AM | General Comment | allsupdanielle@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Dani Allsup 9827 N Jersey St Apt B Portland, OR 97203-1573 allsupdanielle@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-831 | 3/15/2024 8:08:28 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Martin | Kaegi | TROUTDALE | The huge hike in January killed us financially, over 700 and we are looking at close to 700 for February! Now we are buried and are paying 500 every two weeks. This is crazy. Please consider your customers. Only 6% of the people in Oregon make more than 60 thousand a year. Think about that. | ||
| UE 435-832 | 3/15/2024 6:40:02 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | OREGON CITY | They already increased rates in 2023. If they need to increase rates this drastically again they must not be doing a very good job at budgeting properly. They shouldn't be trying to lower costs by increasing the cost to the customer, especially not with something as essential in this day and age as electricity. There is no competition for them, so they get to pull one over on every single one of their customers even more then they did in 2023? This is ludicrous and unacceptable no matter how they try to spin it. | ||||
| UE 435-833 | 3/22/2024 11:29:30 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Linda | Estes | SALEM | It's hard to agree with a 17% increase when the CEO is making 6 million a year. | ||
| UE 435-834 | 3/23/2024 1:46:33 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Lori | Christian | GRESHAM | The PGE Bill for a 730sq ft 1 bedroom apartment is nearly $200. We live in Gresham and it gets cold out here and the apartment building was built in 1991, so there is not much insulation and the winds blow through the door and outlet cracks. We have tried getting the door weather stripped by maintenance but they did a poor job and it fell off. Please we are low income and have the discount but even with that discount the bill this month was $145. If the bills keep going up we will be homeless. This is greed. | ||
| UE 435-835 | 3/26/2024 12:32:09 AM | 3/25/2024 2:29:54 PM | General Comment | andrewjackson12234@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Andrew Jackson 6475 SW Capitol Hwy Portland, OR 97239-1939 andrewjackson12234@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-836 | 3/26/2024 12:32:12 AM | 3/25/2024 2:19:06 PM | General Comment | julia.degraw@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Julia DeGraw 1216 SE 88th Ave Portland, OR 97216-1708 julia.degraw@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-837 | 3/26/2024 12:32:15 AM | 3/25/2024 1:25:27 PM | General Comment | chavez.bianca93@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Bianca Chavez 2146 NW Hoyt St Portland, OR 97210-3272 chavez.bianca93@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-838 | 3/26/2024 12:32:18 AM | 3/25/2024 11:42:26 AM | General Comment | cdoney112@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Kai Doney 2206 SE Salmon St Portland, OR 97214-3942 cdoney112@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-839 | 3/26/2024 12:32:21 AM | 3/25/2024 11:37:53 AM | General Comment | summerazzam@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Summer Ciorlieri 8531 SW Laurel Leaf Ln Portland, OR 97225-1364 summerazzam@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-84 | 3/1/2024 7:09:28 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Aaron | Hensley | HAPPY VALLEY | Another rate increase proposed? Let me understand this, PGE lobbies to get rid of gas utilities and pushes for more reliance on electricity (electric cars as 1 example), giving them more market share and effectively eliminating any form of competition then at the same time raises rates with the excuse that they do not have the infrastructure to support the additional electricity required for the items they lobbied for and the consumer is stuck with no voice and no recourse? Electricity is no longer a luxury like when it is first made available, it is a necessity. PUC I was already disappointed in how you handled the 2022,2023, and 2024 increases. A statement needs to be made to PGE that like every company they need to budget what they already have more effectively and we will not allow more increases for the foreseeable future. PUC you have a responsibility to the consumers not PGE, if the individuals that make up the PUC are not up to the task of standing up for citizens rights to affordable utilities please resign and let someone that is willing step in. | ||
| UE 435-840 | 3/26/2024 12:32:23 AM | 3/25/2024 11:33:41 AM | General Comment | yesindeed30000@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Lucifer Horner 1712 SE Insley St Portland, OR 97202-4831 yesindeed30000@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-841 | 3/26/2024 12:32:26 AM | 3/25/2024 11:22:31 AM | General Comment | madison.klementyn@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). You monsters need to literally stop abusing us. As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Madison Klementyn 6301 SW Palatine St Apt 25 Portland, OR 97219-6775 madison.klementyn@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-842 | 3/26/2024 12:32:29 AM | 3/25/2024 11:07:05 AM | General Comment | e.rivera530@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Elliot Rivera GLADSTONE St Portland, OR 97202 e.rivera530@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-843 | 3/26/2024 12:32:32 AM | 3/25/2024 8:28:53 AM | General Comment | carolinelouisep@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Caroline Phillips 3558 SE Morrison St Portland, OR 97214-3151 carolinelouisep@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-844 | 3/26/2024 12:32:35 AM | 3/25/2024 5:56:15 AM | General Comment | deborahjeanne11@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s disgusting request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these disgusting greedy increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a GREEDY WISHLIST for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Deborah Boncutter 4735 SW Luradel St Portland, OR 97219-6839 deborahjeanne11@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-845 | 3/26/2024 12:32:37 AM | 3/25/2024 4:36:08 AM | General Comment | nadelemily1@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss emily nadel 15963 S Timber Creek Ln Oregon City, OR 97045-9456 nadelemily1@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-846 | 3/26/2024 12:32:41 AM | 3/24/2024 11:26:11 PM | General Comment | dan.win.nguyen@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, mr Dan Nguyen 14330 SE Terrace Dr Clackamas, OR 97015-8227 dan.win.nguyen@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-847 | 3/26/2024 12:32:44 AM | 3/24/2024 11:20:15 PM | General Comment | willywong995@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. The communities cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Willy PuiHang Wong 1617 NE 148th Ave Portland, OR 97230-4616 willywong995@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-848 | 3/26/2024 12:32:46 AM | 3/24/2024 11:17:09 PM | General Comment | emilycollierjohnson@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Emily Johnson 1607 NW Cleveland Ave Corvallis, OR 97330-1914 emilycollierjohnson@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-849 | 3/26/2024 12:32:49 AM | 3/24/2024 10:36:04 PM | General Comment | sararobison93@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Sara Robison 7160 SW Oleson Rd Apt 5 Portland, OR 97223-7481 sararobison93@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-85 | 3/1/2024 11:57:12 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Daniel | Tate | PORTLAND | After the 17+% rate increase my electric bill jumped from $120+ a month the to $260+ and you now want to approve another increase a month I'm on SSD not to mention these crazy rent increases of $130 a month . At what point do you start caring about the public instead of big Business | ||
