How the hell have we not taken PGE public? What the hell is wrong with us, why do we tolerate this self-harm? Almost all other electric utilities on the west coast are public, what on god’s green Earth is our malfunction? I hate on PGE like anyone else but at the end of the day this is our fault as Portlanders and Oregonians for not organizing and taking control of our essential services.

Meanwhile our doormat regulators PUC approved >70+% compounded rate increases in the last 4 years.

A long read, but more info on how this has been transpiring nationally in the last decade accelerated by low barriers (doormat PUCs), specialized/technical knowledge managed by few and investor greed: https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/power-moves-how-electric-utility?publication_id=11524&post_id=156626374&isFreemail=true&r=184c9&triedRedirect=true