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July 2010

In the New Dream Home, Majestic Boilers and Designer Pipes

Gwendolyn Bounds, Wall Street Journal, July 15, 2010

Last month, Peter and Sara Starr gave dinner guests a tour of their new Bayside, Calif., home. There's the designer kitchen fitted with free-standing ergonomic furniture. And the valley views complete with majestic redwoods. But the pièce de résistance sits just off the living room—a 100-square-foot nook otherwise known as the boiler room.

Pacific Power rate hike pushes to over 14 percent

The Oregonian - Ted Sickinger - July 13, 2010

Pacific Power customers face an 8.4 percent rate increase in January under a settlement the utility finalized this week with regulatory staff and ratepayer advocacy groups.

The lion's share of the general rate increase is related to investments in new generation and transmission. It also comes on top of another 5.9 percent increase that will take effect in January to cover increased power costs -- bringing the total hike to more than 14 percent.

Natural gas prices look stable

The Oregonian - Ted Sickinger - June 29, 2010

Utility executives told Oregon regulators Tuesday that they expect little or no increase in natural gas prices over the next two years, meaning recession-racked ratepayers are unlikely to see increases in their gas bills this winter.

The state's three natural gas utilities provided their annual price outlook to the Oregon Public Utility Commission.

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