| UE 435-850 | 3/26/2024 12:32:52 AM | 3/24/2024 10:15:16 PM | General Comment | camegalvan@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Camerina Galvan 18323 SE River Rd Milwaukie, OR 97267-6023 camegalvan@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-851 | 3/26/2024 12:32:54 AM | 3/24/2024 9:48:52 PM | General Comment | gracekkatzke@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss grace katzke 11570 SW Cardinal Ter Beaverton, OR 97008-5956 gracekkatzke@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-852 | 3/26/2024 12:32:57 AM | 3/24/2024 9:22:02 PM | General Comment | kdoughty14@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Katrina Doughty 12248 SE Market St Portland, OR 97233-1235 kdoughty14@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-853 | 3/26/2024 12:33:00 AM | 3/24/2024 8:45:56 PM | General Comment | hannahbbrown@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Hannah Brown 7200 Ridgegate Dr Gladstone, OR 97027-1160 hannahbbrown@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-854 | 3/26/2024 12:33:03 AM | 3/24/2024 7:54:41 PM | General Comment | nitashahmail@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs Nita Shah 3208 NW 123rd Pl Portland, OR 97229-3788 nitashahmail@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-855 | 3/26/2024 12:33:06 AM | 3/24/2024 7:53:00 PM | General Comment | atmoskow@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Alexandra moskow 2131 SE Hawthorne Blvd Portland, OR 97214-3852 atmoskow@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-856 | 3/26/2024 12:33:09 AM | 3/24/2024 7:51:56 PM | General Comment | akriirose@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Mary Embree 2318 NE Multnomah St Portland, OR 97232-2169 akriirose@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-857 | 3/26/2024 12:33:11 AM | 3/24/2024 7:50:52 PM | General Comment | lilyh101600@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Lily Paivarinta Na Portland, OR 97214 lilyh101600@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-858 | 3/26/2024 12:33:14 AM | 3/24/2024 6:57:59 PM | General Comment | 7moonlight13@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Kelsey Huber 9232 N Saint Louis Ave Portland, OR 97203-2269 7moonlight13@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-859 | 3/26/2024 12:33:17 AM | 3/24/2024 6:34:57 PM | General Comment | yellowhearts000@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Jesse Bonfiglio 7452 N Stockton Ave Portland, OR 97203-4539 yellowhearts000@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-86 | 3/2/2024 12:38:12 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | BEAVERTON | For the love of all that is good and holy (and my bank account), do not raise the rates again. I will cry. | ||||
| UE 435-860 | 3/26/2024 12:33:19 AM | 3/24/2024 5:59:52 PM | General Comment | working2betterouryouth@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Andre Miller 2105 NW 14th St Gresham, OR 97030-4811 working2betterouryouth@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-861 | 3/26/2024 12:33:21 AM | 3/24/2024 5:53:45 PM | General Comment | rebeccastuebe@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Rebecca Stuebe 4475 N Trenton St Unit 203 Portland, OR 97203-2196 rebeccastuebe@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-862 | 3/26/2024 12:33:24 AM | 3/24/2024 5:46:41 PM | General Comment | pemdroid2002@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Connor Pemberton 2715 Gilbert St S Salem, OR 97302-5814 pemdroid2002@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-863 | 3/26/2024 12:33:27 AM | 3/24/2024 5:40:32 PM | General Comment | sspencermary@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Spencer Voris 5815 NE 30th Ave Portland, OR 97211-6729 sspencermary@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-864 | 3/26/2024 12:33:30 AM | 3/24/2024 5:36:48 PM | General Comment | jazzyme736@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Andrea Smith 2119 SE 122nd Ave Apt 202 Portland, OR 97233-8301 jazzyme736@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-865 | 3/26/2024 12:33:33 AM | 3/24/2024 5:11:11 PM | General Comment | aaronlange@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Aaron Lange 261 SW Wallula Ave Gresham, OR 97080-6858 aaronlange@me.com | |||||
| UE 435-866 | 3/26/2024 12:33:36 AM | 3/24/2024 4:32:10 PM | General Comment | mackenziekessler@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. MacKenzie Kessler 11551 SE Hawthorne St Portland, OR 97216-3938 mackenziekessler@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-867 | 3/26/2024 12:34:00 AM | 3/24/2024 4:12:56 PM | General Comment | marabeitzel@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Mara Beitzel 2338 SE 124th Ave Portland, OR 97233-1474 marabeitzel@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-868 | 3/26/2024 12:34:02 AM | 3/24/2024 3:40:15 PM | General Comment | julian.mull118@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Julian Mull 5220 SE Francis St Portland, OR 97206-3958 julian.mull118@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-869 | 3/26/2024 12:34:05 AM | 3/24/2024 3:31:22 PM | General Comment | kari.greene@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Kari Greene 2121 NE 130th Ave Portland, OR 97230-2220 kari.greene@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-87 | 3/2/2024 8:11:21 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Trina | Voss | ESTACADA | My electric bill is averaging $550 a month. And about to go up AGAIN. PGE is making over $220 Million dollars in profit, and about to raise rates again. We're looking at over 40% increases over a couple of years. While power goes out for days, or weeks. We have ONE choice for electricity. People DIE during extreme weather incidents because they can't access or afford heat or cooling. And the rates are going up again. Allowing them to raise the rates again is failing to protect Oregoneans who have a choice of using PGE or living without running water (many of us are on wells), light, heating and cooling. Make them use some of that profit to secure the upgrades. | ||
| UE 435-870 | 3/26/2024 12:34:08 AM | 3/24/2024 3:07:12 PM | General Comment | tyshadz@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Fox Mathis 14455 SE Center St Portland, OR 97236-2546 tyshadz@icloud.com | |||||
