| Docket Number | Docket Name | Company |
|---|---|---|
| UE 459 | PGE APPLICATION FOR DISTRIBUTION PLAN ALTERNATIVE RATE MECHANISM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC |
| Comment Number | Created Date | Email Received Date | Company Name | Comment Type | Source Type | First Name | Last Name | Nearest City | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UE 459-1 | 8/4/2025 1:54:03 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Jeff | Smith | PORTLAND | To the Oregon Public Utility Commission, I am writing to voice strong opposition to Portland General Electric’s proposed 2.2% rate increase—amounting to an additional $72.2 million in revenues—outlined in Advice No. 25-22, Docket UE 459. PGE claims this increase is necessary to recover capital costs related to its 2024 Distribution System Plan. However, this request comes on the heels of PGE reporting record profits and issuing assurances to investors about its financial strength and long-term growth strategy. It is unacceptable to ask nearly one million Oregon ratepayers to shoulder higher monthly bills while the company enjoys robust returns and continues to reward shareholders. The timing of this request is particularly offensive. Oregon families and small businesses are already facing a cost-of-living crisis. PGE’s own filing acknowledges “the challenging economic environment for customers”—yet it moves forward anyway with a plan that will raise the average residential customer’s bill by $4.49/month. That may seem minor to PGE executives and shareholders, but to working Oregonians, it adds up. Moreover, the mechanism PGE has selected—the DSP Alternative Recovery Mechanism (Schedule 121)—allows them to bypass a full rate review, restricting scrutiny and public accountability. This is regulatory maneuvering, not responsible stewardship. The Commission’s downgrade in regulatory climate rankings and Moody’s credit rating note show that the primary concern here isn’t ratepayer impact—it’s keeping Wall Street comfortable. Oregonians are not an ATM for utility profits. If PGE believes in transparency and fairness, it should fully absorb these infrastructure investments—especially during periods of high profitability—rather than offload the burden to the very customers who made those profits possible. I urge the Commission to reject this rate increase and demand that PGE demonstrate real financial need before imposing further hardship on Oregon residents. Respectfully, Jeff Smith Portland, Oregon Ratepayer and Concerned Citizen | ||
| UE 459-2 | 8/4/2025 2:02:41 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Phil | Dimotsis | PORTLAND | DO NOT pass a rate increase for PGE. PGE posted record profits in 2024 and their CEO was compensated 7.4 million dollars for the year. It is unthinkable to me that both of these things can be true and yet PGE can demand a rate increase and the PUC (you) might just shrug and rubber stamp it. Maria Pope, no thank you. Stop it. | ||
| UE 459-3 | 8/4/2025 2:22:13 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Douglas | Robertson | KING CITY | This proposed rate increase for residential customers is wrong. There are other ways for PGE to fund capital improvements. | ||
| UE 459-4 | 8/4/2025 8:19:29 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | PORTLAND | No more PGE rate hikes. The company is well funded and apparently flush with cash. My personal rates are up 60% over the last 10 years, compared with NW Natural which is down about 3% over the same period. This is after spending thousands on energy efficient appliances, new windows, insulation, LED lighting, on and on. You, OPUC, are responsible to the rate payers. NO MORE. Please, you are killing us. | ||||
| UE 459-5 | 8/5/2025 10:25:45 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Debra | Krug | HILLSBORO | Do NOT let PGE raise our rates AGAIN. Many of us are struggling, while PGE's, Maria Pope, made $7.4 MILLION DOLLARS with $1.8 Million dollar being a bonus on OUR BACKS. DO NOT APPROVE THIS CURRENT RATE INCREASE PGE SUBMITTED. THEY JUST RAISED IT. DON'T DO IT AGAIN .THE GOVERNOR appoints the Public Utilities Commission; I've been a life long Dem but between this, a useless BoLI and the transportation dept issues... I'm done voting in Democrats who are now trying to hurt our pocketbooks. | ||
| UE 459-6 | 8/6/2025 5:11:51 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | General Comment | Web | Jessica | Allen | MILWAUKIE | Respectfully, please no more rate increases!! Oregonians are already strapped and struggling to afford housing and food. The CEO needs a pay cut and Oregonians need more money in our pockets! Our mismanaged tax dollars are bad enough. | ||
| UE 459-7 | 8/9/2025 10:08:35 PM | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC | Oppose Docket | Web | Jesse | Banks | BEAVERTON | Why does a public service utility need to make such massive profit? Why has the cost increased so fast in the last 10 years? Embezzlement? Corruption? Dreams of being a tech-bro monopoly? Seriously, the c-series does not deserve a multi-million dollar compensation package to simply raise prices/profits to afford higher executive personal compensation packages. What has PGE done lately to deserve this? it's not reliability, I've had more interruptions in the last 3 years than the previous 7 combined. This utility monopoly does not serve Oregon. It only hastened my move to offline solar, so I can remove myself from the PGE extortion. | ||
| UE 459-8 | 8/12/2025 12:31:47 AM | 8/9/2025 5:44:35 AM | General Comment | lsmonahan@comcast.net | I am writing to oppose the 2.2% rate increase. Our cost for electricity has risen 13.45% since we installed solar in 2022. Even though we return an average of 400KW per month to the grid, we see no direct benefit. In the March 2024 Tru up, $181.80 was transferred to the low income assistance program. That same program charges us .60 per month as a tax/fee. PGE had the audacity to charge us $3.63 in one time energy use charges, transmission charges, distribution charges and a power cost adjustment in March 2025. We installed solar to mitigate the rising cost of energy and reduce demand on the power grid. Instead of rewarding us, PGE continues to bilk us while giving a discount on electricity to PGE's employees and retired. Enough. Let PGE absorb more of the cost of power generation and distribution and less to their shareholders while giving relief to those of us who actually generate power. Regards, Linda Monahan 10248 SW kent ct. Tigard, OR 97224 503-805-9102 Lsmonahan@comcast.net Sent from my Galaxy |