Easy booking online, got an appointment for a week later and the tech came promptly…read more Took a look at the layout and got right to work with his sewer scope, running it down our main line. No BS, gave us lots of info, while still being balanced about it, and did just what he was supposed to do, Fair pricing for good work.

I hired Rush Locates to do a survey of our property in Parkdale, Hood River County. Jack was great…read moreon the phone to discuss my goals. Rob met me on-site and helped locate power, water and irrigation lines across an acre of property. Their pricing was very reasonable in my opinion. Highly recommend using them for your private utility locating needs.

PGE's customer service is much better than other energy companies I have contacted in the past. The…read morerepresentatives are friendly and helpful, and I am usually able to reach a person within just a minute or two. Other companies leave you tangled up with some AI voicebot for forever and then transfer you through many representatives when you do get to a human. I appreciate how straightforward PGE's customer service is! They have always been able to answer my questions and help me make changes to my account.

I just spoke with Justin the rep at PGE Portland. My energy usage is minimal and I the current bill…read moreis too high. $118 for the month. I have a refrigerator. Laptop small lamp and bathroom light. No baseboard heating. Chec out your bad reviews. I can't wait to give my notice in 4 months. Typically my monthly bill is $18-30. I have been a PGE customer for over 20 years. Good bye PGE Portland Oregon. I wouldn't touch this company with a 10 foot pole.

I've been a customer of TVWD for over 15 years. Today was the first time I unilaterally terminated…read morea phone exchange out of sheer frustration. I didn't catch the customer service rep's name but she was cold, unfriendly, sanctimonious, and just came across like I was interrupting her day. She talked down to me, didn't listen to my input, and repeated the same solution over and over even after I told her twice it was not relevant to my situation. When I attempted to explain this fact to her for a third time, citing my many decades of professional experience in the field we were discussing, she implied that I was incompetent because I didn't accept her single, obviously scripted, solution. There comes a moment in many conversations when you realize you are arguing with an idiot. This was the moment. I hung up on her, outlined the exchange on several reviews, and came here. I wish I could recall her name to report her accurately but I'll surmise it began with a bee and ended with an itch. Signed, an unsatisfied customer

I encourage everyone to report Tualatin Valley Water District to Oregon's Better Business Bureau at…read more208-994-6896. They can also be emailed through this page: https://www.bbb.org/bbb-directory/us/or TVWD has no fewer than seven fixed charges per billing cycle totaling $199.54, which means **you are paying a minimum $200 bimonthly without even turning on your sink.** I took the liberty of breaking down these costs and attaching pictures from my bills in case anyone is dubious or on the fence about the integrity of this company. Here are the breakdowns as of Jan-Feb 2025: 1.) Water fixed charge: $82.71 2.) Surface water charge - local: $6.58 3.) Surface water charge - regional: $2.19 4.) Sewer base charge - local: $11.58 5.) Sewer usage charge - regional: $31.36 6.) Sewer usage charge - local: $6.08 7.) Sewer base charge - regional: $59.04 **NOTE**: in the photos I attached, not all charges appear in this order. Note as well that the fixed water charge increased. In July-August 2024, the charge was $70.40. In Sept-October it was $71.59, and in Nov-Dec it jumped all the way up to $82.72, where it currently sits as of Jan-Feb 2025. The way Tualatin Valley Water District prices their fixed charges is not only unacceptable, it's despicable. I'm a single individual living alone in my household, and I only use ~$20 worth of water bimonthly (give or take depending on the season). Despite this, I'm still stuck with a bill that's incapable of being less than $200. I applied and was approved for the Community Assistance Program (CAP), which I had hoped would ease some of the burden. However, the 20% off only applies to the fixed water charge and water volume charge, the latter of which is my personal water usage, which happens to be the cheapest part of my bill because it's the only charge I can control. The fixed water charge, as mentioned, is $82.72, and 20% off that and my personal usage means I only get about ~$20 off a month. ($82.72 + $20 = $102.72; 20% off that.) Again, I am a single individual living alone in my house. More importantly, not everyone can be approved for CAP or one-time emergency utility assistance through the county. TVWD inevitably tries to justify it as "competitive market pricing that meets demand needs and helps build and maintain your water delivery/storage/treatment system," but even when considering that, there is no reason to set prices this high. None. This is despicable and inexcusable. There is no justification that someone is paying **seven fixed charges totaling $200** without using a single drop of water. When TVWD digs their heels in about it, it not only makes them look worse, it does nothing whatsoever to alleviate the financial strain they are very clearly imposing upon their customers. There's a reason they have 1.6 stars. This company is so deplorable that I encourage everyone to determine who their water/sewer provider is when they are looking to move so they can avoid Tualatin Valley Water District at all costs. That should tell you something. Please, please report TVWD to the Better Business Bureau. Clearly customer complaints aren't enough. TVWD, I hope you can't sleep at night.