| UE 435-871 | 3/26/2024 12:34:11 AM | 3/24/2024 3:02:56 PM | General Comment | alexrvine@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Alex Vine 14455 SE Center St Portland, OR 97236-2546 alexrvine@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-872 | 3/26/2024 12:34:13 AM | 3/24/2024 2:49:51 PM | General Comment | stormykun22@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, ms. Haley blasdell 22766 SE Stark St Gresham, OR 97030-2653 stormykun22@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-873 | 3/26/2024 12:34:17 AM | 3/24/2024 2:17:48 PM | General Comment | djsipod521@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Dimitri Ward 3178 SW 12th Ave Portland, OR 97239-3147 djsipod521@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-874 | 3/26/2024 12:34:19 AM | 3/24/2024 2:04:29 PM | General Comment | madalenebynon@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. madalene bynon 18100 NW Cornell Rd Beaverton, OR 97006-7449 madalenebynon@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-875 | 3/26/2024 12:34:21 AM | 3/24/2024 1:55:28 PM | General Comment | rileychubb37@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Riley Chubb 5521 SE 57th Ave Portland, OR 97206-5506 rileychubb37@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-876 | 3/26/2024 12:34:24 AM | 3/24/2024 1:38:22 PM | General Comment | ashleemontano@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Ashlee Montano 7625 SE Market St Portland, OR 97215-3616 ashleemontano@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-877 | 3/26/2024 12:34:27 AM | 3/24/2024 1:36:55 PM | General Comment | genevieveveracastle@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Genevieve Castle 1557 SE Stark St Portland, OR 97214-1482 genevieveveracastle@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-878 | 3/26/2024 12:34:29 AM | 3/24/2024 1:14:12 PM | General Comment | annalise.servin28@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Annalise Servin 1755 NW 131st Ave Portland, OR 97229-4625 annalise.servin28@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-879 | 3/26/2024 12:34:48 AM | 3/24/2024 1:09:20 PM | General Comment | email4k@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, T. Kennan Weekley 253 N Broadway Portland, OR 97227-1852 email4k@duck.com | |||||
| UE 435-88 | 3/2/2024 8:26:27 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Paige | Barletta | PORTLAND | PGE wants to raise rates by 25% in 2 years. This is unacceptable. They need to be audited to prove where the allotment of funds go, how much bonuses they get, and how to justify the raises explicitly. Their price gauging is untenable while the CEO makes 50+ million a year, and they are approved 235 million bonuses for 10,000 people. This is a public service, we deserve representation and a stand against this monopoly. | ||
| UE 435-880 | 3/26/2024 12:34:51 AM | 3/24/2024 12:57:24 PM | General Comment | emmacooper1125@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. emma cooper 2829 SE Colt Dr Apt 625 Portland, OR 97202-9400 emmacooper1125@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-881 | 3/26/2024 12:34:54 AM | 3/24/2024 12:51:34 PM | General Comment | anna_schwartz@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Anna Schwartz 6206 NE Failing St Portland, OR 97213-4432 anna_schwartz@outlook.com | |||||
| UE 435-882 | 3/26/2024 12:34:56 AM | 3/24/2024 12:31:28 PM | General Comment | kimberlyanne2237@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Kimberly Tucker 12415 SE Caruthers St Portland, OR 97233-1471 kimberlyanne2237@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-883 | 3/26/2024 12:34:59 AM | 3/24/2024 12:28:51 PM | General Comment | bernaldezallison@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Allison Bernaldez 9070 SW Parkview Loop Beaverton, OR 97008-7305 bernaldezallison@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-884 | 3/26/2024 12:35:02 AM | 3/24/2024 12:20:11 PM | General Comment | jdanneman@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Jennifer Danneman 12426 SE Caruthers St Portland, OR 97233-1400 jdanneman@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-885 | 3/26/2024 12:35:05 AM | 3/24/2024 12:19:19 PM | General Comment | mappyman@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Scott Landia 1803 SW Troy St Portland, OR 97219-2748 mappyman@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-886 | 3/26/2024 12:35:07 AM | 3/24/2024 12:19:14 PM | General Comment | arika-brushfire0@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Erica Kimsey 9031 SE Scottstree Way Clackamas, OR 97015-8537 arika-brushfire0@hotmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-887 | 3/26/2024 12:35:10 AM | 3/24/2024 12:12:53 PM | General Comment | ira.m.leigh@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Ira Leigh 5408 NE 15th Ave Portland, OR 97211-4908 ira.m.leigh@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-888 | 3/26/2024 12:35:13 AM | 3/24/2024 12:03:17 PM | General Comment | pennytalk544@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Paige Guthrie 2804 SE Franklin St Portland, OR 97202-2058 pennytalk544@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-889 | 3/26/2024 12:35:16 AM | 3/24/2024 11:43:41 AM | General Comment | livibaby4@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Liv Olivia Dennis 12425 SE Caruthers St Portland, OR 97233-1471 livibaby4@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-89 | 3/2/2024 10:33:19 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Joshua | Cook | SCOTTS MILLS | Over the last few years the rate at which PGE charges for electricity has increased 42%. If this is approved it will go to 49% (when compounding is accounted for) whereas my income has only gone up $1/hr. My last power bill was $388. Doing the math there, the same bill before the rates started to skyrocket would’ve been $270. That means I have to work an additional 110 hours a month or 25 hours a week just to break even from where I would’ve been a few years ago. These rates are forcing us into poverty at an alarming pace. Additionally, PGE profited somewhere around $250 million last year which goes directly to their investors. This is a great indicator that they do not need to increase rates to accomplish that which they claim they will use the additional revenue from the 7.4% rate hike they are proposing. I’m asking, no begging, that you deny this request and any future requests for at least the next several years to allow us hard working folks the chance to catch up. | ||
| UE 435-890 | 3/26/2024 12:35:19 AM | 3/24/2024 11:38:42 AM | General Comment | eneal1623@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Elizabeth Neal 740 NE 53rd Ave Apt 2 Portland, OR 97213-3161 eneal1623@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-891 | 3/26/2024 12:35:21 AM | 3/24/2024 11:32:49 AM | General Comment | blaketupman@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still struggling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Blake Tupman 6634 N Montana Ave Portland, OR 97217-4858 blaketupman@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-892 | 3/26/2024 12:35:24 AM | 3/24/2024 11:11:42 AM | General Comment | jacobdfoulk@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr Jacob Foulk 1720 SW 4th Ave Portland, OR 97201-5512 jacobdfoulk@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-893 | 3/26/2024 12:35:27 AM | 3/24/2024 11:11:40 AM | General Comment | isisfisher@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Isis Fisher 3560 N Missouri Ave Portland, OR 97227-1289 isisfisher@live.com | |||||
| UE 435-894 | 3/26/2024 12:35:30 AM | 3/24/2024 11:11:32 AM | General Comment | odaofu@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. I pay for my electric bill alone as my partner is disabled. I’ve lived in Portland my whole life and now am facing rising living costs - $1400 rent with $300 electric bills on top (not even counting costs like food, car insurance, other bills etc) has been brutal to say the least. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Oliver Daofu 3815 SE 64th Ave # B Portland, OR 97206-3620 odaofu@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-895 | 3/26/2024 12:35:33 AM | 3/24/2024 10:36:07 AM | General Comment | jesiidee@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Jesii Dee 2000 SE 87th Ave Portland, OR 97216-1905 jesiidee@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-896 | 3/26/2024 12:35:36 AM | 3/24/2024 10:29:09 AM | General Comment | reneepleho96@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Renee Pleho 4981 SE Woodstock Blvd Apt 406 Portland, OR 97206-6151 reneepleho96@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-897 | 3/26/2024 12:35:39 AM | 3/24/2024 10:21:10 AM | General Comment | nufferrod@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. U Nuffer-Rodriguez 1607 NE Morgan St Portland, OR 97211-4723 nufferrod@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-898 | 3/26/2024 12:35:41 AM | 3/24/2024 10:11:17 AM | General Comment | kaudick@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). It is becoming nearly impossible as a small business owner to afford staying open. The hikes it electric feels like you are pushing out local business for bigger companies that the people of Portland don’t want here. Please consider supporting your local people vs. huge corporations. As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Kat Audick 5218 NE 34th Ave Portland, OR 97211-7410 kaudick@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-899 | 3/26/2024 12:35:45 AM | 3/24/2024 10:08:50 AM | General Comment | nicolle@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. Our bill was almost $600 that month!! PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Nicolle Clemetson 20205 NW Clark Ave Portland, OR 97231-1607 nicolle@sludgestudio.com | |||||
| UE 435-9 | 2/23/2024 10:00:19 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | kelly | lanspa | PORTLAND | I totally oppose the rate increase. these costs should be born by the company and not the residents. These are standard costs all companies have to invest in their company. Take your profits and salaries and use that for you infrastructure upgrades! | ||
| UE 435-90 | 3/2/2024 10:35:03 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Lauren | Decker | PORTLAND | I am writing to voice my disappointment regarding the proposed rate hike for PGE in 2025. We can barely afford to keep our apartment heated after the 2024 increase and will have to leave the city if utilities keep increasing at this rate along with rent. Corporate greed is affecting the people who love this city, and we have no alternatives as PGE has a monopoly on the area. Please do not allow them to squeeze every penny of our paychecks just to have heat and basic necessities. | ||
| UE 435-900 | 3/26/2024 12:35:47 AM | 3/24/2024 10:03:10 AM | General Comment | Dunnsarah2012@everyactioncustom.com | dunnsarah2012@everyactioncustom.com. Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Sarah Dunn 1515 NE 28th Ave Portland, OR 97232-4302 Dunnsarah2012@hotmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-901 | 3/26/2024 12:35:50 AM | 3/24/2024 9:50:45 AM | General Comment | chaoticfirearm@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Dr. Austin Bowmin 8132 SE Duke St Portland, OR 97206-7158 chaoticfirearm@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-902 | 3/26/2024 12:35:52 AM | 3/24/2024 9:40:40 AM | General Comment | jhopkinshubbard@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Jessica Hopkins-Hubbard 215 S Grant St Newberg, OR 97132-3049 jhopkinshubbard@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-903 | 3/26/2024 12:35:55 AM | 3/24/2024 9:36:56 AM | General Comment | im.pter@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers INCLUDING MY FAMILY are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Peter McLean 12406 SE Mill St Portland, OR 97233-1320 im.pter@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-904 | 3/26/2024 12:35:58 AM | 3/24/2024 9:34:40 AM | General Comment | kianaslabaugh@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Kiana Slabaugh 7122 SE Foster Rd Portland, OR 97206-4433 kianaslabaugh@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-905 | 3/26/2024 12:36:01 AM | 3/24/2024 9:33:12 AM | General Comment | kirstensray@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Kirsten Ray 711 NE 111th Ave Portland, OR 97220-3156 kirstensray@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-906 | 3/26/2024 12:36:04 AM | 3/24/2024 9:20:35 AM | General Comment | elena.a.morningstar@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Ele Morningstar 15872 NW West Union Rd Portland, OR 97229-7808 elena.a.morningstar@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-907 | 3/26/2024 12:36:07 AM | 3/24/2024 9:19:31 AM | General Comment | wood.taylor503@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs Taylor Wood 5923 SE Henderson St Portland, OR 97206-7537 wood.taylor503@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-908 | 3/26/2024 12:36:10 AM | 3/24/2024 9:12:09 AM | General Comment | parkersczepanik@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Parker Sczepanik 10243 N Allegheny Ave Portland, OR 97203-1229 parkersczepanik@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-909 | 3/26/2024 12:36:13 AM | 3/24/2024 8:57:29 AM | General Comment | britneykaplan@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Britney Gregerson-kaplan 5910 SE Bush St Portland, OR 97206-2840 britneykaplan@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-91 | 3/2/2024 10:37:21 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Mary | Cook | SCOTTS MILLS | I understand the need for updating infrastructure, but before any more rate increases are approved for PGE there needs to be increased fiscal oversight and accountability. The latest bill for my family of four who lives rural with an electric furnace we NEVER use was $388. When we moved to our home in 2022, the same usage would have cost us $271. Neither my husband who works private sector or myself who is a government employee have received any wage increase to help offset the rising cost of living. Electricity is a necessity. I ask for some serious review and consideration on this proposal before people are forced to live in the dark | ||