My mom has received excellent customer service from Garbarino. The administrative staff has been…read morevery helpful to her. Thank you!!

I was the first to review Garbarino 8 years ago and from Summer 2022 through Jan 2023 I needed to…read moreclear out a hoarder's collection of trash and they same wonderful customer service employee helped me reserve a large dumpster, extend the reservation, and when if finally got weighed she helped me apply the credit to fund the remainder of my garbage service until I sold the home. I gave them short notice to collect the containers but they came to collect it same day. All I can say is thank you for everything, especially the kind customer service helping deal with a stressful situation.

They have a monopoly. We have no choice. I do want to say that back when I was a new, young mother…read morewith very little money, I once had a technician knock very loudly on my door early one morning to shut off our power. We had made payment arrangements to give us a few extra days to pay the day previous. We were not deadbeats, just a little caught short at the time. However, this tech didn't get the memo. I will never, ever forget what he said to me when I tearfully asked him, "But we had an arrangement! What can I do?" He looked at the newborn in my arms, raised an eyebrow, looked me dead in the eye and said, "Pay your bill." Then he shoved a pink piece of paper in my hand, cut off our power and that was it. When I was finally able to call Clark, they didn't care that we had an arrangement. I was going to have to suffer in the dark for the next few days until my husband got paid. This was WAY before the welfare program they have now, which I understand is absolutely lovely for the work shy. Years later, we were shocked when our monthly bill went from $150/month to almost $400/month. I was told that for the size of our house, a very small three bedroom, one level cottage, $400 was average. Yet our neighbors paid much less with similar homes. Funny, that. Never an explanation. Never an offer to come look at the meter. It would be fantastic for all of Clark County if we had a choice as to which company took our money for what should be the basic right of electricity.

I've had great service over the 20 years we have been in our home. About 6 years ago, our water…read moreleaked from a pipe under our driveway, causing the water bill to skyrocket. We had to shut off our water until the pipe was fixed. Clark OUD was great in reducing our water bill due to the damage. We appreciate their hard work.

SWAT Environmental (based in Lansing, Michigan) were one of many companies I called to get quotes…read morefor radon mitigation work in my home. They were hard to avoid when searching for companies online; they've bought a lot of different URLs. In the end they were not the best quote and didn't get the job (we went instead with Clean Air Act, who did great work). I thought I'd heard the last of SWAT Environmental, but have been getting annoying robocalls from them for months. They don't even use humans, they use machines like those annoying calls you get during election years. I've told SWAT Environmental twice now to stop calling, but they keep doing so. My advice is 1) support our local economy and use a local company, and 2) use a company that respects people - i.e. one that doesn't use robots to make cold calls despite repeated requests to stop doing so.

DO NOT use this company. I am pretty appalled at the quality of work and when contacting the…read morecustomer service department to remedy the situation, they are not accommodating. They are pushing for payment, but do not have a clear plan or desire for resolving the issues There are so many great local companies in Portland, it is really unfortunate these guys have a place in our market. Do not go for their cheap pricing. It will cost you double in the long run.

Mid-summer, having installed pool solar panels and revamping most of our equipment, we needed…read moresomeone to integrate everything with the plumbing, valves, sensor, controller, etc., to make it operational. Brent was absolutely amazing! In no time, and at very reasonable cost, he took care of everything. So satisfied and highly recommend him for your solar needs. Tim and Claudia

Gen-Con installed a 5kW PV system on my roof in SW Portland in 2017/2018. Brent and his partners…read morewere great to work with from start to finish. He's extremely experienced, having started in the solar business in 1981, so there really is nothing a roof or house could throw at Brent that he couldn't handle, I think. I got multiple bids including the most highly reviewed/mentioned Portland firms, and his was not the flashiest proposal or largest possible system, but it was straightforward and took the most efficient approach with respect to the tax incentives. And he didn't want to take chances with the final inspection by cramming too many panels on my roof. Another company sized a 7.3kW system and he felt it may not pass code. I also needed a service upgrade from 100 amps to 200 amps coming into the house, and Brent was happy to build that into the project. The sub he used for that was absolutely great and also added a 240V plug in the garage for my EV with no complaints or haggling. In comparison, one of the other companies I talked to really didn't feel like doing the service upgrade, even though I was happy to pay for it. Brent just wanted to do what was needed to give me a great system. He was fast too...from my first contact with him to switching the system on was two months and a couple days. With respect to payment, he takes a very small payment with the signing of the contract and then doesn't even say a word about getting the rest until everything is complete and all inspections are done. I highly recommend Brent and Gen-Con for your solar PV and thermal needs.

Great place... great people!…read more I work with the storeroom often and I would say they are the best PGE group... and Sunset is a close second...

If you want consistent power do not use PGE. I lose power almost once a month and they do nothing…read moreto compensate for lost food in the fridge or freezer.