| UE 435-910 | 3/26/2024 12:36:16 AM | 3/24/2024 8:27:18 AM | General Comment | syannlunsford@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, mx. Syann Lunsford 3612 NE 11th Ave Portland, OR 97212-2185 syannlunsford@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-911 | 3/26/2024 12:36:18 AM | 3/24/2024 8:26:56 AM | General Comment | sarah.e.schaberg@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Sarah Schaberg 4824 SE 128th Ave Portland, OR 97236-3904 sarah.e.schaberg@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-912 | 3/26/2024 12:36:22 AM | 3/24/2024 8:12:42 AM | General Comment | itwasagreatbiglie@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Kara Anne 4920 S Landing Dr Portland, OR 97239-5984 itwasagreatbiglie@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-913 | 3/26/2024 12:36:25 AM | 3/24/2024 8:07:28 AM | General Comment | jtoledo014@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Justin Toledo 3719 SE 43rd Ave Portland, OR 97206-3282 jtoledo014@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-914 | 3/26/2024 12:36:27 AM | 3/24/2024 8:02:33 AM | General Comment | capsey97@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Catheryn Apsey 5107 SE Bybee Blvd Apt 4 Portland, OR 97206-8300 capsey97@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-915 | 3/26/2024 12:36:30 AM | 3/24/2024 7:53:27 AM | General Comment | bbalicanta@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Brandy Balicanta 3932 SE 34th Ave Portland, OR 97202-3302 bbalicanta@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-916 | 3/26/2024 12:36:33 AM | 3/24/2024 7:30:31 AM | General Comment | skyemclarenwalton@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Skye McLaren Walton 1068 SW Gaines St Portland, OR 97239-7411 skyemclarenwalton@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-917 | 3/26/2024 12:36:36 AM | 3/24/2024 7:30:24 AM | General Comment | audreybelisle17@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Audrey Belisle 7820 SW 17th Dr Apt 2 Portland, OR 97219-2702 audreybelisle17@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-918 | 3/26/2024 12:36:38 AM | 3/24/2024 7:27:24 AM | General Comment | frenchariel27@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). Hello As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. It is criminal to consider raising our bill even more. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Ariel Doggett INSLEY Portland, OR 97239 frenchariel27@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-919 | 3/26/2024 12:36:47 AM | 3/24/2024 6:26:43 AM | General Comment | bella.maymay@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Marlena Mirho 959 SW 15th St Corvallis, OR 97333-4830 bella.maymay@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-92 | 3/2/2024 10:48:28 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | DANIEL | MOYA | PORTLAND | I do not support rate increases. Our electricity rates are already some of the highest in the nation. If more money is needed they should get rid of some executives or take a hit in their profits. Having to continually fund increasing profits is unacceptable! | ||
| UE 435-920 | 3/26/2024 12:36:50 AM | 3/24/2024 5:25:04 AM | General Comment | strauss_meg@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Megan Strauss 3181 NE 23rd St Apt L273 Gresham, OR 97030-4357 strauss_meg@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-921 | 3/26/2024 12:36:52 AM | 3/24/2024 2:48:54 AM | General Comment | jessierainwater@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Jessie Rainwater-Hilbrands 18797 Cook St Oregon City, OR 97045-3861 jessierainwater@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-922 | 3/26/2024 12:36:54 AM | 3/24/2024 2:09:27 AM | General Comment | mrsramaro@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs Rachel Amaro 5645 SE 52nd Ave Portland, OR 97206-5653 mrsramaro@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-923 | 3/26/2024 12:36:57 AM | 3/24/2024 1:38:47 AM | General Comment | lauraisbadwithusernames@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Laura Livingston 1400 NW Marshall St Unit 622 Portland, OR 97209-3294 lauraisbadwithusernames@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-924 | 3/26/2024 12:37:00 AM | 3/24/2024 1:04:23 AM | General Comment | andrew.m.essig@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Andrew Essig 6804 SE 86th Ave Portland, OR 97266-5650 andrew.m.essig@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-925 | 3/26/2024 12:37:03 AM | 3/24/2024 1:00:20 AM | General Comment | wilsontaylor173@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Taylor Wilson 2050 NW Raleigh St Portland, OR 97209-2293 wilsontaylor173@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-926 | 3/26/2024 12:37:06 AM | 3/24/2024 1:00:12 AM | General Comment | huynh.kathleen@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Kathleen Huynh 3719 SE 43rd Ave Portland, OR 97206-3282 huynh.kathleen@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-927 | 3/26/2024 12:37:10 AM | 3/24/2024 1:00:12 AM | General Comment | payton.kennedy.s@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Payton Swegel 3660 SE 29th Ave Portland, OR 97202-2179 payton.kennedy.s@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-928 | 3/26/2024 12:37:12 AM | 3/23/2024 11:47:42 PM | General Comment | amanda.gen@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Amanda O'Neill 5107 SE Stark St Portland, OR 97215-1758 amanda.gen@outlook.com | |||||
| UE 435-929 | 3/26/2024 12:37:15 AM | 3/23/2024 11:29:44 PM | General Comment | sabrina.am.navarro@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Sabrina Navarro 1950 NE Everett St Apt 201 Portland, OR 97232-3485 sabrina.am.navarro@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-93 | 3/2/2024 11:00:16 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | grey | osten | PORTLAND | Writing to oppose the Portland General Electric's proposed rate hikes. With no choice of electric companies and no wage increases to ease the burden the pricing changes level the entire burden on already strapped residents. When will it stop? | ||
| UE 435-930 | 3/26/2024 12:37:17 AM | 3/23/2024 11:12:33 PM | General Comment | uhlissuh@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Additionally, the lack of response during the snowstorm of 2023, makes most of us wonder how our money is being used. Especially when the CEO gave herself a large raise, while laying off a large portion of essential workers. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Alyssa Fredrick 5124 SW 45th Ave Portland, OR 97221-3640 uhlissuh@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-931 | 3/26/2024 12:37:20 AM | 3/23/2024 11:10:13 PM | General Comment | brockeyk@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Kayla Rodriguez 2827 SE Colt Dr Portland, OR 97202-4464 brockeyk@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-932 | 3/26/2024 12:37:22 AM | 3/23/2024 10:55:35 PM | General Comment | mollyshevaun@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. We have no other option for electricity - Pacific Power doesn’t service my neighborhood, PGE has a monopoly. We have been colder this winter for similar if not higher bills than years past. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Molly Reed 2623 SE Ankeny St Apt 305 Portland, OR 97214-1779 mollyshevaun@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-933 | 3/26/2024 12:37:25 AM | 3/23/2024 10:49:42 PM | General Comment | nicoleradlauer5@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. nicole radlauer 212 NE 14th Ave Portland, OR 97232-2801 nicoleradlauer5@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-934 | 3/26/2024 12:37:27 AM | 3/23/2024 10:33:51 PM | General Comment | jhoselyndelagarza@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Jhoselyn de la Garza 7605 SE Lambert St Portland, OR 97206-8663 jhoselyndelagarza@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-937 | 3/26/2024 3:09:13 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Torsten | Kieper | WEST LINN | I am a PGE customer and I oppose the rate increase proposed by PGE. I do not believe that the addition of these battery storage resources actually improves their system reliability in the way that they claim. PGE has a history of not fully relying on its peaking resources during winter outages, because PGE's distribution system also tends to experience widespread unplanned outages. Put differently, PGE doesn't need to shed load or call on its most expensive resources (like the Peak Time Rebates program) during winter events, because nature takes care of the load shedding for them, through downed trees and iced lines. etc. No amount of additional storage or peaking generation is going to solve that problem - PGE needs to be focused on developing a reliable distribution system, using modern conductors that allow for more efficient use of the system, rather than rate-basing expensive storage resources under the guise of "reliability" when in fact they will likely never be called upon during an extreme cold weather event until PGE undergrounds its lines. Until then, it would be much more productive for PGE to be focused on conservation and demand-response based solutions. These solutions may not come with the same capital expenditure and rate-base as a BESS, so I understand why they are not as appealing to an investor-owned utility such as PGE, but the proven track record of these solutions at BPA - both for energy efficiency and non-wires solutions - demonstrates that they improve system reliability at less cost than new storage or generation resources. Authorizing an increase in the rate of return for PGE investors rewards bad behavior on the backs of PGE ratepayers who have already experienced a 30% rate increase in less than two years. PGE has not invested in its distribution system in a way that has improved system reliability in the years that I have lived here. Until they do that, I don't see what the investors have done to earn greater rewards. | ||
| UE 435-938 | 3/27/2024 12:31:46 AM | 3/26/2024 5:36:56 PM | General Comment | elijah.jackson466@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. River Jackson 2810 SE 16th Ave Portland, OR 97202-2211 elijah.jackson466@gmail.con | |||||
| UE 435-939 | 3/27/2024 12:31:49 AM | 3/26/2024 4:52:48 PM | General Comment | aruff23@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx Amy Ruff 3704 SE Long St Portland, OR 97202-4042 aruff23@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-94 | 3/2/2024 11:02:07 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | PORTLAND | Can the state of Oregon just buyout the public utilities and we can have it run that way? Seems like right now the utility companies aren't benefiting anybody but their shareholders. | ||||
| UE 435-940 | 3/27/2024 12:31:52 AM | 3/26/2024 3:19:09 PM | General Comment | goofproofjeans@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. MLynn Suwinski 1315 NW 19th Ave Apt 210 Portland, OR 97209-1879 goofproofjeans@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-941 | 3/27/2024 12:31:55 AM | 3/26/2024 9:09:24 AM | General Comment | sophiaapplepie@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Jasper Trotter 2206 SE Salmon St Portland, OR 97214-3942 sophiaapplepie@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-942 | 3/27/2024 12:31:58 AM | 3/26/2024 5:47:40 AM | General Comment | laylarain808@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Lana Laren Wall 8510 SE Steele St Apt A103 Portland, OR 97266-3858 laylarain808@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-943 | 3/27/2024 12:32:00 AM | 3/25/2024 10:36:39 PM | General Comment | rachelphilips1@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Rachel Philips 3656 SE 77th Ave Portland, OR 97206-2308 rachelphilips1@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-944 | 3/27/2024 12:32:02 AM | 3/25/2024 10:35:52 PM | General Comment | joonae.hk@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Joon Ae Haworth-Kaufka 5901 Portland, OR 97213 joonae.hk@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-945 | 3/27/2024 12:32:05 AM | 3/25/2024 6:31:00 PM | General Comment | alicia.plate@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Alicia Plate 3108 N Houghton St Portland, OR 97217-7157 alicia.plate@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-946 | 3/27/2024 12:32:08 AM | 3/25/2024 5:41:38 PM | General Comment | cambrown.pdx@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Cameron Brown 1940 NW 25th Ave Portland, OR 97210-2866 cambrown.pdx@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-947 | 3/27/2024 12:32:10 AM | 3/25/2024 4:28:10 PM | General Comment | ben.l.scott@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Ben Scott 5342 SE 51st Ave Portland, OR 97206-5625 ben.l.scott@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-948 | 3/27/2024 12:32:12 AM | 3/23/2024 10:26:38 PM | General Comment | tvickers0906@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Taylor Vickers 1551 SW Taylor St Portland, OR 97205-1848 tvickers0906@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-949 | 3/27/2024 12:32:15 AM | 3/23/2024 10:26:07 PM | General Comment | megan.clouser@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Megan Clouser 3830 SW Plum St Apt 27 Portland, OR 97219-6028 megan.clouser@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-95 | 3/2/2024 11:02:31 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Cooper | Schulze | TIGARD | I step up disagree with the rate hikes. The rates should not be increased because it has been increased almost 40% in the last 10 years! How is a family suppose to be comfortable in their home worried if they’re about to blow their budget just keeping warm. Needing money for the future for batteries? TAKE THEM FROM THE PGE PROFITS. | ||
| UE 435-950 | 3/27/2024 12:32:17 AM | 3/23/2024 10:14:02 PM | General Comment | recordstorejerk@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Jackie Westfall 802 SE 35th Ave Portland, OR 97214-4228 recordstorejerk@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-951 | 3/27/2024 12:32:20 AM | 3/23/2024 10:10:34 PM | General Comment | angelardiamond@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Angela Diamond 7665 N Mississippi Ave Portland, OR 97217-1373 angelardiamond@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-952 | 3/27/2024 12:32:22 AM | 3/23/2024 10:02:31 PM | General Comment | arweb@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Alyssa Webster 3970 SE Lincoln St Portland, OR 97214-5975 arweb@live.com | |||||
| UE 435-953 | 3/27/2024 12:32:25 AM | 3/23/2024 9:59:07 PM | General Comment | ktsmurf_loves_linux@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Kathryn Lindstrom 7723 SE Milwaukie Ave Portland, OR 97202-6116 ktsmurf_loves_linux@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-954 | 3/27/2024 12:32:28 AM | 3/23/2024 9:54:04 PM | General Comment | nrtaylorg@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Natalie Taylor 311 SE 28th Ave Apt 5 Portland, OR 97214-1845 nrtaylorg@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-955 | 3/27/2024 12:32:30 AM | 3/23/2024 9:43:32 PM | General Comment | averymorris11@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, ms Avery Morris 612 NW 20th Ave Portland, OR 97209-1244 averymorris11@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-956 | 3/27/2024 12:32:33 AM | 3/23/2024 9:41:49 PM | General Comment | oskarradonkimball@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Oskar Kimball 611 NW 20TH Ave Portland, OR 97209 oskarradonkimball@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-957 | 3/27/2024 12:32:35 AM | 3/23/2024 9:04:58 PM | General Comment | haleyrose503@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Haley Love 129 NE 160th Ave Portland, OR 97230-5403 haleyrose503@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-958 | 3/27/2024 12:32:38 AM | 3/23/2024 8:43:50 PM | General Comment | beautifulconfusion@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Jimi Hendrix 6717 SE 78th Ave Portland, OR 97206-7116 beautifulconfusion@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-959 | 3/27/2024 12:32:40 AM | 3/23/2024 8:20:41 PM | General Comment | gracehboyd@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Grace Boyd 1513 SE Morrison St Apt 1 Portland, OR 97214-2696 gracehboyd@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-96 | 3/2/2024 11:04:23 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Ryan | Dornfeld | PORTLAND | PGE are profiteering and price gouging customers. | ||
| UE 435-960 | 3/27/2024 12:32:43 AM | 3/23/2024 8:09:02 PM | General Comment | tessa.urb@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Tessa Urbanovich 1981 SE Monroe St Milwaukie, OR 97222-7683 tessa.urb@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-961 | 3/27/2024 12:32:45 AM | 3/23/2024 7:52:19 PM | General Comment | clarissarivas1995@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Clarissa Rivas 130 Hunolt St Santa Cruz, CA 95060-2809 clarissarivas1995@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-962 | 3/27/2024 12:32:48 AM | 3/23/2024 7:43:27 PM | General Comment | kaiadresselhaus@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Kaia Dresselhaus 8211 SE 45th Ave Portland, OR 97206-0931 kaiadresselhaus@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-963 | 3/27/2024 12:32:51 AM | 3/23/2024 7:43:20 PM | General Comment | morganchristy2013@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Morgan Christy 2510 SE 33rd Pl Portland, OR 97202-1498 morganchristy2013@hotmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-964 | 3/27/2024 12:32:54 AM | 3/23/2024 7:42:42 PM | General Comment | melanie.b.rivas@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). I not only demand that PGE be ordered to not raise the energy rates in the immediate future, the state should also decrease prices back to what they were in 2022-23. Damages require remedies and this option appears cheaper for PGE than a class action lawsuit. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Melanie Rivas 1144 Mariel Pl S Salem, OR 97306-8109 melanie.b.rivas@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-965 | 3/27/2024 12:32:57 AM | 3/23/2024 7:41:40 PM | General Comment | alivea.c123@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Chandlyr Crum 2885 SE Francis St Apt 11 Portland, OR 97202-3079 alivea.c123@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-966 | 3/27/2024 12:33:00 AM | 3/23/2024 7:36:57 PM | General Comment | somaly.lam04@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Somaly Lam 5247 SE Flavel St Portland, OR 97206-8222 somaly.lam04@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-967 | 3/27/2024 12:33:03 AM | 3/23/2024 7:29:46 PM | General Comment | chelsgarrett@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Chelsea Garrett 10420 SW Capitol Hwy Portland, OR 97219-6883 chelsgarrett@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-968 | 3/27/2024 12:33:05 AM | 3/23/2024 7:16:01 PM | General Comment | famp1re@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Fam Saechao 1532 SW 203rd Ave Aloha, OR 97003-2668 famp1re@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-969 | 3/27/2024 12:33:09 AM | 3/23/2024 7:14:38 PM | General Comment | lexi.taylor101@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. alexis taylor 226 N Ainsworth St Portland, OR 97217-2179 lexi.taylor101@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-97 | 3/2/2024 11:16:28 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Elizabeth | M Locke | PORTLAND | We are already on a limited income and we cannot have higher rates on our electric bill. It's bad enough our property taxes are high. Plus we shouldn't be on a fixed payment plan where we use less electricity and still have to pay more. | ||
| UE 435-970 | 3/27/2024 12:33:12 AM | 3/23/2024 7:01:29 PM | General Comment | monica.kelsh@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Monica Kelsh 10460 SW 63rd Dr Portland, OR 97219-6653 monica.kelsh@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-971 | 3/27/2024 12:33:14 AM | 3/23/2024 6:45:40 PM | General Comment | kikijane0@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Kristiana Sieger 1842 SE Ankeny St Portland, OR 97214-1522 kikijane0@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-972 | 3/27/2024 12:33:17 AM | 3/23/2024 6:35:06 PM | General Comment | allisonrosecast@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Allison Rosecast 3716 NE 12th Ave Portland, OR 97212-1260 allisonrosecast@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-973 | 3/27/2024 12:33:20 AM | 3/23/2024 6:09:18 PM | General Comment | lochoff11@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Jesse Jesse 2621 NE 7th Ave Portland, OR 97212-3171 lochoff11@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-974 | 3/27/2024 12:33:23 AM | 3/23/2024 6:07:17 PM | General Comment | urkskurth@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx Urks Kurth 123 GAY St Portland, OR 97206 urkskurth@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-975 | 3/27/2024 12:33:25 AM | 3/23/2024 5:38:40 PM | General Comment | scampers7@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Annie MacAulay-Blackwell 6588 SW Firlock Way Portland, OR 97223-7958 scampers7@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-976 | 3/27/2024 12:33:29 AM | 3/23/2024 5:38:28 PM | General Comment | simcomfortes@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Silas Comfortes 720 SE 19th Ave Portland, OR 97214-2762 simcomfortes@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-977 | 3/27/2024 12:33:32 AM | 3/23/2024 5:31:12 PM | General Comment | paperhouse79@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Phillip Runion 5837 NE 10th Ave Portland, OR 97211-3719 paperhouse79@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-978 | 3/27/2024 12:33:35 AM | 3/23/2024 5:30:49 PM | General Comment | hannahteisher@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Hannah Teisher 6738 SE Division St Portland, OR 97206-1247 hannahteisher@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-979 | 3/27/2024 12:33:38 AM | 3/23/2024 5:26:53 PM | General Comment | lecette.burke@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Lecette Burke 2625 E Burnside St Portland, OR 97214-1786 lecette.burke@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-98 | 3/2/2024 11:22:00 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Andrew | Upton | PORTLAND | On the backs of multiple, substantial rate increases, now is not the right time for PGE to be making large capital investments that require additional rate increases. The kind of capital investments in UE 435 should be funded instead by a temporary bond, not a permanent rate increase. Battery technology is still improving dramatically, and PGE should pursue it. However, it should not be pursued if the only mechanism to support battery implementation in PGE’s infrastructure is through a rate increase. | ||
| UE 435-980 | 3/27/2024 12:33:40 AM | 3/23/2024 5:17:23 PM | General Comment | hollismrigney@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Hollis Rigney 2920 SE Waverleigh Blvd Apt 4 Portland, OR 97202-2061 hollismrigney@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-981 | 3/27/2024 12:33:43 AM | 3/23/2024 5:09:44 PM | General Comment | sararoot@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Sara Anderson 4333 NE Beech St Portland, OR 97213-1043 sararoot@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-982 | 3/27/2024 12:33:45 AM | 3/23/2024 4:58:26 PM | General Comment | stephanieblake88@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Miss Stephanie M 1405 SE 34th Ave Portland, OR 97214-4225 stephanieblake88@aol.com | |||||
| UE 435-983 | 3/27/2024 12:33:48 AM | 3/23/2024 4:50:19 PM | General Comment | inkmites@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Sophia Bourgoin 2327 SE Hawthorne Blvd Portland, OR 97214-3922 inkmites@inkmites.com | |||||
| UE 435-984 | 3/27/2024 12:33:50 AM | 3/23/2024 4:42:50 PM | General Comment | cnolanpdx@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Caitlin Nolan 1959 SW Morrison St Apt 528 Portland, OR 97205-1626 cnolanpdx@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-985 | 3/27/2024 12:33:53 AM | 3/23/2024 4:41:42 PM | General Comment | adina.lepp@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms adina lepp 10818 SE Harold St Portland, OR 97266-4160 adina.lepp@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-986 | 3/27/2024 12:33:55 AM | 3/23/2024 4:34:08 PM | General Comment | mr.zurch@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. We appreciate what you do for us but this service should not be abused to make profits. It is for the public good. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. BJ DeHut 5934 NE Glisan St Apt 4 Portland, OR 97213-3771 mr.zurch@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-987 | 3/27/2024 12:33:57 AM | 3/23/2024 4:30:54 PM | General Comment | GATZBEE+pgeisass@everyactioncustom.com | gatzbee+pgeisass@everyactioncustom.com. Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr Greg Huber 16611 SE Salmon St Portland, OR 97233-4064 GATZBEE+pgeisass@GMAIL.COM | |||||
| UE 435-988 | 3/27/2024 12:33:59 AM | 3/23/2024 4:30:33 PM | General Comment | yasrivera05@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Mateo Rivera 1319 Orchard Heights Rd NW Salem, OR 97304-2366 yasrivera05@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-989 | 3/27/2024 12:34:01 AM | 3/23/2024 4:25:21 PM | General Comment | selenacontreras1118@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Selena Contreras 11712 SE Oak St Portland, OR 97216-3740 selenacontreras1118@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-99 | 3/2/2024 11:22:55 AM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Christopher | Boyll | HILLSBORO | These rate hikes need to be investigated to the fullest extent. There is no way PGE cost has gone up almost 50% from 2022 to 2025 while maintaining high corporate profits. | ||
| UE 435-990 | 3/27/2024 12:34:04 AM | 3/23/2024 4:23:11 PM | General Comment | hoover.chrissy@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Christina Rixie 2174 NE Thorncroft Dr Hillsboro, OR 97124-9066 hoover.chrissy@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-991 | 3/27/2024 12:34:06 AM | 3/23/2024 4:18:02 PM | General Comment | sammiwhat12370@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx Samantha Holmes 1825 NE 16th Ave Portland, OR 97212-4477 sammiwhat12370@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-992 | 3/27/2024 12:34:08 AM | 3/23/2024 4:17:58 PM | General Comment | karaasrnka@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Kara Hall 4321 SE Flavel St Portland, OR 97206-8425 karaasrnka@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-993 | 3/27/2024 12:34:11 AM | 3/23/2024 4:16:02 PM | General Comment | pagewalters2@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mrs. Page Walters 8920 SE Ellis St Portland, OR 97266-4612 pagewalters2@gmail.con | |||||
| UE 435-994 | 3/27/2024 12:34:13 AM | 3/23/2024 4:14:17 PM | General Comment | mariejacobellis@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms. Marie Jacobellis 1940 SE 12th Ave Apt 5 Portland, OR 97214-4759 mariejacobellis@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-995 | 3/27/2024 12:34:16 AM | 3/23/2024 4:13:52 PM | General Comment | makari.sophia@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. makari andreotti 2525 N Kilpatrick St Portland, OR 97217-6363 makari.sophia@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-996 | 3/27/2024 12:34:18 AM | 3/23/2024 4:13:30 PM | General Comment | jamf_hutson@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Ms Janet Lackey 7901 SE Powell Blvd Portland, OR 97206-2314 jamf_hutson@yahoo.com | |||||
| UE 435-997 | 3/27/2024 12:34:21 AM | 3/23/2024 4:11:16 PM | General Comment | dyckmas@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Sarah Dyckman 4514 Colony Ct SE Salem, OR 97302-1918 dyckmas@lemoyne.edu | |||||
| UE 435-998 | 3/27/2024 12:34:24 AM | 3/23/2024 4:07:56 PM | General Comment | kara.obu@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mx. Kara Obuchowski 5630 N Interstate Ave Portland, OR 97217-4560 kara.obu@gmail.com | |||||
| UE 435-999 | 3/27/2024 12:34:27 AM | 3/23/2024 4:07:44 PM | General Comment | jacob.m.harwood@everyactioncustom.com | Dear Public Comments Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to comment on the Portland General Electric rate case (UE 435). As a PGE customer, I strongly encourage the Commission to reject PGE’s request to raise rates by 7.2% for Oregon households. Thousands of PGE customers are still reeling from the rate increase and ice storm bills this January. PGE’s rates for Oregon households have already gone up by 30% from December 2022 to January 2024. People cannot afford these increases. Now is not the time to entertain PGE’s unreasonable request to raise bills. We are counting on you, the Commission, to put a stop to this and protect customers like me. PGE has requested $202 million (7.2%) under the guise of needing more money for battery storage projects. Only about $17 million is for battery storage. Instead, this case is a wishlist for management and includes many issues the Commission rejected just months ago. We cannot keep allowing utilities to continuously ask for the same bad policy over and over again. Please dismiss this case and tell PGE that enough is enough. Sincerely, Mr. Jacob Harwood 5247 NE 15th Ave Portland, OR 97211-4419 jacob.m.harwood@gmail.com |